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Faux Butcherblock Countertops – Part 2
Materials & Costs | Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4 Day two of our kitchen counter remodel has fared well with good results! We picked up first thing this morning with sanding down the wood fill and the entire island to prep it for the stain. A belt sander makes this...
Faux Butcherblock Countertops – Part 1
Materials & Costs | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 When we moved into our house over four years ago the kitchen countertops were in pretty good shape. While they looked nice, they were actually floor tiles. This was nice for aesthetics and clean up, however eventually...
Low Carb Cheese Quesadillas
I've been craving a quesadilla for a week or so now and remembered that I had low-carb wraps in the pantry and plenty of cheese...so I made some for lunch! Easy, fast and yummy! You can even add in meats, veggies and other condiments as you wish. Ingredients: 1/2 tbs...
Loaded Baked Pota-fauxs
One issue I have with low-carb eating is the urge for baked potatoes...well urge no more! This recipe Food.com, with my own modifications, and will stamp those urges to the ground and make your brain think you're eating a yummy, delicious, sinful baked potato with all...
Halloween 2014
Most everyone I know is aware that I absolutely LOVE Halloween. I love the weather, the scary movies, the costumes, the candy....all of it! Each year I decorate a little bit more and a little bit earlier, just so I can enjoy the decor myself. Since we live in BFE we...
Needle Cushion
As I learn more about my sewing machine, I'm on the look out for small, simple projects, but yet projects of things that I actually want to make or things that are at least useful. As I was perusing PInterest I came across a short and sweet project for beginners on...
Girl’s Night Out
Saturday night Christina and I were invited for a girl's night out by our girlfriend Beth. We kicked off the evening with dinner and drinks at our local Outback Steakhouse. Upon walking into the bar area of the restaurant, we saw our friends Lydia and Ben sitting at...
Decorative Fabric Pumpkin
My second sewing project went MUCH better than the first attempt - so much better it can actually be displayed in my home as a decorative piece, as intended.I'm a PInterest fiend and I came across this cute Fabric Pumpkin sewing tutorial by Danielle Thompson and had...
Fabric Scrap Organization
As I launch into my journey of learning how to sew, only two projects in I have realized I am going to accumulate a lot of fabric scraps that are too small to go back with the original roll. I needed a place in my ever-growing cluttered craft room to keep these scraps...
