What's for Dinner

As most of you know, I don't share many recipes on my blog. Why? Because I'm a terrible cook...LOL :) I only cook out of necessity and not out of pleasure. So I'm always in search of a quick and tasty recipe.

So today I thought I'd share a great recipe for all the cooks out there like me :) Wanna know the best part...there are only 4 main ingredients!

Quick Enchiladas
*2 Cans Old El Paso Enchilada Sauce (we use one hot and one mild)

*Shredded Cheese

*2 lbs. ground beef

*Burrito Shells

Super Easy Instructions: Brown and drain ground beef. Stir in 1 can enchilada sauce and 1/2 bag of cheese. Pour mixture down center of shells. Fold in ends. Place in 9x13 glass baking dish. Top with remaining can of sauce and cheese. Bake for 17 min. at 375. Top with favorite ingredients. We used sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes and black olives.

And in less than 30 minutes you have a tasty meal :) And even better, with just Jesse and I, we have left overs and I don't have to cook the next day...bonus!

 Have any fast and tasty recipes? Share them with me in the comments :)

Extra Special

I love when customers have special requests for their items that will make the finished product extra special :) As most of you already know, I love custom requests and when the request adds something to the item that will make it truly one-of-a-kind, it makes me giddy :)

I recently made 11 custom photo albums for a bride and groom to give their wedding party. They requested that I add Bridesmaid, Maid of Honor, Best Man and Groomsman to the outside of the albums along with the info that I normally add of the couple's names and wedding date.

But that wasn't the most special part about the books. The special part came when the bride asked if I could add her father's handwriting to the inside of her sisters' books. Their father had passed away a few years ago and she had a card that he had signed and wanted it added to the books.

 I was happy to oblige and I love how the books turned out. These books just became ten times more special with the addition of their father's writing added to their books. It is the first thing they will see each time they open the books :)

Treasury Thanks

Welcome to another edition of my Treasury Thanks! Each week I like to thank my treasury curators from the past week by featuring their treasuries as well as an item from their shop. Please help me in thanking them by clicking on their treasuries and checking out their shops :)

HollyCampCards featured my Engraved Peacock Wedding Invitation in her Rustic Wedding Time Treasury! The HollyCampCard shop is full of original, whimsical works like this beautiful Peacock Greeting Card!

Barbara of MinnieLeeHaven featured my 5 Year Anniversary Wood Card in her Chip Off The Old Block Treasury! I love this adorable Wooden Cupcake Bookmark in Barbara's shop!

BeadedTail featured my Custom Name Album in her I'll Take Some Purple with my Chocolate Chip Cookies! Treasury! These Amethyst and Dark Purple Earrings would go great in this treasury...AND...they're on sale!

Thank you again to each of my curators :) You've made my week!

Friday Features - Dream Big

Happy Friday!

Today's features are inspired by Erika of Artful Rising. Erika has a way with words and every post she writes on her blog, every newsletter she sends out and each piece of art she creates is truly inspiring and motivating! Erika encourages us all to follow our dreams and Dream Big!

I hope today's features inspire you to dream big as well :)

Mixed Media art print 8 X 10 let your dream soar

by  ArtfulRising 

Inspirational Hand Stamped Word Charm Tag "Dream Big" - Your choice of Antique Nickel or Copper

by  DelilahBadapple 

Dream Big. Inspire Others. - 8 x 10 Inspirational Print

by  Tessyla 

Dream Big Hand Stamped Bracelet

 by  FlowYogaDesigns

What About Me?

About a month ago, Etsy introduced a new page within our shops. It's called an About Page. It only took me a month to get mine posted, but it's finally live!

I think it's cool that it gives separate descriptions for the shop owner and the shop itself. And I like that it shows a picture of the owner (if you choose to add one). I like to know who I'm working with and I love it when people have personal photos on their sites and blogs :)

Putting together my About Page made me realize that I wish I had more in-process photos. People can see photos of my finished products in my shop, but that's what I had to add to my about page since that's pretty much all I had on hand. So I hope to update my page soon with new photos of in-process work. I'd like to add photos of my "studio", but it pretty much looks like a tornado went through right now, so I doubt that happens soon! Do they sell maid services on Etsy :)

Have you created an About Page yet? Share your link in the comments...I'd love to see it!

 What do you think of mine?

Wordless Wednesday - Walking Stick

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It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas

With many shops celebrating Christmas in July, I thought it was the perfect time to unveil my Christmas Ornament for the Newlyweds!

This carved tree design has done so well on my guest books and invitations that I couldn't help but use it on these ornaments as well! And like everything in my shop, these can be personalized any way you like. Add different wording. Move the wording to the back. Change it up any way you like!

These make such great gifts for the happy couple.When Christmas rolls around, they'll already have their first ornament for their tree :)

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