HAPPY BIRTHDAY CON THE BON!!

Happy 12th Birthday my sweet son!!! I can not believe that you are 12! A Deacon, getting the Priesthood...WOW time has gone by so quickly!!! You are such a precious boy and we love you so much. You bring your family joy always! Keep your good ways and continue to always do your best CONBON!!! WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN EVEN IMAGINE!!! Hope you had a wonderful day yesterday (your real birthday) :o)

Cute idea for those with some time on their hands :o)

Erasers
Transform your erasers from dull to delightful. Glue scraps of vintage fabric, wallpaper, and old ads to the backs of standard erasers for retro appeal. Cheerful children's blocks are reinvented as erasers simply by gluing a piece of felt to one side.

just thought I would share this from Country Living..... how cute huh??

Two Weekends Of Just Projects.............

A dress for myself.... looks WAY cuter on than hanging on the hanger........

A fun skirt for Elli.........

Lounging floor pillows for the family room....... (Landon loves them;o)

Found these on a blog somewhere? and thought I could re-create some but they sure didnt turn out as nice as the ones they had pictured!! Oh well they still work, I guess! They are like storage containers made with fabric!

An apron I made for a friend for her birthday!

A library tote......... very fun and easy to make!

A wall photo hanging system with ribbon and curtain clips! I printed off pictures in sepia tones from my printer onto photo paper and they look great! It is very simplistic but I like it!

So there you have it... some crazy things I did over a couple of weekends. I dont usually make anything but I am telling you, reading all of these people's blogs has inspired me!!!

And the Valentines Queen is.......drumroll......Elli!!!!

My cute girl & only daughter, came home with this..... and said she won as the Valentine Queen today at the school dance!!!!!!!!! We are soooo excited for her! This sweet girl of mine was once the shyest, quietest little thing ever and now has blossomed into such a beautiful young lady... Elli, we love you sooo much and are glad that you are who you are... sweet, trusting, loving, responsible and funny! You deserve the crown my little lovebug!!

A little YUMMNESS for the day.....

So I decided to try these delicious morsels today...........OH MY is all I have to say!!!! Not only are they pretty (because most of mine are not), they are scrumptious!!! I went to Sams Club a few weeks ago and bought a gigantic bag of frozen blueberries to use for shakes, muffins, pancakes...you know whatever things blueberries can be added to. I went online to look for blueberry muffins and found this recipe that I think they called:

"To Die For Blueberry Muffins"

So here is the recipe for you all to try....

MUFFINS:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 cup fresh blueberries ( I used frozen that I thawed for about 50 secs)

TOPPING:
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon


DIRECTIONS...
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.
To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.

Let me know if you try them!!

sweater pillow made in about 25 mins!!

Sweater

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Pillow form

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A little sewing

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Cute sweater pillow for our sofa!!!!!

This literally took me about 25 mins from start to finish!! I really like how it turned out!!! I found the sweater at a thrift store on Sat. for $3, came home and washed it in my washer, and started the project! I think I am going to head back to my fav stores and get some more........

Happy Birthday to our little Turner Burner......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR SWEET

LITTLE BOY.............TURNER!!

It is hard to believe that Turner turned 8 years old on Jan 29!! He is our sweet easy going little guy. It seems like yesterday he was placed in my arms at the hospital! He has always had a very sweet disposition and has been very mellow which has made it easy on us as parents. We love our little "marshmallow boy" as we call him. He was baptized on Sat. the 31st and was so happy! I have pictures coming from that special event!
Here are a few photos of him over the past 8 years.....