Sock It To Ya!

There are so many things/projects I have been wanting to do. Time hasn't presented itself often enough though. Today though is another story! Thank you to Megan over at Brassy Apple for this idea ( http://brassyapple.blogspot.com/2009/01/arm-warmers-tutorial.html ) While Notre Dame was playing I sat and made some leg warmers for my oldest. The cold weather has been making its self knowen lately prompting me to make these. Today while we were at Walmart we had gotten some Halloween knee high socks (2 pairs) for this project. I have been dieing to do this! I originally wanted to do Hello Kitty, but those are at another store - those will be purchased some time soon before they are no longer avaliable.

Before (these were paired up with the after ones):

I cut the feet off at the heel of the foot. I folded them under twice to help prevent them from unraveling and then whip stitched them with some embroidery thread (it was already on the needle and matched, otherwise it would have been thread):

Cute huh?!!

These could probably be warn as arm warmers too. They could be pulled down over your hands, but you would need to cut a slot for your thumb to fit. Still they are super cute and very stylish for a not quite 2 yr old.

Next, a stool remade. Yes, terrible two's have made their way into our house. She needs a little time out every now and again. I'm making a stool just for the occasion. Pictures coming soon.

Initial felted clippies

Thank you to Simply Modern Mom for inspiring this little project. She had done hers free hand, but I just couldn't. I say that only because I can't always write the neatest let alone freehand stitch something to my liking. These are very simple to make, but with so many projects that are not yet complete and so many other things that have taken priority they have. Here it is:

Homemade pancake mix and cinnamon sauce

I confess that I am a junkie when it comes to watching food cooking programs. That in addition to collecting a ton of recipes, which are not always made. But one day while watching Food Network this had came on and I had to try it. A basic homemade pancake mix that you can have as a staple in your pantry for those weekend breakfast. I recently came across a similar version of it, but with a little extra umph to it.

Instant Pancake Mix

4 C  Flour
2 tsp Baking soda
3 T   Baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 C Malt Powder
1 tsp  cinnamon

For every 1 cup of mix add:
1 egg
1c milk
1T melted butter

If you want to get fancy you can add some Cinnamon Sauce to them once they are cooked. My husband loves this stuff. I haven't made it in quite some time and he hasn't asked for it. I think he forgot about it. By the way, I can not take credit for this. I had found it while leafing through some cook books at a book store - I didn't buy the cookbook.

Cinnamon Sauce

1/2 C  Butter
3/4 C  Brown Sugar
3 T     Half and Half
1T      Cinnamon
1/8 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Cloves (ground)
1 T      Flour

Melt butter over medium heat.  Add brown sugar, 2T of half and half, cinnamon, salt and cloves and cook while stirring constantly until mixture comes to a simmer. Remove from heat. Add 1T half and half and flour.
The mixture will be think, but is ever so good!