Pinspired - Egg Muffins

So I saw this pin on Pinterest the other day and felt like testing it out.

The recipe {from Kayln's Kitchen} was super easy to follow and they actually turned out really well. Most surprising about these little muffins is that they are really filling! One was enough for me for breakfast and when I ate two one morning I was overstuffed. Definitely try these little guys out!

The picture above is from Pinterest and here's mine -

Not too shabby if I say so myself ;)

No Sew DIY Pillow

That kinda rhymes, huh?

No Sew,

DIY Pillow.

::i kill myself::

anywho, remember my new fabulous pillows? 

I thought I'd share how they came about. Cause this is what I do on Sunday afternoons after hubs works for almost 2 days straight....

Materials:

• old pillow or pillow form
• fabric 
• iron-on adhesive 
• pins
• scissors 
• iron(s) * keep reading it will make sense...

So before I started this I had no clue how I was going to put them together. My mom kept asking me if I was for real going to make my own covers like, for real. And I said 'yup, sure am. Don't know how but I will!' Mom's an interior designer and has her workroom to deal with such silly things. She kept telling me to use her people but what can I say? I love a challenge. And proving her wrong. hehe. 

OK let's do this!

1. Get a glass of wine 

1. Lay out the fabric and stare at it confidently. 

2. Continue to stare until you get an idea on how to move forward...

3. Keep staring...

4. Cut the fabric so it can be folded over your pillow

5. Resume staring...

6. Finally realize you'll need to at least hem the unfinished sides before you really get started. Damn. 

7. Fold over raw edges and pin them down {this was a pain in the ass}

8. Fold over the edges and iron on the adhesive to close the edges

9. Remove the back of the adhesive to expose the sticky side

10. Realize if you fold the sides in you can make a pocket! YES! So fold both sides in and iron over the adhesive strips to make it stick.

11. Fold the bottom half of the fabric up to form the pocket that you can slide the pillow in! Yessssss!

12. Fold the top over and tuck it into your pocket

14.  Add adhesive strips where the side seams meet and use the iron to close them up!

What? The iron won't let you get that close? Yes, I had that problem as well. 

But I'm a genius and figured out that my flat iron would be perfect for this part. 

and it was:

Booya. You've got a covered pillow. 

15. Smile smug-ly at your mama. That's right, I figured it out all.by.myself. 

16. Hang your head in shame when you realize you made a mess out of your kitchen. :::sigh::::

It's totally safe, mom. What are you talking about???

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

I made it back! And I'm actually going to post a few of our Christmas decorations from around the house! Wahoo! And yes, I realize I should probably say 'holiday' decorations but you know what? We celebrate Christmas in this house so that's what I'm sayin'. SO There! ;)

I had the intention of shooting great pics of the decor and then just gave up and figured something would be better than nothing. Beggars and all that, ya know?

So here's our back door adorned with a big 'ole bow.

 

The tree with a few gifts underneath:

The niece helped with the tree this year. I'm normally the only one that puts it up so it was a lot of fun having her with me!

Ornaments on fishing wire in the windows:

{and mom lounging while we decorated the tree. Hi mama!}

This is what Hubs and the nephew were doing. No surprises here... 

I made the strings of ornaments 3 years ago and they go to a new spot every year. I think my favorite was last year when they were in the big window by the tree:

The Kitchen:

 Pinspired from this:

and this:

I couldn't find actual small wreathes, so these are garland that I got at the dollar store rolled into a circle. Score!

 I *love* sparkly ornaments! 

Bookcase:

kitchen window:

Counters:

Last year's Christmas picture is hanging on the wall:

Anyone else's space look like this while your decorating? What a mess!

And that's how it will look again here in about a week. I tell ya, I love decorating but hate putting it all away. Booooo

A (P)interesting Thanksgiving

Yes, it's taken me a week to post about Thanksgiving. I'm ok with it, hope you are, too :)

I know I keep talking about how much I love pinterest but I'm so serious about my love for this site! It helps keep my creativity pumping and has seriously cut down on my prep time for DIY projects. Before this obsession I would spend hours either scouring the internet or creating my own paper projects. Now all I have to do is type a phrase in the search box and I'm greeted by tons of pins.

Eat your heart out google image! Here's a peak into some of my Thanksgiving crafts and the pins that (p)inspired them.

{{{linking up with Dutch Being Me}}}

And {{{All Things lovely}}}


1.  Give Thanks Banner from here. Printed on cardstock and strung up with orange ribbon.

2. Kid's activity placemat from here.

This was by far the best thing I did. It kept the kids busy while we ate.The munchkins are not big fans of food right now so this kept peace at our table. Next year will be the introduction of a kids' table. It's time.

3. Napkin wraps and placecards from here. I used the placecard template from the same site to write a personal note to everyone. The notes were placed on top of their napkins and had a specific thing that I am thankful for/about them.

"Riley, I am thankful for your time baking with me"

"Mama, I am thankful for your love"

4. "I am thankful for..." cards from here. I asked the munchkins to write what they are thankful for and I used those cards to spruce up plain glass vases. I filled the vases with coffee beans and put some tea lights in each vase. Very simple and easy centerpiece. 

 This is my favorite one: "My grlfrend". A girlfriend at 6! That he's thankful for?! Oy vey. The best part is the spelling of girlfriend. Can't wait to show him this in 10 years!

Other random Turkey Day shots:

My diva-licious niece who wanted alternating red and polka dot nail polish on her nails and toes. She kept telling me how to paint her nails. Really? This isn't my first rodeo...

{this was all amazing. More please.}

{Hi Hubs! You're looking good!}

{someone was getting reprimanded about something}

Wishbone time!

 Riley won!

and.....

Trey cried. Oops, that wasn't supposed to happen...

Our first thanksgiving was a great success! The food was amazing and the company wasn't too bad ;) On our way up to Hubs' parents' house I suddenly realized that that my family didn't fight once from Thanksgiving eve to Thanksgiving day. You have no idea how much of a big deal this is. 

We're talking huge. 

Like if Louis Vuitton ever went on a sale with 50% off bags, huge. 

Or 

Like you could eat candy/cupcakes/ice cream and not gain any weight, huge. 

And we still haven't fought!! I totally just jinxed myself.

 Christmas should be interesting....