Rose earrings!

I ordered tiny plastic roses from The Plaid Barn not too long ago....and I finally figured out what I wanted to do with them!

I bought earring pieces and E6000 glue (apparently the best thing ever....and I'm just finding out!) and here's what happened :)

I'm in love! These are totally going on the etsy page.....no way can I keep these to myself ;)

~Happy Crafting!

Brandie

Heathly "Fried" Chicken!

My youngest son turned 8 yesterday.....and he of course, got to pick dinner! 

These are his favorite chicken strips....so I thought I would share them with you!!  They are a huge a hit in this house (even with the Daddy) and the kids can help make them.

I got the recipe years before Facebook ran our lives and I do believe that it came from a kid friendly book.

Here's what you need:

Cheese It's 

Club Crackers

Milk

Chicken Breast (boneless and skinless)

A Pre-heated Oven to 425

A cookie sheet (or other baking pan)

two bowls

You will pour a good amount of milk into one bowl and the other bowl you will smash up the cheese it's and club crackers.  There is no rhyme or reason for how much you use.  I use 5 club crackers for 1/3 cup of cheese-its.  I smash mine in the bowl with the back side of my ice cream scooper.  If the kids are helping, I put the crackers in a sealed baggie and them smash away.

 

 

Once your chicken is sliced the way you want, you will submerge the chicken in milk before coating them with the cracker mixture!

Bake for about 25 minutes or until the chicken is done.

Serve with ranch, BBQ sauce or whatever your crew like to dip chicken in :)

Hope you love these as much we do!!

~Happy Eating!

Brandie

Baseball Tank

Here is a Pinterest inspired piece :))

I asked my FB readers what they wanted to see on the blog this week.....this tank was one of them!  I am a crazy baseball mom so this tank is super fitting!

I used a matte fabric paint for this project....I won't again!  I have always used the Tulip Satin fabric paint for projects like this in the past and when I make another one, that is what I will buy!

My supplies:

Lace Template

Red Fabric Paint

Sponge Brush

Racer Back Tank

In the picture, you will see a glitter paint.....I decided not use it because I am not 100% happy with the matte paint.  I will be making more of these because they are going on the Etsy Shop....when I decide to use the glitter, I will post it!

The template is homemade.  It is an old plastic placemat from my table!  I use these these all the time for a lot of projects.  I played around with a piece of paper to decide how I wanted the laces to look.  Then I used it to trace the lace pattern onto the mat, then I cut it out.

Here is a close of the laces at the top of the tank:

And here....is the finished product!!

There were ideas flying last night at the ball fields to dress her up...team name down the back, football versions....and they will all happen :)  When they do, I will totally share!!

~Happy Baseball Season!

Brandie

"Man of the House" Cricut Father's Day Card!

Cut it Free!  My favorite feature on Cricut's Craftroom!  They have been good to the Cricut owners and are offering a select few of their Father's Day Cards for free!

This one is my favorite!  Both my mother and I have made this one for the men in our houses!  (Let's just hope he doesn't read the blog anytime soon!!)

There are a few cute ones that are also free....but if you want something else, there are even more in the Cricut Single Images Library for $1.99 each!  There are a couple I have my eye on...might have a Father in this house that gets more cards for one day then he does for the whole year!!

~Happy Planning!
Brandie