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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Darn Fridge

Our fridge went out this week and so I had some food to either eat fast or throw out. It was time to get creative.

At Christmas time Andrew and I took the Dirty Bingo prize. We were so gracious about it too! haha.

So my sister-in-law really wanted the cup with the straw and when I saw them at Target last week I had to pick one up for her. But.... I promised to only give handmade gifts this year so I was stuck. Andrew said he could just give it to her, but it still wasn't quite right.

Enter food that needs to be eaten. I took a puff pastry, rolled it out, and cut it into 8 squares. In each square I placed either a bite size Snickers bar, or a bite sized Twix bar. I then wrapped them up and baked them. I have to say they were pretty tasty! Each puff was then wrapped individually and put inside the cup. Yeah! Homemade treats:)

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Wine Lovers

I have a relative who started making their own wine and even fashioned a little bar/distilling (is that what it's called???) area in their home. I thought this would be the perfect addition for their new past time.

To me there are so many pros to this serving tray. It is eco friendly as well as an awesome conversation starter. The tray has a classy look to it and is very reasonably priced. Oh, and I loved the one I ordered and so did the receiver. Check out d'Pholk Designs for more colors too.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

One Hour Bag

For my sister (in-law) on her birthday I made this purse from a tutorial I found over at Ric-Rac. The tutorial is very detailed with lots of great pictures. This was my biggest sewing project so far and it went so smoothly thanks to the wonderful directions!

There is a little pocket inside and I couldn't find the magnetic snaps, but I did get a large snap from the sewing section at Wal-Mart. I think they were $2 or $3 for a set of 3.

I'm also really excited about the button embellishments! I purchased a little kit from Jo-Annes for around $3 so I could make matching buttons to add a little pizazz to the straps.