with us celebrating our Thanksgiving tomorrow (really Monday but we will have ours Sat.) I had this on my to do list (ever growing) for some time I came up with this idea that I thought you might like as well. First a bread basket, then a cover for the basket. When ever I try to warm the buns I either forget them in the oven or nuc them too long in the microwave either way they don't usually turn out very well so while I was sleeping I came up with this idea: in picture #1 & 3 you can see the hand warmers & inside these you can see the little silver circle shaped like a coin...........if you click these you are supposed to put them inside your gloves to keep your hands warm in the Fall & Winter but what if you put them in the basket under the bread & then cover the basket with the top bread cover & tuck it all inside the basket. Voila nice & toasty warm buns perfect for your holiday dinners! I tried this out & it works better then I had hoped & no more over cooked buns for us lol

we used the bread warmers (hot packs) yesterday for our thanksgiving dinner which went really well. Others mentioned using barley packs. Something similar to the rice bags. My girlfriend said after too many times the bread smelled of rice lol. I just wanted to let you know of the barley option Thank you to all ~hugs & **~

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by pldc 11 Oct 2015

PS I cooked my turkey 24 pounds in a plastic Reynolds bag for 4 hours & 15 minutes & it was absolutely perfect. You could see the juices run. I was quite proud of myself...........

What a great idea! And beautiful basket :)

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by pldc 11 Oct 2015

Many thanks ~hugs~

I absolutely love your idea of the cover on the bread basket.. so so cleaver.. not to mention the hand warmers and all the other idea for warmers others have shared.. Your designs stitched out so lovely and looks inviting.. Thank you for the inspiration

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by pldc 11 Oct 2015

Many thanks ~hugs~

I have some of those hand warmers. I never thought to use them for this sort of thing. Very clever, and your projects are beautiful!

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by pldc 11 Oct 2015

Many thanks, you are very kind to say so~hugs~

Wonderful! I've used small rice bags that can be heated in the bottom of bread baskets, and it works great... never thought of those hand warmers (they are not real prevalent down here in Florida), but great idea! I love your idea of the collapsible bread basket and cover over the top (vs the ones that lay in the bottom and fold over). Both pieces can be washed (yeah!), and any design that you put on the cover shows! You are so creative! Thanks for letting us see!

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by pldc 10 Oct 2015

ah Sharon that is so kind of you to say, thank you very much, I like the idea of a rice bag too very smart girls aren't we lol ~hugs~

Lovely, Have a great time at Thanks Giving
Hugs Pam.

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by pldc 10 Oct 2015

thank you very much Pam ~hugs~

Great idea. I thought of one of these done little different in corners but getting round tu it. Love your cover. Happy Thanksgiving to you tomorrow.

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by pldc 10 Oct 2015

Mary many thanks dear cutie!~hugs~

Great idea to use the hand warmers. Your basket and cover are wonderful! I have an old piece of tile that can be heated in the microwave and then wrapped in a napkin and placed in the bottom of my bread basket.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

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by pldc 09 Oct 2015

oh now that's a good idea too. thanks ~hugs~

Neat idea. Hubby got several of these hand warmers for his gloves last Christmas. He's probably going to be asking me where they are one of these days and I can say "in the kitchen keeping the buns warm" Love the verigated thread you used here/Lillian

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by pldc 09 Oct 2015

lol I Love it Lillian , thanks for the laugh ~hugs~

Great idea. Love the design

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by pldc 09 Oct 2015

Arlene thank you very much, ~hugs~

Very good idea!

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by pldc 09 Oct 2015

Kim thank you very much, ~hugs~

Wow what a grand idea my friend hugs

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by pldc 09 Oct 2015

I know right...........try it, it works great! thank you very much, ~hugs~

Great work done..It is Stunning

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by pldc 09 Oct 2015

Sonja thank you very much, ~hugs~

Great idea, Loralye.
Hugs, Lidia

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by pldc 09 Oct 2015

Lidia thank you very much, ~hugs~

you have a winner

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by pldc 09 Oct 2015

Michelle (glad to "see" your doing better every day) thank you very much, ~hugs~

Wonderful Thanksgiving ideas....great projects, Loralye........

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by pldc 09 Oct 2015

Vicki thank you very much, ~hugs~

Great idea, Love the design you stitches. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, We are having our dinner on Monday as son-in-law has to work the weekend. Enjoy. Hugs Lynn

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by pldc 09 Oct 2015

Lynn thank you very much, Have a Happy Thanksgiving too. hubs has to work Monday so Saturday it is for us~hugs~

Great iedea must try this one

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by pldc 09 Oct 2015

thank you Carol very much, ~hugs~