Our Seven Dwarfs

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Squash casserole

I belong to a wonderful produce co-op that allows me to get a laundry basket full of produce for $20. It is the best $20 I spend! Lately, I've had an abundance of yellow squash. This isn't all bad as I can make one of my favorite dishes! I hope you enjoy this recipe, I know my kids and husband sure have!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Little Boy Booties

Recently, I made a pair of adorable little boy booties and a hat for a friend who was pregnant. She has since had her sweet little man. Yesterday, I got a picture of her son in the hat I made and the little booties. Oh he is just precious! I also love that he is sporting the items I made him.

Isn't he just a doll?

Monday, March 19, 2012

Easter Recap

We just wanted to highlight some of the great Easter projects that we have completed over the last two years. In case you might have missed one, you can find them all right here!

Hippity Hoppity Easter is on its way!

Hoppy Easter Board Tutorial

Carrot Seeds Board Tutorial

Easter Basket Liner Revamp

Inspired Chick Wreath

Personalized Bunny Shirts

Easter Egg Wreath

Crocheted Easter Bunny Basket

Eggs Sign Tutorial

Peep Garland

Spring Sign Tutorial

The Bunny stops here sign tutorial (Jill's favorite sign from Shannon!)

Yarn Easter Egg Wreath

Easter Sign

Button Egg Frame

Scrap Signs Tutorial

Chocolate Felt Bunnies

Cottontail Candies Sign

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Hot Slaw Recipe

I have one of my favorite recipes to share with you today. My Mom has been making Hot Slaw for years and it is always a must have at Easter. Now, if you are watching your waistline this isn't the recipe for you. I guess it is somewhat healthy, cabbage is healthy, right? Some of my friends who like to eat healthier gobble this up, so don't be afraid. Splurge on some good yummy food occasionally.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

This Year's St. Patrick's Day Decorations

I added a few new St. Patrick's Day decorations to my collection this year.

Here's my St. Patty's Day mantel.

This garland is new. It's an image from the Silhouette. It was so easy to do and I love how it turned out!

Here's a close up.

This frame was inspired by a piece I saw on Inspiring Creations Blog last year. I made a version of it last year but decided to have another go at it this year.

This is a frame. All I did was paint the edges and mod podged scrapbook paper on top. Then, I painted a tree on cardstock and glued Shamrocks, I cut from my Silhouette, on the tree. I embellished the frame by mod podging shamrocks and the word "Luck" (also cut on my Silhouette) and covering them with a layer of mod podge. When all of that was dry, I added ribbons and buttons. I like the way it turned out and this craft was also something I did for craft night with my craft crew.

Here's another copycraft I found on pinterest. icandy handmade created the inspiration piece and I just changed it a bit for me. I'll be putting pictures on the four dangling blocks.

Here are close ups of the blocks.

I just embellished them with random things.

I tried to make each block unique.

I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.

This final decoration was inspired by the heart one I made at Valentine's Day. I cut Shamrocks on my Silhouette, glued them to a piece of scrapbook paper, and added a gold coin for a pop. I used an old frame I had that was trimmed in gold. This took twenty minutes max. I really like it.

So, my holiday collection keeps growing. I hope you're inspired by some of these easy decorations.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Lamb Hat

Back in the fall a friend asked me to make her daughter a hat. I gave her links to all my favorite pattern writers. She found this adorable lamb hat pattern and asked me to make it.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Cat in the Hat Crochet Hat & Bow

In case you didn't know, March 2 was Dr. Seuss's Birthday. Ryan's (my oldest) elementary school was having a day filled with fun activities for the kids to celebrate Dr. Seuss and his birthday.

One of the activities that occurred was a school parade. Any child, teacher, or staff member who dressed as a Dr. Seuss character could walk in the parade. Ryan begged and begged for me to help him dress like The Cat in the Hat. He actually thought I would make him a whole tuxedo like outfit. He was dreaming on that one. I did however crochet him a hat and bow-tie that mimicked The Cat in the Hat's attire.