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Deep Fried Oreos…..

Well, I finally did it…my kids have been wanting to make deep fried oreos for a long time…and we finally made them!  They are one of those things that you know, before you even eat them, that you are going to have a stomach ache when you are done!  I made them with Oreos this time, but next time…I’ll use my favorite Oreo substitute…..Late July Organic Vanilla Bean cookies.  These are one of the best cookies out there!  I think they are better than Oreos and they don’t have all the artificial flavors and  colors or preservatives.  Oreos have so much scary stuff in them..but I caved and used them this time….to see if we had the flavor right….but next time……!!

Anyway, I looked up a bunch of recipes on the internet.  Most of them said to use Bisquick, which I don’t ever use…so I just used my own buttermilk pancake recipe.

The recipe said to freeze the cookies for three hours ahead of time….so we did that.  Then you heated up the oil (I used about a cup of oil in a small sauce pan) and started dipping the battered cookies into the hot oil…..I did this part..since hot oil is always a bit scary!

Nothing like frying up some cookies!  Each one had to cook for about a minute on each side.  They instantly looked delicious and disgusting all at the same time!  My kids were so excited..they wanted to instantly start eating them……but of course, I wouldn’t let them!

After we were done frying them all up, to add even more disgusting-ness..you sprinkled them with powdered sugar!  Needless to say, my kids loved them!  Though we aren’t sure how they are going to taste the next day…I wasn’t sure how to store them..in an air tight container or leave them out…..I’ll keep you posted on how the left overs are….

I cut this recipe in half.  It made about 25 cookies.

Favorite Buttermilk Pancakes

2 ½ cups    Flour

4 Tbsp        Sugar

2 tsp           Baking Powder

1 tsp           Baking Soda

2                 Eggs, beaten

2 2/3 cups  Buttermilk

2 Tbsp        Oil

Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.  Combine the wet ingredients in a bowl and stir well.  Combine bowls together and stir, but do not over-mix.

Upcycling……

I’ve spent this past week taking all of Tuesday’s old clothes, that don’t fit her any longer and upcycling them into clothes for River.  I found this adorable pattern at MADE.  Dana’s blog is incredible!  It is filled with all kinds of great things…I especially love her patterns…and this one was free!  It turned out so cute.  I made it from an old tshirt.

The image on it is from Geninne’s Art Blog…..awhile back she had a free image download and I have been wanting to use it on something.  I thought this seemed the perfect thing!  The image is simply elegant!

The next dress I made was also from an old tshirt…I found the idea for this design at Happy Together….I loved the little flowers and they were so simple to make!

This dress was also easy and quick to make….and River loves it (please ignore the cracker goo on River’s face)!

I love taking something and creating it into something else!  I also liked the ruffles idea from the Happy Together site and used them for the shirt….(this shirt was originally going to be a dress..but it ended up being too short).  This shirt was mailed to me from an organization and I knew I would never wear it.  It had a large logo on the left hand corner, so I had to cut that out.  I made the sleeves a little puffy to add some feminine detail!  What things have you upcycled recently?

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I’m giving away a $25.00 gift certificate to my Etsy shop!!!

Craft Hope….Project 8: Gulf Coast Oil Spill…..

Craft Hope Spreading seeds of hope one stitch at a time

Craft Hope’s latest project is to work with “The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, the Audubon Nature Institute, and the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge to assist them in their efforts in caring for and cleaning oiled marine mammals, mostly dolphins, other marine mammals, birds, and sea turtles. Dolphins are naturally curious and have been swimming toward the oil plumes to investigate… and that curiosity gets them in a lot of trouble against the oil slick.”

This is the easiest project Craft Hope has done..it is simple..anyone can do it…..you can get your kids involved…you can do it in ten minutes…yet, it will make a great difference!

All they are asking for is cloths or rags, made from cotton, sizes 10 x 10 inches or 14 x 27 inches…..that’s it..simple..nothing fancy…get a towel, cut it up and send it off!  If you want to knit..then knit them….if you want to sew them…then sew them…..It is that easy!

Check out the Craft Hope website to get more information!  The mailman just took my package away…it’s heading for Florida!  Every little bit counts!

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I’m giving away a $25.00 gift certificate to my Etsy shop!!!

I’ve got to do a giveaway….

Okay..I’ve never done a real giveaway..a giveaway of my own Etsy products…I’ve been part of a giveaway…but now it is my turn to do a giveaway…..so in honor of summer coming, here it is:

Catchick6 Creations First Giveaway!

I will be giving away a $25.00 gift certificate to my Etsy Shop!

Required entry: Check out my Etsy Shop and in the comment section of my blog, tell me what your favorite item is.

Extra entries:

  • Like Catchick6 Creations on Facebook.
  • Follow Catchick6 on Twitter.
  • Tweet about this giveaway and give me the permalink (1x per day).
  • Blog about this giveaway and give me the link.
  • Follow my blog through Google Friend connect.
  • Make  a purchase from my Etsy shop and you get 10 extra entries!

Giveaway ends June 25, 2010 at 11pm EDT.

I’ve never hosted a giveaway before, so have some patience with me……!!

Animals in Children’s books…..

It bothers me sometimes how animals are depicted in children’s books.   They are rarely depicted in their natural habitat.  Normally, they wear clothing, talk, and live in human style houses.   I don’t mind the talking part…it wouldn’t work too well for a book if they never spoke, but I don’t understand why animals can’t be written about in a setting that is natural to them.

River has a book called A Birthday Cake for Little Bear.  It is a cute book….except for the fact that the pig has meat all over his kitchen…including pork!  I mean, how odd is that?  They couldn’t have just plants and herbs all over his kitchen..it would make more sense!

A Moment in Time….

On Sunday, May 2nd, The New York Times hosted a Moment in Time event.  At about 11 am that day, everyone in the world was invited to snap a moment in time.  “The idea is to create an international mosaic, an astonishingly varied gallery of images that are cemented together by the common element of time.”

The above photo was my “moment in time.” They are going to be publishing all the photos.

Of all the photos they have published so far…I love this photo.   It is by Silvia Izzi, Italy and is entitled”Lazy Sunday.”  It makes me want to spend a lazy Sunday at that home!

Last Day……

Today is the last day of the The Cloth Diaper Foundation‘s Green Mountain Benefit Auction!  All proceeds go to help their organization.

And today is the last day for my little giveaway!  Anyone who makes a bid on any of the items in the auction, including the custom pair of shorties by Catchick6 Creations….leave a comment on my post about the giveaway and let me know what you bid on…..at the end of the Auction, April 30th, I will do a random drawing….and I will make that person a pair of custom shorties…so if you bid on the custom pair of shorties, you will get another pair…or if you bid on something else..you will still get a custom pair of shorties…..(of course, if you already left a comment, you don’t have to leave a new comment…your comment is already counted toward the giveaway!  Only one comment for each bid!)

Bid away and help a great cause!