I haven't tried this recipe yet, but I am going to soon! It looks like a good fall tastefest! Maybe this weekend...
Pumpkin Pancakes
Ingredients:
1½ Cups milk
1 Cup pumpkin puree
1 Egg
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 Tbsp Vinegar
2 Cups flour
3 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tsp baking powder
1 Tsp baking soda
1 Tsp allspice
1 Tsp cinnamon
½ Tsp ground ginger
½ Tsp salt
Directions:
Mix milk, pumpkin, egg, oil, and vinegar in one bowl. In another bowl combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Stir flour combination into pumpkin mix. Heat griddle and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Poor ¼ cup of pancake mix onto griddle for each pancake and brown them on both sides. Serve them up and enjoy!
I wonder if the mix would work for waffles as well....
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
A No-Sew Craft Apron
Hello Little Chickadees!!
I thought I would start off with a pretty quick & easy craft- a no-sew apron that you can create and use when doing your Chickadee Crafts. I started out by going to my local craft store, but you can also find all the supplies at your local Walmart, etc. I found a pre-made apron that I could decorate. It ran about $10 for a fancier one, and about $5 for a plain one. I opted for the zebra print one- I just couldn't help myself. Then, I went and got some ribbon/trim, and also some iron-on decals. Lastly, you will need some stitch witchery iron on tape, or something similar. Here is a picture of the items I found to decorate my apron, and also a shot of my apron before I started to spice it up a little.
As you can see, the items are largely items I would normally have in my craft box/cabinet.
I started to layout my design and plan out how I wanted it decorated. Here is my planned design, about halfway through laying it out.
Next, I ironed on my pocket decorations,and lastly I added my pink lace trim pieces. The lace trim pieces took the longest by far. I chose a little more delicate ribbon trim for my pockets and ruffles because I like the girlie look, but any trim would work to spice it up!
I also added the trim to the top & bottom of the apron, to give it a finished look. I found that the apron skirt was easiest to do if you did it in small pieces of the stitchery tape and then did a single continuous piece of trim, much like you would do if sewing on a sewing machine. Overall, it took my about 10 minutes to do the apron skirt, and about 3 minutes to finish the top of the apron.
Here is a shot of the finished apron.
I later added a couple of buttons that I did have to sew on, but it was by no means a half to add item. I just had some awesome buttons that matched my design, and so I added to the edge of the pocket. So, I guess if you had to add buttons then this would be a low-sew apron!
Happy crafting & I hope you enjoy your apron!
-Chickadee Me
I thought I would start off with a pretty quick & easy craft- a no-sew apron that you can create and use when doing your Chickadee Crafts. I started out by going to my local craft store, but you can also find all the supplies at your local Walmart, etc. I found a pre-made apron that I could decorate. It ran about $10 for a fancier one, and about $5 for a plain one. I opted for the zebra print one- I just couldn't help myself. Then, I went and got some ribbon/trim, and also some iron-on decals. Lastly, you will need some stitch witchery iron on tape, or something similar. Here is a picture of the items I found to decorate my apron, and also a shot of my apron before I started to spice it up a little.
As you can see, the items are largely items I would normally have in my craft box/cabinet.
I started to layout my design and plan out how I wanted it decorated. Here is my planned design, about halfway through laying it out.
I then pinned down my stitch witchery tape to and pinned down my ribbon trim. I also started to heat my iron so it would be ready. I then pressed my iron on ribbon across the top to give it a more finished look.
Next, I ironed on my pocket decorations,and lastly I added my pink lace trim pieces. The lace trim pieces took the longest by far. I chose a little more delicate ribbon trim for my pockets and ruffles because I like the girlie look, but any trim would work to spice it up!
I also added the trim to the top & bottom of the apron, to give it a finished look. I found that the apron skirt was easiest to do if you did it in small pieces of the stitchery tape and then did a single continuous piece of trim, much like you would do if sewing on a sewing machine. Overall, it took my about 10 minutes to do the apron skirt, and about 3 minutes to finish the top of the apron.
Here is a shot of the finished apron.
I later added a couple of buttons that I did have to sew on, but it was by no means a half to add item. I just had some awesome buttons that matched my design, and so I added to the edge of the pocket. So, I guess if you had to add buttons then this would be a low-sew apron!
Happy crafting & I hope you enjoy your apron!
-Chickadee Me
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