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Tutorial: Maxi Skirt
Maxi skirts are always a spring and summer staple. This tutorial takes a few yards of jersey knit fabric and turns it into a stylish and versatile piece in under an hour. What you need jersey knit stretch fabric – 2-3 yards machine matching thread pins scissors measuring tape First – check to see if your fabric is sheer or not. I’m using this white knit that I got on sale 90% off!!!! I paid 2$ a yard, so this skirt cost me about 4…
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Recipe: Asian Slaw with Vinaigrette
This slaw is so tasty – it packs some flavour in a small bite. Plus, it’s has great texture and works well in your lunch the next day – Bonus!! Ingredients about 2 cups cabbage – shredded 2 broccoli stems – shredded a couple of carrots – shredded OR broccoli slaw bag cabbage slaw bag 2 carrots – shredded Vinaigrette 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar 1 teaspoons of soy sauce 1/2 – 1 tablespoon of sriracha clove of garlic, minced 1 teaspoon of sesame…
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Recipe: Square M&M and Oreo Cookies
Love Oreo cookies and M&Ms? No, you don’t…well, then pick something you love and add it to this square cookie recipe! But…if you do, then you’re in luck! Time to try these square M&M and Oreo cookies. I noticed some cookies like this on Pinterest one day and I though, wow…inspiration!! Time to bake up! They are easy to make and they go quickly. I start with my chewy cookie recipe: Ingredients 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon backing soda 2 teaspoons corn starch 1/2 cup…
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Recipe: Rhubarb Pie
It’s a true summertime treat – rhubarb pie. It grows like crazy in my garden so I bake a lot with it, or sometimes just dunk it in sugar and eat it raw. Here’s what you need for this tart treat! Ingredients 6.5 cups of chopped rhubarb 1.5 cups of sugar 3 tablespoons of corn starch dash of salt dough recipe – try 1-2-3 Here we go – lay out your floured area to work on your dough. Roll it out well, but don’t over…
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Recipe: S’mores Layer Pie
What screams summer more than s’mores? Nothing! When I was little we used to rent a cottage in Michigan and families came from all over the state. This one family, they had two girls that I hung out with, their mom worked at the Hershey’s factory. To a kid, that was like the best job ever! We had s’mores almost every night…they were so good. Ingredients 1 box brownie mix (and ingredients to make it) 2 boxes of instant chocolate pudding (and ingredients to make…
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DIY: Patio Tablecloth
This DIY patio tablecloth is my tentative answer to not finding a table for our deck. I’m sure you know my troubles trying to find a suitable patio table…this is a quick and easy solution and can actually be used to make any tablecloth! What You Need Fabric Thread Serger Buttons Ribbon Washers I made my DIY patio tablecloth a bit big for the table because I want it to fit picnic tables when we go camping, too. I made it 50 inches by 85…
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DIY: Patio Table
DIY Patio Table Summer starts tomorrow and what we needed was a patio table! Last year we purchased 4 chairs from Home Depot but we didn’t like any of their tables, nor any tables anywhere for that matter. Our plan, we’ll build one ourself! The small problem…time. Where does all the time go? In need of a quick fix, I remembered that we had this ugly folding table in the basement – the pervious owner had left it (and after looking at it, you can…
