HippieDog

Chicken Coop Love

Jake and Maude

 

Our chickens are eight weeks old! Time for a coop :) 

We've been letting the girls explore around their new space all weekend.

We're still not sure how Maisey will react to the chickens so we keep her in while the gals take a look around. Let's just say I hope the "Herder" comes out in her and not the "Retriever". We'll always keep them separated until we know for sure.

I Love how the coop is turning out :) I can't stop smiling when I see it----

We were going to make the entire coop with pallets but then realized it would be a little too short or tall for our liking. Dan used two pallets on top of cinder blocks. Then he screwed plywood on top of the pallets. This will ensure the coop is predator proof on the bottom end. We also bought a piece of linoleum to put over the plywood for easy clean up.

We framed the coop with 2x4's and then screwed in wood siding. That's as far as we got the past couple of days. 

Next up..... the front door, chicken door with ramp, chicken run and securing the coop with hardware cloth.

I've also been collecting a few swatches for just the right paint color. The exciting part!

Hope you had a Fabulous holiday weekend!

See you soon.......xoxo

it's your lucky day.......

 

Congratulations Lisa of "Lisa Michelle Designs".

You won my giveaway :) #223

My husband's buddy at his work drew the lucky number! Congrats!

Please send me your digits.......YAY YOU!!!

Michelle

One World One Heart

 

One World One Heart is a worldwide event for bloggers.

It gives all those who blog a chance to meet and mingle and form connections with those they may not have otherwise met from all over the world.

In the past 4 years this event has grown to over 1,000 participants with lasting friendships (and even one love connection) formed along the way. 

Thanks again to Lisa of "A Whimsical Bohemian" for this wonderful event that I'm proud to be part of.

Since recipes and crafting play such a huge part in my life.....I thought a cute kitchen theme would be fitting for my "Giveaway".

 

1. Mini Whimsical Paper Covered Rolling Pin
2. Mini Wire Whisk
3. Candy Colored Pot Holder
4. Set of (4) Foodie Bottle Cap Magnets
5. Flour and Sugar Sack Magnets
6. Mom's Recipes Paper Art Journal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OWOH Giveaway ends February 17th.

Best of luck!!! Don't forget to click on the OWOH Logo to visit all of the other Fabulous Giveaways!

To WIN all of these YUMMY Handmade creations just leave me a comment on this post with your name and email address.

With love and take care,
Michelle of HippieDog
xoxoxoxo

Update: Thanks for all of your comment love.
I'll announce the winner a little later tonight :)
Comments are now closed.....thanks again!

nothing up my sleeve....Presto!

Congratulations Janeil! You won my Giveaway!! Hooray :) Yah YOU!

Maggie is so happy for you!!! 

This is Becky's daughter.....Brooke. She's modeling Becky's new crochet hats :) Isn't she a beauti-ful girl!

You can get Becky's hats over here. They are so cute!!!

 

Other colors to choose from.....with or without rhinestones.

Or maybe you would like a cute pencil box for back to school? They are over here.......

 

and always....... lots of pot holders in my shop. This little set is complete with rolling pin and magnets :) Very sweet.

More crafts and recipes this week.....see you soon :)
  

Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

Something yummy for the weekend. It's definitely the season for raspberries. You can make this recipe with your own fresh raspberry jam or use any kind you wish. Hopefully next year I'll have a garden full of red raspberries :)

These are some of the things you'll need.....

 

Mix until crumbly......

Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

3 cups flour
3 cups oatmeal
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
2 cups raspberry jam

Combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined. Cut butter in cubes and gradually add to mixture until combined and crumbly.

Press a little more than half of mixture in ungreased 9 x 13 pan. Stir jam until smooth and spread on top. Sprinkle remaining crumbs on top of jam.

Bake 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool and cut in bars. This is also Yummy served warm with ice cream or whipped cream. So good!

 

I'll announce the winner of my giveaway sometime this weekend.....if you haven't had a chance to enter please leave me a comment here or email me :)

Have a Wonderful Happy Weekend :)