Decorating and Carving Pumpkins

yeah Halloween is over, but pumpkin carving is not! 



if you keep up with me on Facebook

you know that I refused to pay $5 for a little ugly pumpkin.

(which they were selling at Walmart)



Well we went to a lot of pumpkin patches 

and spent a lot of money.



They got me when I walked up with only a few pumpkins 

and said it was by donation. I only had a 20 dollar bill

I felt wrong asking for change back. 

 

Here are our pumpkins =)

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Porch Decorations!

We tried something new and I love the idea! 

They are suppose to be ghost but 

the lighting makes them look orange.


This is something easy for you and your kids to do!

Cut holes in the back to stick the light in

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DIY Finger Paint!

Josiah loves to get into things

 that are messy.

What boy doesn't, right?! So what better way to make a 

mess then by playing with

 finger paints on a 

rainy day like today!

..needless to say, they had fun. 

It’s totally edible (though not that delicious!) and completely 

non-toxic, and the best part is it was so easy to make

What you'll need:

3tbs sugar

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 cup of  corn starch

2 cups of water

6 containers (to put the finger paint in)

 mix everything together in the pot.

 Put it on (low)

It will get thicker & when it does.. take it off the heat & let cool

separate in the jars, 

then add the coloring

for your information. this is my second time making this.

The first time I made it.. it went to the trash because after 

a few days of not having containers to 

put it in, it molded!!! GROSS!!

So be better safe then sorry. if you don't use all of this in 

 one play time... just toss it!!!

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DIY Coffee Creamer

I really wish I would have known this earlier! I don't remember where I got them exactly, but I'll share the one I made and use on a regular now!! 





Ingredients:

14oz sweetened condensed milk
1
3/4 cup milk or cream (whole, lowfat, skim, almond, soy, heavy cream,
half & half etc)








*Hazelnut Creamer*

2 teaspoons hazelnut extract

Mix the ingredients together well. Add
them to an old (washed) creamer container. 

 

 


How easy was that?! All simple ingredients that we all probably have in our homes and never have to waste money on creamer again!   



Here are some others that I found interesting, some of these you will need to heat up. Anything
that has a dry or thick ingredient (like cinnamon, honey, etc..) should
be heated up with a small amount of your milk/cream from the base recipe
so it can dissolve properly. You don’t want grainy creamer! Then, add
the rest of the milk/cream along with the sweetened condensed milk.





Irish Cream creamer (you'll need to heat this one up)

2 tablespoons chocolate syrup

1 teaspoon instant coffee
1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract

(along with the can of condensed milk & 1 3/4 cream)




Cinnamon Cake creamer (you'll need to heat this one up)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons vanilla extract 





French Vanilla Creamer
2 teaspoons vanilla extract OR vanilla coffee syrup



What's your favorite creamer?? Mine is hazelnut, obviously!!

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Never have I ever...

....been this excited to do laundry!! 

I've had this post on hold for a while, never had the chance to get all of the ingredients, until last night! I googled it when I first started blogging in January.. gathered everything last night and this is what I came up with! 



Laundry Detergent;

1 box of borax

1 box arm & hammer baking soda

1 box super washing soda

3 bars fels-naptha soap

1 containers of oxi clean

a big mixing container ( and in my case to leave it in)

a cheese grater 

shred the fels-naptha soap.. but not your finger!  

compliments to my photographer *Josiah*

funny it looks like cheese!

mix it all up and that's it! 

Now I couldn't finish this post & not have the softener!

Softener ;

1 1/2 bottles of distilled white vinegar

1 bottle of hair conditioner (used suave from the dollar tree) 

6 cups boiling water

1 mixing utensil

a pot

container to put it in (makes about 10 cups)

first you bring water to a boil

add the vinegar & the conditioner

Stir it up a little 

Store 

I used about a 1/2 cup in the rinse cycle of your washer or you can wet a washcloth and throw it in the dryer with your clothes.

It's so crazy how goooood it smells!!!! I did a load of laundry last night, and so far so good! Everyone said they hope I don't break out in bumps LOL Let's hope none of us do! We spent about $21.00 on these items.. It's real cheap and easy! This was totally not a #DIYFAIL!!! yayy for me! 

Want to save even more on doing your laundry? Hang the clothes on a clothes line to dry halfway and then throw themin dryer with a washcloth with fabric softener on it. 

DYI LIP GLOSS

Crystal Light Lip Gloss



What you'll need ;

Vaseline/Petroleum Jelly

Crystal Light

a small container

a mixing tool& mixing container

Fill the cup with Petroleum Jelly. 

Add the Crystal Light. Keep adding and stirring till you have your 

desired color, if any. 

 Stir really good. I just kind of smashed it to the side to get it mixed really good. 

Fill your small container up.. If you put it on right away it will be an exfoliate so wait an hour (I put it in the fridge) and the granules will dissolve then pucker up!

 After taking it out of the fridge, my mom put it on and she said it had a bitter taste to it. I would suggest not using "Crystal Light Energy" LOL Since I only used one packet and I would have to drink the rest of the mixes, I figured I might as well drink something I wanted.. but it was a fail as far the lip gloss is concerned.. There will be a next time,  & I'll make it taste right =)



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DIY LightBox

So I have made one of these before, this time I'm going to show you a step by step tutorial! I couldn't get this post up last week because I was busy making taco casserole instead of the light box, and the week after that was 4th of July! so 





What you'll need ;



A large Box

White Paper

white tissue paper

Tape

Box Cutter 




Cut off the tops of the box.

Cut out a rectangle about one inch on three of the four sides of the box. leaving  the bottom and back

Box should look like this after all three sides are cut

Attach tissue paper to each open side of the box with packing tape.

Box should look like this after you cover all three sides and place the paper! 

I'll update you once I get a good lamp for it ! I can't wait !