Vera's Pot Holders

Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin soup from an old cookbook of 1700's recipes

2 cups of pumpkin meat (or 1 lb can)
3 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Put pumpkin in a saucepan over a low flame. Stir in milk. Do not let it boil. Add salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Serve hot .

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS!!

Here is a copy of the Black Friday Ad. Come and Join us for a day of Savings with Hot coffee, Hot Cider and Pumpkin Bread! See you there!!

Cuddle Throw Kits

Stop by and see our Cuddle throw/quilt Kits. Quilt is 60"x 72" Throw 45x55"

Extremely soft and cuddly fabric has a smooth mink like surface. Kits are pre-cut and ready to take home and Put together. Great easy and cute idea for Christmas.

Homemade Pumpkin Pie

With Thanksgiving around the corner, here is an Easy and yummy Pumpkin pie Recipe for you to enjoy this holiday season.

(recipe from foodnetwork.com)

• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups canned pumpkin, mashed
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted butter
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, optional
• 1 piece pre-made pie dough
• Whipped cream, for topping

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Place 1 piece of pre-made pie dough down into a (9-inch) pie pan and press down along the bottom and all sides. Pinch and crimp the edges together to make a pretty pattern. Put the pie shell back into the freezer for 1 hour to firm up. Fit a piece of aluminum foil to cover the inside of the shell completely. Fill the shell up to the edges with pie weights or dried beans (about 2 pounds) and place it in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes, remove the foil and pie weights and bake for another 10 minutes or until the crust is dried out and beginning to color.

For the filling, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer. Add the pumpkin and beat until combined. Add the sugar and salt, and beat until combined. Add the eggs mixed with the yolks, half-and-half, and melted butter, and beat until combined. Finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger, if using, and beat until incorporated.

Pour the filling into the warm prepared pie crust and bake for 50 minutes, or until the center is set. Place the pie on a wire rack and cool to room temperature. Cut into slices and top each piece with a generous amount of whipped cream.

SNOW SNOW SNOW

If you need snow for your holiday crafting, come in and check out our selection. We have:

Crystal Frost spray- replicates the unique patters of frost crystals.

Holiday Snow- Premium snow flock

Aleene's true Snow

Glistening Snow tex

Glittering Snow tex

Fantasy Snow

Decorative Snow

Aleene's Glitter Snow

Snow Accents

Tub O Snow

Snow Writer

Glistening Snow Writer

Stop by and see all the different designs

Electric Yarn Ball Winder

New! New! New!

Convenient and Quick

Eliminate tedious hand winding

Easily wind hanks of yarn into center-pull skeins

Create flat bottom balls that stack neatly

Rewind messy partial skeins into tidy center pull skeins

Wind thin yarns together to create custom sizes or colors

Fully Automatic

Labor saving motor means less stress on arms, hand and wrists

Rheostat allows wind-rate to be adjusted as needed

Renee’ thinks this is one of the great new products on the market. I love that it will do the winding on my yarn! I find winding my yarn by hand is tiresome. I am so excited about this new winder!!

For those of you who love to knit & crochet (or maybe you would like to learn)

Join Linda and Renee’ this Thursday for YARN YOGA. We meet on the first and third Thursday’s of the month at 6 pm. It gives us a chance to learn new stitches or work on a project that you need to finish. Fun Social Hour with other stitchers!

Yummy Pumpkin Rolls

Here is a yummy dessert/Treat for the holidays.

*Recipe from Cooks.com*

Ingredients you will need:

3 Eggs

1 cup Sugar

2/3 cup Pumpkin

1 teaspoon Lemon juice

3/4 cup All-purpose flour

1 teaspoon Baking powder

2 teaspoons Cinnamon

1 teaspoon Ginger

1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon Salt

Filling:

8 ounces Cream cheese -- softened

4 tablespoons Butter -- or margarine

1 cup Powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon Vanilla

Instructions:

In large bowl, combine eggs and sugar, beating with an electric mixer until thick and light yellow in color. Add pumpkin and lemon juice, mixing until blended.

In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, spices and salt. Add to egg mixture, mixing well. Spread batter into greased and waxed-paper lined 10-by-15-inch jelly-roll pan.

Bake at 350 ° for 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool for 15 minutes. Place cake on clean tea towel sprinkled liberally with powdered sugar. Cool 10 minutes longer. From 10- inch side, roll cake up in towel. Set aside.

While cake is cooling in towel, prepare filling. Beat together cream cheese and butter; stir in powdered sugar and vanilla and blend until smooth.
Unroll cake. Evenly spread filling over cake. Roll up cake (without the towel). Wrap in plastic wrap. Cover and chill at least 1 hour. Slice before serving. Keep leftover slices refrigerated. This pumpkin roll freezes well.

Painting for the young artist

Do you have a child who is always wanted to paint & draw? We have everything you need to get them started into the world of ART. You can find paint, brushes, brush cleaner pots, paper, and painter’s smocks.

 This is a great “SNOW” day activity.

 

Cornucopias

 

The cornucopia is typically a hallow, horn shaped wicker basket that you can fill with fruit, leaves, flowers and even a small light set can make it look festive.

 

Cornucopia is a symbol of food and abundance dating back to the 5^th century BC and is also called the Horn of Plenty.

 

Here at Sierra’s we have our Beautiful Cornucopia ready for you to use in your Thanksgiving Décor.

On sale for only $5.99 regular price $9.99

 

Armed Forces and USA

Honor those in the military by using embellishments, stickers, and paper to decorate scrapbook pages, photo albums, boxes, cards and much more! Decorate a Star in military pictures, paper & embellishments or make

a shadowbox to Honor their service to our country.

Be adventurous for the possibilities are endless!!

Bead Shop

It can be overwhelming to go to a bead store and see so many beads you don’t know how to choose. It can be even more confusing when you see a description of a bead and aren’t sure what it really means .

Here is some BEAD LINGO to help you out.

 

AB: or aurora borealis which is a slick finish on crystal and glass beads

 

FIRE-Polished: the finish on faceted glass beads that have been reheated  to soften the faceted edges.

 

SP: silver plated metal

 

BICONE: a bead that looks like two cones connected at their bases.

SPACER: usually a metal bead used to spice up a design

 

COIN PEARL: a flat coin- shaped freshwater pearl

 

Come in and see our SWAROVSKI crystals

Stands on sale for $7.99 (regular price $9.99)

Fun Crafts

Start your holiday crafting with the help of this fun book

from Nicolecrafts. Wow it’s only $1.00!!

The Holiday Craft issue is full of creative inspiration for Holiday Craft projects.

It includes ideas on candlesticks, Bird houses, Wood projects, Mirrors, foam, gingerbread fun, cookie exchange and lots more. 

Holiday Homespun yarn from Lion bran

Spun with a ply of metallic gold for a touch of sparkle, comes in Victorian and Traditional bright colors, making it perfect for all your holiday crafting.

This yarn has the same great silky soft texture as the lion brand classic homespun.

Each skein has instructions for a Christmas toy. 

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Fall is here and Winter is coming! Here is a delicious recipe for some Homemade Chicken Noodle soup! YUMMY! ENJOY 1 whole chicken 4 cubes chicken bouillon Enough water to cover chicken 1 batch homemade noodles or Frozen Egg Noodles from the store 1 onion celery carrots Cover chicken with water, add chicken bouillon in large pan. Cook until chicken comes off bones easily. Save broth. Debone the chicken and put meat in broth, add the remaining ingredients (add more or less vegetables to taste) except noodles and let simmer on low heat for several hours, stirring occasionally. Add noodles about 1/2 hour before serving. Cook until noodles are tender. Leftover can be frozen. (We take broth to Freeze before we cook the noodles.) Recipe for the Homemade NOODLES: 2 eggs 1 tsp. salt Water Flour Break eggs in bowl. Save shells. Fill a 1/2 egg shell with water twice and beat eggs, water and salt. Then add flour gradually until dough is stiff. Roll out on floured table and cut. (NOTE: Pizza cutter works well for this.) Cut in 1/4" to 1/2" strips. Separate and let dry at least 2 hours then add to soup.

HURRY IN!! OPEN HOUSE!

OPEN HOUSE is Here!!

See Sunday’s BLOG to get your 40% coupon

Join us today from 8 am to 9 pm for a fun day of Demos, Drawing for a $100.00 shopping spree, Great Prices, Snacks and Beverages. Get the help and inspiration you need for all your Handmade Holiday Gifts.

Holiday Print Give Away: Spend $30.00 or more and receive Robert Duncun’s HERE GOOSE print FREE!

Offer good thru December

SEE YOU THERE!

HOME DECOR.. 1 MORE DAY!

ONLY ONE MORE DAY!!

See Sunday’s BLOG to get your 40% coupon

It’s almost here. We can’t wait for you to see the new Christmas collection, Sweet shop, new game section and more. We will be open at 8 am serving you hot cider, hot coffee and pumpkin bread. Join us for all the FUN!!!

We will be having great deals on collectables such as Jim Shore and Demdaco, Yankee candle holiday scents, Candle warmers, Holiday greenery and fall floral. You might want to pick a beautiful Decorative Lantern as well as candles, potpourri and charger plates to give your home a wonderful holiday feel.

SCRAPBOOKING.. 2 MORE days!

Only 2 days until OPEN HOUSE!

See Sunday’s BLOG to get your 40% coupon

WOW, can you believe it’s time to get started on making your holiday cards, and buying gifts for the scrapbook fanatics in your family.

The scrapbook department will be having card making demos from 10-4 using the Slicetm Machine. Today’s a great day to pick up paper packs, Designer Christmas cards with envelopes ( to use as a base), scrappy clocks, the SLICE die cut machine, Cutterpede w/ tool bag, & Vario adhesive

Beading.. 3 MORE DAYS!

Only 3 days until OPEN HOUSE!

See Sunday’s BLOG to get your 40% coupon

Now is the time to get started on those NEW CHUNKY WATCHES that are all the rage. Join us from 12-2 for our Watch demo where you can get see how to get started. Perfect for gift giving!!

Our bead shop will be featuring Watch faces, Swarovski jewels, Jolee’s jewels, Jolee’s tools, tools sets, and a special selection of glass bead strands

Crafts... 4 more days!

Only 4 more days until OPEN HOUSE!

See Sunday’s BLOG to get your 40% coupon

Come in from 2-5 to make a unique ornament using retro flakes, snow drops, rub-ons, stickers and clear glass ornaments. Only $2.00 per ornament! Get started on your holiday crafting now.

We will have the clear glass ornaments in different shapes and sizes, unfinished wood coaster sets, wood recipe boxes, glass blocks with the hole pre-drilled for you and Canvas on sale. These are great basics for those handmade gifts.

Fabrics.. 5 more days!

Only 5 more days until OPEN HOUSE!

See Sunday’s BLOG to get your 40% coupon

Come in for some hot cider, coffee and pumpkin bread and get great ideas for your Handmade Holiday!

Check out these great specials in the Fabric Shop:

Sierra’s will be featuring the entire stock of fabric including cotton, flannel, cuddle & fat quarters. The new Bias tape maker, Vanna’s Yarn & more.

OPEN HOUSE COUPON!!

You are invited to our Open House Saturday November 7!
Join us 8 am to 9 pm for a fun day of Demos, Drawing for a $100.00 shopping spree, Great Prices, Snacks and Beverages. This week’s BLOG will give you an idea of what great sales and demos we will have happening in each of our departments at OPEN HOUSE!

Sprinkles the Elf invites you to his SWEET SHOP in 6 more days!

Come in and find everything you might need to make your gifts of good taste, cookie exchange ideas, candy making and neighbor gifting. You might want to pick up some of our Ceramic Mini & large Loaf pans that are perfect for those “umm, great tasting” gifts.

Today’s recipe is for Sugar Cookies. You can find cookie cutters, as well as cookie icing and sprinkles here in the Sweet shop.

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 cup butter soften

Preheat oven 375 degrees Time: 8-10 min

In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.

Cut in butter as for pie crust

Beat eggs; add sugar and mix well

Blend egg mixture into flour mixture

Roll out on floured table or pastry cloth to ¼ inch thick

Cut with cookie cutters

Lift with spatula to un-greased cookie sheet

Sprinkle with sugar and Bake. Remove at once to cooling rack

Yield 6 doz.