Yesterday On Tuesday

Crafty Soiree #75: Whimsical Ideas

Hi, It's so good to see you at A Crafty Soiree! Thank you for taking the to join us and to link up your delightful projects. Here are a few that caught my eye:

Ruffle Skirt from Suburbs Mama

Sweetness courtesy of Crafty Cupcake Girl

Map Covered Lampshade by Silver Boxes

 Scrabble Tile Pillows from My Sew Called Life

Pennant Dress by Sunday Tuesday

What wonderful crafts! Now onto the first party of February:

Party Guidelines

1.  Link up to four of your creative projects (No Etsy stores or other linky parties pretty please).  

2.  Add your link to the specific posts not the main URL.

3.  Add a "Crafty Soiree" button to your blog or posts.

4.  Please comment on the post linked up in front of you.  All partygoers love meeting new friends... don't just stop there...if you see something that catches your fancy-- stop by and say hi!

5.  Your hostesses would love it if you'd follow us. You can find Katie here. 

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I'm excited to see what you've been crafting!

Vintage YoT: Saltine Caramel Hearts

This delicious recipe for Saltine Caramel Hearts is from Koralee Teichroeb. Koralee is a an amazing photographer, blogger and maker of sweet treats! I visit her at Bluebird Notes every day for the lovely images and recipes.

Ingredients

saltine crackers

1 cup light brown sugar

1 cup butter, cubed

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 cup each of chocolate chips (milk, dark, white, whatever you like)

crushed pistachios

parchment paper

heart pan by Wilton available at Michael's

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put parchment paper squares on in pan, place saltines on top

To make the caramel mixture...

Boil light brown sugar and butter for 5 minutes on stovetop stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add vanilla.

Here's what it looks like.

Ladle the carmel mixture over the saltines.

Bake in the over for 5 minutes or until bubbly.

Example of bubbly.

Sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Let it sit for 5 minutes then use a spoon to smooth out the chocolate.

Add the crushed pistachios on top. Pop in fridge for one hour to harden. Remove from fridge and run a knife along the edges of the pan.

 Pure happiness! Thanks for letting me make your recipe, sweet Koralee!

XO 

Vintage Valentine Cup Wraps Freebie

That talented Keren from FPTFY has been at it again! She's created a set of FREE Vintage Valentine Cup Wraps to coordinate with the Vintage Valentines she recently made for YoT readers!
You can find it on the Shabby Blogs Blog!

Find the rest of the collection here.

Easy Download Directions: 

1.Click actions

2. Click on View All Sizes

3.then select "ORIGINAL SIZE"

4.Save to your computer and print.

THANK YOU KEREN AND FREE PRETTY THINGS FOR YOU!

Cute Felt Sweet Heart Sachets

Here's a cute Valentine's treat WITH a secret ingredient but WITHOUT the calories...

Felt Sweet Heart Sachets! My 6-year old daughter and I had so much fun putting these together.

Supplies: Felt from the craft store in "Sweet Heart" candy shades, StazOn ink in blazing red, disappearing ink pen (sewing store), heart cookie cutter, small rubber stamps, sharp scissors, FabriTac other fabric glue (and a sewing machine with red thread IF you like) and last but not least... Swiffer Sweeper cloths in Lavender-Vanilla. 

Trace the OUTSIDE of the cookie cutter and cut out-- 2x for each heart

And trace the INSIDE of the cookie cutter for the middle of the heart. To make the cutting easier, use the smooth side of the Swiffer cloth.

Sandwich the Swiffer cloth between the felt.

We used read thread to stitch around the outside, but FabriTac or other fabric glue would work too.

Next, stamp some classic Sweet Heart candy-ish sentiments on white fabric. We used some upcylced white demin jeans!

Adhere sentiments to hearts with FabricTac... just a dab in the middle works

These fun little sachets would be perfect to tuck into trunks or dresser drawers... or give as gifts.

 Calorie-free Valentine's cuteness. XO

Linking Up to these fun parties:

Monday

http://rebeccacooper.blogspot.com/

http://sewcando.blogspot.com/

http://www.thegirlcreative.com

http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/

http://www.craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com/

http://www.skiptomylou.org/

http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/

http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/

http://www.lifemadelovely-blog.com/

Tuesday

http://shoprubyjean.com

http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/

http://www.rookno17.com/

http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com/

http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/

http://www.tipjunkie.com/

http://todayscreativeblog.net/

Wednesday

http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/

http://takeitfrom-me.blogspot.com/

http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/

http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/

http://gingersnapcrafts.blogspot.com/

http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/

Thursday

http://www.yesterdayontuesday.com/

http://answerischocolate.blogspot.com/

http://www.somewhatsimple.com/

http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/

http://www.houseofhepworths.com/

http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/

http://alliemakes.blogspot.com/

Friday

http://www.504main.com/ 

http://www.mommiecooks.com/

http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://www.chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/

http://tidymom.net/

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/

Saturday

http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/

http://thirtyhandmadedays.com/

http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/

http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/

http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/

Sunday

http://www.flamingotoes.com/ 

Live Out of Your Imagination

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

Stephen R. Covey

Lots of Fuss about Google+

Hi Friends!

As many of you know, we non-"Blogger" bloggers (YoT is on Typepad) will be losing Google Friend Connect on March 1st. I am strangely sad... I feel happy when I see all those lovely friendly faces smiling at me from my little GFC box. But onward and upward-- there's no point in crying over spilled milk or in this case-- over free widgets that have come to mean so much.

At any rate, Google is encouraging people to go to Google+ to connect with friends. In case you are new to Google+ (I am too) and you want to stay connected, you can find me here, and I PINKY PROMISE I will joyfully follow you back.

Life IS a Picnik

Also worth noting-- Picnik, that wonderful user-friendly photo editing site which was puchased by Google some time ago-- is becoming part of Google+. More info here. I think that's extra incentive to go Google+. AND in the meantime, they are giving everyone a PREMIUM membership FOR FREE... so check it out! It's a $25 value!

The Scoop on Google+

One extremely helpful series I have been reading is by the fabulous Colleen (from the blog Mural Maker and More). Colleen has written some posts that demystify about Google+. You can check them out here:

Google+ and Creative Bloggers Part 1: What is Google+ Anyway?

Part 2: The Pros and Cons of Google+

Google+ Part 3: Setting Up Your Profile Page

Google+ for Creative People Part 4: Circles

And, you can find Colleen on Google+ here. She's amazing!

What if I'm not ready or interested in Google+?

Some people don't want to take on another social media tool-- and I totally understand that. You can still subscribe to your favorite blogs, including  *hopefully* YoT (upper left hand corner) though Feedburner or in a Reader.

Bev from Flamingo Toes has written a great post on how this, titled "The Mystery of RSS Feeds".

Thank you Colleen and Bev for your insightful posts.

Hugs to everyone! 

XO

Cute frame courtesy of Free Pretty Things For You

Pinterest Party #16

We're super excited to have our very first guest post for Pinterest Feature Friday! 

It is something new we're trying once a month.

And we have the perfect person to share with you today! I think she's nearly as addicted to Pinterest as we are!

Hello Everyone!

My name is Bev and I blog over at Flamingo Toes 

And my Pinterest Boards are here - Pinterest is definitely one of my favorite new ways to get inspiration, pass the time, and avoid doing things I'm actually supposed to be doing.

I'm so excited to be here as a guest post today as part of Pinterest Feature Friday! I enjoy seeing the features that Michele, Tammy and Malia do - I feel like I find something new every week! This week is no exception! I found so many great pins in the boards of this week's Feature!

I'd like to introduce you to Macey from Olivia Renn!

Macey has 23 Boards and 891 Pins! Lots of inspiration there!

Here are a few of her boards that caught my eye!

She has a great board for Gifts - lots of ideas for things to make and cute wrapping too!

Lots of tempting recipes on her Yumm Board!

She also has a great Photography board with tips and ideas for cute family photos!

She has some great pins too of course!!

I love this Colander Light Pendant:

Source: shelterness.com via Macey on Pinterest

This Scalloped Felt Wreath is Adorable!

Source: rebekahgough.blogspot.com via Macey on Pinterest

How clever is this necktie turned wristlet?!  

Source: greenisuniversal-reuse.com via Macey on Pinterest

These Strawberry Cupcakes look perfect for Valentine's Day!!

Source: apronofgrace.com via Macey on Pinterest

Lots of Inspiration right?? Make sure you pop over and start following Macey's boards to keep up with all the great ideas she finds! Macey, make sure you grab the Featured Button!

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If you haven't linked up to the Pinterest Master List - head right over! It's a great source of Pinterest inspiration!

Michele, Tammy,or Malia will feature someone from the party each Friday!

Thanks girls for having me guest post!! It was such a blast to find all these great pins!