I don't like pineapple with my ham. 

That's right. I said it. Right now we are getting our first major thunderstorm. I'm lying in bed, with laptop and puppies, window open listening to the rain.

So back the the topic, I don't like pineapple with my ham. I also don't like apples with my chicken or cranberries with my turkey. While I understand it is a taste to be appreciated, I just cant seem to find myself wanting to chow down on this unique palette.

Earlier I was harvesting lettuce from our garden and it reminded me of  this recipe. It was so hot and humid today, I was in the mood for some leafy greens and sweet fruit.

With that being said, I do love this recipe below. Its healthy and it makes your mouth water.....

Strawberry Salad

What you will need:

Lettuce
Strawberries
Sesame Seeds
Sunflower Seeds
Flax Seeds
...and any other fixings you choose, (onions, carrots, etc.)

Dressing Preferred- Poppy Seed
Dressing variations- Sweet Vidalia Onion, Italian

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DIY Canvas Screenprinting

GOOD MORNING!

I am in a fantastic mood today. It is probably because I have gotten a lot accomplished over the past 3 days. I have been focusing on one of the spare bedrooms in my house the needed some good ole TLC.


So I decided what a inexpensive idea for some art to help decorate the plain white walls and fire place.


What you will need:


Painters Canvas
Acrylic Paint (color of your choice, but lighter tones work better)
Gel Medium
The picture you want to transfer
Spray bottle & Water
& Embellishments




*Enlarge your picture and photocopy it. The photocopy is what you will use.


*Paint the canvas to the color that you choose and let dry completely.


*After the paint dries, paint the canvas with gel medium, apply liberally, before the gel medium drys,flatten the photocopy face down and smooth out all the bubbles like wallpaper and let COMPLETELY dry before proceeding to the next step.


*Using the spray bottle lightly spray a section of the paper rubbing off one layer at a time until you can clearly see the picture.


* Make sure all paper debris is gone, and Embellish to your liking.


On the two canvases that I did, I used crackle paint to cover the corners which helped cover an imperfections, and added 2 of my fabric flowers to make Daisy's a little more girly.




So here is the final outcome.

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DIY Dog Bed

So in light of my new family member I decided he needed a really cozy place of his own. I was at Joann Fabric and found this great nutmeg colored velvet in the red tag section. I got 2 yards and I have had it setting in my sewing room for the past 3 months. I wasn't quite sure what I was going to use it for. Well Eureka!

I was at the pet store getting some new supplies for the puppy and some of the dog beds were ranging from $30 and up. I couldnt believe it.

So here is my version. It is super simple and you can use things that are in your house.

Things you will need.

-Pillow form, any size you want, I used a standard queen size pillow from one of the spare bedrooms
-sewing machine and all necesary accesories (thread, scissors, pins, etc.)
-fabric of your choice (in general, unless you have a large large dog and you are planning on making a huge bed, you will only need 1 yard of fabric.)

Standard Size pillow are 32" x 21", therefore you will need to cut 2 piece of fabric with a 1/2" seam allowance. Once you have those cut, you will need to cut the back rest piece. So the length will cover 3 of the 4 sides, equalling 75" and the height of the back rest can be whatever size you choose. I used 6". therefor I cut 2 pieces 75" x 6".

Once you have all the pieces cut it is time to sew. First start by sewing the pillow cover with right sides together, leaving one of the four sides open to insert the pillow. I chose to leave open one of the lengthiest sides for easier manuvering. Then sew together the backrest leaving both 6 inch sides open. At this point you are half way done. Here comes the tricky part. Now it is time to sew both pieces, the pillow cover and the back rest, together. Flip your pillow cover so that the wrong sides are now together. Same with the backrest, the ultimate goal is to sew both pieces together without sewing shut the openings. Below is a picture to better understand. Hopefully it helps, its really not a good picture.

Once you have that done insert your pillow, and fill the back rest with polyfil, aka stuffing. I left the pillow cover open so that when it comes time to wash this beautiful dog bed it doesnt take up the whole washing machine. Then simply gather and sew the ends of the back rest to keep any polyfil from coming out. Voila! Brand new dog bed that I actually like.

I know I did a good job  cause sometimes I even
catch this beautiful girl  taking a nap
in Duke's Window. 

*JoAnn's has a great section called Red Tag fabric. I periodically just go to see what is there. It serves me well most of the time, allows me to find fantastic fabric at an unbelievably low price.

So there you have it.....I have lots more stuff coming. Just a few technical problems the past 2 weeks.




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