Cozy Kitchen Covers

A Christmas Shirt Becomes an Apron!

2011-12-28T12:31:00.000-08:00

I DON'T wear Christmas shirts or sweaters anymore. Rather than donate this shirt, which was a gift, I decided to alter it. I had one yard of Christmas themed fabric on hand, and a red cotton bias trim usually reserved for quilts. I had the components to make an apron!

Christmas Shirt

Christmas fabric

The shirt was cut apart at the shoulder seams and the back also had a seam.

Cut-up shirt

Add a cotton bias trim sash as a belt, and finished!

backside

I Want to Feature Your Kitchen

2010-09-13T05:32:00.000-07:00

Are you remodeling or redecorating your kitchen?

Would you like your kitchen updates to be featured on my blog?
I’m looking for new content featuring my customers or followers.

Send your photos and story to cozykitchencovers@embarqmail.com

Purple Kitchen Accessories

2010-03-14T09:35:00.000-07:00

It's tough to find purple kitchen accessories, especially all in one store. My finds this week include a purple kitchen rug from Kohl's, purple spatula and measuring cups from Target, and a purple bakeware stone from Pier 1.
Etsy also has some fantastic homemade accessories such as magnet boards, washcloths and scrubbie pads.
My own homemade accesssories include a purple floral mixer cover and a pansies basket cover.

A Purple Kitchen Inspired by A Cozy Kitchen Cover

2010-03-14T09:28:00.000-07:00

Pictures of the 2009 Home & Garden Show I-X Center Cleveland, Ohio

2010-01-04T07:40:00.001-08:00

Click here for a list of the 2010 Northeast Ohio Home & Garden Shows

Pineapple Doughboys Recipe from the 1960s

2009-11-10T14:25:00.000-08:00

This is a simple fried dough, 2 ingredient recipe. I found this recipe in a newspaper that my Grandmother saved from the 1960s.
You need 1 can of refrigerated biscuit dough, and some canned fruit like pineapple or peaches.
Using a rolling pin, roll canned refrigerated biscuits thin; place a few drained pineapple tidbits (or 1 peach slice) in the center of each. Gather edges over top the fruit filling and pinch tightly to seal.
Fry in deep fat ( I used a cast iron skillet filled with 1/4 inch of canola oil) until golden brown. Do this for approx. 1 minute on each side. They may appear too dark, but trust me, they'll be cooked on the inside! Remove from oil and pan, drain, and shake cinnamon powdered sugar all over. Best served warm and crunchy!

My Latest Fancy Appliance Cover Project

2009-11-04T07:55:00.000-08:00

This cover is pictured as a work in progress. A new customer recently ordered this bread machine cover from my main website, cozykitchencovers.com. Reversible covers are so great. If you get bored with one side, turn it inside-out and use the other!

Reversible Fall/Winter 2 Slice Toaster Cover

2009-10-17T09:40:00.000-07:00

Don't you just love getting more for your money? Here's a reversible Fall/Autumn to Winter/Holidays 2 slice toaster cover now available in my Etsy store.

American Heart Association Fudge Brownies

2009-08-31T12:50:00.000-07:00

Here's the recipe for the American Heart Association Fudge Brownies taken from their Cookbook published back in 1973! These are my favorite fudge brownies, hands down. The only complaint I may have is that the recipe makes a small quantity. So double or triple the ingredients if you're trying to feed a crowd.

2 tablespoons cocoa
3/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1/3 cup melted margarine **I use canola oil
1 large egg, slightly beaten
1/2 cup all purpose unbleached flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, combine cocoa and brown sugar. Stir in margarine and egg. Beat with a wooden spoon until thoroughly blended.
Sift together flour and salt. Mix into the batter along with chopped walnuts. Stir in vanilla extract. Pour the batter into a greased 8 X 8 X 2 inch square pan.
Bake for 25 minutes, or until done.
Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack for about 5 minutes. Cut into squares and let cool further before removing from pan. Store in a covered container.
The book says it yields 16 squares. I normally get 4 squares! Approx. calories per serving, 115.

Visit CozyKitchenCovers.Etsy.com this Fall

2009-08-28T19:42:00.000-07:00

I'm stocking my Cozy Kitchen Covers Etsy store with fall colors such as burgundy and dark greens.

My Autumn Harvest Oval Crock Pot Cover that you see pictured does double duty. Side one is perfect for Fall, side two is perfect for Christmas. Yes, this is a reversible kitchen cover. Completely functional on both sides. This cover is made with a cotton quilted fabric that has been machine quilted with a polyester fiberfill inner layer.

You may also my main website, http://www.cozykitchencovers.com/ where even more of my solid colors and fancy prints are available.

Midnighteskye on Etsy.com

2009-08-09T08:39:00.000-07:00

I have to say a big thank you to Midnighteskye who agrees to blog about other Etsy artists.

Taken word for word from her Etsy profile, here is Midnighteskye!

"My name is Tory, I've been scrapbooking and making cards since I was 13. I really enjoy it! Everything I make is assembled by hand, I hand stamp and hand color either using chalk, pencils, or ink. I do have 2 dogs but have a smoke free home. There are no returns, as most items are paperproducts. If you choose to pay by personal check I will mail out your product as soon as your check clears my bank, keep in mind if you are not in the state of Arizona there might be a hold on the check which might take a little longer then using paypal. I will custom make products, if you let me know what you are specifically looking for, or if you like one of the cards but want the colors a little different I'll do that as well. For now until I start making money you may see the same type of designs done different ways, but as I make more money I'll buy more stamps and embellishments and make different things! Thank you very much for your time and I hope you enjoy my products! Feel free to send me messages at any time, if you have questions about the products or what I use, or just to say Hi!"

Midnighteskye is a fan of trading also!

ItsDipTime.com

2009-08-03T17:14:00.000-07:00

Following my Follower on Twitter, itsdiptime.com. They have a very simple website and I love that they post their craft show schedule on-line.

A Blog About Cooking With Daria

2009-08-01T17:09:00.000-07:00

I'm so grateful I ran across the blog Cooking with Daria in the Google Blog search. I was looking for homemade cake recipes for the Easy Bake Oven. Cooking with Daria's blog is so sweet and includes an easy to read ingredients list and instructions for the 2 layer Barbie cake she likes to make.
I knew I didn't have to pay over $6.00 for those refill cake mixes...so I was THRILLED to run across Cooking with Daria's blog.
The 2 layer homemade Barbie layer cake only uses 5 Tablespoons of flour...can you believe it?
Daria's blog also mentions Budget101.com's website to find more homemade cake and cookie recipes for the Easy Bake Oven. They list 23 recipes on their site!

Colorful Small Appliance Covers Are My Specialty

2009-07-30T16:36:00.000-07:00

I make colorful small appliance covers for the kitchen. I make them in a rainbow of colors as well as fancy floral and paisley patterns. You can find me at http://www.cozykitchencovers.com/ or http://www.cozykitchencovers.etsy.com/.

Launch!

2009-07-30T13:15:00.000-07:00

My website http://www.cozykitchencovers.com/ is about to take off...I just have to get it ranked higher with the search engines.

I've been reading Poor Richard's Web Site book. It's been very helpful. Lots of useful links...some websites mentioned have expired...but overall I can UNDERSTAND what this book is saying and it's got the search engine positioning info. that I've been looking for.

Cozy Kitchen Covers exists at the main website which is simply http://www.cozykitchencovers.com/, plus on E-bay as http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Cozy-Kitchen-Covers and as http://www.cozykitchencovers.etsy.com/.

In an ideal cyber-world, I wouldn't have to concern myself with search engine position rankings and Meta Tagging and Java and HTML code...all I want to do is sew!