White Chicken Chile

So this is an amazing recipe that everyone should try. It is soooooo easy, and quick, and I love it. I paired it with sourdough bread, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese. Enjoy!

Tried, Tested, Approved

Last night I made this delicious Broccoli  Chicken Cheddar Croissant Braid. It was a big hit, and we even ate it again tonight! One thing to watch out for is cook time. The first time I took it out it was doughy, but I put it back in and , so you might need to cook it longer than the recipe suggests. It is a really quick and easy recipe. Follow the directions spot on and you cannot fail!

Butterfly Toes

This was a really fun project. We made a set of Butterfly Feet for my hubby's office! The girls had a ton of fun getting their feet painted. So much fun in fact that I couldn't get a picture of me painting their feet for fear acrylic paint was going to end up all over my counter and clothes. (Acrylic paint doesn't come out of clothes, and I don't feel like scraping it off my counter. I know, not a fun mom.) But they did turn out super cute. The original pinterest pin has the feet on canvas, but I used stuff I had on hand.

 So I used acrylic paint, pipe cleaners, card stock, paint brush, and an old frame.

 I painted my little princesses' feet. It was hard because they're squirmy, but we got it done.

 I cut pipe cleaners to roll them for the antennae. The original pin uses thumb prints; I think both ideas are cute. Although the pipe cleaners get smashed in the frame, they still look cool.

Final product. I like it!

Cream Cheese Wontons

I made stir fry last night, and I decided to pair it with some cream cheese wontons. I've never done it before, but I found this lovely little recipe. The real perk is its a weight watchers recipe so it is lower in calories than other recipes. I made a couple adjustments like dropping the crab because my hubby doesn't like crab.

The edges got a little crispy, but they were still pretty tasty.

Pipe Cleaner Rings

So it's a random crafty find! Cute flower rings out of pipe cleaners. I stumbled on this link and it is an awesome tutorial for a flower ring. So I decided to make my little princess some rings today. Unfortunately, I only had one color. I'm sure it works better with three different colors, but she loved it none the less. And it is a fun, quick, easy project!

Pipe Cleaners

Twist them together to make the set look like whiskers.

Wrap it around the finger you want to wear and twist.

Start to roll the edge of pipe cleaners to the center of the ring.

Finished product!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link Party!

Wednesday Wowzers. I just linked up some of my latest creations! Check out all these awesome ideas. More inspiration for pinning.

Magic Hearts

So I'm not a huge fan of Valentine's Day. It's just not a day that's really that important to me. (It does have special meaning because that is the holiday I started dating my husband many moons ago, but other than that I just don't get to into it.) This is no excuse for my kids to not be into it, so today we made Valentine Magic Hearts. Featured on http://preschoolalphabet.blogspot.com.

It's actually quite simple. All you  need is a white crayon, thick paper, a heart stencil (unless you can freehand. I don't trust myself), scissors, and watercolors.  1) Cut out some heart shapes, preferably on thick paper. I used card stock. You can use regular paper, but the watercolors will soak it. 2) Draw a design with the white crayon. 3) Paint over it with the watercolors to reveal the secret message.

My little princess loved watching the watercolor slide off the crayon. We made cute little messages and this afternoon, I'll let her hang them on the doors. Maybe she will have a better attitude about Valentine's Day than I do.