my first ebay adventure...

i had some items i wanted to sell, so i can have some craft money :]]

ugh what a headache! but thanks to friends who use ebay,

i know what im doing now..

i am just so worried about the scammers..

tomorrow i am making a BIG BOY CHART for Morgan & Mason..

lets hope we can all follow it..

its only 4pm & i am ready for my glass of wine & the bachelor..

our planting adventure-- update!!

OK, so Morgan & Mason planted some seeds on Jan. 21st & boy have they grown!

I will post some photos in a few days (I am dying of a toothache & run to the ground by 3 wild kids)

They check their plants everyday & water them, and take them outside to get some "freshness"

I hope once we transfer them to bigger pots they stay alive...

Not only are we watching their PLANTS grow, but we have started a Growth Chart on the wall...

Its official!

Also, I am so happy to see fellow bloggers & friends commenting my posts and following me.

You gals are GREAT!

Happy Monday!

I can not believe tomorrow is February 1st already...

day two; post two

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups plus 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts, optional
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

Directions:

 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Beat butter, vanilla, sugars, and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed. Stir in flour, salt, and baking soda. A stiff dough will form.

3. Stir in chocolate chips, and if using nuts add also.

4. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.

5. Bake about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 1 to 2 minutes then finish cooling on wire rack.

THEY ARE AMAZING!!!

MY SONS HAD A GREAT TIME MAKING THEM TOO!!!

day two

ON JANUARY 21ST, THE KIDS & I PLANTED A FEW THINGS IN A COOL PLANTING KIT I GOT AT TARGET FOR $7.

I JUST LOOKED AT THEM &...

WE HAVE GREEN SPROUTS, BIG ONES TOO!!!

I AM SO EXCITED!!!

NOW, WE GET TO BUY CUTE POTS, FILL THEM WITH SOIL

& TRANSPLANT THE PODS WITH OUR NEW SPROUTING PLANTS.

 

THIS IS AFTER JUST 6 DAYS!

THE FAR LEFT 2 SECTIONS ARE PEPPERS, 3RD & 4TH  ARE TOMATOES (WHICH ARE GROWING SO WELL!!)

& THE LAST IS BASIL.

day one; post two

CRAFT #2

DECORATING WOODEN LETTERS

*THESE ARE FUN & SO EASY, & LOOK ADORABLE IN ANY ROOM.

I BOUGHT THREE M'S (ALL 3 OF MY SONS FIRST NAMES START WITH M)
AT THE LOCAL CRAFT STORE

FOR $3 EACH,

A FEW TUBES OF ACRYLIC PAINT (ANY COLORS YOU WANT) FOR A LOW PRICE OF $.60/EA.
THE LETTERS COME IN WOOD OR WHITE (THE WHITE ARE ALREADY PRIMERED)

YOU CAN PAINT THE LETTERS ALL ONE COLOR OR YOU CAN DO SOME TYPE OF DESIGN, LIKE BELOW:

*THE POLKA DOTS WERE DONE WITH THE CAP TO THE SALT SHAKER, PAINT THE LETTER WHATEVER COLOR YOU WANT, LET DRY, THEN TRACE THE CIRCLES & PAINT.

ONCE THEY'RE PAINTED, YOU CAN SPRAY IT/THEM WITH VASPAR CLEAR GLOSS SEALER,

LET DRY & THEN HANG.

day one

well the easy part is done; making the BLOG.

i will try my hardest to post on here daily (nightly due to 3 rowdy kids causing chaos all day)

but i will post craft ideas, pictures or crafts before, during & after, along with easy instructions so you can try them at home.

feel free to subscribe to this, & if you have a FACEBOOK add me, i am always posting on there as well.

if you have any ideas or need help conquering a craft, leave a comment on here & we will see what we can do. i hope this blog is useful to those who read it. Its also a meaningful thing for me, i am now able to document fun & crafty things i do with my boys.

CRAFT #1

HOMEMADE HAND PRINTS-

homemade dough

& TAA-DAA!

 THE ABOVE HAND PRINTS I DIDN'T DYE THE DOUGH, I BAKED THEM & THEN FILLED THE IMPRINTS WITH FOOD COLORING & SPRAYED THEM WITH SEALER SO THE COLOR STAYS ONLY IN THEIR HAND PRINTS.

 THESE ONES, I ADDED BLUE FOOD COLORING, THE FAR LEFT ONE BAKED FOR A LITTLE TOO LONG, BUT THE MIDDLE & RIGHT SIDE ONES TURNED OUT GREAT, THIS WAS MY 1ST TIME TRYING THIS SO I HOPE ROUND 2 IS A LITTLE BETTER.