christmas decorations

Over the next Few weeks I will be showing you some of my Christmas decorations. This one is my new favorite probably because its new. I cheated and bought the kit for this at our scrapbook / home decor store here called unique creations. She had all the blocks cut and the letters cut out so all I had to do was paint the blocks and stick the words on. But I love how it turned out. Super cute ;) you can check out the unique creations website here.

wood snowman

First of all let me say sorry for not posting for a few months. We went on vacation and when we got back our internet was out and we are now without internet so I have to do this on my phone. So bare with me please.

Anyway hopefully you remember the pumpkin patch post I did a few posts ago. Well I turned those pumpkins into snowman.I got the idea from pinterest and just modified it to my liking.

It is super easy just paint the boards white ( I used spray paint) then paint  their faces however you want them I think they look cute if they are not all exactly alike. Then hot glue material on the top. And your done;)

Have a great day hopefully I will be able to blog more now ;)

Table Runner #2

Table Runner #2

I have been working on a lot of sewing projects. My mom made me this table runner last year and i just pulled it out with my fall decorations and decided to make some for every holiday. So i will post the tutorial for it when i finish the Christmas one i started. I like this one a lot better than the other one i made and its pretty simple. all you need is about 32 5 inch squares. But like i said i will post the tutorial when i am done with the other one just wanted to let you see it. 

Chicken Teriyaki Rice Bowl

Chicken Teriyaki Rice Bowl

This is one of my favorite meals. it is very simple and delicious. I honestly can't remember where I got the recipe but its a good one so try it out.

Ingredients:
1/2 C Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce
2 Tablespoons Sugar
1 1/2 pounds Chicken Breasts
2 teaspoons Cornstarch
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
Hot Cooked Rice

Directions:
- Combine Teriyaki sauce and sugar until the sugar disolves.
-Cut chicken into chunks and place in plastic bag.
- Remove 3 tablespoons mixture and pour over chicken in bag and let marinade 15 minutes.
-Add enough water to remaining teriyaki sauce mixture to measure 2/3 cup.
-add cornstarch to mixture
-Heat oil in skillet and add chicken saute for 5 min
-Add rest of sauce mixture stirring 1 min or unil sauce boils and thickens slightly.
-Spoon over rice and veggies

Pumpkin Patch

I got this idea from pinterest and sort of simplified it to my liking. Now that fall is around the corner and Halloween is coming up i figured I would start breaking out the fall decor and put away the summer stuff. To be honest fall/winter is my favorite time of the year. I am working on a lot of decorations this year so hopefully i get them all done and on here.

As you can see this is pretty easy to make if you want to make them. all you need is 3 4x4 pieces of wood. My tallest one is 19 inches and my shortest is about 14 so the middle one is between there. Then i just got sticks and hot glued them on top for the stump. and paint. and your done :)

Sorry

Sorry that i haven't posted in a week or so. Whenever it is stormy or even a little bit cloudy here our internet goes out. It has been out for ever now it seems like. And it just came back on today. But I have quite a few recipes and crafts to post so keep checking back every few days. 

Ranch Potatoes

 So I have been trying to be better at having sides with our meals instead of just the main meal. So this what we had the other night and it was a hit! I don't have a ton of time to make dinner so this is the best recipe it really only takes about 5 min to prepare. 

Ingredients:

2 lbs red potatoes quartered

1/4 C. vegetable oil.

1 pkg hidden valley ranch.

1 Ziploc bag 

Directions

Place quartered potatoes in bag. Pour the vegetable oil. Close bag and toss to coat the potatoes. Make sure they are coated. Open the bag and pour in ranch packet. Toss again to make sure they all get coated. Place in a baking dish and cook at 450 for 30 to 35 min or until potatoes are tender.

Temp: 450       Time 30-35 Min             Servings: 5