Comments Make Blog Buttons

Okay, so I am sure that you have seen posts about how to make a blog button. Me too, but I still didn’t have one. I sat last night and decided that I would work on a button for my Etsy shop. With all of the information out there, this had to be easy enough, Right? Wrong! I worked on it and finally had to go to bed without a working button.

I followed the directions of Musing of a Housewife. It seemed easy, not so yet! I also read Blogging with Amy. Both I found doing a Google search. Still not appearing and working as I liked.

Then this is where I have to say that I love comments so much for my own posts as well as to direct me to new blogs. Yes, I don’t have many followers yet! But I do read them all and follow up with an email and checking out their blog. Often I end up following also as we probably have similar interests, purposes, or inspiration.

Well, that happened here and a big THANK YOU to Melissa who recently commented on one of my blog posts. Here is her button that will lead you to her page:

You can also check out the link that inspired me to give my button another chance here.

So here is the button for my Etsy shop. Nothing fancy (yet), but it works. Click on it.

I am still just starting out, but having so much fun getting everything up, running, and linked together.

Sweet Valentine Treats

Recently, Marisa at Make Happy posted these little beauties.

She made them out of cute cupcake liners and gave a great tutorial here.

Then, I saw this in my Scrapbooks Etc. magazine.

So….I had to have some too.

If you can thread, crumple, and fluff you can do this!

{Before we get too far, please excuse any picture imperfections as my camera died and the following pictures were taken with my phone.}

Dum-Dum pops are great!

I decided to use tissue paper and my handy large scalloped punch. This step is easiest if you punch about 10 layers of tissue paper at a time.

Then take 20 layers of scalloped tissue paper in the color pattern that you want your flower to be and punch a hole in the center. I chose several options as you will see below. Thread the layers on to your lollipop, crumpling each tissue layer around the lollipop as you go. Finally tie a piece of green curly ribbon after the last tissue layer. Now with your crumpled tissue paper, gently fluff out your flower to the appearance you desire.

This cute little flower could be used for many occasions such as party favors, decorations, Easter, weddings. But since mine are for Valentine’s Day, I needed a cute little tag. I printed “be my valentine” in the snap ITC font that can be found in a standard word document. Then I cut a free hand leaf shape out around the words leaving one end or tail slightly longer for wrapping around the lollipop.

Then I had to go PINK!

{FYI…these single color flowers are made with 10 layers}

Finally a little fun with some PURPLE thrown in.

Cute, ey?

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What’s for Super Bowl Sunday?

Antelope Nachos….

Yes, that is right antelope!

We have a freezer full of antelope and venison.

My husband hunts, but he didn’t put the meat in the freezer this year. 

{I did}

That is for a different post, but I am an archery and rifle hunter and happy to live here in Colorado and have some of the best hunting so available to us.

So tonight for our Super Bowl diner we had tasty antelope sausage nachos.

• 1lb. sausage
• tortilla chips
• 1 can of refried beans
• Velveeta cheese (small brick)
• shredded cheddar cheese
• shredded mozzarella cheese
• sliced olives
• jalapeno peppers

Brown sausage.  Melt Velveeta cheese in microwave safe bowl for approximately 2 minutes stirring as needed until melted.  Warm refried beans in a small sauce pan. 

To build your nachos:

1. Spread tortillas in the bottom of dish. {We used chips from Qdoba, because I love their mild fresh salty lime flavor.}
2. Spoon the refried beans over tortillas.
3. Sprinkle sausage over entire dish.
4. Pour Velveeta cheese on next.
5. Sprinkle shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese, sliced olives, and jalapeno peppers.
6. Place in 325 degree oven for approximately 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
7. ENJOY!  Yummy, yummy, yummy……

FYI – The antelope sausage is not “gamey” tasting and as a general rule wild game is usually a leaner meat!

Hope you had a great evening with family and friends. 

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