Inspired by Laura

I've been wasting time just like anyother Saturday and I found some craft ideas as well as some recipies. Yum! Anyway, I thought I'd share some of my finds and maybe I'll actually get to make them someday!!

Sparkling Beaded Candleholder

What You

Need:
· Beading wire (available in crafts and discount stores)
· Wire cutters
· Glass or plastic beads as desired
· Glass votive candleholder
· Hot-glue gun and hot-glue sticks

Instructions:
1. Cut a piece of wire approximately 36 inches long.
2. Place one bead on the end of the wire, threading the wire through the bead a second time to secure. String beads on wire as desired, securing last bead as for the first.
3. Wrap beaded wire around candleholder to determine the placement. If you desire more length, simply cut and bead an extra length of wire.
4. Secure one end of beaded wire with glue at the top edge of the candleholder. Wrap the beaded wire or wires around the candleholder, securing with glue about every inch.

"Dream" Card

What You'll Need:
· "Dream" and stars rubber stamps
· Watermark stamp pad
· Card stock: 3-7/8 x 5-3/8-inch rectangle of light blue; 5-1/2 x 8-inch rectangle of white; scrap of dark blue
· Iridescent glitter embossing powder
· Embossing heat tool
· 3 x 6-inch rectangle of blue patterned paper
· Glue stick
· Wire embellishment
· Diamond Glaze glue

1. Ink the "dream" stamp with the watermark stamp pad. Stamp the image onto the light blue rectangle near the bottom right corner, and emboss. Emboss the blue-on-blue rectangle with the stars stamp.
2. Fold the white card-stock rectangle in half widthwise to measure 4 x 5-1/2 inches. Center and glue the embossed light blue rectangle on the front of the folded card with the glue stick. Tear two irregular-edged 2-inch squares from the star-embossed paper. Glue the squares onto the card front.
3. Attach the wire embellishment to the card front with the Diamond Glaze glue. Cut a 2-inch star from the dark blue card stock. Glue the star to the center of the card front.



Bacon Cheeseburger Upside Down Pizza
PREP TIME
15 Min
COOK TIME
20 Min
Servings
6

INGREDIENTS
· 8 slices bacon
· 1 pound ground beef
· 1 onion, chopped
· 1 green bell pepper, chopped
· 1 1/2 cups pizza sauce
· 3 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
· 4 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
· 2 eggs
· 1 cup milk
· 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
· 1 cup all-purpose flour
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS
1. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown; drain. Crumble and set aside 2 slices. Crumble remaining 6 slices.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
3. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, saute the beef, onion and bell pepper until beef is browned. Drain, and stir in the 6 slices crumbled bacon and pizza sauce. Spoon mixture into an ungreased 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle with tomatoes and top with the cheese.
4. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs slightly. Mix in milk and oil, then add the flour and salt. Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed. Pour evenly over the meat mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining bacon.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until topping is lightly puffed and deep, golden brown.