One World One Heart

Hello All! Today is the beginning of One World One Heart which I am participating in along with many other bloggers. This it what I will be giving away to one lucky winner with a few extra little goodies that will be included in your box. It is a mosaic tile trivet that I made and can be used under your plants, pots or just as a decorative piece.


Here is the easy part, what you need to do to be entered:

• Leave a comment on this post only
• This giveaway is open to anyone but please make sure I have a way to contact you in case you are the winner
• The contest will end on February 15th so all comments must be posted by midnight Eastern time on February 14th so that I can announce the winner on the end date
  

Make sure to take the magic carpet ride and visit all the participating ticket holders. You can click on the OWOH badge below or on my side bar and it will take you to A Whimsical Bohemian's blog. Lisa is the host of this event and has done a wonderful job once again with it so a big thanks to her! So go now on your ride, visit the world of many others and have some fun!

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Needle Felted Blue Bird Chick

I have been a bad blogger as of late and have not posted. My time management skills are not the best but I do try~lol.
I have many WIP's that need to be finished and will post when they are done. I also have a box of UFO's that I will go through to work on along with some new projects I've been wanting to do.
Here is something I just finished and is in my Etsy Shop now. It is a little blue bird chick that I needle felted and has wire legs and feet. It is attached to a needle felted mound that is secured within a clay pot that I hand painted.
I thought he was kind of cute and was happy how he turned out. Hope you like and more to come soon!

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New Year Wishes

May all your dreams come true!



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Merry Christmas!

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Rum Balls Recipe

I didn't think to post a recipe for the rum balls I made so here it is. I think all that snow froze my brain, at least that's the excuse I will be using. You can make brandy or bourbon balls too, just change out one for the other.

Rum Balls

• 2 1/2 cups finely crushed Vanilla Wafers
• 1 cup sifted Confectioner's Sugar
• 2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 cup finely chopped Walnuts
• 1/4 cup Rum
• 1/4 cup Light Corn Syrup
• Granulated Sugar to cover balls
  

Combine wafer crumbs, confectioner's sugar, cocoa powder and nuts. Stir in rum and light corn syrup. Add more rum if necessary to form mixture into 3/4" balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Store in tightly covered container. Should make about 4 dozen.


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Stop The Insanity

That may sound crazy but if you have any access to tv or news you know that there is a snowstorm going on in the east. We don't get snow too often and usually it's a couple of inches here and there when it does but once every ten to twenty years we get walloped as the term being used by the Weather Channel. It started late yesterday afternoon and has not stopped. Last check earlier today it was at 19 inches. I walked around the house to get some pictures and realized when I was halfway around that I would not being doing that again. It is up to my knees and is physically hard to walk through it. Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy. I have decided that I will start playing the lottery so that maybe I can move to the tropics one day!

This is from last night, the steps had already been swept once but were soon covered again.


Earlier today, our poor dog didn't even want to be out there and he likes the snow but it was getting too high. It is a little harder for him too as he had an accident over a week ago and has staples on his other side. He has to be on a leash for the next week when he's out and a watchful eye must be kept on him as he's already pulled the staples out once and needed to be re-stapled.


These were kind of funny looking, a propane tank and patio table around the back of our house. The table had a kind of mushroom look to it.




Back door steps are somewhere under the pile and what our cars look like.





After I came back in I finished up my afternoon with making some Rum Balls and yes they are good.
BTW-- it is now a little more than 24 hours since it started snowing, it has slowed down but has not stopped.


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Needle Felted Snowman

Here's my latest ornament just finished up. You can find him in my Etsy Shop.


Also I would like to say Happy Anniversary to my hubby! This is for you:



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Whimsical Wintry Snowmen

Two snowmen on Ebay now. One is Marty Lumpy, a mache and clay whimsical prim snowman and the other is a snowman painting called Snow Peace.
Carolines Crafts on Ebay
For the holidays through the end of this year, I am offering free shipping within the U.S. in my Etsy Shop.
Carolines Crafts on Etsy

Also a picture of some clay ornaments I just recently finished for a friend. I was asked to make something similar to the one in the middle and they came out pretty close but are a little larger.


An added bonus for today, we are getting our first snowfall. Luckily it is not sticking to the roads right now or accumulating although it's been coming down all day.

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