And Lacey shorts!

After I finished the shirt project I still had lace. What to do, what to do? Where did all this lace come from well, I had gotten a dress that had lace on it, adjusting it to a cute white summer dress. Still needs a few tweaks, but over all it works. But it gave me lots of left over lace! Yah! So I decided to lengthen some shorts that I have.
This project is so easy it's crazy. You start at one edge, my shorts have a little slit so I started sewing at the slit. You simply sew the lace on one leg, trim and see on lace on the other leg.
In a matter of moments you have a cute pair of shorts, that are longer then the "see my butt?" shorts. Those are so great.

Lacey shirt

I recently acquired some shirts from my sister. They are cute, a little tight, but cute. So today I sat down to do something about that. Honestly the one shirt I started with would have been fine, but (and I swear I am not making this up)  the shirt must have been cut on the bias. It feels as if it is twisting around on my torso. I figured by adding some fabric to it I could give my skin some much needed space, and thus doing away with the annoying twisting feeling.
So, taking the shirt you cut one side off and the seam (I did one at a time, to help make it easier) lay your lace (or other fabric choice) on your fabric. And sew up one side. I did my lace edge showing, but you can hide it if you would like. Once you are done with one side repeat with the other side. And you have a fun shirt, with a little sex appeal and the bonus of a little more breathing room!

To Die for Brownies

I have yet to met a healthy brownie that I like. But there are plenty of non healthy but very tasty. Very worth all the calories you will intake for it I'm sure!
I was told this by a friend who found it on Pinterest. So I do not have the original baker or it, but I am NOT the creator. Just to get that outa the way.
This has everything, and it's amazing. You will need to make a batch of cookie dough. Smoosh it into a 9-13 grease baking dish. Then grabbing a bag of oreos place them over the cookie dough.
 I have a empty place, not from eating them, well kinda, the cookies were alittle worse for wear, so I had a hard time coming up with enough to finish off this layer. In retrospect I could have just dumped the crumbs on the end and called it good. But you would not have had the equal parts of frosting. And the Frosting was the best part, in my opinion. 

You will then cover your cookie dough and oreos in brownie mix. Bake at 400* for 20-25 min.

And you will pull out this amazing trifecta of deliciousness! I loved the little circles formed by the oreos. Be sure to serve with some ice cream to help with the richness of it. Unless of course your amazing and can handle all that chocolate like a pro. 

The only thing that I feel could be an improvement on this recipe is to do it with mint. I'm a sucker for mint. mmm, can you just imagine? cookie dough with mint chocolate chips, mint oreos, and mint brownies. And pair it with mint chip ice cream... oh goodness That would be to Die for! 

No Oven Please Pizza

Summer is hot. There is just no way around it. But I have started on the wonderful mission to do away with my oven, at least in Summer season. There are some things I have yet to figure out. One is my Christmas, Birthday bread, more on that later.

So, hot season is here, but one thing that will strike regardless of season, is the desire for Pizza. And how could pizza get better? To be  able to cook it without the oven.

Enter Six Sisters Stuff to the rescue...again. They are brilliant. 

And it is so unbelievably simple, it's almost painful! You can buy the pizza dough from the can and the supplies you like for your type of pizza. Before you smoosh the dough into the crockpot bottom make sure that you spray that sucker down. If you do you can pop the pizza out easy, if you do not...well...you were warned.

After you place your dough, and your toppings cover and cook for 2 hours on high. Then uncover and let cook for 30 min.

The crust was a little tougher then I normally like, but it was very tasty. Even my husband liked it and he is sworn to be honest in what he thinks of what I try. If it involves cooking I will listen, if It involves clothing...enh, not so much sweetie.

Thank you Six Sister's Stuff, keep them coming!

kid friendly jello shots

I have a major trip coming up. And hoping to save as much money as possible. I saw on pinterest a recipe to make your own fruit snacks. Thank you very much Six Sister's Stuff. You are quickly becoming my favorite site to check out! And I was amazed at how simple it really was to make.

You need a box of the jello mix, any flavor you like- but get the small style. 3oz. You will also need 2 packages of non-flavored gelatin. They will be .25 each.

 In a small sauce pan you will heat over medium heat 1/3 cup of water.  Sprinkle the jello and gelatin over the  water and wait till it dissolves.
Once dissolved you pour into some holds that you have.  

My molds are from my wedding. So they are very pretty, not really something too kid friendly, but a 2 year old will not care. They are a bit sticky, but tasty. Thank you very much Six Sister's Stuff. This will be a recipe that I will use again and again. 

Sock Bun, easy way.

Wow, it's been awhile. I have a feeling that blogging with be one of those things done more in the cold season, when I am locked in doors more often, then the summer when being outside is just too big a temptation! 
But here we are. And today I though I would share my take on the sock buns that you have seen on Pinterest. There are two main ways I have see, both starting with the sock, toe cut off and rolled on it's self to form a doughnut. 
The first way is to take your hair in a high pony tail. Then taking the sock and starting at the end of your pony tail you roll the hair around it. This was tricky. I have thin hair and while long it's not nearly enough to wrap around the sock evenly. And I usually end up with the white sock showing. Not attractive.
Then next option while easier tends to leave you with a tuft that looks as if it hovers above you head. you take the sock to the base of the pony tail. And then finding the center of your pony tail you spread your hair out evenly around the sock to cover it. Typically secured with another elastic. Then you have to figure out what o do with the left over pieces.
This is what I have done. And I really like it. 

Above is the supplies. Those twisting bobby pins are amazing. I bought the two longer ones for about six bucks and the three shorter ones for about seven. They claim to do the work of 20 pins and they do. they work very well. 

To start you will need to make a pony tail. It doesn't matter where you put it. I have done super high on my head, and at the nape of my neck. It all works.  

Slip the sock (again, it is a sock with the toe cut off and then rolled onto itself forming a doughnut) to the base of your pony tail. 

Then tease, tease and tease.  

Picking a spot to start you will begin to wrap the hair around the sock...

 Keep wrapping....

 Once you have the spaces secured you will then use the twist pins to secure. I have found that if you use a looser knit sock you can twist right into the sock. Making your bun a little more secure.

And This is the finished product. You can add hair accessories to your hearts desire. I would just not go toooo over board. After all the nice thing about this look is the simplicity. Enjoy!