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The Den (aka Man Cave)

May 21, 2012 in Making our House a Home

Over the past several weeks, I’ve had a lot of home decorating projects to share as we worked to get our CO home ready to sell before our big move to NE. You have now had a tour of my Living Room, Bonus Room, Kitchen, Main Bathroom, Master Bedroom, Master [...]

T-shirt Quilt

May 18, 2012 in Made by Mom

It was about this time one year ago that I shared photos and a tutorial about the T-shirt Quilt I made for my brother as a High School Graduation Gift. Several years earlier (about 6-7 years ago), I made one for myself. It recently made its appearance on my blog [...]

Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred Workout Schedule

April 12, 2012 in Announcements, Mommy Musings

I recently completed 30 Days of Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred Workout Program. This was #82 on my list of 101 things to do in 1001 Days…and the first item to be completed If you are looking for a good work-out program/video series, here are my thoughts on Jillian Michael’s [...]

How to Hang a Photo Wall

April 6, 2012 in Making our House a Home

This post has been featured: Yesterday, I showed you my “new” living room, which is very much like my “old” living room. But in a new spot. It was the third time we have hung our Thailand photo wall in the same exact arrangement. First in our apartment: …then in [...]

3 Ingredient Treats

March 16, 2012 in Other People's Stuff I Like, Recipes

Last week, I shared a few 2 Ingredient Treats that I’d seen floating around the web. Now just take a look at what you can do with THREE ingredients! Check out these turtles, from So Wonderful So Marvelous…just pretzels, rolos, and pecans! Just a bit of Nutella, eggs, and flour…and [...]

How To Make a Burlap Flower Bouquet

March 12, 2012 in Made by Mom

This post has been featured! I am currently a participant in the Crafterbowl — hosted by Amie at Pinkapotomus. Each week two “players” face off in a secret ingredient challenge and the “Fans” vote for their favorite crafter. When Amie emailed me Saturday with the Secret Ingredient…BURLAP…I knew just where [...]

Two Ingredient Treats

March 9, 2012 in Other People's Stuff I Like, Recipes

I feel like I have seen a lot of 2 Ingredient Recipes floating around at Blog Parties and on Pinterest lately, and they have me very intrigued! Check these out: Robin Sue, of Big Red Kitchen, made a beautiful cake with a box of cake mix and a can of [...]

Adult T-Shirt to Little Boy’s T-Shirt: A Photo Tutorial

March 5, 2012 in Made by Mom

A couple of weeks ago, I showed you this picture of our family proudly sporting our church’s “e” logo. I told you that it was the night before we were to bring our plain T-shirts to our church gathering to have them screen-printed that I remembered it was the night [...]

Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Peanut Butter Syrup

March 3, 2012 in Recipes

I was inspired by the brown banana sitting on my counter. I decided to add it to my pancake batter…and then to add chocolate chips…and then to incorporate peanut butter, too. And so was born a new family favorite: Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Peanut Butter Syrup. (This recipe is [...]

Kid Food

February 18, 2012 in Made by Mom, Other People's Stuff I Like

For the most part, I just feed Josiah whatever we’re eating. Lately he has been requesting a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I make them pretty boring…the only variation being whether I cut it in half lengthwise or crosswise. But I have been inspired of late to have [...]