{Family} for the love of your family

~ Tina

It's FRIDAY!!!! Any party plans this weekend? What are you up to?

Have a great weekend!!  ~ Tina

How do you store your jewelry?

Fab tip for jewelry storage!
~ Tina

{My Wish}

"My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to, your dreams stay big and your worries stay small. You never need to carry more than you can hold. And while you're out there getting where you're getting to I hope you know somebody loves you and wants the same things too. Yeah, this is my wish!" - Rascall Flatts

 ~ Tina

{Steampunk} It is a Victorian, fantasy and mechanical inspired style...what do you think?

Steam-punk Lockets! I had never heard of this style before my Origami Owl Adventure. It is a Victorian, fantasy and mechanical inspired style...what do you think?
 
  ~ Tina

{Motivational Monday }if you do not hope...

~ Tina

Recipe: Cream Cheese and Pepper Jelly

Combine one package of softened (I let it sit out for an hour) cream cheese, and 1/2 jar of either red or green pepper jelly. (I use red jalepeno peper jelly). This is not hot, but delicious served on gourmet crackers.

Seven-layer Bars (also called Magic cookie bars)

These cookies are easy to make. 
Melt 1/2 cup butter in the microwave.
Pour into a 13x9 pan and stir in 1 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers.
Pat evenly in pan and then sprinkle, in order, with 1 cup chocolate chips, 1 cup butterscotch chips, 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
Pour one 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minute.
Cool and cut into bars. (These cut more evenly if you wait overnight to cut them).

{Magnets}

 

Origami Owl's Living Lockets are held closed by two small magnets, allowing your important charms to be held tight inside your locket. The magnets allow for easy modification as your story grows and evolves as well as security and piece of mind knowing your locket won't pop open during your busy day! ~ Tina

Chicken, Rice, and Mushrooms

(2) large, boneless-skinless chicken breasts

1/2 C chopped onion

1 T minced garlic ("fresh" in a jar)

black pepper to taste

paprika to taste

1 can low-salt cream of mushroom soup

approx. 3/4 C water



Toss into the crock pot and cook on high for 2.5 hours. Then add:



1 C brown rice

1 1/2 C thawed veggie mix (any kind will do)

Cook for another 35 min or until the rice is tender



I think I need to work on the proportions a bit - there's more chicken here than there is rice & veggie. This dish is feeding myself and my DD(4) for two days, and maybe I'll have a chicken sandwich at work the third day! - Michigan Flybaby

{Embrace Change}One of the best things about Origami Owl Living Lockets?

 

The ability to change out the charms, plates and dangles to make it an entirely new piece of jewelry from day to day!

~ Tina

Died & Gone to Heaven Cake

Is a  very sweet and goes great with a cup of coffee after some turkey and stuff.

For the bottom:
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine melted
1 egg
1 yellow cake mix (extra moist works best)

Combine ingredients and press into a cake pan (I use a piece of waxed paper to do this, the mix doesn't stick to it and if you use a big enough piece you can just smush it into place in one shot.)

For the top:
1 ~ 8 oz package of cream cheese softened
2 eggs
1 16 oz (1 lb) box of powdered sugar (yes the whole box)
spread and bottom over pour smooth. until mix added. is all sugar add gradually mixed cheese cream, eggs.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes until top is golden brown. let cool before serving.

Is also good with chocolate chips mixed into the top and I know someone who uses the same recipe with a chocolate cake mix instead, it is very good that way.

{Gifting Made Easy} for the runner in your life...

Remind her how awesome it was that she completed a 5K with an Origami Owl Locket!
~ Tina

{Grandma} When was the last time you got your grandma a gift like this one?

 
 ~ Tina

Recipe: Flaky Garlic Toasted Spaghetti Cups

3 Pillsbury refrigerated pie dough, thawed

¼ Cup olive oil, for brushing

½ teaspoon garlic salt, Lawry’s

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

½ Cup diced white onion

½ Cup diced red bell pepper

1 lb lean ground beef

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

¼ teaspoon garlic salt, Lawry’s is what I use

26 oz favorite pasta sauce, homemade or store bought

1 lb whole wheat spaghetti

½ Cup Fresh grated parmesan cheese

12 Fresh basil leaves

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out pie dough rounds to an even thinness. Using a 3 inch wide bowl or cup, press 12 round circles of dough. You may need to roll out remaining dough to make more circles. Lightly brush each side of the dough rounds with olive oil and sprinkle lightly with garlic salt. Press gently into the bottom and sides of 12 muffin tins, that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Remove from oven and let cool on cooling rack.

2. Place oil into a large skillet over medium heat. When hot, sauté onion and bell pepper until slightly softened, about 3-5 minutes. Stir in beef, salt, pepper and garlic salt. Cook until browned and crumbled. Stir in pasta sauce and reduce heat to low to simmer.

3. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.

4. To assemble, using tongs, place a small amount of noodles into the bottom of the crusts. Top with a heaping spoonful of pasta sauce. Top with fresh grated Parmesan cheese and basil leaves if desired.

Makes 12 spaghetti cups, you’ll have more spaghetti left over

Tagged Tuesday ~ Finish this sentence...Happiness is....

~ Tina

{Family} Car decals...

 I was driving today and saw three different cars with those little stick figures on the back of their windows. The mom, the dad, the kids and pets... I mean, it's cute and all but wouldn't you love a custom piece of jewelry that tells your story just as well? 
 
~ Tina

Recipe: Tater Tot Casserole

1 pound lean hamburger, uncooked

2 tbsp. dried onion

1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 can Green beans

1 small package of Tater Tots

In 13×9 inch pan, spread and press hamburger. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and onion. Pour and spread the soup on top of the hamburger. Drain well the green beans and spread over the mushroom soup. Cover with Tator Tots. Bake 1 hour at 350 degree oven

{Sorority} Gone Greek? Know someone that has?

What a perfect gift to symbolize the bond developed through sisterhood than a sorority locket! Origami Owl carries a full line of Greek letters that can be combined with accent stones and birthstones to make the perfect sorority locket. Message me for more information or visit my site for prices and availability!
 
~ Tina

Surprise an expectant mom

I LOVE newborns! Surprise an expectant mom with a special locket just for her little one! She will love it!!

 ~ Tina