What you need:
-Pine cones
-hot glue gun
-wired ribbon
How to:
Cut ribbon in descending lengths tie them all together in a knot at the top
Now, glue the pine cones at the bottom of each ribbon.
Now hang it up.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Fall Wreath.
What you need:
-fishing line.
-silk flowers
-wire ribbon
-hot glue gun
-wreath form
How to:
Take the silk flower of the stems and hot glue them on the the wreath form an equal distance apart.
Take the wired ribbon and wrap between the flowers and glue the ends to the wreath.
make a bow out of the ribbon and glue to bottom and then hang with fishing line.
Baked mac and cheese with homemade croutons.
Things you need:
Mac and cheese...
-1lb of elbow macaroni
- 8oz block of pepper jack cheese
-8oz bag of Kraft shredded (with a touch of philadelphia creaminess) 4 cheese mexican blend
-8oz bag of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
-8 Tbs of butter
-6 Tbs all purpose flour
-3 cups of milk
-1 cup of heavy cream
-1 Tbs ground pepper
Croutons...
- 3 cups of cubed bread, cut into 1 inch cubes.
-2 Tbs of olive oil
-2 Tbs of butter
-salt and pepper
-garlic powder
How to:
Croutons:
Melt the butter and olive oil in a heavy skillet on medium heat.
When the butter is melted, add the cubed bread.
Stir and turn the bread frequently until it is golden on all sides - about five minutes.
Season to taste with salt, pepper and garlic powder (but don't burn your mouth on those hot croutons!)
Mac and Cheese:
-Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
-In large pot filled with water add 3 pinches of salt and the macaroni and place over high heat. Bring to a boil and let cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain. Set aside
-In a large saucepan, melt butter. Sprinkle flour over butter and cook 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat, whisking until a roux or paste forms. Add cold milk and whisk vigorously until dissolved. Cook sauce on medium-low heat until thick and bubbly. Add heavy cream, all cheeses, 1 tablespoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon pepper. Cook until cheeses are fully melted, stirring occasionally
-Add cooked macaroni to cheese mixture and mix thoroughly. Place macaroni mixture in a 13 by 9 baking dish. Top with croutons. Place in the oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown
-For extra crispy topping, place under broiler after baking until bread crumbs turn golden brown. Recommended.
Light up corn one the cob decoration.
What you need:
-Plastic water bottle
-bubble wrap
-yellow and green tissue paper.
-small clear elastic band
- elmer's glue/ spray adhesive or you may be able to use a hot glue gun
-paint brush
-scissors
-battery operated tea light.
-scotch tape.
How to:
First you want too cut the bottom portion of the plastic bottle. About 2-3 inches up from the bottom. Once that's done, cut your bubble wrap just enough to fit between the bottom and just below the curved part of the bottle on top. Using your spray adhesive, spray the backside of the bubble wrap and adhere it to the bottle. Now, cut the yellow and green tissue paper the same as you did with the bubble wrap except for that it needs to be about 2 inches higher on the bottle . Use the elmer's glue and paint brush and pant the top of the bubble wrap and adhere the yellow tissue paper to the bubble wrap. And paint some glue on top of the tissue paper too. Be careful because the paper in very delicate and it could tear if you're not careful. Now with the excess tissue paper on top, gather it together at the mouth of the bottle and secure it with the rubber band and cut it about every 1/4 of an inch apart as far as you can down into little fringe. Now affix the green tissue paper to the bottle with a piece of scotch tape, where it gathers together. Now, at the top of the green tissue paper about 1-2 inches apart cut about 2 inches down all around the bottle. Now on each strand of paper shape it into a leaf like shape. You're done. Than, put the tea light under it and there's a decoration for fall/Thanksgiving.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
How to get soap build up off of a wire rack soap holder
Right before you get out of the shower take the soap out of the tray and just take your pinching fingers and rub it across each wire and the soap comes right off.
Things I love right now and you should try.
-Lipton Green Tea Citrus. It's so refreshing and so yummy!
- Fuze Banana colada They are so so so so good!
Glade Hawaiian Breeze. It smells so good!
Winn Dixie brand Check Diet Vanilla coke. I normally don't like diet drinks, but this one taste good.
Suave professionals sleek shampoo and conditioner. It works just as good as the more expensive ones and
it's half the price.
Comet. it's an oldie but a goody. My water has a lot of rust in it so my tub gets really rusty, but when I use comet it looks brand new. I use it for the shower, tub, toilet, and sink.
Avon Tahitian holiday...perfume, sun ready hair mist, exotic body mist and shimmering body lotion. It smells like summer. You can buy it at amazon.com
Mark make me wonder and Mark make me smile. You can find it at: amazon.com
Jennifer lopez-live
Victoria secret very sexy and very sexy dare. You can find these at amazon.com
Bath and body works vanilla bean noel. You can find it at www.bathandbodyworks.com
Aussie mega hairspray. It not only works, but it smells really good!
Plackers dental flossers. I buy them at the dollar tree.
Arm and Hammer Double duty cat litter and Arm and Hammer cat litter deodorizer. They work so good! It helps with odor and it clumps really well!
Suave professionals sleek shampoo and conditioner. It works just as good as the more expensive ones and
it's half the price.
Aussie mega hairspray. It not only works, but it smells really good!
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