Moving On

For those local who were unable to come Monday, here is the handout.

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We had a great time though making the tied coasters was not as successful as it could have been. I had cut the strips just a little too wide at three quarters an inch. But the zipper creations were fun. Everyone went home with a sample I had made.

Lately I have been seeing posts on Facebook about Pinterest failures. That is, pics of what people did when trying out something they found on Pinterst. Well, I want to tell you that I have had lots of success with things I have tried off Pinterest. Basically, you have to know your limits.

When people post pics on Pinterest usually they are not your everyday simple items cause lets be honest, we post things to Pinterst that we are proud of and want to do a little  bragging about. I’m OK with that, I want to see what you have done and I want it to be the best you have done not some everyday ho-hum item.

BUT when we try to duplicate complicated items, we just might be stepping beyond our abilities and then we blame Pinterest or the pinner for our failure. Yes we need to push ourselves and no we should not quit before we even start. But we should be a little sensible about it also. There is no way I am going to be able to paint a masterpiece just because I saw it on Pinterest. But, I can paint a simple little image or graphic if I work at it a little.

It seems that we have been conditioned to expect success. Those little blue ribbons and trophies we get for just participating have made us complacent. They might make use feel that if we are not succeeding it is not our fault, there must be something wrong with the instructions or the materials used. Just a thought.

 

Anyway, here is my latest Pinterest fun. I found a pin with cute marshmallows that looked relatively easy to do. I wish I could find the web page of where I became aware of this delicious treats, but after searching for over an hour I figured it was not going to happen. But, basically, you put sticks of some kind in your marshmallows, roll them in melted almond bark and then pour some kind of sprinkles or candy over them. They really looked awesome in the photos and are easy to make. It just takes a little time.

The first batch I made for the ladies Christmas party at the quilt shop. I made them with the giant marshmallows like the recipe stated. Well, they really looked awesome and came out so pretty. BUT that giant marshmallow was too much. So the second batch I made, I used regular sized marshmallows and they really worked great. It took three hours to make three bags up. They were taken to the quilt retreat I went to in mid December. They were loved.

 

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The hardest part was finding containers. I kept the tops bare so they could rest upside down in the containers but it took tall containers to hold them. After a hour or two they set up like candy and were not messy at all. After a day or two they still were great to eat and serve. I am going to try and remember these for the future as they make an impressive item to take somewhere.

We live on a corner lot that is a little funny shaped. The corner where the two streets meets is shaped more like a peninsula instead of a quarter circle. Also on the side where our yard meets the neighbors we have two neighbors and none behind us. Anyway there is a bit of nature on the corner and on the sides. Part of that nature are mice and their predator, snakes. The snakes are not poisonous just bull snakes and the like.

Well, last month just before it started getting cold, we get someone at the door late in the evening. He tells us he saw a snake coming across the street into our yard and he chased it down, but does not have anything to kill it with. So he wants to know what to do with it. Hubby was irate and said leave it alone! After the stranger left, hubby went out and found the snake at the end of the driveway and brought it up to the side of the house and put it in a protected area. But it was too late and the next morning the snake was dead. All we can figure is the stranger had drove his car over the snake. Poor fella. Actually poor stranger to have such a hatred inside him.

We see this all the time don’t we? Unreasonable hatred for people or things because of a label. Snakes are bad so lets hate them and kill them whenever we can. But some snakes are good, they keep the mice population down and take care of other issues. Some people are good no matter what label they have and should be judged by who they really are not who we think they are because of unfounded beliefs and labels we put on them.