Menu List

A while back I made a menu list so that I could track what dinners I had planned on. I used to write my list down on a lined piece of notebook paper, but by day 2 it had always disappeared. I have mine posted on THIS magnet board that I made from a thrift store purchase.

I thought that I would post this so that you could click on the picture & print it out if you would like to use my menu list.

Pancake Social

Last night at the last minute, we decided to have some family over for what my hubby deemed..."A Pancake Social". When anyone questioned him about it...he said "A pancake social is like an ice cream social, but instead of ice cream, you have pancakes!" OK-simple enough.

Well, I wanted to make it a fun & festive, but didn't really have the time. I had about 30 minutes to do some quick shopping (on a budget). Of course...I went to the dollar store & picked up my table cloth, plates, cups, & napkins. They were out of decoration stuff...so I decided to improvise! Earlier in the day, the boys & I had made THESE cute little fireworks out of chenille stems. I cut the string off & there is a cute table decoration.



Then my sister-in-law shared THIS cute centerpiece idea with me. I had a ton of the drink containers, but improvised a bit for the top. I took some of the leftover chenille stems & twisted them around a pencil. Then I just tugged a bit to stretch them out. I used some of the leftover craft foam from our flag project & cut out strips & stars & taped them on to the tube. The tape didn't hold great, but I didn't have time for glue!



I used an old mason jar to hold my forks & luckily my kitchen is red...so I had a cute red napkin holder. I do have a confession...this picture was taken AFTER breakfast. The poor PLASTIC table cloth didn't hold up too well!



We had a blast & the food was super yummy! This is going to be a new 4th of July tradition. Hope everyone is having a great 4th of July!

Corn Bread

This is my favorite recipe for corn bread. Sometimes I find that corn bread can be dry, but this is so moist & YUMMY!!! I got the basic recipe from Allrecipes.com...my favorite recipe site!

2/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 2/3 cup milk
2 Tbsp honey
2 1/3 cup flour
1 cup cornmeal
4 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter & sugar together. In a seperate container combine eggs & milk. In a seperate bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, & salt. Alternate adding egg mixture & flour mixture into creamed mixture. Add honey.

Pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 22-27 minutes.

Top with honey butter.

How does free paint sound?

Wouldn't you love some free paint? Well, over at GLIDDEN they will send you a free quart of paint...there are a ton of colors to choose from. All I had to do was fill out an order form...DONE & DONE!!! I have never tried this brand, but I am willing to try it out. Give it a try...what could it hurt...RIGHT! I already know what project I am going to use my free paint on!

I wanted to thank INFARRANTLY CREATIVE for the info.

I've been crafting...

While I was in Arizona...I came across THIS POST
that had refinished these clip magnets. They are awesome magnets, but they are really ugly.



So, I just cut out some paper to cover the front part. Here is my finished product. It took me maybe 5 minutes to do this.



I also thought that I would put our Father's Day gift for my dad on here too!

Dinosaur Birthday Cake

I was searching for a dinosaur cake for Preston's third birthday & I found THIS really cute dinosaur cake. I think that my version turned out pretty well. It was actually really easy. Preston was so excited!!! He came over to see his cake & he got really excited because he "gets candy on his dinosaur cake". I really love making these cakes!

Something new...FINALLY!!

Well, my crafting has been put on the back burner. They boys, my mom, & I made a last minute trip to Arizona because my Grammy was very sick. She is doing a lot better. After 2 1/2 weeks we are talking about coming home. I am excited to get crafting again!!!

I came across this fun idea. Washer necklaces are all the rage right now! Creative Itch did a fun twist on it. They did necklaces & matching anklets. I can't wait to get home & make them.