No bake cookie recipe

chocolate, peanut butter, oatmeal no bake cookies

This is my favorite recipe for cookies on one of these hot summer days.  This recipe is a very simple recipe and it wont heat up your house.
Chocolate peanut butter oatmeal drops
ingredients:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup peanut butter crunchy or creamy
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups quick cooking oats
Bring butter, sugar, milk and cocoa to boil. let boil for exactly 1 minute and 30 seconds.  Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and peanut butter. Then stir in oats.  Quickly drop with spoon or ice cream scoop onto wax paper, foil, or parchment paper.  Let cool then store in ziplock bag.
Enjoy,  Kathi

Handmade Cat Collars

I have something new to add to my shop that came abourt when I found something about 8 months ago.  It was my cat Ricky.  He was about 4 weeks old and his mother had abandoned him.  Ricky has become an indoor / outdoor cat, and I have been worrying that someone would think he was a stray.  I bought a collar at the local department store.  But I didn't think it was safe, if he got it caught on something when hes playing he might not be able to free himself.  After a short time I took it off and he didn't wear that collar again.  So I went in search of something safer, that's when I found these breakaway clips for cat collars.  The break away collar clip is designed to come apart if the cat gets it caught on something, and his weight should open the clasp, clasp can then be refastened.  I made my first cat collar for Ricky, it was OK, but the fabric I choose had some stretch and that made it stretch out some.  The next one I made was with a good quality cotton fabric and double thick interfacing to keep its shape and softness.  I will be posting more about these wonderful collars real soon.
You can read the story about how Ricky the cat finds a home on my Artfire blog.

Ricky decided to join the photo shoot of the cat collars.  Ricky is modeling his brown handmade cat collar and checking out the other cat collars :)

Ricky decided to wear the Fourth of July cat collar. I think it gives him that patriotic look.

These cat collars will be arriving in kathisewnsew handmade and vintage shop this week.
Enjoy your weekend.
Kathi