Vintage Spools of Thread....My Color Inspiration

These vintage spools of thread are making me "itch" to start sewing again

or maybe I'll use these colors in my next jewelry designs...hmmmm

What's New with Stacy? A Facebook Fan Page..."Stacy's Designs 88 Jewelry"

Hi all! I know that I've been MIA for a bit. My apologies. I've been getting my life organized and revamped. And, one of the new things is my own Facebook Fan Page! Yayyyy!

Here's my Facebook Fan Page "Stacy's Designs 88 Jewelry"...  Click HERE to go there now

Please check it out.  When you click on my Fan Page, then while In there, Click on "Like" near the top area so you can always get updates from my Fan Page.

On my Fan Page, I'll be posting daily with new jewelry from All 3 of my shops..Stacy's Designs 88, Blue Lovebirds, and Lilikoi Cottage. Also, I'll be giving helpful jewelry tips, asking your opinion on my latest jewelry designs, you can request certain gemstones and "speak" to me, etc. etc. It'll be a fan page in the works.

Please leave comments there so I can comment back.  See you there.  :)

And, I will start posting regularly here on my Blog.  I think I'll start doing more DIY crafts so you can get inspired too.

Happy Valentine's Day

Birthstone Gemstone and Initial Charms Necklaces...in My Shop Now

My Two Loves aka Mother and Child Necklace

Your choice of 2 birthstone Gemstones

and 

Your choice of Initials on Sterling Silver Leaf Charms

 

Initial Leaf and Gemstone Birthstone Charm Necklace

Sterling Silver necklace with Your Choice of Gemstone Birthstone

and Initial on Sterling Silver Leaf Charm

 Three Loves aka Mother & Her Children Necklace

Your choice of 3 Birthstone Gemstones

In Gold

 Gold Starfish Birthstone Gemstone Charm Necklace

 New! 24K electroplated Real Starfish
**SOLD OUT!!!**

My Gold Sand Dollar Birthstone Charm Necklace
New! 24K electroplated Real Sand Dollar 

The Hot thing now is personalization of your jewelry.  Everyone wants to wear their birthstones and have their initial or full name or of their loved ones.  Get yours now...

In my shop, Stacy's Designs 88 (click Here to go there), I have several different Birthstone & Initial necklaces for you to choose from.   

Over the years, I've handpicked a large collection of real Gemstones.  I have All the Birthstones for each of the 12 months. In the listing, you'll see the choices of gemstones for you to choose from. 

Recently, I purchased my new supplies and their Fabulous! I really love my 24K electroplated charms. Real Sand Dollars, Sea Horses, and Starfishes have been electroplated in Real Gold...24K.  Also, got my hands on these Gorgeous Sterling Silver Leaf charms. I handstamp them with your Initial. My Two Loves necklaces have been very Popular.

These necklaces will make the perfect gift for your Loved one and for Yourself. ♥

Click Here to get to my shop and purchase now.

Vintage Footstool...Project from Tif's Workshop

Vintage Footstool Transformation...

I purchased the above stool from an Etsy shopowner. 

I loved the little feet and her dark mahagony color. 

She's the perfect size for me to use when sitting on my couch 

so my feet don't "dangle" down. 

 At Tif's workshop in September 2010, 

I created this footstool topper using vintage light Aqua fabric and

sewed on vintage doilies and handsewed on vintage Mother of Pearl buttons. 

This little pretty looks very good in her new cottage home. 

♥

California Pizza Kitchen's (CPK's) Awesome Artichoke Spinach Dip Recipe Pictorial

Brown the Onion & Garlic in Olive Oil and Butter

Sprinkle in the Flour & Stir

Add in the Chicken Stock...

Add in the Cream (I used Organic Milk)...

and then the other ingredients according to the recipe.

If it seems to "watery", then turn up the heat, keep stirring, 

do NOT leave the stove, turn down the heat when it thickens.

If it's too thick, add some more milk/cream/half and half until it's the right 

consistency.  It should be kinda thick, sorta Thicker than Elmer's Glue.

 

Last step, Add in the Spinach, Sour Cream, and rest of ingredients. 

Try this on Toasted slices of Baguettes or French Bread

...a bit more filling than the chips.

I've made this California Pizza Kitchen Spinach Artichoke recipe twice already. Each time I made it, People Raved about it. I mean it. It's absolutely to "die for". Yum Yum.

When we go to CPK, we sometimes splurge and get this dip. It's delish!  This past Christmas, I decided to make a hot gooey dip for our family Christmas dinner party.  I did some internet research and found this recipe.  I made it, tasted it, and knew that everyone would just love it...it tastes just like how it does at the restaurant. And I was right, everyone loved it. My younger brother even wanted to keep the leftover dip...that's how good it was. 

My sister-in-law told me that CPK had a recipe book. The very next day, I used my Border's 40% off coupon and got their Pasta, Salads, and Sides cookbook. It had this very recipe that I had found on the internet. 

Recently, I made it again because I just wanted to. I shared it with some of our friends....they loved it. OK, enough said. Go and make it the next time you need to prepare a hot dip...like the Superbowl game, Oscar night, the next family get together. It has a lot of ingredients but nothing you probably don't already have or can readily get. And, while it does take a little longer to prepare than your normal dip, it IS well worth the extra effort. 

Here's to a bunch of Happy Tummys!

Here's a link to the recipe online...just Click HERE.

So Excited

This is motivation I've needed to reawaken my creativity.

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