Answers to the Contest...

Just go to http://www.franklyitskuteproductions.com/ Go click on Contests and see the answers to the contest....


Quick meal idea, take 2 large cans of either roast beef or canned chicken, or left over meats, chopped onion, chopped celery, corn, small can of potatoe soup, small can of mushroom soup, green beans mix all together. Pour into 9x11 greased baking dish. Now mix 1 1/2 cup milk, 1 egg, Bisquick baking mix. Mix well. Pour over top of chicken mixture and bake at 350 for 35-40 OR until done.

Valentine's Contest and Foam Valentine's

Let me begin by asking who the heck is Cupid really?? Well that is what my contest in Frankly Its Kute Productions is all about. The contest goes till Feb 14th so check it out and see if you can win this cute fabric bowl for Valentine's Day.

Then add your name to win these cute foam Valentine's and the simple instructions to make them...

These are fun and easy to make so come into my store http://www.franklyitskuteproductions.com have tons of fun and win....win.... for the most romatic day of the year...

Peanut Butter Pecan Fudge

This recipe is a simple!
Fudge for Valentines Day....
Peanut Butter Pecan Fudge...
What you will need:
One jar Vanilla Frosting
One jar of Marsh Mellow creme
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of peanut butter
2 cups of chopped pecans
1 cup sweet milk
Mix Frosting, Marsh mellow creme, sugar, peanut butter, sweet milk, in a sauce pan on the stove heat until all the ingredients are melted and mixed, bring to a light boil. Always stirring mixture.
Remove and mix in 1 cup of pecans. Saving the other cup to top the fudge.
Pour into 8x8 greased pan now pour the rest of the pecans on top and let cool....
Now cut into squares!

Lets Have Some Fun .....

Hey everyone! thought I would stop in and let you all know about the crazy contest going on in my store www.franklyitskuteproductions.com
The Contest is about that famous drinking straw!
Grab a soda and a sipping straw and your thinking cap. Click on my store and then click on contest and send me an email with your guess, you just might win 50% off in my store!
Thats right win a coupon for 50% off if you can guess the following.....

What year was the paten for the drinking straw created???
Who was the Creator??

The Contest ends Jan 29th and the winner will be chosen Feb 4th
But go to my store and click on contests to get all the information .......


Win the coupon! Good luck!

I love to work with pre-fabricated wooden items

I love getting pre-fabricated wooden items and seeing all that I can do with them. I have brought door knob hangers, hang bags and boxes to add all my touches.
On this first one I just went wild, mixing paints coming with the idea of aged, old, rough looking box for jewelery.


I used several paints and did a bit of sloping the paint onto the box. I used some great paper and some cute little critters, but the final touch is the cording that is around the top. This old Hen house came out quite cute.
In the next picture I will be showing is a pre-fabricated wooden handbag that I used red, browns and a bit of black acrylic paints. Yes when painting I use only the acrylics and use good sealers.


I would add only a touch of black then wipe it off with a rag, add some browns, wipe, then my red and oranges each time wiping away the access paint. I let the handbag dry good for a few days before adding the stickers. Then again letting the handbag sit for a day before adding any sealers.
It all takes a bit of practice before getting the right look you want, but you can have lots of fun getting there and using all kinds of ideas for this type of wood.

Merry Christmas to Everyone.

A very Merry Christmas!
May all your homes have many blessings.
I guess I will write about what Christmas is, yes it about the birth of our Savior but is also about the wonderful things he did apon this earth and the one thing that really stands for me is the charity he had for all.
So I guess my Christmas wish this year is for more charity for everyone.
I mean chairty does have to be something done thats giantic but instead, something little or small.
I will give some examples of what I mean.....
Walk in the store smiling at all you meet
Ask someone how are they?
Wish someone a Merry Christmas
Donate food to a food bank
Make a treat for your neighbor
Pick a child's name off the Christmas tree in your bank, store etc and buy that child a gift.
Let someone go ahead of you in the line at the store
Wish the clerk in the store a Merry Christmas
Donate a bag of cat food or dog food to animals in a shelter, after all they need lots of love and chairty.
Open the door for someone
Have patienice standing in a long line, visit with the person in front or behinde you
Tell a family member how special they are, or a friend
Most of remember charity in your own home with family

Charity is just little things, but imagine how different things would be if all of us would just do these little things....
Imagine how just that little amount of charity might mean to someone else....
I know when we have true charity in hearts, we will be blessed in so many ways. And with this I say may your home be filled with all kinds of blessings, again....

My Rag Rugs

One of my favorite things to create are my Rag rugs or Braided rugs. My Aunt also taught me this fun way of making rugs. I like to use a 3/4 crochet hook the best, it make working with the fabric a little easier.

I usually look for sheets, cotton sheets mostly and I find these sheets in secondhand stores. What's nice about this its cost is little, and you can find a variety of designs in sheets. I usually look for king or queen size sheets, this makes a fair sized rag rug. But sometimes I will buy twin so to mix up the coloring of the rug. Some of the other nice things about using sheets is they are easy to spilt apart and tear into strips. I love to tear 2 inch strips if possbile, this makes a nice heavy rug.

I will tear the strips and knot them all together then roll the fabric into a ball just like yarn for easier handling.

Sometimes I will tear smaller strips when using heavier fabrics, such as wools, flannels, in the case of the rug I am now working on, I used larger strips with the purple flannel.

It will take me between 2-3 days working on one rug to complete it, the larger the rug the more time it will take to make it.

Oh yes, sometimes I will find secondhand fabric or buy discounted fabric and sometimes I cannot tear strips but have to cut the strips this is a little more time consuming but I often will get a neat contrast in the rugs.

I just use a basic crochet stitch to make each rug and each rug never comes out the same. I do not use patterns I just use my thinking cap when designing each rug. I like that each rug never comes out the same because thats what makes them so orignial. You can find all my rag rugs in http://www.franklyitskuteproductions.com

This is my store and the rugs are under crochet rag rugs.