Make Believe Frock GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Make Believe Frock GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!
Way too cute! Every little girls needs a crown and a dress like this!

King's Hawaiian Rolls

My friend Stephanie clued me in on a really easy really yummy dinner. Making sandwiches out of King's Hawaiian Rolls. You get the really big round roll, meat and cheese. Cut the top off the roll layer on the meat and cheese, stick it in the oven for 10-15 minutes and you have a warm gooey tasty big sandwich. Slice it up and serve. We've made a couple of variations on this and have really liked both. We've made it with ham, swiss, and honey butter. And we've also tried roast beef, provolone, and green chili mayo. Both delicious. I love having a few good really fast meal options in my recipe book. And I am always looking for more. What are some of your family favorites? I'm talking fast though 30 minutes or less. 7 ingredients or less.

I Went Private

I finally went private with my family blog. So if you didn't receive an invite and you would like one then email me at bebop480@gmail.com

Oh Sonya!

My DH used to work for the skin care company Sonya Dakar. Sonya Dakar the person got arrested last week for apparently trying to bite a health inspector. For some reason I find this funny. My DH used to tell me all kinds of funny stories about people complaining that Sonya was mean. All I know is that she makes a mean face cream. If you have lot's of extra money try out The Sonya Dakar Ultra Lux line. If you have a little extra money try the Sonya Dakar Drying Potion. No scratch that! Everyone go out and buy this as no woman should live without it!

As a side note I myself have only met Sonya once very briefly in passing at a red carpet event for the clinic. However I have had wonderful conversations with her sweet husband Israel and her beautiful daughter Mimi. So I'm sure she can't be all that bad because she has a wonderful family.

Tie Chair

My dear friend Misty had a problem. Her darling daughter refused to sit in a high chair because she so desperately wanted to be like her older brother. This resulted in Misty standing next to her throughout all her meals so she wouldn't fall off her chair. She needed a solution. Her Mom told her how her Great Grandma used to tie her to chairs when she was little with dish towels. This sparked an idea in Misty's head and Tie Chair was born. Tie Chair is a harness that fits onto any dinning chair. It easily folds up to fit in your diaper bag making it convenient to take to church activities, grandma's house & restaurants (seriously those high chairs are always so disgusting!). I have used it with my little gal and I must say I love it! It's easy to use and practical. It's great for Grandparents who don't want to buy a highchair & it takes up less room than a booster seat. Just fold it up and store in the linen closet. Or for the traveler. No need to worry about packing the booster seat. Just throw it in the diaper bag. Visit her website at www.tiechair.com for more info and better pictures (mine aren't very good!). I don't know about you but I love hearing about the latest and greatest baby gadgets!

Project Runway Love

Oooh I just watched this weeks episode of project runway (DVR is my friend). Diane von Furstenberg is one of my favorites! What a great challenge. I must say Leanne and Korto nailed it! Korto is by far my favorite designer this season... Who's yours?Leanne's LookKorto's Look

Gorgeous Gorgeous!

And The Winner Is...

Marie! Email me (bebop480@gmail.com) your address and I will put them in the mail for you! I'm still trying to decide what tutorial to do next. I'll be putting it up on Sept. 15th though. So check back then. I just want to say Thank You to everyone for the positive feed back. This blog is really helping me to keep creative. I'm just happy to know I'm not the only one enjoying it!

One More Day

I just got back from vacation and I haven't had time to do the drawing. So I'm giving it one more day. So leave a comment on the post below and check back Thursday to see if you have won!

Hair Clip Tutorial Part One

For my baby shower one of my good friends gave me a set of these hair clips. They were one of my favorite things to receive, and now I give them away at all the baby girl showers I go to. I love them and they are so easy to make. You can easily whip out a set of 10 in a half hour. This is a tutorial on the "easy" way to make them. Meaning with a glue gun. If you are too good for a glue gun then I can't help you. There will be no hand sewing hair clips today.

DISCLAIMER: I'm not a writer. I don't do grammar, spelling, and all that nonsense. So please don't be offended if my writing is bad. Also I'm not a very good photographer. Enjoy!

Materials
Hair Clips (box of 100 $4.99 @ Sally Beauty Supply)
Glue Gun
Ribbon
Scrap Booking Brads
Silk Flowers


1. Cut length of ribbon. About 4.5 inches.
2. Clip the hair clip onto ribbon length wise.



3. Glue top of clip over opening. Fold ribbon over being sure to keep flat and straight. This will seal inside and outside of the top of clip together.






4. Glue end of clip and push ribbon in to cover the part you pinch.







5. Glue back side of the pincher and fold ribbon over to finish. I like to keep the main part of the back of clip plain because I feel like it grips the hair better. You can cover it if you would like, but it doesn't really show.




6. Deconstruct your silk flower. Throw away the center but keep everything else.






7. Arrange petals and pick out a scrapbooking Brad. Stick the prongs of your brad through the center of your petals. If you feel like your petals are lying too flat then you can use the extra plastic piece from your silk flower to add some lift. I usually like to use 2-3 layers of petals. You can make them as big or as small as you would like.


8. When you get your flowers looking the way you would like them too glue to the top center of your ribbon covered clip.






That's it you are done (see photo at the top of post). I use a lot of variations on this idea. For lazy days when I just put the munchkin in a onesie I will use a clip that is just covered in ribbon. For church I use the flowers or I have made them with bows too. You can put anything on these babies and they will look adorable. But my favorites are the flowers!

And yes I am having a giveaway. The lucky winner will win a set of 10 clips. 4 flowers, 3 ribbon, and 3 bows. So leave a comment below, and link this post to your blog or website. Do this by Monday Sept. 1. The winner will be announced on Tuesday Sept. 2. Anyone can enter and the winner is chosen randomly by my DH out of a hat.

Make some! You will be surprised by how easy they are and how cute they will look in your kiddos hair!

Poor, Pathetic, Pitiful Pico

I know I promised you another tutorial today. It just didn't get done because we had to rush this sad boy to the vet. He has been feeling under the weather and has been refusing to do anything but sleep. No eating, drinking, playing. Nothing. The good Doctor says he is having some back issues and it might be depressing him. I'll tell you what I hope he gets better soon. He has had so many issues this summer. I am ready for my healthy, happy, hyper little guy to be back to normal.

So sorry about the tutorial. Tune in tomorrow. I will have it up by then!