Replant left over vegi's

Can you believe it! I saw this on pinterest, so I thought I would try this.

I placed the bottom of two stalks in a little bit of water and after 4 days...the celery stalk on the left is sprouting leaves. I planted them in my garden...Too cool.

This spurred my curiosity!

Did you know there are others...no kidding!

Here is the list of :
Celery, Sweet Potatoes, Ginger roots, green onions, pineapples, and garlic.

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Easy-peasy chicken enchiladas

 For a full batch--
2 containers of sour cream
1 brick cream cheese
3 cans of cream of chicken
2 cans cheese soups
1 can of green chilies
3 cups cheese
3 lbs of chicken

for a smaller batch--
1 container of sour cream
1 brick cream cheese
2 cans of cream of chicken
1 can cheese soup
1 can of green chilies
3 lbs of chicken

Put two tbl of mix into each tortillas, cover in shredded cheese and leftover enchilada filler. Bake on 375 degrees

Another project....the wash tubs I have put off planting for too long

Washed them really well, then added dirt and smelly flowers : )

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Next project...

Terra Cotta pots painted and vinyl added, adorable!

I sprayed rust-oleum primer on the outside of the 3 pots I purchased. After they dried, I used purple, yellow and red spray paint.

I had full intentions of painting the decoration on the pots by hand. But then I thought, it will be out in the weather and I will have to repaint it every summer season. Decided on vinyl instead! Peal it off and stick on the new, oh yes!

Then I used various different sizes of other terra cotta pots until I achieved the height I wanted.

 and here they are, so freakin cute!   : )

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Vintage screen refurbished

OMG, weekend projects. This fabulous warm weather has engaged my creative side!
First lets begin with a long over due project, a vintage screen with homemade chalk paint. My daughter asked me to paint this screen for her. She is planning on using it for her jewelry and hanging it on the wall.

In the beginning.....

The screen was in very good condition, no repairs needed to be made but, sanding was a must. I used a belt sander and a small detail sander. The screen was so rusted, it absorbed everything that it came in contact with. So next time I will clean and coat the screen before sanding or painting anything.

Tons of recipes out there...the one I liked, after testing....

2 Tbl Non-sanded grout

1 Cup of any color paint (I used Seaglass blue)

Stir with a stir stick, until smooth. I had bubbles, but it didn't have any clumps. After applying two coats, I asked my daughter to take a look...no go, not blue enough. In a few of the instructions out there, they told me not to leave the paintI mixed another blue I already had and came up with the final color. I did pour the left over from the first coat in a glass Kerr jar, with a lid...I had run out of time.

I left the paint and the grout over night...which many of the instructions out there say not to do! So of course...lol

But a really cool thing happened. When I started painting there were now, clumps in my smooth paint. At first I panicked! But then... the clumps gave it a bit of character. So, I continued to add two coats.

After I let that dry for a couple of hours, it was time to sand again... 

Excited but a bit worried....

AWESOMENESS....Love the way it turned out, more beachy than I could have asked for!

Now on to the screen itself. We decided to paint it white! I used spray paint, my favorite, Krylon. I have used the cheaper Walmart, low end brand. For this I needed something that was going to coat the first time and seal in this screen.

Drum roll......tatata tata tatata tata

I taped it all off and used newspaper, paper to wrap around the edges. Did you know you can visit your local newspaper and get leftover rolls of paper...sometimes or free!

I braided 3 pieces of twine on each hook for a little flair.

The glue is still a bit wet but, I added sand from a vacation to South Carolinas beaches :)

Everyone is happy 

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Organized my drawer

And it continues...is it just me or have you noticed, once you begin to organize, it becomes a bit addictive. I open a drawer and I want to label, tape, twisty tie and organize all of it. I thought I would try it on my electrical drawer. Due to the fact my friend came over the other day, I needed to get a chord out for her camera and I opened it to this mess.

 AAAAHH! Everything chord, battery, and as I found, doesn't have a place, makes in it this drawer. Oh my goodness. How embarrassing...lol Thank goodness she is a great friend!

So I noticed on Pinterest there are bunches of toilet paper roll uses (tried it here) and I have antique plates that sit in my cupboard and rarely see the light of day ... but no more! I also wrote the appliance the chord belongs to on the paper roll. And so ridiculous, I had no idea what some of the chords went to or what they did, and about 6 old cell phone chords...into the recycle container. I am so happy with the results!

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Mine & my friends secrets

We all have so many little secrets we use and we forget, we don't always pass on our little nuggets. I will be adding these in droves every Wednesday!

I am going to say this as gently as possible. If you have trouble with urinary tracked infections or other itchy infections...in the same basic area. Stop using regular soap. I was recently told this information while visiting my OB. After most of my life with these struggles, this would have been good to know. Thank goodness I know now!

I love Baking Soda...its uses are endless....

Use a Tbl. of baking soda while shampooing your hair. This strips your hair of residue from all of our other products we use.

Use a cup in your hot tub to keep your PH balanced.

3 parts soda to 1 part water, gives you gentle exfoliation, for the entire body

$1 store flowers, repurposed

I found these flowers at the dollar store, they were in bouquets of 6.This means at least 12 more flowers in the end, because each whole flower has six layers. I grabbed one bouquet from every color, mix and match!

I pulled the center piece and the back stem until it released. Then I disassembled the flowers one by one.

I grabbed a small clip and threw on some GLITTER, never go wrong with glitter : )

Then I folded the flower in half. One large piece, one medium and then the smallest flower. They can go anywhere and they do! Presents, cards, scrapbook layouts, endless..!

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Shhhhh, Mom is On-line Board

New project...I work out of my home from my awesome office, located  in my basement. It is located at the far end off my house, away from our high traffic areas in the rest of the house. My family needs me through out the day, but due to sensitive information, they are unable to walk in while I am working.


To keep my clients private information, just that... private. I have dreamed up a fun solution! It will be the Momma/Honey hear me, while Online board.


I started with a cardboard clipboard. There is a cartoon of a little boy that says mom, momma, mamma, mommy, over and over again until his mom answers him...my kids do this to me all the time to be funny, so this is the idea for the board... I wrote on the clipboard with markers, pens and vinyl, and then I had my girls write some too. But then I thought wait how cute to have them write them all. I did leave the vinyls on, but I  used alcohol to remove the rest of the writing...and lets begin again.

(this was the first board)
               
The next board:

    

Using my ruler, I found the middle of the board, marked it with an X with a pencil. I grabbed my drill and drilled holes two inches from the middle on both sides. I sanded the wholes with fine sand paper, for smoothness. Then I used painters tape and taped the clip of the clipboard off. I used Rust-oleum Primer Spray Paint and sprayed a thin layer on the board

Then sprayed multiple layers of yellow on the clipboard. After the board was dry I pealed off the tape and vinyl with my exacto knife. My kids wrote my many names on the board. To seal the board I sprayed a thin coat of  Rust-oleum Clear. Added ribbon, bling and attached a basket (small wire basket from Target in the business supply area) with paper and post-its. I screwed an eyelet screw into the wall, fed some twine back threw the eyelet and the clipboard, then tied ribbon...the colors I chose are favorites of my kids : )

How it works:

MOM/Honey, when you get a minute = Post-it note message left on board and a light tap on the door.

MOM/Honey, urgent! = paper note under the door and a light tap on the door.

When I am able to shut the computer, and/or hang up from a call, I will know there is a message waiting for me. And I will communicate with them, as soon as possible.

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Silver Tarnish Experiment

I have seen pins on Pinterest with easy remove tarnish recipes.

So I started with some Silver pieces I found while organizing my cold storage. Some of them look soooo bad I hope this works!

First, one pinner stated the tinfoil must touch the Silver, so I left one of the items out in the bath. You will see it soon.

Starting with this fun one...I wrapped the tinfoil around it.

 Below is the great results. This piece had the least amount of tarnish and it did turn out the best. There was a light film on the Silver after i removed it from the foil, but I rubbed it with a dish towel and it shined right up! (more direction and pictures below)

The tinfoil  to the right is black

Boil enough water to cover the items you have in your sink, add the Baking soda to the water. I used a large box of Baking Soda (amazing stuff) for this. 

                         

Oh yes, it worked! How much you ask? Holy, holy cow, so much better than I thought! If you look to the left, lower corner of the last photo you can see an unused piece of tinfoil and the rest of the tinfoil (black and blue) are the pieces of tinfoil I wrapped around the Silver pieces. The creamer was not wrapped in foil and it made a huge difference, it hardly changed the tarnish at all (2nd to last photo). I did rub these lightly with a towel. I will need to use a tarnish remover on a couple of spots to get the rest of the traces off, but it has saved me a lot of elbow grease!

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Repurposed magazine organizer

I picked this up from a yard sale...so cute, love the wood and iron. I used it in our Scentsy booths but over time it has been sitting in my art room closet, gathering dust. With my new organizing moment, spreading over from last week...to save the time I need everyday, I repurposed this fun little piece.

I rolled up all my crazy pieces of vinyl and tadaaaaaaa, it sits on my shelf just cute most of the time. When I am using the vinyl I will turn it on its side for easy access.

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My crate shelves

I found these crates...I think they are old milk crates but, I have a better use for them regardless : )

I tipped them on their sides and stacked them...6 in all. I found the little boxes (black, purple, red) at Walmart (wished it came from another, but it is what it is). I used the cricut again to make my labeling for them.

I plan on adding to them and making a wall of crates as I venture out on hunting's, at local yard sales!

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Goal Board Updated

My goal board was just that a poster board. I added post its, crossed out finished goals and added photos to new dreams...it wasn't very eye pleasing ... lol

 This is made of a black fabric, I think it is used to cover outdoor tools. But great stuff for a goal board and a dry erase board. I used my cricut machine and cut words for each area

Instead of throwing the left over vinyl, from my title, I cut a square around it and ran it down the side. Then I added categories just like the old board...but I will add and remove as I grow in my goals!

These little buckets hold my dry erase tools, secured in a revet to hold the bucket. The little bucket holding the post it notes and pens is held on by a paper clasp and rainbow yarn I tied and glued on.

And of course my little attaboy area...need a little reward for all of my successes!!!

And I have to share a new favourite things... The dry erase crayons...to fun, they are like chalk when they dry. If you make a mistake, it is easier to remove if you wait a couple of seconds though...it comes off cleaner.

But now, awesomeness! I had to share...