Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Baby Things

I've been busy lately with school, crafts, and other projects. Sadly the school work and other projects have been taking priority.  But here are a few things I did manage to whip up for my nieces and a friend's baby.


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For the onesies, I had fun with my silhouette cutter and made heat transfers for the name tag and trucks.  And I used some extra fabric to cut out the tie applique.


The pacifiers clips were super easy as well and can be used on pacifiers with handles and with those tiny holes. 


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Tara



Thursday, January 20, 2011

Three Special Dresses

A while ago I stumbled across this adorable dress pattern for little girls on etsy.  I made three dresses, using this pattern, for three of my favorite little ladies for Christmas. I would have written about it earlier but with them being Christmas gifts I wanted to keep them a surprise.


The pattern was simple and the instructions were clear.  I made all three dresses using the 12 month sizing. I'm hoping they will have room to grow.


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They all looked so cute in their dresses:~)


Tara



Another Blanket for Project Linus

Today I whipped up another blanket for Project Linus. Flannel was on sale at JoAnne's so I took advantage.  I used a self binding method on this blanket which was super easy.  Tea Rose Home has a great tutorial is anyone is interested. I also added some ric-rac trim to give it a little somethin' extra.


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And just for fun...We had a visitor in the back yard the other evening:~)


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The moose have been every where the past few weeks.  In just the last few days I've seen 7.


Tara


 



Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Shuter Love: Tints

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This week's theme is TINTS.


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This is a picture I took over christmas at The Garden of the Gods in Colorado.


Tara



Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Homemade Chocolate Milk Mix

So the hubby and I are really trying to eat healthier and more natural. There is so much crap in our food that really has no business being there.  We have really been trying to buy products that have ingredients that we can pronounce, which sadly is harder that it should be. We've even switched the dog food and they seem to be much happier for it.


Ryan loves his chocolate milk and he usually uses NesQuick.  Over the weekend while at Sam's we were going to grab another huge container of it.  Just out of curiosity we flipped it over to look at the ingredients. This is what we found...Sugar, Cocoa Processed with alkali, soy lecithin, salt, artificial and natural flavors, maltodextri. Needless to say that got put right back on the shelf and I decided to make my own.  


Homemade Chocolate Milk Mix


1 1/2 tsp Cocoa powder


2 tbsp sugar (you can use more of less depending on how sweet you want it)


1 ounce of water


11 ounces of milk


Combine the first 3 ingredients in your glass and microwave for 15-30 seconds.  This will help dissolve the sugar and make them easier to mix together.  Add your milk, stir, and enjoy:~)   It's not as simple as NesQuick, but it does taste better.


My only issue with this recipe is that the warm water make the milk warmer than I like it.  I'm going to try powdered sugar and no microwave next time.  I'll let you know how that goes.


Tara


 





Monday, January 10, 2011

Back to Real Life

Well we are back from vacation. We had a fantastic time in CO with visiting with family and escaping the cold of Alaska for a while.  It was really nice to be around family again and not only did we get to see his, but my parents surprised me for  New Years and flew in from MD for a long weekend:~) It was a really great break from daily life.  But now we're back and the vacation is over.  Back to school, projects, and the blog:~)


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I have posted some new pictures to my gallery from our trip to Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.  Feel free to take a look and remember that the photos I post are there are free to be copied for personal use only. 


Thanks!!


Tara