Simply Stefanie Stuff

  Are you up for a new challenge? This year my goal is to improve on my drawing skills- so each month I will post a challenge for anyone that would like to join in. When joining the challenge please use hashtag #SSdrawingchallenge anywhere on social media so we can check out each others drawings. Let the fun begin!  Challenge #1   Challenge 1 is draw something anything using 80% the color blue. Different shades of blue can also be used. Have fun with challenge number one. Remember to use hashtag # SSdrawingchallenge and post anywhere on social media. Feel free to leave a link and or comment below.  Click „ here “ for Facebook group.  Blue Ideas:  How To Paint A Moon - Step By Step Beginner Acrylic Tutorial (stepbysteppainting.net)   The moon is harder to paint than I had anticipated.  Links: Other monthly challenges

Please read below for more healthy lunch ideas. Most of these lunches are low carb and helped me loose 35 lbs. since May 2019. Strawberries with cottage cheese sprinkled with cinnamon and stevia.  Do you have a healthy lunch idea under 12g carbs? Beef & Shrimp Taco Other links: Low Carb Chicken Stuffed Bell pepper Your Planet Mall

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What Kind of Tape Do I Use? If you’re working on a Project with a zipper or one that requires fabric to be placed on the underside of the hoop, the instructions suggest to tape it down. The question then asked by many is “What kind of tape do I use?” Every embroiderer has their favorite type of tape! The list below has been compiled from actual comments. This long list of tapes tells us that there is no right or wrong answer to the question “What kind of tape do I use?” I recommend that you try a few and see what works best for you. I have avoided mentioning brand names as most of the tapes are marketed by several companies. Also, here are some hints when taping: -Use multiple pieces of tape to secure the zipper or piece of fabric -Use pieces that are long enough to secure the zipper of fabric -Tape so that it is not in the path of a stitching line - Washi Tape - A paper crafters tape - Easy to remove Transpor Medical Tape/Surgical Tape/Micropore Tape -Holds tight — Adheres well — Stay...

I made a few stuffed animals for my students using drawings they made. 

  Family Genealogist    GEDMatch.com  is my genealogy topic for today. Genealogy is such a fascinating topic! I could talk about it all day long. I have always been a people person from a very young age and always wanted to learn more about people and where they came from, their cultures, why people act the way they do (nature vs. nurture) etc.   Let me get back to my topic….  GEDMatch.com  has been a helpful research tool. I love that it is FREE! It doesn’t cost a dime. GEDmatch is volunteer-run website for people who have already tested their autosomal DNA for genealogical purposes at AncestryDNA, 23andMe, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage DNA, and some other programs.   I myself have used AncestryDNA, 23andMe and Family Tree DNA. According to 23 & Me I’m 99% European. Here is my French & German breakdown- which I thought was interesting: My 23&Me Report -  http://simplystefaniestuff.blogspot.com/2020/06/my-23-report.html?m=1 I have f...

Hungarian Goulash Serves: 6 – 8     Prep Time: 3 hours Ingredients: ¼ cup shortening 2 lbs. chuck in 1 inch cubes ½ onion 2 garlic cloves ¼ cup ketchup 3 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 2 tsp. brown sugar 2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. paprika 2 tsp. dried mustard 1 dash red cayenne pepper 1 ½ cup water 2 Tsp. flour ¼ cup water Directions: 1.       Melt shortening in skillet 2.     Add beef, onion, garlic – cook and stir until meat is browned on all sides. 3.      Stir in the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, paprika, mustard, cayenne, and water. 4.     Cover and simmer for 2 hours. 5.     Blend flour with ¼ cup water, and then gradually stir into meat mixture. 6.     Heat mixture to ...

April 10th is National Hug Your Dog Day This is a picture of Daisy & I Links: Birthday Wish Board Art by me More Designs by me My Fabric Shop SOAP   Information Shop Contact Me Link tree   Categories Fabrics Kits Scraps View All   Contact Me Order Form Texas Google Form WhatsApp   Follow Me Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest Poshmark TikTok Snapchat Spoonflower Threadless YouTube Blog disclosure " here ". I enjoy sharing my love of stamping, teaching and genealogy with you.  If you use an idea, you have seen here on my site, please spread the love and refer to where you have seen it on my blog. 

  I thought I'd share something very much needed by all of my quilting Friends 🤣 How to fold your quilts to prevent crease lines. Now get those quilts you've got stacked up everywhere refolded 😀 Here you go for TODAY'S contest - Winner will be announced at 10 am tomorrow! Have you ever…….. You get a point for each thing that describes YOU 1. Pieced a quilt in just one day 2. Gone to a quilt retreat 3. Member of a quilt guild 4. Never used a seam ripper 5. Have more than 25 quilt kits that you haven’t started yet 6. Bought fabric and left it in the trunk until your spouse left for work 7. Visited quilt shops when you are on vacation 8. Plan your vacation around quilt shop locations.  Ha 9. Ever cut a piece wrong for a quilt and had to cut another 10. Sluffed work just so you could sew 11. Met a “Sewing Celebrity” 12. Own at least 5 sewing machines 13. Usually sew in “no-shoe” mode 14. Have more than 20 UFO’s 15. Written and sold patterns 16. ...

APRIL        April Fool’s Day April 1 st        World AutismAwareness Day April 2 nd        National School Librarian Day April 4 th        National Unicorn Day April 9 th        National Farm Animals Day April 10 th        Spring/ Summer Planner Set Up        Pastel  Mani & Pedi        Enjoy Spring Yellow Floral        Spring Journal Page or Card        National Banana Day April 20 th        National Earth Day April 22 nd        National DNA Day April 25 th Links: Reusable Paper Towels

Welcome April!

Happy April Fools Day!  Links: Welcome April

  This is the time of the year I like to make Hefezopf. I think it tastes especially good with extra raisins and dried cranberries.  Before oven picture After being baked in the oven for 25 min.  Links: Welcome April

  I have been looking to make a bucket hat for some time. Saw lots of people make them in April and in May. Decided to search the internet for patterns. Found this PDF “here”. here”.   Bucket hat “ pattern ” Jersey hat directions  Links: Fat Quarter Bandana Free Craft Tutorials

Tik tok    My daughter Kirstin dropped off a bag of shirts and kindly asked me to make her a T-shirt quilt. These are all shirts from her previous job a Whataburger -which she loved. Now she has a new job that she also loves.  (Not sure what is going on with my blog right now - but my photos have been disappearing for some reason?) The original Lay-out idea isn’t going to work- here is a rough estimate of my new layout.  Using the other T-shirt parts for borders. My plan is to use as much as the original shirt material as possible.  TikTok part 2 video  ,  TikTok  Ironing and opening seams- spent 3-4 hours working on that today. Took a break and then continued sewing on borders around the T-shirts, still working on those Lay-out ideas.  Completed row one by adding a decorative edging TikTok part 3 video Completed two more rows - re-arranged it all again… Added a few fun patterns in between… was actually fun!! See „ TikTok Part 4 video “ :)...