Eight Petal Barn Hex
Wednesday
Eight Petal Barn Hex
Tuesday
Roasted Vegetable Pasta Sauce
We planted an early garden this spring and had so many vine ripened tomatoes this year, more than any other previous year. We picked an entire bowl of them a couple of weeks ago and didn't want to see them go to waste while we ran out of time to can them, so we made a Roasted Vegetable Pasta Sauce.
My favorite way to eat vegetable is to slow roast them with olive oil and sea salt. It's like heaven on a pan! This recipe is so quick and easy, and there is no canning involved, I promise. To make this sauce you will want to gather your red tomatoes, some green peppers, onion, garlic and herbs. You can add other vegetables that you like, I added carrots because I love the taste of them roasted with tomatoes. Basically anything you love in a pasta sauce, and be added to this magical sauce.
I coasted the bottom of a baking pan with Olive Oil and began washing and chopping the vegetables, adding them to the pan in layers. I picked some fresh Basil and Thyme leaves, added a few springs of Rosemary and Red Pepper Flakes. The garlic cloves I left whole. I drizzled the vegetables with another dose of Olive Oil and salt and pepper.
Friday
Farmhouse Barn Quilt Pumpkins
Fall is here and our Farmhouse Hexie Pumpkins are getting all primped up with bold colors in fabric and our gorgeous Prairie Paints! We filmed a segment with our favorite daytime lifestyle show Fresh Living and showed several ways you can decorate our loved ready to decorate Farmhouse Hexie Pumpkins.
They come ready to stain, paint or Modge Podge with your favorite designs. For me, I choose to Modge Podge them with my most adored fabrics designed by some of my friends. I layed the pumpkin down with the fabric wrong side up and traced out the shape. Then I cut out the fabric panels and brushed one layer of Modge Podge down on the wood, layed the fabric over it and brushed a second coat on top. This seals the fabric so well! Make sure the bubbles are out by flattening it with your fingers or a dry brush.
If you are wanting to trace on a quilt block pattern, florals, or wording, I recommend you use my favorite a Carbon Transfer Paper. Cut a piece off of the carbon paper that equals the size of your pumpkin. Lay it over the pumpkin and place the image you are wanting to trace on top of the carbon paper. Use a soft lead pencil to trace the design onto your pumpkin. Lift the design and you are ready to paint in your detailed design! You can watch a tutorial for this type of transfer on my Tweetle Dee You Tube Page.
Wednesday
Sunflower Hex Barn Quilt
Thursday
New Fall Barn Quilt Patterns
Pumpkin Patch Prairie Paints
Our Prairie Paints Color of the Week is-----drum roll please, Pumpkin patch! This golden and soft orange is the staple orange I go to in most of my barn quilt paintings that require oranges. Our Prairie Paint Gel-chalk Paint was developed by us here at Tweetle Dee and the colors were created over a year and a half of designing barn quilt colors that have an aged, yet vibrant look.
I have loved this color and am so happy to be able to share it with you. If you use code Swiss10 this week, you will save 10% on everything in the shop + free shipping! This is a great time to stock up for your holiday crafting and painting.
Tuesday
Prairie Paints for Fall
Our beautiful Prairie Paints are getting their fall colors on this week with a 10% sale in the shop My favorite fall colors are of course our soft pumpkin called Pumpkin Patch.
My next favorite is the Old Walnut which is a subdued plum and with our Natural Stain Finish it takes on a amber - plum color that is so rich and beautiful with all the traditional fall colors.
My next favorite is the Waves of Wheat. Seriously the warmest, soft tan there is. This color was inspired by the grains of wheat as they age before harvest. They have this beautiful tan-cream-with a hint of maize. It's to die for and I'm painting a hutch with this color next week...so stay tuned!
Our Prairie Paints are a special formula developed by us here at Tweetle Dee. They are a gel-chalk paint, which makes them very thick and ready to paint with. No mixing required. They have all the durability and stick-to-ness of chalk paint, with a soft & smooth glide with our gel. You will love painting with these colors and the rest of the Prairie Paint Collection.
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