Buffalo Plaid Background Free Printables!

Merry Christmas! Hope you have a wonderful day filled with family and fun.  We are enjoying a day off from working and expectations.  Since Buffalo plaid is everywhere these days, I thought I'd off a free background swatch in a variety of colors.  Buffalo Plaid Background Free Printables! Just right click and save image.  Personal use only please. More Freebies here! This post published on Doodlecraft first 

Chicken Noodle Soup with Handmade Egg Noodles Recipe!

 Chicken Noodle Soup with Handmade Egg Noodles Recipe! This is the best chicken noodle soup on the earth.  It is the reason you want chicken noodle soup when you are sick.  This is fabulous with the thick chewy noodles.  This also freezes well, so you can make a big batch ahead of time and keep it for a sick day.  I posted about it when I first started my blog, but did a crappy job with the pictures and the recipe. So this is the new and improved recipe post. In a big soup pot: 8 cups of chicken broth 1 rotisserie chicken off the bone 1 bunch of celery chopped 25 baby carrots chopped 1-2 large onions diced Bring to a boil. Next get to work on the egg noodles: 2 cups of flour 1 1/2 teaspoon salt (mix in mixing bowl) Push the flour to the edges of the bowl Crack 3 eggs in the middle and mix into the flour making a stiff dough. Roll out on floured surface, super thin...as thin as you can. Then use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into thin str...

Resin Agate Slices DIY

This sponsored post was on Resin Crafts Blog a while ago. Agate slices are so much fun and I love the natural ones...they are fun to use for place settings and decoration.  They are also super fun to make using resin! Make some brightly colored agate slices yourself. You will need: Clear Polyester Casting Resin Translucent Dyes Silicone Caulking Parchment Paper Gold Leaf Paint Paintbrush Nail File Disposable Gloves Start by covering a firm surface with parchment paper. Next, use the silicone caulk to make rings, one round circle nesting around the next.  Let them dry or cure completely.  I let mine sit overnight...it will be rubbery. Next you will need the resin. Use a small mixing cup and stirring stick for each color of resin you decide to make, plus a large mixing cup and stirring stick. Read and follow the package instructions for mixing and handling the resin. I mixed 4.5 oz of resin. Separated into 7 different small cups and mixed w...