CABBAGE PATCH SOUP, RANDOM HANDMADE POLKA DOTS, etc!!!

It has been a whole week since I last posted! I can't believe how fast that week went!

Anyway, it is finally getting chilly here! I am so excited! Finally we can start wearing our flannels, big sweat shirts and eat lots of soup! Here is a wonderful soup! It warms you up in no time! This is for turkeycookies soup swap 08!CABBAGE PATCH SOUP
from: CRAZY PLATES Cookbook

1 lb. ground beef
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped green peppers
1 clove garlic, minced
1 28oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 6oz can tomato paste
5 cups beef broth
2 cups peeled, cubed potatoes
1 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup chopped, fresh parsley
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
3 cups chopped cabbage
In a large soup pot, cook beef, celery, onions, green pepper, and garlic over medium-high heat until beef is browned. Add all remaining ingredients, except cabbage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
Stir in cabbage and simmer 30 more minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.
Makes 8 servings

Some random handmade polka dots on my handmade journal cover! I love that pink and brown together! I made that bear for Lilli! She wants a skirt on it with a bow so I guess she will have a bear dressed! I hope to have the journals, journal covers, and some bears on etsy soon!

The inside of the journal cover and front of journal!

I almost forgot the bag I made from a tutorial from tinyhappy! What fun! I am seriously thinking that I will give the pink set away to celebrate my birthday! Come back tomorrow and I will have all of the particulars!

That's all for today! Have a wonderful evening!

Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, I hope you have wonderfully happy day!
Vickie

Handmade!

Before I forget this one more day, Handmade is where it is this year! If you haven't seen the magazine, 101 Hip, Handmade Gifts you should! So run not walk to the nearest Jo-Ann's(at least that is where I found mine!) and get it! If for nothing else, the hours of inspiration, that it will give you, is well worth the price! I think it is absolutely great!


Take care,
Vickie

What to blog about today!

There is so much to talk about, but to keep everything going towards Christmas and the Handmade pledge that I just wanted to share this one blog and one site that is helping all of us bloggers make it a Handmade Christmas!!!
The site is cottonspice.com! Great site, but go to her blog and see the project she has listed for today! She is listing them from November 5-17! What fun!
Then there is sewmamasew.com/blog2!
This is great, too! She is posting from November1-November 30! Go check it out! It is great!
Sew go have fun! Create! Create! Create!
Have a Happy Day!
Vickie