If you’re busy like me and always looking for a quick fix meal, then your sidekick in the kitchen is the CROCKPOT!
I love to use my crockpot to make quick one pot meals that I don’t have to worry about and is done by the time I get home from work.
Check out the site A Year of CrockPotting for an entire site dedicated to crockpot recipes. Enjoy
Fall Nail Polish Hot Trends 2011
Nail Polish has always been a big statement in a whisk of a small stroke. Polishing your tips is an exenspensive way to look fashionable and cleanly chic. This Fall 2011 the trend is classy with rich dark cool tones colors. Textures are inspired by luxurious fabrics of such as lace, delicate mauve suede, rich eggplant and powerful maroon. Smokey Gray CND Shellac in Asphalt (photo: black pool shellac + asphalt shellac)
All About Shellac FAQ
What is Shellac? Shellac™ is a hybrid Nail Color a mix between regular nail polish and gel nails. This revolutionary product applies like polish, wears flawlessly for up to 14 days of high gloss shine, and is removed in minutes. Shellac is a trademark product first created by CND (Creative Nail Design) making it the leader in the revuloustin prodcut. There are now more companies such as OPI and Gelish coming out with mock similar products. What colors does Shellac come in? See a full list of colors below with photos
Beauty Storage & Organization IKEA Trip
After years of getting ready in the bathroom, I now have a makeup station where I can sit and get ready for my day at my leisure. I do my makeup, hair, and often paint my nails at this station. When friends come over I will use this room to do their hair & makeup needs and play around with scrapbooking crafts which is another hobby of mine. My first purchase towards this room was the from Big Lots ( I have also seen these at Target). The off white color gives a vintage armoire feel, feaux crystal knobs and a ...
Stella and Dot Jewelry Party
Tonight I went to a Stella & Dot party at a co-worker's house. If you are not familiar with Stella & Dot, its a jewelry line that is "vintage-boutique style jewelry" that has been featured in top fashion magazines such as InStyle and Lucky, and worn by celebrities like Penelope Cruz and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The line of jewelry for Stella & Dot have a nice variety of style, from vintage-inspired pieces to modern, versatile designs. With pieces ranging from $15-$250, and half the line under $50, the collection has something for everyone. Stella & Dot does rotate their jewlery ac ...
Magnetic Christmas Advent Calender
Make a unique advent calendar for yourself or as a gift! Supplies Needed: 1 cookie sheet (Non-aluminum Non-teflon) Gift wrap or scrapbook paper Assorted trinkets, chipboard, stickers, tags, bottle caps (for daily magnet) Letter and number stickers, or stamps Ribbon Spray primer and paint (if desired another color such as white,red,green) 25 Heavy duty magnets Heavy duty glue (i.e. Fabri-Tac) 1 wire hanger to attach and hang piece Directions: 1. Choose a cookie sheet at a local dollar store 2. If desired another color of cookie sheet, spray with choice of primer and paint 3. Sand edges for a "distressed" look 4. Create daily magnets 5. Glue down background papers with heavy duty glue 6. Create a ...
Crockpot Power
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Posted in: Food FindsOctober 20, 2008
Top Halloween Houses in Portland Area
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Posted in: NewsOctober 18, 2008
Looking for a good scare? Below is a list of links to Portland’s top ranked Haunted Houses!
Fright Town- Memorial Coliseum
Scream at the Beach – Jantzen Beach
Davis Graveyard – Milwaukie
13th Door – Washington County Fair Grounds
The Nightmare Factory – Salem
Milburns Haunted Manor - Hubbard
– Estacada
Terror in the Country – Warren
*Click HERE to find the Oregon Corn Maze Directory
Free Printable Recipe Card Templates
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Posted in: NewsOctober 16, 2008
FREE printable 4×6 recipe card templates from “The Messy Vegetarian Cook“
A set of 4 lined Fall themed recipe cards featuring autumn leaves. To save: right click, save as, and edit in your favorite picture editing program. I used Photoshop CS3
"Autumn Fest" Train Ride Excursion
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Posted in: NewsOctober 16, 2008
Mount Hood Railroad located in Hood River, Oregon provides train ride excursions ranging from 2.5 hours up to 4 hours round trip! “Autumn Fest” is their seasonal ride that runs two weekends in October. It’s a 3.5 hour trip to the town of Parkdale. Besides enjoying spectacular colors of fall along the way; Live music, fresh produce, crafts and products of local and regional artists will be featured in the park during the layover.
Other holiday train rides consist of their “Pumpkin Patch Express”, “Turkey Bowl Express”, “Christmas Tree Trains”, and the “Polar Express“.
| Adults | $32.00 |
| Seniors (60+) | $28.00 |
| Children (2-12) | $20.00 |
Halloween Votives
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These fun homemade Halloween votives were showcased on Skip to My Lou, another craft blog I like to visit every now and then. Suddenly after seeing this cute kids craft I wish I would have saved and recycled old glass jars a little more often because now that I need them and I have none on hand. All you need is a few supplies: baby food jar, modge podge, orange/white crepe paper or tissue paper, black construction paper.
Pumpkin Patch Birthday
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Posted in: NewsOctober 11, 2008
HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY JEFF!
Today we went to The Original Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie’s Island! It is the one I always grew up going to and still looks the same. We started out our visit with a hay ride to the field where we picked “the perfect pumpkin” right off the vine! After our pumpkin picking we visited the produce market to pick up some seasonal butternut squash for soup later this week. In the produce market Jeff came across a ginormous Zucchini! Below is a picture of him holding it, we couldn’t believe how HUGE this veggie was! On our way out, we couldn’t leave without getting some hot sweet corn on the cob, yum! The weather was perfect, no rain and nothing but sunshine and smiles
To continue celebrating Jeff’s Birthday we are off to Outback Steakhouse for a nice steak dinner just the two of us!
Pumpkin Spice Muffins
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Posted in: Food FindsOctober 9, 2008
Super Yummy and oh so easy! Flip Flops and Applesauce has a great recipe for pumpkin spice muffins, my favorite!
Free October Desktop
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Posted in: NewsOctober 8, 2008
Above is a preview of this month’s computer desktop from Shabby Princess!
Shabby Princess is one of my favorite Digital Scrapbooking sites. Not only do they have FREE DOWNLOADS (which I love) but they have “how-to” tutorials, galleries of other scrappers, and a “Shabby Shop” where scrappers can buy/download high quality papers,embellishment,fonts,and other fancy stuff that Shabby Princess has designed for digi- scrap lovers to create their own pages!
But what keeps me going back to Shabby Princess month to moth is their blog where they put out a FREE computer desktop background for visitors to download, customize and put on their own computer! CLICK HERE to visit the Shabby Princess blog and get your own free October Desktop!
Fall Greetings
Posted in: NewsOctober 2, 2008
There is no doubt about it, WE LOVE FALL!
Halloween is just around the corner and we are excited to share the spirits and traditions fall has to offer.
We plan to:
- Make apple cider
- Go to the Pumpkin Patch (hayrides, pumpkin picking)
- Bake Acorn squash
- Carve pumpkins
- Decorate for “trick-or-treaters”
- Send out Fall cards
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