Chili marinade

1/4 cup steak sauce

1/4 cup chili sauce

mix both in small non metal bowl.

use to marinate beef or pork about 1 hour in fridge.

makes about 1/2 cup

Grapefruit punch

1/2 med grapefruit peeled and quartered

8 oz cranberry juice coctail

1 tsp sugar

8 oz ginger ale

1/2 cup ice cubes

Blend until smooth.

Gazpacho steak

1 (2 lb) beef flank steak butterflied

2/3 cup steak sauce

1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese

1/2 cup chopped tomato

1/3 cup chopped cucumber

1/4 cup chopped green pepper

2 Tbsp sliced green onion

open butterflied steak like a book on smooth surface and flatten slightly.  spread 1/3 cup steak sauce over and layer remaining ingredients over sauce.

roll up steak from short edge secure with toothpicks or tie with string.

grill steak over med heat for 30- 40 minutes or until done turning and brushing often with remaining steak sauce during last 10 minutes. remove toothpicks/string  slice and serve.

makes 8 servings

Tangy lemon glaze

1/2 cup apple juice

1/4 cup firm packed lt brown sugar

1/2 cup steak sauce

2 Tbsp lemon juice

1 Tbsp cornstarch

1 tsp grated lemon peel

in small sauce pan, blend apple juice and brown sugar. stir in steak sauce, lemon juice cornstarch and lemon peel. over med heat heat to boil stirring constantly. boil 1 minute. remove from heat to cool slightly.

use as a baste over poultry, pork or ham on grill.

Three melon smoothie

1/2 cup watermelon

2 inch slice cantaloupe

2 inch slice honeydew

2 oz pinepple juice

Blend until smooth, garnish with melon slices.

Greek grilled pizza

1/3 cup spaghetti sauce

1/4 cup steak sauce

4 pita breads

2 Tbsp olive oil

4 oz roast beef, coarse chopped

1/2 cup chopped tomato

1/3 cup sliced olives

1/2 cup crumbled feta (or blue cheese, or mozzarella)

in small bowl combine sauces and set aside. brush both sides of pita with oil. spread sauce on one side of pita bread, top with beef, tomato, olives and cheese.

grill topping side up over med heat for 4 to 5 minutes or until topping is hot and pita is crisp. cut each into four wedges and serve.

makes 8 appetizer servings

Teriyaki marinade

1/2 cup steak sauce

1/4 cup teriyaki sauce

2 Tbsp dijon mustard

in small non metal bowl mix all ingredients. use to marinate beef, fish, poultry or pork for 1 hour in fridge.

makes 3/4 cup

Blueberry surprise

1/2 cup frozen  or fresh blueberries

1/4 cup blueberry yogurt

1/2 cup lemon sherbert

1 tsp honey

combine all in order, blend until smooth.

Altered glass...

This is the first time I have tried anything like this...And I am so happy I did! 

I absolutely love how they came out, I do not want to part with them! lol oh well I have created these for the craft fair also. I think they are awesome...they can be candle holders, candy holders or even sewing notions or beads, odds and ends!

They come together nicely and easliy...plus they are beautiful home decor pieces!

I used 

glass candlestick holders

glass votive holders

E6000 (outside because it stinks) lol

my homemade flowers

organza ribbon from my stash (1 inch wide)

rhinestones

blingy buttons

Hot glue

Well, here they are...you be the judge! what do you think?

If I had room I would keep them all and make a candy station...but I really don't have the space! I hope others like them just as much and would like to give them a new home! lol

Thanks for visiting, Have a great day!

Kabobs

1/3 cup steak sauce

1/3 cup barbecue sauce

2 tsp horserdish

1 (1 1/2 lb) beef steak cut into 1/2 inch strips

8 pearl onions

8 bell pepper strips

soak skewers in water 30 minutes at least. in small bowl combine first three ingredients.

set aside.

thread steak on skewers with pepper or onion on end of each skewer. coat with sauce.

cover and marinate chill 1 hour grill over med heat turning occasionally 4 -6 minutes until done. serve hot. 

makes 16 appetizers

A few quick cards

I wanted to make a bunch of cards quick! I also needed to keep them simple so this way they can be put through the mail. I am going to be selling these at the craft fair.

I had a good time making these, they were a bunch of fun and work up quick...which is always nice! Especially when you have a pretty tight schedule to keep!

I used 

papers from DCWV spring fling mat stack 

A2 card bases from studio g

flat back pearls

Memento ink for sentiment 

my chalk inks

martha stewart corner punch

walmart ribons

rhinestones

I love how these all came out! I think I am doing pretty good with these clean and simple! I guess it may be time to move on and try a bit more detail! I still have a bit of trouble layering a bunch together...I will add that to my want to try list! lol

Hope you like them! Happy crafting!

Barbecue basting sauce

1/2 cup steak sauce

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce

in small bowl combine all ingredients. Great for beef, ribs or poultry.

makes 1 cup

Simple Thank you cards

I wanted to make a few thank you cards using my new Lawn Fawn stamp set. These are what I came up with...I colored them with my spectrum markers. 

I fussy cut the jars and fruits, used my memento ink to stamp everything, and used my chalk inks to ink the tags. I punched the tags with my ek punch.

Oh yeah the paper I used was colorbok the fall color 6 by 6...not sure of the name of the stack if you are interested I will find out and let you know!

I am going to use these to sell at the craft fair as well. 

Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

Hope you all had a great fourth! Have a great week everyone!

Altered Clipboards

I figured I would have a go at these clipboards for the craft fair! I think they came out pretty well...at least for my first try! I wanted to keep them useable, so I didn't go all out on decorating them.

I do have takers on a few if they don't end up selling! lol hope you like them tell me what you think!

I had a great time making these, suprisingly they are pretty easy to alter! Thanks for stopping by!

Vanilla yogurt Smoothie

4 oz milk

2 Tbsp vanilla yogurt

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup ice cubes

Blend until smooth garnish with a strawberrry.

Grilled Antipasta

2/3 cup steak sauce

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 tsp basil

2 cloves garlic minced

16 med scallops about 2/3 lb

16 med shrimp about 3/4 lb

12 mushrooms

2 oz thinly sliced roast beef or ham

16 two by1/2 inch strips eggplant

1 6oz jar artichoke hearts drained

1 bell pepper thick slices

lettuce leaves and lemon wedges for garnish

soak 12 wooden skewers in water at least 30 minutes. in med bowl combine steak sauce, lemon juice, olive oil, basil and garlic set aside.

thread 4 scallops on each of 4 skewers and 4 shrimp on 4 skewers 6 mushrooms on 2 skewers wrap meat around eggplant secure with toothpick. wrap remaining meat around artichokes thread on remaining skewers. place skewers eggplant bundles and pepper slices on baking sheet, brush with steak sauce mixture.

grill over med heat for 7 to 10 minutes or until seafood is opaque and vegetables are tender. turning and basting several times. remove each from grill s it is done, place on lettuce lined serving platter.

makes 8 appetizer servings

Killing time playing with supplies...lol

 I won this Die in a giveaway from my friend Steph she is emchantedsteph on YouTube...Go check her out she has a blog as well I have a link to it on the bottom right! I was so excited to get this Lala land die...can you tell! lol I was able to use up some of my bigger scrap papers to make these...win win! Woohoo!

I also went a little crazy stamping...hahaha When I get a new stamp I fill two sheets with images then cut one sheet out or at least 2 of the images from each stamp, this way they are ready to be colored.

I sometimes just need a mindless activity to do and coloring is the best to relax as well!

These are the newer stamps I have purchased also with winnings from Youtube giveaway...nurselarelle (YouTube) Thank you Larelle my friend! Go check her out on Youtube as well!  I have these ready to go but I haven't colored them just yet!

Sorry about the choppy picture below not sure what happened there...lol looked fine on my camera! oh well... I went nuts doing skin and hair...but it was fun! All I have to do when I need an image for a project for a little bit anyway is color or paper piece the clothing!

It was a nice way to relax and get a few things off my mind! and I got to practice a bit on my coloring techniques! Have a great day everyone!

Altered Binder clips

Some altered binder clips I have been working on!

I picked a few packages of these up at my local dollar store about 30 minutes away...I wanted to rty to alter them to hold pictures or recipe cards. I used more scraps to make these.

I had some left over flowers from a friend...Thank you Erica! and I used scrap papers and ribbon from walmart that were left over pieces from other projects! 

These work up real quick and are fun to create! 

I have to dress up the packaging then they will be ready for the craft fair in mid July!

Lemon pepper marinade

2/3 cup steak sauce

4 tsp grated lemon peel

1 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

in small non metal bowl combine steak sauce, lemon peel, and pepper. use to marinate beef, fish, poultry or pork. for an hour in fridge.

makes about 2/3 cup