Lucky Me!!!!

Look at what I got in the mail today and all I did was add my name to a drawing for a giveaway at " Bird on a Spool " a blog in ITALY!!! I know I should pay more attention but all I saw was the beautiful necklace and it even has the " F " initial on it, was meant to be !!!! Thank you Fulvia!!!! Blessings,Flora

Just doodling...

Frankie and Elle

More later , See Ya!!!
Blessings,Flora

Inspired....

to do a sketch...

More later , See Ya!!!
Blessings,Flora

Time sure flys....

When it gets around the Christmas season and everyone anticipates all the lovely gifts they'll be getting!!! lucky for me I don't have to wait to get goodies just at Christmas, I win wonderful ones throughout the year, so although the holidays are indeed special, I have little celebrations all year long!!! Look at what I recieved from my dear friend Pattee of Odd-Dolls

Pod Elf


I won this precious little guy in a drawing from her blog!!!!!I also took a class from her on making the cutest polymer witch on her ning page, I haven't had a chance to make one of those yet, but I got everything I need to get started....

blessings,
Flora

100th post drawing

Hello, can y'all believe it, I will be blogging my 100th post in just a few more days!!!!Truly unbelieveable huh?..hehehe... I've been busy making some needful trinkets for a couple of days, I hope y'all like them.
My sweet and talented friend Annette of "Huckleberry Arts" has made a delightfully gorgeous banner just for it! She is the one that did my blog banner too,
which is also fabulous!, but if you need a banner, she's the one to go to!
So here's what I'm gonna do, I have three groupings of items and the first two names I draw will have a choice, accordingly,
of which grouping they would like. So if all goes well it should be fun, so here are the gifts, oh and if you click on the pic's you can see it all glitter so much better!!!The first grouping has my logo beautifully embellished on a wand, full of glittered crepe paper ruffles, ribbons with tails and bells!
Two goody filled cellophane bags, the larger has my handmade and wrapped fake "candy" all in halloween colors with tiny plastic ghosts, bats and spiders, tied up with coordinating ribbons and a sweet little tag.
The smaller one has more tiny plastic characters plus,candy corn, cats and a golden moon disc with a witch silhouette, tied up with a tiny "silly" tag and ribbons.
3 handmade tags, on 2 I've used copied vintage halloween sheet music then stamped both with Halloween themes and ribbons, the third is also from a vintage print of a lovely lady. All 3 have a bit of glitter on the designs and made from cardstock and scrapbooking papers trimmed with more Halloween ribbon.
Finally two vinatge mini pumpkins, which I have applied sparkly glitter to, the are finished off with one single fabric leaf.
Next we have tussie #1, which is made of a plaid printed paper over a heavier material, trimmed with Halloween paper fringe at the top and bottom then embellished with all sorts of goodies, some handmade like the glittered tags with initial and some not ,like the ribbons, metal pumpkin charms and bell hanging from it at the bottom. 2 decorative hangers were used on either side of the tussie for it's ribbon handle.
1 glittered pumpkin, 2 of the embellished handmade tags but different designs and sizes, and 1 small cellophane bag of the "wrapped candy" with tiny plastic characters, all tied up with coordinating ribbons and sweet little glittered hangtags.
Last but not least is the second tussie, which has exactly the same goodies as the first. The only small differences is in the pattern and colors of the papers I chose to make it from, this one is made in a dotted design and the color of the trick or treat sign on the face tag is purple. All Halloweenie and ready to put up, but you have to sign up for it!
Good luck all!
Blessings,Flora

March anniversary!!!

Yay!!! Our March stuff is up, at The Humble Arts y'all come visit!
This newsletter is by our esteemed leader Blondie and I think she said everything much better than I could, I hope she doesn't mind that I took the liberty to do this!
Blessings,Flora

MARCH 2008

Happy Anniversary to The Humble Arts!!!!!!!

We are celebrating our first anniversary this month. It is difficult for us to contain our joy - it is overflowing so much that we are having door prizes being given out for the ENTIRE month. We so much want to share our JOY with YOU. Please make a note to visit us on March 1, 2008!!!

We will be doing the drawings each week ~ the first drawing will be held on March 9. To be entered into the drawings you must be registered through our new mailing list. If you are receiving this newsletter, you may not necessarily be in our new mailing list. We have chosen to use a Bravenet mailing list - it is not sold or shared any other person or group. It also has the option to remove yourself in the future. We promise not tofill your inbox with weekly trivia.

Each of the Harts members that has a blog will be announcing the winners - as well as it being announced on our website each week. If you haven't visited our individual blogs or if you weren't even aware that we were bloggers too ~ well, below is the list of our blogging sites. Each is as different in personality and style as each artist! Please come and visit! We love company!

Bonehead Studios ~~ "http:/www.boneheadstudio.blogspot.com/"~~

Countryfolk keepsakes ~~ "http://countryfolkkeepsakes.blogspot.com/" ~~

Crabby Gabby ~~ "http://crabbygabby.blogspot.com/" ~~

Curds-and-Whey ~~ "http://curds-and-whey.blogspot.com/" ~~

Greeneyez ~~ "http://greeneyez2.blogspot.com/" ~~

Magpie Feathers ~~ "http://magpiefeathers.blogspot.com/" ~~

Momma's Goodies~~ "http://www.mommasgoodies.blogspot.com/" ~~

Sympletymes ~~ "http://sympletymes.blogspot.com/" ~~

Tattered 'n Torn ~~ "http://tatteredntornprims.blogspot.com/" ~~

Vermont Harvest ~~"http://vermontharvest.blogspot.com/" ~~

Vintage Primitives ~~"http://vintageprims.blogspot.com/" ~~


As a group we like to share our ideas, our lives and swap recipes. One recipe we shared recently, we thought we would share with you. It is YUMMY!!

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HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN PIE


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INGREDIENTS:

1 - 9 inch double crust

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast

1/4 cup soy sauce

oil for cooking

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

1 clove garlic, minced

1 cup chicken broth

1 cup carrots, cut into matchsticks

4-6 tablespoons honey

1 heaping tablespoon prepared Dijon mustard

parsley

salt

ground black pepper

1 - 2 tablespoons cornstarch

water


DIRECTIONS:

Cut chicken into bite-size chunks, and marinate in soy sauce.

Pour enough oil in saucepan to coat the bottom of the pan.

Saute onion and garlic over medium-high heat until onion in

soft but not brown. Add chicken pieces, and saute until

chicken is cooked through. Stir in chicken broth, carrots,

honey, mustard, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix cornstarch with

a few tablespoons of water to make a paste. Bring chicken

mixture to a boil, and stir in cornstarch mixture. Cook,

stirring constantly, until thick. Mixture should get pretty

thick: add more cornstarch mixture if necessary. Pour chicken

mixture into pie shell. Top with crust, cutting small slits

in top to let steam escape. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.

Reduce heat to 350 degrees Bake 30 minutes more, or until crust

is golden brown.


Yield: 1 9-inch pie

As always, we appreciate your support of Handmade in America honest to goodness Folk Art.

Thank you for sharing your time with us!

The Humble Arts Team