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Recipe of the Week: SUPER SIMPLE Crockpot Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Good morning, friends! I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year spent with those that you love best! With the hustle and bustle of the holidays behind us, I hope to get back to a normal crafting/cooking/posting schedule, rather than the sporadic postings that I've had lately.

Today is my friend/co-worker Jenni G.'s birthday, so to celebrate I am taking soup and homemade bread to the office for our lunch today. Recently I came across a recipe video on Facebook for a super simple loaded baked potato soup that can be made in the crockpot. I tried it out on my hubby and he LOVED it, so I thought that I'd make it today to take to work for Jenni's birthday celebration. You can click HERE for the short video from 12 Tomatoes which details how to make this soup. (I added salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and paprika to taste.) Here's a pic of the soup, courtesy of the 12 Tomatoes website:

Have a fantastic first week of 2016!!

Blessings,

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Happy New Year!!

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Brilliant! :)

Have a GREAT weekend!

Merry Christrmas!

As we pause to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we wish you a blessed holiday reminiscing about old memories and making new ones with family and friends!

Merry Christmas from my family to yours!

Button and Pearl Bead Bracelet Tutorial

Good morning! I've been busy with Christmas preparations, so I haven't had much time to craft lately. I have been in a jewelry making mood, so I thought that I would show you the button and pearl bracelet that I recently finished:

This is actually a really simple project, and comes together pretty quickly, so if you need a last minute stocking stuffer or two, this would fit the bill nicely!

Let's get started! You'll need the following items for your bracelet:

• several buttons that you like
• jump rings
• pearl beads
• a lobster clasp 
• jewelers pliers
• fabric tape measure

Measure your wrist and then lay out the buttons that you've chosen so that they will be a little longer than your wrist. Carefully open a jump ring and add a button to each side, (I used a pink button and a blue flower button). Before closing the jump ring, add two pearl beads and then carefully close the jump ring.

Continue the process until you have a string of buttons, pearl beads and jump rings long enough to wrap around your wrist, ending with a jump ring on each end of the bracelet.

Add a lobster clasp to one of the end jump rings as shown:

That's it!! Now your bracelet is ready to wear or give as a gift! This would be a fun present to make using various heirloom buttons from a grandmother...a lovely treasure to place in a Christmas stocking!

Have a wonderful week! We're on the final countdown to Christmas day! :)

Blessings,