It's great to be 8!

Last weekend my cute little neice, Ally, was baptized. I wanted to give her a gift that was thoughtful and out of the ordinary. I didn't give myself much time, but I came up with an idea to photoshop one of her professional pics in her white dress onto a picture of the Salt Lake Temple. Me being a little computer illiterate when it comes to things like that, had to get help from the hubsy. He is a genius when it comes to photo editing and "crap" like that :) I think the picture turned out great! Then I framed it in a simple silver frame. What a fun baptism gift, right?!!

Cardboard Chandelier

A few weeks ago a friend and I were invited to a craft workshop to make mini cardboard chandeliers. They were precut, so we just had to pop them out and paint them. Couldn't have been easier! I painted mine a shimmery gold and then bedazzled it with some little jewels. It turned out really cute. It would be fun to make another one and paint it pink to put in the pink powder room I've always dreamed of having... {sigh}, one day!

The Modest Wardrobe Blog update

I just updated The Modest Wardrobe blog. You should take a look, blogged about some fun Spring fashions! Ahhh, Spring can't come soon enough. I'm starting to feel claustrophobic in this house!!

The month of Love

I don't know about you, but Valentine's Day always seems to creep up on me. It's hard getting into the Valentine's spirit since we aren't in our own place, but I've seen so many cute Valentine crafts on Pinterest that I've been dying to make. I got together with a couple of my girlfriends yesterday and we crafted our little hearts out, while keeping one eye on the little munchkins, of course! We made a Valentine banner with three simple and pretty dang cheap items. We bought some Valentine-y fabric, burlap, and twine. It was so simple to make, and I love how it turned out!

New Year, New Blog!

Me and a few friends of mine have a new blog called The Modest Wardrobe. This is a collaborative blog with helpful tips and ideas encouraging women to dress modestly, according to our fashion beliefs. While we are not experts, we hope to inspire women of all ages, backgrounds and heritages to feel confident in modesty and to see that you CAN be fashionable while dressing in this manner. Many times in our society, modesty is looked at as dull, drab, and old fashioned but we at The Modest Wardrobe think otherwise. Modest fashion can be fun, trendy, stylish, elegant and sophisticated.

At The Modest Wardrobe you'll be able to see before and after photos, guest bloggers, read personal struggles & triumphs, tips & tricks, and DIY. We'll also include many examples for dressing during pregnancy & post partum, swimming, sports, date nights, and church.

We hope you enjoy reading it, and feel free to follow us and add a button to your own blog! If you have any suggestions or would like to be a guest blogger, let us know... we love feedback.

Dessert Hummus

So, every year my family gets together the Sunday before Christmas for our annual Christmas Home Evening. It's been a tradition for years. We have dinner, then we read the birth of Jesus Christ from the bible. The kids dress up as shepherds, Mary and Joseph and use a doll as baby Jesus and reinact the story. Then we sing Christmas songs about Jesus and then the fun Christmas songs. After the program we all pile in my brother-in-laws truck and drive around the neighborhood caroling. Along the way, we stop and leave a few Secret Santa gifts. The kids look forward to this night every year. I love that they get so excited to give to others. It's such a warm, fuzzy feeling!

So, to get to the point of my post, I made a dessert hummus that seemed to be a big hit at the party. I wanted to share it with you all. I know not everyone is a fan, but if you like hummus, I think you'll love this.

Dessert Hummus

1 1/2 c. chickpeas (1 can, drained) 250 g.
1/8 t. + 1/16 t. salt
tiny bit over 1/8 t. baking soda
2 t. vanilla
* 1/4 c. nut butter
* up to 1/4 c. nondairy milk (start w/ 1 T., add more as needed)
2/3 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. chocolate chips
2-3 T. oats

Add all ingredients (except chocolate chips) to a blender and blend until smooth. Then mix in the chocolate chips. Serve with graham crackers.

* I used peanut butter instead of nut butter, because I didn't have any on hand. It did taste a lot like peanut butter cookie dough, but it was still yummy.

* It's okay to use regular milk if you don't want to go to the store just for nondairy milk that you'll never use again!

In Transition

Well hello! So, I know it's been months since I posted, but we've been in transition here. We recently moved so I've been busy unpacking and getting our little family settled in our new place. I haven't done much crafting, obviously, but I'm anxious to get back into it. I have so many projects I want to do, but very little time, and very, very little space. I'm afraid I might have to wait until Spring when it warms up and I can use the garage as my work space. My mom and I did a little Christmas project the other day that I would be happy to share, but it wasn't much :) I always forget to take before pics, because I'm so anxious to get to the project, but I have an after pic. If you saw how this wreath looked before, the after pic would blow your socks off. This wreath was frumpy and sad looking. My mom has probably had it for decades, it totally came from the pink/mauvy 90's. So bad! So, we took all the pink berry sprigs off of the wreath and layed them on a garbage bag on the grass and spray painted our little hearts out. My mom chose silver for Christmas. Then we added a red bow to the bottom, and whala! I think it's gorgeous. Perfect for the Holidays.