Brick House by the Commodores

Get Down Tonight – KC and the Sunshine Band

You Should Be Dancing by Bee Gees

Super Freak by Rick James

Unglued by Stone Temple Pilots

Car Wash by Rose Royce

Rearviewmirror by Pearl Jam

No Bake Nutella Oatmeal Drop Cookies Recipe

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Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not test this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!

INGREDIENTS:
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2 cups old-fashioned oats
3/4 cup Nutella hazelnut spread
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup milk
(see my tips below)

DIRECTIONS:

1: Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.

2: Add the sugar, butter and milk to a 4-quart saucepan. Heat on medium until you get to a rolling boil. Boil 1 minute then remove from heat.

3: Stir in Nutella until creamy and combined. Stir in 2 cups old-fashioned oats until well coated.

4: Immediately drop by 2-tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Cool about 15 minutes or until set.

Darlene’s Tips: You can add 1/2 cup of shredded coconut to this recipe for more chewiness. You can add 1/2 cup chopped nuts too. Instead of dropped cookies, you could also spread in a pan and let set then cut into bars.

Source and Images: General Mills (Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Tablespoon, Box Tops for Education, Que Rica Vida)

 

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Selvage Scraps Fan Blocks on Fusible – For Selvage Addicts Only

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Selvage Scraps Fan Blocks on Fusible
For Selvage Addicts Only

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Leftover items get moved to ebay after the sales, but you miss out on so many choices by waiting for ebay because more than half my stuff sells out during the sales.  If you love to buy fabric, you are going to save so much money by shopping my exclusive sales. 

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8 New Penny Auctions – All Novelty Scrappies – eBay

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Check out my 8 New Penny Auctions with Free Shipping!*

*Free shipping for USA only. Other countries must be part of eBay’s Global Shipping Program. I still cover the shipping charges to get the package to ebay, but then you must pay eBay the remainder of the shipping charges.

 

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Butter Pecan Cookies Recipe – Easy Sugar Cookie Dough Hack

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Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not test this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!

INGREDIENTS:
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1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookies
2 tablespoons melted butter, cooled
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
See tips for optional butter glaze
(see my tips below)

DIRECTIONS:

1:  Heat oven to 350°F.  Break up cookie dough in large bowl.

2:  Add the cooled melted butter, pecans, flour and brown sugar to the cookie dough and stir with a spoon or knead with hands until well mixed.

3:  Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on large ungreased cookie sheets.

4:  Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 2 minutes then remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Darlene’s Tips: To make the optional glaze, start with about 1/3 cup of powdered sugar and add a teaspoon at a time of cooled melted butter and stir. Add more butter as necessary until you get a consistency you like. Too thin?  Add more powdered sugar. You can also make a simple glaze using powdered sugar and milk or water. Just remember to add a tiny bit of liquid at a time. You can try this recipe with other flavor cookie doughs and different nuts. You can add candy morsels too!

Source and Images: General Mills (Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Tablespoon, Box Tops for Education, Que Rica Vida)

 

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Youtube Stats – Crumb Quilt Adventure Episode 2

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In this series, I show you stats for some of my videos so you can see how youtube works for content creators.  Please remember, I am a very small youtuber compared to what is out there and my growth has been very slow.  But I don’t give up! I just keep going and make changes along the way.  Hopefully sharing my stats can help other content creators to know what they might be able to expect over the life of their channel.  I will be sharing videos that performed well and videos that fell flat. I hope you enjoy this series!

Video we are exploring: Crumb Quilting Adventure – Making My First 6×6 Crumb Quilt Block | Ep. 2

Video was uploaded on: August 18, 2017

Date of this post: 12/29/19.

Video is over 2 years old at the time of this post.  All stats are up to the date of this post.

Views: 78,268

Watch time:  10.9K hours

Total earnings: $270.72

Earnings for the past 90 days: $27.24 (currently earning about 30¢ per day).

What does this mean?

This episode earned even less than Episode 1. This one stinks too. Mega stinks. lol  Again, I did not have as many subscribers then as I do now, but I’m pretty sure I had other videos back then, or even before, that earned more.  It will be fun to go through more of the old ones to see how they compare.

When I’m done with the stats for this series, I will have an updated list so we can easily compare all the crumb quilt episodes to see which one performed the best.

And in case you are wondering, no, I do not watch my old videos.  I’m sometimes forced to watch part of one because I want to mention it in a current video and I want to be sure I’m linking to the correct one. But for this series, I don’t plan on watching any of the videos I’m doing stats on. No time for that. No desire either. lol

I’ll be back with the stats on Episode 3 of the Crumb Quilt Adventure soon!

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New Items Plus Buy 4 Get 50% OFF Inside the Maga Made It Etsy Shop!

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Maga Made It has some new Litter Bags in her etsy shop!  She also has a sale going on… Buy 4 items and get 50% off!  This offer is good for her entire shop and ends on Jan 16. What a great time to stock up on some gifts for upcoming birthdays, showers and other occasions.

Cats and Birds Litter Bag

Etsy Shop

 

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Barbecue Chicken Bubble Up Bake – Easy 4-Ingredient Dinner Recipe

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Please remember that I don’t eat this stuff so I did not test this recipe. I’m just posting so you can try it!

INGREDIENTS:
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1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury Grands! biscuits (8 biscuits)
1 bottle (18 oz) barbecue sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
optional: chopped fresh cilantro for garnish
(see my tips below)

DIRECTIONS:

1:  Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13×9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.

2:  Heat 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink in center. Remove from heat. Cool slightly, about 5 minutes.

3:  Meanwhile, separate dough into 8 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into 8 pieces. Set aside.

4:  Place cooked chicken in medium bowl. Pour barbecue sauce over chicken and stir to combine. Add biscuit dough pieces to chicken mixture; gently toss to combine. Spread mixture evenly in baking dish. Sprinkle cheese over top.

5:  Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and cheese is melted. Sprinkle cilantro over top. Serve immediately.

Darlene’s Tips: You can swap out the chicken for cooked ground beef or use leftover meatloaf. You could also try this with pasta sauce, either the tomato variety or creamy kind.  You can use any kind of shredded cheese.  You could also add chopped onion and peppers to the meat as you cook it.

Source and Images: General Mills (Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Tablespoon, Box Tops for Education, Que Rica Vida)

 

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Small Stuff Quilt Series Ep.10 – It’s Done! Strange Ending – Sampler Quilt Sunday

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Small Stuff Quilt Series Ep.10 – It’s Done! Strange Ending
Sampler Quilt Sunday

Join Patreon or become a Youtube Member to get in on my weekly fabric sales! 

I have fabric Flash Sales almost every weekend and a big Fabric Frenzy every 4 to 6 weeks.  Patrons and Members get lower prices and first pick at all the awesome fabric!

Leftover items get moved to ebay after the sales, but you miss out on so many choices by waiting for ebay because more than half my stuff sells out during the sales.  If you love to buy fabric, you are going to save so much money by shopping my exclusive sales. 

Please consider joining all the others who love to shop and save!

And did I mention?  Shipping is FREE for all orders in the USA!

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Apple AirPod Gen 1 Case by CeeBeeAccessories

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Here is something new from CeeBee Accessories!  It’s an Apple AirPods gen 1 jacket for case with key ring. Genuine leather in tan and black. Looks like snakeskin… more details

Apple AirPod Gen 1 Case

Etsy Shop


If you become one of my patrons or youtube members, I will be happy to promote your ebay or etsy items if I think are a good fit for my audience. Want to discuss first? Email me at advertising@darlenemichaud.com and send me your ebay and/or etsy links and I will get back to you after I check them out. Thanks!

 

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Dritz Super Weight Stitch Witchery – Fusible Iron On Bonding Tape for Fabric – Walmart

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This is the hem tape I was talking about in a previous video. I don’t know if this is the exact brand I got, but similar.

This can be used for easy hems but you can also use in other ways.  Just rip a piece off, put between two pieces of fabric and press with an iron.  The fabrics will be bonded!  It’s great for small applique pieces or to just hold down some fabric for top stitching.


Walmart Info

Most items SHIP FREE to home with $35 purchase

Or order online and choose FREE Store Pickup (if available)

NOTE:  Clearance items are not always available in your store. They might be only in the warehouse. Many items can be ordered online and sent to your store and you can pick it up for free.  If you don’t like or it does not fit, you can return it directly to the store. So easy!

Availability can change at any time.  Once the clearance deals are posted, stuff sells out quick so these deals may be limited or no longer available.

SHOPPING TIP: If you get close to the $35 minimum, simply order other stuff you always buy including groceries! There are more and more grocery items available on Walmart.com now that you can have shipped to your home. I love ordering the big and heavy stuff for home delivery like 20 rolls of toiler paper or big jugs of laundry detergent, stuff like that. I do about half of my grocery shopping on Walmart.com now. So convenient!

Shop More Walmart Clearance Here!

 

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