Beet Salad aka "My Mommy Loves Me Salad" Canned or cooked fresh beets, drained and chopped Hard cooked egg, chopped Mayonnaise Lemon Juice Salt and pepper
There are no real amounts for this salad. I usually use 1 egg/can of beets. Combine beets and egg, stir in mayo with a little lemon juice, salt and pepper to your taste. Variations: to lower cholesterol use light mayo and just the hard cooked egg whites. Add cooked or canned carrots to the mixture. ... View related article.
I keep a separate bag for shredding gift wrap that I can use for gift bags and baskets so it looks nice all the way through the bag or basket. If you don't have gift wrap to shred you can use colorful junk mail and magazines. ... View related article.
To keep a traditional rubber mallet from making marks, slip an old sock over it and secure it to the handle with a rubber band. ... View related article.
Many crafters like to make things from nature . You can pick up pine cones, sweet gum balls, teasels, acorn caps, and other types of pods and seeds. Woody stems from cattails can be used creatively. If you are near water, maybe you can find driftwood. If bugs are a problem, just bake the material at a low temp for a reasonable amount of time. Baking also opens up wet pine cones. Just let your imagination be your guide. ... View related article.
