Monday, June 14, 2021

You're The Star- Creative Feature Week

Welcome to You're The Star- Creative Feature Week

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Ours was great. I got a couple of projects done, planted my banana trees and planted some other flowers. We had some much needed rain yesterday. You can water everyday, but there is nothing like rain water to make things look great. The banana trees seemed to be happy.

The rain also brought the temp down. We went from around 93 to 85. I know I will like that for the next few days. Are you having warm temps or are you having rain and cooler temps?

Have a great week ahead.

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Welcome to the second week of the June 2021 blog hop called "You're the Star"!
Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share this post from my blog:

BLT Dip

WELCOME to CREATIVE feature week of the June 2021 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your CREATIVE week Hosts

This week is CREATIVE feature week
Swing by the Creative hosting Team's blogs:
Colleen @ Butterfly in the Attic
Mel @ Decor Craft Design
This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories. Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month.
The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#2 CREATIVE - arts & crafts, music, writing &/or dramatic arts (this can include sewing, yarn work, dance, art history, handmade jewelry, painting, computer art, fashion etc - anything creative while remaining family friendly)

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(These features were chosen from the May 2020 "You're the Star" blog hop)

Cross Pollination Bag by EyeLoveKnots

Cross Pollination Bag, Crochet Pattern Review on EyeLoveKnots

DIY Lunch Bag by Hello Sewing

Home Sweet Home Shadow Box by Crafty Brooklyn Army Wife

Artist Spotlight - Josefina Jimenez by The Little Treasures

If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:

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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.
Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!
It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!
(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog. We might also share your fantastic posts on social media. Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though} Thank You & ENJOY! )

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Saturday, June 12, 2021

Happiness Is Homemade Party

Happiness Is Homemade Link Party

Happy Sunday dear friends. It has been a hot weekend so far but rain is expected to come today and cool things down. We certainly need the rain. I think it is to be a rainy week but that would be fine since I have ironing and sewing to do.

I got several things off of my list, but 3 more things went back on. We finally planted our mini banana trees. I wanted to get them in before the rains came. I finished two projects that I will be sharing soon.

Hope you have a great upcoming week.

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BLT Dip

I love making dips, do you? I find that there are just so many wonderful recipes and I sometimes would just rather eat dips than a dinner. So I decided to have a dip party dinner. It was just family. I asked everyone to bring a dip. They had to tell me what they were bringing so there would not be duplicates.

I decided to make this BLT Dip. The best part about the dip is that it is best to make it the night before. My kind of dip.

BLT Dip. Share NOW. #dips #appertizer #entertaining #eclecticredbarn #bacon

Since I had never made this before, I checked reviews. The original recipe calls for 2 pounds of bacon. I was having a hard time seeing that much bacon being used. After reading the reviews, I took suggestions from several and came up with mine.

I only used 1 pound of bacon and that was plenty. I also used Rotel tomatoes with green chilies although you can use fresh tomatoes. (that's what the recipe calls for) Just make sure you drain the Rotel very well.

I cut the bacon into sections so it would cook faster. One person used real bacon bits. That's your choice. I saved some bacon and Rotel tomatoes to put on top.

Aside from cooking the bacon, the recipe is rather easy. Mix mayo, sour cream, bacon, Rotel tomatoes and green onions together and chill over night. Serve with crackers, chips, or my favorite Stacies Chips.

Everyone loved it and wanted the recipe. It is definitely a keeper. This would be great for the 4th of July.

Recipe Print

Ingredients:

2 cups mayo

1 cup sour cream

1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled

1 can Rotel Tomatoes with Green Chilies, well drained (or 6 fresh tomatoes, diced)

3 green onions, chopped

Additional bacon and diced green onions

Assorted crackers, chips

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, bacon, tomatoes and onions. Refrigerate until serving. Garnish with bacon and onions if desired. Serve with crackers or chips.

The post BLT Dip first appeared on Eclectic Red Barn.

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Thursday Favorite Things Party

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

Thursday Favorite Things. Share NOW. #linkyparty. #TFT #thursdaayfavoritethings #eclecticredbarn

Happy Thursday! Hello my dear friends. I hope your week has been going great. Mine has been quite busy. I actually made a list of a number of projects that I wanted to finish this summer or in the next couple of weeks.

Well, it has been going quite well, except for the fact that I keep adding to the list. I cross one item off and add about 3-4 more. lol!! I think I have enough projects around the house to keep me busy all summer, especially when I keep adding new ones.

Do any of you do that? Please, don't let me be the only one adding onto her list.

Have a wonderful day!

Many of my features come from you my commenters. Don't forget to leave your Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you could become one of my featured commenters next week.

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop Party

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Happy Tuesday everyone. I don't know about you but we are having hot temps here in central Florida. It certainly feels like summer. I am working on stripping a shelf - too many coats of paint.

How is your week so far? Is it summer where you are?

Welcome to this week's Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop! For years our blog party has been a hub where bloggers meet to share their latest work with each other and many other visitors who love great recipes, crafts, DIYs, home decor ideas, kid friendly activities and more! We are glad that you find us and we hope that you will stick around and browse the entries. If you find something you particularly like, please pin it and even add a comment telling the writer that you love her work. Before we start this week's party, let's take a look at the posts you loved the most at last week's party!