Ever wanted to see all the Heritage Makers Art in one convenient place?
Someone recently posted this awesome short cut to our studio art browser.
click here to browse the Studio Art Collections
here you can look at the thumbnails of all our art collections or click on the collection to open and view each piece individually. Type in keywords to search for a specific theme or embellishment. What a time saver to help plan out a project and get ideas.
I dont remember who posted this link on facebook but Thanks SO much!!!
Melissa
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Heritage Makers Overview
I just got back from celebrating the 5year anniversary of Heritage Makers. Most of you have heard of my passion for amazing company but just in case you wandered here from another blog I thought Id post a quick overview of what Heritage Makers is.
I hope you will check out this video (about 3 minutes) and that maybe I can help you or someone you know in preserving the important moments in your life.
We continue to lead the way in advancements for Digital Storybooking and yet we are still a ground floor opportunity. Consultants who come in now have the best of both worlds. We've been around long enough to get past growing pains and yet its still young enough that its not saturated.
Contact me if you or someone you know is interested in helping us with our mission.
Melissa
Best of Heritage- Before you were 5
Every year my company Heritage Makers holds a Convention, but for us its called "Reunion". This is very fitting because we are like one giant family. I have friends all over the country and Canada, some I've never met and only know online, or through company conference calls and some i see once a year at these events. When we get together you meet new friends, old friends, and it truly is like a family reunion.
Every year they give out awards to some stories that exemplify why we do what we do. Each story is inspirational, moving and often results in heartfelt tears. This year was no different.
Being a mom of young children heres the one that got to me this year and reminded me of how priceless every moment is.
WARNING: You probably need tissues to watch this.
If you or someone you know has a story to tell or would like to help us with our mission please contact me. We need more moments, stories and lives preserved through story. They are just too precious to miss.
Melissa
Every year they give out awards to some stories that exemplify why we do what we do. Each story is inspirational, moving and often results in heartfelt tears. This year was no different.
Being a mom of young children heres the one that got to me this year and reminded me of how priceless every moment is.
WARNING: You probably need tissues to watch this.
If you or someone you know has a story to tell or would like to help us with our mission please contact me. We need more moments, stories and lives preserved through story. They are just too precious to miss.
Melissa
Another great feature we've added to Heritage Makers Studio is the advanced options for managing pages. While this can be done on most any project it is most obvious when making our decks of playing cards.
We used to be able to add or delete only one page at a time... This feature is used to copy pages or delete unwanted pages in bulk. YEAH!!!
Heres a quick tutorial about the Manage Pages Update:
Hope this helps you complete some of your projects more quickly.
Melissa
We used to be able to add or delete only one page at a time... This feature is used to copy pages or delete unwanted pages in bulk. YEAH!!!
Heres a quick tutorial about the Manage Pages Update:
Hope this helps you complete some of your projects more quickly.
Melissa
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Sunday Dinner- Stuffed Turkey loaf
One of my friends asked for this recipe and so it inspired me to post it here.
This is one of my favorites and my husband loves it too. When i was younger my parents had a friend that passed on this recipe and over the years i have altered it slightly to make it easier. Some people have time to Make their own marinara sauce I just open whatever jar is in my cabinet. :) I love short cuts.
So here is my adaptation. I dont have many measurements because everyone has different tastes of how much spice or cheese they like. This is something you just kind of have to play with until you get what you like. But heres the basics.
Stuffed Turkey Loaf
1-1.5 lbs. of ground turkey (its also great made with chicken)
1 package of frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained)
Shredded cheese blend (I use whatever i have but mozzarella, or an Italian blend works good)
about 1-2 cups of pasta sauce
Bread Crumbs
an egg (beaten)
Italian seasonings
salt to taste
1.) Preheat over to 375.
2.)Take turkey and add seasonings, a dash of salt, about 1/2 cup of bread crumbs and the egg. Mix thoroughly. You are making a meat loaf so you want to be able to shape into a loaf. If it seems too soggy add more bread crumbs. On occasion I will even throw in some Parmesan cheese (the powdery kind) to add thickness.
3.) Shape into a long loaf and place in an oven safe dish. Now carve a channel down the middle lengthwise. This is where you will put the stuffing. The more room you lake the more you can stuff. Basically you want your loaf to be a long "U" shape if you looked at the end of it with the sides fairly tall as this will be what you will fold over to cover the stuffing.
4.) Loosely spread the spinach evenly across the bottom of the channel. Then spread about 1/2 cup of cheese or more if you like it really cheesey. This is your preference.
5.) Now carefully fold over the sides of the turkey loaf to cover the stuffing and pinch on the top to seal. In the end you want it to just look like a loaf with no cheese or spinach showing.
6.) Now pour pasta sauce over the top and around the sides and place in oven about 40 minutes until turkey is done. I like to sprinkle some cheese on the top during the last few minutes.
When done you should be able to cut into about 8-10 slices. Serve with salad or even a small scoop of pasta on the side.
Alternatives:
*** The last time i made this I pureed a small onion, a half a green pepper, and some fresh basil from my garden and used that as the seasonings. It was wonderful and the flavor was blended perfect throughout. My husband said it was the best he remembered, and it snuck in some extra veges for the kids.
*** I have made mini personal sized loaves too and only put small amounts of spinach in my kids and added chopped pepperonis for a "pizza loaf". Everyone got their own loaf and they loved the kid friendly version.
*** Short on time? This recipe can be done tandem in the microwave and oven to save half the cooking time. Honestly this is how i cook it all the time. Just put it in a microwave & oven safe dish. Start in the microwave for about 15 minutes then move to the oven for about 7-10 minutes. This is great in the summer and keeps the house from getting hot.
My family loves this recipe I hope you find your own variations to make it special for your family.
Melissa
This is one of my favorites and my husband loves it too. When i was younger my parents had a friend that passed on this recipe and over the years i have altered it slightly to make it easier. Some people have time to Make their own marinara sauce I just open whatever jar is in my cabinet. :) I love short cuts.
So here is my adaptation. I dont have many measurements because everyone has different tastes of how much spice or cheese they like. This is something you just kind of have to play with until you get what you like. But heres the basics.
Stuffed Turkey Loaf
1-1.5 lbs. of ground turkey (its also great made with chicken)
1 package of frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained)
Shredded cheese blend (I use whatever i have but mozzarella, or an Italian blend works good)
about 1-2 cups of pasta sauce
Bread Crumbs
an egg (beaten)
Italian seasonings
salt to taste
1.) Preheat over to 375.
2.)Take turkey and add seasonings, a dash of salt, about 1/2 cup of bread crumbs and the egg. Mix thoroughly. You are making a meat loaf so you want to be able to shape into a loaf. If it seems too soggy add more bread crumbs. On occasion I will even throw in some Parmesan cheese (the powdery kind) to add thickness.
3.) Shape into a long loaf and place in an oven safe dish. Now carve a channel down the middle lengthwise. This is where you will put the stuffing. The more room you lake the more you can stuff. Basically you want your loaf to be a long "U" shape if you looked at the end of it with the sides fairly tall as this will be what you will fold over to cover the stuffing.
4.) Loosely spread the spinach evenly across the bottom of the channel. Then spread about 1/2 cup of cheese or more if you like it really cheesey. This is your preference.
5.) Now carefully fold over the sides of the turkey loaf to cover the stuffing and pinch on the top to seal. In the end you want it to just look like a loaf with no cheese or spinach showing.
6.) Now pour pasta sauce over the top and around the sides and place in oven about 40 minutes until turkey is done. I like to sprinkle some cheese on the top during the last few minutes.
When done you should be able to cut into about 8-10 slices. Serve with salad or even a small scoop of pasta on the side.
Alternatives:
*** The last time i made this I pureed a small onion, a half a green pepper, and some fresh basil from my garden and used that as the seasonings. It was wonderful and the flavor was blended perfect throughout. My husband said it was the best he remembered, and it snuck in some extra veges for the kids.
*** I have made mini personal sized loaves too and only put small amounts of spinach in my kids and added chopped pepperonis for a "pizza loaf". Everyone got their own loaf and they loved the kid friendly version.
*** Short on time? This recipe can be done tandem in the microwave and oven to save half the cooking time. Honestly this is how i cook it all the time. Just put it in a microwave & oven safe dish. Start in the microwave for about 15 minutes then move to the oven for about 7-10 minutes. This is great in the summer and keeps the house from getting hot.
My family loves this recipe I hope you find your own variations to make it special for your family.
Melissa
THE MAGIC BUTTON!!! How to change the size of ANY project.
We just added the most amazing feature to our Heritage Maker Studio. I cant even imagine the programming that had to go into it but I am SO thankful.
You can now Import Pages from Different Projects with Heritage Makers. Basically this means if you see a project you love but its in a different size you can make it into any size you want. Change a 12x12 book into an 8x8. Turn a Canvas print into a greeting card. The possibilities are endless.
I am working on a post bound yearbook. Each month I make 2-6 pages celebrating events that month. Now I can take random pages out of books that are the theme I want and then add them to my yearbook. Example a Trip to Disney- well i can import a few pages from a Disney Album to commemorate our trip. How awesome is that.
Just remember to check the print quality. When going from large projects to smaller ones the quality should be ok but when going from small to large you need to be sure that everything has a green outline or it may print grainy.
THANKS SO MUCH HERITAGE MAKERS!!! You really are leading the way. love it.
You can now Import Pages from Different Projects with Heritage Makers. Basically this means if you see a project you love but its in a different size you can make it into any size you want. Change a 12x12 book into an 8x8. Turn a Canvas print into a greeting card. The possibilities are endless.
I am working on a post bound yearbook. Each month I make 2-6 pages celebrating events that month. Now I can take random pages out of books that are the theme I want and then add them to my yearbook. Example a Trip to Disney- well i can import a few pages from a Disney Album to commemorate our trip. How awesome is that.
Just remember to check the print quality. When going from large projects to smaller ones the quality should be ok but when going from small to large you need to be sure that everything has a green outline or it may print grainy.
THANKS SO MUCH HERITAGE MAKERS!!! You really are leading the way. love it.
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