Cute Storage Reuse

I had a bag of dried black beans that were spilling all over my cupboard. I decided to find something to hold the beans so I wouldn't have an extra mess to clean up. I found this old yogurt carton just waiting to be used so I poured the beans in and marked the container. I then found three more of the same countainers so I decided I could make them all into cute new storage for the kitchen.

I Just covered them with some cute adhesive drawer liner I had left over from my bookcase project. I knew I would find a use for it.

                             

I just cut off a big peace and covered the sides. I then used a sharp knife to trim off the ends. You could use an exacto knife, which would make more sense but I couldn't find mine.

I then just printed off some labels I made.

And glued them on with a good old fashion glue stick.

You could put an extra label on the top but I just decided against it. I think they look cute just like this.

I see many more of these containers in my future. I started walking around the kitchen just noticing how many things would be prefect inside this size container.  Chocolate chips? Check! Lentils? Check!

I made the labels into a PDF form so everyone can print them out and use them for whatever you want! Get the labels here. 

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Easy homemade gift bows

Have you been wrapping all your gifts? I've started and I'm about half way done, now I just have to wait for the rest of them to arrive. My favorite tip about wrapping presents is making your own bow for the top. My mom has made these bows for as long as I can remember and her mom before that. It is one of those things I just kind of thought everyone did, until people started asking me how to make them. So here is the easy bow tutorial.


First use a scrap of wrapping paper that you have left over. I always use a square and fold it in half.

Now just start cutting strips, you can make them as wide or as thin as you want. Making them thicker or thinner will change the look when you are done.

When all of your strips are cut, open the scissors up and glide the paper across the blade. I always start in the middle and go in opposite directions. As you glide the paper it should curl the paper. You may have done this with ribbon, its the same thing. Don't push to hard because you could rip the paper.

Now group all of the strips in the middle.

Secure with a peace of tape with the edges hanging over the paper to attach to the box.

Tada! You're done. Easy, beautiful, and inexpensive.

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Organize Ribbon

I've been organizing all of my crafting supplies this week. It was time to do something new because they were scattered all over the place and I could never find what I wanted.

I found a bunch of ribbon spools that I didn't know what to do with until I remembered seeing a box like the one above. I didn't want to actually make anything so I decided to improvise. I found this little container lying around and all I had to do was pull some of the ribbon through the slits. Simple! I think I got this container at Walmart for a few dollars and it came in a pack of three.


I know I have some more ribbon lying around, now to find them and put them in their new home. Works for me! For more works for me Wednesday click here.

Fast and Delicious Sugar Cookies

As you can tell my little helper also enjoys these cookies. She couldn't even wait for me to take a picture.

I don't make sugar cookies very often because they are so much more work than a drop cookie. This recipe is really fast because it doesn't need to refrigerate before you cut out the cookies. So when you want to make sugar cookies you don't have to wait that extra hour or whatever.

These cookies don't have a ton of flavor by themselves but once you add frosting they are amazing. So soft and yummy. They almost taste like those vending machine cookies that are so soft and have tons of frosting, you know what I'm talking about.

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Fast Sugar Cookies

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 3 t. vanilla
• 7 cups flour
• 2 t. baking soda
• 4 t. cream of tarter

Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs, milk and vanilla. Sift dry ingredents together and add to mixture. Foll out 1/4" and cut into shapers. Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 5-7 minutes.

Diaper Rash Dilemma

So a couple of weeks ago Addie had a diaper rash that would not die. No matter how often I changed her diaper, smooched on cream, let it air dry, it just kept living strong. It got to the point she would cry in pain when changing her diaper. Then I saw a comment on line that said to sprinkle some baking soda into the bath to clear up diaper rash. I tried it that day and the next day her rash was gone! Brilliant. I've tried it one other time since with the same results. After I wash her I just sprinkle a little into the water and let her play as usual. She now wants it in every bath, she thinks it makes "bapples"(bubbles).

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Monster in the Mirror

If you have a toddler they may love watching this video. My little Addie doesn't watch TV but she can not get enough of this Sesame Street video. Whenever she is being grumpy or mad I just turn on this video and let her watch it a few times. Once she hears the music she starts to sing and dance along, forgetting about everything else.

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Favorite Beauty Websites

I have found two new (to me) beauty websites that I wanted to share.

Daily Makeover is the first website. If you are looking for a new hair style or information about new trends this is the spot for you. You can look at different celebrity hairstyles and it even gives you directions for the same look. It also has a place where you can upload a picture of yourself and try different hair and makeup. It's a lot of fun to play with!


MakeUpAlley is all about product reviews. Different users add a product or write a review for something. I don't know about you but I always look for great reviews before I spend my money on anything, so I love this site.
You can also find message boards where you can discuss pretty much anything.

With both of these websites you have to join to see certain information, but both are Free, and we all know how I love free things.
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Transfer Pie Crust, The EASY Way

When I was making the Peach Pie this week I discovered a really easy way to transfer the pie crust into the pan. All I did was roll out the pie dough onto Freezer Paper, shiny side up, with just a little bit of flour. Then when it was ready to move I just flipped the Freezer paper over onto the pie dish and peeled the paper off. It was so EASY! No cracking, no trying to roll it around the rolling pin. The Pie Crust recipe I used worked like a dream. You can find Freezer paper in any grocery store by the aluminum foil.

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The Eating Shirt

For some reason bibs have never really worked for us. They would keep the front of Addie's shirt clean but she would always turn her head and get food all over her sleeve. I'm sure there are some bibs out there that would correct this problem but I have found a solution. The eating shirt. When we were eating spaghetti one night and I told my husband to find one of his old gross shirts (he has many). We just put it over Addie's clothes and Ta Da the eating shirt is born. It works like a charm! She still uses her sippy cup so we don't have to worry about liquids seeping through and it works wonderfully in repelling other food.

To keep the neck hole up around her chin I used a bobby pin I was wearing at the time. Just pull the shirt up close and clip it together.


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