Measure every 3 inches and pin the rick rack to create the game board. Stitch the rick rack down the middle.

Halloween

I decided to try my hand at making a game that would be easy and fun for kiddos and wouldn't take much time to make--you know, keep it simple. So...first cut 2-9"x9" pieces of felt and stitch around the edge (about 1/4" from edge).

Halloween game

I think I got the pictures out of sequence, but in this shot I am stitching the 'ghosts' assembly line, sewing only on 3 sides, leaving an opening for adding to add the pellets to make them 'bean' bags.

Halloween game

Here I am sewing the 'ghosts' on 3 sides, assembly line sewing. (The squares are about 3"x3")

Halloween tic-tac-toe tutorial

Start by cutting 2-9"x9" squares of felt (for game board). Cut 10-3"x3" white squares and 10-3"x3" orange squares.

LDS General Conference

It has been a wonderful weekend filled with inspiring talks and beautiful music! I hate that it's over so quickly! Now I will have to wait for another 6 months to have another spiritual conference weekend! I can't wait for the DVD's to come out so I can listen to all the messages again, and again, and again... (Although they will be published in the Ensign magazine and online at http://www.lds.org/. They were all so good and just what I needed! They are truly inspired when they prepare for these events! I love the prophet and all the general authorities and their wisdom. President Monson is truly a prophet of God and the apostles are divinely appointed as well. I am always amazed that the talks are so diverse and yet they don't consult with each other on topics, but no duplicates. I love stories that teach and feeling the spirit touch my heart and soul! I think the thing that is really awesome is hearing the music as the choir and congregations all over the world are singing at the same time. It is hard to even get through the songs because of the power that is felt! I know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are pleased at the rejoicing through song! I don't know what else I can say about this magnificent experience other than I'm so grateful for the gospel in my life and the blessings that it brings to me and my family. I'm thankful for the technology that makes it possible to participate in such a wonderful program as General Conference, no matter where you live, throughout the world!! I love it!!!

Homemade Bread

Last night I attended a RS meeting where we learned lots of things about bread making, including how to braid dough. The aroma of yeasty bread dough permeated the church kitchen as we waited for it to raise so we could put it in the oven to bake. There were 3 kinds of breads made: Artesan, Whole Wheat, and White Bread (that we braided). It got everyone that attended fired up to go home, grind their own wheat into flour, and get their hands in the sticky mass of dough. The lady who taught the class is our previous bishop's wife who has a blog at http://www.homeandtherange.blogspot.com/ and she did a fantastic job! Even though I have made bread before, I learned a lot about nutrition, the best ingredients to use, etc. Of course, the highlight was the reward of eating fresh, warm, yummy bread straight from the oven with butter and honey! We each got to take part of a loaf home as well, so my car smelled delicious all the way home! It was a fun night and very informative. It definitely got us excited to try our hand at making some, especially now that Fall is in the air (somewhere). Thanks Sister Burns!