Tonight I am going to be here….

You should come and check it out, it should be fun!

If you have been reading my blog you know that I have been setting up my booth down at the American Fork arts market. Helen also has set up a booth and had been trying to sell some of the jewelry and crochet things she makes.

Business has been kind of slow in American Fork, so on Tues. Helen said that she was going to set up her table on the corner and try to sell her stuff there. She had much better luck right here on the corner. When she decided that she was done, she had sold most of her earrings and a couple of her crochet flower hair clips.

Now Helen has a history of trying to sell stuff, lemonade, popsicles, and probably the most unique thing was trying to sell swimming suits made out of plastic grocery bags. And to add to the humor of that, it was December, and it was cold. I stepped in and advised her to figure out something that might sell better for the season. So she came up with the idea to sell snowflakes that she had made. She had a pretty good business going there for a little while. She even had a couple of orders that we had to mail.

Now Arthur is to the age that he wants to be able to sell things that he has made and when Helen was selling her jewelry he thought about what he could make. He came up with the idea that he could hand sew some pillows, I helped him cut out the first one and gave him a needle and thread and he tried really hard but the thread kept getting tangled and he started getting frustrated. So I thought I would try to teach him how to do a straight stitch on the sewing machine. He really got the hang of it quick. So now he has made 5 pillows and he is out by the curb trying to sell them. He is calling them car pillows. They are small enough to store under a seat or in the back window, but could make it more comfortable for passengers naps in the car.

Orson also wanted to sell something so he made some of his paper art (I failed to get a picture of the Art, I will have to do it when he makes more) but pretty much it consists of drawing on a paper and the folding or crunching it in some way. After being out there about 5 min. they had their first customer and he bought 4 for the paper art for $.25, Orson ran in really excited to show me his quarter and then about 5 min. later he came in sad because he lost his quarter. He had another customer that bought some for $1, he is very excited about that but he didn’t like sitting out there and waiting, he gave up in about 15 min. after they started. He told me I could go out and sell his art. Somehow I don’t think I could do as well selling it, I don’t have the big brown eyes and dimples.

Have you ever thought that ninja’s might get tired of wearing black all the time? Well they do. I have a bunch of rebel ninja’s, they like to wear plaid and pin strip suits. But they are still there to do their job of being a ninja and fighting off the bad guys.

Well there are a couple that have a problem with being quiet. They have a funny rattle but they really would like to be any kids friend, and protect them from the boogie man.

I also have the regular ninja’s that like to wear black, I guess maybe they are new to the job and haven’t gotten sick of the same old black everyday.

Did you know that some ninja’s have a new job? I call them cooking ninja’s, they help out with your hot cooking needs. They are fabulous at helping with holding hot things, they don’t even mind if you have to lay them down and make them hold a hot pan, it really is what they are trained for, they don’t mind at all.

All these ninja buddies are going to be for sale at the American fork arts market. I will also have some rattles and other fun stuff.

The American Fork arts market is going to be every Monday until the end of Aug. it is open from 5:00-7:00. You should totally come and check it out. The address is 851 E. 700 N. it is the park that is just west across the street from the American fork temple.

Wow life has been so crazy lately. I thought I would get some of the pictures of things that I had made for the beehive bazaar posted before the bazaar. But here it is after the bazaar and I never got the pictures posted. So here you go, these things have all sold but I have plans on making more stuff like these.

It’s that time again, for the Beehive Bazaar!

Last night was the opening VIP night, it was fun they had giveaways and Mad Max and the wild ones played. It reminded me of the Friday night rockabilly shows in the basement of Arby’s. For those of you that didn’t come last night, be sure to check it out before Sat.

I’m never very good at coming up with good April Fools jokes, I usually come up with something to do on April 2nd and I forget by the next year. I remembered this year, here is what we had for dinner….

We had “Cupcakes” for dinner

Then we had “Meatloaf” for dessert

I tried to be sneaky, but before dinner Helen saw the meat in the cupcake pans and she asked me what I was, I told her that it was a new spice cake recipe. Then she saw me cutting the meat loaf and she didn’t suspect a thing. When we sat down for dinner I told them that we were going to have a wacky dinner and eat dessert first, they were pretty surprised that I was going to let them eat cupcakes first. When Helen opened the cupcake and found meatloaf inside she asked if she had to eat that or if she could have the real meatloaf. So I went and got the meat loaf, I had it in the oven and I told her that it was really hot and to be careful. Then all the kids wanted a slice of the real meatloaf. We dished it out pretending that it was really hot and to their surprise it wasn’t hot at all, and it was hard and sweet. I was surprised that I pulled it off so well, especially since I couldn’t get them out of the kitchen for too long while I was making it. The meat loaf really did look like real meat, it turned out better than I thought it would. So if you want the recipes for next year, or just for a fun dinner, here you go…

Chocolate rice cereal Meat Loaf

6 Cups crushed chocolate rice cereal
10 oz. bag of Marshmallows
Green and red fruit leather chopped into small chunks
2 T. butter
Strawberry Jam (No seeds)

Melt butter in large bowl in microwave, add marshmallows and melt. Stir in crushed cereal, and fruit leather bits. Dump into a greased bread pan, spread jam on top and let sit for about 30 min. before cutting.

Meat loaf Cupcakes

1 lb. lean ground beef
1/2 C. seasoned bread crumbs
1 c. grated Monterey Jack cheese
3 T. Ketchup
1 egg
1/2 t. celery salt
1/4 t. pepper

Potato frosting
3 cups mashed potatoes
food coloring

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Line muffin pan with foil cupcake papers

2. In a large bowl, mix together all the meat loaf ingredients until well combined. Divide the mixture evenly among the lined cups. (the liners should be about three quarters full)

3. Place the filled muffin tins on a cookie sheet and bake the cupcakes for about 15 min. or until cooked through.

4. Divide the mashed potatoes and color with food colors, pipe potatoes on meatloaf to look like frosting. Or you could spread it on too.

I would love to hear about your pranks. Did you pull a good one on somebody or did somebody get you good?

I know I have been such a blog slacker lately, I guess I have never been too good at blogging regularly. Lately any time I sit at the computer my 2 year old thinks that it’s time to sit on my lap and take over the mouse and click on what he wants to click on. That really makes it hard to do anything on the computer, so I usually just give up. This post I have had in the works for a long time, I took the pictures several months ago but just never got them posted.

I present to you the most yummy syrup recipe, you really need to try it! A good friend of mine gave it to me and she calls it liquid gold. It’s really easy to make and you won’t want to buy that stuff in the store that they call syrup. It tastes good on pancakes, waffles, German pancakes and even Ice Cream.

Pancake syrup

1 cube butter
1 C. sugar
1/2 C. milk
1/4 t. baking soda
1 t. Vanilla
1 t. maple flavoring

Melt butter in sauce pan add the rest of the ingredients, bring to a boil and boil for 2-3 min. Refrigerate leftovers and reheat when needed.

I have heard of variations of this recipe that call for buttermilk or cream instead of milk. I have heard from a reliable source that the buttermilk one is similar in taste but easier with milk because not everybody keeps buttermilk on hand. I don’t know about the cream recipe but I’m just going to go with the milk because it’s healthier. I guess as healthy as a recipe can be with a stick of butter and 1 C. of sugar can be.

I don’t know if I have any real readers left, I know I get a lot of spam comments. That is why I moderate all comments before they are posted to the blog. If there are still some real readers out there, I have some news, I am now a super hero of sorts. I am Eunice the proud side kick of Jello girl. We have a website www.joyofjello.com and we have some fun ideas for St. Patrick’s day and we have some ideas for Easter coming soon. Check it out, leave comments, let us know what you think.

Also I am going to be doing the Beehive Bazaar again, it is going to be in May and they have a new location. Check back on updates about that.

Now go and make some syrup and enjoy!

February is here and the 14th is going to be here really fast. It’s time to start thinking about what you are going to get your Valentine. Chocolate and flowers are good but it’s predictable. Here are some unexpected Valentine goodies that you can get for your true love…

How about a crazy love bird. First birds don’t have arms and they aren’t shaped like hearts. Just in time for Valentines they grew arms to hug with and everybody knows that the universal symbol for love is a heart, so why not.

If hearts just aren’t your thing. Then I have some mini Love Ninja’s. These little Ninja’s decided that they are tired of always wearing black and hiding in the bushes at night waiting to ambush their opponent. They want to spread some love around. What is a better way to show your love than giving your love a Love Ninja? I say there is nothing better. Your Valentine can keep this mini ninja close by to fight off any boogie monsters that might be hiding under the bed at night.

And if you want to REALLY want to show your Valentine that you love them, why not get them one of these fuzzy love ninja’s. These ones really spread the love and if needed they really pack a punch. These ones can be kept close by to fight off the bad guys. Bad guys might suspect an attack from a ninja hiding in the shadows dressed in black but they won’t suspect an attack from a bright red fuzzy ninja.

These love birds and ninja’s can be found now at Frosty Darling and on February 3rd- 13th at the Patina Market.

Speaking of Love… The other day I heard that Orson had kissed one of his little friends. When I asked him about it he said that he had kissed her and it wasn’t even a Eskimo or a butterfly kiss. It was on the lips, he said. He continued to tell me that his friend told him that they were married. He said that there wasn’t any kind of wedding stuff, she just told him that they were married. He got really serious and told me that he didn’t want to live at her house, he wanted to live at our house and be in our family forever. I explained that he wasn’t married. He was pretty relieved that he wasn’t married. When I told the little girls mom, she thought that it was pretty funny that her daughter was trying to secure a husband at 4 years old.

We had a long weekend this week with Martin Luther King day on Monday, and Tues. was some kind of teacher prep day for the start of the new term. We didn’t do much, just kind of took it easy. On Monday I thought about doing something fun with the kids but they were being so good and they were playing good with each other. So I just let them do what they wanted. Helen started making a doll house with Arthur’s help, they were singing silly songs like… I have a lizard it’s name is wizard. Happy Birthday to me, I’m 103, and I’m stuck in a tree. I couldn’t interrupt them they were getting a long, sometimes that is rare.

I’m impressed with the detail they put into this doll house made out of a box.

Look at the computer it even has a mouse that is attached with a piece of thread

The paper doll is watching spongebob on her T.V.

This is the Fridge, sink and couch, I missed loading a picture of the stove with built in dishwasher.

The house even comes complete with a wii, balance board and games.

This paper doll has all the fine things in life, that is according to my 10 and 7 year old’s.

I know this post is a bit late, I have sat down to write it several times but somehow I always get distracted and It just doesn’t happen.

After I had a few days break from sewing after the beehive bazaar I decided that I better get started on my Christmas sewing, I had some good plans but my sewing machine went on the fritz and I didn’t get as much done as I had hoped. But here are some of the things that I did get done….

This years Christmas Hot pads. I made a bunch of these for the bazaar and they all sold except for one set. So that last set got given as a gift for Christmas, because the bag that I had planned on making didn’t get made because of the sewing machine and lack of time.

I guess I am kind of cheating with this one too, I made this bag for the bazaar, it didn’t sell, Helen really liked it so she got it for Christmas.

Finally here is my real Christmas sewing, I made these ninja buddies for the boys. I am thinking of making more and I plan on trying to sell them, I like how they turned out.

What little boy couldn’t use a ninja buddy? You know for when they are in bed at night waiting for the boogie monster to come out from under their bed, their ninja buddy can be there to fight the monster off.

By the way you can now look for my stuff at Frosty Darling and some of my bags at Bon Bons boutique.