Look At What I Get To Play With.......

Look at what I got in the mail.

A box of new Whisker Graphics products. My eye was immediately
drawn to the NEW Silver Chevron Middy Bitty Bags. So much fun!

How cool would it be to use these as favor bags or gift bags for
a "Silver" 25th anniversary!?!

Cool.... huh!

I love these bags paired with Whisker Graphics
Gray Colored Tags.

A little hand lettering, a silvery gray ribbon.

A black mulberry flower and that's all you need to turn these
gorgeous bags into a festive gift or favor bag.

Can't wait to play with more of these awesome  NEW products!

Supplies:
Sliver Chevron Middy Bitty Bags
Large Gray Colored Tags
Gray Ribbon
Ink
Mulberry Flower
Scissors
Glue

May Day Baskets Whisker Graphics Design Team Project

Don't ya just love spring?!
I do realize May Day is a month away........
but that means you'll have plenty of time to make
these May Day favor baskets to leave on your
friends and neighbors porches.

Supplies

Whisker Graphics Middy Bitty Bags & Little Bitty Bags
Whisker Graphics Large Colored Tags
Glue stick
Scissors
Hole punch
Hole reinforcers
Mulberry paper flowers
Ribbon
Rubber letter stamps and ink

Round edge of middy bitty bag.

Scallop the edge of the little bitty bag.

Rub a generous amount of glue on the back side of the
little bitty bag.

Place the little bitty bad in the center of the middy bitty bag.

Punch a hole in each side of the middy bitty bag.
Make sure the holes are in far enough so the bag doesn't
tear when hanging.

I used hole reinforcers on each side of the bag. This will help
eliminate any tearing that may happen when the May Day
basket is hanging.

Make a little tag to attach to the treat bag.

Stamp a May Day greeting to the tag and attach it to the
bag with ribbon.

Use a piece of ribbon long enough to use as a hanger for the bag too.

I used some mulberry paper flowers to finish things off.

The colors and patterns of these bags are so fun!
The combinations are limitless.

I couldn't resist making a gray and pink combo too!

Super pretty and spring-eee.....!

Fill the Middy Bitty Bag with some spring blooms
and the Little Bitty Bag with some sweet treats.

And go door bell ditch your friends.     ;)

Have a Happy May Day.......... even though
it's a month away.....!   ;)

DIY Super TINY Kitchen Remodel or......Making Better Use Of A Small Space

After our bathroom remodel we jumped right

into fixing up our kitchen.

It had seen better days and was super un-functional.

Who ever "designed" our kitchen was not

(repeat was NOT) a space planner.

When the kitchen was new some time in the

1940's I'm sure it's cottag style cabbnits and

yellow tile was charming. Still pretty cute today

but, time had taken a toll on everything.

The placement of the entry into the kitchen

and into the garage left little to no countertops.

Try prepping a meal for four in a kitchen with

no countertops. Not having the power to levitate

I used the green house window as extra counter space.

Which kinda grossed me out.

As you can see everything in our old kitchen

was original. Right down to the ironing board

cabinet. Which held my spices. 

The only things we changed when we first moved

in was replacing the dark green faux marble

linoleum floor. We covered it over with a white

linoleum. White... not the best choice for a kitchen

floor but,  it wasn't faux green marble! Seeing how

the cabinet knobs were unexplainably missing

we replaced those with red round pulls.

We also added some cabinets over the stove

as well. There it was for 8 years.

Until............

Boom....

....whack....

.... crash...!!!!!

My youngest (with he help of my hubby)

took a crowbar and gutted the kitchen

all by him self.  ;)

My boys are such good helpers.

Oh, here is a picture of that green marble linoleum.

Who... what.... why...????

Ahhhhhh much better already. Potential.

Stay tuned for progress report coming soon.

Side note, nothing prepares one for the disgustingness hidden in

ones walls. I'll spare you the details, lets just say there not as cute as

this guy.

Gluten Free Brown Rice Crispy Cereal Treats With Omega 3s

Brown rice, omega 3,.......... gluten free and YUMMY!
Yes..... yummy and "good" for you too.

Let me explain.....

Kraft Marshmallows....... gluten free.
Land O Lakes Regular Butter....... gluten free.
Trader Joe's Omega 3 Dried Fruit and Nut Mix....... gluten free.
Nature's Path Organic Crispy Brown Rice Cereal....... gluten free.

Equals a healthy rice crispy cereal treat!?!

Sooo, if you can make something easy, delicious, and healthy.......
why not?!       right?

The recipe is pretty much the same as traditional crispy rice
cereal treats.

12 cups Nature's Path Brown Rice Cereal.

3 cups Trader Joe's Omega 3 Trail Mix. Roughly chopped.

80 regular sized marshmallows melted into
6 table spoons of butter.

Once marshmallows are melted stir in the cereal and nuts.

Once everything is well combined pour mixture into a 9" x 13"
buttered dish.

Compress the mixture using a spatula that has been lightly buttered.

Look at all that healthy"er" goodness!  ;)

These are seriously good. Dare I say even better than the originals!
My kids and hubby love'm.  AND I can feel good about making
them for my family. Annnnnnnd they are super easy!!!

Yummy, easy, healthy, gluten free....... desert! with Omega 3s!!

Heart healthy goodness....., just in time for Valentine's Day!   ;)

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