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Monster Munch.

How many of you have tried Moose Munch from Harry and David? Well if you haven’t, it is delish! We were just introduced to it a few weeks ago and I have been dreaming of it ever since. So for Halloween I decided to make Monster Munch, my homemade twist on that oh so yummy Moose Munch. Instead of making those chocolate clusters I used this recipe found here for making Halloween bark. I followed her recipe but just mixed up the treats that I put into mine.

It was super easy to make and is definitely a step up from the regular trail mixes that I usually make. Just imagine, all those flavors in just one bite… YUM!
Then I made some kettle corn and added a little candy corn in with Halloween bark and the Monster Munch was complete.
Yes it’s a bit different from the Moose Munch, but still oh so yummy…and plus it was homemade!

Now it is just waiting for all those little monsters to arrive tonight!

Well I saw the thing coming out of the sky

It had one long horn and one big eye
I commenced to shakin’ and I said oo-wee
It looks like a purple people eater to me
It was a one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater
Sure looks good to me

Well, he came down to earth and he lit in a tree
I said Mr Purple People Eater don’t eat me
I heard him say in a voice so gruff
I wouldn’t eat you ‘cos you’re too tough
It was a one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater
It sure looks strange to me

I said Mr Purple People Eater what’s your line
He said eating purple people and it sure is fine
But that’s not the reason that I came to land
I wanna get a job in a rock ‘n roll band
Well, bless my soul rock ‘n roll flying’ purple people eater
Pigeon-toed under-growed flyin’ purple people eater
One-eyed one-horned it was a people eater
What a sight to see!

Well, he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground
He started to rock really rockin’ around
It was a crazy ditty with a swinging tune
Wop bop a lula wop bam boom
One-eyes one-horned flying people eater
Ooh, it sure looks strange to me!

Well he went on his way and then what do you know
I saw him last night on a TV show
He was a blowin’ it out and really knockin’ them dead
Playing rock ‘n roll music through the horn in his head!
Happy Halloween!

 

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fall beauty.

I’m not embracing the camera this week, I know your all disappointed by not seeing my face plastered on the screen, but there was no way I was going to capture our life this week and chance my camera getting covered in orange, green, turquoise, and grey paint… with purple shag blanket fuzzies stuck to it. That’s right, I have been painting like a mad woman and putting the finishing touches on the kiddo’s Halloween costumes. So instead I wanted to show you this beautiful fall weather that is quickly leaving us. We have already had threats of snow and these brightly colored leaves are now rust colored and are blanketing the ground.











Why does fall have to be so short?!

Homegrown Popcorn.

This year we planted popcorn.

It is something I had always wanted to do, but never remembered to order the seeds in time. Well this year I was ahead of the game and ordered my popcorn seeds here while ordering some of my other seeds.
We planted the popcorn seeds in the same rows as our Indian and sweet corn. Instead of picking the popcorn when we did our regular sweet corn we just left the popcorn in the garden until the husks started drying and turning brownish. Then a few weeks ago we picked and husked all of the ears and set them inside to dry a little longer.
For the past two weeks, every few days I have been popping a few of the kernels on the stove to see if they were ready. Then two days ago we got a few kernels that popped and then today we got a whole plateful!
I really can’t tell you how exciting it was to hear and see those little kernels popping.
The kids were just as excited as I was.
Then once I saw that the kernels would pop in the pan I had to try and see if the kernels would pop right on the cob in the microwave. So I just took the cob and placed it into the microwave.
And a few minutes later I got this…
not exactly what I had hoped for, but still pretty cool to see. And just in case you were wondering, our homegrown popcorn is like everything homegrown or handmade…
way better then any store bought popcorn by far!
Here is a great resource for those of you that want to try and grow your own popcorn next year. It is so fun and easy to do, go ahead and give it a try!

Have any of you grown popcorn before?

Baby crib turned front porch daybed.

A few months ago my two littlest decided to start climbing out of their cribs. So much to my liking they were put into big girl beds and ever since then bedtime and naptime has not been the same. I tell ya there is one big ole party happening up there two times a day. Oh those two little girls can be naughty! Anyways, I was left with two cribs and had no idea what to do with them until I saw this post. It gave me the inspiration to put one of the cribs onto the front porch.
Basically all I did was convert the crib to a daybed and then sawed off the legs about 8″. The normal height looked a little too high and cribish for me, plus it is a better height for the kids to climb up on. I made a few pillows and used a few that I already had. The green pillowcase was something I found for $1 at the thrift store the other day. It was a sham for a square pillow, so I just ended up sewing it to fit a regular sized pillow instead.
I found this green fabric for another steal…3 1/2 yards for just $6. I used it to make a fitted cover for the mattress and to cover a body pillow that is being used as a cushion for the back.
It was one of those projects that took no time at all to do, but has been a great addition to the porch. I think it took me longer to sweep the front porch clean then what it did to make this. Unfortunately it took the kiddos even less time to spread all of those leaves onto my newly swept floor.
The kiddos love it just as much as I do.
And I love that I have a way of keeping my first baby’s crib. Some things I have a hard time parting with and this was one of those. I mean, it still has his little baby teeth marks in it. How do you throw something like that away?

2011 trip to the corn maze.

One of my favorite things about blogging is the ability to look back at previous years posts. It always makes me realize how fast a year goes by and how quickly these little ones of mine are growing up. This was our trip to the corn maze last year and here we are at the corn maze this year…a little bit bigger and a little bit faster.
Those kiddo’s kept us moving. Good thing my sister-in-law and Sandy Candy were there to help out. I definitely would have had my hands full with these three all by myself.

It was the perfect fall day and we took full advantage of it.

We ended up spending the whole day there.
The kiddo’s loved playing with all of the games and activities that followed the corn maze.And I just loved being able to let the kiddo’s run around and play while we sat in the sun chatting away.
We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect fall day!

Embellished Onesies {Tutorial}

I’m still trying to finish up all of the tutorials for the baby basket cake. It is taking me a bit longer then expected, but luckily there is only one more to finish up. Once they are all finished I plan on doing a FAQ and a round up where I will link all of the tutorials in one spot. Then in the next month or so I’m looking forward to getting back to posting my weekly tutorials for Fat Quarter Friday. I have missed making those quick little projects and hopefully this will give me a head start on all those Christmas gifts on my list.
Embellished Onesies Tutorial
(allow 1 hour per dress)

We are going to start by making the little polka dot dress, but all of the embellished onesie require the same materials, just different amounts of fabric. I didn’t keep track of the exact measurements while putting the tutorials together so you are going to have to trust your own judgement and make it how you like it. I’m going to show you just a basic way of putting these together. Remember there is no right or wrong way to do it.

Materials Needed:

*Onesies (any size works)

*Large scraps of knit fabric about 30″ long and about 6 ” wide (these are the measurements I used for a newborn onesie. You will need more material if you are working with a larger sized onesie.)

*Smaller scraps for making the flowers and for the ruffles on the backside.

Start by measuring the distance around the onesie where you will be attaching the skirt on. I like to attach the skirt about 2″ above the top hem on the buttoned part of the onesies, but you can attach it wherever you would like. Now take your marking pen and draw a straight line around the front and back of the onesie where you want your skirt to be attached.

Measure the distance around the onesie where you made your straight line. Add 1 1/2 times to that measurement or even double it. Now cut your piece of fabric the distance just determined by the desired length. I like to cut mine about 5″ long. But again you can cut it whatever length you want. and if you cut it too long in the beginning you can always trim it down a bit later.

Now sew the two ends together with right sides facing. Sew all around the top edge and make it ruffle.

Pin the dress on so that the right side is right side with the onesie and the ruffled edge is lined up with the line you drew onto the onesie.

Sew skirt in place using a a zig-zag stitch. I like to slightly stretch the onesie while sewing the skirt on to give a little extra room for stretching.

Now take a little scrap piece of fabric about 16″ x 1 1/2″. Sew on the top edge to ruffle it.

Pin in place on the top of the onesie like so. Only make one complete circle with the ruffled piece right now.

Sew in place on the ruffled edge.

Keep wrapping the ruffled piece in the shape of a circle while sewing it as you go. Don’t worry about making it look too perfect.

Cut out some little circles to cover up the stitches in the middle and sew in place.

And there you have a cute little embellished onesie that only took a few minutes to make. Now for the next onesie all I did was cut out a little piece of fabric and sew it to the front of the onesie.

Then use a scrap piece of fabric that is 1 1/2 times the length of the back side of the onesies. Ruffle the fabric then zig-zag stitch the ruffled piece onto the backside of the onesies. Extremely simple, but so fun to do.

For the teal dress I made it just like the pink polka dot dress above but this time I cut the two pieces of fabric different lengths to give the skirt a little different look.

Cut one of the pieces about 1 1/2″ to 2″ wider then the other piece of fabric.

Sew edges together like on the first dress. Ruffle the top edge of both pieces of fabric.

Pin the two pieces of fabric together and repeat the same steps as above with the pink polka dot dress.




For the last and my most favorite embellished onesie I wanted to keep it simple with a big pink flower on the front and a cute little ruffle on the backside.

Cut out some flowers. I used two different colored fabrics for these but you can use whatever you have on hand.

Just pin your flowers in place and sew like below.

Then add the centers of the flowers.

Add a cute little ruffled piece to the backside.

So there you have some fun and easy ways to embellish those plain white onesies.

embrace the camera {pull the handle…pull the handle}

Thank goodness for embrace the camera this week. I was having one of those days and these pictures just cheered me up! Sometimes I wonder if I was cut out for this job and other days, I just know I was. Gotta have bad days to appreciate the good days right?
So yesterday they chopped the corn field across the street. It’s one of those days we look forward to all year long. Its also one of those days that we stop everything we are doing to sit and watch the tractors drive around and around the field. This year we decided to drive the tractor up to the top of the hill to get a better look and to enjoy the crisp fall air.

We munched on popcorn and apples while we used the pumpkins and gourds as our seats. We spent hours just watching them drive around and around the field. No fighting… just smiles, laughter and lots of snuggling to stay warm. I’m telling ya, days like this don’t happen too often. So I enjoy them to the fullest when they do. Of course my favorite part of the day was watching the kiddo’s jump up and down yelling “pull the handle…pull the handle” every time the trucks drove by. Whoever was driving those trucks sure was great to us and those honks definitely made our day a little more special!

My newly upholstered love seat and more dollar fabric deals.

I finally finished reupholstering the love seat a few days ago. I have to say it is far from being perfect, but I just love the way it came out! I find myself constantly staring at it in awe that I did it. I am shocked by how easy the process was and how rewarding it is to be able to do something like this. So here is what I started with, a little love seat in need of a lot of love.
And here it is looking like a LOVE seat.
Yes, it’s far from being perfect, but it’s perfectly imperfect for this gal. The seams aren’t exactly where they should be and some of the fabric is running in opposite directions.
The batting is too thick in certain areas and sticks out a bit more then it should.
But I don’t think anyone will notice and really I don’t care if they do. I am so proud to say that I made those oopses. I definitely learned from my mistakes and know what to do next time, because there will definitely be a next time. I’m telling you, reupholstering furniture can be addicting. I changed my mind and decided to reupholster our sleep sofa now, plus this past weekend I picked up two chairs and an ottoman for 15 buckaroos to redo. Yes, it is addicting!
The total cost for redoing this little love seat was about $55 and that includes the cost of a new staple gun. Not bad for a new love seat huh? This past weekend was the weekend for finding some amazing deals! Not only did I snag up those two chairs and an ottoman, I also snagged up some amazing fabric deals…again!
I found more $1 and $1.99 a yard fabric deals that coordinate perfectly with my newly upholstered love seat. Yes it is more purple fabrics but for that price I will make it work. Plus they do look great together and I love that purple flowered fabric that has a little punch of green in it. It just happens to be the same shade of green that I am painting the walls.
Plus it helped by seeing the most amazing purple couch at Crate and Barrel that had lime green pillows on it. It totally reassured me of my color scheme. I think purple was just meant to be in our living room. In case you were wondering, the darker purple fabric will be recovering our sleep sofa and the purple flowers will be recovering the two chairs and ottoman that I just picked up.
Speaking of Crate and Barrel, how many of you have been diving in their $.99 a pound barrel before? I left there with almost every single piece of fabric that was in there.
I mean when a girl sees Merimekko fabric for $.99 a pound she is going to snag every piece she can! I had no shame in walking out of that store with a bag full of fabric after barrel diving for 1/2 an hour, yup no shame at all!
I thought my fabric deals would have stopped there, but they didn’t. I snagged up these pretty silky fabrics for another $1 a yard. I bought all they had which will be more then enough to make myself and the girls matching dresses.
Any of you snag up some good deals on fabric lately?