Pennant Banner Tutorial

My mantle was looking a little bare of spring

So I created a triangle template and cut the triangles out from some spring looking scrap material (I cut 2 sides with my pinking shears and one side with regular scissors)

I found some single fold bias tape in a good coordinating color

At the sewing machine, I folded over the bias tape along the raw edge of the triangle

The middle triangle needed something a little extra, so out came the box of felt and jar of buttons

Using a template, I cut a flower shape out of the felt

Hand stitched a button through the center of the felt flower through the middle triangle on the banner

And now the mantle looks a little more like spring!



When the skies are grey and cloudy...

It was dark and cold this morning when we woke up...

...so I was glad that we had these ingredients at home...

...so that I could bake up a batch of these... :o)

What do you like to bake when it is grey and cloudy outside? Tell me what you like to bake and I will send you the recipe for these cookies!

Meet Our Compassion Kids Monday: Murimi

This is Murimi. He will be 6 years old this month and he lives in Kenya. There are 3 children in Murimi's family and he likes to play ball. We don't know a lot more than this about Murimi yet because we are still waiting for our first letter from him.

When Kelsey and I started signing up for correspondent kids, my husband decided he wanted a child to correspond with also. So he called Compassion and got himself on the waiting list. When we received his packet in the mail, we were excited to see that he received a correspondent child in Kenya! We have friends who are currently living and working in Kenya with Agape Children's Ministry. They were just getting ready to leave for their trip, so we were able to send over with them some items for Murimi.

Kevin is anxiously awaiting his first letter from Murimi, so if you think about it this week, pray that a letter comes soon!

The Cake Challenge

A friend of ours issued a challenge to Kelsey...try making a cake more moist without adding more liquid. So we took a recipe which was easily divided by four and started adjusting ingredients.

Kelsey kept notes of which batter contained which ingredients.

It was interesting how different each set of cupcakes turned out.

Her favorite cupcake was the one where she accidently added butter and shortening to the batter. Which goes to show that sometimes mistakes turn out just fine.

Fix Fatao's Heart

Fatao is a young boy living with his family in Burkina Faso and he needs to have heart surgery. He has a hole in his heart that needs to be repaired. Thankfully, he is a sponsored  child with Compassion! The total cost of his surgery is $23,000 (this cost includes the surgery, travel expenses, and follow up care.)

Read more about his story on the Compassion blog, then be sure to make a donation today!