Pinterest Love

Here are a few things I have seen on pinterest that I liked!

Clean away hard water stains

Sewing

These next 2 projects took me about 2 months to finish, literally. I would do a little when ever I felt up to it, which wasn't very often.

I made an adorable nursing cover for myself. Red is my favorite color. I have had this fabric sitting in my fabric stash for a very long time just waiting for this very thing;) You can find the tutorial HERE.

My friend has told me how wonderful the gauze blankets are. So I thought I would try one. I just cut a big square out, I think 40X40 and hemmed the edges.

So, when I had my daughter I wanted this AMAZING Rowdy diaper bag (they have sense gone out of business). RED, seriously, can't get any better. Well I got my wish for a birthday present, but the zipper broke. When I told hubby I was pregnant, he immediately took the bag to a shoe repair store. He had them fix the zipper and surprised me with my fixed bag! I am still just as in love with this bag as the day I first laid eyes on it.

All neutral because I don't know what I am having yet. Is it a boy or girl? I am not sure. I had morning sickness with my daughter but not my son  so maybe a girl!?! I really don't know.

Introducing Sissy Boo Boutique

I have a guest poster today.  It's my amazingly talented niece Kylie.

Hey! First, I just want to thank Kim and Brenda for letting me take up a little space on the blog. I've recently found that I have a passion for sewing and crafting, especially little itty bitty cute things. So, to help me stay busy, I started Sissy Boo Boutique! So here are a few of the things that you could find at my store:

If you want to check out more, just head over to my blog. Or, head straight to my etsy store here. Thanks for letting me take a minute to show you my new passion and hopefully you love it as much as I do!

Ham Bone Soup

On Pinterest I saw a pin for Left Over Ham with 30+ recipes.  I tried one of the recipes and it wasn't that great. Here is our modified version which tasted MUCH  BETTER.  The only problem with this recipe is I didn't measure anything.  Next time I make it I'll measure stuff and re-post it. If your comfortable just throwing in spices then give this recipe a try.  

HAM BONE SOUP

1 Left over Ham Bone.  (ours usually has some ham on it)

2 Whole cloves of garlic

1/2 a green pepper

3-4 stalks of celery

1/2 onion cut up very fine

Thyme just sprinkled in, maybe a tsp.

3-4 chopped potatoes 

Put the ham bone in a 6 quart sized pot and fill 2/3 of the way full with water.  Add the other ingredients and cook till veggies are done.  I cooked mine with the lid off for about half the cooking time.  This part doesn't have to be timed perfect.  I just left it cook on low for a couple of hours.  

Next take the bone out.  Cut off any ham and put back into the soup.  I used a slotted spoon and found big chunks of ham that came off the bone and cut those  into bite sized pieces.  

Next add:

1 can White Kidney Beans ( I only had 1 can but I would've added 2 if I had it another on hand)

Dash of salt and pepper

Garlic salt

Onion Powder

Dash of Cheyenne Pepper

Couple tablespoons of Flour to thicken, depends on how much water has cooked off of the soup.  

Cook till desired thickness.

***I usually cook baked potatoes the night before and just cut up leftovers for this soup.  If you use raw potatoes add them at the beginning.  If you use already cooked spuds then add them with the kidney beans.  Potatoes are so cool.  If you put to much salt in this soup just add some more potatoes and they will absorb the salt making it taste better.  

If you have questions or something isn't clear leave a comment and I'll get back to you. 

Hobbling down the bunny trail

Well friends it's official, I am an invalid. I hurt my back on Monday, really bad. So bad that right after taking a shower I couldn't get myself dressed. My kids helped put a towel around me and luckily I have a friend who loves me enough to help me get dressed on my bedroom floor. I literally was screaming in pain. I couldn't even lift my head up with out making my back spasm. It was like 5 charlie horses right around my shoulder blades that would not go away. Hubby can see the knots in my back that's how bad they are. So I rested, didn't move for days, then on Friday I was finally feeling better and took the kids to the park. Made the dump mistake of lifting my daughter into the swing and I am quite literally back to square one. My back is killing me. I can hardly move and can only take short shallow breaths. GRRRRRR........ oh and I have morning sickness up the wazoo to boot (which is why I am not willing to take much for the pain). So yeah, you won't be hearing much from me for a while. Thanks for being patient.

HAPPY EASTER

Spring or Easter Grass

I have these cute metal buckets I usually sprout wheat in this time of year.  Well, I tried grass this year and it's so much tougher and easier to grow.

1. Fill buckets with potting soil

2. Put Grass seed on top of soil.  I bought seed that is quick growing.

 3. Mix the seed into the dirt on top.  I didn't cover all the seed.

4. Water it good.  Then cover with Plastic Wrap and
hold in place with a rubber band.


5. I place it on top of a heat vent in our home for 4 days.
It sprouts and is a yellow color because the room is dark.
You don't have to have a dark room.  Just keep the moisture in.
When  the grass has sprouted and is touching the top of the plastic
 I bring it out where I want the decoration to be.
It doesn't have to be direct sunlight.  Not all seeds will have sprouted.
 If you keep watering it the grass will thicken up and continue to grow.
If you sprout yours in a dark place the grass will turn green in less then 24 hours.

 

6. Keep watering and trimming it till you don't want it as
a decoration any longer. 

Spring Wreath

I have been wanting to make THIS wreath from Jones Design Comp.

Isn't it fantastic!?! I love everything about it. So, I rounded up my supplies and here is my new wreath hanging on my front door! Booyah!