Thursday Thoughts

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

Nails.

I absolutely love doing my nails... a little bit obsessed in fact. Enjoy some recent designs!

Way Back When: Foam curlers

Remember when:

Saturday nights consisted of sitting on the floor as mom rolled our hair in foam curlers.  I honestly don't know how we slept at night with those awful tight things all over our head!  Boy were we beauties though.  Oh and lets not forget the doily cloth dresses.

Valentines candle holder

 I saw these on pintrest and got really excited to try them.  I think they are pretty cute.  What do you think? Wanna give it a try? Here's how:

1. Find a glass (I just went to DI and found these for .50) 

2. Get colored tissue paper (I used pink and red for Valentines) and cut them into different sized hearts.

3. Mod Podge the tissue paper hearts onto your glass.

4. Let dry.

5. Find a candle to go inside (mine were candles from Halloween...)

6. Light and enjoy!  

 

Voila!  Perfect for your candle light dinner.   And cheap too ;)

Placemat turned organizer.

I made some of these super cute organizers for my girls at church.  We have a new curriculum for Sunday meetings this year and as I have prepared my lessons I have thought about how helpful it would be if the girls had a notebook each Sunday so they could write their thoughts during the lesson.  Also, how great it would be to have a spot to put all the handouts and booklets the church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) supplies us with.

I think they turned out so cute--and were so easy to make! By the end I could complete one in 10 minutes!  Can't beat that!

Find a placemat.  I actually had a tough time locating some of these--went to three different stores with no luck!  I'm sure if I had had more patience and time I could have tracked some down (Shopko, Ross, Tuesday Mornings would have all been good places to check), but luckily for me my mom had some laying around that I bought off her. Whew--no more carting children in and out of stores!

These are just regular sized, cotton, quilted placemats.  Nothing fancy--but cute!

First off, I measured how tall I wanted my organizer to be by placing my book on top. Fold over the bottom and sew up each side to make it stay folded.

I then found the middle by folding the placemat in half. Sew.

Then I just made pockets the same way.  I measured against my notebook and made two large spots and two smaller ones. Easy.

Lastly, I flipped the whole thing over and sewed on my ribbon--down the middle and on two of the sides.

Fold up and tie together! Wha-la!  Easy--peasy!

Good luck!!

Dust it

Product of the week:

I have been so excited to introduce this.  I feel like this is a must in your "getting ready" supplies. Granted, I may be biased... ya know living in Utah and all and being a big supporter of the "Utah bump," as I'm sure you all know what I mean!  Anyway I love this product for my fine and next to nothing thin hair.  This does wonders to help my hair look and feel fuller.  I've used other teasing products before but I have found this to be my very favorite.  It doesn't leave any residue, it doesn't feel gritty in my hair, and even in the winter it doesn't add obnoxious static to my hair!  So without further ado; Dust it by, Schwarzkopf

This little bottle will change your life! Okay maybe not your whole life, but you can certainly say goodbye to flat hair days!

I'd love to order you some... Leave a comment below!

Potato Bacon Soup (with steamed veggies!)

Friday Food Frenzie:
My mother n law makes TO DIE FOR potato bacon soup, and Matt has officially mastered it as well!  So lucky for me I get to enjoy it whenever  I would like.  

This recipe is all pretty much based on how much you would like to make.  We made a whole bunch because we had extra half and half and potatoes that we didn't want to go bad, so we are freezing the rest to enjoy later.  If you are just dying to try it here's the recipe:

Potato Bacon Soup:

1. Peel and cut up your potatoes (bite size) and place them into a pot filled with water.  

2. Boil the potatoes until soft.

3. Steam your vegetables. This step is optional of course but we really enjoy some carrots, broccoli, and celery in our,  doesn't matter how much!

4. Gather butter, half and half (or milk works fine too), and flour.  Make a simple white sauce with this (you know butter and flour, then add the milk...)

5. Wait for the white sauce to thicken up, stirring occasionally.

6. This is my favorite step... cook the bacon!  You can never have to much of this, crunchy is best! 

7. Place the cooked potatoes (drained) and steamed vegetables into your bowl. 

8. Important! Save some of the potato water to mix in with the white sauce later-this is one of the secrets for making it taste so good! 

9. Pour the white sauce into your bowl of potatoes.

10. Add your potato water, doesn't have to be a lot this just helps it make a little more and a little runnier (don't worry it will still be thick!) 

11. Add the bacon!  If you have to taste a little before hand that's okay... we wont judge you ;) 

12. Stir it all together at salt and pepper to taste and ENJOY! 

Yup it's seriously that easy, and I bet you have everything already in your fridge.  Go go ahead try it, you will be glad you did! Let us know how it turned out.