tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72763883825966487042024-03-14T09:06:44.301-06:00PB&JJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-77843754767139086902012-06-27T16:56:00.000-06:002012-06-27T16:56:17.271-06:00PlayhouseTime to update on some of my favorite projects!
This one is probably my favorite I've EVER done. Not sure if the kids like it as much right now just because it's still WAY TOO HOT outside! Stupid 100 degree temperatures in JUNE. And here I thought I moved AWAY from St. George. Oh well! It could be worse. I could actually be in St. George. Where they're hitting 115. Sorry Mom. But that's just Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-64717518067950414252011-11-28T10:15:00.001-07:002011-11-28T10:15:48.289-07:00PlayroomI thought I'd post some pictures of my playroom. A little history on my house, first. We bought our house from my in-laws. This is the very house my husband grew up in. When my in-laws purchased the house, the basement was unfinished. Over the 22 years my in laws owned the house, they gradually started finishing things off. First off downstairs was my husband's old bedroom (now our oldest son's Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-14938668819506205332010-11-17T15:34:00.003-07:002010-11-30T06:41:42.826-07:00Picture FrameOne of the most liberating things I've ever done was telling a framing store to stuff it. Well, I didn't really do that. I'm not mean, after all, but I did refuse to spend that much money on a frame that I could build on my own. I was intimidated by it, but now that I've done it? Easy peasy!Here's how it's done: Buy 10' of moulding (whatever you think would look like an awesome picture frameJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-87360214750322334902010-11-17T00:00:00.000-07:002010-11-15T15:33:33.771-07:00Benches and Storage CrateSo I have this huge seating issue in my family room. One wall is covered with windows, another is covered in a piano, and a third wall is covered with these weird archways (an entry and two little windows). The other wall just has this little love seat/hide-a-bed thing. So, in all, the seating in that room consists of one love seat and a wing back chair (poorly reupholstered by me a while ago)Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-11269623856711180482010-11-16T00:00:00.002-07:002010-11-30T06:42:01.472-07:00Church BagsI'm all about fun homemade Christmas presents right now. I'm also kind of big in wanting my kids to be quiet at church. Put the two together, and you get today's idea. Fun church bags that you can fill with crayons, paper, little toys, or whatever it takes to help keep your kids happy at church or on long road trips.Materials needed: 1/2 yard of two different fabrics1/4 yard of low loft Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-62420318009103918952010-11-15T14:12:00.005-07:002010-11-15T14:33:17.502-07:00Arm WarmersSorry for the hiatus for a long time! I got kinda frustrated trying to figure out how to do scheduled posts, then got super busy with school starting, sick kids, etc (you know, life stuff. Hence the reason I wanted to figure out scheduled posts).But, I'm back on track, and oh man! do I have some fun projects to share!This first one is one I found on thecraftingchicks.com. They have tons of fun Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-1614857159756583892010-09-01T13:40:00.003-06:002010-09-01T14:09:15.155-06:00Food Storage AnalyzerSo, I've been trying to be good and think about food storage lately. I just kinda want to have something on hand for the "what if" moments, you know? But, I have to be honest. Food storage is kind of daunting to me. I mean, I have four kids, my husband, and myself. And our cat, of course. Can't forget her!When you think about having to store food for that many people, it's kind of Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-54240809804940260622010-08-17T22:52:00.004-06:002010-08-17T23:01:32.240-06:00Happy 30th Birthday to me!!! I have the best husband in the world. Sorry ladies, but it's true. He really is the best. See those beauties he gave me on my birthday? It was a big one, too. It was the big 3-0. To be honest, I'm actually glad to be turning 30. It feels like another milestone. Almost like a rite of passage. Oh, and those weren't the only thing my hubby got me. Look at these other two beauties! I Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-82036402213860103542010-08-17T22:43:00.002-06:002010-08-17T22:51:49.402-06:00Oops!Remember that beautiful brand new laminate we put down just a few months ago? Well, I wasn't as careful as I should have been when I was painting the kitchen cabinets, and so there were a few mishaps. Like when I didn't realize I had paint on my foot and I went chasing after a little one or something silly like that. You know, the normal kind of things that could happen to anyone.Well, it Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-33075843020570268272010-08-17T22:24:00.002-06:002010-08-17T22:36:47.813-06:00Butterfly ChandelierI love blogging. Not necessarily writing a blog as much as looking at everyone else's blogs. And I think my favorite part is what I call blog hopping. It's when you start on one blog and you end up jumping to another blog and then to another blog and so on and so on. That's how I found this design idea. I'm kind of obsessed with things hanging from my kids ceilings right now. I'm not sure Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-61083668884650177162010-08-17T22:19:00.003-06:002010-08-17T22:23:57.922-06:00Teddy Bear CakeI think the best way to start this post is by showing the after-effect. Would you look at the look on that little boys face? That's my big one year old! He just adored his chocolate teddy bear cake! We have this tradition of making a teddy bear cake for each of our kids on their first birthday that they get to just rip apart and devour. Nothing super fancy, but, oh, how they love it! So what Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-62222237660147347552010-08-17T21:48:00.004-06:002010-08-17T22:19:13.959-06:00First Attempt at Fondant/Baby's First Birthday!My little boy just turned 1 today!!! I can't believe he's so big already! Well, one of my favorite parts of birthdays is the cake! Yum! And since it was a first birthday, it couldn't be just any cake. It had to be the family traditional teddy bear cake. I'll post a picture of that in just a minute. But first, I wanted to show the cake that everyone else got for little man's birthday! It Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-16308239335915927592010-07-29T07:17:00.006-06:002010-07-29T07:44:20.568-06:00What I've Been Up ToI've been working hard on a project that I was very anxious to post on here, but it's just taking me so long that I thought I should give a little preview. Here's a picture of my kitchen before I got started. It's all pretty outdated and definitely needed some paint. Well, I'd been reading online about this amazing woman that has almost the same kitchen design that I have and she painted all of Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-75240136427870157342010-07-20T12:02:00.009-06:002010-08-09T18:53:30.228-06:00Kitchen TableWhen my hubby and I first bought our house back in 2002, we decided we needed some new furniture. The two big things we bought (oddly enough) were a dryer and this lovely kitchen table. Well, it was lovely at the time. You know, your perfect first dining room table from the early 2000's. Pretty standard. Well, over the years, the kids have been pretty hard on it. Plus I have this water addiction Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-25865539718342938792010-07-09T12:56:00.006-06:002010-07-10T07:54:05.790-06:00Floating ShelvesI have this beautiful living room (well, it will be beautiful. I'm determined that it will be). Sad thing is, I'm insanely intimidated about putting anything up on the walls in there. Therefore, I have these huge BLANK walls staring at me every time I go in there.I also have this amazing sister in law and brother in law that have these gorgeous floating shelves in their family room with lots of Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-60648125991421496812010-07-05T12:55:00.004-06:002010-07-05T14:19:06.856-06:00Fourth of July Trifle CakeIsn't this so fun and patriotic? I mean, come on, what could be better than Old Glory, lots of fresh strawberries and blueberries, and creamy, dreamy trifle? And, yes, I was corrected by almost every member of my family saying I didn't have enough stripes. Oh well! It was delicious anyway! Now, I call this the Fourth of July Trifle Cake, but it's been called All-American Dessert and Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-32281471629618524062010-07-01T19:36:00.003-06:002010-07-01T19:39:32.911-06:00Meatball SubsWe had the yummiest dinner tonight! It was Meatball Subs made with this amazing sauce! I cheated and used the Costco meatballs, put them on a hoagie roll and poured on a good size spoonful of the sauce from the spaghetti and meatball recipe. So good! Try it! And the best part was that I still have a TON of sauce left over for making homemade pizza tomorrow night for dinner.Sorry, I don't Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-44134822027999537492010-06-30T09:23:00.005-06:002010-07-10T20:48:21.640-06:00Outdoor Showers*Warning -- this post will contain nudity -- of the Barbie kind ;)*I was looking at this really fun website this morning and decided I had to try this. I'll post the instructions here. The link just takes you to her website with lots of other REALLY fun ideas for little kids.Start with a container (she recommends using a coffee tin. I tried to use a #10 can, but I couldn't find one, so our cottonJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-37311675307817880502010-06-29T09:39:00.004-06:002010-06-29T09:51:13.154-06:00Teacher AppreciationI know everyone else is already done with school for the year, but here in our little desert oasis, school is still going strong. (Actually, we're down to the last four days of school. Hooray to almost be done!!!) I always like to give a teacher appreciation present the last day of school. This year, I found this pretty little medallion to attach to a present for my oldest daughter's teacher.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-79990500547059673922010-06-26T11:29:00.003-06:002010-06-26T12:34:00.731-06:00Computer DeskI really wish I could call this my office, but it's really just a tiny little corner of the wall.This is, however, where I spend most of my time. Hence the reason it always ends up looking like this -- even after I try cleaning it! Does your desk just ever end up being a catch all? I HATE that so much! It always feels so cluttered and cramped. Well, in order to conquer this mess, I needed some Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-12897450333986402082010-06-24T20:47:00.002-06:002010-06-24T20:54:58.613-06:00Junior Mint BrowniesOkay, these things are amazing. I couldn't even get a picture because too much of the tray is gone to make a decent picture. Just imagine perfect Ghiradelli brownies with a thin layer of beautiful, shiny chocolate frosting, but instead of it just being normal chocolate, it's melted Junior Mints! Seriously, it's heaven. And insanely easy.Junior Mint BrowniesBrownie Mix (and all the ingredientsJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-37317494199540130072010-06-22T19:44:00.004-06:002010-06-22T19:59:10.771-06:00Kitchen Window Treatments So I really want to do something huge with my kitchen right now. This is the best picture I could show you of what it kinda looks like right now. Well, without the mess. Wait, come to think of it,...never mind.Here's my goal list of what I want to do:Paint all the cabinets white. A beautiful bright white.Put on all new black hardware everywhere.Put some shelves next to the sink window so I can Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-53578080971817617412010-06-21T07:23:00.003-06:002010-06-21T07:42:46.100-06:00Amazing Rolls!Here are the best rolls ever! They're super soft, buttery, and sweet (but not like bad sweet. More like melt in your mouth delicious-type sweet that's perfect with a pot roast, you know?). I got the recipe from my neighbor a few years ago and just cut the whole thing down. Hers made 4 dozen and my "little" family couldn't eat that much at the time. So I made it for a perfect dozen. Of course, my Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-54725305407167134732010-06-21T06:52:00.002-06:002010-06-21T07:22:56.325-06:00The Best Whole Wheat BreadLooks yummy, right? Trust me, it is. I thought I'd share a couple of recipes with you today. I have to be honest, though. This is not my recipe. I found it a long time ago while blog-hopping and I can't remember who I got it from. If you happen to recognize it, please let me know so I can properly credit them! All notes are the person that created the recipe, not me. Oh, and I got that Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7276388382596648704.post-49804731003456455332010-06-19T14:51:00.004-06:002010-06-19T16:10:17.470-06:00Oldest Girl's RoomHere's the bed all painted white. Yeah, we desperately need to get her some new pillows. But that will have to come on the next paycheck! Her pretty dresser! Isn't it so much better white? Oh, and that cute little picture frame on her dresser is an embroidery I did for her for her baptism. I'd show you a close up, but I don't want to have too many personal details out here, if you know what I Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049964968699726481noreply@blogger.com0