A Bumble Bee For A Baby Boy

A sweet friend is having her first baby any day now and I have been meaning to deliver this night light for William's room for sometime. I thought if I posted a picture of it, she will probably see it and then I can't drag my feet any more! It is stinkin heavy! His room is bumble bees and light green. I thought this would be a nice addition. I put the light in the top so she can use it as a bank later if they like. It is big - 9"x 9" (did I mention heavy?) and I backed it with a pretty green paper - the photo doesn't show that very well. I hope L-J likes it!

I have finally started working on goodies to take to Florida next month. Those are top secret...I will post those pictures after the big trip. I'm getting excited!

Peace and Pretty Paper,

Robyn

Getting Back to My Roots

I have been trying to get back in touch with my creative side lately. I have been doing some crafting (but need to do MUCH more) and a little bit of baking. Hubby's birthday was last week so I made one of his favorite desserts. Cream Puffs! Very easy and I was quite impressed with the outcome! I have been asked to make them again, and I will. I have made a note to bake a little longer next time - until a little more brown.
I have included the recipe from www.lafujimama.com  in case you would like to give it a try.

Fuji Cream Puffs

Makes 10 large cream puffs (or 20 medium, or 4 dozen mini cream puffs)

1 cup water
1/2 cup butter (4 ounces)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.

3. Bring the water to a boil in a medium-size saucepan over medium-high heat.  Add the butter.  When the butter has melted, add the flour mixture all at once and stir vigorously.  Cook and stir until the mixture forms a ball that doesn’t separate.

4. Remove from the heat and cool slightly (about 1 minute).  Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each one until the dough is smooth.

5. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough about 2-inches apart onto a greased baking sheet.  Or transfer the batter to a pastry bag with a round tip and pipe circles about 2-inches in diameter and about 1-inch apart onto greased baking sheets.  Bake the puffs for about 30 minutes until they are golden brown and puffy.  If the puffs are medium-size, bake for about 22 — 25 minutes, and if the puffs are mini-size, bake for about 17 — 20 minutes.  Remove the cream puffs from the oven and cool on a cooling rack.

• Almond Cream Filling
• 2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• I teaspoon vanilla extract
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• Mix together vanilla instant pudding mix, cream and milk and extract. Cover and refrigerate to set.

Diaper Wreath

I made this wreath from disposable diapers for one of my favorite people at work. Joy & Brad Hamann welcomed Jax Kinnick Hamann to the world on Thursday, November 18th. He is a big guy, 9 lbs 2 ozs and 22" long. I cant wait to hold the little guy! I saw one of these while looking for ideas for hospital door banners online. It was super easy and fun to make. If you want to make one and need some tips, give me a holler!

Peace & Pretty Paper,

Robyn

Do You Remember Me?

Hi Friends,

It has been 88 days since my last post and almost that long since I have even looked at a blog. I considered deleting my blog for a short while but yesterday, I was scrolling through my previous posts and realized I want to start crafting again and blogging about it as well as the happenings in my world. So as soon as I finish this post, I am heading upstairs to see if I have any creative juice left in my tired old body.

I will try and quickly catch up where I left off on July 12th, 2010. My lovable, sweet little brother, Jody finally went home to be with Jesus on August 22 at 11:29 pm. As I have said many times before, he was so weak and was losing the fight to live that he was so admired for his whole life. We were not with him when he took his last breath but our heavenly Father was there to guide Jody to his new home. The hospital staff tried to revive Jody but thankfully, he went quickly and he wasn't coming back to his life of illness, loneliness and pain. He is now whole and pain free, for that I am very thankful. I am also thankful for God's perfect timing and allowing me almost a full year with Jody after being out of his life for such a long time. I am so grateful that he is finally in heaven but I am (still) much sadder than I thought I would be. I am still working on closure but realize I have a long road ahead of me. I need to get back in my craft cave and start creating again. I know that will help with my depression.

I made it to Disney for the annual Girl's Getaway. I laughed a lot and cherish the time I had with some wonderful Christian friends. And after coming back home Mike and I went to Colorado to enjoy the fall colors and close the house up for the winter. I got some fabulous photos of God's beautiful fall artwork and had some much needed alone time with Mike.

I have had some trouble getting back into the routine of my "healthy" eating and activity plan. I had to go to the doctor because I was having stomach pains and not sleeping well. I was pleased to see I am 28 lbs lighter than my last visit in January. I need to get serious again before I lose too much ground. I am back at Zumba tomorrow and heading up to my craft room right now. I missed all of you and your awesome blogs! I look forward to catching up with what has been happening while I have been away.

Peace and Pretty Paper,
Robyn

Colorado Summer 2010

I miss my blogging friends! Sorry I have been gone so long. I hope to get back in my room soon and make some magic. In the mean time, here are some pictures from our relaxing time in Colorado. I'll be back!


Peace & Pretty Paper,
Robyn

Stinkin Sweet Card

I am in a real funk these days. I went up to clean and organize my room but played instead. This Little cutie from Create a Critter makes me smile!


My Blessings:

I am a loved child of God

Finding a form of exercise that I really enjoy (Zumba rocks!)

Having both kids home on Saturday


Peace & Pretty Paper,
Robyn

50th Anniversary Card

My photo doesn't do this card justice but I think it came out quite nice. I printed the words on card stock and the top layer is a wedding photo from Bobbie & Cy's wedding 50 years ago printed on vellum.

 

My Blessings:

Mike is home from a great 2 weeks in Colorado.

A fun day celebrating Bobbie & Cy's 50th wedding anniversary. What great role models they are for the rest of us.

Worshiping with my Concordia family at 11:00 today.

A good visit with Hayley today.

Peace & Pretty Paper,
Robyn

Graduation Invitations

I made these for a great girl who I met through work. She asked me to make her announcements for her upcoming graduation. I think this is what she wanted, I hope she likes them. I made a few thank you cards for her out of left over scraps. NEVER EVER throw away your scraps!

 

 

 

Peace & Pretty Paper,
Robyn