HAPPY St. Patrick's Day!!

I love green day! After a LONG and cold winter, I love all the green in my house! It means spring is coming and I am SO ready!!

Obviously we made shirts...




(How cute is this necklace?!? I have one too!! LOVE them! They are my new addiction!)

We made some teacher gifts.


We HAD to start the day off with Lucky Charms and a Green Smoothie!

Here is the recipe, as per several requests...
spinach (2 cups? Enough to fill the blender)
8 ounces plain yogurt
1 cup pear, peeled and diced
1 banana, peeled and chunked
1/4 cup honey
1 cup ice cube, crushed
6 green kiwi fruits


*Combine the spinach, yogurt, pears, banana and honey in a blender. Pulse until smooth and blended.
*Add ice cubes one at a time and process until smooth.
*Slice kiwifruit into halves and spoon fruit into the blender with the rest of the smoothie. Pulse until just blended.

We had yummy green snacks all day... pears, kiwis, guacamole (with lime chips, of course), spinach pops (froze the left over smoothie) and what was left of the Lucky Charms.

For dinner we had artichokes (son's request/pleading), spinach ravioli with pesto and sour melon slushies. I promise it tasted better then it looks.


I can just tell you how much I love watching my 4 year old dive into those artichokes!! She does great! I LOVE that my kids will try new foods ~ and 8 times out of 10, they LIKE it!!

For dessert... mint brownie pie ~ YUM!!!!



At our house we have made an arrangement with Mr. Leprechaun. He comes to visit, but doesn't play tricks. He leaves treats. Green ones. Today he "hid" the stash until Dad came home and we could go through it all together. What a nice Leprechaun!!



"I'm am so lucky to have what I've got
And if you reflect we've all got a lot.
So let's honor St. Paddy the whole day through
May luck find your path and no one pinch you!"

Happy GREEN Day!

Getting ready...

for Valentine's Day!!

I know it will surprised no one when I say we had a very "Valentiney" day last year.


Cinnamon Rolls with HOT PINK frosting, RED strawberries and a PINK shake for breakfast.

Pasta, grilled chicken and RED sauce for lunch.

RED Pepperoni pizza (a bit of a tradition for us, not sure where it started), a salad with extra RED tomatoes, PURPLE onions & RED peppers and RED juice for dinner.

Dessert was Oreo cookie pie with RED, PINK and PURPLE sprinkles.

I will remind you that we are focusing on the VALENTINEY colors... NOT the carb-over load my family received.

I am planning this years meals now. Well, aside from pizza for dinner... again, it's tradition!

I am searching for "manly" pictures to put on my boys shirts. Yes, I am making them shirts. I think it will be the last year they will let me. Boo. Last year I bought them some.


I know, I am the cheesest mom EVER. I am OK with that.

I ♥ love!

I have had SO much fun playing this year.
I still have a HUGE to do list, but I am slowly ticking items off.

I don't have to say how much I adore The Wood Connection.
(I do. SO MUCH!) Most of my projects (OK, all) came from them.

So... wanna see??


I love black and red for V-Day. Plain, simple, black and red.


"I ♥ U"


Love this Cherry Red Glittery Heart!


AH! Puppy love. Who doesn't remember writing A+H or A♥H all over their notebooks? When did that stop? I had to bring it back and I am glad I did. Love it!


LOVE how these 3 hearts turned out!! I found them at the DI for $1!! (I wasn't sad to paint over the blue and mauve. Not at all.)


I could never leave out the dangles...


I failed in getting pictures of my ornaments. My camera broke. Boo! Think of the dangles, but on a shelf :).

I have slacked at posting the last few months. Need an excuse? I started an Etsy shop (which I have to admit I don't love. I like playing, but add in the pressure of pleasing someone else, mixed with a time frame and the fun is gone for me.), have 3 kiddos, a sick father in law and no one really reads this. But I like a place to organize my crafts... vent a time or two... plus I follow/stalk A LOT of blogs. It is part of my daily routine. I am just fine with this arrangement.

August Crafts

I have to confess, I picked up this unfinished watermelon trio for a friend who mentioned she was looking for some. I thought they were cute, but I didn't love them. She decided she didn't "need" them (who really "needs" watermelons?). So I kept them and played.


And now... I ADORE THEM! I know... How could I not??

This picture doesn't do them justice. The watermelons are BRIGHT red, not pink at all and the seeds are all glittery. I can't help but smile when I see them. Yes, I am just that cheesy.

(I should also add, my friend changed her mind after seeing them. She SO needed some!)


I am really liking my dangles


and ornaments for this month too...


Happy August!!

4th of July!

I think this month might be my favorite! The sun is shining and I LOVE everything about the 4th of July!!

Plus my home is now patriotic and filled with colors that are so bold and bright and happy! Just what I needed!!

Here are a few of my latest creations...




I have also been able to fit in a few other projects too.

Like this (of course it is from The Wood Connection)



and this (I got the idea from How Does She.)


I also want to make this. So cute!!

Now I just need to come up with a wreath idea I totally love...

June Crafts

I am having so much fun with these.

May Crafts

I am still thrilled with the dangles! I loved how May's turned out.



The Wood Connection also came out with "Shadow Box Ornaments" that match the Dangles set every month. I haven't done the shadow box but love, LOVE, love the ornaments too!

Earth Day

What, you don't celebrate??

You should.

(Yes, I jump on any excuse! I have limited time before my children forbid it.)

OK, this one I normally don't, aside from reading The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, when I remember.

The ideas came after cleaning out the pantry. See if I do that again...

I was a bit overwhelmed at the number of plastic bags I had. Lots and lots just doesn't cover it. I have issues throwing them out I guess. We do use them as garbage can liners and Sophie (the dog) bags.

But I think I bring in WAY more then I take out... I have "invested" in the reusable bags that are all the rage. I forget them in the house or even in the car. Oops. I think I have used them twice...

I decided we needed to do something for Earth Day, since it is so highly publicized this year.

First, I decided to make a wreath. An all recyclable wreath. Husband asked if I was serious. I was.


My oldest LOVED it (He is my "save the Earth little man")! I think it took a LOT of time and it is NOT cute, but it makes me grin.

I used WAY too many Walmart bags, and yet still have more. After today I am taking them all, wreath included, to the recycle bin.

Then I made the kids more shirts.

Really, I did.

(If I add that I LOVE them, would it make it seem less weird? Cause I do... SO MUCH)





Husband's response to the shirts? "Did you recycle, reuse, or renew anything in the making of them???"

Nope.

I bought new shirts, used toxic paint and I'm gonna do it again...

For dinner we are going veggie... and dirt pudding for dessert.


I just realized they will be in NON-earth friendly plastic cups.

Shoot.

Let's say this "save the planet" thing is a work in progress for me...

This morning the plan was to take the kids on a walk after school and pick up rubbish in the neighborhood. It is snowing. Hard. We are changing plans. Maybe pulling out the colored paper... sorry trees.

We are also taking the kids to see Oceans ~ the boys are SO excited!

Happy Earth Day!