Thank you frame tutorial

The other day I needed to make some thank you gifts for some contributors and had a small budget to work with so I came up with these little thank you frames.


I started by taking out the paper insert in the frame and cutting out little papers to fit, just like you would with a photo but I used flash cards I had lying around.


I Used black and red ink pad and my letters stamp I added a "THANK YOU" message and then added scrolling around the edges. Be careful adding any extra details to the edge to make sure that you have either lined out the part that shows like I did or that you don't have all your pretty details covered up by the frames edges.
Then place the frame back together and there you go!



I also did this round soccer ball one for a man's thank you gift.

I had taken better pictures of the completed thank you gifts but the camera decided to eat them. I added tule and candy to a treat bag and closed up the bag with black and white ribbon and a soccer ball sticker for the theme.

Sorry I don't get better pics, but I hope you Enjoy!

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Morning Mean Green

Well its day two of my juicing trial. I'm glad to say that I was a good girl last night at my father-in-laws birthday party.


I did have some of the coconut cake...but I drank my juice for dinner. I didn't like that one as much because I put two lemons for extra juice...but instead it was extra TART!


Today's mean green was much better!!!
It has:
2cellery stalks
5-6 stalks of kale
1handfull of cilantro
1pear
1green apple
7-8 large leaf spinach leafs and stems
1stem of mint...meaning 3-4 little leafs from one stem.
1 lemon

I think the mint was subtle but added a little extra flavor that was missing in the others.

I was really surprised last night because I wasn't very hungry and I am always hungry right before bed...especially the sweet tooth! I have a bad habit of eating a whole king-size chocolate bar right before bed. But last night I was on the computer and took a shower before bed....and then realized I wasn't hungry again.
Things I've learned since last night: 1. Only 1lemon per batch!!!! 2. I need to add mint to my herb garden.

If I can find room next to my basil tree...yes that is one LARGE basil plant!

Till next time...Enjoy!

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My mean green juicing machine.

My new baby has arived!!!

Not an actual one...but my Breville Juicer came in the mail today which makes me so happy.



I watched the movie "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" a while ago which really made a huge impact on me and Peter! Since my back injury 4 years ago and the re-injury last summer I have been putting so much weight on and lost so much muscle strength because of being laid up in bed or spending months in a wheelchair.

I'm so excited about what can happen and how much weight I can loose if I'm able to stick to it.

I'm starting out pretty easy since we have been eating better for quite some time with large salads and grilled chicken and trying to cut down (not completely out) fast food and soda.

So my goal is to get through 3 days replacing 2 meals a day with 3 -16oz juices. I'm hoping that getting through this will lead into a 10 day fast with 100% juicing and then onto a 30 day fast. I can't guarantee it because after going to HEB for veggies and focusing on getting organic as much as I can...I spent $70 bucks (but also got some essentials like milk and eggs). So it may get too expensive but we will see how long all these groceries last.

this was me after a week if VBS running around chasing kids and dropping a pant size!

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Heat Wave!

TEXAS HEAT!!!!
Wow, so on the news this morning I saw the temp was going to get up to 101 degres today and a chance to get to 103 deg tomorrow. GESHHHHHHH! But that is Texas for you.

So I went online to check out some new popcycle recipe ideas. I don't have all the ingredients for this one...but boy does it look yummy....


Check out the Blog for the details and the recipe below! If you try it let me know how it tastes...as soon as I can get a chance to have a moment away from my Dear Daughter (when my Hubby comes home from work) I might go to the store and get the stuff to make this...it remindes me of the coconut pops I used to get in the summer whenever my sister and I would walk down to the local gas station about 3 blocks away....yummmm!

I'm sure as I type this Betsy will be getting up from her long nap this afternoon, so no chance of me catching any shut eye, since I spent the whole nap time sewing away at a practice outfit for Betsy's Leggend of Korra outfit for the Anime Con we are going to next month... I took lots of pics so I'll post them in the next blog.

Till then...Enjoy!
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Coconut Pop from Smile Monster's Blog

1 14oz can of lite coconut milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup sugar
6oz of whole milk
or
instead of milk and sugar use sweetened condensed milk.

Raw vegan GF peanut butter cups from -Averie

http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2009/11/raw-vegan-peanut-butter-cups.html
OK so this is not my own recipe...but when I saw this on my favorite blog Averie I had to share. Its kind of a duh when you think about it...but I am so addicted to Reese's PB cups that I just had to share!

The awesome thing is its a small batch and so easy to I think ill try these tonight for desert.

Since its just really two ingredients its gluten free and vegan and raw...so give it a try!

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VBS is tomorrow

Well the rest of the weekend was quiet and I got some rest and had a wonderful father's day dinner with my family at this local BBQ place...it was so much fun.

We all dressed up for VBS today at church in our best park ranger outfits ...its going to be great getting to see all the wonderful kids and are there faces light up when they see the church and the decorations ...but especially the wonderful lives that are going to be changed with this week and all the hard work that everyone has put in to it.


The first lesson for the week is PEACE! So I'm asking anyone who reads this to be praying for peace in the midst of the storm that will be the first day of VBS!

Thanks...and
Enjoy!

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Gone but not forgotten

Well, VBS decorations are almost done and just a weekend away from one crazy week of kids, crafts, and crazy-ness!

My room turned out great and I am so proud of how it turned out. I can't wait to see the kids faces when they see it for the first time.
I wish there was a way that I could do this for a living...just craft, create and decorate away and make a pay check...instead of spending all my money on making crafts...lol...but seriously I would love that. Sigh...lol




I haven't been able to check out many blogs or even write any of my own lately because of the crazy busy schedule ...but I have not forgotten the koi pond and have lots of pics and tutorials to post after Vbs.

Till then check out these amazing pillow's...
http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2011/03/tutorial-sprocket-pillows.html?m=1

Enjoy!

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