2 Test Kitch - Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins

Saturday, July 31, 2010

After reluctantly {I hate watering} planting a vegetable/fruit garden again this year..... I have to admit it's fun to play with the bounty!

I simply added equal amounts of fresh strawberries and rhubarb instead of bananas to this recipe.

A hit with the boys {ha ~ who am I kidding ~ anything baked is a hit when you have boys in the house}!

Have a yummy day!


0 Feature Friday - Hair Accessories

Friday, July 30, 2010

Today's feature is from Cheri at I Am Momma Hear Me Roar. If you haven't visited her blog before.... Go! Go now! She has some awesome stuff! From boys wrist band tutorials to hair styling tips ~ her blog is fanfrickintastic!


Cheri makes the most chic hair accessories too! You can find them in her Etsy shop. Here are a few of her latest creations:




Fab hey? Be sure to stop by I Am Momma Hear Me Roar to say hi!

0 Brought to you by boys...

Thursday, July 29, 2010


I just {had} to share this photo with you right??? I uploaded it to FB and one of my girlfriends commented "ew, ew, ew" LOL


The boys LOVE snails... they run around the yard calling them, "nail, nail!!!!" It's too cute!


Yeah, that's our vegetable garden in the background... I swore I wasn't planting one again this summer yet here we are... slaves to the sun and watering hose LOL


What are little boys made of?


Dirt and snails and mischievous males.

1 Inspiring Creativity Wednesday {V}

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Welcome to Inspiring Creativity, Wednesdays at
Dragonfly Designs!

Here are just a couple of the fabulous projects linked up last week:

These water bombs from Making Memories are at the top of my summer 'to do' list!

Loving this treasure map from Sew Can Do!

Now on to the party!


The guidelines:

1. All projects, parties and inspiration welcome.

2. Please no links to Etsy or online shops.

3. Link to your specific post.

4. Please grab my button so that others can get in on the action!



Dragonfly Designs








5. We all love comments, please try to comment on at least two other posts.


I can't wait to see your projects! Here we go...



6 Test Kitch - Meatloaf Cupcakes

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

This recipe is amazing! My kids are always asking for cupcakes... now they can have them for dinner too!!! Erin shared the recipe for these Meatloaf Cupcakes awhile ago during Inspiring Creativity Wednesdays.

Essentially meatloaf in a muffin tin with mashed potatoe 'icing'.

Cameron was like, "Cupcake!!!??!!" then he tried a bite and was like, "cupcake???"
Not what he expected. LOL

I used my MILs meatloaf recipe. 2 lbs ground beef, 2 eggs, 1 diced onion and 1/2 c bread crumbs.

Stuffed into a muffin tin! Baked for 25-30 min at 350 degrees F.

Traditional mashed potatoes {the hubs favorite recipe} with margarine, sour cream and s+p.

Fresh outta the oven, looking a little un-yum! I put my mashed potatoes into a piping bag and swirled on top of my meatloaf.

Yummers!!!

1 Design ~ Scorpio Tattoo

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Okay, so it's kinda like a craft.... The hubs has wanted to get a tattoo for awhile now and finally bit the bullet.

The tattoo represents his sign, Scorpio, and our boys {who are both scorpios}. I'm a Taurus... is that a bad thing?!?!? LOL

I found a swirly scorpion on the net and revamped him to include an
M with arrow and a 3 {as in scorpio cubed}.

Some of my other doodles.


Thanks for checking it!

1 Test Kitch - Best Beef Dip Ever

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Here's the recipe that I had originally shared on Mommas Kinda Crafty:

I simply love anything that tastes amazing and is a cinch to make! That's the definition of this Best Beef Dip Ever!


Ummm..... YUM!!!

The goods:
4lbs of beef chuck roast
1 Tbsp diced garlic
1 Tbsp rosemary
About 6 peppercorns
3/4 Cup of soy sauce
1/4 Cup Worcestershire sauce
6 Cups of water
Combine all ingredients and cook on low for 6 - 10 hours.

After 8 hours....

I sauteed up some sliced mushrooms, onions and peppers. What's my secret ingredient?!??! Oyster Sauce! We can no longer have sauteed mushrooms with out it! Sooo good!

My bun all ready to be dipped in au jus and devoured!


YUMMO!!!

2 Feature Friday - Safari Invitations

Friday, July 23, 2010

Today's feature is from Amy over at Momma Bee Partyz. She created the most croc-tastic invitations for her little guys birthday party! They're scare-ific!! I'm just saying, Amy has mad skillz yall!

Seriously?!?! How unique are these!?!?

Amy's template.

I love that they are interactive {snap! snap!}

Coordinating envelopes even!!!!

Be sure to stop by Momma Bee Partyz for more details and party inspiration!!

6 Inspiring Creativity Wednesdays {IV} and Monogram T-shirt Tutorial

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

I just have to share my latest T-shirts with you!!! They turned out super~freakin'~cute! Here's the tute:

Monogram Applique T-shirts

I used a pair of old, too small PJs. Probably too tattered to hand-me-down anyway :P

I began by sketching and cutting out a stencil {in pink!}

I traced my stencil onto my patterned fabric, ironed on heat n' bond and cut out my shape(s). My husband was like "what's with the two E's?"

Then I ironed my applique onto my t-shirt and stitched around the edges. {Fun ~ seriously!}

I used three different colours of thread and alternated my stitch (ie. zig zag, straight etc.)

My finished T's... okay maybe the "I" does look like two E's and the "C" like a cent symbol ~ artistic expression honey!

A super cheap project! The t-shirts were $3 at Walmart!!! :D

Details.

I used the legs of my old PJs to create sleeves for Cameron's t-shirt.

More deets.
{Behind the scenes}
The orange stitching on the arms looks like a rats nest on the inside! AND the sleeves turned out to be waaaay too short! LOL





Now on to the party!!

Please share your projects...

The guidelines:


1. All projects, parties and inspiration welcome.


2. Please no links to Etsy or online shops.


3. Link to your specific post.


4. Please grab my button so that others can get in on the action!

Dragonfly Designs




5. We all love comments, please try to comment on at least two other posts.

I can't wait to see your projects! Here we go...



4 Test Kitch - Cherry Raspberry Jello Parfait

Monday, July 19, 2010


It's Barbeque Season!!!! Which means hot, hot, hot weather!!! And who wants their oven on in this heat?!?! Not me! :P

I came up with these Cherry Raspberry Jello Parfaits to serve as dessert on the deck after another grilled dinner... so easy!

I used rasperry jello, orange jello, diced cherries, cut up oranges and whipping cream.

I had my orange jello and oranges set up in my glasses. I had the raspberry jello and cherries set up in a separate pan, cut it into cubes then layered everything.

Mini Parfaits for the boys.

Tastes as good as it looks.....




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