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Another year, another Ramadan! Alhumdullilah for all our blessings! I'm a little late in the game, but I made these in my classroom and wanted to share them with the blog world!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968250046961132220.post-25779453187472509992015-06-16T20:57:00.000-07:002015-06-16T20:57:11.855-07:00Ramadan 2015-With FREE PRINTABLES!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Alhumdullilah we have reached Ramadan yet again! It comes so quickly and I pray that this year we can attain the best of the best that Ramadan has to offer. May we gain the taqwa Allah has hoped for us to do, and carry it with us throughout the year. Ameen. <br />
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I have two free printables linked below! Keep reading for the links!</div>
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I love decorating for Ramadan and Eid! I use the kids as an excuse to do these little things, but let's be real....the kids are just an excuse! I love waking up and seeing seasonal decor around the house. Gives me a little spring in my step!<br />
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The banner I made myself with grey cardstock, white paper, and sticker letters. I cut out the circles, stuck the stickers on, hole punched it all up, and strung ribbon through!<br />
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The Ramadan calender is also homemade-made it with felt. I talked about it in this post <a href="http://ramadan%20and%20eid%20ul%20fitr%202013%20%28better%20late%20than%20never...oops%29/" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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I made two new printables. One is the supplication for opening our fasts. A good reminder that everything we have comes from Allah and without Him we would be nowhere. <br />
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Another printable is a Ramadan "To-Do" List. These things are some of the extras that come with Ramadan but most of them are traits that we should carry with us always. Ramadan is the best tool given to us practice these things and allow us to implement them into the "real world" once Ramadan is over. </div>
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On the hearth, I have candles, lanterns, and a tri- piece canvas that I made with thumbtacks that says "Bismillah ir Rahman ir Rahim" in Arabic script. And nothing is complete without twinkling lights to get you in the festive mood! I chose to put up white lights to go with the whole purifying theme. :)<br />
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Back? Since we moved into this place, I had been trying to figure out how to cover up the ghastly pink countertops in the green walled kitchen...(ugh, rentals) when I decided to paint the countertops! </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Water based Primer that is Tintable- I used Zinnser Cover Stain<br />Acrylic paint in a variety of shades<br />Minwax Polycrylic Topcoat<br />a sea sponge<br />The cheap watercolor paintbrushes<br />Painters tape<br />Foam Roller-for primer</span></div>
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That's after two coats of primer. TWO COATS. That was some pink, I tell ya. </div>
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On to the granite look. I got acrylic paints from the craft section...I don't think they were more than 50 cents each! I got a few colors, browns, beiges, tans, blacks.<br />
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I saw a few tutorials online and they used socks, crumpled up plastic bags, and other weird things, but I didn't want to take the chance and splurged for a 5$ bag of sea sponges. :)<br />
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I don't have any progression pictures because once I started, I couldn't stop. The first layer I did was a black, and you have to basically cover the surface of the counter with a light bouncy tap in random spots, and try to do it in a circular or zig-zag "shape" because you don't want the spots to look too uniform. After I did the black, I did a tan to cover up all the beige primer and around the black that I did first. Then I took a deeper tan and filled in more spots all over. I might have went back in to add more black but then decided not to do so much of it. You have to step back once in a while and see how it looks. TIP: I used one sea sponge for each color and kept them on separate plates. <br />
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You want to do one color on all the surfaces at once and then go back and do the second layer on all the countertops at once. Don't do all the layers on just one countertop, because you'll forget what you did and it'll make the countertops looks different. The hard part is getting in the crevices where the counter and backsplash meet and any edges. That's where you'll use the cheap watercolor paintbrushes. And you also want to work quickly before the paint gets too dry so you can achieve a more subtled layered look. <br />
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Ever since I've started reading blogs and articles on updating furniture, I've been wanting to get my hands on a piece that I could make-over. My cousin was gracious enough to give me some furniture and a dresser from that lot was the perfect contender! I didn't have space for it in my bedroom where it was intended to go, so I was planning on converting it into a dining room hutch. Then my sister gave me the idea to put it in the kitchen where storage was lacking. I knew I wanted to paint it white so it would make the space feel bigger and more open. <br />
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I, of course, didn't take any before pictures because I was in a hurry to get started! I found this picture on-line which was the exact piece that I had.<br />
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I've gotten a lot of questions on what steps I took to paint this, so I thought I'd write up a tutorial on what I did. <br />
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I just moved so I had no supplies and started with nothing, and still finished it in a weekend, with two toddlers toddling around, so if I can do it, you definitely can! This is a super duper long post because I'm very detail oriented and if there's any beginners out there, I want to help you as much as I can. <br />
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<li>Make sure you have a painting tray with removable liners for the primer and the paint.</li>
<li>I always wear disposable gloves (the doctor/dentist kind) to save me the hassle of washing paint off my hands! So keep a few pairs...or in my case...a box handy. </li>
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Next, using a medium grit sandpaper, sand the whole piece and remove any glossy finish. I focused on the top of the dresser where there were minor scratches and evened it all out. Since I was painting, I didn't need to sand it down to the bare wood, just sand it down to a dull, even surface.<br />
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If you're changing the knobs or pulls, now would be the time to fill the old holes with wood filler as well. I didn't....more on that later! </div>
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If you want a good finish that will last for a long time, priming is key. If you're distressing your piece, (which will show the dark finish underneath it) you don't need to prime. I used a 2-3 inch small roller brush on the top and sides of the dresser and on the drawer fronts. To get into the small spaces around the drawers and at the bottom, I used a one inch brush. I did two light coats of the primer because the color of the original piece was very dark and there was some color bleeding through after the first coat dried. I used half of a one quart paint can of primer. A little bit goes a long way!<br />
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I used a 6 inch roller brush to paint the top and sides of the dresser and a high quality 2 inch angled brush for the grooves. You also want to go back and brush away the edge marks from the foam roller. This is also where the Floetrol comes in handy, it gives you time to go back and smooth away any marks from the roller or paint brush. </div>
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Once the first coat was fully dry (4-6 hours), I sanded with a fine grit sanding sponge, wiped away any debris and then went to paint the second coat and let that dry for 24 hours. <br />
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Ever since moving back to the states, I've been living at my sister's place. She just moved into her house a year ago and with four kids and work, she hasn't had time to do much to the place...nor does she have any desire to. Well, I have a bug in me that's always itching to do all things Pinteresty! Her house is the perfect place to do it cuz she gives me all the reins and lets me do whatever I want to do! Here's a few things that I've done in the last couple of weeks. The pictures are pretty self-explanatory. The mudroom <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-1.5-Bushel-Laundry-Basket-Black/24847563">baskets are from Walmart</a> and the <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-25-lb-4-in-Handy-Hook-01209/202305424">hooks are from Home Depot </a>. My sister already had the rack that we used to put storage totes for the winter accessories, it's this one: <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60099791/">hat racK</a><br />
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Ok so I realize this is about 2 months too late, but I figure better late than never. Just wanted to recap on my Ramadan 2013 and Eid 2013 decor. </div>
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What started it all was making my own Ramadan countdown calendar with my niece while she was in town. I had a lot of felt left over from previous projects and thought this would be a good time to use it. Now, let me be clear...I SUCK at sewing. I'm worse than a beginner. If I can make it, anyone can! I just took strips of white and green fabric, put them on the blue fabric and sewed around and created pockets from the bottom up. I then sewed the blue onto the large brown piece. At one little spot, I sewed a ribbon in between the blue and brown layers that would reach all across the calendar. When that was all done, I attached a small plastic crescent moon that I cut out of a clear plastic cutting board. Haha. </div>
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We also made a pillow with some fabric and paint on hand, using my favorite Eidway Stencils-<a href="http://www.eidway.com/cake-stencil-ramadan-mubarak-english/">Link here</a>. </div>
To tie all the blues and browns together, I added my peacock feathers in a vase and laid a beautiful, silver prayer rug that my friend brought back from Saudia Arabia.<br />
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The rest of the decor was just printables that I have put up available here: <a href="http://undomesticateddabbler.blogspot.ae/2013/07/free-ramadan-printables.html">Ramadan series printables</a>, <a href="http://undomesticateddabbler.blogspot.ae/2013/07/ramadan-subway-art-free-printable.html">Ramadan subway art</a>. </div>
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That's my niece, opening up her first fast! Every time she fasted, I put a little treat to go in the calendar pocket so she had something to look forward to. </div>
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The Eid decor was just a string a pom poms, white, light pink, and hot pink cascading down! And some Eid Creation decoration swirls (link here: <a href="http://www.eidcreations.com/products.php">Eid Creation Product page</a>) with some more <a href="http://undomesticateddabbler.blogspot.ae/2013/07/eid-printables-free.html">Eid printables</a>. </div>
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With a Eid mubarak pillow using my eidway stencil (link <a href="http://www.eidway.com/cake-stencil-eid-mubarak-swirly-english/">here</a>)</div>
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The Ramadan and Eid materials used were all things I had already purchased and was trying to use them up! I think I only bought the black paint for stenciling the pillow. And I got black so I could use it more than say a pink or a yellow. </div>
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There's something about decorating for Eid that is so much fun. I was getting lazy for a bit and was thinking "eh", I won't do it this time, but then I got inspired by all the fall colors that I'm seeing all over the internet. I say internet because there is nothing "fall"ing in Dubai; no trees, no leaves, no crisp cool autumn breeze. :( But that doesn't mean I can't bring a little bit back into my home! </div>
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The idea for these stencils was inspired by Nat at My Sister's Suitcase <a href="http://www.sisterssuitcaseblog.com/2013/10/diy-glittered-candles.html">in this post</a>. <br />
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I started off by using my <a href="http://www.eidway.com/8-cookies-stencils/">Eidway stencils </a> on some candles. I taped the stencils on, put a layer of Mod Podge and poured some glitter over it. I peeled the stencil off rather quickly so I could fix anything if it went underneath but it was pretty clean so I didn't have to do much! I have to say, I love these stencils, I've used them for baking and decorating so much! I figured since it's Eid-Al-Adha, I would definitely use the sheep stencil and then I used the mosque and the crescent moon/star one. (I already had the glitter, Mod podge, and stencils on hand and all three candles cost me $6). </div>
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I made this really easy picture in Picmonkey, using a Eid Mubarak in arabic clip art with a chalkboard background. I made it in a A3 paper size which is about 11x16. I bought the frame from Daiso(!) so that was $2. Once it was hung up, I felt it was kind of plain so I decided to embellish it with some felt flowers. I've always wanted to make these and have SO MUCH felt leftover from a quiet book project. </div>
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I used <a href="http://www.papernstitchblog.com/2011/12/14/diy-felt-flowers-five-ways/">the Paper & Stitch</a> blog for an easy how-to. I used her "Rosette" tutorial to guide me for the first time. Once I made one, I was on a rolllllll. Once they were made and I placed them in a way that kinda made sense, I hot glued them onto the frame. </div>
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Then I had hubby print me off some printables that I quickly made, again in PicMonkey! </div>
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I also used the branches that I used for my Spring decor (see link <a href="http://undomesticateddabbler.blogspot.ae/2012/04/entrance-makeover.html">here</a>). I knew I wanted to use yellows, reds and browns. and luckily I just happened to have a scarf with all these colors in it so I spread that over some candle holders for height underneath and laid everything out and it all kinda came together! The 'Eid Mubarak' pillow I made for Eid al Fitr 2013 (which I just realized I never posted about!) I'll have to do a later-post about that soon. </div>
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All in all this whole tablescape cost me less than $10 cuz I tried to use whatever I had on hand! I'm glad I decided to go for it, it makes me feel all happy when I walk in the house! </div>
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This set of Ramadan printables is a collection of lyrics from Dhawud Wharnsby Ali's song "We've scanned the sky". It's a great song to hear to get you in the mood for Ramadan and I love the words!<br />
As always, these are in a 8x10 default size but you can always resize them. I used digital scrapbook paper that I got as a free download a LONG time ago, I wanted to link back to that website, but unfortunately it's no longer there :(<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Don't forget the previous<a href="http://undomesticateddabbler.blogspot.ae/2013/07/ramadan-subway-art-free-printable.html"> Ramadan Printables, </a> <a href="http://undomesticateddabbler.blogspot.ae/2013/07/eid-countdown-free-printables.html">Ramdan Countdown</a>, and the <a href="http://undomesticateddabbler.blogspot.ae/2013/07/eid-printables-free.html">Eid Printables</a>! </span></div>
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Here are some printables for Eid. I am going with a pink theme this year but if you email me, I can change the colors for you if you want something different. The standard size is an 8x10 but you can always use your photo editor to scale it down or up. (I love <a href="http://picmonkey.com/">picmonkey.com</a>)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968250046961132220.post-52575139972988420272013-07-01T14:08:00.000-07:002013-07-01T14:08:25.168-07:00Eid Countdown Free Printables<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is an easy way to remember how many days until Eid! We only have a limited number of days to make the most of this blessed month of Ramadan but it's still nice to have something to look forward to!<br />
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Here are two printables. Simply print and place in a frame and use a dry erase marker on the glass of the frame to countdown!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968250046961132220.post-20249004672782792932013-07-01T13:21:00.002-07:002013-07-01T13:28:43.877-07:00Ramadan Subway Art-Free Printable!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm getting excited for Ramadan coming up. These long fasts are going to need some motivation and artwork around the house will do just that. Here's a free printable for you to brighten up your day if you need a little pick-me-up while you're fasting! :)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(This is not for commercial use and cannot be reposted without a link to my blog.)</span></span></div>
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So, I have yet to find "normal" U.S. style coffee filters in Dubai. My go to shop for everything is Daiso, this Japanese, dollar store type of place. And I guess the coffee machines in Japan are a little different because these are folded and glued. So what I did was poked a hole in the bottom, pinched it together and then scrunched it up. I used about 6-7 of those for one peony. I also didn't have floral wire or floral tape (ghetto, I know) so I used wooden skewers and green tape, haha. Oh, at that point, I don't think I had a glue gun either, so I used rubber bands! After a few though, I got tired of using the rubber bands and just stapled the bottom of the flower together and then wrapped the tape around. You can also stick them with a straight pin onto a styrofoam ball if you don't want them on a dowel. </div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While <a href="http://undomesticateddabbler.blogspot.com/2012/04/entrance-makeover.html">re-doing my entrance</a> for spring, I came across very few (or, no) helpful tutorials to create tissue paper rosettes. I just couldn't understand with all the cutting, twisting, turning, and folding. I finally came across a Japanese tutorial that showed how to do it in a super simplified, fast way. I made these spheres while my son was napping! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">First, I printed these prints and framed them using two frames I had lying around. One was black and one was brown and were different sizes, but I thought what the hey! I get scared at the thought of painting things (especially since these frames weren't cheap) and our place has a lot of brown in it so I figured it would go fine. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Then I found these at Daiso (the Japanese version of the dollar store)! So awesome how they had 10 sheets of tissue folded, tied, and ready to go. Seeing them made it easier to understand the picture tutorial and how to "fluff" them out. I made a few and hung them up with an old lantern I had lying around. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kdNYEQsD6c4/T4MlPq9FsKI/AAAAAAAAcH0/LZjuOxzNNK8/s1600/flower1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kdNYEQsD6c4/T4MlPq9FsKI/AAAAAAAAcH0/LZjuOxzNNK8/s320/flower1.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l9zaqeka75s/T4MlBSrEbrI/AAAAAAAAcHs/Duw6d3YYsYc/s1600/flower+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l9zaqeka75s/T4MlBSrEbrI/AAAAAAAAcHs/Duw6d3YYsYc/s320/flower+2.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Then using those same sheets I made little rosettes on styrofoam spheres. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">TIP: I DID NOT CUT OUT STRIPS, I JUST USED ONE RECTANGULAR SHEET PER ROSETTE AND IT WAS SOOOO EASY! I think I sat thru 15 tutorials and NONE of them worked for me. With all the twisting and folding, my brain couldn't handle it. Finally, I found a japanese tutorial, and it worked! I can't find it now, so I created a video for you. They literally used a tissue (kleenex) paper, so that would be the size to keep in mind for when you're cutting your tissue. <b><a href="http://undomesticateddabbler.blogspot.com/2012/04/easy-tissue-rosettes.html">Here's the tutorial for it</a>. </b> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Here it is all put together. I love waking up and walking to the front and seeing this every morning, it really perks me up. My husband, always skeptic of my antics, approved too!<br />
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</div>I found those branches for 50 cents each (from a regular $6 each) and scooped up the 4 that were left.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968250046961132220.post-10661149360873914052012-02-14T04:06:00.000-08:002012-02-17T23:24:44.226-08:00S'mores to go!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Every since I've been a kid, I've loved S'mores. There's something about the dripping chocolate, fluffy marshmallow, and crunchy graham cracker that makes the whole combination heavenly. I saw a tutorial on <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/smores/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie's website</a> and I decided to make my own.<br /><br />I gathered all my materials (happened to find colored marshmallows) and used Galaxy chocolate bars for the inside of the s'mores instead of Hershey's because it's so smooth and creamy!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gcbBJJMeglE/TzpKtkLvO4I/AAAAAAAAcCM/PonjDs_WTJM/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gcbBJJMeglE/TzpKtkLvO4I/AAAAAAAAcCM/PonjDs_WTJM/s320/photo+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I warmed the squares in the microwave, didn't feel like starting up the oven for this quick dessert. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JZkTJL_ek1Y/TzpLDi6gUsI/AAAAAAAAcCU/uc2REJuDYuk/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JZkTJL_ek1Y/TzpLDi6gUsI/AAAAAAAAcCU/uc2REJuDYuk/s320/photo+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I melted Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips for the dipping and set aside some sprinkles. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hNf5y3qPnxc/TzpLXofYpnI/AAAAAAAAcCc/jBJEmZBPqE8/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hNf5y3qPnxc/TzpLXofYpnI/AAAAAAAAcCc/jBJEmZBPqE8/s320/photo+3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And away I went! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rdoPdp21hKY/TzpLswCX2rI/AAAAAAAAcCk/AkkP13YZ0Ps/s1600/photo+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rdoPdp21hKY/TzpLswCX2rI/AAAAAAAAcCk/AkkP13YZ0Ps/s320/photo+4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After everything, I had them set for 10-15 minutes and they were done...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DSa8HHbowTk/TzpMC7nbmCI/AAAAAAAAcCs/0mYHTFmRaag/s1600/photo+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DSa8HHbowTk/TzpMC7nbmCI/AAAAAAAAcCs/0mYHTFmRaag/s320/photo+5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Voila! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fLGViAiBbWo/TzpMc_rOnvI/AAAAAAAAcC0/_qSpbP5q2_Y/s1600/photo+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fLGViAiBbWo/TzpMc_rOnvI/AAAAAAAAcC0/_qSpbP5q2_Y/s320/photo+4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't stop munching on these...so yum! =) </div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968250046961132220.post-26751571739833269552012-02-12T12:21:00.000-08:002012-02-17T23:24:44.254-08:00Chocolate covered fruit!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Since joining <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, I've been seeing so many pictures of desserts that I've been craving either chocolate or fruit everyday. So tonight, I decided to put the two together!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">First, I lined my cookie sheet with baking paper for ease of taking the fruit off once cooled (and easy cleanup!) I melted Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips with some Canola oil in a mixing bowl. Mixing the oil helps keep all the chocolate on the fruit and not stay on the baking paper . Then I dipped my strawberries and bananas alllllll the way around, because that's JUST how I like my fruit, ALL chocolate-ed up! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-93KvtMunoUA/TzgZp1iDz4I/AAAAAAAAcBU/8c6egUb3t-Y/s1600/photo+1+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kE2__HcmI9o/TzgZykKpijI/AAAAAAAAcBc/YPMjJMpjYXk/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kE2__HcmI9o/TzgZykKpijI/AAAAAAAAcBc/YPMjJMpjYXk/s320/photo+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Ar7IO-nNkY/TzgaORZtkmI/AAAAAAAAcB0/tEZ7L4O8YvA/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1Ar7IO-nNkY/TzgaORZtkmI/AAAAAAAAcB0/tEZ7L4O8YvA/s320/photo+3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I went to coat the bananas, I grabbed my handy dandy <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/kitchen-and-food/measure-mix-bake/cake-tester/s276103" target="_blank">cake tester from Crate & Barrel</a> to help pick up the slices. I hate the idea of wasting toothpicks! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ca12f5YAr7k/TzgaZtYUdRI/AAAAAAAAcB8/JSWEss9ZsY8/s1600/photo+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ca12f5YAr7k/TzgaZtYUdRI/AAAAAAAAcB8/JSWEss9ZsY8/s320/photo+4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After I coated my strawberries and bananas, I stuck the tray in the fridge for 5 minutes to let the chocolate cool before putting the white chocolate on it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then melted some white chocolate chips with a little bit of oil but remember, white chocolate chips always take a bit longer to melt completely. I then filled it in a plastic sandwich bag and cut a whole in the corner and went back and forth around the whole tray. (Sorry, forgot to take a picture) I always like the "disheveled look" even though it doesn't picture well. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ran out of chocolate for some of the banana slices! If you're doing this for a party, don't stress about it, they'll be gobbled up so fast, no one will notice! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-93KvtMunoUA/TzgZp1iDz4I/AAAAAAAAcBU/8c6egUb3t-Y/s1600/photo+1+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-93KvtMunoUA/TzgZp1iDz4I/AAAAAAAAcBU/8c6egUb3t-Y/s320/photo+1+(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After putting the white chocolate on, I put the tray back in the fridge for 5 minutes to let the white chocolate set. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then remembered I had these cute little<a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40133041/" target="_blank"> cupcake liners from Ikea</a> that coordinated so well with the colors~ perfect! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NT-xUOWkgAg/TzgaloQeKZI/AAAAAAAAcCE/YQbRhPkvRhI/s1600/photo+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NT-xUOWkgAg/TzgaloQeKZI/AAAAAAAAcCE/YQbRhPkvRhI/s320/photo+5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a side view...</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i_bWdIZ9oVY/TzgZ8OqU50I/AAAAAAAAcBk/12c6go0m3nc/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i_bWdIZ9oVY/TzgZ8OqU50I/AAAAAAAAcBk/12c6go0m3nc/s320/photo+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a top view! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XUaem5LcyO8/TzgaD-LkIJI/AAAAAAAAcBs/W6t2AbqDC4E/s1600/photo+3+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XUaem5LcyO8/TzgaD-LkIJI/AAAAAAAAcBs/W6t2AbqDC4E/s320/photo+3+(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I completed these in a quick 15 minutes while dinner was being prepared on the stove! Any fruit you have on hand will work well, even if it's canned pineapple! You can even do pretzels, pound cake, and/or marshmallows..ooo yumm!! That just gave me a little inspiration for what I'll make tomorrow!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stay tuned...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xoxo, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">n</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968250046961132220.post-20312653773525064972012-02-09T00:15:00.000-08:002012-02-17T23:24:44.270-08:00Jason Lee's Photography<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I recently came across Jason Lee, a photographer who uniquely captures his kids on camera! I could not stop giggling and aw-ing while browsing the pictures at http://kristinandkayla.blogspot.com/. You can't go wrong with ingenious ideas and wide eyed adorable girls :D Here are a few to prove my point!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zZFwQqiEAN4/TzN_5ciyw0I/AAAAAAAAcAk/3G4LSc1-RqY/s1600/kk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zZFwQqiEAN4/TzN_5ciyw0I/AAAAAAAAcAk/3G4LSc1-RqY/s320/kk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V6-mA2Ed0D8/TzN_7YlVFzI/AAAAAAAAcAs/Eeo__1lwcI4/s1600/kk2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V6-mA2Ed0D8/TzN_7YlVFzI/AAAAAAAAcAs/Eeo__1lwcI4/s320/kk2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QRiGCGLAOS0/TzN_9NCG4oI/AAAAAAAAcA0/FwSK4jp7xig/s1600/kk3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QRiGCGLAOS0/TzN_9NCG4oI/AAAAAAAAcA0/FwSK4jp7xig/s320/kk3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dNTHPBJevJU/TzN_-dL6IZI/AAAAAAAAcA4/5_t89XP3Pt0/s1600/kk4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dNTHPBJevJU/TzN_-dL6IZI/AAAAAAAAcA4/5_t89XP3Pt0/s320/kk4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e4eCESynE2Y/TzOAAcC8jRI/AAAAAAAAcBE/dUO45QutoqE/s1600/kk5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e4eCESynE2Y/TzOAAcC8jRI/AAAAAAAAcBE/dUO45QutoqE/s320/kk5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8GTduTuSAcc/TzOADmKhjeI/AAAAAAAAcBM/TBi7QlP66lo/s1600/kk6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8GTduTuSAcc/TzOADmKhjeI/AAAAAAAAcBM/TBi7QlP66lo/s320/kk6.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />SO cute right?? What are some ways you photograph your kids to really "capture the moment"??<br /><br />xoxo,<br />n<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968250046961132220.post-79937659553289877962012-02-08T08:48:00.000-08:002012-02-17T23:24:44.287-08:00Bathroom Overhaul, PT. 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But really, it's Part 1 since I did that before the counter space</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I have to tell you, I don't have any extra papers, fabrics or cool machines, I don't even have a sewing machine. I moved abroad 2 years ago and everything is so expensive here, it's not worth it to buy much! All the stuff that I would need to "DIY", would cost an arm and a leg, so at the moment, I'm living vicariously through Pinterest and doing what I can without spending much. Anyway, I hated walking in to the bathroom to see my pipes and laundry basket under the counter. I wanted to use that space as a storage area, especially with a baby on the way, I could use it, but didnt like the idea of seeing it every morning. </span><br /><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Ghastly site to walk into every morning...BLECH! </span></div></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xDztmqHAhmc/TzKlR96B9LI/AAAAAAAAb_k/WvTUkoxXqUg/s1600/photo+01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xDztmqHAhmc/TzKlR96B9LI/AAAAAAAAb_k/WvTUkoxXqUg/s320/photo+01.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I looked online to see what I could do without a sewing machine and I got the idea to use velcro. So I bought some velcro, enough to go around the whole counter. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bWETClnydbE/TzKlds7dgcI/AAAAAAAAb_s/fJA7pZDj_5w/s1600/photo+02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bWETClnydbE/TzKlds7dgcI/AAAAAAAAb_s/fJA7pZDj_5w/s320/photo+02.JPG" width="239" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Then, I went to a mall here called Dragon Mart which has everything under the sun from China. They also have an area where they sew/make curtains. I was looking through their scrap box and found a perfect piece of fabric that I could use. </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I asked the lovely seamstress to hem it for me. After she did that, I quickly attached one part of the velcro strips to the fabric and had her reinforce it with some straight stitching. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GN5BYrxB4Yg/TzKlk4vdiJI/AAAAAAAAb_0/f2lSAnxbRYg/s1600/photo+03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GN5BYrxB4Yg/TzKlk4vdiJI/AAAAAAAAb_0/f2lSAnxbRYg/s320/photo+03.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaX4KquhVlI/TzKlsWKGHYI/AAAAAAAAb_8/JbPumkktc9U/s1600/photo+04.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaX4KquhVlI/TzKlsWKGHYI/AAAAAAAAb_8/JbPumkktc9U/s320/photo+04.JPG" width="239" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Then, I came home and attached the other part of the velcro strips to the backside of my counter and stuck it on!</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> That's glue there, I think the builders had some difficulty, it scared me when I first saw the back of it. hahaha</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3PzjYrSUaaM/TzKlyoPkgKI/AAAAAAAAcAE/lkjtOjvtzYw/s1600/photo+05.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3PzjYrSUaaM/TzKlyoPkgKI/AAAAAAAAcAE/lkjtOjvtzYw/s320/photo+05.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Now, it's the perfect hidden storage space! =) The fabric cost 9 dollars and the velcro cost about 5. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y0USHJgR1kU/TzKl5_w8ppI/AAAAAAAAcAM/nKbxSGjHHgM/s1600/photo+06.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y0USHJgR1kU/TzKl5_w8ppI/AAAAAAAAcAM/nKbxSGjHHgM/s320/photo+06.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">So nowww...this is what my bathroom looks like: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1ekQndvUbC0/TzKp3fOlo4I/AAAAAAAAcAU/9kpH1oTSPNg/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1ekQndvUbC0/TzKp3fOlo4I/AAAAAAAAcAU/9kpH1oTSPNg/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">YAYYY!! SO much better than THIS:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NWCDNFHhuHs/TzKqLXbeytI/AAAAAAAAcAc/eqVjUDL3xG4/s1600/photo+01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NWCDNFHhuHs/TzKqLXbeytI/AAAAAAAAcAc/eqVjUDL3xG4/s320/photo+01.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Now, I don't have to rush out of the bathroom every morning just to get out of there, I love taking my sweet time. Why not? I owe it to myself, don't I? :)</span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">xoxo, </span><br /><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">n</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968250046961132220.post-39370047099283311222012-02-08T04:28:00.000-08:002012-02-17T23:24:44.304-08:00Hello, Blogspot!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I've finally decided to take the plunge into the world of blogging!! This blog will give you a glimpse of my "dabbles" in home organization, being a mom, cooking/baking tips and random thoughts of the day! To start off, let me say that I recently joined Pinterest and BOY did it get me motivated to do a lot! I spent the whole day yesterday dusting, vacuuming, and scrubbing. I went to my bathroom and it took me 10 minutes just to pick everything up and move it so I could dust the counter. If you have an anxious 6 month old wanting to be picked up, that's a long time...I could have had the whole place scrubbed down by then ;) So later that night after I was done with everything, I started thinking how I could make my life a littttlee bit easier and I looked down and it came to me! Let me show you in pictures...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-54N2afcEVkM/TzJnQ5Q56cI/AAAAAAAAb_c/dHZ0qjgqjIw/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-54N2afcEVkM/TzJnQ5Q56cI/AAAAAAAAb_c/dHZ0qjgqjIw/s320/photo+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you see how cluttered and messy it is??</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kGYqSX20eqI/TzJmxr5_l5I/AAAAAAAAb_E/0bWHjvnhzMw/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kGYqSX20eqI/TzJmxr5_l5I/AAAAAAAAb_E/0bWHjvnhzMw/s320/photo+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the tray table I used for my laptop while I was pregnant...Since I didn't have any paper or photos ready to put in right away, I remembered a scarf I had. I ran to my suitcases to pull it out...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JAkYgdUsfx4/TzJnDveiERI/AAAAAAAAb_U/5c1w_jvZxc4/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JAkYgdUsfx4/TzJnDveiERI/AAAAAAAAb_U/5c1w_jvZxc4/s320/photo+3.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aha! Since my bathroom is all brown and black, this was perfect. I loved the blue/green accenting out.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TcegVosd1Ds/TzJmbUWWFiI/AAAAAAAAb-0/mwwP7qjlNIA/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TcegVosd1Ds/TzJmbUWWFiI/AAAAAAAAb-0/mwwP7qjlNIA/s320/photo+1.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I folded up the fabric since it could be used for something else later. I didn't place it any specific way, I got lucky that the whole burst came up top!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sLTribGbH14/TzJmlsxQs6I/AAAAAAAAb-8/t1WIuCTmiwk/s1600/photo+2+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sLTribGbH14/TzJmlsxQs6I/AAAAAAAAb-8/t1WIuCTmiwk/s320/photo+2+(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now all that was left was to put it all together and VOILA! I could have folded the legs of the tray , but my mom (always thinking, thanks mom!) said I'll get more storage space by leaving it up which was perfect for the baby stuff. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u0UUdOA0UsY/TzJm7hBFXnI/AAAAAAAAb_M/nAsVIvyB4kc/s1600/photo+3+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u0UUdOA0UsY/TzJm7hBFXnI/AAAAAAAAb_M/nAsVIvyB4kc/s320/photo+3+(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up look of the fabric...you can't really see it, but it's SO much better than the papers that came with it. No more bending down, everything's at my level! YAY!<br /><br />One more time....a Before and an After :<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sLTribGbH14/TzJmlsxQs6I/AAAAAAAAb-8/t1WIuCTmiwk/s1600/photo+2+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-54N2afcEVkM/TzJnQ5Q56cI/AAAAAAAAb_c/dHZ0qjgqjIw/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-54N2afcEVkM/TzJnQ5Q56cI/AAAAAAAAb_c/dHZ0qjgqjIw/s320/photo+1.JPG" width="320" /></a><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sLTribGbH14/TzJmlsxQs6I/AAAAAAAAb-8/t1WIuCTmiwk/s320/photo+2+(1).JPG" width="320" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">What are some ways you've tackled bathroom clutter? I'd love to see the changes!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo, </div><div style="text-align: left;">n</div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Dubai Silicon Oasis - Dubai - United Arab Emirates25.1146562 55.37519610000003925.0932092 55.344177100000039 25.136103199999997 55.40621510000004