Sharpie and alcohol on T-shirt material part 3

Remember when I wrote about using Sharpie Markers and alcohol to make a T-shirt swatch look more like water color than just marker on a shirt.  One of the quesitons the original site had, was would it wash out in the laundry.

I washed one of the swatches this past weekend and Nope, it didn't run.

 

 

 

Billie C.

Hummingbird Cake

 

Hummingbird Cake
"From Our Home to Yours"
Ozark First Church of the Nazarene"
2004

3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
2 Cups Sugar
1 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
3 Eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups Salad Oil
1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
1 8 oz can Crushed Pineapple, drained
1 cup chopped Nuts
2 cups chopped Bananas

Mix by hand. Combine dry ingredients, add eggs and salad oil, stir until well mixed. Add vanilla, pineapple, bananas and nuts. Spoon batter into large greased and floured sheet pan. Bake at 350 F for 40-50 minutes

Icing
Combine:
1 box confections Sugar (1 lb)
1/2 cup Margarine
8 oz Cream Cheese
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Sprinkle 1 cup chopped Nuts on top of icing.

 

Billie C.

Howdy April 30

Howdy.... And good afternoon, We had fun yesterday morning after Jerry got rained out. We drove to Burlington, NC to find Best Buy. They didn't have what we were looking for. I found a "Michael's" though and bought a few things. I think the local Hobby Lobby has a better selection, and was a bit disappointed. It was a nice drive though the country side from here to there and that made the trip nice. I am looking for a PDA.. something I can keep a list on and carry with me from place to place. So if I pick up material I can make a note why I picked it up and what I intend to make with it. Or a shopping list. I just can't seem to remember everything I put on a list as well as I use to. I know, I can use a note pad and pen, but my hand writing is not getting any better with age.
yesterday was very dark at times but after 10 am there was very little rain, Today, is just as dark and just as dreary but no rain (yet)
The dogs ended up spending a lot of time in the Kennels and I had a time of it with them when I took them out for the evening. They played and pee' d then wanted back in the camper and Jerry put them back into the kennels (again) I took them back out and took them outside (again) They had a lot of fun playing together and getting all that pent up energy out of their systems. The cats are in and out all the time.

From the kitchen... Dinner will be Salad, Forman Grilled Pork Chops, and noodles.

A Recipe
Magic Bullet Vegetable Lunch (today's lunch)

You put in to the cup how much you want. No measurements (aka Rachael Ray style)
In the tall cup place:
shredded carrots
Broccoli florets (I used two, trimmed and cut smaller)
Mushrooms
Baby spinach leaf
Green Pepper
Onion
Put on steamer top and then Microwave for 2 minutes, Remove and pour in V8 juice to the bottom of the threads of the top. Replace steamer lid and Microwave for 3 more minutes. I put a 1/2 cup of frozen rice in the microwave to thaw while this is cooking for 3 more minutes. Remove cup, check rice to see if it's hot, if not microwave 1 to 2 more minutes.
Put rice in bowl and mound up in the middle. Whirl the vegetables with the cross blade for a few seconds. Until all is blended. Pour over rice and serve. Make one large bowl of something good for lunch. You could share this by using 1 cup of rice divided between two bowls and still both bowls will be full.

I am hearing... Of Course, the T. V. dogs barking, birds flying around outside.Beth on the Phone
I am wearing... Gray Sweat pants and a spray dyed T-shirt.
I am reading... Emails and Kindle free books
A few plans for today... I still need to finish cleaning the kitchen. Then make the beds and clean the bathroom. (I'm really slow on doing things today)
A few plans for the rest of the week... Clean up the camper and keep it clean. Take a few walks, hope to make a craft or two, take a couple of pictures with my camera.

A link to one of the groups I own, mod for or am a member of.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/love-to-make-crafts/

There is a lot of moss growing around here. I love this picture I took at the first of the month showing the moss by a tree that is on our walk around the drive way in B section.

April 2013 Organizing Checklist
by Maria Gracia
http://www.getorganizednow.com

Taco Tuesday! Your dinner for tonight can be
tacos or a taco bar. Invite suggestions for favorite foods
to build your own tacos. Maybe this can be a tradition for
Tuesday night dinners? What other consistent foods or
ingredients would your household enjoy looking forward to
on specific days of the week?

 

Billie C.

Howdy... April 25

 

Howdy.... I hope you have been having a good day. It's a very pleasent day here in Virginia. There is only a slight breeze and the tempature is just perfect. Although we had a few clouds in the sky yesterday, today is clean. I would love a few more days just like today. Of course we need rain, but over night rains would be perfect. My walk today included Macon. The campground owner's boy and his cousin (almost the same age) were pushing a lawnmower up here in our area and I asked them to stop and let me let Macon check it out. Macon tried to stay behind me. He finally came around and got close to it but would not touch it or let either of the boys touch him. When a lady with her three yappy dogs came out it was too much for Macon so we moved on away from the lawnmower and the yappy dogs down to the lake. I let Macon sniff around when I saw another lady with two dogs, closer to his size comeing down the hill. I asker her (Loudly) which direction she wanted to go. She wanted to go to the right, and I told her I would go left, and that I didn't trust Macon around dogs the size of hers and she said her lab mix has the same problem. So now I am wondering if it's a "Lab" thing or not. Anyway. we walked down to the first park bench. where I rested for a little while before going on down to the second bench and rested again. Macon left me a "gift" which I bagged up in a bag, then bagged into another bag and tied to his collar. He wasn't happy with having to carry it but he soon accepted that he was going to carry it on his collar. Barney was barking while we were walking back and I sat outside until he finally stopped barking and was quiet for a little while. Barney seems to have problems when Macon is not around. He does better when I take Rocky for a walk. The cats were all waiting for me to feed them this afternoon. They were even pushing my hands, trying to make me open the cans faster.
From the kitchen... Hamburgers, Salad and Fries. Not sure what, if anything we will have for dessert.
I am hearing... I have been watching old "Person of Intrest" shows all day long. I have to catch up with a few shows, to make room for more shows. Jerry thought he saw that "The Good Wite" was ending and told me. I think he mis read the note as it's the season ending not seires ending show.
I am wearing... Dark Grey sweat pants and a blue printed top.
I am reading... The Bible (one chapter ,Numbers 9) and Emails
I am thinking... How nice it will be for Jerry to have Sunday off this week. Of course we will have lots to get done but I hope he can get some rest in the afternoon.
I am thankful for... wonderful weather and well behavied dogs.
I am hoping... to remember to walk every day. I skipped yesterday's walk and found I couldn't go further than I did two days ago. I need to do better than this every day.
I am creating... A card to send to Beth. I cut everything out two days ago, but then mis-placed it until I did some cleaning in the living room area. After I send this off, I'll glue it all together and have it ready to send out tomorrow.
One of my favorite things... sitting by the lake, just enjoying the day.
A few plans for the rest of today... finish the card for Beth. Make dinner. Take the dogs out one more time.
A few plans for the rest of the week... Shopping, laundry, walking, cooking, list making

A link to one of the groups I own, mod for or am a member of. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LadiesCoffeeBreak/

Barney sure loves to play with his ball.

 

Billie C.

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the cleaner we should see through it ~ Jean Paul