Ash of All Trades

Good morning everyone!  So my hubby surprised me this weekend with a wonderfully amazing present: Yep a Cricut Expression!  (it was over half off and comes with 3 cartridges - amazing deal - way to go Hubs) of course once he told me I had to call around trying to find it since everyone is pretty much sold out. Alas I found one and drove like a maniac to pick it up (yes those of you who know me know that means I went the speed limit!)  As soon as I got home I had to try it right away and got to work on this project: Making our hall closet door more festive! This is the door before I got a hold of it! I started by cutting out the letters in size 11.5 This much larger cutting size is why I wanted an Expression over the Cricut Create I currently share with my sister.  But oh goodness there are about 90 unique features I love which are new for this version of the Cricut!  Me and this baby we are going to be working up a storm w...

One of our criteria when house hunting was a pantry - perferably walk in - but definately a pantry and not just cabinets!   Then trying to organize the pantry I could not think of a way to explain what I wanted to the Hubs so I told him we needed a doohicky!  Well I meant a hook but of course I didnt want just a hook but a basket and multi hook combo!  Enter the doohicky: Somewhere to hang all of our aprons (can you tell we love to cook!) and store our cooking mixes/marinades.  Yep I do buy convenience things sometimes - mostly in the form of cake mixes or in this case marinades and seasoning packets.  Making Mongolian Beef from a packet is much much easier than from scratch and awesome on those days when we won't be home until right before dinner time! Life is simple my friends - give me a pantry doohicky and I will be giddy every time I get my apron or make up a marinade - wahoooooo! Thanks for reading, Ash of All Trades 

So I have been trying to finish decorating the girls bathroom and only have one project left but I don't have any clue when we will get to it so I am going to share what we have! Oh the joys of having two girls! Pink Butterfly & Ladybug Bathroom Accessories:   Bow Holder (handmade out of a store bought frame): Butterfly Accessory: Towels & Frame: Big C over the toilet:   To make the Big C I bought a large paper maiche C and painted it purple.  It took 3 coats of paint (I used regular ole craft paint) and a lot of drying time. After it was dry I attached this hanging doohicky: Then hammered a nail in the wall and attached it! Simple and cost less than $10. Voila, Ash of All Trades