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Class by Juliette Crane!
Have you seen her work?
Gorgeous!!
If you haven’t, pop over to her site!
You’re in for a real treat!!
She’s even offering a chance for one of us to WIN the class experience! I’m entering!!
Here is the link: http://www.juliettecrane.com/whimsical-animals-giveaway-video-sneak-peek/#/
This photo is from her website; I just added her name to her photo, because I wanted to help ensure her name stays with her art!
Comment on this post, please?
Visit her link and look around and maybe even enter for your own chance a free class!
😃💞–AmberHH of WhatAmberLoves.com
Quick Crab Bisque!
Serves: Serves 6
Ingredients
1 pound lump crab meat
2 stalks celery, reserve the celery leaves, finely diced (about ¾ cup)
1 cup of shredded/grated “matchstick” carrots
1 clove garlic, minced
celery leaves, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1-2 cups fresh spinach leaves
3 tablespoons reduced fat butter
3 cups chicken broth
2 cups half-‘n’-half
½ cup sherry (can use cooking sherry)
3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Melt the butter over medium heat in a large pot. Add the carrots and celery, cook until just softened, 5-7 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Pour in the sherry until all absorbed, stir, browning slightly for 1-2 minutes. Add chicken broth, add the garlic, chopped celery leaves, chopped parsley, spinach, and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook for 3-5 minutes. Reduce heat, stir in light cream, stir and cook over low heat until heated through, then add crab meat, stir, and serve!
Enjoy! Daughter paired it with garlic cheese toast!
💞😃
Your Friend, AmberHH
Best Louisiana Hot Crab Dip!
LOUISIANA HOT CRAB DIP
1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat, free of shells
2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, 16 oz total
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
5 tablespoons minced green onions/scallions
3 large garlic cloves, minced
4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoon hot sauce
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Combine all of the ingredients in a casserole dish and gently stir until thoroughly mixed. Adjust seasoning to taste. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until lightly golden on top. Serve hot.
3. Serve hot, with hot sauce on the side for those who like it spicy. (This recipe makes 3+ cups.)
Great ingredients!
Our family sure enjoyed this dip as Sunday brunch, today! If you try it, please let us know if you like it, too!
Your Friend,
~ Amber Hamilton Henson
PS pinning to Pinterest is encouraged here! 💞
Quartz Bracelet and a new online store!
For the first time ever, when buying supplies to make a new Quartz brAcelet, I decided to buy enough to make TWO! That way, there is one to keep and one to sell online!
To start, I’ve opened an online Etsy store and created a Facebook page for “The Woo Woo Store.”
Fun name, huh? I’m amused/intrigued by all things Woo and Woo Woo and decided to just embrace it, enjoy it, and make light of some of the negative interpretations of the phrase “Woo Woo.” 😊
Like my Facebook page at: http://www.Facebook.com/TheWooWooStore
Follow my Etsy store at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWooWooStore
I made two bracelets. I listed one of these bracelets on Etsy and on Facebook. Within the afternoon of posting, it was claimed to go to a local recipient! I sure hope she enjoys it! Quartz and Keys are a fascinating combination to me! I am sure enjoying wearing the bracelet I intend to keep!
Despite the fact that my shop doesn’t have any current listings, I hope you’ll like/favorite/follow my Etsy store! Etsy is such a fun marketplace, isn’t it? I’ll add more jewelry, a.k.a. Sacred Adornment pieces, and some made-by-me, handmade home decor items to sell via the Etsy store soon!😊
Please, consider using the little gray “Pinterest” button at the bottom of this post to help me spread the word!
Your Friend,
Amber Hamilton Henson
Please, find my new website and bookmark! www.TheWooWooStore.ME
TexMex Spaghetti Squash for “National Spaghetti Day!”
Another low calorie yummy meatless meal rich in vitamins and fiber!
Spaghetti squash, black beans, corn, sautéed onions, peppers, & garlic. + cilantro, cumin, oregano, & chili powder!
This is my new replacement for taco night!
(Mitch had cheese on his! I didn’t.)
Easy instructions:
1) split your spaghetti squash and cook it face down in 1″ of water in a casserole dish. Shred with a fork after its done.
2) chop veg and sauté, stir in beans, and taco seasoning or other TexMex spices.
3) stir the sauté ‘d veg into to spaghetti squash shell and serve! *Optional, coat with shredded cheese and bake until cheese melts!
Enjoy!
Your Friend,
Amber Hamilton Henson
Titanium QUARTZ Memory Wire Bracelet!
An easy DIY project:
*beads
*memory wire
*looping tool, for ends of wire
Sacred Adornment!
😊💎💚💙💜💎😊
You may remember another memory wire bracelet (sacred adornment) that I completed recently. I discussed how it mentally/emotionally transports me to another space/vibe. See the other bracelet, here: https://whatamberloves.com/2015/08/14/sacred-adornment-quartz-memory-wire-bracelet/
While this bracelet is similar in many ways, it takes me in a completely different direction than the previous bracelet.
Mind you, while I was crafting this bracelet, physically I was in my own living room trying to tune out whatever noisy show the husband was watching on TV. Holding these stones, focusing on their spectrum of colors, and mentally flipping through the racks of clothes in my closet assembling an outfit to wear with the bracelet, I was completely enveloped in other spaces … other rooms in my mind, if you will. The full resolution photos of the rooms and/or links to their original publication sources can be found on my Pinterest board, “Rooms that Inspire Me” the link: https://www.pinterest.com/amberhh/rooms-that-inspire-me/
Well, thoughts?
Leave me a comment!
Pin the project/story using the gray “Pinterest” button at the bottom of this post?
Thanks, in advance!!
Your Friend,
–Amber Hamilton Henson
Seasons’ Greetings! Winter Edition
This has been a fun filled season so far!
We’re sure looking forward to 2016, too!
💞
Amber Hamilton Henson
Our Nest has a Few New Treasures!
Our Home really is my favorite place in the whole world, and it just became a bit cozier!
We purchased an amazing room size rug from Kaufman by Design (on Cantrell, here in Little Rock, Arkansas.)
The whole room feels larger, brighter, more interesting, and infinitely more comfortable! I am so pleased! If you’re local, I highly recommend that you check out the store Kaufman By Design!
I also purchased some gorgeous, shiny new cable knit sweater pillows at Michael’s today! They’re a great addition, aren’t they? Yay!
I also picked up a few of these glass/brass boxes and filled them with reindeer moss and some of my crystals and gems! It’s nice to have them on display in a way that I can fully see them, yet they’re less accessible to our cat, 3 kids, and guests. You understand, I’m sure!
In other news, I recently saw this amazing agate perfume bottle on Pinterest. New goal: acquire stone perfume bottles, preferably of a wearable pendant size! Source of image
So, tell me: What’s new in your world? I’m going to hop around blogland and explore this evening! I bet you’re all creating some amazing things!
If you even mildly liked this post, you might also like these posts of mine even better!
DIY perfume storage using a premade frame
Master Bedroom Tour
Up-cycled NECKTIE Upholstery Vanity Seat
If you might want to try one of my projects, enjoy my post, or like a photo, please consider Pinning it to Pinterest! There is a gray PINTEREST button at the bottom of each post! Thank you so much, friends!
Love Ya Lots and Lots,
~AmberHH
Seasons Greetings!
Unpacking and arranging seasonal decor!
Love it!!
We’re looking forward to the parade downtown this afternoon followed by the lighting of the Capitol building this evening!
I heart this time of year!
Parties and Celebrations!
Twinkling lights!
Gift Giving!
Evergreen trees!
Santa and Reindeer!
Crafting, Baking, and Decorating!
❤️, AmberHH
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