Happy Mail for 6th September 2018

Lovely Happy Mail from Nina to Meschill.

Happy Mail 5th September 2018

Rosalinda's happy mail from Mimi was extensive. I can't wait to see what she makes

and here is the happy mail from Stella to Kris.

Kim's Old Ship Journal

Kim has finished her 'Old Ship' Journal. It is available for sale on her Etsy Shop, called BrightlyCrafted. If you want to see a journal flip through, go to Kim's YouTube Channel, 'Brightly Crafted'.

Happy Mail 1st September 2018

Lino Cutting Honesty Seed Head

This week I've been doing some lino cutting. I made one using a twig of Honesty as my example. I drew the picture onto the lino, cut out all around it and then used it as a stamp. I bought two types of acrylic paint and stamped one over the other to show shadowing. The acrylics I used were a dark mauve and a beige. Now I can use the stamp for my next junk journal. Also if I mix a little of fabric prep. with the paint (1/3 fabric prep. to 2/3 paint), I will be able to stamp onto fabric and it will be colourfast on cloth. I will be able to put the cloth in the washing machine to clean it. I'm going to use it to print onto a tablecloth, but I have to make the tablecloth first. I'll show you how it turns out.

If I had wanted the image to be less sketchy, I would use a roller to apply the paint.

Stella Jones

Safari Junk Journal

Karolena is making a beautiful junk journal with a safari theme. She has edged the pages with washi tape of a safari theme. The centre page is modge podged. She is making it as a gift for someone very special so I am only printing one page of it for now!

Karolena's Recipe for 29th August 2018 - Italian-seasoned veggies with sausage.

Tried and True

Delicious Italian-seasoned veggies and sausage all made in one pan. A great and healthy meal prep idea!

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6 when served with rice or quinoa
Calories: 307 kcal
Author: Chelsea ( chelseasmessyapron.com)

2 large carrots ~2 cups
2 red potatoes ~2 cups
1 small-medium zucchini ~2 and 1/3 cups (( I Karolena also added yellow squash ))
2 red peppers ~2 cups
1 head broccoli ~1 and 1/2 cups (( I Karolena did not add broccoli instead I added snap peas ))
16 ounces Smoked Italian Turkey or Chicken Sausage 

Seasonings
1/2 tablespoon EACH: dried basil, dried oregano, dried parsley, garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon EACH: onion powder, dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated, optional
4 and 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
Optional: fresh parsley, salt and pepper