Garlic is sooo good. If I had to list the foods that I couldn't live without, they would probably be garlic, butter, eggs, and bacon. And salt. Tomatoes. And maybe steak and goat cheese. But garlic is also so good for you! Did you know it's a natural antibiotic? When we're sick and loading up or making food for a large crowd, we need a lot of garlic. The part I hate the most about using fresh garlic is the peeling, but Parents of a Dozen (Doug's parents) have it figured out! Check out how … [Read more...]
Faux Candle Chandelier Socket Covers
posted on: October 27, 2011 7 Comments
Want to make your chandelier socket covers (those little white tubes) schnazzy? Fancy-schmancy? Classy? Remove your tubes from the chandelier, line them all up, and drip hot glue down the sides of the plastic tube. It is a little bit more of an art form than it looks, but you'll get the hang of it after doing just one. Don't like how your first one looks? ('Cause at that point you were still a fake candle making noob.) Well it's hot glue! Just peel it off and start again. When … [Read more...]
Ben’s Dress
posted on: October 24, 2011 4 Comments
Want to tick off a 2.5 year old girl? Make a normally sweet and adorable kid into an absolute monster for a good 20 minutes? (I hope not, that’d kinda make you a sick individual.) Put her in an adorable blue, plaid dress bought lovingly from Grandma from Janie and Jack. She INSISTED that because this dress is a.) plaid, and b.) blue, that it was “Benny’s dress.” I don’t know where she got that idea, Ben doesn’t wear dresses that often… Once we got into the car and on our way to … [Read more...]
Dinosaur Kids
posted on: October 20, 2011 3 Comments
Ben’s new thing is climbing. He’ll get up onto a coffee table, chair, stool, you name it, stand up, get a huge smile on his face and say “rah!” I think he’s trying to scare me, so I usually act scared when he does it :) I know I probably should be trying to stop him, but this is not going to last. He’s not always going to want to climb on top of a chair to scare mommy. Lily likes to do it too :) Oh my gosh, he looks so much like Doug here: So I guess it’s a good thing that I … [Read more...]
The Big Bed is OUT!
posted on: October 17, 2011 2 Comments
Well not, completely gone. Still in our garage and still very much for sale – but it’s out of our room! I love our bed, it’s beautiful, but just too big for our super small bedroom. We went from this: to this: To this! Haha, you would think this would be the “before” not the “after?” It’s like a blank slate. I love it. :) The bedspread is a full, but we have a BIG comfy queen that I’m planning on making a duvet for, but I have no clue what I want. I thought I … [Read more...]
Spent a Week Under a Rock
posted on: October 17, 2011 7 Comments
At the risk of sounding like a slacker, this last week was a rough week and I wasn’t feeling a blog post for the sake of a blog post. I was debating even telling you this, BUT! I don’t feel like I can jump right into regular posting like nothing happened. My leg/skin thing felt like it got worse. My legs look I got attacked by a zombie (no joke – it’s gross), and every step I took felt like my legs were on fire and being stabbed with pins. Doug took the week off, so I spent the week … [Read more...]
Shrunken Sweater Leg Warmers
posted on: October 6, 2011 3 Comments
I heart upcycling, especially with old clothing. I also heart quick, no-sew projects, this one took me all of, oh I don’t know… 30 seconds! Take a sweater that no longer fits, use your fabric scissors to cut the arms off, and slip them on your legs. Bam. Done. No sewing required. ;) Although I probably will need to sew these before or after washing them… and possibly add elastic? I can’t wait to make a few more pairs out of other sweaters and sweatshirts. … [Read more...]
Tape Magnets and Other Ideas
posted on: October 4, 2011 3 Comments
I’m not a huge magnet person, I don’t know why. But I am most definitely a hanging-up-kid-drawings-on-the-fridge person, so I needed something. Thank you pinterest :) Source: twirlingbetty.wordpress.com via AM on Pinterest I used the tutorial above for Washi Tape Magnets from Twirling Betty and it took me all of 10-15 min to do. Best kind of project! Sadly, I don’t have washi tape but until I get my hands on some, I used duct tape. The magnets were taken from the stash of 50 or so extra … [Read more...]
