tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36280876479228018332012-01-07T01:45:28.755-05:00~Do-it-Yourself~Re-purposing~Sewing~Crocheting~Baking~Digital Scrapbooking~Sheila Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14721023966652364977noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628087647922801833.post-31961779170725775332011-01-23T09:03:00.001-05:002011-01-23T09:05:24.242-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OZvWgY-Fmsw/TTw1ha9hYEI/AAAAAAAAAIk/lac5oh1sgOk/s1600/Pix_from_Desktop_037_fixed.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OZvWgY-Fmsw/TTw1ha9hYEI/AAAAAAAAAIk/lac5oh1sgOk/s400/Pix_from_Desktop_037_fixed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565382087812407362" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OZvWgY-Fmsw/TTw1gxp3KVI/AAAAAAAAAIc/P6rAgDT88JU/s1600/Pix_from_Desktop_036.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OZvWgY-Fmsw/TTw1gxp3KVI/AAAAAAAAAIc/P6rAgDT88JU/s400/Pix_from_Desktop_036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565382076724095314" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OZvWgY-Fmsw/TTw1g9k-JiI/AAAAAAAAAIU/_R2kKDPjvdA/s1600/Pix_from_Desktop_035.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OZvWgY-Fmsw/TTw1g9k-JiI/AAAAAAAAAIU/_R2kKDPjvdA/s400/Pix_from_Desktop_035.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565382079924807202" /></a><br /><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/36/03105E974FE32404AB18224745479D84.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3628087647922801833-3196177917072577533?l=nonna2dreja.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sheila Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14721023966652364977noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628087647922801833.post-60322170952999260552010-01-31T05:00:00.004-05:002010-01-31T05:12:37.284-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OZvWgY-Fmsw/S2VW_rKmq_I/AAAAAAAAAH8/xdXd_Ezc7ro/s1600-h/kingcake05_dgrm.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 186px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OZvWgY-Fmsw/S2VW_rKmq_I/AAAAAAAAAH8/xdXd_Ezc7ro/s400/kingcake05_dgrm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432844177411320818" /></a><br />Want a chance to WIN a Yummy King Cake? Check out Treasures for Tots for your chance to WIN a Traditional Cinnamon Cake OR a Filled King Cake! <br /> <br /><br />While you are there, be sure to check out Angie's fabulous Blog....You won't be disappointed! <br /><a href="http://treasuresfortots.blogspot.com/2010/01/giveaway-king-cake.html"><br />Enter to WIN a Yummy King Cake!</a><br /><br /><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/36/03105E974FE32404AB18224745479D84.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3628087647922801833-6032217095299926055?l=nonna2dreja.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sheila Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14721023966652364977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628087647922801833.post-74327994804969381492010-01-05T06:58:00.005-05:002010-01-05T07:32:53.787-05:00This morning I found a wonderfully easy tutorial to "<a href="http://treasuresfortots.blogspot.com/2010/01/turn-socks-into-sleeves.html">Turn Socks into Sleeves</a>" by Angie Neil at Treasures for Tots....Want to turn those <span style="font-weight:bold;">short</span> sleeved tops for your little one into <span style="font-weight:bold;">long</span> sleeved tops perfect for those colder temperatures?<br /><br />How about another idea for <span style="font-weight:bold;">turning socks into leg warmers</span>? <br />Samster Mommy has a "<a href="http://samstermommy.blogspot.com/2009/10/diy-infanttoddler-legwarmers.html">DIY Infant/Toddler Legwarmers</a>" tutorial....Natasha includes many pictures in her tutorials, which for me is a plus, because I'm a "visual" person who needs all the pictures I can get....LOL<br /><br />But wait, the creativity doesn't have to stop there....Disney at "Ruffles & Stuff" has an easy tutorial for turning <a href="http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2009/12/tiny-tights-to-knee-high-socks.html">Tiny Tights into Knee-High Socks in just 3 easy steps</a>....<br /><br /><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/36/03105E974FE32404AB18224745479D84.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3628087647922801833-7432799480496938149?l=nonna2dreja.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sheila Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14721023966652364977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628087647922801833.post-9541371946810823612010-01-04T14:09:00.004-05:002010-01-04T14:30:08.000-05:00Happy Monday....Since I am new to blogging, I'm still trying to learn what to write that will hold people's interest and to make them want to come back....I am subscribed to over 50 blogs through <strong>Google Reader</strong> and at first, I may have joined them because there was an idea, a recipe or what have you, that caught my eye....Now, I can truly say while I still subscribe to more blogs for that very reason, as I peruse the various subscriptions, I also find myself able to step into the blog writer's world, if only a little, by actually reading through some of their posts....So for now, until I find "my own style", please allow me to share links to most favorite blogs....You never know, <strong>YOU</strong> might be inspired....<br /><br /><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/36/03105E974FE32404AB18224745479D84.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3628087647922801833-954137194681082361?l=nonna2dreja.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sheila Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14721023966652364977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628087647922801833.post-46699793125882990472010-01-03T10:22:00.010-05:002010-01-03T10:55:04.753-05:00Today, I'm going to make this delicious looking homemade <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://alittleloveliness.blogspot.com/2009/12/creamy-tomato-soup.html">Creamy Tomato Soup</span></a> that I found recently <br />at "A Little Loveliness".... <br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d7Dqr_RDyks/SzKIJQDavZI/AAAAAAAAE-4/EbmcS_-cWPo/s400/DSC00982.JPG"> <br />Doesn't it look absolutely delicious? Perfect for a day like <br />today when it is only 11 degrees in Upstate New York.... <br /> <br />I'm also thinking of making some yummy <br /><a href="http://chocolateonmycranium.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Magic Peanut Butter Middle</span></a> <br />Cookies that I found at "Chocolate on my Cranium".... <br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2711/4239417875_0e1b55812f.jpg"> <br />Don't they make your mouth water? They sure do mine.... <br />Then again, any combination of chocolate and peanut butter <br />normally does....LOL <br /> <br />Otherwise it is going to be a very uneventful day here at <br />my house....I have been on vacation the last two weeks and <br />I am trying to prepare myself to go back to work this next <br />Tuesday....Oh joy! LOL <br /> <br />Have a great day whatever you have planned.... <br /><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/36/03105E974FE32404AB18224745479D84.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3628087647922801833-4669979312588299047?l=nonna2dreja.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sheila Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14721023966652364977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628087647922801833.post-85792456496842232152010-01-01T14:58:00.004-05:002010-01-03T09:41:29.760-05:00This is definitely a project that I would <span style="font-weight:bold;">LOVE</span> to do....<img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/36/03105E974FE32404AB18224745479D84.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a> <br /> <br />Here is the <span style="font-weight:bold;">BEFORE:</span> <br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vswDWGRlsPw/Sgh1iQDBxNI/AAAAAAAACpk/qG4hNForYqY/s400/island.jpg"></a> <br />and the <span style="font-weight:bold;">AFTER:</span> <br /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vswDWGRlsPw/SghzQrTqWcI/AAAAAAAACos/67irveVMZ18/s400/DSC09857.JPG"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3628087647922801833-8579245649684223215?l=nonna2dreja.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sheila Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14721023966652364977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628087647922801833.post-25479985387426077852010-01-01T14:44:00.006-05:002010-01-03T09:42:09.281-05:00Make an easy topiary using hanging <br />baskets of ivy and metal coat hangers.... <br /><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/36/03105E974FE32404AB18224745479D84.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a> <br /><img src=http://lh4.ggpht.com/_qJI8RE6UxdQ/SviXzGSrHEI/AAAAAAAAB7I/B4no5flIaqk/s400/100_1296.jpg"></img><a href="http://cottageandvine.blogspot.com/2009/11/topiaries.html"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3628087647922801833-2547998538742607785?l=nonna2dreja.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sheila Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14721023966652364977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628087647922801833.post-45704654044116056412009-11-05T18:14:00.007-05:002010-01-03T09:42:48.633-05:00that I am a Blogger junkie....There I've said it....LOL <br /> <br />I recently became interested in Blogger and there is no turning back now....You name it and there (most likely) is a blog out there about it....Some of the blogs that I follow range from Digital Scrapbooking to Cooking and everything in between....:) <br /> <br />That being said, I've decided that I am going to "share" links to my most favorite Blog Subscriptions, in hopes of inspiring someone else.... <br /> <br />Look over on the right hand side to check out some of my most favorite Blogs....I promise that you will <I>not</I> be disappointed.... <br /><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/36/03105E974FE32404AB18224745479D84.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3628087647922801833-4570465404411605641?l=nonna2dreja.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sheila Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14721023966652364977noreply@blogger.com0