Anyway, here are few of my favs that will hopefully make you giggle just as much as they did me! Enjoy!
Happy Monday!
Monday, February 6, 2012
A little Monday afternoon humor.. :)
If you're like me... it's hard getting in the groove on Mondays. Sometimes you just need to take a moment, step back, and browse Pinterest for a some laughs. It's like my weekly time with the "shrink," only the shrink is free and comes in the form of an extremely addicting wonderful website. I may actually need a shrink to deal with the fact that i'm so addicted to Pinterest, but we'll save that for Tuesday.
Anyway, here are few of my favs that will hopefully make you giggle just as much as they did me! Enjoy!
Anyway, here are few of my favs that will hopefully make you giggle just as much as they did me! Enjoy!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Breaking the Blogging Block...
Whoa... I fail. It's been nearly a month since I posted, and with each day that goes by it seems harder and harder to figure out what to post about! So i'm just going to dive back in!!
Now, let's see... what have I been up to? I feel like it's got to be something super exciting to explain my lack in posts, however I fear it's the complete opposite.
In January I....
... Spent a few days in Boston for work.
... Made the best ribs I've made to date and ate them with some of my very best friends.
... Had lunch with my family for my Grandmother's 85th Birthday!
... Re-watched almost the entire series of Greek (because once just wasn't enough).
... Bought a new TV because Nathan zapped our old one. Score!
... Found a super awesome Garden Planner and starting planning our veggie garden.
... Took care of Nathan while he had the flu.
... Let Nathan take care of me when I got the flu.
So, needless to say, it hasn't been the most exciting month. I'm ready to get back in the game and back into blogging. Promise!!
Now, let's see... what have I been up to? I feel like it's got to be something super exciting to explain my lack in posts, however I fear it's the complete opposite.
In January I....
... Spent a few days in Boston for work.
... Made the best ribs I've made to date and ate them with some of my very best friends.
... Had lunch with my family for my Grandmother's 85th Birthday!
... Re-watched almost the entire series of Greek (because once just wasn't enough).
... Bought a new TV because Nathan zapped our old one. Score!
... Found a super awesome Garden Planner and starting planning our veggie garden.
... Took care of Nathan while he had the flu.
... Let Nathan take care of me when I got the flu.
So, needless to say, it hasn't been the most exciting month. I'm ready to get back in the game and back into blogging. Promise!!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Giving it another go!
If you remember this post you know about my love affair with fabric flowers like these, these and these! You also know that my first attempt at making them wasn't exactly picture perfect. Since the last time a very dear friend bought me an awesome hot glue gun, so I was ready to get back on the horse and give it another go.
I had some strips of fabric left from last time so we (Lynsey and I) just started off with those. I pulled up this tutorial and turned the glue gun on to get started. Oh I also might mention that while we were getting all crafty our boys were at the shooting range trying out Nathan's new gun! Talk about opposite ends of the hobby spectrum.
I had some strips of fabric left from last time so we (Lynsey and I) just started off with those. I pulled up this tutorial and turned the glue gun on to get started. Oh I also might mention that while we were getting all crafty our boys were at the shooting range trying out Nathan's new gun! Talk about opposite ends of the hobby spectrum.
Round Two:
First we started by just taking a little bit of the fabric in your fingers. Then you twist the fabric and start twirling it around the first little piece. Kind of confusing... but we placed a dot of glue every now and then to hold it together.
Lynsey twisting the fabric
The hot glue really helped keep the twisted fabric together.
My finished product of rosette numero uno.
With the added embellishment glued to the middle.
Felt glued to the back to hold it in place more.
I decided to make a barrette out of them!
Taaaa daaaa!
In the mean time, the boys returned home after 2+ hours at the shooting range! They decided to clean the new "family gun" at the table while we finished our craft project. :)
So... turns out Lynsey is like Super Woman when it comes to crafts! She finished all this while I finished my two for the barrette. I especially liked her take on the little green leaf :)
And then Super Craft Woman Lynsey developed this seriously smart and super quick way of make the rosettes. Take the fabric strip and fold it in half over your finger like this:
Then start twisting like this:
Once you've twisted take it off your finger and twirl it around the spot when you originally draped it over your finger resulting in this:
We still used the hot glue every now and then and this time I used a little ribbon I had lying around in the craft supplies. This took literally about a minute or two! Then I made more and decided to make it into a pin!
I was very happy with the outcome and it is now on my coat! :) Here are the rest of the flowers we made:
Lynsey's bracelet!
Finished products! :)
Needless to say I'm extremely happy with the outcome of this try! The more you make, the easier it becomes. I can't wait to go shopping for more fabric and to make more! I think next time I'll find some "fancier" fabric and try to do some really pretty ones like these that I found here at etsy:
Happy Crafting!!
A little planning goes a long way!
Whoa.... it's been far too long since my last post and I apologize! I actually wrote this post on Christmas Eve but never got around to publishing it. Woopsie!
This year will be the very first time I've ever spent Christmas anywhere but my parents house, and that is because for the very first time I will be hosting it at my house! Exciting? Yes! Scary? Yes!
Both my parents and their spouses, Nathan's parents, and two of his three sisters (and possibly their boyfriends) will be joining! So instead of driving to three different places on Christmas day, we get to enjoy it in our own home with the company of our wonderful families. This will be my first attempt at a large holiday meal, and as though that wasn't enough to make me a bit nervous, we're also having 10-15 friends over that night for a party. Me=nervous, but excited! Having trouble picturing this? This may help:
When it comes to this sort of thing I'm very very anal. I'm not a "fly by the seat of my pants" kinda girl. For the last few weeks I've been thinking and brainstorming ideas for the day. I've got an entire board dedicated to the "Christmas Party" on Pinterest. I've done my homework. This week I decided it was time to really start focusing. I went online and found some AWESOME tools to help me:
I found a free printable Holiday Menu Planner here. It gives a column for each part of the meal, where you found the recipe and who you have delegated this too. I've been told in many different situations that I am not great at delegating, so most of these things say: Delegated to Me :). Then I found a super awesome Christmas Dinner Checklist from Target. THEN... (yes i'm seriously still going with this) I typed up a quick excel spreadsheet check off list specific to the foods I'm making and what I still have to do. Here it is:
Remember when I said I'm anal? You believe me now, don't you? Just to add a cheery on top of the obsessive compulsiveness that is my Christmas Dinner planning, I spent about 2 hours making my shopping list Friday morning. I made sure I had all the recipes I was using (either on hand or found them from my Christmas Party Pinterest board), sat on the couch with my freshly brewed Green Mountain Coffee and got started. First, I made a rough list of what I needed for each recipe. This, as you could imagine, was seriously unorganized and if I would have taken that first list to the store I would have probably done about 300 laps before I was finished. Instead, I separated my list into each section of the store moving from left to right: produce, meat, "middle," frozen, baking, dairy, Wine and lastly the Liquor outlet in the grocery store. I only backtracked in the store once or twice and felt like a pro! **I also actually remembered my reusable bags this time. I felt seriously accomplished, but seriously exhausted.
This post has seemed to go on forever, so I'll cut to the chase and "share" the menu with you now. I'll post details and pictures after Christmas on everything I made!!
Apps: Cocktail hot dogs(Mom), celery with cream cheese and olive spread, caramel nut Brie, goat cheese/sun-dried tomato/pesto Torta (still not quite sure what Torta is, but it's basically a dip or spread for bread or crackers) and other various cheese and crackers.
Soup: Butternut and Apple Bisque
Salad: Tossed
Entree: Traditional Glazed Ham
Side: Garlic Mashed Potatos
Side: Coleslaw (Nathan's Mom)
Veggies: Corn, and roasted broccoli and Brussels sprouts
Bread: Rolls (Pauline)
Dessert: Sugar Cookies, Lemon Squares, something delicious from Pauline and Peanut Butter filled Chocolate Cake from Nathan's Mom.
Close your eyes... imagine it's Christmas Eve. OK? Now you may read:
This year will be the very first time I've ever spent Christmas anywhere but my parents house, and that is because for the very first time I will be hosting it at my house! Exciting? Yes! Scary? Yes!
Both my parents and their spouses, Nathan's parents, and two of his three sisters (and possibly their boyfriends) will be joining! So instead of driving to three different places on Christmas day, we get to enjoy it in our own home with the company of our wonderful families. This will be my first attempt at a large holiday meal, and as though that wasn't enough to make me a bit nervous, we're also having 10-15 friends over that night for a party. Me=nervous, but excited! Having trouble picturing this? This may help:
When it comes to this sort of thing I'm very very anal. I'm not a "fly by the seat of my pants" kinda girl. For the last few weeks I've been thinking and brainstorming ideas for the day. I've got an entire board dedicated to the "Christmas Party" on Pinterest. I've done my homework. This week I decided it was time to really start focusing. I went online and found some AWESOME tools to help me:
I found a free printable Holiday Menu Planner here. It gives a column for each part of the meal, where you found the recipe and who you have delegated this too. I've been told in many different situations that I am not great at delegating, so most of these things say: Delegated to Me :). Then I found a super awesome Christmas Dinner Checklist from Target. THEN... (yes i'm seriously still going with this) I typed up a quick excel spreadsheet check off list specific to the foods I'm making and what I still have to do. Here it is:
Remember when I said I'm anal? You believe me now, don't you? Just to add a cheery on top of the obsessive compulsiveness that is my Christmas Dinner planning, I spent about 2 hours making my shopping list Friday morning. I made sure I had all the recipes I was using (either on hand or found them from my Christmas Party Pinterest board), sat on the couch with my freshly brewed Green Mountain Coffee and got started. First, I made a rough list of what I needed for each recipe. This, as you could imagine, was seriously unorganized and if I would have taken that first list to the store I would have probably done about 300 laps before I was finished. Instead, I separated my list into each section of the store moving from left to right: produce, meat, "middle," frozen, baking, dairy, Wine and lastly the Liquor outlet in the grocery store. I only backtracked in the store once or twice and felt like a pro! **I also actually remembered my reusable bags this time. I felt seriously accomplished, but seriously exhausted.
Yay Groceries!
This post has seemed to go on forever, so I'll cut to the chase and "share" the menu with you now. I'll post details and pictures after Christmas on everything I made!!
Apps: Cocktail hot dogs(Mom), celery with cream cheese and olive spread, caramel nut Brie, goat cheese/sun-dried tomato/pesto Torta (still not quite sure what Torta is, but it's basically a dip or spread for bread or crackers) and other various cheese and crackers.
Soup: Butternut and Apple Bisque
Salad: Tossed
Entree: Traditional Glazed Ham
Side: Garlic Mashed Potatos
Side: Coleslaw (Nathan's Mom)
Veggies: Corn, and roasted broccoli and Brussels sprouts
Bread: Rolls (Pauline)
Dessert: Sugar Cookies, Lemon Squares, something delicious from Pauline and Peanut Butter filled Chocolate Cake from Nathan's Mom.
OK! Open your eyes! We are back in the future! Here are some photos of how the day turned out!! It went as close to perfect as it possibly could have.
Cookies & Lemon Squares
Table... obviously. :)
Torta
Caramel Nut Brie
The friends :) And Nathan's new jammies!
The cat's new "Kitten Condo" from Uncle Joel and Aunt Lynsey :)
Ohh.... and while we are re-capping the holidays: this is the only photo I have of New Years Eve. A picture's worth a thousand words.
:)
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and I wish everyone a sincere Happy New Year!
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