Wow, where the heck did July go? I'm thrilled it is August which means we are on the second half of "summer" here and days will be cooler in a few months. But, I'm sad my tutoring of my grandson 2 days a week came to an end yesterday. I have so enjoyed being with him these extra days this summer and feel we both learned a lot this summer!
Here's a look at my "likes" this week:
1. A new "pouch" for a friend. She gave me just a few scraps and I quickly turned that around into a pouch for her. She will receive it later in the week..
2. Crock Pot "Roasted Potatoes". I did not copy the place on the internet where this was mentioned on Facebook so I just played it by ear and tried it myself. I quartered about 6 Yukon Gold potatoes and put them in the cooker. I sprinkled garlic powder, thyme, salt, pepper, rosemary (at least 1/2 tsp each) added 2T olive oil and 2T chopped butter. I just stirred it all up, covered it and cooked them 3.5 hours on low.
Yes, they were that good! I had no idea this could be done (and so easy). nor that they would turn out perfect. Granted, slow cooker temps may vary but I'm sure time would be close to 3.5 hours for you.
3. My new Pink Party Purse. Sometimes, I need a small purse (with a zipper) to go to a friend's party, or the theater and don't want to carry my usual larger cross-body purse, so I made this one from fat quarters and scraps for the lining. I even used one fat quarter for the straps. The purse is 10 x 11 x 3.
Well peeps, that's all my fun things for this week. Thanks for dropping by. Please join all of us by linking to:Not Afraid of Color
first of all the potatoes. My Desert Island food. I could exist on potatoes I think. Then the two bags... adorable.
ReplyDeleteI was shocked about the potatoes! Thx!
DeleteI love the pouch and purse you made! The pouch is such a lovely gift, and the purse so useful. I don't even buy purses anymore, just make a new tote bag every now and then. The potatoes look yummy, too! Happy Thursday, Mary!
ReplyDeleteYa know, I may just start making little totes for different occasions for me instead of other people!
DeleteThe pink purse is so cute! Very happy colors. I like the little zipper pouch, too. Making useful things is so cool!
ReplyDeletethank you!
Deleteyour pouches and bag are so cute! I like that the pouch for your friend is a little bigger- so often my pouches turn out more like pencil case size and sometimes it would be handy to have something a tad larger. And I think I'll try the roasted potatoes! They look so tasty and no heating up the house!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind thoughts. I too would like a larger pouch. How funny. I should make one for myself.
DeleteLovely stitchy things, Mary. I love pink so that bag would be right up my alley. I think fashioning purses is a marvelous talent. I use my slow cooker often during the summer and love the way you put things in and forget about them.
ReplyDeleteSo nice that you got to spend quality time with your grandson and helped him out too.
Just so you know I find making purses much more difficult than quilts but when I'm done, I love them!
DeleteThe purse is so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love potatoes in any form :)
Me too (on the potatoes)!hee hee
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