Baked Oatmeal Casserole

This yummy recipe was originally Pinned by my cousin Kendele and she loved it so much she told me I needed to make it! She was right this is delicious and will be breakfast for the rest of my work week :)

The recipe states that the blogger used strawberries but her pictures showed raspberries. I had both blackberries and raspberries on hand so I used those, I am sure it wold be great with strawberries too!

I am also very proud that I used all Trader Joe's products for this creation, I need to get better about shopping at Trader Joe's because they are such a great employer to Sam <3

Here is the recipe I followed

Finished product, only thing missing is a cold glass of milk!!

Spicy spaghetti squash with black beans

This is a great recipe and it tastes just like Chipotle without all the fatty extras.

I roasted the squash in the oven as instructed then removed seeds and scraped out the middle. This part reminded me of cleaning out a pumpkin :D

I cut everything up while the squash was roasting and sautéed in the pan following the recipe.

Then I served with my favorite salsa and tortilla chips! Delicious!! This is the recipe I used

DIY Beach Curl Spray

1 cup warm water

1 tbs sea salt

1tsp coconut oil

1 tsp hair gel

I mixed all of these ingredients in a measuring cup until the salt and coconut oil dissolved then poured into the spray bottle. Then once out of the shower I towel dryed my hair but I did not brush it. Then I sprayed my hair with the Sea spray.  I sprayed enough to make hair wet again but not dripping.   I scrunched my hair a few times with my hands and walked out the door.  

After finishing my errands I spritzed my hair again and scrunched it a bit more with my hands and this is the finished product below!

Button bowl

This project seems pretty easy then became tedious quick.  I started my drizzling glue on the ballon and then just sticking the buttons on but that was not a good idea.  The glue made the buttons slip around all over the balloon so for this part of the project less is more.  Eventually I started flipping the buttons upside down and putting one drop of glue on it and letting it dry a bit to become tacky then I stuck it to the balloon where I wanted and this method worked much better. Once I was satisfied with the shape of my button bowl I let the glue dry over night.

Once step one dried over night, I coated the buttons with Modge Podge.  I suggest only coating the buttons and not any portion of the balloon. If you get Modge Podge on the balloon it will dry leaving a layer of Modge Podge around the edge of your bowl that you will have to cut or tear off. I know this because that is what I did ;) I then let the layer of Modge Podge dry overnight before popping the balloon.  Once you have popped the balloon you may find that the glue or Modge Podge is not completely dry. I just let my bowl dry overnight again before I placed anything inside of it.

I am very happy with the result! I think it is a great colorful addition to my sofa table!!

Summer lanterns

This is a simple project that produces amazing results!  The color scheme on my patio is teal, pink, yellow and green and that is why I made these lanterns colorful!

These lanterns are so whimsical and match my patio perfectly I am very proud of this project!!

Orignal pin

Here is the tutorial I referenced

Re-purposed Tennis Racket

For this project I really only have a picture to reference, in the picture it looked like the original creator used different colored thread, that looked like a lot of work so I just chose yarn that faded into multiple colors. This allowed me to just keep wrapping and not having to worry about what color would look best next.

I started by finding the middle then counting six spaces out and that is where I started. Now this is really when you have to pay attention. Once one section is wrapped in yarn and you move on to the next you need to make sure you wrap it through the right square.  Some parts of the heart are taller then your last section and some are shorter. I had to keep referencing the original photo and I even had to redo a few sections because I wrapped it through the wrong square.

I just cut up a few sections of yarn so that it was easier to pull through then a long string of yarn, so once my string of yarn ran out I tied it off in the back of the racket so it could not be seen from the front.  It was a bit of a challenge to tie a good knot while still keep the yarn tight. I was not very confident in my knots so I just dabbed a little bit of Elmer's glue on each one and let it dry that way they will never come undone.

Here is the finished product! I love it, it is super funky. Now I just need to find a fun place to display it!

Below is the photo I used for my inspiration.