Friday, November 25, 2011

Wordle-as a Gift

Adam made this for me a few year ago, I love it because it is a combination of all the words that make up us and who we are as a couple. I decided to tie in the colors by adding white brown and blue damask shapes by stenciling them on. He went to the wordle website! You can do this for children, vacations, sports, anything you can think of its great!!!

Gifts for Chocolate Lovers.

Gifts for Chocolate Lovers, are easy and inexpensive, I use card stock to print and label what everything is. I also buy my bag to package my goodies the year before when they are on sale.
The chocolate possibilities are endless:
Chocolate covered graham crackers
Chocolate covered pretzels
Chocolate covered coffee beans
Chocolate spoons
Hot Chocolate mix
Choclete almond Bark
ChocolAte peanutbutter bark
Puppy Chow
Zebra bark
Peperment bark
 

Christmas Crafts

Took a preety felt piece and added reisen dropps to it to hang from wall took 15 minutes

I use this piece year round but added some holly from Hobby Lobby for the season!

Fall Floral Pieces

All of these were done using clear floral tape and the 1 by 1 inch grid pattern on them the top picture was about 30 dollars and the bottom two were between 15 and 20 dollars for the materials.


 
This piece was  just a fun and easy piece to throw together to create a beautifull center piece. I reuse the basket for all holidays.


Recycled Wrapping Papper and Christmas Card Wreath


 I used scrapps of wrapping paper and extra christmas cards to trace and cut out a shape of holly then glued that on to a large piece of card board I cut out to make a wreath, glue a pop can top on the back for hanging!

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Gadgets and Tools for your kitchen your going to need them!

Gadgets/ Tools every person should have in their kitchen and Why?
Crock-not that smelly rubber shoe, most of us have limited drawer space, and it’s a lot faster to be able to grab off the top of the counter then to dig in the drawer, plus arraigning the drawer so it will close is another pain all its self, I have three!
Metal Whisk-don’t get whisked away great for stirring and mixing when you’re not in the mood to mess with the kitchen aide (metal tends to cut through thick batter, better) I use a small one for my eggs and the other for batters.
Jar Opener- not that silly little rubber mat you got as a freebie somewhere, but the one that grips around the jar and has handles to grab on to and adjusts to fit the lid. It will open everything and save time.
Plastic scrapper-not only do I use this to remove caked on food from dishes, but I also use it to remove that annoying price tag sticker residue left on purchases.
Plastic Bag clips- The more the better, I use them for everything keeping my munchies from going stale, grouping papers together, and to keep table cloths from slipping.
Spatulas- at least 5, different sizes and weights, I have tall, long, short, heavy and skinny. There a universal kitchen tool and you can never have enough. Invest in some quality ones that will get the job done.
Tongs-forget getting ice cubes and things out the toaster, these were really invented to help you get stuff down from the ridiculously tall shelves in your kitchen and other places.
Rubber baster-at least 3 different sizes are great for Panini’s, glazing chicken/turkey, kids craft projects.
Ice cream scoop-cause we all have those ice cream cravings and all nice for serving mashed potatoes, also good for portion control
Kitchen scale-I don’t just weigh food on mine but everything you can thick of for tons of reasons it’s just a nice option!
Slicer & Chopper- it’s just easier than julienning fruits and veggies.
Kitchen Shears and quality sharps- invest you will use these for everything.
Cheese Grater- grate your; great cheese, lemons, limes, chocolate, carrots, and it gives a well put together culinary look!
Fun Entertaining Dishes- plates, bowels, cheese spreaders, glasses, and serving platters fun things to enjoy and decorate with when hosting parties.
Replaceable Tupperware- Glad/ Ziploc/ cheap-os it doesn’t matter there great for packing lunches and freezing foods. No stress if they break/stain/melt or whatever untimely end they meet, they are easy to replace and great for storage.
Recipe Holder- so you stop spilling on it, misplacing it, losing your page, and wrestling with the book.
Wine Stopper-no more whining about that wine going stale, stop it up right now! And prolong that life! Also bottle opener that’s quick and easy you don’t want to waste time trying to open it when u got things to do.
Colorful and fun that decorate your kitchen and make you happy and enjoy the time you spend cooking in the kitchen.
So many more things!