Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Simple Green

Ok, this stuff is amazing. If you haven't tried it you should. It's pretty inexpensive, and its concentrated so it's gonna last longer. 
I am a Melaleuca freak. My whole house is full of Melaleuca products.  If you've never heard of Melaleuca go here and read about it. Its an extrodinary company, with impeccable products.  My children, my 2nd child inparticular is so curious, and into everything all the time. With my Melaleuca products, I never have to worry about having to call poison control 100 times per day. He could literally drink the cleaners or dish soap and be totally fine. Not saying I think its ok for him to play with my cleaning products, by any means, but knowing if he ever did that its not going to kill him is definitely reassuring. 
I'm sure you'll see lots of cleaning tips and cleaning products pop up, on this blog from me.  Most of them being from Melaleuca, because its just that amazing.
Simple Green is not a Melaleuca product, but its still pretty great. I was a bit weary of trying it cause I never really heard anything about it or payed attention to it in the stores. I didn't want to use anything that was toxic or anything. 
 I was cleaning out my car one day and trying to clean the backs of my seats where 2 of my boys have kicked their muddy shoes all over.  My seats are leather and for the life of me I could not get the dirt out of all the little crevices in the leather. So it still looked dirty after cleaning it. Well I was talking to my husband about it and his mechanic mentioned Simple Green, that it would definitely work, he also said it would work on those tuff stains in the carpet from where my children have spilled stuff.  So I went to the store, found it, read the label, then bought it. Its a non-toxic, biodegradable, environmentally safer cleaning product used for household cleaning. I went home and tried it, and what do ya know it got my seats clean. (on the bottle it said not to use on leather, but I did anyway).  After seeing how well it worked I went online to read some more about it. One of the things I read is that it gets all kinds of stains out of clothes. I have yet to try it on clothes, but with 3 boys and a husband that gets real muddy at work, I'm sure I will.
  Probably the only thing I'm not too crazy about, is the smell of this stuff.  If it does what its suppose too tho, I can put up with the smell. 
If you've used Simple Green, let me know how it worked for you!
  

Monday, March 29, 2010

Carseat Covers
I've been making these carseat covers like crazy! I had gotten a tutorial on them here awhile ago and had made a couple. They were super cute, but after seeing tons of other cute ones that were slightly different in style, I decided to change a few things. So these are a couple of my first few in this style.
I feel like they turned out pretty cute, but I still wasn't completely happy with my measurements and stuff. So I kept tweaking things, and they keep getting better and better.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

CADBURY EGG COOKIES
Yeah for Easter! I love Cadbury eggs and after seeing this recipe I had to try them. I am so glad I did too cause they are absolutely delish! Go here and get the recipe. 

Friday, March 26, 2010

Hair Bows
My mom came up for a visit and to help watch my boys. We went crazy making these hairbows for my new niece and the one thats on the way. They turned out so cute and are going to look so lovely atop those delicious baby heads.

Butterflies

Bumble Bees, I really loved how these turned out.

                                          Tons of  Korkers

I only wish I had a little girl , so she could wear some.
WET BAG
This is another little project I've been wanting to put together. It was pretty simple to make, but it was a bit tricky working with the vinyl on the inside. I think I would use plastic next time. If you're interested in making one go here for directions. It will be nice to have for the swimming pool or just to have in the diaper bag for those dirty diapers or panties.

Thursday, March 25, 2010




There is this place in town that makes the best Strawberry Lemon Poppyseed cakes with whipped topping. The only thing is that they are on the expensive side and Jason can't have poppyseed, soooo I decided to make up my own. I found a whipped topping online and kinda went from there.
I made a lemon cake in two 9 in round pans.
I covered the first layer with the cool whip frosting (recipe below) and then i cut up strawberries(about 2 of those green baskets or one of those clear plastic containers you get at the store) I covered the first layer with the sliced strawberries and then i put more whipped frosting over the strawberries, then i added the second cake and covered with the frosting. I used the extra strawberries to go around the cake and a few in the center on top. It was yummy!
*Whipped Topping Frosting*
1 tub cool whip
1 package Instant vanilla pudding
1 cup milk
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Mix sugar, pudding mix, and milk until blended, fold in cool whip.
Spread on cake :)

You can decrease milk and increase powdered sugar for a thicker consistancy.
My cousin Jackie had made one of these boxy pouches, and I just knew I needed to make one. It was pretty easy, and they are so cute. The tutorial came from here. I'm going to give it as a gift to one of my good friends, lipgloss in it and gift card.
These pictures really show the threads I still need to nip, so try to ignore those.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

I was just about to throw out our empty tub of cashews today and so glad I didn't. I have been needing a cookie jar and it just so happens the cashew tub was the perfect size. I even made cookies this morning, which are by far my favorite! I don't know remember where I found the recipe, but they are super easy.

LEMON COOKIES

1 Box of lemon cake mix
1 regular size tub of cool whip
1 egg
Powdered Sugar
Combine the top three ingredients. Beat until blended. Batter will be sticky. Drop by teaspoonfuls into a small bowl of powdered sugar. Roll lightly to coat. Place them on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 9-10 minutes.