Drinking Straw Lamp Shade

Last week we visited with our
friends at The CSI Project.
The challenge for the week was
Dollar Store Crafts.

Our craft tutorial was a...

Drinking Straw Lamp Shade

This project cost under

5 buck-a-roos.

All of the supplies came from

The Dollar Tree.

You will need:

Mesh basket

(choose the best size to fit your lamp)

Straws

our shade took 3 packs of 180 count

Instructions:

1. Cut straws into 4 pieces

Mama Mia that's a lotta straws

2160 of them

What not to do with the straws...

The second time you drop the bowl full of straws

52 Pick-Up sounds like a fun game.

2. Poke the straws thru the mesh

Most holes fit 4 straws.

If the straws are loose you could

squeeze another into the center.

3. Put on a good movie and have fun

poking the straws until the entire

basket is full.

4. Place shade on, lamp turn on,

grab a good book and enjoy.



How do you like our Penny Desk?

We will show you how to make your own

penny desk top next week.

Who is more foolish,

the child afraid of the dark or

the man afraid of the light?

~Maurice Freehill

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Visiting The CSI Project

Today we are visiting with our

friends over at

The CSI Project

The challenge of the week is

Dollar Store Crafts.

We are sharing our

Drinking Straw Lamp Shade



What do you think of the

Penny Top Desk?

Check back next week and we will show

you how we made our "fun" desk top.

Here are other project we have shared

with our CSI friends.

Cookie Burst

"Color" Picture



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Balsamic Pot Roast

We had a good laugh a couple of months ago while watching a morning show.  A chef was making a roast and "stuffed" the roast.  The audience was in awe of "stuffing" a roast. 

We looked at each other and shook our heads. 

At the same time we asked how do they cook their roast? 

As a little girl I remember pulling up a chair to the counter and watched Mama Jeanne cooking Sunday roast.  She would make holes in the meat and stuff the hole with chopped onion and garlic. 

I asked her why she did that?

Her answer was very simple.

 To make sure every bite is tasty.

Balsamic Pot Roast with Onion & Carrot

3-4 pound boneless chuck roast

3 garlic clove minced
Cajun Seasoning

Onion Powder

Garlic Powder
1-2 T olive oil
1/4 cup water to deglaze pan
3 large onions thickly sliced

2 cup carrot sliced
1 cup beef stock, reduced to 1/2 cup

1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup tomato sauce

Rub roast well with seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder and stuff with garlic. In a cast iron skillet or heavy pan heat olive oil and brown roast well on all sides. 

This step will take a few minutes, but will give you a wonderful taste to your finished roast.  Remove roast.

 

Deglaze skillet with 1/4 cup water.

 

 Boil stock and cook until it is reduced to 1/2 cup, cook slightly.  Mix together vinegar and tomato sauce in deglazed skillet and add to stock.

Place onion slices and carrots in crock pot.  Place the roast on top of  the veggies and pour stock mixture over roast.

 

Cook on low for 6-8 hours, until beef is tender.

 

You do not need to add more liquid.  Gravy will form while cooking.

 

 

Serve over mashed potatoes.

 

The roast is so tender it will pull apart.

My family really likes this recipe as leftovers.

Serve on top of french fries and cover with shredded cheddar cheese.

 

"I am not a glutton -

I am an explorer of food"

~Erma Bombeck

 

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