Wedding- Canvas

This one was for my friend Kimberly for her wedding day.  All the guests put their thumb print in the heart and signed it instead of using a guestbook.

Simple Man- Canvas

I made this one for my sweet nephew Wesson.  One of my favorites!

Give Thanks- Wood Sign

This is the first wood sign I'd ever made.  I had a scrap piece of 1x6 and wanted to play around.  I love the way it turned out.

Zephaniah- Canvas

Made for my God baby.  Her father said one word that describes her is delight.  I thought this was only appropriate.

Sparrow- Canvas

 Yup that's my washing machine.  I work with a woman who LOVES this song, so I surprised her with this.

Africa- Canvas

I have a great friend who goes to Africa for mission work often, I thought she would love this.

New Orleans- Canvas

This year I went to New Orleans with Crossroads Church to build homes with habitat for humanity.  I love the city so much!   I made a canvas and posted it to Facebook and was asked to make another for a friend of a friend.  This was the result!

Blueprint- Wood Signs

This year I had the privilege to teach a class to single women at my church.  It was one of the most amazing experiences.  At the end I made a wood sign for everyone, and we walked around and wrote encouraging things to each other on them.  They turned out so cute!

Prayer- Wood Sign

This is my first wood sign sale!  I was asked to make this for a friend's mother, her father had passed away last year and always said this prayer before dinner. 

Kentucky - Wood Sign

Christmas present for my brother's bar.

Chicken & Bacon Ranch Macaroni

Ingredients

• 8 ounces of elbow macaroni
• 3 slices of bacon
• 8 ounces of boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into half inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 1 tablespoon of flour
• 1 1/2 cups of fat free milk
• 1/3 cup of cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup of shredded six-cheese Italian blend (Sargento)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon fresh chopped dill
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of shredded Colby-Jack cheese

Directions

1. Prepare pasta as directed on box.
2. Fry bacon, chop into small pieces, and set aside.
3. Cook chicken in bacon grease.
4. Melt butter in saucepan while slowly adding in flour, stir in with wisk.  
5. Combine milk and mushroom soup and then slowly add and wisk into butter and flour mixture.  
6. Bring to a boil and let sauce thicken.  
7. Remove from heat for about 4 minutes.  
8. Add six-cheese blend, onion powder, garlic powder, dill, salt, bacon and 1/4 cup of colby-jack, wisk together.
9.  Put cooked macaroni in a casserole dish, pour mixture over noodles and add chicken, mix together evenly.
10. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and broil in oven until cheese is melted.

Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats

Ingredients:

• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 (10 oz.) bag of marshmallows
• 2/3 cup boxed yellow cake mix
• 6 cups rice krispie cereal
• 1/2 cup sprinkles

Directions:

1. Spray a 11x7 baking pan with nonstick spray.
2. In a large (I mean large :) saucepan over low heat, melt the butter.
3. Add the marshmallows and stir constantly. 
4. Once the marshmallows are completely melted, stir in the dry cake mix. 
5. Remove pan from heat.  (The next steps should be done fairly quickly because the marshmallows get sticky quick!)
6. Stir in the cereal until it is completely coated with the marshmallow mixture.
7. Mix in half of the sprinkles. 
8. Press (lightly!) into prepared baking pan and top with the remaining sprinkles. 
9. Chill for 30 minutes, cut into squares and enjoy!