Newness!

New. I like new. New shoes, new clothes, new babies (especially new babies), New paper, a new notebook is even better, a new pencil, the site of new pencils/pencil crayons, new recipes, new people, new friends, a new book, trying new things, ect. the list could go on and on. But just because something is new doesn't mean its new! Lol! I guess almost all things are like that. you go shopping at a thrift store and you find something that you like and it is new...to you! You can take something old and give it a new purpose and  it is new! you go to
Wal-mart and you try something on or you may buy it, it may be new but then again maybe its not (not knowing how many people have tried on that shirt, or even bought it but returned it).

A recipe is old thing, but if you are trying it out for the first time it is new. That is one thing I really like, trying new recipes. I have always loved doing it! This year I have found new recipes and am having fun trying them out. Today I am trying a new recipe for salsa! It is very different from the recipe I usually use, but it has turned out so well and is sooo yummy!

Come to think about it our relationship with the Lord is like that! It is not a new thing. It has been around for thousands of years, but to each person it is something new, and continues to be new. What I mean is as we walk closer to Him, and grow, each step is one we have never taken before, so therefore its new.
God's Mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:22-23). Sometimes my mind barely touches that truth and it blows me away!

these are just some of my thoughts, as I was cleaning up from my salsa making, and thought I would take a moment and share them with you all!

I would love to hear what you all think!

Blessings!
Karen E.

I am still here!

I haven't been around for a while, and I am sorry! Two months ago we went on a road trip out east all the way to PEI!!! The fulfillment of a life long dream. While we were at the beach out camera slipped into the waters and drowned! Wouldn't it be so romantic to drown? As Anne of Green Gables would say.
amazingly enough we were able to save all our pictures that were on a memo card!

We still don't have a camera, and I feel kind of handicapped having this blog and no camera. I know I love seeing pictures that people have taken themselves rather than pulling them from the internet, though they have some great pics on there.

Creative Juice is not limited to just interior decorating stuff, But I also planned on posting inspiring recipes I have tried and have found inspiring.

Let me direct you to my favorite web site for recipes.



Click Here

There is an app for that!
Lol!

I have discovered a recipe for Pasta Primavera Sauce and it was AMAZING!


As a side note, if you want to add meat, it tastes great with meatballs! Oh btw, if it tastes too tomatoish for you just add a bit more salt.

                 

Ingredients

• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3/4 cup fresh broccoli florets
• 3/4 cup thinly sliced carrots
• 3/4 cup sliced onion
• 1/2 cup zucchini chunks
• 1/2 cup sliced green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1/2 cup water

Directions

1. In a large pot combine tomatoes, tomato paste, broccoli, carrots, onion, zucchini, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, garlic, bay leaves, olive oil, basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, sugar, and water. Heat to just boiling, cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook until all vegetable are tender, approximately 45 minutes. Stir occasionally. 

Nutritional Information 

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 84 | Total Fat: 2.6g | Cholesterol: 0mg

Tell me what you think about it!

Blessings! 

Karen E.

Modern Wing back chairs

what so you think of these wing back chairs?

I kind of like them.

Source: 3rings.designerpages.com via Karen on Pinterest

Source: 3rings.designerpages.com via Karen on Pinterest

Source: 3rings.designerpages.com via Karen on Pinterest

Source: 3rings.designerpages.com via Karen on Pinterest

I have fallen in love with the wing back chairs and these are kind of neat!
Let me know what you think of them.

Yes I am still here!

I will be posting up a proper blog post soon I promise!
Until then I guess you'll just have to check out these pictures of living room ideas I have.
I wan't going to really do anything to this place that we are renting right now, but we will be here for a while so I thought I would go a head and do it.
Mind you these are dream ideas!
right now we have these bulky dark red leather couches and 2 lazy boys.
I went looking around for ideas and came up with these pieces.






Aren't these coffee tables so cute?



Feel Free to check me out on Pinterest

Blessings!
Karen E.

Seeing in Black and White!

As before stated in my last post, I have a love for all things black and white!

Wallpaper 

dishes

    

   

I love these Corelle sets!

Curtains

  

Bedding

          

I couldn't have a whole room in black and white. My husband and I are people who love color and who need the feel of warmth in a room. 

Here is an idea board for our one-day-master bedroom

 the mirror thing is an idea we are working on for a head board.

Let me know what you think!

Blessings!
Karen E.

Google+

I have invites for those who want to join the field trial of Google+. For those who haven't heard yet Google+ is a social networking site that may be better (I say maybe because I just got it and from what I hear it is better). It is based around security and privacy of you and your friends.
For more information, you can check out their site here.
if you want an invite, comment bellow.



Blessings!
Karen E.

Second Hand shopping!

I love shopping in second hand! I use to go just for the clothing and for the books, but since I have started reading different blogs on interior designing I have been inspired to see things in a different light.
So, I went shopping today and we stopped in at our local Salvation Army store, and I saw several things that caught my fancy.

There were three of them and I thought how cute these would be as vases or as milk/juice pitchers for the table. kind of like this.

cool huh.

I also found these pretty little pillows with a Victorian print on the front and the back was in navy blue with navy blue cord on the edges. so sweet!

I thought this coffee table would be really nice in like a white, black or an antique green

You can't see the designs very clearly but I thought this would be great painted white.

I was thinking paint this a different color or stain it and put different hardware on it.

I didn't buy any of it because I didn't know where I would put it, and I am limited on kitchen storage, the pillows wouldn't go with what we have right now and I feel limited on what I can really do to this house because we are renting. Oh well it was nice to look around. If I would buy stuff like this and redo some of the stuff would anyone buy it from me?

Well I had fun discovering all these treasures. 

Hopefully I will be posting next about my love for all things black and white!

Blessings!
Karen E.