Monday, April 27, 2020

"The Perfect Storm" Jewelry Box Makeover



This jewelry box came to me many years ago and I have always wanted to paint it. HERE is the paint job. It is fondly named "The Perfect Storm" because of the color and the storm it/I went through to be this beauty. I learned a whole lot about painting with Debi's Design Diary Paint. It's very pigmented so it's rich in color. Water is your friend. Water thins it and helps it to blend better. The colors I used here are "Farm Fresh", "Hey Sailor", "Bohemian Blue", and "Mermaid Tale". I can hardly wait for the next piece to bring to life!

Quarantine Quesadillas - Spicy Pork Sausage w/Chicken - Green Peppers & Onion Baked in the Oven



Our local Denny's makes a dinner of this. I tried to copy theirs since we both love it so much. Essentially it's enough peppers and onions, chicken and spicy sausage to fill as many quesadillas as you will need for your family. This video shows enough for 6 quesadillas. My husband eats 3 or 4 and I eat 1. Add your choice of cheese and condiments like sour cream, salsa, guacamole. This meal is fast if your meat is already cooked. Usually, we grill a bag of chicken each week so it's simple to throw something together, and this is super easy. I put the skins in the oven just long enough to toast them up. Broil about 1 min until as crispy as you prefer. Remove immediately. Flip them over and then decorate with mixture, add top skin and slide in the preheated oven to melt cheese. After browned, remove from oven and slice with a pizza cutter. Enjoy!!

Drone View of Gnome-Ville Part 4 - Hand Painted Gnome or Fairy Flower Garden - Gnome Flowers🍄🌸🌺🌳🌿



Part 4 of a multi-video series. Painting my version of Gnome-Ville as if it were seen by a drone flying over the forest. This video shows how I paint some of the flower work for this painting. Definitely, the exciting part is the flowers. Tons and tons of flowers of every color. Next up adding a roof and 3D plants, please be patient! Miss Part 1 of "Drone view over Gnome-Ville?" Check it out here https://youtu.be/mA8Gb7vst4Q Part 2 of Drone View over Gnome-Ville https://youtu.be/HgiQ1BBPhNI Part 3 of Drone View over Gnome-Ville https://youtu.be/n-nR5fl3-8k

Plant hair milk jug lady 🌿 with a twist ending



New video style and milk jug plant lady with spider plant hair. Wait till you see her sister!! Cut off the end of a milk jug and planted variegated spider plant starts for her hair. Her sister will probably have eyes behind the nose. I was trying to avoid a giant forehead. LOL! Get your new plant starts going right now for summer enjoyment!! This might be my favorite video to date. Let me know in the comments if you enjoyed it.

Pork Carnitas Mexican Style Dinner



Pork Carnitas is such a wonderful Mexican style meal. Perfect for a crowd, too! If you are interested in a guesstimate recipe I will list it below for a 1-2 lb piece of meat. All of my measurements are close. Feel free to add more or less of anything listed. 1 1/2 lbs of pork roast cut into 1-2 inch pieces 2 large onions - 1 to cook meat with, 1 to broil when meat is done 2 large oranges juiced and cut in quarters 1/4 cup orange juice if you have no oranges 3 TBS oil of your choice enough to coat all of the meat, oranges, and onions 2 tsp cumin 1 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp chili powder 2 bay leaves 2 garlic cloves or to taste salt & pepper to taste Mix thoroughly coating each piece of meat, onions and orange pieces Bake 3 hours or until fork-tender. Drain and transfer to a baking dish discarding orange pieces and cover with sliced onions. Broil for 3-4 minutes, stir and broil 3-4 minutes again. Repeat until everything is crispy. Use meat in tortilla skin or taco shell or even taco chips then add cheese and your favorite toppings. Enjoy!!

New Home Yard Tour Spring 2020



We moved into this home in December and been waiting for anything to pop since then. Yard is full of new growth and appears to be lots of bulbs. I hoped for hyacinth and tulips. I think the hyacinths are there, but not sure about any tulips. If you can identify anything in this video, please leave me a comment below. Happy Spring!!

Propagating Succulents Part 2 - Did they grow? Could it really be this simple? Got 50 days to try?



Began these starts about 50 days ago. Soo excited about the outcome. It is so easy to get new plants with these very simple techniques. Watch the first video here - Propagating succulents https://youtu.be/Wkm59a_GZbs

Drone View of Gnome-Ville Part 3 - Hand Painted Gnome or Fairy Flower Garden - Gnome Flowers🍄🌸🌺🌳🌿



Part 3 of a multi-video series. Painting my version of Gnome-Ville as if it were seen by a drone flying over the forest. This video shows how I paint some of the flower work for this painting. Definitely, the exciting part is the flowers. Tons and tons of flowers of every color. More flower video coming soon, please be patient! Miss Part 1 of "Drone view over Gnome-Ville?" Check it out here https://youtu.be/mA8Gb7vst4Q Part 2 of Drone View over Gnome-Ville https://youtu.be/HgiQ1BBPhNI

Rental Upgrade Nearing the end of renovation - Kitchen cabinet handles - Kitchen/Basement flooring

  In this episode, we see the kitchen cabinet handles installed, the kitchen flooring installed and the basement carpet squares installed, p...