Belgian Waffles

I spent 4 and 1/2 years in Belguim with my family and without..I love Belgian waffles..they are warm and syrupy.....yummm. This recipe is really close to the real thing...

3 1/2 cups of flour

1 packet of dry yeast

3/4 cup lukewarm milk

8 oz softened butter(2 sticks)

2 eggs

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 box of Belgian Pearl sugar (it's important to have large pieces of sugar)

My sister makes these for Christmas..I make them for any night of the week...It makes about 8 waffles..they are filling because of the sugar...

Clothes pins makeover

I saw this on another blog..which I can't remember which one...I like the idea of spicing up the clothes pins I use...I put chalkboard paint on one and the others are just scrap paper. I'll use them on top of gifts to hold the card or on the string to hold my projects. I could put a magnetic on it to place on the frig for all of Anna-Maria's artwork...

Fun with words

Some of you might have seen this before but I thought I would share it again on my site...I called my husband and one day and said..."I hope you don't mind me drawing on the table"..He probably thought I wouldn't dare..I did...The quote is in french...."The success of the meal depends as much upon the company as the chef"...I used a paint pen with a varnish on top..

Chalk it Up..

I saw this on another blog and thought "why not"..I bought the plate for $4 at Marshalls and had the chalkboard paint ready for a project like this....I just taped off the square and painted away..It takes about 4 coats......How fun...

Baby Dresses

I saw this in a magazine years ago right when I had my baby girl..So I kept her favorite baby outfits plus the blessing gown and did a tension rod of dresses in her window..She is now 6 and still loving it..The colors go well in her pink themed room..

Different kind of Headboard

I don't have a headboard for our master bed..so I hung some beautiful curtains behind with a curtain rod..It adds height to the room and there is a coziness about it...
In the bathroom I wanted just a little more privacy so up went some left over fabric with bowties using a tension rod...It's easy to change out and I don't worry about more holes in the walls...

Canisters

I always wanted french canisters for the kitchen but never liked either the price tag or the fact that coffee and tea are always included in the package..So with some vinyl lettering and just plain white canisters I have just what I want..I can even customize what is in each..such as brown sugar......

Random Cards

Just random cards I made last night..Always looking for card ideas...

Change around

I like changing out my art in the frames so this idea was perfect..just get a glass frame..one that has two pieces of glass..I put in different sayings depending on the time of year..Easy art....

Cheap Art

I love to collect post cards from our trip to Europe...the best way to display them is to throw some card stock behind them instead of mattes...I like to see them pop.. The pink goes perfectly in Anna-Maria's room and some of these are ones that either Peter collected on his mission or Mom had from when we lived in Europe years ago...

Living Price Tag

I've seen other blogs that prices their living rooms and I was curious on how I would fair so here is my take on it...

1...Curtains were a gift from Mom..so free for me not for her....

2... Print from Coldwater Creek...since I work there it cost me $24 instead of $150...

3...Ikea lamp..$30...

4... Basket from Coldwater Creek...$13..

5...Rug from Ikea...$40

6....Ultra Suede couch from Costco..$400..

7....Arm chair..free from my sister Kristi..thanks..came with an ottoman which we use in another room...

8...Entertainment Center..Ikea..$150...

So from all this I figured we spent about $650..not bad but you can really tell we love Ikea.... My next project is to find a coffee table at a dicount store or garage sale and spruce it up...I'm waiting on my free quart of paint on it's way...