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I have so wanted to make Miss O and I matching skirts and well I finally got around to it when I found this really cute spring/summer print.

They are pencil skirts and were super easy to make.

I don't bake and it is the one thing I really fail miserable at. I rather go and buy something at the store. I try and it usually ends in a failure. I do have the cake ball maker which helps some but it is one of the skills I just can't master. I have been thinking of taking the cake class at the local craft store but haven't gotten around to it. Though the one thing I can do is sew and this is a cute piece of cake project that is zero calories. I am thinking about making a whole cake this way because it was super easy.

I created and cut out a template to make it. It is basically two triangles, two rectangles and one square which I stitched together, stuffed, and closed up. I put it on my pretty china to get a formal effect (heck I should use it for something).  This would make a great gift to someone as a fun baby toy. You could decorate it all up or keep it simple like I did. If I get more ambitious, I might make the whole cake. I think I would need like seven more pieces to make the whole thing and than I would have to convince myself that I need a cake stand (okay I looking for a reason).


The following are the sizes of the pieces cut from the templates:

So my wonderful children have pecked away at the wallpaper border int he half bath. The first rip happened a few years ago when Daddy was home with a sick Miss O, who for some reason thought I need to rip that. I did a quick fix on it but than this past year, both kids have gotten their hands on it to rip pieces off.

I knew I needed to fix it which meant to actually take it all down and either repaint or put a new border up. I was so dreading it but with all of the things I have been doing over the lats few weeks, I finally decided to get to it. I ordered a new border last week and than started taking down the border. I peeled off the first layer of the one wall last week and well was dishearten. I walked away dreading it even more now.

So yesterday the new border arrived and I figured I should just go to work on it. I have to say it ended up being way easier than I thought. It took me a total of an hour to take the original border down and put the new one up. I think these new borders are so much nicer than the old wallpaper which you would have to basically take it down to the sheet rock (yep  we had to do that in our kitchen when we took that stuff down).

I first took off the print part of the wallpaper and than I started working on the tan backing. I was cleaning up around the edges and got it wet, well that was the trick to it. It peeled right off. I got it all off in about twenty minutes by just wetting sections and peeling it off. I than took both the sponge and magic eraser to get those few little pieces.

Because it took so little time, I started working on the new border which I got up in about thirty minutes (you have to wait some between wetting and putting up). I love that I have a natural level in there with the counter, so it went right up plus I found a nice simple border that wasn't so busy, so piecing it was really easy.

Here are pictures of it all:

Here is my article for this week:   Spring Cleaning

Oh there are so many great things about March. You know that thing about it in like a Lion out like a Lamp- we started here in Houston pretty much like a Lamb so far. The weather is wonderful and we are enjoying walks and playing outside.

So the funny thing is like I need a month to be Crafty! I feel you should always try to be crafty and I know it is harder for some more than others. Here is the challenge for the month to you all. Try something crafty outside your box. There are lots of entry level crafts on Pinterst or just do a quick search on the web. I even have some great crafts that are easy and quick. My favorite craft is always quick and simple with a dramatic effect.

So challenge yourself and create something even something small!!

This is what I love to stay home with the kids so that on a morning like this on Dr. Seuss birthday, I have the time to make them some green eggs and ham.  They loved it and we didn't have to try to eat it in a house or with a mouse or even in the rain on a train.

These were easy to make. I took some spinach and sautéed that up in the pan and than added some scrambled eggs. I toasted some english muffins and than added cheese and ham to make our own version. Miss O told me it was so good and loved it (she wants it a again tomorrow and was eating her brothers).

The bad news was that Miss O's Cat in the Hat shirt no longer fits her so she went to school with out it.  Oh we so wish it had fit and I had the request to get a bigger one for her which might not be so easy!

I got this bean soup mix awhile ago and well finally got around to using it. It is like 13 different beans in it  and I used it before to make a chili like dish with it.

This week, I wanted soup. I find soup to be filling and comforting with out being loaded with tons of things  I have been working my butt off for. Plus I made it in the crock pot which makes life so much easier. Just throw it all in and let it slowly cook. I think people underrate the slow cooker and need to use it more. I love it the summer because i get those great meals with out heating up the kitchen.

I used the following in it:

1.5 cups of the bean mix (it is a dried bean mix)
1 smoked sausage
1 can of tomato sauce (small can)
1 table spoon of beef bouillon
6-7 cans of water (I used the tomato sauce can),

I just cooked it all day and stirred it once in awhile to make sure that there was enough water in it. If it is looking like you need more water, just add a half a cup and see how it is cooking. Add more as needed.