Sneak Peek at Graham's Sports Name

Graham is kind of a long name so I decided to do a few patterns mixed in with his sports. And if he's an Alabama fan it's all good!

I was struggling over how to make houndstooth that actually looks good. I knew a stencil was the only way. made a stencil out of a notecard and went to town!

I am using the same stencil on my son's name. I'll post a sneak peek soon!

Can This Be Real?

It definitely seems too good to be true. Receiving two of these great pieces from Jayson Home & Garden for FREE?! I can't imagine it ever happening to me, but I'm definitely going to try.

Harriet Lamp - $195 Table lamp with white milk glass base

Go to Cocozy blog to enter! Of the three things she is giving away, this is my favorite for sure. They would look amazing in our bedroom. I love milk glass!

A Wreath for Cohen

Back in December I bought this cute pink metal crown in Canton and planned on using it for my friend Lisa's baby girl. Well something was mentally blocking me. I just wasn't sure. I even made the wreath months ago. I don't know what my deal was. I finally went in my art room and just did it, and I think it turned out cute. =) Her room is pink and black and VERY cute. I hope Cohen likes the wreath!

Here is a close up of the cute cute crown! I really wish I had a plasma cutter.

Monkey for Liam!

I made this monkey pillow as a gift for my friend Brandy's baby Liam. =) I love that little monkey! And I will love Liam even more.

I stitched a little banana on the back of him. =)

I'm going to miss that little monkey!

I'm thinking I need to make more in various colors: pink, purple, yellow, green, orange, blue....yes!

Fire Hydrant for Cody =)

My friend Ashley just had her precious boy, Cody.  His room is decorated in a firefighter theme, which I think is adorable because his daddy is a firefighter! So, of course, I made him a firehydrant pillow for his cute room! It was so much fun and I can't wait to give it to him!!

Lately I have been adding an edge to the pillows I make. I think it helps them keep their shape better and they just look so much nicer. =)

Parker's Western Name

I was commissioned to paint two little boys' names for their rooms. Parker's room is western themed and here is his cute name!

Each letter is hung by rope. =)

Want That

My husband saw these awesome trunks at The Container Store yesterday. We totally want the orange one for our baby's room. Love it.

Grilled Barbecue Ranch Chicken and Corn

This is something I came up with while eating at Fuddruckers. I had gotten a chicken tender meal and wanted ranch with it. I didn't see the ranch so I got some barbecue sauce. Then I realized they probably had ranch at the counter so I got some. Joel said I should try mixing them and it would be like Cane's sauce from Raising Cane's. It was so good! I decided I should make chicken with that sauce at home.

Barbecue Ranch Chicken

Ingredients:

chicken breasts
ranch dressing (your favorite)
barbecue sauce (your favorite)
black pepper

I mixed unspecific amounts of the barbecue and ranch and then coated the chicken with it. It might be best to marinate them overnight in the sauce. Grill the chicken until it's cooked through. Apply more sauce and eat! I also want to try baking it. it will take longer, but I think it might be more yummy.

Grilled Corn

Wet the corn in the husks and place on the grill. Cook until the husk turns black. Turn over and repeat. YUM!

I'm not sure why the photo rotated itself. Oh well.

Peanut Butter Banana Shake

Ok I lied....I'm going to post recipes more often than once a week. Think of it as fancifully felt by the tummy!

This one is so easy and it is a perfect breakfast..well first of many breakfasts for a pregnant lady like me.

Peanut Butter Banana Shake

Ingredients:

1 banana
3 spoonfuls of peanut butter - creamy
About 1/4 to 1/2 t of honey
Milk

First cut up the banana and put it in the blender. I just use my hands and kind of squish the pieces as I break them.

Add 3 heaping spoonfuls of peanut butter - or more if you love it as much as I do!

Add a little bit of honey to sweeten it. I just eyeball it.

After you have added the peanut butter and honey to the bananas set the blender to Vegetables or Puree. Puree until smooth. You may have to stir in some banana chunks and turn it on again.

Last, add the milk. The amount depends on how thick you want your shake. Set the blender to milkshake and blend for a few seconds. You may have to use that spoon again to get things unstuck from the bottom.

Pour into your glass of choice and enjoy! I put it into two because my husband and I were splitting. Usually I would drink the whole thing myself! =)

Painting Re-Vamp

oil and oil pastels on canvas.

I did this painting about a year or so ago and I have never been fully satisfied with how it turned out. I just felt like it was missing something. I had it hanging in our downstairs half-bath and it just wasn't thrilling me. I took it down and put it in my art room several months ago and thought a long time about what I wanted to do with it. I finally got inspired one day and added a black tree silhouette to it. I like it. I may add some more curls when I finally remember to buy a fine point black sharpie. Until then, here it is!

oil, oil pastels and acrylic on canvas