Month: October 2023
Halloween Gnome Door Hanger
Once again, the Dollar Tree crafters have inspired me. I’m always amazed what DT combinations folks use to create something cute and festive.
This time I tackled the Halloween Gnome. The hardest part was finding the trees. They sell out super fast! Let’s get to it!
All supplies excluding the hot glue gun, scissors and wooden nose were purchased at the Dollar Tree.
You’ll need:
Witch Hat Door Hanger, two packages creepy cloth, glitter spiders (I wanted purple but couldn’t find any), glitter pumpkins, two Halloween trees, wooden sphere for nose, scissors, zip ties and hot glue gun.
1. Remove everything from the witch hat and expose the framework for the hat.
2. Take both trees and bend branches to one side.
3. Zip tie the trees together and arrange branches to cover up the tie.
4. Cover hat frame with the creepy cloth.
5. Attach the trees to the hat with zip ties.
6. Glue on nose, pumpkin and spider.
7. Hang it up!
Cooking Without Photos – Baked Artichoke Dip
This week we travel to Lenexa, Kansas. I’ve never actually heard of Lenexa, KS before. Apparently, it’s a fairly large city. Back in the day though, Lenexa was part of the frontier.
One of the very first settlers of Lenexa was James Butler Hickok. Mr. Hickok staked claim to 160 acres of what is now 83rd and Clare Road in Lenexa.
Not long after his arrival, Hickok was elected one of the first four constables of neighboring Monticello Township. He later became a scout for the Free State Army, a sharpshooter and later one of the most famous folk heroes of the American West, Wild Bill Hickok.
Wild Bill was a known lawman, gunslinger and gambler. Storyteller was also one of his many talents and his favorite subject was himself. Wild Bill loved to tell hugely fabricated stories about himself and this is one reason he will go down in history as a folk legend.
While flipping thru, “Masterpieces From Our Kitchen” I stopped at Baked Artichoke Appetizer. Y’all, this is so stinkin’ easy. If you need a quick dish to take somewhere or company is on the way, this is it. It’s fast and tasty. Let’s get into it.
Couple things:
- That cayenne pepper, it makes me cough. The recipe said “dash”. I put a dash. That’s. It. I tried it and my lips started to tingle. I took it to a family function and no one could tell there was even any cayenne in it.😆. You do you. You want more, go for it!
- I paired this with some assorted crackers. I think it would be great with some triscuits or pita crackers as well.
- I put about a 1/2 cup more Parmesan than it called for. Sue me🤷🏻♀️
Enjoy!!! It’s fab!
The Plot Twisted 