frozen & yummy

Frozen smoothie pops are simple, easy, and healthy.  Yogurt, fruit, and juice are all you need.   These are fantastic for kids particularly because they are frozen, and for some inexplicable reason, anything frozen and on a stick is heaven to kids.

RECIPE:                any flavor yogurt
                               any kind of fruit
                     +  any flavor fruit juice
                               yum on a stick






            Here's one of my favorite combos...

Fresh bananas, V-Fusion (gotta sneak in veggies anywhere I can), vanilla yogurt, frozen strawberries and peaches, and a squirt of lime juice to keep everything tasting fresh.  There are no exact measurements.  I simply eyeball everything and generally do a 30-30-40 (fruit, juice, yogurt) ratio, and of course a little squirt of lime.  I realize my pic doesn't seem to convey my previously mentioned ratio, but seriously, the juice is just displaced by the fruit!

Next you simply blend until smooth and then pour into your popsicle form.  I made my own popsicle forms, below, from baby snack containers from Dollar Tree, and craft sticks.  Cut a rectangular hole in the lid, just large enough so the craft stick fits tightly.  You want a tight seal otherwise your pops will have that yucky freezer burnt flavor.  Avoid any spills by placing the snack cups in a cupcake pan prior to filling.

Fill your form, or cups as much or as little as you want, seal tightly, and get them to the freezer. 

After your pops are frozen, just toss the cups into a plastic basket kept in the freezer so you can use your pan for other things (such as baking!) and conserve freezer space.  


I said it was yummy and easy, didn't I.
                             

Fascinators & Birdcages! Oh my.

Tear drop style bridal hat

Curious how fads dwindle and reappear, isn't it? And also, preference for one fad versus another?  For example, the 50's produced bridal fascinators and birdcage veils while the 80's gave us elephant pants (or maybe they were a gift from MC Hammer?). Anyhow, I haven't fashioned any elephant pants recently but take a look at what I did recreate.

Mini fascinator

       It's amazing to me how much people are charging for similar headpieces online too.  Fascinators similar to mine are listed anywhere from $35 to over $100! Unbelievable! I made the very headpieces you see now for probably an average of $1 (that's ONE dollar) each.  (cue grim music) BOM BOM Bommmmmm

   

Art Deco inspired fascinator with built-in veil

Here's the best part of the project.  I found everything I needed to make these at the Dollar Tree, whoop whoop

Let me know what you think! .  

 

My first post!

Finally! My first post! I am up and running! So, I created this blog after a recommendation from my mother.  She is my biggest fan and I think she truly believes that I could do anything.  She encouraged me to create a blog and share all my little crafty things and ideas.  So, after brushing it off for a bit I realized she may have a great idea.  As a stay at home mom, with some careful planning and lucky timing I could pull this blog thing off during nap times! Ta-da! We'll see how it works out.  

I'm so excited to share a small window of my odd little world with anyone who cares to follow.  I have no particular thing to share, just EVERYTHING! 

Hope to see you back very soon for my first 'project'(that will be determined by whatever needs to be fixed/solved/decorated/cooked/baked/organized first, around my house).  Welcome to my life!

Shantelle