Felt Flower Rosette Headbands {& BFFs}

My daughter has a friend who is truly her BFF. And her mom just so happens to be my BFF! How neat is that? Well, soon it's little BFFs birthday. The four of us will be together the weekend before her birthday so I thought it would be neat if the girls dressed alike. (My daughter is 8 & her BFF is turning 9.) I found the shirts at Walmart. Yes, I said Walmart!! (Love that place, much to my hubby's dismay.) I wanted to make something to match the shirts & just started playing around. Here is what I came up with.

 I used the tutorial for felt flower rosettes I found at Little Things Bring Smiles.

For each headband I made 1 large rosette & 4 small rosettes. The rosettes were then hot glued onto the headband. I cut a rectangle shape of felt to put on the underside of it all & hot glued it in place so that the felt is between the wearer's head & the headband. (Forgot to take a pic of that. Sorry!) Then I trimmed the excess felt from the underside to the shape of the rosette placement. Easy & pretty quick, too!

(I am by no means a professional crafter or "sentence worder", so I hope the above is understandable!) 

I LOVE PINTEREST!!!!!! Wow! So many great ideas all in one place!!!! Okay, enough swooning. I wanted to show you a few of the things I've pinned.

This rubber mat turned elegant wall decor is from Salvage Dior.

I love this idea from Two Girlz Stuff. I plan to do this in my bedroom!

My kids would love this kitchen from Art 4 Little Hands.

What a super cute wreath for the kitchen at Christmas from Better Homes & Gardens!



Monday Munchies { Easy Chili }

When the weather turns cooler and the days get shorter, I love to warm up my tummy with this delicious chili. What makes it even better is that it's super-duper easy!!!

Easy Chili

1 lb. ground beef

3 cans chili beans

3 cans chili ready tomatoes

2 packets mild (or hot) chili seasoning

Brown meat. Drain. Put all ingredients into a large sauce pan. When you add the beans & tomatoes, fill each can about half way with water to make sure you get all the sauce in your chili. Add to chili. Bring to a boil on medium heat & boil for about 5 minutes.

Delicious served with shredded cheese, a "Dollop of Daisy" (sour cream), and scoops Tortilla chips!

Crafty

See what I did today?

Felt Flower Brooches!!

I have been looking for a red flower brooch & nothing I saw really satisfied me. To be honest, I'm not totally sure about these. I like the first one better than the second, but not sure. What do you think? Please comment & let me know.



Monday Munchies { Poppy Seed Chicken }

This recipe is from Olivia at Livi's Lane. I love it, my kiddies love it, my hubby loves it! A definite keeper!

Poppy Seed Chicken

4 large chicken breasts

1 can cream of chicken soup

16 oz. sour cream

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

1 stick butter, melted

2 tsp. poppy seeds

1 sleeve Ritz or Clubhouse crackers

Shred boiled chicken, put in 9 x 13 baking dish. Mix together soup, soup cream, & 1 tsp poppy seeds. Mix with chicken. Add salt & pepper to taste. Crumble crackers & mix with melted butter. Spread over chicken mixture. Sprinkle with remaining poppy seeds. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Great served with steamed broccoli!

11 Years

11 years. Where has the time gone? It doesn't seem like it's been that long! 11 years ago today one of the best things of my life happened to me. Andrew Smith promised before God to love me all the days of my life. I became Mrs. Andrew Smith. I've never regreted it. Sure, we've had our tiffs & arguements. There've been many times when apologies have had to be made. But I love him so much more today that I did 11 years ago! I didn't think it was possible to love him more when I married him! He is surely my gift from Heaven! I love you, Andrew!!!

Fat? What fat?