Day 120

Lawn Art!

                             

Got this wheel off an old garden hoe and painted it red and white

with outdoor metal paint!  Next task is to find a home for it outside! :)

Day 119

MORE EARRINGS!!!

Haha Last 3 posts have all been earrings!  Their just to fun and easy

to make! Great craft when I'm running short on time! :)

Day 118

Key To My Heart Earrings!

Day 117

Gold Feather Earrings! 

Day 116

Star Shorts!! :)

            

Started out with an old pair of jeans that I cut into shorts!

 

Using fabric from the legs of the jeans, I cut six stars out and

soaked them in 1 part water and 2 part bleach mixture.  And

laid them on top on the jeans.

Used tiles to hold them down...

waited 5 hours and Voila!! A few of the stars didn't come out as clean 

as the other but they are now my new favorite shorts for the summer!

Day 115

Memorial Day Party!!

Had another party at work tonight (man we know how to eat in the

health care business)!!!  Just a sugar cookie but everyone loved them!

Day 114

BROWNIE BITES!!!

Made these for a party at work tonight!  Man were they good!

Recipe at:  http://www.pillsburybaking.com/recipes/details/4025/candy?CategoryId=0

Day 113

POMPOM FLOWERS!

Used the pompoms from day 110 to make flowers! :)

Day 112

Clothespin Napkin Holder

Who knew you could do so much with clothespins!! :)

With just some clothespins, hot glue, wooden beads and

wood stain, I made a cute new napkin holder! :)

                                                          

(Aerial view)

Day 111

"Puppy Gate"

To prevent our German Shepard from coming upstairs we had this

ugly old baby gate propped up against the staircase.  Not only is it

an eyesore its hard to jump over all the time...time to get creative!

So I made two braids out of scrap fabric and put together one

beaded strand with little bells and beads.  Braided the three together 

and now Mr. Chief is too afraid of the rope to come upstairs!

And we don't have to climb over the gate! The rope sits alot

lower and is much easier to step over! And when we don't need it, just

untie and store!  Alot easier to store!! :)

Day 110

POMPOMS!! 

Made out of yarn! :)

Day 109

Water Bottle Beads!!

Can you believe these are made from a plastic water bottle,

a page from a magazine, and a hair dryer!?!?

YAY!

Just cut the bottle into small rectangles, glue a piece of paper to the back,

roll as tight as possible, hold firm with pliers and use the hair dryer

to melt the plastic!!  And to keep the hole in the middle of the bead 

I put a safety pin through it as I melted the plastic!  Be careful! This gets hot!! :)

Day 108

Foam Wreaths!

Saw this on www.thepennyparlor.com and just had to try it!

Buy foam plumbing tubes at a hardware store and

 make your own foam wreaths!

I bought 6.5feet tubes and just cut them in half! 

Gave me 12'in in diameter wreaths!

So for less then 2dollars you get two foam wreaths...they can 

cost you $5-10 dollarsat the craft store!!  So resourceful!! :)

Day 107

Serving Tray Chalk Board

Got this metal dish at a dollar store, taped the edges and spray

painted using chalkboard spray paint.

An unique little serving tray! :)

Day 106

Giant Coaster!

Materials: 

Mod Podge

Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer

Foam Brush

Scrapbook paper

Tile square

Directions:

Apply a thin coat of mod podge on the tile.  Position scrapbook paper on top of square (work quickly!!).  Apply another layer of mod podge and smooth out any bumps.  Allow to dry completely.  Then spray the clear acrylic sealer on top.  Allow to dry.  Now you have a giant coaster!  Can be used to hold pots, dishes, or flowerpots!  :)  

Day 105

Tissue Rose Wreath!! 

Used the tissue roses from yesterday for today's wreath!!

Day 104

Tissue Roses!!

I forgot how fun these are to make! :)

Day 103

PLANTS!!

Planting plants on this raining day!! :)

Day 102

White American and Monterey Jack Nacho Cheese Dip

(Sorry no picture...it was demolished to quickly)

1 jalapeno, seeds and ribs removed and diced finely

1 Roma tomato, diced finely

4oz of Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded (better if you buy the block and shred yourself)

12oz White American Chesse, shredded (also better if you buy the block and shred yourself)

1/4 cup white onion, finely chopped

olive olive

1/2 cup cream

Saute the onion and jalapeno pepper in the olive olive till soft.  Stir in the cheese and 1/4 cup of cream till the cheese melts.  Add in the tomatoes and the remaining cream, and serve with your favorite nachos!! :)

Day 101

Best Friends!!

Day 100

HOPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LIL' SIS

Love that your birthday is my 100th post!! :)

Day 99

Clothespin Magnets!

Day 98

Organized!

So maybe today's wasn't that krafty but I organized all my craft supplies!

 It was beginning to look like a Joann Fabric Store exploded in my house! Haha! :)

Day 97

Made this Rose out of Tape!! 

Day 96

Caramel Apple Bites with Homemade Caramel Sauce!! 

YUMMY!!

Day 95

Pretty Earrings

Day 94

Ribbon Roses Headband

Day 93

Hair Scarves!!

Got these cute scarves at a thrift store...

I cut them into smaller squares and use them as....

HAIR SCARVES!! :)

Day 92

Frozen Yogurt Dots

Grab your favorite flavored yogurt!

Turn upside down in baggie and squeeze!! 

It will fall right out!!  Not as messy as trying to 

scoop into the baggie!  And cut a tiny hole 

at the one corner of the bag.

Squeeze into little dots on a cookie sheet, covered in wax paper.

Freeze overnight and ENJOY!

Day 91

Corn Chowder

1 med. Vidalia onion, chopped

1 med. red bell pepper, chopped

1 small jalapeno pepper, chopped

3 cloves garlic, chopped

2 large red potatoes, diced

8 ounces frozen corn

Concentrated chicken stock

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1/4 cup all-purpose flous

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Salt and pepper

1 bay leaf

1)  While your chopping up all the veges, you can start the chicken stock.  I used one tub of Knorr and it made 3.5 cups of stock.

2)  In a skillet, saute onions and red pepper.  Season with salt and pepper.  

3)  Add the jalapeno and garlic, saute for about 1 min.

4)  Stir in flour and cook for about 1min.  The flour will turn a light brown color.

5)  Stir in chicken stock and potatoes.  Allow to cook till the potatoes are soft.  Now transfer to a regular pot and add the cream, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf.  Allow to simmer for a few hours. 

6)  A half hour before your ready to enjoy, add the frozen corn.7)  And ENJOY!!