tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33119947525425940852024-02-21T00:26:15.452-06:00Miss Priss PurpleThis blog serves as a creative outlet for a working mom who enjoys sewing, cooking and crafting.Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11910510525356759815noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311994752542594085.post-85601424605335871092014-07-14T12:37:00.005-05:002014-07-14T12:45:42.796-05:00Growth Chart<div style="text-align: center;">
Our babies just grow so fast and it is especially fun to keep track of this in the early years and also to compare with their siblings. I started this growth chart for Miss Priss last year and it has been a work in progress ever since! I have finally gotten it hung in what is soon to be her newly redecorated bathroom and I am so relieved to have this up and ready.</div>
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I have been using it since I got the initial paint job on it, but had to make some small additions and find a place to hang it. Since I started it, we had added another little girl to the family and I wanted to hang it somewhere that both girls could use it so that bathroom that the two of them share was a perfect spot for it to stay.</div>
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Not obvious by my earlier statement that I started this last year, this is in fact a very simple project and can be done in a few short hours. Waiting on the paint to dry is the most time consuming part. But of course, if you have a few children, a job, a husband and anything else to keep you busy, it might take you a little longer than a weekend. </div>
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I do encourage you though to start tracking your measurements as soon as you can, even if the project isn't entirely done so that you don't miss out on any growth spurts. I measured Miss Priss last night when I put it up and she has grown an inch or so since I started this and I would have been so sad to have missed that due to my lack of final completion.</div>
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Start by painting the wood. While this is drying you can get your stencils ready. I cut out my stencils with my Cricut using the Cuttin' Up Cricut Cartridge. I had to cut my stencils out more than once to make sure they were just the right size that I wanted. </div>
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Use a measuring tape and lightly mark 1 through 5 feet with a pencil so that you know where your numbers will need to go. Tape your stencils to your ruler using your pencil mark as a guide to find the center. I taped all of my numbers at once to make sure that was indeed what I wanted them to look like.</div>
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You can use a pencil to lightly trace the inside of your stencil. You now have a choice...you can remove the stencil and use your steady hand to paint in the lines OR you can do what I did. I went ahead and traced the inside with a light pencil, but I kept the stencil in place while I painted on the numbers. After I let it dry for a few minutes I took off the stencil and did some touch up around the edges. </div>
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This part can be done the same way using some tape to make a small square to paint over the pencil mark for each foot.</div>
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When the paint is dry she is ready to hang. Since I hung mine in the bathroom where we have a 3.5" baseboard I had to cut that much off the bottom of my ruler before I nailed it to the wall. If you are planning to do the same, you should do this before so that you don't have to sand and repaint the ruler after all that hard work!</div>
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I have been preparing for spring for a while and have been looking forward to the nice weather while being at home on maternity leave and one of the ways that I did this was by making some new table decor for my kitchen. Now that is is finally starting to warm up, I am excited to show off my new decor. Everyone who has come by has commented on how much they like them!</div>
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I made these several weeks ago, but with a new baby and million other things on my "Maternity Leave To Do" list before I go back to work I haven't had a chance to share until today.</div>
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I had seen some hydrangea arrangements as table centerpieces that I really enjoyed and right now you can find just about anything made from Mason Jars and I love that, but I don't have the right kind of house for a lot of the Mason Jar decor that I see and love. This however, I do...<br />
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Choose the color of paint that you would like for your first jar and paint the INSIDE of the jar. I had to do a few coats to fully cover my jar and cover all the small spots that I was missing. By painting on the inside of the jar, you will lessen your chances or chipping the paint while moving them or storing them or from little hands that might get ahold of your pretty flowers. :) </div>
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You can use any kind of paint for this...small acrylic bottles that you can buy at Wal-Mart or gallon paint that you might have left over from another project. I used both kinds for my jars and they all turned out just the same.</div>
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After you have the entire INSIDE of the jar painted to your liking and it has dried, spray the inside of the jar with the clear gloss and allow to dry once more. By spraying the inside of the jar, you are lessening your chances of chipping the pain on the inside while changing out flowers or inserting styrofoam into the jar.</div>
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Once everything has dried, cut your styrofoam pieces to fit just inside the neck of the jar and insert them into the jar. And lastly cut your flower stems just a few inches long. Not too long that it is hard to insert them into the styrofoam, but long enough that you can keep the flowers in the jar without falling out if they are moved or bumped for any reason.</div>
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Wow! This has been a rough last couple of weeks for me! I prepared for a baby, had a baby and am now am taking care of a baby in addition to my two-year-old. During this time I didn't get to decorate for Easter like I had wanted to, but I did get to make a very simple Easter project that I had my mind set on before baby girl got here.</div>
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I have a ton of burlap left over from a previous project that I had done last fall and plenty of extra frames lying around that need to be used and so the bunny silhouette on burlap was created.</div>
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This doesn't have to be just for Easter though...without the colorful eggs that I put next to it, this cute bunny pic can be left on display for the entire Spring season.<br />
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Cut out your rabbit and make sure that it fits inside your frame and looks the way that you want it to. Mine was a little big so I went back and trimmed around the edges a bit to make it fit just right.<br />
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Cut the burlap to fit inside your frame. Now, cutting burlap can be tricky so you must be careful to cut straight lines and follow them as close as you can or you will end up with an odd shaped piece of burlap that might not fit into your frame and if you don't have a lot of extra burlap, you might be disappointed.</div>
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Then put a few pieces of tape on the back of the rabbit to hold it in place on the burlap while you put it into the frame.</div>
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And here is what she should look like. A simple rabbit silhouette on a burlap background for Easter and Spring!</div>
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If you want to add a little pizazz to your rabbit you could spring (pun intended) for a white or glitter pompom glued to the tail to make it stand out a little better. </div>
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Remember to get a small pom pom that will fit under the glass and doesn't look squished if you decide that you want to do this. Otherwise you are done. </div>
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This takes less than a half hour to do if you have all the supplies readily available. This would also make a great craft project for the little ones!</div>
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Several months go I was in search of some curtains for a guest room that I was redecorating in yellow and grey and I had the hardest time finding any that went with my new color scheme. Yellow and grey is becoming popular, but it it still hard to find a lot of things that actually match this new color trend and I was starting to get frustrated. </div>
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Then...I went to Hobby Lobby and saw the perfect fabric for my new curtains! Yellow chevron duck cloth fabric! This fabric is a little thicker than standard cotton and so it made perfect sense to use this for the curtains in my new guest room. They didn't have much on the roll that day of course and so I went ahead and ordered an entire bolt for myself and they said they would call me when it came in. I didn't even know that you could do that...</div>
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I still wasn't sure exactly how I wanted the tops of the curtains to look...I have several curtain rods with rings hanging throughout the house and I wanted something different. I really like grommet curtain tops, but that just wasn't what I wanted in this room. Then I found what I wanted...pleated curtains.</div>
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Oh, and after my fabric came in and I was ready to get sewing I found out that this new guest room was now going to be a new baby room. Yikes! I decided to use the same color scheme since I had already painted the walls and ordered the fabric so no big hiccup there, except for I was in that super tired phase which took away a lot of motivation to get anything done, much less sewing.</div>
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Now to get them made...with a full time job, new baby on the way and Miss Priss going on two (but thinking that she is fourteen) I didn't get a chance to sit down and get them whipped up all at once, but I did get them completed and hanging and here is how I did it. <br />
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<li><span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">fabric of your choice (measurements depend on the size of curtain you are making)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">thread to match</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">sewing machine</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">2" ribbon for back of curtains (old ribbon is great to use here)</span></span></li>
<li>iron (or hair straightener)</li>
<li>straight pins</li>
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<li><span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">5/8" </span></span><span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">ribbon for the 2 ends (this could be 1" or whatever else you choose)</span></span></li>
<li>hot glue gun (if you don't want to sew on your ribbons)</li>
<li>Fray Check</li>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">First of all you need to decide how long you want your curtains to be. 84" is a standard size of curtains panels that you can buy in a package at the store and when I measured from slightly over the top of my window to the floor that was exactly how long I wanted my panels to be. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;">But wait, don't cut yet! You have to make sure to add to the top and bottoms for the hems. 4" hems are pretty and I really like the way that they turn out, but I wanted waste the least amount of fabric that I could to make sure that I would get two panels and have some extra left over for pillows, lamp shades, etc. at the end of my bolt so I cut down my hem sizes a bit.</span></span></div>
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I accounted for a 3.5" hem at the top and a 2.5" hem at the bottom (since no one will really be looking there anyway) and then 0.5" on both top and bottom to fold under to give it a smooth, finished look although this is not a necessary part of the procedure if you ware really want to save some fabric.</div>
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With these additions, I cut two panels approximately 91" long x 46" wide (this was the wide of my bolt of fabric, I didn't have to cut this). My window is 30" wide and so this give me plenty of room to pleat my curtains when I get them hanging.</div>
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In some instances you may want to fold over 0.25-0.5" and then fold it over again on the side to hide the frayed or glued parts of the fabric, but since I had such a smooth side on my curtains straight off the bolt, I just folded them over once and sewed straight down to hold them in in place. On one side I only folded about 0.75" of fabric and on the other I had to do 1" to hide the sides of the fabric (see the pictures above and below for each side). </div>
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When both sides of both panels have been sewn straight down the edge, you are ready for the top and bottom hems. </div>
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Before we start talking about hems, let me tell you what I have learned about ironing. First of all, I don't iron...I don't have time, I don't have room for or want to store an ironing board, and I just don't want to do it! Instead, I will plug in my hair straightener in the morning and do my hair and if my shirt or pants need a little ironing, I use the straightener for that too. I just put it on there and squeeze it together and then guess what? You get heat on both sides and no big iron or ironing board is needed. I still do own an iron though and so if it is a big project I will use it in the floor with a towel, but in some instances, like hems on curtains...you can just squeeze that straightener on it and run it down your hem and voila, you are done...so much faster! And easier to keep out of reach of kiddos too.</div>
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Now back to sewing, for the bottom hem, I folded it over about 0.5" to start with and ironed it down flat. On this hem, since it is at the bottom, I only made a 2.5" hem and put in a few pins to hold it in place. You can try to use the design on your fabric to make sure you are folding it over evenly, but a lot of times fabric isn't printed straight and it can throw you off. I get out my sewing tape measure and just move it along the fabric every couple of inches and make sure that at each movement the folded fabric at that point is equal to my intended measurement, which is 2.5" on this hem. </div>
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I really started trying to line it up perfectly at one point and was starting to stress out a little and then I told myself that it was at the bottom, it would be touching the ground anyway and NO ONE was going to know if it was just a little off and to quit trying to be a perfectionist! This made the rest of the project a whole lot easier...and faster. Once you are confident in your measurement, sew straight across your hem. Do the same with your second panel.</div>
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Now for the top hem, again I folded over about 0.5" and ironed it out flat and this time folded over another 3.5" using my sewing tape measure to make sure that it was 3.5" all the way across. </div>
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In the picture below I actually folded the bottom hem of the curtain up to this one and used it to somewhat line up my bottom hem and check for straightness, but again, using a sewing tape measure every couple of inches or so to check your measurements is the best way to check for errors.</div>
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This time, before sewing your hem, you have add your ribbons for the pleats at the top. Start by measuring and marking where you want your ribbons to be. You can try and do some kind of engineered calculation for how big you want your pleats to be, etc. or you can do what I did and space them out evenly across your fabric the way I did below. Note that on the ends though, I used a 5/8" ribbon so that it wasn't so bulky there.</div>
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I put the 5/8" ribbon 1" from the edge on both sides of the panel and then measured out about 4" to 5" across the rest of the panel and marked with a fabric marker (or straight pin if you so choose). I did this to both panels and then counted the number of ribbons I would need to prepare. This gave me 4 of the 5/8" ribbon pieces and 8 of the 2" ribbon pieces. The length of your ribbons will be determined by the method of attachment that you choose below.</div>
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Now, there are <strong><em>two different approaches</em></strong> that you can take here:</div>
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The <strong><em>first option is to sew the ribbon onto your curtain</em></strong> (which is what I did and I think the best option in the long run, especially since I might have a little girl tugging on them at some point). To do this, flip your hem out as shown in the picture below so that you are looking at the right side of the fabric to allow you to pin and sew on your ribbons correctly.</div>
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I cut my ribbons about 4" long so that I could fold them under to make them look finished, but this does take a little more time and is not necessary since they are on the back of the curtain and no one will probably ever look at them. I folded the top and bottom of the ribbons to make them the same length as my hem, which was 3.5" and pinned them onto my markings. </div>
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You can them sew across the edge of the ribbons that is closer to the inside of your fabric (which will be the top of your curtains). By sewing them on now, you won't have that thread showing on the right side of your curtain once you hang them.</div>
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Here is a close up of what they will look like at this point.</div>
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Flip your hem back over so that you are again working on the wrong side of the fabric and pin the hem and ribbons down for your final hemline.</div>
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This way, you can sew across your hemline and the bottom of each piece of ribbon all at once and only have one hemline showing on your curtain.</div>
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Your curtains are now done and your ribbon is securely attached to your hemlines with a clean, finished look and no additional hemlines are showing on the front of your curtain. Do this with you other panel and you are ready to hang them up!</div>
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The <strong><em>second option is hot glue your ribbons onto the back of the curtain. </em></strong>I don't recommend this option, but it is there for those of you that are not comfortable with sewing or in a time crunch. For this method of attachment, you should have already folded and ironed your hem to the size that you want and marked for ribbon placement. Sew across the hem just as you did for the bottom and then use a hot glue gun to glue your ribbon onto your markings. </div>
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This is by far the easiest option, but not the most stable. IF you do decide to use this option, I would recommend that you use Fray Check or some other product to keep your ribbon ends from fraying and falling off. You can also use a lighter to burn the ends, but they won't look as nice.</div>
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Hang your curtains and then scrunch them together like this to get your pleats and you are done. The ribbon allows you to open the curtains easily and maintain the pleated look when closing them again.</div>
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The window that I put these curtains on is very narrow and right up next to the other wall. I wanted to make the window look larger and so I moved my curtain rod out about 8" from the edge of the window and hang my curtains there instead. The curtains are essentially covering up a portion of the wall as well, but when someone sees them, they can only assume that they are covering the window itself. Even when the curtains are open, they are scrunched on each side and you can't see that they are actually covering part of the wall!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Meatballs, meatballs, meatballs!</span></div>
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Who doesn't like meatballs? Well, actually, I am not a meat eater for the most part, but I have not met a person who has tried these that doesn't like them. </div>
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We have people over at the house quite a bit for football games, basketball games, UFC fights, birthday parties, swim parties and other events and many times I need something fast and easy to make. I have been making these party meatballs for years and every time my husband has company his friends always want me to make them.</div>
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Each and every time I make them they disappear and as always, I really enjoy recipes that are easy to make and this is one of them. You don't have to be a super fantastic cook to be a hit with these...even though I am sure that I am!</div>
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These are great for kids and adults alike and have a sweet flavor that everyone will enjoy. I have made these a few times this season already and will probably be making some more with all of the big games coming up. Hope you enjoy them as much as all of our friends do.</div>
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Servings: 45-50 meatballs</div>
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<li class="listitem ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">2 lb lean ground beef</li>
<li class="listitem ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">1 pkg (6 oz) Stove Top stuffing mix ~ chicken flavored</li>
<li class="listitem ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">2/3 cup water</li>
<li class="listitem ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">16 - 20 oz crushed pineapple, drained</li>
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Mix together the meat stuffing mix and water and roll meatballs about 1 inch in diameter and put in a 9x13 inch baking dish and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until they look done.</div>
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While the meatballs are in the oven baking mix together the crushed pineapple (drained), BBQ sauce and brown sugar until well blended. </div>
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When the meatballs are done baking, pour the sauce mixture over the meatballs and back for another 10 minutes or so until heated thoroughly.</div>
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For an easy make ahead recipe that still tastes fresh you can bake the meatballs and then pour the sauce on top without baking, cover and place in the refrigerator overnight and then heat for about 15-20 minutes the next day until meatballs and sauce are heated thoroughly.</div>
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Need a quick and easy appetizer for a holiday party or maybe for a watch party this weekend? Dips are always a good pick and this one is especially good. I like to think that it is healthy too since it has spinach and artichokes in it...forget about all of the other ingredients that area added to it to make it taste good.</div>
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I made this dip for the first time several years ago when I saw it on a flyer at the grocery store and since then I have changed it several times and now I finally have the one that I am sticking to. I have changed the ingredients a bit and also made it a little speedier for preparing last minute. No need for baking in the oven when you can use the microwave! </div>
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One of the other reasons that I like this recipe so much is that you don't have to search for exactly the right quantity of an item. For example, I used a little less spinach this time than I have in the past in order to use what I already had at home and it didn't ruin the entire recipe. </div>
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I have also seen some dips similar to this recently with bacon in them and tomatoes on top. I love tomatoes and so I might have to make another modification to this recipe for next time.</div>
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Servings: 20 Calories: 300 Fat: 8g </div>
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<li class="listitem ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">1 jar (approx. 7.5 oz) marinated artichoke hearts, drained & chopped</li>
<li class="listitem ingredient" itemprop="ingredients">1/2 cup shredded Italian cheese (plain mozzarella is fine too)</li>
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Spread cream cheese onto bottom of microwaveable 9-inch pie plate or 2 quart casserole dish. If your cream cheese is too hard to spread, place the block in your microwavable dish and microwave on high for 15 seconds and check again. You may do this more than once, but make sure not to microwave for too long.</div>
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Make sure that your spinach is thawed, chopped and drained. I like to put the spinach into a food processor to make sure that it is in small pieces. I also like to put my artichokes in the food processor and do the same, but this is an optional step.</div>
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In a separate bowl, mix together the prepared spinach, artichokes, both cheeses and garlic powder until well blended and spread over the cream cheese.</div>
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When ready, you can serve with crackers, tortilla chips, sliced bread or even in a bread bowl (I tried Wheat Thins also, but preferred the tortilla chips or bread). You can also use a spoon or spatula to stir the mixture and blend the cream cheese with the top layer before serving. </div>
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<span style="color: orange;">This year for Halloween I wanted to do something special with Miss Priss. She is still small and does not really know how to do much crafting yet, but I wanted to remember this year with her. </span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">I have seen many different ways of imprinting footprints as keepsakes, but then I saw this! It is a great memory of her little feet on her first year or trick-or-treating and will also serve as a Halloween decoration for many years to come. </span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">I didn't get this completed in time to put it out this year because well, life just got in the way...but, it is ready to go for next year and I can't wait to put it out and show Miss Priss what her little feet looked like. And next year, I will have another little ghost to add to the decor!</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">This is such a simple project that can be done with things that are easy to find and that you might already have at home. This can be done with older kids as well...you just might only be able to fit one footprint rather than both.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">I got my chalkboard at Hobby Lobby, but I did also see them at Wal-Mart! The ones at Wal-Mart were a bit cheaper and the only thing that I noticed what that if you were actually going to use them as chalk boards they might not be that great, but for this project I actually think the ones at Wal-Mart would work better than the ones at Hobby Lobby because they had a much smoother looking dark black color to them AND they are much lighter in weight so if you wanted to add ribbon to the back and hang it on the wall it would be perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">Paint the bottom of your baby's feet with the white paint. Make sure to cover the entire foot and you may even use a scrap piece of paper to see how it will turn out and how much pressure you want to apply before putting it on your chalkboard.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">I wanted a ribbon on one of Miss Priss feet to make a girl ghost and so I used my Fray Check on the ends to keep it from fraying and made a ribbon for her hair and hot glued it onto the foot. This actually worked out really well since there was a little mess up with the heel of the second ghost and I was able to cover it with the ribbon. You have to make sure that your little one is being cooperative while you do this or you might have an odd shaped ghost!</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">I then used black paint pens to make circle eyes on each of the ghosts. You could use a paintbrush, but I didn't really trust my shaky hands with that small of a circle. You might even be able to use a black sharpie as well, but I didn't try that?!</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"> Using my Cricut, I cut out a stencil for my wording and taped it to the chalkboard before I began painting. If you trust your freehand painting go for it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">I used purple paint so that everything was not orange and black, and because purple is my favorite color of course. For those of you from Oklahoma, I am a Sooner and so orange and black, even at Halloween, is hard for me to cover my house in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">I painted my letters within the stencils trying to make sure not to let it bleed under the paper. </span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">Once it was dry, I took off the stencil and went over the purple paint slowly by hand to make it darker and to make sure that the lines of my letters were straight. The number of times you will have to do this will depend on the color of paint and chalkboard that you choose. If you are using orange, you probably wont have any issues with being able to see it though.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">And for remembrance sake, I also used a paint pen to record Miss Priss's name and the date that we took this cutie footprints.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">Once you have your painting done and it has dried you can decide if you want to hang it or place it on a shelf or easel. You could add some ribbon or twine to the back and hang it on the wall or as a door hanger or just sit it on the shelf or mantle.</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">This was a very simple and cheap project, but it holds memories that will be used for many years and can be passed on a little easier than a footprint on a piece of paper from daycare.</span></div>
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Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11910510525356759815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311994752542594085.post-75555793264525607342013-11-13T08:12:00.003-06:002013-12-11T08:46:58.686-06:00Pumpkin Puppy ChowPumpkin season is back and this year I'm pregnant so the pumpkin desserts are gonna get crazy and I am going to try all of them! The first new pumpkin treat that I have tried this year is Pumpkin Puppy Chow.<br />
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For some reason I have really been wanting to make this. I love pumpkin of course and Puppy Chow is always a favorite treat at the holidays. I looked around to find the perfect recipe and even though I have found many great recipes I didn't find that perfect one that I was looking for...and so, came my collaboration of many recipes to come up with one that was simple to make (since this was a last minute decision to make today and I didn't want to have to go to Wal-Mart for the third time this weekend!), but still fantastic.<br />
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It turned out really well and I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to make, even with Miss Priss standing between my legs at the stove the entire time!<br />
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Pour your Rice Chex into a large mixing bowl and set aside.</div>
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Slowly melt the chocolate chips on the stove on a low setting and stir frequently until melted. It might look like they are not melting, but believe me they are and you do not want to burn them! It doesn't take very long and so it is best just to stand there close to the stove so that you can stir them often.</div>
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Once the chips are melted, sprinkle in the pumpkin pie spice and mix well with the chocolate.</div>
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While the chips are still melted and warm pour the mixture over the Rice Chex and mix thoroughly to make sure that all of the Chex are coated.</div>
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Pour about half of the Chex mix into a gallon size ziploc bag or a large container with a lid. Add 1 cup of the powdered sugar and shake for a minute. Then add about half of your candy pieces (if you are adding these) and shake until the Chex are fully coated with powdered sugar and you have no clumps.</div>
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Do the same with the remaining Chex, 1 cup powdered sugar and candy if needed and shake, shake, shake. This makes a gallon size Ziploc bag of Chow. I listed it as 12 servings, but this will vary depending on how much you want to eat. I do not know that actual serving size rules since I am not a nutritionist (or I wouldn't be making this anyway)!</div>
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Fall has started and it is time for another bucket list! I started making this a long time ago and I guess I really knew what I wanted to do this year because we have already done several things on the list and fall has only been here for a few weeks!</div>
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Fall is my favorite season of the year. I love fall for its cool, but still sunny weather and most of all for the pumpkin recipes and fall decor that is already starting to show up on Facebook and Pinterest!</div>
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I cant wait to take Miss Priss to our annual family gathering at the Robbers Cave State Park Fall Festival next week and get a nice vacation from work to enjoy the season that I love so much. If you don't already have fall plans for your family check out my bucket list for some great ideas and feel free to print off a copy for yourself.</div>
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Who is ready for fall? I know that I am! I would like to have a few more weeks to hang in the swimming pool, but I am ready for some fall weather and fall treats too.</div>
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I am going to start of the month of September by reminding myself of a crockpot recipe that I made for the first time last year and am ready to get back in the crockpot this year. Chicken noodles have always been one of my favorite fall meals, but until recently I never really tried to make them on my own and with a little one running around and another on the way, I need easy meals so that we don't end up eating spaghetti O's and grilled cheeses every night!</div>
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this is also a great meal to make for company with some sweet cornbread on the side...yummy! Now you are ready for a fall with a delish crockpot meal that is filling and good for the whole family. And as always, since is it a full crockpot meal, there was plenty for my family of two and a baby for several days. Enjoy your fall cooking!</div>
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I am not a person who particularly likes celery. I don't mind having it in potato soup, chicken noodle soup and such for flavor...it does add a great flavor to soups...but I don't like to eat it by itself and I really don't like to know that it is there by getting crunchy pieces of celery in my soup and so I prefer to add my celery at the beginning with the rest of the "wet" ingredients, but still saving my carrots for the end. </div>
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I eat a lot of pizza and I mean a lot! Besides Mexican or pasta that is about all I eat. This is fine until I remember that Miss Priss cant have dairy and what is one of the main ingredients in pizza? Cheese, of course!</div>
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I usually make her something different and then let her eat some crust because she wants to join in, but this time I decided to make her some pizza of her own. Pizza can be good without cheese...well, at least to a toddler who doesn't know any better. I have seen a variety of pizzas made in different ways and so I put them all together and came up with this...</div>
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I even snuck some diced carrots into a few of them just to see if she would notice and guess what?? She didn't even know they were there and ate them just as fast as she ate the ones without carrots. SO not only does this mean that Miss Priss finally gets to join in on the pizza dinners, but she avoiding dairy and getting in some veggies at the same time. You cant beat that! I know, I know...tomato sauce is technically considered a vegetable serving, but a little extra veggies never hurt anyone.</div>
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Top each roll with pizza sauce and toppings. I did two at a time and then rolled those up and started on the next two. It really doesn't take hardly any sauce at all because as soon as you start to roll them up, sauce will start to ooze out the sides and you will loose most of it anyway. You also want to make sure not to overdo it on the toppings for the same reason!</div>
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Now, I know that they sell the turtle sandboxes with lids that are super cute, but they were about $40 the last time I checked and that is just too much for me to spend on something that is only used a portion of the year and so the best part of my sandbox is that I was able to do this for less than $20! Are you kidding me??? Nope, less than $20 and my little one had a sandbox all to herself. I went to Wal-Mart, where I go for everything, and bought a $10 swimming pool, 5 bags of sand and a few sandbox toys for her to play with. <br />
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I was super excited when I brought it home and so was Miss Priss, though up until just a few weeks ago though, she didn't want to get into the sandbox! She loved playing with the sand, but she always stood around the edge of the sandbox and just played from there rather than sitting directly in it. She apparently doesn't like the feel of the sand on her feet...or her bottom! (This was also the case when we took a family vacation to the beach last Thanksgiving and she screamed at the top of her lungs each time I tried to put her in the sand or even lay her on a towel in the sand! This made for quite a nice vacation inside the condo. LOL) <br />
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But, a few weeks ago when the neighbors came over for a cookout, the little boy down the street started playing in the sandbox and wouldn't you know...Miss Priss wanted to play in it too! Go figure...I should have invited them over long before then. She immediately wanted to get in as well and since then, she has been happy to get into the sandbox and get dirty. She ends up with sand everywhere you can think of, including her face, and she loves it!<br />
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A few things to note for next time are that even though the pool in small, that sand weighs a LOT and you better put it where you want to keep it because it isn't easy to move back and forth across the patio. This "sandbox" doesn't come with a lid and so if you are concerned about water getting into it during a heavy rain then you had better get a big piece of plastic or wood to cover the top and keep the water out. We did this during the spring months when it was raining a lot at one time, but this summer we have left it open and just give it a few days to dry out. It is on the covered patio and so doesn't get completely soaked, but there are days that the sand gets very wet and we try to occupy Miss Priss with something else until the sand dries out.<br />
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You can do what I did and use a plastic swimming pool or you could use any other kind of plastic tub that you think your baby can get in and out of without getting hurt. I thought the plastic pool was the easiest, but there are many things that would work for a small space and a small budget!<br />
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There isn't much to it really, just pick a spot for your sandbox and fill 'er up! This is great for babies (that are not putting everything in their mouths) and for toddlers so can be used for several years. <br />
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I have also heard of people using rice or beans rather than sand and so here are a few thoughts about those. If you are putting together a box indoors, rice or beans might make it less messy and easier to cleanup than sand. Yes, rice and beans can go everywhere too, but lets face it...have you eve tried to clean up sand (or salt)...it is NOT fun! But if you are planning to keep your box outdoors there is a high possibility of the rice or beans getting wet and we all know what happens when water touches rice or beans...yup, they expand and they get mushy! that would be a mess! Keep these tips in mind when trying to decide what you would like your child to play in.<br />
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They even make colored sand, but I decided that we would probably "lose" some to the surrounding patio, the water table, and whatever else Miss Priss thinks that it needs to go into and so I didn't want to pay the additional money for the coloring. I think that the toys are colorful enough for her.<br />
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I have seen some ideas for a covered sandbox which also can be used as seating or a play deck for the kids. Some of them even have a roof covering to keep the sun out so that you don't have to take up space on your patio and can move it away from the house some. Since they appear to be so versatile, I want to build Miss Priss one of these eventually, but for now our pink swimming pool will work just fine!</div>
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July 4th is one of my favorite holidays...I like summer and popping firecrackers of course. During my long and much needed vacation from work I did a little craftiness that turned out to be better that I had anticipated!</div>
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my mom sent me a picture for an idea to make firecrackers from wood and we decided to start on it immediately...since it was July 2nd. She had some wooden fence posts left over from a new fence that she had jut gotten put up and that made this project super cheap and easy.</div>
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We wanted to make more, but didn't have enough time before the holiday so I guess I will have to go ahead and start making them for next year!</div>
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<li>wooden post or dowel rods (I used fence posts)</li>
<li>spray paint or other paint and brush</li>
<li>scrap piece of rope</li>
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Okay, so lets get started! First of all, you will need to cut your wooden posts, dowel rods or whatever you decided to use for your firecrackers. I used a miter saw, but whatever you had that will cut your wood will be fine.</div>
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Cut the posts into three different sizes to make a set. We picked 12", 18" and 24" and also made a smaller miniature set with the leftover posts after cutting the others.</div>
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Then, just because they were a little rough on the edges and had been sitting outside for several weeks, we sanded all around the edges to make sure that we wouldn't get any splinters! Ouch!</div>
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After cutting the posts, use a drill to put a hole in the top of each one for the 'fuse'. Make sure that you use a drill bit that is comparable to the size of rope you will be putting in that hole to make your 'fuse' and that you make the hole deep enough that you can put the fuse into it and secure it well so that it wont fall out.</div>
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There are several different designs that you could pick and you can see a few of ours above, but the ones that I am showing you here are for the blue on top and then red and white stripe below.</div>
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After taping, and painting and then taping and painting some more, we finally have our blocks ready to go for sanding. As you can see, the tape doesn't always work exactly like I want it to, but that is okay because for this set we made it look 'antique' like and it worked out perfectly.</div>
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We sanded the edges of the colors where they meet as well as along the colors themselves to blend in the stripes and the bleeding paint. the one on the left has been sanded down and the one on the right was the original paint job before sanding. </div>
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See the difference? The colors are not as bright, but the lines blend together better.</div>
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Cut three pieces of rope and fray the edges a little bit...you only have to do this on one side, but when I cut the rope, it frayed itself a little anyway so both sides look frayed. Also make sure that you leave enough room for it to be pushed into the top of the post and still have enough of a 'fuse' hanging out the top.</div>
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Using wood glue, or whatever glue you prefer...put some glue into the holes that you have drilled on top and place the rope into the hold. I pushed down and held the rope in place for a bit to make sure that it was getting all the way into the glue at the bottom of the hole.</div>
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You can then use a lighter to burn the tops of your rope to make it look like it has been lit already and to keep them from fraying any more. The kind of rope that we used didn't really look much like it has been lit, but it did keep it from fraying so we decided to go ahead and do that to each one.</div>
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Design them however you would like. We used some Modpodge and glitter on a few of ours. My mom painted the letters on this one below, but I don't have as pretty of handwriting and so I would rather cut them out on my Cricut and Modpodge them on that way...either way would look great!</div>
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Summer time is officially here. Well ok, not <em><strong>officially</strong></em> until June 21st, but it feels like it and I go by the weather, not the actual date. We don't have to get all technical and stuff now do we?</div>
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After all of the rain, chilly weather, tornadoes and severe weather that we have been having, we have finally warmed up for more that one day at a time and so I say summer is here! I enjoy being outside and so does my baby girl and so I want to plan some fun things for us to do this summer.</div>
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Even though, I have not been able to do a lot of the things on my Spring Bucket List yet, I think it is time to go ahead and pull out my Summer Bucket List. I really want to try and accomplish everything on this list with Miss Priss and take pictures so that I can put it into a scrapbook.</div>
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You might notice that I put 'take family pictures' on my Spring Bucket List as well...this is because I do love pictures and I really want to be able to take lots of family pictures. I have kept saying this, but have yet to have any actual family pictures made yet! (If anyone knows how to get a 16 month old to cooperate with pictures please let me know.) I WILL attempt to get some family pictures made this summer!</div>
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The links above will take you to a printable PDF version of my Summer Bucket List.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">I used the Sweet Shoppe Designs Bring On The Sunshine free scrapbooking kit download to design my bucket list. You can download this kit for free personal use here:</span></div>
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I live by lists! I have already created and posted a few of the ones that I have made to keep myself organized, but none of them have been used as much as this one! I can't go to the grocery store without a list...otherwise, I end up getting things that I don't need and not getting the things that I do need. I am sure you know what I am talking about, as I think that most people find themselves in this same situation.</div>
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Each Sunday, I go to the grocery store and get the things that I need for dinner and lunch for the following week and anything other household items that I might need to restock. I typically buy the same things over and over again and so my list ends up looking the same week after week. I decided that it was silly for me to create the same list each week and wanted to make a checklist printable so that I can just check what items I need for the week and as I run out of things or if I think of something throughout the week I can just add it to my list. </div>
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I have used this week after week since I created it and it has become a staple in my weekly routine. I printed off a small version of this and put it in my planner so that it is with me always.</div>
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My list has things on it that I buy frequently so that I don't have to add the same things each week, but I wanted to make it useful for others as well and I realize that not everyone wants to buy what I like to get at the store and so I created a blank grocery list form that is editable in Abode so that you can create your own customizable grocery list. You can save your list to print off again and again and can change your list as your eating habits change or as you get more familiar with the things that you buy most often.</div>
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I used the Sahlin Studio <em>This Carefree Day</em> scrapbooking kit and Sweet Shoppe Designs <em>A Spoonful of Sugar</em> to design my grocery list printables. You can download these kits for free personal use here:</div>
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A few months ago I created some party planning printables to use for some birthday parties and an anniversary party that I was planning all at the same time to try and keep myself a little more organized. I hate being unorganized and it really stresses me out and so I do what I can to keep myself on track.</div>
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I use a lot of lists...to do lists, grocery lists, shopping lists, packing lists...any kind of list that you can think of. This is the only way that I can stay sane when I have more than one thing going on at a time. And that is ALWAYS! </div>
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I created a standard format so that I will always have something to make my list on that already has a little structure and gets me going on the right track from the start. This has been a major help for me and since I know that I am not the only one that has a million and one things going on at all times I want to share these lists for anyone else needing a little structure to use as well.</div>
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Below is my latest set of planning worksheets created for some Easter and spring activities that I helped my mom with at her church. This is very similar to the party planning lists that I created several months ago, but has a little different list of items and categories to use. Every person and every event has different needs and so having more than one format makes it easy for me to pick which one I want to use.</div>
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The links below will allow you to download PDF files that can be edited to create your own personal lists. You can also type directly onto these forms in Adobe Acrobat so that your list is readable to everyone who may be helping you and you can change, update and reprint your list in just a few minutes!</div>
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I used the Shabby Princess Promise free scrapbooking kit to design my activity planning worksheets. You can download this kit for free personal use here:</div>
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It is Friday morning, the sun is shining, and though it is a bit cold outside for May, I am already having a great morning so I wanted to say Hello to everyone before I begin my day.</div>
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When people come to my front door I want it to be welcoming, and I want it to be cute of course. I saw the cutest picture of a red door with vinyl on the front of it and thought "I don't want to pay for that when I can do it myself". I have a Cricut machine and I have some vinyl already so why not make it myself? I never even thought of using vinyl word art on the front door, but what a super cute idea! I don't have a red door and I sure don't want to paint it, but I thought that white vinyl on my brown door would be okay and so that is what I did. </div>
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Every time I am in the front yard and I see my front door it makes me smile and I hope that each person that comes to my front door does too. Yet again, another simple DIY project for my home that makes such a big impact by inviting people to come to my door.</div>
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It doesn't matter if your door is painted or what it is made of. Wood, metal, glass...any material will work for this project. That is the beauty of vinyl! This is such an easy project that I want to share how I did this so that anyone else with the right tools can do this too! </div>
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Since I am using a Cricut to cut my vinyl I use the Cricut Craft Room software. It is a free software that connects directly to your machine so that you can design your image on the computer and see what they look like and how they fit onto your paper before printing. This is great for using different size letters and for saving paper by adjusting how your letters fit onto the paper before you start cutting.</div>
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You can also use the software to 'weld' your letters together to make them connect as one word rather than having each letter cut separately and then trying to put them together later. Yikes!</div>
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I would have liked to have a different font, but this is the only cursive font that I have already and so I used it for this project. I measured the surface of my door that I wanted to put this word on and then created my image. This is what it looked like on my screen before I printed. I created the word and then lined it up the best I could on the page so that I don't waste too much of the vinyl. Hey, this stuff isn't cheap!</div>
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I then cut the correct size vinyl to fit my entire word without a lot of leftovers and placed it on the mat where I need it to print the image.</div>
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You might have noticed that some of my letters have weird overlapping tails on them when I showed you my computer screen image. Well, you are right...there is nothing that I can do about that on the screen because that is the way the font is designed. But there is something that I can do about it now that I have my word cut out. </div>
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When I was creating my image, I made sure to place my letters so that once I printed it out, I would be able to cut off the extra tails of the letters that I didn't want and still make it look like a 'normal' cursive written word. </div>
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I peeled off the vinyl outside of the word so that I could see the word itself better on the background and then cut the extra tails off. This is what it ended up looking like after I took my scissors to it. Much easier to do than it sounds I assure you!</div>
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For the final step...putting it on the door. This part too is much easier than it seems, especially if you choose a short word like "Hello". Before I did this, I made sure to clean the door really well AND made sure that is was dried completely so that I would have no issues with my vinyl sticking. </div>
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I then started placing it on there and lining up one letter at a time, but not pressing down hard until I make sure that the entire word was where I wanted it. I did have to unpeel it a few times to get it lined up correctly and make sure that no bubbles were present, but again, it was much easier than it sounds and since I didn't press hard, it didn't affect the stickiness of my vinyl AT ALL.</div>
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Once I had it placed exactly where I wanted it I went back and rubbed on it to make sure it was stuck on there good and with no wrinkles in the vinyl.</div>
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Here is a picture of the one that was for sale on Etsy. I love the red door here, but wasn't willing to paint mine. And I like the period at the end. Hehe You could pick another word too, such as welcome...or even in another language!</div>
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I have always loved a good casserole, but this is not just any casserole. This is one of, if not THE best casserole that I have ever had! </div>
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Jiffy cornbread mix...do I have to say anything else? I think not! That speaks for itself. Yum.</div>
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Every time we have a family or holiday get together I am asked to make this. Not only does it taste great right out of the oven, but it is also good as a leftover for several days and is super easy to make. It can't get any better than that. You can even make it the night before and keep it refrigerated until you are ready to serve. Just make sure that you reheat it in the microwave or oven for that warm cornbread taste. This is a great dish to take to a work party or any other potluck event as well. </div>
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Mix together all ingredients until well blended.</div>
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Pour into a lightly greased casserole dish*. </div>
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*Any shape or size will do as long as it is about 2 quarts, but the deeper the dish, the longer it will take to cook and might be hard to get done in the middle depending on your oven. I like to use a longer, flat dish rather than a deep one.</div>
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Bake for 30-45 minutes at 350°F. </div>
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That is it! So easy and simple and yet ALWAYS a favorite!<br />
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Spring is here and I am already planning some great fun things to do with my family this year. Last year Miss Priss was too little to be able to enjoy some great family fun, but this year I think she is ready!</div>
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My hubby and I love to be outside and it appears that Miss Priss does too and so this spring and this summer both are going to be a lot of fun...as long as it doesn't get too hot to be outside! Oh, and we also got a swimming pool put in this year and so I plan on having some great times in the backyard this year. I am super excited to get to go swimming in my own backyard this summer.</div>
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I made a Spring Bucket List to start out the sunny season with some things that we can all do as a family, even having a little one around. I think that Miss Priss is going to have so much fun with her mommy and daddy this year...I just can't wait to get started and get the first thing checked off my list!</div>
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Does anyone have some left over jellybeans from Easter that you are still trying to figure out what to do with? </div>
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Sure, you can jut eat them all by yourself as you sit at your desk all week at work, or while you are planted in front of the TV while riding out the spring rainy weather, OR you could make something fantastic and take it to work with you and share with others. You could still keep it to your self if you would like, but I like sharing, especially when it comes to candy! Otherwise I eat it all and then really regret it later.</div>
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Of course, you could also it for Easter itself, but it is a little late for this year so remember this for next year. I know I sure will!<br />
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AND...You could also use M&M's or sprinkles if you don't like jellybeans.<br />
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Put as many cubes of almond bark as you want into a microwaveable bowl and place in the microwave for about 2 minutes or until the bark melts into a smooth liquid that is easy to pour, stopping every 30 seconds to stir.<br />
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Pour the almond bark liquid onto a sheet of parchment paper immediately before it cools. I sat my parchment paper on a cookie sheet to make sure that I didn't make a mess, but you really don't need to do this if you don't want to.</div>
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Drop jellybeans onto your almond bark. Use as many or as little as you like. I did not do this myself, but would suggest that you go back and press the jellybeans into the almond bark a little bit so that when you start to break it into smaller pieces they jellybeans hopefully do not fall out like mine did.</div>
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Let it sit overnight or for several hours until cooled completely. It will look the same afterwards as it did before it was cooled.</div>
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You can then break it into bite sized pieces for all to enjoy! Yum, doesn't that look good? You could also add M&M's, Easter colored sprinkles or even some candy melts in various colors to make it even more tasty. </div>
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Well, I made some bark and although I did keep some for myself, I placed some in the break room with this cute little note and by the time I looked again it was all gone! I am sure glad that I got a bite of it before I put it in there...I had no idea that it would go this fast!</div>
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One of the best parts is that you can make as little or as much as you want and can add as many jellybeans and other treats as you want too!</div>
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It is time for Easter already and a simple Easter treat is always welcome at my house. Here is one that I made for Miss Priss' class on Friday. Like the other Easter treat that I made for her class, this one is easy to make, I already had most of the ingredients at home to make it and it is one of my favorites too!<br />
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I like too that I can have a good chocolaty treat and still feel okay about eating it when i use skim milk, light Cool Whip and reduced fat Oreos. I know you are laughing, but seriously...it makes me feel better and that is all that matters right?</div>
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Servings: 10-12
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2 cups Oreos (about 20)</div>
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small amount of orange icing or white icing and orange coloring</div>
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8 oz Cool Whip</div>
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2 boxes chocolate pudding mix</div>
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2 cups milk</div>
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Put the Oreos in a Ziploc baggie and roll with a rolling pin to crush. Do not try to hammer them or bang on them or you will create holes in the bag which will then leave crumbles all over your counter top and not only does this leave a huge mess, but then you have less cookies to eat! :)</div>
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Mix the pudding and milk together with beaters just like you would if you were making pudding. I did mine in two separate bowls because I made part of the batch with Almond Milk so that Miss Priss could have some since she has a sensitive tummy and we try to stay away from milk and cheese.</div>
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Fold in the Cool Whip until well blended and then sprinkle about 2/3 of the crushed Oreos into the mixture and stir again until well blended. There is the dirt for your carrot patch! (Or any other veggies that you might want to plant in your dessert)</div>
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Pour into individual cups or containers and top with the remaining Oreo crumbles. Since I did this for a group of one-year-old babies I only filled them about 1/3 of the way full and so I got 12 cups from this batch.</div>
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Looks yummy already and we still have some more sweets to add to it! This is the point at which we will then add our carrots to the patch. If you wanted to make a simple summer treat such as a Father's Day themed or boys birthday party you would add gummy worms to make 'Worm Dirt'. This is the recipe that we see most often, but isn't really Easter themed.</div>
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This would be a great way to use up some left over icing if you have any from a previous project, but I did not and so I mixed some orange frosting for the carrot tops and put it into a decorating bag with a circle tip. Any size circle will be okay depending on the size of your carrot, but you don't have to buy a new one just for this one project.</div>
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Pipe in a circle in the center of each treat container in order to create what looks like the top of a carrot. If you make it and it doesn't look big enough or you have a lot of icing left over you can always go back and make it bigger.</div>
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I was unable to find edible grass, which would be the easiest way to create the leafy part of the carrot and so I rolled out some green fondant and cut into small strips. I cut three for each container and let them sit overnight. I bought the already colored fondant and it doesn't seem to bleed onto the rest of your treat even after a few days, but I have had fondant do that before when I colored it myself so be aware of that possibility. If possible, it would be best to put the fondant on right before serving or transporting your Easter treat.</div>
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Carrot Patch treats are ready to eat and oh so yummy! Even though you are eating treats that are themed for the modern aspects of the holiday, don't forget what Easter is all about! Have a blessed holiday!</div>
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Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11910510525356759815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311994752542594085.post-51186419225053744452013-03-29T23:37:00.001-05:002013-04-02T14:29:50.238-05:00Goldfish Carrot {Easter Treat}<div style="text-align: center;">
We all have those times that we need to make something cute fast for a school party, a family get together or a church event. Well, that was me on Wednesday this week when I received a phone call from my hubby while on a work trip in North Dakota (not especially close to my home in Oklahoma) asking me what we should sign up for to bring to the Easter party on Friday. And I wasn't even coming home until Thursday night...yikes! </div>
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This was also Miss Priss' first Easter party and so I wanted to make sure that we did our part to make it special...even it if was me and dad that were going to be the ones to remember this special day! </div>
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I wanted it to be something special for Easter and something that wasn't all sugar. I figured that someone would be bringing cupcakes and other sweets and I wanted to do something just a little different. These are one-year-olds too, by the way.</div>
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I did my usual searching on the internet and decided on two things that are easy to make and don't take a lot of time either. I had already helped my mom plan for something similar for her church and so I thought I could handle this fairly quickly...and there are only ten kids in the class and so that made this even easier to pick something cute and creative without running out of time.</div>
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If you are still trying to think of something quick for Easter Sunday, here are two great, quick and easy ideas for you. Most of what you will need can be found in your pantry or home already and the rest can be easily improvised from other items or picked up at a local store.<br />
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Start by filling your pastry bags a little more than half way with Goldfish crackers. You may need to strategically place the first one in there and make sure that you get it down into the bottom of the bag before filling the bag the rest of the way up.</div>
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When you have determined how many bags you are going to fill you can then cut the 'stem' of your bags, which I did from tissue paper. You can skip this step and use a green ribbon on the steps below or green pipe cleaners, but I only had white ribbon on hand and I had a few recycled sheets of green tissue paper so this was the easiest option for me. I was originally going to just use the ribbon and then came up with this afterwards.</div>
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Cut the tissue into a few small squares that fit into the size decorating bags that you are using. I cut the first one as a long piece and folded it in half to give it a fuller look and then I used that one as a template to cut the rest of my tissue the same size. You can see too that I used different colors of green...not that I particularly wanted to do that, but I ran out of dark green tissue paper and the light green was my next best color. :)</div>
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I then bunched up the top of the bag and placed the green tissue paper in the top. I had my husband hold it for me so that I could get my ribbon tied on tightly.</div>
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And that is it! I arranged them into the Easter basket Miss Priss was taking to school which made a cute little party decoration too by the way! Since there were several snacks there and these are such young kids, I just put one in each of the kiddos cubbys to take home with them. That was more perfect that I thought it was going to be!</div>
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I am glad that I was able to come up with this idea so quickly. I had planned to create some little tags to go with them, but got busy and ran out of time, so this will have to do for this year.</div>
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You still have a few days to go out and get some supplies if you want to make this quick and easy Easter treat! Enjoy!</div>
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Spring is here! Spring is here! Today is the first day of spring! </div>
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I am soooo ready for some warmer weather and am also soooo glad that it is not dark when I get home now. I like to be able to do some things outside when I get home and the weather here in Oklahoma has been so great this week! I am looking forward to some more great weather and working outside in the garden in preparation for this summer.</div>
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The start of spring and being able to spend time outside reminds me that it is almost time for Easter and I know that there will be a lot of Easter Egg Hunts going on over the next two weekends. I just love holidays and this year my mother asked me to help her with some ideas and printables for her Easter celebration at church and while we were brainstorming and searching the internet for ideas I decided to make a simple, but cute Easter Egg Hunt printable. The colors that represent are so pretty and it is one of my favorite holidays. </div>
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I didn't have time to make anything extravagant, but with the help of Photoshop I was able to come up with a few different colors and designs for my Easter Egg Hunt printable. All of the images below are designed for printing on a regular 8" x 10" sheet of paper and can be downloaded using the link below each image. Whether you like pink, blue, green or purple there is a printable in all colors. These printables would also be cute in a simple white frame and used for a decoration as well!</div>
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They are super easy to make and I already had all of the supplies and so I went ahead and made them, even though I may end up being the one wearing them before the night is over! Sigh...<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">St. Patty's Day Shamrock Hair Clips</span></div>
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You will need:</div>
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pieces of felt</div>
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needle & matching thread</div>
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scissors</div>
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hot glue gun</div>
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alligator hair clips</div>
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Pick out your felt in the colors of green that you would like your shamrocks to be cut out of and pick thread that matches the felt colors that you picked out. </div>
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Cut a 4" x 1" piece of felt for each color that you want to make. Each piece will make one shamrock. You can cut one slightly smaller if you want to vary the sizes so that they are not the same. Cut each piece into 4 equal sections. If you use the measurements I did then you will cut every 1" across the piece of felt.<br />
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On one size of the square round the edges as shown in the picture below. They dont have to be perfect...you can round them and correct your cuts as much as you like once the shamrock is complete. <br />
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Insert your needle as shown below into the first piece of felt. </div>
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Using the same needle and thread do the same to the next three pieces of felt.<br />
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Pull the thread tight until your pieces of felt begin to form a circle in the middle (or start to look like a shamrock!)<br />
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Pull them together as tightly as you can so that you can not see through the middle of the shamrock. and fasten off your thread on the back side by weaving it in a out of the felt and tying knots. Dont cut your thread just yet though.<br />
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This is what they will look like once they are done. You can now use that extra thread to attch a cute button in the center or a pearl or a small ribbon or anything else that you might have laying around. After much debate, I chose to leave my like they are and so I just cut off the remaining thread.<br />
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I then hot glued them to my alligator hair clips and that was it! (I will have to get a good picture, as I seem to have lot the ones I took of this part of the tutorial.) </div>
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You can then attach them to a headband or just put them in your hair directly like I did with Miss Priss here.</div>
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This <a href="http://kailochic.blogspot.com/2012/03/lucky-four-leaf-clover-headband.html" target="_blank">tutorial</a> shows you how to make a headband, but since Miss Priss won't wear headbands, I wanted to create mine as hair clips. The shamrock tutorial itself is the same (since that is where I got it!)</div>
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Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11910510525356759815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311994752542594085.post-88335983973092399812013-03-11T20:49:00.003-05:002013-04-16T13:01:30.086-05:00Chicken Tortilla CasseroleTime for dinner on a rainy day...what to make? It is kind of a soup day, but I don't have (or know how to make) any good homemade soups. My next favorite meal for a rainy day and really, for any day because they are so easy...is a casserole. <br />
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I modeled this recipe from one that I found at <a href="http://www.livebetteramerica.com/" target="_blank">Live Better America</a> which is an excellent source for healthy meal ideas, but didn't like everything they used in theirs and so my version was born. I have made this a few times in the past, but it has been a while since I made it and I randomly thought about it this week and have been waiting for today to make it! <br />
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I do like Mexican food and so it should be no surprise that this is one of my favorite homemade casseroles. I love it every time I make it and it never gets old! We had a friend over for dinner and he enjoyed it as well as we did. I got out some tortilla chips to add a little extra crunch to our plates. I even used the casserole as dip a few times and it was amazing! <br />
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If you want a quick and easy Mexican dish for your family...this is perfect for you!<br />
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Servings: 8 Calories: 200</div>
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1 can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup</div>
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1can (4.5 oz) chopped green chilies</div>
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8 oz light sour cream </div>
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1/2 cup skim milk </div>
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1 1/2 tsp chili powder</div>
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1/2 tsp ground cumin </div>
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2 1/2 cups shredded chicken breast, cooked</div>
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8 corn tortillas, torn into bite-size pieces </div>
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 x 13" glass baking dish with cooking spray.</div>
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In a large bowl, mix together soup, green chilies, sour cream, milk, chili powder and cumin until well blended.</div>
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Add chicken and tortillas and mix well. Stir in tomatoes and 1 cup of cheese.</div>
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Pour mixture into the baking dish and spread evenly. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes uncovered until cheese is melted and begins to bubble. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">If you that like bell peppers, chop 1 medium green bell pepper to add to the mixture.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Use tortilla chips instead of corn tortillas for a slightly crunchier result.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Chop one large fresh tomato to use rather than canned tomatoes.</span></div>
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Replace cooked, shredded chicken with canned chicken for easier preparation.</div>
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Click <a href="http://zipth.is/@ztyw8k" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5332b9;">here</span></a> for a printable version.<br />
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