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Repurpose Fabric for my Daughters room

This past week was a week for re-purposing  some fabric to add some touches to her room. earlier in the week she asked me for a garbage can.. and while I had a few plain white ones kicking around that was just not going to do for her room so following the instructions to make the  Crayon Holder  I made last week, I covered an old garbage can that was not being used with a receiving blanket that was also no longer being used.  then to help her keep the bag in her garbage and add a little decoration I made a band  That I had seen earlier in the week, the flower is the same one I make for the flower hats  earlier this year. DD's Trash can for her used Tissues! she quickly filled it by pretending to blow her nose! lol! Then another project I had been meaning to do was make something out of my daughters out grown favourite shirt, I had a little fabric left over from the reviving blanket so I used that to back a pillow made from her favourite t-shirt so now she can sleep with i

Lower Sugar Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Lower Sugar Peanut Butter Cheesecake In our family I on occasion need to make a desert that is low in sugar but still satisfies that sweet tooth... Here is one of my stand bys  it is great because the cheesecake part has no added sugar, but you can make a regular crust and topping that can be made with full sugar and removed by those that do not/can't have the sugar, the crust and topping can be made with lower sugar options or you could just omit them all together, it is up to you.(this time around I used the full sugar topping and crust but will give you the lower sugar options in the recipe. Peanut Butter Cheesecake  (adapted from a few different Philly and Splenda cheese cake recipes) Cheesecake Base 2 pkg.  (8 oz. each)  Cream Cheese , softened (I like the tubs they are easier to mix) 1/2 cup   Natural  unsweetened peanut butter * 1/3 cup   Slenda Sweetner 1/2 tsp    Vanilla 2             Eggs If you wanted you could make this as a pumpkin cheesecake and substitute ca

Crayon holder...

Mini Marker/ Crayon Holder that is "baby proof too" My eldest daughter recently got some mini pip sqeak markers and loves using them however there are so many of them that they often end up all over the table or floor and her little trouble maker of a baby sister tries to take them away from her! Solution Create a pretty tin to keep them in so that she can see all the colours at once, they dont roll off her table and when closed her sister can not get to the markers! Materials Needed 1 can with plastic lid that will fit your crayons or markers 1 peice of fabric that will cover the sides of your can 1 can of spray glue 1 Fray check 1 can of clear spraypaint (optional) 1 quilting ruler and rotary cutter (optional)or ruler and scissors) 1 scissors 1 can of clear spraypaint (optional) 1 peice of  card stock (not pictures I used an old file folder also optional) I ended up not using the glue gun  I started by Spraying the outer edge and inside of the can w

Fathers Day Gift

For fathers day I took the girls out side and had a little photo shoot,  I saw this idea just after fathers day last year but for the life of me can not find the link now (so sorry).   For the letters I went to the dollar store and picked up 2 pieces of foam core and cut them out with a quilting ruler and an Exacto knife.  We then went outside for a photo shoot, once the photos were sorted I got a frame at Walmart for 3 $ that was perfect for this project and that is it.  I've put the letters away for now hopefully we can do this again next year. Here are some of the other photos from the shoot.

No Melt Popsicle Tutorial...and Healthy Too!

No Melt Popsicle Cantaloupe   and  blueberry  flavour I have 2 Young girls at home and many nieces and neighbours that like to visit my place and when the weather begins to get hot as Popsicles are always in high demand.  I avoid artificial flavours, colours and added sugar when ever possible so I tried to make my own when ever possible, I also find that little ones often put them down and forget about them, at times in places you don’t see (like last week my 4 year old left hers on the end table in the basement for a least half an hour before I noticed, and since it was one of these she was able to pick it up and finish it!) and you don’t want a big sticky puddle, So I came up with these popsicles they are easily made with fruit and juice from your fridge, perhaps that nearly over ripe fruit that you need to use up (that is what this batch was made from) try it out and see how many flavours you can come up with! Ingredients and tools needed: Food processor (or blender even a

Revive old Playdoh!

Save your Dried out Play-Doh Sick of taking out your child's Play-doh toys to play with and find it full of dried out Play-doh?  or open that container that was only used once to find it is kinda dry now?  Dont throw it out you can bring it back to its old Play-dohey goodness! Step 1 Divide your dried out bits into piles of like colours or colours that will blend well together to make a nice new colour.  There is a lot of red ( the container was left open) It is better if a bit of it is a little ply able like the blue to the right here, it is not necessary but will make the process go a bit quicker.  Step 2 Place the like colours in a sturdy plastic bag (un-used breast milk bags are great for small amounts or freezer bags for larger amounts)  with a small amount of water,  just a few tea spoons trust me (you will see later what happens if you use to much) you can always add more later if need be. one trick you can use is ball up the doh in your hand and run it under

Quick Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

Banana Muffins I recently went on vacation and when I got home realized I had left some bananas on my counter that needed to have something done with them pronto!  So I called my mom and got her banana muffin recipe.  These mini muffins quickly became my girls new favourite treat 2 weeks and 4 or more batches later I still can not keep them in the house for more than a day! I love this recipe for a few reasons, 1. There is no need for eggs, oil, milk... just pantry staples. 2. It makes a small batch 12 small muffins or 24 mini muffins...     (this is turning out to be a bit of a problem now as they eat so many) 3. It is super quick to make. I did make a few changes to the recipe so I will list the recipe the way I make it and then list the original that was given to me by my mom. My Little Muffin Monsters! Erin's Chocolate Chip Banana Muffin  Recipe 2         Ripe Bananas Mashed 1/2 C   Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip 1/3 C   Sugar 1/2 C   All Purpose Flour