Smores Pie-Quick and Easy Last minute No bake pie Recipe

This Pie is awesome! Very easy, very tasty and simple and no bake is always a plus when you are using the oven for so many other things this time of year.  My sweet Gabby made this one up for us and another for a family friend and it was marvelous! Give it a try!

Yummy S'more Pie

1 package of instant pudding 3.9 oz size

1 can 12 oz of evaporated milk

1 9 inch graham cracker crust

3 cups mini marshmallows

2 cups frozen whipped topping (cool whip style) thawed

1/2 C chocolate chips

Whisk 1 1/4 C evaporated milk and pudding mix in a bowl until blended and pour into the graham crust. Microwave 2 Cups of the marshmallows and 1/4 Cup evaporated milk for 30-45 seconds until smooth. Let stand for 15 minutes. Gently fold the whipped topping. SPoon over the the chocolate layer and smooth. Add 1 cup of marshmallows and the chocolate chips to the top and then refrigerate for 2 hours.  Once set using a torch to brown marshmallows. Serve and enjoy!!

Halloween Apothecary label Printables-FOR FREE!!

Happy Halloween! 

These are for you to use as a gift from us and especially from our little Gabby and her amazing design talents! 

(for personal use only please) 

We put them on some 2 liter soda bottles but 

you can do whatever your imagination can think up. 

ENJOY!

PS she does custom work and would love to help you design something fun and her prices are very reasonable too!! Just comment below and we can get in touch with her!!

Click here 

and

Click here

to download the printables

Thanks so much lovely Gabby!

LOVES

Emily

Free First Day of School Printable!!

Friends!! Where is the summer going?? I had to have that talk with my girly's about getting our sleep schedules back in order. (It takes 30 days to adjust your bodies sleep patterns they say.) Woah! Its flying by...Are you freaking out? Would a free printable help you feel better? :) Here is a darling sign you can have your cute kidlets hold in the "first day of school" photos. Free for the taking from the ever adorable Miss Lily. (Gabby)

You can print it any size you'd like up to 11x14.

Download the Printable!!

Also, somethings to think about...

1.  Now is a great time to buy/stock up on art supplies for Christmas presents for all the artists on your gift lists while prices are lowest. 

2. if you are planning on giving gifts in a jar now is a good time to buy the jars while they are readily available. 

Check out some ideas from Tidy Mom here...

Gift in a jar

AND

3. If any of you want to make homemade vanilla extract to give for Christmas, you should start that soon. It takes a few months to brew.

 Here's a link for the how to/recipe... 

Homemade Vanilla Extract

(I haven't made any before but I sure want to!!) 
PS be sure to read the reviews!! 
There's some great advice and tips! 

Swimsuit Cover Up-Victoria's shhhh....A knock off tutorial

We do a lot a swimming in the summer.  Enough to necessitate a cover up for sure.  Did you know that Vicky's secret charges 50 bucks for one like this??  It cost me less than $10 and I didn't even need a sewing machine?! 

Here's the easy tutorial:

You will need:

enough knit fabric to go around your body 1.5 times

a needle and thread to match your fabric

scissors

something to make the round of the arm pits 

(I used a dessert plate)

elastic 

(we used hair elastics) 

What to do:

open the fabric and then fold it into quarters

Cut 3 strips off the end that will be braided together for the straps.

 Using the elastics to secure the strips of fabric braid the piece into a nice long braid.

 See,,,just like this...

 Fold the fabric in half (pin together if you need to) and then cut both thicknesses to provide an  armpit hole for each side (the top corners)

Open up a hole in your braid and pull a little bit of the corner of your knit piece into the braid. 

Fold the little pulled through corner over the strands of the braid and stitch down with your needle and matching tread. Cut off excess after it is stitched down securely.

 Measure the length of the braid over the shoulder for size, cut and secure with a knot or the elastic so the braid doesn't come undone and then sew and repeat the steps above on the back side as well. Now repeat for the other side. 

To wear, wrap around the back and slide the "arm holes" across to opposite shoulders. 

PS... Thanks Gabs for "showing me love"!! You are a doll and a half! I love your happy happy face!! and your sweet willingness to help!

PSS... We cut about 4 inches off the bottom of the cover up after the pictures were taken. 

Free 4th of July Printables! Come and Get 'Em!!

Come and get these lovelies! 

They are to you from us! 

LOTS OF LOVES!!

GO USA!

GO Free Printables!

GO GABBY FOR MAKING THE FREE PRINTABLES! 

(we love your adorable 13 year old self!)

PS check out Gabby's stuff here... and here...

more to come from her soon too!!
Download the cupcake toppers!

Download the subway art!

Download the water bottle label!

Autograph Pillowcases...A Last day of school idea

Looking for a way to help your kids remember their friends over the summer? How about for years to come? Here is an idea....We made autograph pillow cases.  The girls (Gabby and Sarah who are the only children in our house still in school) will take these cute creations to school with them armed with two of their favorite colors and let their friends autograph their pillowcase. We used the super cheap pillowcases and a fabric marker and sharpies as well and let them design their own. We have used heat transfer vinyl before but they seem to prefer making their own. Crafty kids? Go figure....:) 

ENJOY!

Emily
PS please forgive the pictures...something was crazy with our camera which may or may not be operator error. :)

A Proud Mama and Free Fathers Day Printables!!

This is my 13 year old Gabrielle (or Gabby for short) She is My Fourth child and third daughter and I love her so much! She is one of those kids that simply excels in everything she does! Gabby is multi talented and just recently played Annie in Annie the Musical! 

(my little orphan Annie/Gabby)

AND 

she has started her own printables company!! Have I mentioned shes only 13?!? These are just a few of her many many talents and abilities!!

She offered to make some fathers day printables for all of us out of the goodness of her heart. (What I doll I tell ya!) We thought something that could go on anything would be appreciated.  Here's our take on how we used the printables...but of course you could use them anyway you see fit. (please for personal use only) 

Click the links below to download.

Download the Bag Topper

Download the #1 Dad

Download the Pop tag

ENJOY!!
Emily