Amazing Breadsticks

This is my husband's favorite! He wishes I would make them everyday and the best part is they are super easy to make. They only take about an hour start to finish. You can make them plain, with garlic butter, or with cinnamon for a sweet treat.


Breadsticks

Dissolve:  1 tbsp yeast in 1 ½ cups warm water

Add:

• 1 tbsp brown sugar or honey
• 1 tsp sugar
• 4 cups flour

Knead five minutes. Roll into a rectangle. Cut into strips. Melt 1/4 cup margarine and pour into pan with sides at least 1 inch tall. Place strips on pan. Let rise 20 minutes. Sprinkle with salt or other seasoning. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Once recipe makes 24 bread sticks. For my husband and I I usually make half a batch.

Garlic Bread sticks: Use garlic butter in pan and sprinkle with garlic salt.

Cinnamon Bread sticks: Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on pan after melting butter and then after baking brush with butter and then more cinnamon.

Drawstring Bags

I decided to make drawstring bags to hold some of my son's toys like blocks and the bean bags that I made. I found this pattern at here and altered it a little bit. I didn't like how much fabric was above the drawstring so I shortened that part a little bit. This is a great handy project especially for new sewers like myself.

To make this bag:
1/3 yard of 44-45" fabric
2 30" ribbon ties (I used shoe laces or you can make the drawstring out of the same fabric)


Cut the fabric 35 1/2" by 12 1/2". Turn under each edge 1/4" and press. Now fold in half with good sides together and your fabric should measure 17 1/2" by 12 1/2". Measure 14" up the side and mark. Measure 1/2" and mark also. Sew (1/4" seams) up sides to the 14" mark leave 1/2" open and then finish sewing the last 3".


Now press open the seams you just stitched.

 Now you are going to fold the top edge down 2" and sew right next to the edge. This should be a little below opening on the sides. Once you've sewn this edge, sew a little above the other side of the 1/2" opening.



           Turn bag right side out. Attach a saftey pin to the ribbon or fabric tie (if you are using shoe laces, the ends are already stiff enough). Thread the ribbon through the opening on one side all the way around until it comes out the same side you put it in. Do the same on the other side. Tie the ends and you have a drawstring bag!

Christmas Thank You Cards

I'm really into browns, greens, and blues. It helps that green is my favorite color. The first two pictures I made for Thank You cards for christmas. I like the first picture because they could have also been used for most anything. The last picture is a card that we made to send to a family member having a hard time. I used my Cricut for these cards. It really makes card making and scrapbooking fun. I used the Beyond Birthdays cartridge and the Home Accents Solutions cartridge.