Glove Fetish...

I have a glove fetish. When I say fetish, I mean this definition: an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion  obsessive devotion. yes. I buy gloves, mittens, hand sweaters, arm socks... every time I go to the dollar store!  I love them! I need to keep 20 pairs in the car... because it's nice to wear gloves when you drive... but I forget to leave them in the car when I  get home, so then I don't have any in the car...

Superb Apple Pie!

This is Superb Apple Pie! My sister in law's recipe.  Thanks Sheri!  It has a buttery sugary crumble on top, so it's similar to cobbler.  This is, by far, the best apple pie ever! ~ Here's the recipe! it's 3 parts: Crust: 2 C. Flour and 1 tsp salt mixed. add 3/4 cup crisco and cut into pea sized pieces add 1/3 cup COLD water. Roll into thin circle. Put into 9" pie crust Filling: 4 cups sliced and cored apples (about 7-9 apples) 1/2 cup sugar 2 tbsp flour 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp cinnamon Combine and pour into unbaked pie shell. It will be quite full. Topping: 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar Mix with fingers until crumbly. sprinkle over top of pie. Bake 350* for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Put a tray lined with foil on the rack  beneath the pie for spillage. These are great pie dishes! Love them.  Serve warm or cold with vanilla ice cream! Even better with ice cream!...

Christmas Elf!

 So, instead of doing the Cindy Lou costume for the Christmas party, My daughter wanted to be a Pink Elf from Rudolph! Here's the motivation: this worked great, because I had tons of pink material! I had some quilted lining too...so I made a pointy stiff hat.  For the top...super simple. folded over rectangle, sewn up the sides, arm holes left...circle cut for neck. all cut edges hemmed.  simple.  yes.  that's my middle name.  8 same sized panels for the skirt. 4 inches across the top.  Room for hemming.  all 8 panels sewn right sides out...then flipped and sewn right sides together. (invisible stitch or something...)  full flared skirt...ready to sew onto the top piece.   ta da. add a fur collar... Completed and at the Christmas Party: (what?  so I failed and didn't get a pic of her by herself...so sue me!)