Rant....

So I bought a frozen meal from Wal-Mart the other day (Great Value!). I was actually looking forward to this meal.


The picture on the package made me drool.

When I pored the package in the pan, there appeared to PLENTY of food - in fact, I was surprised by the amount of food.
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But by the time the food was done cooking, it appeared that someone came by without me noticing and took half of it! What the hell!

Once everything was cooked, there wasn't enough food for two people.

I made Mike an egg salad sandwich!

Overall, don't buy this product with the thought that you will feed two people!

Homemade Enchiladas

Here is an Enchiladas recipe that a friend gave me - I think I may have changed it a bit.

It is so good! and because Mike and I are the only ones eating, this recipe can feed us two days!

Ingredients:
Chicken - 4 good size chicken breast
1 cup of salsa
8 oz of sour cream
Shredded cheese
Can of cream of chicken
Can of black beans
1 tlbs - Chili powder


Start by boiling your chicken

Shred your chicken. I use two forks and pull it apart - kinda like pulled pork. You could cut your chicken with a knife, but I like the fact that there are not chunks of chicken in the enchiladas.

In a large bowl, mix together your cream of chicken, chili powder, sour cream, and salsa.

Set aside in a smaller bowl two scoops of this mixture. You will use this to top off your enchiladas.


In the big bowl, add in your shredded chicken, black beans, and a big handful of shredded cheese.

Scoop out a large serving of the meat/sauce on a large size tortilla.

Roll up the tortillas and line them up in a Pyrex. I usually get 5 really good size enchiladas out of this size recipe. One of these is big enough to feed one person. If you have more people to feed, you can most certainly make them smaller.

Top these off with your sauce that you set aside.

Cook these at 350 for 30 mins.
Top them with shredded cheese and cook for another 5 mins.

Eat!

Great Finds!

This weekend was full of great finds!

Here is an up close picture of the knobs that I added to the jewelry armoire - They were 2 for $4.99!

How cute are these plate mates?!?! I got 6 of them for $3.99 each!

Best find of the day????? This book case:

Can you guess how much (remember, it was from World Market)
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$19.99!

Why you might ask (Cause I know I did!!!)
Here's why:
(inside view)


(outside view):

The damage can't be seen from the front, and I'm thinking I will put a basket on a shelf next to it, and the other side, against a wall - Problem solved!!

There are two more shelves (they are laying on the floor). They are adjustable - just need to find pegs to hold them in place.

Even with those two flaws, $19.99 is a great deal!!!

Now.. where to put it....... (see, I bought this large piece of furniture without having a home for it!) No worries, I'll find a spot in the house!

Jewelry Armoire Makeover!

I found this jewelry armoire on Craigslist any only paid $35.00 for it! What a steal!!! I wasn't crazy about the finish, the hardware, or the pink velvet in each drawer.

On one of the legs, there was a spot where the stain wasn't applied property.

Notice the pink velvet - Gross! In fact, it smelled...... bad.

Parts were even damaged.

More gross velvet....

Inside was a penny, hair, and one earring (didn't get a picture of the earring, but I'm sure you could image it).


The sides open so you can hang necklaces.

The first step was to remove all the hardware, rip out the velvet, fill in the holes from the hardware, and then sand everything down.

Before you paint, be sure to wipe down the wood to remove any dust.

I'm not sure what paint I used, but I know it was a white, interior paint primer. I ended up painting three coats. (the picture below is only after 1 coat)

Inside each drawer, I lined it with fabric.

Here's how:

Put a line of hot glue at one seam.

Press the fabric to the seam (be sure to allow enough fabric to cover the edges).
Cut the corner.
(Please ignore my fingers which are covered in paint!)

Fold the fabric so it lays nicely in the corner.

Then fold the edge so it lays even with the edge of the wood.

Apply a bead of glue right at the edge.

Continue folding and applying hot glue until you have the hole covered with fabric.

Put the hardware back on!

Each drawer was lined with a different fabric.

After the paint completely dried, I used a semi-gloss spray paint to give it a solid finish - with no brush strokes.

The knobs were purchased at World Market.

Mustaches are funny!

If you remember back to the wedding, I made mustaches for the bridesmaids - something to just make me laugh!

Well I came across a tutorial on a mustache for your straw - love it!!


Click here for the tutorial!

Wow - I feel that I haven't blogged in a while. I guess we will start with what's been happening around here!

Two weeks ago, a group of us went camping in Sneads, Fl. Although we were in the middle of a tornado watch, we had a blast!!

Here's a picture of our camp ground:

A picture of the gals:

A picture of the boys - I realized that this is the ONLY picture of the boys, and it's not very good - sorry!

Mike's family is hosting a wedding reception for us up north for the family members that were not able to attend the wedding in Florida. Mike's mom (Mom #2) and I worked on the invites - the wording, set up, fonts, directions, RSVP's, etc. I recently purchased a L Letterpress (<- click here for a video) which we will use to make the invitations! It actually arrived in the mail yesterday - I Can't wait to start playing with it!!!

For work, I have been working on making a table cloth with our Logo. We often attend housing fairs for our student properties, and we needed a professional table cloth. Each night, I've been sitting in my craft room painting the logo.... It WILL be finished tonight (since the housing fair is tomorrow!)

Last week, I found someone on Craigslist who was selling a dress form.
I bought it - at the great price of $25!
(This is a similar picture of what I bought).


I also bought fabric to cover it. I will use the form to showcase the bridal sashes in my Etsy shop.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about - although I won't be using a T Shirt...


Much better than the picture I have now:

Other plans for my Etsy shop is to get better pictures!!!!!!!!! The pictures in the shop suck right now. I know it.