It's Friday!

The weekend is here! The weekend means way less to me now that I am working retail but for some reason I still get excited for Friday Friday!  Cause we gotta get down on Friday. Obviously. I thought it would be great to do a little recap of our first week.

Shrinky Dinks and Mothers Day just seem to go hand in hand right?  

A quick last minute gift.

Perfect breakfast for a lovely breakfast in bed.

I had to add some links from around the internet that I found and loved this week!

I love the look of these marbled DIY pictures.

This raspberry tart is on my list of recipes to try this weekend.

Fun rock portrait craft for mothers day.

BLT salad with basil mayo dressing?  Uh yeah please!

I kind of love the idea of a restaurant registry instead of the traditional wedding registry.

Farmers Market baskets just in time for the actual Farmers Market!

Awesome deals in Emily's awesome etsy shop! Seriously you guys that shop is full to the brim of crazy good deals.

My kids go crazy for marble runs.

Totally cool interview about a foster to adoption experience. 

I am on the hunt for a great coral lipstick.

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Strawberry Turnovers-A breakfast Dad and the Kids can make

                                   

Hello! This is a super duper easy recipe and would be perfect for dads and kids (kids will need to be supervised because you will need to use the oven and a sharp knife.) Let me put it this way...by the time the oven was preheated we were ready to put these delicious sweeties in the oven. 

Here we go...

Strawberry Turnovers

1 sheet of puff pastry thawed

1 can pie filling (any flavor but we chose strawberry)

1/3 C of of powdered sugar

1-2 TBS milk

a little vanilla

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place 1 sheet of puff pastry out and cut into 4 squares. Arrange on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Add the filling to one side of the square. Fold over from point to point. Seal the edges with either a fork or your fingers.  Cut a slit in the top or poke it with a fork. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Meanwhile stir the powdered sugar and milk and vanilla adding more milk and sugar until it reaches the consistency you prefer. Once the pastries are cooled drizzle the glaze over the beauties. Enjoy!

(These are the pictures of my girls making them)

LOVES!! 

Emily

AWH a little over full. Oh well...still tasty!

Mother's Day Wish List

With Mother's Day right around the corner I can't help but make a dream wish list of things I would love to receive. Ultimately what I really want is something handmade by my kids that I can treasure and bring out year after year. But this is fun too!!

I want a swedish hook knife for carving spoons.

This bag is perfect!  The leather is lovely and it will age and wear perfectly.

I want my kids to make me little handprint shrinky dink keychains.

A new dress is always a good idea.  And black is ideal!

This picture is fuzzy but I still love looking at it!  A lilac bush would be a lovely gift.

What is on your wish list for Mother's Day? What fun thing are you getting your mother? 

-AnneMarie 

A Quick Easy Inexpensive Last Minute Mothers Day Gift The Kids Can Make!

Hello! If you are still looking for a mothers day gift your kidlets can make for your mom/their grandma we are going to be best of friends! This is just like me too! Don't you worry I have a great idea! I found this idea on pinterest and ran with it. We made shrinky dink key chains for Grandma and Nana. (mom if you are reading this look away NOW!) HAHA!!

Please note this project requires adult supervision 

What you need:

1. a package of Shrinky Dink material (I got mine from Hobby Lobby)

2. Permanent Markers (be careful with the little ones)

3. scissors

4. a hole punch (we discovered you need to make a hole bigger than a standard hole punch but cutting 2 overlapping works well)

5. key chain hardware

6 parchment paper or a brown bag cut to fit on a cookie sheet

7. white paper to put under the shrinky dink material so that it is A)easier to draw on and B) protects your table from the accidental marker swipe.

Instructions:

1. Let kids design and color to their hearts content (you will want to leave a boarder) BTW I only gave each child half a sheet of shrinky dink material and it was enough)

2 Preheat oven to 325

3. Prepare a cookie sheet with either a cut to fit brown bag or parchment paper.

4. Cut around the art work (I would suggest rounding as much as possible. The straight edge can sometimes be a little pokey)

5. Punch a hole or two for the key ring or your choice of findings to fit through. (this must be done before baking)

6. Place the SD material onto the pan and place in the oven

7. wait for 1-3 minutes or until the design curls and straightens back out flat. Once it is flat wait for about 30 seconds to allow the process to complete before removing from the oven.

8. Remove the pieces for the pan and press with a folded piece of paper and leave flat until it is completely cooled. 

( a helpful hint if you have a piece that you are unhappy with the shape it shrank into you can pop it back into the oven for 2-5 minutes and reshape it. 

Like this one. (lol!)

Although my best advice when making shrinky dinks is not to cut so close and to leave a border.

9. Add your key chain hardware and you are all done! 

YAY! 

Enjoy!

Questions? We love nice people and their comments!