As you take the normal opportunities of your daily life and create something of beauty and helpfulness, you improve not only the world around you but also the world within you" - Dieter F. Uchtdorf


Monday, March 29, 2010

Interchangeable Watches

I want to try to make one of these interchangeable watches. A lot of my friends are wearing them now but so far the price has seem a little high to me. I found this tutorial however and it looks SO easy I am definelty going to try. I put in my order for watch faces and now I need to find just the right beads! (If this works out well I may end up giving these out to EVERYONE I know so be sure to pretend to be suprised if you get one.

Ideas:
http://itssoverycheri.blogspot.com/2009/11/give-way-watch-tutorial-frugile.html
http://bejewledbeads.blogspot.com/
http://www.chunkyblink.com/

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Easy Carmel Popcorn

I got this recipe from my friend Natalie. I made a few small changes but over-all it's her recipe. It is SO easy but tastes as good as carmel popcorn that takes a long time (and a candy thermometer) to make! I have even done it in the microwave before. We love making this for holiday neighbor gifts by adding in holiday candies (Candy corn, Christmas m&m's, etc)

Ingredients
1 stick butter or margarine
1 C packed brown sugar (optional)
25 marshmallows (the S'mores size, not miniature)
Two bags microwave popcorn, popped

Directions:
Melt butter, sugar and marshmallows on stove top, stirring constantly, til all the marshmallows are dissolved and it becomes creamy( It gets stringy if you cook it too long) Poor over bags of popped microwave popcorn and stir till coated. Tip: use your hands to scoop the popcorn into the bowl- leaving the unpopped kernels in the bottom of the bag and out of the caramel.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Chicken Taco Soup

This is one of my favorite recipes because it is SO quick and easy. I make it when I need something fast for a potluck or when I need to take dinner to someone. Whenever I make it, people often ask for the recipe so I thought I would share it here.....The only problem is that it is SO easy that I almost don't want people to know how easy it is!

It's a basic taco soup recipe (that I got from my sister, Jamie) but I switched it up just a little by using chicken instead of hamburger ( I LOVE it with chicken). I usually poach chicken breasts in a little bit of water and then cut them into bite sized pieces.

Taco Soup:
1 can diced or crushed tomatoes, undrained
1 can corn, undrained
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 pkg taco seasoning
1 lb cooked chicken, cut into bite sized pieces or 1 lb hambuger, browned and drained

Combine and cook till heated through. Serve and top with grated cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips and/or salsa.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Stuff I want to make (I just need more time to do it!)

I am putting a whole list of links along the side of things I want to make. I see SO many fun things of different blogs and then when I want to make them, I have completely forgotten where I saw them. So this is my solution. Hopefully, this will help me to stay a little more organized and waste a little less time seaching, and searching, and SEARCHING!