Urban Makers

Hello!  It's Lorrie here today to share another "Taco Tuesday" which mean another recipe and, not really Tacos at all! Enter Breakfast on the grill.  To be a little more specific - BREAKFAST PIZZA! It's so amazing and a lot of fun!  (Don't mind my wonky shaped crust, it's not as easy as it looks to keep it round on the grill... just sayin') But we loved it just the same! This was a lot of fun and pretty simple, I can't wait to try traditional pizza on the grill.  This was a pizza made with pizza dough, eggs, mozzarella, parmesan cheese, bacon, chives and flat leaf parsley.  It was really good.  As we were eating we were concocting a million possibilities... tomato, arugula, mozz, spinach, sausage... the possibilities are endless.  The recipe follows: Preheat Grill 1/2 grill on High and 1/2 on Medium 1 Pizza Dough (For convenience sake I used a Betty Crocker Pizza Dough Box mix) 1 C Shredded Mozzarella 1/4 C Parmesan 7 strips cooked ba...

Hello everyone!  It's another Thrive in your Hive Thursday.  Today, we are talking about craftroom organization.  We all create more efficiently when our craft rooms are organized.  However, organization is a very personal perference and depends on how your crafty mind thinks. Do you organize by color?  When you're crafting do you think... "I need something blue"?  You might be a color organizer.  This photo is from a Cricut event I went to.  It's organized by color.  Color is how I think and how I organize. Maybe you're a organizer by product?  Perhaps you keep all of your acrylic paints in one bin, and all of your stickers in another, and all of your embellishments in another, etc.?  Organization for you may look something like this: Perhaps you are inspired by themes such as Halloween, Christmas, Summer, Floral, Stripes, Polka Dots, etc.  You might organize like this: There are so many ways to organize...

Hello again!  It's Lorrie here and it's my turn to host "Taco Tuesday".  Taco Tuesday is the day we feature our favorite recipes in Urban Makers.  I couldn't wait to share this mouthwatering Peanut butter pie that is one of my go to desserts. This recipe is one I tried from Pinterest by Willowbird Baking .  You can see from my photo above, it didn't disappoint!  Those are Reece Cups on top!  I know! Here's the recipe: Almost No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie Recipe by: Adapted from All-Recipes Yields: about 8-10 slices Pie Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs (just grind ‘em up, cream and all) 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 cup creamy peanut butter 3/4 cup white sugar 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup heavy whipping cream Whipped Cream Ingredients: 2 cups heavy whipping cream 4 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar peanuts and/or mini peanut butter...

Hello my Friday Friends!  I'm Lorrie and I'm so glad it's Friday!  We are expectring a huge snow storm throughout the day and weekend, which means it's a great time to craft.  Favorite Fridays are dedicated to our favorite websites, Youtube channels and blogs.  Today, I wanted to share with you a great resource for SVG cut files, patterns and lots more.  Where are these fun treasures?  Over on the LORI WHITLOCK website (click the link to be taken to her shop). Look, she's got a free kit of th emonth when you spend $20 in one transaction.  Lori is well known for her amazing 3D cut files, but did you know she also has patterns you can use in design space, as well as digital images?  Lori's shop is also host to several other well known brands such as Kolette Hall, Doddlebug, Paige Evans and more. All of Lori's files are Cricut friendly and ready to go in Design Space.  Go check out her amazing files and tell her "Lorrie sent yo...

You guessed it!  Weed It Wednesday is our Wednesday Theme and that means VINYL!  Iron On, Adhesive - either one will do!   Today, I found a really cool Cricut Make It Now project for you to "weed" and make . your Valentine nails ready for the big day! How cute is this project by one of the amazing designers over at Cricut.  They have already done the work for you, all you have to do is click "Make it".  Simple, right?  It only cost $1.98, but then you can use this file as many times as you want.  You can change your nails every single day if you want!  Be sure ans post a photo in the Facebook Group URBAN MAKERS if you make this project!  We'd love to see it.  Click this link and it will take you right to the project in Cricut Design Space. What are you weeding this week?

Hey everyone!  It's Lorrie here.  Welcome to our very first Make it Monday!   We are super excited to share with you fun ideas throughout the week, but specifically on Mondays, we will be focusing on quick "Make It Monday" ideas that everyone can do. Today, let's talk SUCKERS! You heard me right.  Suckers! I can't tell you how excited I was to give this super, easy project a try.  All you need is some Starlight mints (you know the ones you always grab at restaurants, but rarely eat), some sucker sticks (I used Wilton Cake Pop Sticks), a cookie cutter and some cooking spray. Popsicle sticks will work, too! Start by spraying the inside of your metal cookie cutter with cooking spray (Pam Spray).  Place it on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper or a silicone mat Then just unwrap enough candies to roughly fill in the inside.  I broke one candy piece to fill in any large gaps.  Place in the oven at 350 degree fo...