Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party 67

We want to thank everyone who shared with Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party 66.  We love seeing all of your posts.  We know that it had been a while since the last party, and we really appreciate the huge turnout.

Welcome to Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 67.

Now for this weeks featured bloggers.

Featured Bloggers from Blog Hop 66

1.  Clean Comforter and Pets. Is it Possible? from The Lerner Observer

2.  Snowy Tree Sugar Cookies from ShopGirl

3.  How to Remove Furniture Dents from Carpet from Crafty Journal

4.  Sweet Potato Souffle for Thanksgiving from Vintage Zest

5.  Turkey Stuffed Pilgrim Cookies from Hoopla Palooza

6.  Just Making Do from My Favorite Things

7.  Chain Reaction Necklace from Jewelry Making Journal

8.  I Caught The Knitting Bug from Musings of a Vintage Junkie

So on to this weeks party.

We hope you have fun at this week's party.  We always love hearing from you, so leave your comments.

Now let's party

Have a great week.

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Dimple Washcloth Knit Pattern

Today I have made a very simple Dimple Washcloth  Knit Pattern to share with all of you.  It's pretty quick to knit up.  I thought it would make a cute stocking stuffer.  You can make it in any color and for any room decor.  I love my homemade washcloths for my bath, but I know a lot of people use them in the kitchen, also.  Be creative and enjoy.

Dimple Washcloth Knit Pattern

1 3 oz skein Sugar and Cream Yarn (any color) or any medium weight cotton yarn

Size 7 or 4.00 mm knitting needles

Pattern

Cast on 50 stitches.

Knit 1 row.

Work Pattern:

Row 1. Knit 2, (k 1, sl 1)* across to last 2 stitches, K2

Row 2. K 2, (sl 1, p 1)* across to last 2 stitches, k2

Row 3.  Knit all stitches.

Row 4.  Purl all stitches.

Row 5.  K 2, (sl 1, K 1)* across to last 2 stitches, k2

Row 6.  K 2, (p 1, sl 1)* across to last 2 stitches, K2

Row 7.  k all stitches

Row 8.  P all stitches

Work this pattern until the length is equal to the width.  Mine is 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, so it's not quite square.  It doesn't have to be perfect.  I ran out of yarn.

Then you will Knit the last two rows, and then bind off.

I love the way it looks, and it should hold up pretty well.  The pattern makes it a little thicker, which I like.  The first washcloths I made a long time ago are a little looser and I think I like the thickness better. 

I hope you like this pattern.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Have a great week!

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Giving Thanks 1 - Hebrews 13:15

Since Thanksgiving is next week,  I thought a verse on Giving Thanks was appropriate.  God is so good, and I am so grateful for all he does in my life.  So today I am Giving Thanks, and I hope you'll join me.

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. 

Hebrews 13:15

Have fun getting ready for Thanksgiving.  Enjoy your families.

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Thanksgiving Pins on Pinterest 1

I have been doing a lot of pinning lately, and I wanted to start sharing some of the Thanksgiving Pins on Pinterest with all of you.  There are so many good ones that I am doing this next Saturday as well. There are crafts, recipes, and decorating.  I love this time of year.  I'll also start some Christmas Pins this week.

Check out my Thanksgiving Recipes and Decorations Page on Pinterest.

Great Thanksgiving Pins on Pinterest

1. 13 Amazing Thanksgiving Table Decor from Place of My Taste

2. Caramel Turtle Bars from Growing in Grace

3. Mini Pumpkin Pie in a Jar from Keeping It Simple

4. The Importance of an Extra Chair from Daisy Mae Belle

5. Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding from Flavor Mosaic

6. Edible Turkey Crafts from Pure Joy Events

7.  Mercury Glass Pumpkin from The Frugal Homemaker

8. Gluten Free Pumpkin Donuts from Gluten Free On a Shoestring

9. 60+ Thanksgiving Side Dishes from Lil' Luna

10. Corn Centerpiece from Ana Rosa on Tumbler

11. Thanksgiving Bloggers Recipe Showcase from A Peek Into My Paradise

12. New Thanksgiving Traditions: How to Make Thankful Pumpkins from Ectlectically Vintage

13. Flower Center Piece Pinned by Krista R @ Far From Normal

14. The Thankful Tree from The Mother Huddle

15. 10 Thanksgiving Must Try Recipes from How To Nest For Less

16. Great Ideas - 21 Thanksgiving Projects from Tatertots and Jello

17. Virtual Thanksgiving Dinner Cranberry Thanksgiving Dinner from Hoosier Made

Take a look at these posts and also my Thanksgiving Pinterest Page to see some wonderful ideas for Thanksgiving.  You can also start looking at some of my Christmas Pins.

We really appreciate your visiting us today.

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Blood Orange Margaritas for Friday's Happy Hour

Today I am serving Blood Orange Margaritas for Friday's Happy Hour and boy are they delicious.  I was so excited when I found DeKuyper's Blood Orange Liqueur last April, and I have been adding it to drinks ever since.  I was so excited, when I thought about adding it to a margarita.  It was the perfect addition, it made it sweeter, which I prefer, rather then sour.  I know you are going to like it also.

Blood Orange Margaritas

Ingredients:

4 oz tequila

3 oz DeKuyper Blood Orange Liqueur

4 oz orange juice
1 oz lime juice

2 oz agave nector or simple syrup

Directions:

Rim a glass with sugar and add ice to the glass

Mix all ingredients together and pour over ice.

Serves 2

 I hope that you enjoy these Blood Orange Margaritas for Happy Hour tonight.  It is so good.  I can't wait.  I think I'll serve guacamole and chips with it.  Ewww, and maybe some taquitos.  How fun!!!

Have a great Happy Hour.

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Baked Bacon N' Egg Cups

I made these Bacon N' Egg Cups for Vince, Danny, and I one morning and they were so good.  They are really easy to make and a great breakfast for kids in the morning.  I did pre-cook the bacon, so that it would be a little crispy.  I like my bacon on the crispy side.

Bacon N' Egg Cups

Ingredients:

6 slices of bacon cooked in the microwave for 5 minutes

6 eggs

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Spray a 6 cup silicone muffin pan with non stick cooking spray.

Put your bacon inside each muffin cup, around the edge.

Break one egg into each muffin cup inside of the bacon wrapped edge.

Sprinkle cheese on top.

Put on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the egg is cooked.

Remove the pan from the oven and pop the Bacon N' Egg Cups out of the muffin pan and serve.  Vince and Danny put them on toast, but they also suggested that we put toast in the bottom of each muffin cup next time.  If I do that I will post it.  

Enjoy!!!

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Coupons for Thanksgiving

Here are some great coupons for the Holidays.  Click on the link and print the coupon.  It's easier then collecting them in the Sunday paper.

Happy Shopping.

Debi

   

New Coupons

• $4.00 off one 5 quart jug of Valvoline Motor Oil
• $1.00 off any two (2) Litehouse Products
• $1.00 off Two Tone Body Wash or Tone 6pk bar
• $0.55 off any one (1) SKIPPY peanut butter product
• $1.50 off 2 Snausages or Snaw Somes! dog snacks
• $1.00 off any Windex Touch-Up Cleaner product
• $1.00 off ONE Dove Men + Care Antiperspirant
• $3.00 off any two Degree Men Twin Packs
• $2.00 off any two Right Guard Xtreme™ Products
• $1.25 off Psoriasis Control for Face, Scalp, Body
• $1.25 off Facial Redness Repair for Rosacea
• Buy 2, get 1 free any Dial Bar Soaps

Tiny Print Sitewide Sale

Tiny Prints Holiday Card Collection

Tiny Prints is having a sitewide sale for 24 hours only.  The sale will be 25% off of everything plus free shipping.  The sale is from 12:00 AM Wednesday morning until 11:59 PM Wednesday night.

Click on the the link or ad above and use the code: HOLIDAY25FS to receive your 25% discount and free shipping.

This is a great way to get your holiday cards or anything else that you need, done, for a huge savings.

Have a great day.
Debi

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Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party 66

We want to thank everyone who shared with Wednesday's Adorned From Above Link Party 65.  We love seeing all of your posts.  We know that it had been a while since the last party, and we really appreciate the huge turnout.

Welcome to Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop 66.

Now for this weeks featured bloggers.

Featured Bloggers from Blog Hop 65

1.  Attaching Bias Tape from The Seasoned Homemaker

2.  Twice Baked Potato Casserole from My Turn For Us










3.  Alfajores Dulce de Leche Cookies from Twigg Studios

4.  Anatomy of an Up-Cycled Sweater from Posed Perfection

5.  Chai Cookie Bars from Love Bakes Good Cakes

6.  Irish Rose Necklace - A Photo Tutorial from Little Treasures

7.  Cookie Dough Truffles from One TIPsy Chick

8.  Love It! from He Gives Us Strength

So on to this weeks party.

We hope you have fun at this week's party.  We always love hearing from you, so leave your comments.

Now let's party

Have a great week.

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HTML Grab Button for Blogger

Today I am doing a tutorial on how to make an HTML Grab Button for Blogger.  Last spring I went into my button code to help someone else with their button, and lost my grab box.  I didn't know that Google had changed the format for the Grab Box, and have not had a Grab Box since.  When Diana from Diana Rambles came to visit me this summer, she explained what had happened, but I was a little lazy, and never took the time to make new grab boxes.  I figured it was about time, but realized that some of you may need some help also.  I found a tutorial at Code It Pretty that was great.  You can also go there to see her tutorial.

<div class="Adorned From Above" style="width: 150px; margin: 0 auto;"> <a href="http://www.adornedfromabove.com" rel="nofollow"> <img src="http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w437/debrabolocofsky/b9601f44-42af-4bcd-984a- ba6d2031c99a_zpsca7fdec4.jpg" alt="Adorned From Above" width="150" height="150" /> </a> </div>

HTML Grab Button Blogger Tutorial

1.  The first thing you will need to do is pick an image that you want to use for your button.  I made this at PicMonkey.com.

2. Then I uploaded it to Photobucket.com.  I then resized the picture to 150 pxl x 150 pxl.  It was originally 1000 x 1000 pxls

3.  You will then to work on your html code so that you get your picture and your grab box together.   The code below is what I used for my Link Party Grab Box.  I did this in notepad.  Just copy and paste.

<!--grab button header-->

<div class="grab-button" style="width: 150px; margin: 0 auto;>

<img src="http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w437/debrabolocofsky/b9601f44-42af-4bcd-984a-ba6d2031c99a_zpsca7fdec4.jpg" alt="Grab button for Your Blog Name" width="150" height="150" />

<!--end grab button header--

<!-- button code box -->

<div style="margin: 0;

padding: 0;

border: 1px black;

width: 150px;

height: 150px;

overflow: scroll;">

&lt;div class="Your-Blog-Name-Button" style="width: 150px; margin: 0 auto;"
&lt;a href="http://adornedfromabove.com" rel="nofollow">
&kt;img src="http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w437/debrabolocofsky/b9601f44-42af-4bcd-984a-ba6d2031c99a_zpsca7fdec4.jpg" alt="Your Blog Name" width="150" height="150" />
&lt;/a>
&lt;/div>
</div> <!--end grab-button--></div>

Change green text to the button pizel size
Change the red text to your blog's link

Change the blue text to the Name of You Blog

Change the fuscha text to the link for your picture in photobucket

4.  You can also change your button size by changing the green text to the pixel size your prefer.  

5.  You can change the margin size in the Button Code Box by changing the number of pixels for the margin.  You can also change the color to a color different from black by just typing in a new color.

5. To find the link for your picture in photobucket, you will hover over your picture and you click on the wheel and then click get links. Click in the direct link box.  It will say copied.  Then just paste it over the link for my picture link.

7. Next, pick your gadget,  it is the HTML/Java Third Party Script.  Give it a name, I named my Link Party Button.  Then I copied the text from Notepad and pasted it into my Widget's text box.

8.  Save, and then I clicked Preview, to make sure that it looked right.  If something is wrong, check your code and your different links.

9.  It should be working fine.  Again, since I am not an expert, I would refer back to Code It Pretty

I hope that this helps you to make a new HTML Grab Button for Blogger.  It really helped me a lot If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Have a great day.

Debi

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Mia Scarf now at All Free Knitting

I am very excited to announce that my Mia Scarf Pattern is on All Free Knitting.  Julie DaMario was kind enough to contact me about putting some of my knit patterns on All Free Knitting and this is the first one that I have sent to her.  

Here is the link to it on this website, but you will also be able to find it at All Free Knitting.  I'll announce future patterns published there as it happens.

Mia Lace Knit Scarf Pattern.

This would be a great and easy scarf to make for a Christmas gift.

Happy Holidays.

Debi

John 3:16 and a 3 Year Old

I never tire of hearing John 3:16, and I have shared it with all of you before, but today I want to share it from a special little 3 year old girl.

Several weeks ago a friend of ours little girl got a special tiger vest at Sunday School.  She is 3 years old and she had to memorize a bible verse to receive her vest, specifically John 3:16.  When I was talking with her I asked what the verse said, and in her sweet little 3 year old voice, she said, "For God so love the world he sent his only begotten Son."  She was so very proud of herself.  She was so sweet and cute I needed to share it with everyone.

So today I am sharing the whole verse.  It will take her a little longer to memorize the rest, but I know that she will have it down soon.  I am very honored to know this little 3 year old.  She is quite adorable, and by the way so is her 5 year old sister.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16

Have a blessed day.

Debi

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Purple Haze Martini for Friday's Happy Hour

This week we have DeKuyper's Purple Haze for Friday's Happy Hour.  I've been on a grape kick for a while, and this recipe was as good as it sounded.  I love purple drinks.  They look like a kids drink, but have the fun of a cocktail.

Dekuyper's Purple Haze

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz Dekuyper Grape Pucker

1 1/2 oz Vodka

splash of sweet and sour

splash of lemon lime soda

Directions:

Pour all ingredients into an ice filled martini shaker.

Shake until well chilled

Pour into chilled martini glasses.

Enjoy your Purple Haze Martini for your Friday's Happy Hour.

Enjoy!!!

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Free Craftsy Classes in November

There will be two new Free Craftsy classes in November, and I just wanted to let you know about them.  I love all of the Craftsy classes, and if you haven't tried them yet, this is a great way to try them risk free.  You will just need to click on the links below sign in and sign up for the class.  It is pretty simple and their online classes are amazing.  They are offering a free Quilting class and a free Photography Portrait class, just in time for Christmas.

Learn How To Take Professional Family Portraits with Craftsy for FREE!

Learn How To Piece, Patch, Quilt with Craftsy for FREE!

Also,  while you are in their website, there is a whole slew of free mini classes.  Check them out also.  Let me know if you sign up for any of the classes and how you like them.  I am signing up for the Portrait class.  Even though I have taken lots of Photography, another class will never hurt.

Have a great day.

Debi

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Proscuitto-Stuffed Chicken Bake

Today I am sharing a delicious recipe for Proscuitto-Stuffed Chicken Bake that I got from The Better Homes and Gardens Make Ahead Recipes 2013.  I made it several weeks ago and it was really delicious.  I did make some changes to the recipe since my hubby can not eat cheese.  I just added some parmesan after for myself, and it was delicious.

So here it is, a super tasty recipe for Proscuitto-Stuffed Chicken Bake.

Proscuitto-Stuffed Chicken Bake

Ingredients:

8 boneless skinless chicken thighs

8 slices proscuitto

2 8.8 oz packages cooked long grain and wild rice

1 8.8 oz package cooked white rice

1/4 cup butter

1 cup sliced green onions (about 8)

1/4 cup flour

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

2 cups milk

1 cup chopped fresh asparagus

3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

1/4 cup dry white wine

3/4 cup panko

1/3 tsp dried Italian seasonings

Directions:

Spray a 3 qt or 9 x13 casserole dish with non stick cooking spray.  

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl mix all rice pouches together and then lay over the bottom of the casserole dish.

Put a slice of proscuitto in center of each chicken thigh and then fold in half.  Then lay chicken on top of the rice.

Cover casserole dish with foil and then bake in oven for 30 minutes.

Next, using a medium saucepan, heat butter over medium heat until melted.

Add green onions and cook until tender, about 3 minutes.

Next stir in flour and pepper, until smooth.

Then add milk all at once and heat until thickened and bubbly.

Stir in asparagus, 1/2 cup cheese, and wine.  Cook until heated through and cheese is melted.

Mix 1/4 cup cheese, panko, and italian seasonings.

Pull casserole dish out of the oven and pour sauce over the chicken and rice.  Then sprinkle with the panko.

Put back in oven and cook another 30 minutes uncovered.

Makes 8 servings.

This was so good and it made a huge amount of food.  Since it was just David and I eating, I froze the rest for another meal.  I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did.

Enjoy,

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