I decided that I just didn’t like the new theme that I spent hours customizing.  Go figure.  So, I changed the theme again.
This time I just went for a minimalist look.  Bob said that the busy theme really took away from the pictures I was posting.  I would rather have the focus be the things [...]

What do you get when you combine the Christmas Tree Soaps from yesterday, the Snowflake Soaps from a couple of weeks ago, and carved eraser stamps in cute Christmas designs with gift bags, cardstock, and some markers?
Adorable Christmas soap gift bags.

I gave these out to relatives at Thanksgiving because who wants Christmas soap after Christmas?

Materials:
Wilton six cavity silicone Christmas tree mold
12 oz. clear melt and pour soap base
fragrance oil in a Christmas scent - I used Brambleberry’s Hollyberry
blue and yellow (or green) liquid soap colorant
opalescent green mica
alcohol in a spray bottle
Pyrex measuring cup, spoon, microwave

Cut up the soap and put it into the glass measuring cup.

Melt in microwave in [...]

Happy Thanksgiving, to all my readers!
I hope your day is filled with friends, family, and good food. If you are alone, I hope that you are filled with peace and relaxation - and good food.
We watched a short video at church last Sunday (yes, we go to one of those churches) about thankfulness. [...]

The Christmas tree soap tutorial will have to wait until Friday. I am exhausted. I have been on the go all day. I did 7 loads of laundry at the laundry room in our apartment complex, went grocery shopping, made soap, made lunch, made some stamps, made soap gift bags decorated with [...]

Today, the kids asked me if they could have the day off, since the public school kids are off this week. I decided that it would be a good idea, so they went off to watch a movie in my room and I had a chance to get some much needed stuff done.
I cleaned [...]

Well, I am done with editing my theme for tonight at least. I am not 100% happy with it, but it is getting late. One of these days, I will find a theme that I heart forever. For now, I am off to bed.
Feedback welcome.

Tonight, I am playing around with a new blog design, so if things look a little strange, that is why. Or maybe it is because my new design is strange. Who knows?
If you have been a reader for long, you know that I change designs often. I do the same thing with [...]

I am making a chocolate cream pie for Thanksgiving dinner at my parents-in-law’s house, so I decided to make a practice pie tonight.
I bought some pie crust cutters at Christmas Tree Shops for $1.99 the other day. They cut out shapes, then imprint details. This was my first time using them. It [...]

Remember when I told you about making risotto in the crockpot? Well, last night I made the Tomato and Sausage Risotto recipe from Martha Stewart that I posted a couple of months ago using that method. It came out wonderful!
Skip step one. Do step two and three, except for the wine. [...]