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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

"Moroccan Pattern Bookmark" - Bookmark / Tag

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This week’s Theme Thursday challenge was “Pattern.” This week’s Three Muses challenge was “Book.” I used some Moroccan vector patterns that I got awhile ago from Vector Madness to create a bookmark / tag. I'm still having problems with scans being washed out.

"Music" – Tag

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This week’s Take A Word challenge #9 was “Music.” I made a tag but the scan of it is washed out. It looks better in person. I made a new tag shape for this, with scalloped edges.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

"Africa" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was “Open Theme.”

"Africa" - ATCs

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This week’s Think Monday – Think ATC challenge was “Africa.” I love rhinoceros and always think of them when I think of Africa.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Snowballs / Mexican Wedding Cookies / Pecan Balls / Russian Tea Cakes / Butter Balls

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I based my recipe on the Kraft recipe.

All of these recipes are very similar:

Mexican Wedding Cookies
Pecan Balls
Snowballs
Russian Tea Cakes/Cookies
Butter Balls

Ingredients:

2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened (Stop and Shop Sweet Cream Butter Unsalted)
1 cup powdered sugar
6 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. salt
2 cups finely chopped Pecans
4 cups flour

1 cup powdered sugar for coating


Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350°F.

2) Beat butter, 1 cup of the powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.

3) Add salt and beat on medium speed.

4) Gradually add pecans, beating on low speed after each addition until well blended.

5) Gradually add flour, beating on low speed after each addition until well blended.

6) Use cookie scooper to drop dough, 1-1/2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake 10 to 15 min. or until bottoms of cookies are lightly browned. Time may vary based on your oven. Cool 5 min. on baking sheets. Roll warm cookies in remaining 1 cup powdered sugar until evenly coated; place on wire racks. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature.

Makes about 96 cookies. (4 x 6 on 4 cookie sheets.)

Christmas Sunrise

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None of my pictures ever do justice to the beautiful red sunrises I see here sometimes. This is from Christmas morning.

Wild Turkey Invasion


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I took this picture about two weeks ago, when I came home from work to find a gang of wild turkeys had invaded my yard.