Kale Chips Are Delicious!

Have you ever heard of Kale chips? I don't know how I learned about them.  I'm really glad I did though! They are easy to make, extremely healthy, and they taste wonderful!

This is what you need:

A Bunch of Flat Leaf Kale

Olive Oil Spray

Salt

Parmesan Cheese (optional)

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Wash the Kale leaves well.  Then dry them with a paper towel.

Lightly spray the front and back of each Kale leaf and place them on a cookie sheet in a single layer.

Sprinkle the leaves with salt. You can use garlic salt too.  Parmesan cheese is optional. Place the leaves in the oven for 15-20 minutes.  The edges will just start to brown.

Here are the finished chips.  They are crispy and have a very mild flavor. My girls LOVE them.  They're a great alternative to potato chips.

We hope you enjoy them!

Yummy Pizza Dip Recipe

I am going to share with you a super easy and yummy pizza dip recipe.  This recipe can be personalized to include all your favorite pizza toppings.

In a 8 x 11.5 casserole dish or a square casserole dish, spread 8 ounces of softened cream cheese over the bottom of the dish.

Spread a layer of your favorite pizza sauce over the cream cheese.

Sprinkle mozzarella cheese to fully cover the sauce.

Top with chopped up pepperoni.  We are simple and stop here. You can add as many toppings as you like.

Bake at 350 until cheese is melted and bubbly.

We like to serve this dip with tortilla chips.  This is always a crowd pleaser and a simple appetizer to prepare in a hurry.

Here is the recipe if you would like it without the pictures.

Pizza Dip Recipe


8 ounce softened cream cheese
Pizza sauce of choice
Mozzarella cheese
Chopped up pepperoni
Other pizza toppings of your choice

In a 8 x 11.5 casserole dish or a square casserole dish, spread 8 ounces of softened cream cheese over the bottom of the dish.  Spread a layer of your favorite pizza sauce over the cream cheese. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese to fully cover the sauce. Top with chopped up pepperoni.  We are simple and stop here. You can add as many toppings as you like.  Bake at 350 until cheese is melted and bubbly. We like to serve this dip with tortilla chips.  This is always a crowd pleaser and a simple appetizer to prepare in a hurry.

GIVEAWAY-Tupperware-A Great Thing

Jill and I have definitely found some wonderful Tupperware items.  We wanted to share a few with you.

Our all time favorite is the tumbler impressions. They do not leak and are so convenient. They are also very easy to clean! You can use any disposable straws and the cups and lids are dishwashwer safe.

Jill also loves the fridge smarts. She thinks it is easy to store things in these and it makes her fruits and vegetables last so much longer.

Shannon really likes the vent and serves.  They stack so nicely, food warms evenly in them, and they are very durable.

We've both had great luck with Tupperware products.  Jill had a really old rectangular cake taker.  She got it out and noticed that the lid had split.  She told our Tupperware Consultant, Frannie and she got her a brand new one at no cost to Jill!  She just sent in her old one.  That is fantastic customer service.  Most businesses are not standing behind their products these days, but Tupperware goes above and beyond!

Frannie wants to spread the Tupperware love with our readers.  She is giving away 3, $20 gift certificates for Tupperware.

Here's what you need to do to enter the giveaway:

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You will have until Saturday, May 28th at 11:59 pm EST to enter.  Good Luck!

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The Winner-Grace, Sugar Momma Great Things Give Away

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A "Daddy" Gift

I've found buying presents for men challenging! With Father's Day right around the corner, I wanted to share something that would work well for the Daddy in your life.

My friend, Jessica, was looking for a special birthday present, from her sons, to her husband.  Together, we came up with this.

I took a canvas and painted it white.  I dry brushed it with navy blue. We traced the kids hands and cut them out of scrapbooking paper.  I Mod Podged the hands to the canvas.  I cut the words (navy) and key (gold) from vinyl and transferred it on to the canvas. To make the canvas look framed, I hot glued navy blue ribbon, trimmed in gold, to the edge of the canvas. I was really happy with how it turned out and I think he liked it too.

Crocheted Dress for Anna

Well, it has taken me almost a month from the time I purchased this adorable crochet dress pattern to finish it!  The pattern was easy, but forcing myself to stay focused and on task was another issue.

Now that I have a little girl, I get to make all these precious girly items.  My sweet Anna has the most beautiful big blue eyes.  I think purple looks beautiful on her and brings out those beautiful blue eyes. I love how it turned out!  It helps to have such a precious model too!

Don't you just love her rolls!

The pattern for this dress is called The Piper Dress and is from one of our sponsors RAKJ Crochet Patterns.  In case you missed it, we featured Kristi and her amazing patterns in one of Great Things!  You can read more and see more featured patterns here.  She has a ton of awesome patterns and she regularly runs sales that you won't want to miss!  I made one change to the pattern by adding about 15 rows to the bottom to give more ripples and to help the dress stretch for a few more months.

I also made a headband for her called the Shell headband and attached one of my favorite flowers to it.

I used my favorite yarn, "I Love This Yarn" from Hobby Lobby in Amethyst.  It is super soft and easy to work with.

Here is a picture of dress without the beautiful model.

I can't wait to show Anna off in it at church!  She will be so precious!

I am very proud of my first attempt of crocheting a piece of clothing!  It was not near as daunting as I would have thought.  When my sweet Anna can stand up better I will update you with another picture!

Happy Crocheting!

An Easy Bow Holder

 I have two daughters.  Both have long hair and many "bow bows" for their hair.  My friend, Lesli made my oldest daughter, GraciAnn a bow holder for her second birthday.  I was inspired by hers, to make my younger daughter, Mariella one.  I bought a spool of ribbon, a precut wood oval, 2 precut flowers, and a wooden initial from JoAnns. I already had the paint, that matches her room colors, from previous projects in her room.  I painted the flowers and oval white and  I painted the "M" the same green color as her walls. When the oval was dry, I used a round sponge brush to make polka dots on the oval and pink dots in the center of each flower.  I used wood glue to glue the M to the oval.  I used a staple gun to staple the ribbon to the back of the oval.  I hot glued the flowers to the bottom of the ribbon.  Something needs to be at the bottom of the ribbon to keep the bows from slipping off.  These flowers work perfectly. I was done!  This took maybe thirty minutes, of hands on time to complete.  It was inexpensive (with coupons, around $10) and it will be used for years!

 

I've made a few bow holders as gifts too!  They are so easy to personalize and so convenient to have! Here's Mariella's filled with bows!

Casserole Cover

For those of you who have been waiting to hear about my casserole carrier, the wait is over.  You got a sneak peak if you checked out my etched casserole dishes tutorial.

I am sure many of you have a casserole carrier.  I have an ugly bright blue one that came with one of my pyrex dishes.  It is truly hideous!  I have always wanted something nicer, but I am not willing to pay the $50 or more that I find for one in many catalogs.

A couple months back, I am came across a tutorial for a casserole carrier over at 2 little hooligans. I loved this easy and personalized casserole carrier.  You can make this carrier can be customized to fit any preference or decor. I bookmarked this tutorial for when I had my fabric and the time to make one.  Well, I still don't have mine made, but I did make one for my best friend, Laura for her wedding shower.  This was part of a series of gifts for her.

Here is what I came up with:

I made a few changes from the tutorial over at 2 little hooligans.  Since I was using a larger casserole dish, I first measured the casserole dish to properly fit the cover.  Make sure to measure it with the plastic cover on it (if it has one) from handle to handle and the width.  There are two main pieces of fabric, the wider part to go around the middle and the long piece to go the length of the dish.  I expanded the sizes of each of these to accomodate for this casserole dish.  I made the wider piece 30 by 16 inches and the long piece  40 by 13 inches.

Then, I cut long strips of the main fabric and batting that were 2 1/2 inches by 33.  I used these as my handles.  When I sewed the two main pieces together, I stuck the handles in at the seams.  I didn't want to make separate handles, so tucking the handle ends under the seams worked perfectly and saved me time.

This casserole cover was a hit at the shower!  I love when my crafty skills impress people.  It is a nice pat on the back for all my hard work!  I also just love giving gifts that people can't buy at a store.

Here is the entire gift package:

I made her the the casserole carrier, two etched dishes(see tutorial), couple mugs (see tutorial), menu board (see tutorial),  and monogrammed coasters (see tutorial).  There you have it great gift ideas with the tutorials included.

If you make any of these I would love to see how yours turns out!