Here’s what the month of May looked like at SuzerSpace:
Mom’s birthday is near Mother’s Day which always presents a challenge – how to make sure she gets double attention instead of cheated out of half the fun.
Since it happens in the Spring, and I’ve been on a paper flower kick for weeks, it’s obvious what her card needed to be this year.
A paper flower pot! Continue reading…
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer, and at SuzerSpace, that means it’s the beginning of creamy coleslaw season as well.
I used to buy this in the deli section of the grocery store, but those pre-made tubs are often loaded with preservatives, and they are usually pretty large (intended to feed a crowd) and we are a two-person household.
It’s not very difficult to make this, and I really like being able to control how much onion is in it, and the creamy-sauce-to-slaw ratio.
I watch the prices of the pre-shredded “slaw mix” at the store, and when the come down for summer, I use them as my base. If the price is too high, then I start by shredding red and green cabbage and carrots in my food processor. This recipe assumes you are starting with a standard 14 oz bag of pre-sliced mix.
Slice the ends off the green onion, and then slice thinly. I use the entire onion - white and green parts.
In a large bowl, combine the slaw mix and the onion.
Add the cider vinegar and 1/4 cup of Mayo. Sprinkle the Celery Salt on top of the mayo.
Using a large fork, stir to combine. Mix thoroughly, and add additional mayo if a creamier sauce is desired.
Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.
None of the links in this post are affiliate; they are all just things that caught my interest this week.
Big Scheduling News – Starting in June, “Sunday Scrolling” is moving to “Web Wednesday” – look for it starting June 7.
When I first thought about purchasing a Silhouette Cameo, I worried about the cumulative cost of the craft. I could see what the machine’s price was, and I had a rough idea what paper would run me, but I wasn’t sure about the actual cutting files.
I was reasonably sure I could create my own, and initially I thought I’d need to upgrade to the Designer Edition of Silhouette Studio. But then I ran across the tip somewhere that the basic, free edition would accept DXF files, and I knew Adobe Illustrator (which I already own) could export those files, so that was good.
So I bought my bundle, which even came with a generous download credit at the Silhouette Design store.
Turns out I never should have worried though, because there is a wealth of free cutting files out there. Some are from generous craft bloggers, but even more are from sites that sell cut files. Obviously, they are hoping you’ll love their files and you’ll come back when you want to purchase something specific.
Case in point – this super cute Gerbera Daisy Tea Light. The 3DSVG site has tons of files for purchase, and a very nice stash of free files to try them out. And what I really liked was the super easy to follow video. (Disclaimer time – I was not compensated for this post. I googled “free cut files” and stumbled upon them. In exchange for my email info when I signed up for an account, they gave me free files. You can do the same!)
I made two of these – one actually following the video directions and using the appropriate color card stock. But as anyone who knows me, I don’t really like to be told what to do, so for the second one I made some changes.
I still used tacky glue to adhere the points from the round top piece to the first row of inner petals, but then I switched to double stick tape to adhere the other colored petals. I found that was easier to get a tight wrap around the tea light, although the trade off was you don’t get a second chance with the tape – when you glue, you can squish something into better alignment if needed.
I also cut the second version out of yellow and brown stock to make a Brown Eyed Susan instead of a Daisy. In case the reason for the flower version switch isn’t obvious to you, why yes, I DO have brown eyes 😉 .
