This year I decided to make homemade peach jam with the fruit from my parents trees. I got so many jars done and in the freezer, but to my dismay, one of the batches did not set up :(. It is more of a syrup than jam. It still tastes delicious, but is too thin […]
Christmas Tree Specimen Art
November 14, 2012 By 13 Comments
I’m getting so excited for Christmas. And although we haven’t gone all out with putting the tree up yet, I am slowly spreading the joy with my crafts! This specimen art is perfect to bring a little cheer to a small space or a small area on the wall. You could even add it into […]
DIY Colored Toddler Pants
November 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
Colored skinnies and jeans are all the rage right now. And lately I have been seeing them for the Littles as well. How dang cute! But I haven’t been able to find them for a decent price for how quickly Baby Girl Barker ruins the knees of her pants! So what’s a girl to do? […]
Caramel Pumpkin Cucpakes w/ Cinnamon cream cheese frosting
November 12, 2012 By 15 Comments
The first is the worlds most amazing cupcake. And this is rare coming from me, because I am NOT a pumpkin fan. But when I tried these for the first time, I thought I had died and gone to heaven! The original recipe can be found on Taste of Home Carmel Pumpkin Cupcakes 3/4 […]
Thanksgiving Craft Round-up
November 9, 2012 By 4 Comments
Today I have another fun round up of Thanksgiving Themed blog posts from some of my favorite crafty people! Today I have décor and crafts to do the next few weeks! Thankful Banner from The Happy Scraps DIY Burlap placecards and placemats at The Country Chic Cottage Printable Gratitude Book from Yesterday on Tuesday Chair […]
DIY Holiday Gift Wrapping
November 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
Small gifts can be hard to wrap, unless you have this gift wrapping idea!! Do you ever have small gifts that you give but can’t figure out how to wrap it? Whether it be a gift card, a necklace, money, or even candy as a party favor it can be hard to find a cute […]
What can you make with a toilet paper roll?
November 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I’ve seen some fun projects lately made from toilet paper rolls. I started telling my husband to save them a couple months ago, and we accumulated a grocery bag full of them. So I finally decided it was time to do something with them. This couldn’t have come at a better time, because one night […]
{Giveaway} Minted Holiday Cards
November 7, 2012 By 21 Comments
This is the first year that I have purposely had family pictures taken in time to get a fun holiday card printed and sent out on time to family and friends. We went out 2 weekends ago and got the most beautiful pictures taken (picture overhaul coming soon!), and now I get to order the […]
Traverse Mountain Outlets Grand Opening
November 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
Photo Source I can’t contain my excitement anymore. Next week, we will be gaining another great shopping center in Utah. Being from Utah County myself, I grew up with one mall and not much else. We did get another mall later on, but to get to a “good shopping center” we had to drive to […]
{Recipe} Creamy Italian Chicken Pasta
November 5, 2012 By 9 Comments
Just after I had Baby Girl Barker, my neighbor brought us dinner, and I have been wanting the recipe ever since. Finally this last week, I asked her for it, and tweaked it to fit my family. This creamy italian chicken sauce is so yummy, and although we had it over pasta, it would probably […]
