What does this mess mean?

It means "We" had fun!

Busy, busy decorating flip-flops.

June 15 was Flip-flop day. On June 16 we got together and decorated flip-flops with ribbons and lace and water balloons.

Of course there was food, very good food in fact. Heather even made us some special chocolate sugar cookies in the shape of flip-flops and decorated very pretty.

Here are our finished flip-flops.

When Sweet Sisters met in May we learned to make scarves from T-shirts. Our hostess, Teresa, made each of us a booklet with different ways to tie scarves.

June 16 at 11 am is our next get together. Please if you get a chance let Cindy know if you are coming.
It will be a potluck brunch/lunch.
We will be decorating flip flops. If you follow me on Pinterest I do have a board with flip flop ideas.
There are some cute ideas using 3 to 5 different colors and sizes of ribbon, and a couple of different ones using fabric scraps.
So bring a pair or two or three and some scraps or ribbon, buttons and glue and let's see what we can come up with.

Here it is Eileen's wonderful salad!

Spicy Chickpea Salad


4 cups cooked garbanzo beans (or 2-15 oz. cans, drained)

1/4 cup diced red onion

1/2-1 whole jalapeno, diced

1/2 tsp. lemon zest

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1/3 cup roasted, salted cashews

1 ripe avacado, diced chunky

Handful of chopped cilantro (or parsley, basil, etc.)

Mix all these ingredients together.


Dressing:

1-2 cloves minced garlic

1/2 tsp coarse sea salt

1 heaping tsp. whole grain mustard

1 tsp. agave or honey

2 tsp. red wine vinegar

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

Mix well and add to the garbanzo mixture a little at a time.

You may not need to add all of it.

Add 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves just before serving.

The Next Great Get Together!

It's hard to believe, yet it's true the next get together is coming up on May 19. We will be meeting at Teresa's home. Bring something to share for our brunch potluck. We will be learning to make a scarf out of a t-shirt (a huge man's is great). Also bring your ideas. Leave me a comment if you need the address or have questions. Please leave a comment if you have something to say or share.

Chapter Fun!

I feel giddy, excited and just plain happy!

On March 3, 2012 at 3 pm the first chapter get together was held at Cindy's home. It was fun getting to meet new people. For some of us it was a step out of comfort zones. Each guest received a Mason jar with surprises inside and were asked to re-purpose the jar in some way.

The next meeting time and activity was also decided upon.

Just yesterday April 14, we had our second meeting. We met at Arlene's home. Of course I was so excited to go and see my new best friends.

Time for a sad note, Janet wasn't feeling well and could not join us.

"Hey, Janet!" we missed you and hope you are feeling better.


Of course Elizabeth and Cindy fell in love with Arlene's home, it is a converted church. Eileen and Elizabeth made some great salads. We exchanged some fabric and came up with some great ideas.


Our next get together will be on Saturday, May 19 at 10:30 am. This will be a breakfast/brunch potluck and we will be making a t-shirt scarf. We will be meeting at Teresa's home. If you want to make a scarf please bring a t-shirt, old or new doesn't matter. Also bring something to share for breakfast.