Beer Bread

I made this recipe last night that I found in a HyVee circular.  It turned out much better than I ever expected!   I have tried making bread from scratch in the past and it always ended up too salty or too bland or didn't rise at all.  This might have had a little too much butter for my arteries, but I will certainly try it again.  I just used a Bud Light because that is what I had on hand, but I next time I might try a flavored craft beer.... Bent River Jalapeno Beer Bread anyone?

Freezer Paper Fabric Printing

This has to be one of the coolest crafts I have ever made.  Mainly because it is so easy and it has such a great outcome!  All you need is:

• Freezer Paper (not wax or parchment, but paper with a plastic coating on one side)
• Iron
• Fabric Paint
• Foam Paint Brush
• Exact-o-knife
• Pen or Pencil
• Fabric item of your choice (I used one of Lucy's onesies)

I printed out an image I wanted to put on the onesie.  I selected a bowling ball with a pair of bowling pins, perfect for the start of bowling season!  Then I cut a piece of the freezer paper to just a bit larger than the image and traced the image onto the freezer paper with the plastic side down.  Using the exact-o-knife,  I cut along all the lines to make a stencil.  I didn't have to worry about the pieces all being connected since it gets ironed on to the fabric so the will stay put.

After it was ironed on, I used purple fabric paint in the fabric exposed areas.  The paint directions say to dry for 4 hours, but since it is spread out and I am impatient, I probably only left it for about 2-3 hrs.  Then I pulled all the paper off and viola!  I LOVE the outcome.  I ended up making two and will probably make a lot more once I get more colors.  I also plan to make some shirts and things for Rudy and myself.