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Are you guys excited for Easter? I am. Spring is such a great time of year. The sun finally shows itself. Flowers peak out of the ground. The earth seems happy. And of course I love celebrating the blessings we have in our lives because of our Lord and Savior. Here are a few blast from the past tutorials I have done for Easter. Remember some of these were done when I first started my blog. So look at the pictures with a kind eye. But the tutorials are great. A great new way to … [Read more...]
For my daughter's Baptism, we did a dessert table. It came out pretty cute. My Gramma {that I adore} has some health problems and couldn't make it to the Baptism. So she called up and invited us to come and make all the desserts with her. It was so much fun!! All of these are her ideas and her recipes. She does some cute stuff. We made cookies on a stick, whoopie pies and coconut cream cupcakes. They were delicious and pretty. Today I am going to show you how to make the … [Read more...]
Thank you COOL WHIP for sponsoring this post. Join us on Facebook for inspiration and recipes for everyday treats. What you add makes it. #coolwhipmoms This is my all time favorite dessert recipe. I love it because it is so easy to make. It uses ingredients that I always have on hand. And it comes together quickly. You can have it for an everyday dessert or you can serve it at a function and everyone will think you've made a fancy dish. {Just don't tell them how easy it really … [Read more...]
You guys know I like to make a lot of my cleaning products right? If you missed it, you can check out my homemade laundry detergent. Today I'm going to show you my homemade dishwasher detergent. It uses a lot of the same ingredients so if you make both of these you really only have to buy one ingredient. And it lasts FOREVER. The last batch I made was in January and I still have about 1/2 left. To be fair, I did make a double batch. Here are the ingredients you will need: It's … [Read more...]
With Easter on the way, there are a lot of hard boiled eggs around. Let me tell you, I make the BEST deviled eggs ever!! So good that I get requests to bring them to family parties all the time. I know for sure I am bringing deviled eggs to Thanksgiving with the hubbs family every year. What makes them so stinking awesome...it's one secret ingredient. And I will happily share it with you!! I make these so much that I had to invest in a deviled egg carrier. Have … [Read more...]
Last Easter, when I was a very very beginning blogger, I made some printables. And I LOVED them!! But I made them for a guest post I did on another blog. Here on my blog all you saw was "please go somewhere else to get the download links." This year I wanted to repost them here so you guys {who were probably all not here back then} could get them from my blog. Only thing is, my laptop is currently in the mail to the manufacturer for repairs. So I remade them. If you happen to have … [Read more...]
I have seen this around the blogosphere quite a bit so you might have already seen this tip. But in case you haven't, it is too good not to share. I love to decorate with photos. It's an important part of my home decor. I think it shows your family that you love them enough to put them in prominent places in your home. A long time ago someone told me that children that have pics of themselves in their rooms have higher self esteem. I don't know if this is true or not but it makes … [Read more...]
I have been making my own laundry soap for years now. I always get asked for the recipe so I decided to post it. Here are the ingredients you need: One of the things to note when getting your ingredients is that Arm & Hammer Super washing soda is different from Arm & Hammer laundry detergent. Make sure you grab the correct box. These ingredients minus the fels naptha bar soap can last me well over a year. When I run out of laundry detergent, I just have to buy a new fels … [Read more...]
I saw this idea for an Oreo surprise cookie a while back. Here is what they look like when done: Looks pretty much like a chocolate chip cookie right?? The surprise is inside. That's right, its an oreo inside a chocolate chip cookie!! The first time I tried to make these cookies, it didn't go so well. I was trying to cover an oreo with chocolate chip cookie dough and it was a big sticky mess. I ended up needing so much cookie dough to get it all covered that I could only make 5 out … [Read more...]
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Here it is, the tutorial for star hair. I got the idea for this hair style from this great website. I get some many comments and questions whenever my girls wear this hair style. We usually do it for independence day every year. It does take more time but is so worth it!! Step 1: make a square section of hair in the front. I work with damp hair for this style. It really helps with frizzies and flyaways. Step 2: split the remaining hair into 4 quadrants and pull them into a hair tie … [Read more...]
