There Is Beauty All AroundSunset Bear Lake, Utah |
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Monday, March 31, 2014
Huaraz, Peru
Ruins, Peru |
Huaraz, Peru with HuascarĂ¡n Mountain In The Background |
My husband and I plan in visiting next year. It will be fun to actually see all these fabulous places. Huaraz is one of Peru's top tourist destinations and I can see why.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Eyelashes
DIY Eyelash Extensions |
I am all about saving money, but I love the look of eyelash extensions. I checked into the cost of extensions done at a beauty salon and I was amazed at how much it cost. I decided to see if I could do my own DIY eyelash extensions. I talked my 17 year old son into applying them for me. I bought an eyelash kit form the drugstore for $10. As it turns out, the glue that comes with the kits is only semi-permanent. It lasts for 2 to 3 weeks. I have found some permanent eyelash glue online but I won't use it until I get the hang of the process a little more and I'm sure I want to be that committed to the eyelashes.
I will say, I have really enjoyed the eyelashes. I hate putting on mascara, although next time around I am not going to do my eyelashes as long. I want the look to be a bit more subtle.
Over all I was very pleased with the results and plan on continuing adding my false lashes. This is the best DIY I have done in a long time.
DIY Lip Stain Tutorial
DIY Lip Stain |
This lip stain tutorial is so much fun. You can change the color of your lips just by selecting a different color of Kool-aid. Keep applying layers of Kool-aid until you get the amount of darkness you prefer. It lasts for 3 or 4 hours. I added lip gloss over the top to give it a shiny appearance, then went on a date night out on the town which included dinner and hanging out with friends. The next morning some of the lip stain had still not faded away, so it really is fairly permanent.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Today's Quote - Arguing With a Woman
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Sidney House Projects
The Wind In Nebraska Took Our Trampoline for A Ride
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After the walls were up, we put a weed barrier down and then covered it with rock. Then we placed the trampoline into the hole. I can't even begin to tell you how happy we have been with the finished product. Initially our trampoline had the pad along the edges, but the crazy wind tore it to pieces and as our children got older the need for the pad went away. I'm sure if we still had very young children we would have replaced it.
It is Nice Because You Can Just Walk Right Onto It |
When You Work at Cabela's You Do Crazy Things With Your Bedrooms |
I love Stripes, I have a Perfect No Fail Way To Paint Stripes |
Stripes Are So Fun |
After you tape off an area, paint over the line of paint with the same color of paint. If your wall is white, tape off the area, then paint the edge of the tape with the white paint. This will enable all the seeping paint to take place with the same color of paint. Let it dry, then proceed to paint with the other color. When you remove the tape, the line will be absolutely perfect every time.
If you are painting over a wall that you do not have the original paint color, do not fear, there is a solution. Tape off the area you want to stripe, and then paint with a clear paint. This will allow clear paint to seep under the tape and it works just as good. After it drys, paint your striped color. Perfection.
I Glued Tissue Paper to the Wall to Give it a Texture, Then Painted Over It
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DIY Vinyl Letter Blocks
Vinyl Letter Blocks |
After you cut the 2 by 4's to desired length, lightly sand the rough edges off. Paint the blocks black. Craft paint works great because it is cheap and it dries fast. Cut the paper to fit the blocks. Glue the paper on the blocks using a light coat of Modge Podge. Flatten the paper out with a sharp flat object. A credit card works great.
Add the vinyl letters, then Modge Podge over the entire block. I used the non-glare Modge Podge for this project.
That's all there is to it!
Monday, March 24, 2014
Stuffed French Toast
Stuffed French-Toast |
Feel free to save the recipe on your computer.
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Saturday, March 22, 2014
DIY - Thumb Tacks
Very easy to make. Just add paint and glitter, then hot glue a thump tack or a magnet and you have a very cute clothespin to hang you children's prized drawings, grocery lists, wedding announcements, etc. Also a great place to put visiting teaching information.
Kool-Aid Popcorn
I needed a spring colored treat today since it is that time of year. I made my favorite Kool-Aid popcorn recipe. Just imagine all the different flavors of Kool-Aid and then you will know the sky is the limit to the flavors and colors you can have with a very simple recipe. Wish you could have a taste right now:)
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Delicious Waffles
I know you might be thinking making waffles from scratch is too time consuming and hard. The truth is, they are easy to make. In fact I always make a double batch, cook them up and freeze whatever we don't eat in a freezer bag. You can cook the waffles up quickly in the morning either in the microwave oven or the toaster oven. Now that is the way to save time and money. Yeah!
Mix the Eggs Until They Are Fluffy |
Add All the Other IngredientsExcept One Cup of Milk and The Baking Powder |
Mix Completely Until Smooth |
Add The Last Cup of Milk and The Baking Powder |
Let Mixture Rest While Heating Up The Waffle Iron |
Free Recipe |
How to Host A Party for 13 Year Old Boys
Air-soft Gun Wars in the Back Yard |
What to do, what to do? My son Grant had been saving his money for quite some time to buy a new air-soft gun. Finally it hit me. Most of Grant's friends also had air-soft guns. We could host a birthday/air-soft gun party. We have a large fenced in back yard so they could play the games there. The only problem is, there wouldn't be anywhere for safety or places to hide. This is when my creativity started coming out. Grant and I decided to build bases and forts out of free pallets. We also found an old dump pile with some thrown out siding. We had some paint we were not using in the garage, so we put all our free products together to create a fabulous birthday extravaganza.
Grant painting some old siding we found in a dump pile.
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Siding and Cardboard Were Both Used
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Do Not Leave the Boys to Their Own Devices
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I Made Homemade Pizza and Camouflage Cupcakes
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How to Host An Air-Soft War-Birthday Party
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Free Invitation TemplateSave To Your Computer and Print |
Rules To Think About When Taking a Selfie
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Waffle Iron Cinnamon Rolls
I love Cinnamon Rolls! |
Add Melted Butter |
Sprinkle Cinnamon Over Dough Add Sugar |
Roll Dough/Cut in Pieces |
Cook Cinnamon Rolls In Waffle Iron |
Copy and Save Image To Computer to Print |
Basic Dough
I use this dough recipe to make just about everything. Bread, pizza, rolls, bread sticks, etc. Just add a little more flour if you are making bread, less flour for rolls. Remember, the stickier the dough the lighter the roll.
3 cupts of very hot water as hot as you can from your tap |
Add on Tablespoon of Yeast
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Add 1/3 cup of Sugar. Sugar makes the yeast happy. |
Add 1/3 Cup of Oil. The yeast doesn't mind company. |
No Reason to wait, go ahead and add 1 teaspoon of salt |
Spray the counter so the dough doesn't stick.No reason to add more flour so spray grease is a much better option for working with the dough. |
Save Image to Your Computer to Print |
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