For the LOVE of Paper Day ONE

Ok, this is a little mod-art for me, BUT I think it could easily be transformed to match any taste. The best part? The materials are simply foam core board and paper. Yep, she actually uses sticky wall hanging-stuff instead of nails to paste this art peice on her wall. Don't be surprised if you see a ton of wall-art projects coming from me. I LOVE THEM. I think large pieces of art are generally wayy wayy to expensive, and it's so much fun to make something to fill up that empty white space.
There are so many ways this craft could be fun! I could def. see it in a dorm room or a modern living room.
Here is the tuturial.

Monday Recipe

Well, there is no picture to go with this recipe and that is because "No-Bake" cookies look really barfy. In high school my girlfriend and I dubbed them "Poop Bars." Now perhaps that's not completely fair, but the name seemed to fit because I really didn't like how they tasted either.
Yesterday my husband had a craving for some good ol' no-bakes and I had never made them in my life. Since I had no recipe he called his mom and got her recipe. Well, wouldn't you know it was a Sunday and I was out of a couple of her ingredients. Rather than get daring with substitutions I decided to google a recipe.
The results provided a healthy and tasty version that even I could enjoy -- though they still are a little sweet to me :)

(the original site link)

Health-ier No-bake cookies
(** btw, the links in the recipe come from copy and pasting the recipe. I did not put the links there. I think everyone knows what "Skim Milk" or "Sugar" is. No link needed ;)

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons skim milk
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/3 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1/8 cup wheat germ (heaping)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground flax seeds (optional)
• 1 cup quick oatmeal

Directions

1. Heat milk, sugar and cocoa powder over high heat until boiling, stirring constantly.

2. Take off heat and stir in vanilla and peanut butter; stir until peanut butter has melted completely.

3. Stir in wheat germ and oatmeal.

4. Drop by large spoonfuls onto wax paper or eat immediately.

Bring on an exciting week..

Ok so I totally have no clue when I turned into such a blog slacker! Well... hmm.. it could be the fact that my children HATE me being on the computer :)
Sorry for the lack of a Monday recipe. To make up for it I'm going to dedicate this new week (monday through friday) to my LOVE OF PAPER. I personally think that beautiful paper makes the world a better place and I'm going to prove it to you -- one project at a time!.
Here is a sneak peak at the excitement to come:
Simple project made amazing using cute paper and Mod Podge. What's not to love??
(photo from THIS site)

How fortune-ate I found this craft....

I love this adorable idea! I actually made them this morning as a surprise for my hubby. I happened to have a Chinese take-out style box and I put a tag on it that said "I'm so fortune-ate to have met you 5 years ago today!" The fortune cookies were really easy to make, though I didn't have cute patterned paper like the lady who made them in the picture. I used plain cream colored paper and they still turned out really cute. You def. need strong adhesive to hold them together though -- mine kept popping apart :)
Here is the simple TUTORIAL. ENjoy :)

dresser do-over

Ok, so it is seriously too late for me to be up blogging ... but what harm will ONE post do right? Ok, so remember back in the day when I blogged about paper covered furniture? And remember how I couldn't find ANY good photos anywhere online? Well, luckily curbly.com came through for me!

Check out this fun and funky dresser:

Ok, so it is a little bright and retro for my taste, but think how fun this would look in a girls room! WIth pink furry pillows no less ;) Check out the link and see the impressive before and after shots! Hooray for do-it-yourself projects :)

Giveaways!

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If you're like me, and are a sucker for a good ol' blog giveaway, then check it out!

Photo holders

What a fun craft!! There are so many possibilities with these **simple** binder clips-turned photo holders! For example, what if you spelled "FATHER" and put in pictures of your kids with their dad -- great Father's Day gift. How about spelling "Christmas" and displaying the Christmas cards you receive in the mail. How about spelling "Gratitude" (as a Thanksgiving decoration) and putting up photos of all the things you are grateful for this year. Fun stuff! I'm sharing this idea now because school supplies are on sale everywhere -- so hurry go make some and then e-mail me the photos! :) Here is the link for the instructions.