Dessert Party Pizza

Happy July 5th! I made this yesterday for a get-together we had with a couple of families. It turned out great so I thought I would share the experiment. I had seen several versions on All Recipes.com but combined several and added vanilla because everything taste better with vanilla! I think they are hard to mess up really.

Ingredients:     1 tube of sugar cookie dough

1 8 oz. cream cheese

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

6 oz Cool Whip

2 cups of strawberries and 2 cups of blueberries

1. Slice one tube of sugar cookie dough and spread evenly onto a stone or parchment paper. Bake according to the directions on the package. COOL completely.

2. Wash and slice about 25 berries. Try to slice the berries about the same width. For extra large berries you can get four slices. Dry on paper towel.

3. Wash and drain 2 cups fresh blueberries. Dry on paper towel.

4. Beat 1 pkg. cream cheese until soft. Add 1/2 cup of brown sugar + 1 tsp. vanilla and mix together. Add 1/2 tub (about 6 oz. )of Cool Whip still blending with mixer.

5. Spread mixture on baked and cooled cookie dough. Arrange berries beginning with a star. Wrap with plastic saran wrap and cool in refrigerator until ready to slice and serve. I used a pizza cutter.

The flavor has that "WOW" factor. Summer is a great time to enjoy fresh fruit. Even my husband liked it.

This gal made it to a different party. She was printed from the Country Living Magazine website on July 4th crafts. I added the angel wings, made a Brave rosette and placed both in a peat pot with a July 4th sign. What I wanted to make was a banner with burlap.....ran completely out of time for that! Perhaps next year.....

~Lynda~

Quick Graphics Fairy Pillow

Fast Pillow Formula: 1 place mat on sale at Z Gallery + 1 pkg. fabric iron on fabric sheet + 1 photo from Graphics Fairy (thanks for sharing Karen) =FASTEST PILLOW I HAVE EVER MADE.....

 I purchased 2 place mats on clearance at Zgallery weeks ago. I have been wanting to try the photo transfer, iron on fabric sheets for ink jet printers....

I know there are other brands out there.....I just picked this up really quick at JoAnn's. 3 fabric sheets around $15

I chose the patriotic lady with flag because the place mats were blue and white.....

After printing my graphic, I ironed it on, opened the seam, stuffed the pillow and hand-stitched the seam. DONE. Just that simple. The difficult part was deciding what image to choose.

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Now the porch adirondack chairs are ready for summer....I had to add

a fresh bouquet of sunflowers and red roses....necessary contrasting colors.....

Do come back and visit....I have plans for a world map and Eiffel tower.

I just need to make some pillows, or buy aprons to iron them on.....

Thanks again to the Graphic's Fairy for her marvelous assortment of graphics to choose from....

Check out her site by clicking on the button below:

                                                                         ~Lynda~
                                          P.S.  Please leave me a comment....it will just take a second!

July 4 centerpiece

Bonjour Peeps!  I am sharing an idea for personal shakers.....yeah, I know..... what is a shaker.??..well remember what pompoms are suppose to look like....you get the idea.

This is approx. 40 sticks with 6 strands of ribbon per craft stick.

 1. Paint the craft sticks white.

2. Cut various lengths of ribbon...we used red, white and blue...We decided to

measure about 1/2 way down the length of the stick.

3. Place a short piece of terrifically tacky tape on the end and remove the red skin.

4.Apply the ribbon to the sticky tape, one layer at a time.

5. Remember to face one sided ribbon away from you so when it doubles back, it will be facing 

correctly.

6. Apply another layer of sticky tape and ribbon.

I used a small piece of white to cover the layers. The above photo shows

a small amt. of tape used to secure the end.

Place all the sticks in a large vase and enjoy!

Yes, that is Mona peeking above the shakers...

This pair of canvases where purchased in Paris, Artist Park, Montmarte in March.

The artist is Samatra. 

Add some cake pops and you have a party!

These chocolate cake pops where made by my daughter. They are really tasty....dipped in white chocolate with drizzle....oh my.....calorie free of course!

Email me if you want the recipe.....I know it's around here somewhere.....

Happy July 4th!    Lynda

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July 4th flag window

Happy July 4th!  This year I purchased a patriotic flag and used tacks to secure it to an old window....It was difficult to capture due to glare on the glass. The window was placed on a table just outside the front door on the covered porch.

My reds don't match so type A ....move to the next photo....

The flag is a picture of 2 folks on a sailboat off shore during a July 4th extravaganza in town.

I used fresh carnations in my chippy red teapot I acquired the summer I worked at "Miss Teapot's Tea Room" downtown Lakeland.  The basket is a Longaberger with a flag tie-on.

Annie has been with us almost 26 years.....she is not showing her age....my daughter was born with red hair, so of course we had a few Raggedy Ann dolls in her room. 

Have a wonderful Independence celebration and stay safe!

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Crafts for the Fourth

We have been busy cleaning out the pool and getting it ready for a barbeque, hopefully, if the weather will cooperate on Monday.  In the meantime....there were a few crafts I wanted to complete....mainly this freebie frame brought home from Knoxville....or did Grant bring it to me?

Yes that is artwork from the 1980's.....back when I had kids....

A few upholstery tacks and some gold wire later....

ALWAYS hang a flag for a backdrop for JULY 4th! Even if your are not camping on Black Rock Mt. in Ga. or tubing down deep creek, Bryson City, N.C.......

Naturally, I had to make a tag....red card stock....+ buttons+torn blue paper+white heart=genius flag..

Sand some old stools and add a flag....that's right, I raided my sewing tub and found some flags without poles.....a little Modge Podge later...

This stool had seen better days.....

The hard part is waiting for it to dry....

so....let's do another....

I think I need more patience....

This picture was first....oh well, base was podge....then again on top of the fabric....more podge...

 

Now....for ice tea....you need blue cubes from Target.....they don't water down your tea....keep the in the freezer in a ziplock..... take two $ .49 footed glasses from the local Goodwill shop...add a slice of lime.....a rusty horseshoe cowboy working on a fence....the Statue of Liberty...does she have a name?

Oh yeah....Miss Liberty.... we need some cookies here....is anyone baking?

We are ready! Happy Fourth!

Anne is ready for a swim! I am not sure we will get Dixie, Mr. Higgins and Nelson in the water.....

but tomorrow is another day.....

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