Thumbprint Valentines

Crazy boy made some valentines. 

Heart Wreath

 I saw this idea in Southern Living last year and never got around to making it.  Finally, a use for some of the Nandinas around my house.  It took me a few weeks to locate a heart shaped wreath (Michael's)  but I was determined to hang it on my door in time for Valentine's Day.

Snowflake Placemat Pillow

We finally had snow flurries this weekend and although it has seemed more like spring here in East TN, I 'd really prefer a little more winter.  Therefore,  I made myself a couple of pillows from some snowflake placemats.  I loved these placemats when I was given them as a present, but after they were washed a few times they no longer laid flat.   I took a seam ripper to part of the seam,  stuffed the inside, and sewed it closed to make a pillow.

Happy Valentine's Day

As a special treat I made a chocolate wacky cake and covered it with peppermint marshmallows and chocoate chips.  I turned the oven off and put it back in the oven for a few minutes.  Definitely delicious.  It would work better with brownies that were flatter, but no one seemed to care.

Felt Christmas Ornaments

Wow,  has it really been since September?  I guess not much happened around here last fall.  My project list bears witness to my lack of productivity.  Since my husband clued me into the password, I can once again post a few pictures of projects and things I love.  Here are the presents I made for the DOK moms for Christmas. Although I loved the flower on the original fabric envelope, I was too busy making the inside contents to decorate the outside. 

Here are the tuturials for the ornaments from Bugs and Fishes:   Christmas pudding ornaments, vintage felt baubles, stars and hearts.  The moms liked them well enough to add them to our master list of future projects.

Birthday Boy

Wow, time flies.  Buddy is now eleven....it seems like just yesterday he was crawling down the hallway crying because he wanted to go to bed...here's his birthday cake.  I even took my hair out of the ponytail it was in for the picture...he is adamantly opposed to my hair being up.  Seriously,  he goes around pulling out the ponytail holder/clip.  The woman he marries will have a nice budget for clothes and hair. Fortunately, my husband isn't vary partiular.  The boy was most excited because I allowed him to help decorate the cake.  We only had about 25 minutes, so I was thrilled with how it turned out...I even used store bought icing with all those extra chemicals...shame on me.  Here's the inspiration:   how-to-make-a-pirate-ship-cake

Meatless Monday

To stretch our grocery budget and add variety to the diet we've gone back to meatless Mondays.  Dinner was a big hit yesterday:  fried green tomatoes, cheese grits, and a combination of these two recipes Hungry Mama zucchini pancakes / all recipes zucchini pancakes.  We might eat this frequently while I have tomatoes and zucchini from the garden.