Hi all! Hop on over to visit the beautiful and creative Jen at paint cut paste for an interview with me (I don’t do these often) and a giveaway of one of my owl pillows!
Also, be sure to friend 5 orange potatoes on facebook to enter WEEKLY surprise giveaways and friend paint cut paste to stay updated on so wonderful ideas to do with your children!
“That’s all,”
Lisa
For breakfast this morning- baked apples stuffed with organic spicy oatmeal and almonds sprinkled on top!
Need: 4-6 golden delicious apples; cinnamon and nutmeg; 1 1/2 cup apple cider, water, or apple juice; *of course you could also add a little brown sugar or honey to the apples if you want to up the sweetness; pre-cooked oatmeal; almonds
Baking the apples: Preheat oven to 325 degrees; core the apples making sure not to make a hole in the bottom of the apple; add a pinch or 2 (or 3 to taste) of cinnamon and nutmeg to each apple; then put apples and liquid in a casserole dish. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes-1 hour, occasionally drizzle the liquid over the apples while cooking.
Meanwhile, cook up your favorite oatmeal recipe (chai oatmeal sounds YUM!). When the apples are done baking, stuff them with the oatmeal, sprinkle on the almonds, and bake for 5 more minutes. So yummy and perfect for a chilly Autumn morning!
“That’s all,”
Lisa
I’ve been sewing like a crazy woman for the past week. I have a couple new designs and some old favorites:
elephants
inchworms
long-eared bats
fawns
piglets
I’ve been sewing to prepare for this fantastic show that my little ladies and I will be vending tomorrow (in Columbus, Ohio).
I will be closing my shop first thing in the morning to take all of my critters to Craftin’ Outlaws. If you’ve had your eye on a plush…..it may not make it back into the online shop on Sunday (5orangepotatoes.etsy.com).
I would LOVE to see you there if you’re a local! Happy weekend!
“That’s all,”
Lisa
Washing vegetables is more important than ever these days, even organic and local vegetables; here’s a vegetable wash to help kill those nasty germs on your nourishing food.
You need:
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1 cup water
Put ingredients in a spray bottle and shake well to mix, spray vegetables, scrub, and rinse before eating.
All photos taken by Fauna.
“That’s all,”
Lisa
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This little ghost is very simple and requires very little sewing. After you make one, it shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to make another so you can have all kinds of little ghosties haunting your place!
For this wee little ghostie you need:
white embroidery floss (or thread) and needle
white felt
18mm wood bead
white pipe-cleaner
black pen
glue
Directions:
1. Cut the white felt into a circle that measures 4 1/4″ across; it does not have to be a perfect circle.
2. Bend the pipe-cleaner in half, make a “w” to form the legs, and then form the arms and neck. Bend the bottom of the legs to form feet.
3. Twist the neck and arms to secure the form. Put a lot of glue into the hole of the bead and stick the bead onto the neck.
4. Cover the wood bead with glue, find the center of the felt circle and cover the bead.
5. Pinch the felt on both sides of the head to make the typical ghost form, take the needle through both layers and stitch together. Stitch the front and back pieces by taking the needle through both layers from the side of the head following along the bottom of the bead.
6. Draw eyes and a mouth on your ghostie with the black pen, then place him in the window to scare away any ghouls or goblins.
Happy Autumn!
“That’s all,”
Lisa
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