Yummy Chicken

Ok - no photos of this yummy chicken because we were starving and it smelled so good. I never even thought to get the camera out! But it was so easy and tasty that I have to share!

Crockpot Chicken

1 whole chicken
salt & pepper
paprika

Ball up three bunches of tin foil. Put these on the bottom of the crockpot. Wash and dry the chicken. Set the chicken on top of the tin foil balls. Salt, pepper and paprika the chicken thoroughly. Cook on high for one hour. Set heat to low and cook for 8-10 hours.

That's it. The house smells like heaven and the chicken falls off the bone. It was moist and oh so tasty! This worked out so well for me. I prepared the chicken the night before and left the crockpot in the fridge. When I got up I put it on high for the hour while I got ready for work. Just before I left the house I turned it to low. When I got home I peeled some potatoes for mashing and fixed some frozen veggies. Done. Easy and Yummy!!
Enjoy!

Thank You

Thank you my blogging friends. I don't really know any of you. But you bring me great joy! Thank you for sharing your paper crafts, your baked goods, your home decorating, your holiday projects, your beading and sewing talents, your funny stories.... all of it. I am amazed and in awe of you. You inspire me and encourage me to be creative, even if you don't know it! So, thank you. I've so enjoyed this gloomy, quiet Saturday morning by visiting many blogs. So, friends in blog-land, you make me happy and I thank you so very much! Now, in between my laundry and cleaning today, my mind will be swirling with all the awesome ideas I saw this morning and I will be so anxious to get to my craft room and play!

Jewelry For Sale

Well, as promised a long time ago, here is the jewelry that I've been making. This is all jewelry that is for sale. My friend and I are going to have it at a salon. I hope I sell it all! Nothing is expensive, everything is under $12. What do you think?

These are called Black Tie and Stormy Day.
The pendents are both made with buttons.


These are fall colored beads. The pendant again is made from three buttons.


This one I named Denim Days. Hard to tell, but blues and browns.


These are just a few of the wire wrapped rings I've been making. I LOVE them. They are like a pretty little silver nest for these super fun beads.


Here we have a cotton candy necklace and an assortment of earrings.


And this is Green with Envy eyeglass chain and Anything Goes glass bead necklace and bracelet.

So, I love to bead, can you tell!! I haven't been in a paper crafting mood lately.
Maybe this fall that will come.

You won't believe what I did today! I got our 6 year old sewing machine out and started to teach myself how to sew. It took me about an hour to get it set up, thread the bobbin, thread the machine, etc. But, I did it and I sewed a few pieces of material together. Next step is to scour the blogs for a very easy sewing project to learn! I'm kind of excited. I needed a new hobby. As my husband said... like I need another hole in my head!

I'm off to make pancakes and sausage for dinner. Breakfast for dinner is my dad's every Sunday night. So, I'll call dad too, since I'm thinking about him.

Leave me a comment on the jewelry.... I'd love some opinions!

It's coming....

FALL IS AROUND THE CORNER!

While getting ready for work this morning I looked out the window and noticed some beautiful red leaves on the tree. On one hand I'm ready. I love the crisp fall weather, wearing jeans and sweatshirts, football games, pumpkins, apples, cider all that goes with fall. On the other hand, I LOVE summer and I feel (like every year) I didn't get to the beach enough, I didn't have enough cookouts, I didn't go get ice cream often enough.... you know the summer stuff! But, since I have absolutely no control over the seasons, I'll be ready for the the cool fall days to roll in. In the meantime, I'll enjoy every last second of summer!

Be watching... I've been making rings! They are too cute and I want to share with you!