Sorry!

Hey guys, I know it's been a while since my last post but we've been very busy around my house redecorating Nathan's bedroom. It had always been a cowboy room since the day he was born, now he wanted it a rock & roll room. I'll post pics later.
Tomorrow I'm planning on posting a scarf tutorial, so be on the lookout!
Hugs,
Scarlett

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Valentine's Treat

Since today is all about celebrating "Love", I thought I'd share a cute little treat I made for my men and some other special friends! Super easy project, takes only about 10 to 15 minutes. Go make some sweet treats for your sweeties...right now!
First up, the ingredients.
Pre-packaged rice krispies (talk about quick and easy)
popsicle sticks
candy melts or baking chocolate
SPRINKLES!

Now insert the popsicle sticks into the rice krispies

Bring a small amount of water to boil

I don't have a double boiler so I just use a stainless steel bowl to melt my chocolates, works like a charm!

Remove from heat. Add your candy to the bowl and stir constantly until melted. Be careful not to overheat the chocolate.

Dip your rice krispies into the chocolate about half way and place on some wax paper to harden. Don't forget to add your sprinkles!

Package each treat into a baggie or some plastic wrap and cutify it with some ribbon!

Enjoy with friends (or keep em all for yourself!) Hahaha! Happy Valentines's Day everyone! Muah!!!

Cookie Recipe

Ok folks, today I'm going to share my new favorite cookie recipe with you. I absolutly love the Great American Cookie called Chewy Pecan Supreme and since I don't get to the mall as often as I would like I decided to try and replicate it. First off, it is not exactly like theirs but I do think it is a good substitute. Actually, it is hard to keep them around this house. Most of us like them with the pecans but my boys don't like them, so we make half a batch with out the nuts. (Still super yummy)

Alrighty, time for some ingredients:
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup shortening
1 cup quick oatmeal
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup pecan bits (we like to add more)

Mix the first 4 ingredients well

Add the remaining ingredients

We like to toast our pecans a minute before adding them...

Drop by teaspoonfuls on cookie sheet

Bake at 350 degrees until brown, about 10 minutes. Be careful not to over bake them, you want them chewy!

Yummyness!!!! I hope you enjoy these little goodies!

Forgot...

to tell you the card is for a 4x6 photo! Have a great day!

A little Freebie

After a busy week of substituting, doctor visits, and all around icky weather, I decided I was in the mood to do a little card freebie for everyone! Valentine's Day is fast approaching and I like to create cards for most holidays to send to family and friends, so I created one for me and one to share with all of y'all. I hope you enjoy! Here is a preview...

I used a picture of my nephew because he is such a little cutie! I can't believe he will be 10 months soon! Time flies! We will get to keep him later in the month so I'm sure there will be lots of pictures. Back to the card, I have 2 links, one for Photoshop (& Elements) which includes layers...
Download 1
this one is just a PNG version...
Download 2
This card does not include the fonts. I hope that everyone has fun playing around with the card!

First Project....yoyo's

So, my current obession is making headbands and what better object to decorate them with, than a beautiful (or funky) flower. In the beginning, I was making each yoyo flower by cutting a circle then stitching around the edge, needless to say it was taking me a while. Now, I'm totally a "wing-it" kind of gal, but when I saw this handy-dandy little contraption for making yoyo's I knew I had to have it. Glorious! I think it might be one of the greatest inventions ever (along with just about every other time saving thing I can find). I love it and I can whip out those little boogers -bet ya think think you'd see the word boogers here- FAST! Here is my quick tutorial on using the contraption.

First, you place your fabric in the gadget and trim away the excess leaving a small bit of fabric around the edges.

Now you begin to stitch sround the edge, making sure you begin you sewing from the backside catching some of the fabric you left for the seam allowance

Repeat this process around the entire disk. When you have reached the beginning stitch, go through it once more then remove your needle.
*Do Not tie your knot at this point****
Once your needle is out, pop out the disk

Carefully remove the inner disk from your fabric

Here comes the fun...take the ends of the thread and gently pull them to start forming the flower

Keep pulling until your center is nice and tight

Now you can tie the thread together and form a knot. Snip the ends of the thread so you can't see them.

Go to town! I sure did! Like I said, it may be the best invention evah!

crafting....

my low temp hot glue gun sure gets hot....ouch! Will post pics and a little later.

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Let's get it started...

My boys love this song, so I thought it would be an appropriate title for my first post of my new blog!  I am very excited to begin this adventure with y'all.  (Hey I'm southern, y'all comes with the territory, so get used to it!) 
I guess I should start out by explaining what I will be doing on this blog, so I think we will have to travel back in time some 11 to 12 years ago (yikes, I'm getting old) when I got my very first Pottery Barn catalog.  Come on girls, you all know what a special day that was when you first found out about PB! Well, let's just say that I skimmed through it and threw it away - can't afford ANYTHING it that stinking thing- HA!  I memorized it front to back and then decided that, "Hey, I can make this" looking at some distressed picture frames.  So off I went to the Dollar store and bought some picture frames and a can of spray paint. After some drying and a little work with some sandpaper they looked just like the ones in the catalog.  I was just a little bit pleased with myself and received tons of complements on them (still do actually).  This adventure led to me working with floral wire and some glass jars, for flower vases, just like I had seen.  Needless to say from that point on, whenever I see something that I like in a store or even just out and about (Disney World, saw a cute flower hat and some awesome t-shirts people had on) my first thought is....hey, I can make this.
I hope you will enjoy my adventures or misadventures!  Goodness knows there will be plenty, from crafting to cooking, I can't wait to share my experiences with you! 
I hope everyone has a blessed day!