Burlap Bulletin Board

Today, I made a burlap bulletin board. I used an old frame we had around the house and spray painted it to match my room. I stapled burlap to the backing of it. Its great to put pictures, jewelry and notes. Another thing I did, was to put jewels on straight pins and bedazzle it right up! :)

Easiest Kettle Corn EVER

Kettle Corn is a family favorite! I found a recipe a while back from the Rachael Ray magazine and it is divine!



Ingredients

1/4 cup of oil

popcorn kernels (enough to cover the bottom of pan)

1/2 cup sugar

salt

1. Pour oil and kernels in pan, cover and then heat.


2. After you hear the first pop, pour sugar in.


3. Then Shake, Shake, Shake!


4. When you hear the pops slowing down, take it off the heat and pour in a bowl.


5. Sprinkle with salt and enjoy!!

Babysitting Fun

If you are trying to count how many kids there are, there is a grand total of 14. Yes, 14 children my sister and I babysit every Monday night. Each week, we try to plan out a fun theme for the whole night. If you can't tell what they are sitting under... it's a tent! We went camping. :) We made these s'more treats for the kids (and us) to go along with the themed night. S'mores are good, but these are delicious! I first melted butter and brown sugar in a sauce pan, then spread it on graham crackers and bake in the oven on 350 until bubbly. Next, place either mini marshmallows or cut up regular marshmallows and lay them on the graham crackers and then sprinkle crunched up Hershey's chocolate bar. Put them in the oven for another 2 minutes or until golden brown. Take them out, let them cool and enjoy! :P

Oh my word, they were so good!

Key picture frame

I found an old gold frame that I sanded lightly and painted beige. Then I cut a piece of scrapbook paper and glued a key which I found at Hobby Lobby. I really love the way this project turned out, it looks antique and vintage. :)

Blackberry Cobbler

One night this week I decided to make Patsy's Blackberry Cobbler from The Pioneer Woman Cookbook. It was the first recipe I have made from that cookbook. It was very easy and simple, using just 5 ingredients.

An Eventful day!

Yesterday, I went to a surprise party for my dear friend, Emma. Her sweet mother, planned for us to ride in a limo where we would go and surprise her, from there we would go out to eat, and enjoy our afternoon in the limo. This was a total shock for Emma because she was taking the SAT. As she was leaving the school, she saw a limo door fly open and some of her closest friends jump out, screaming, waving signs and almost tackling her from all the excitement! Emma didn't have a clue, which is what made it so great!

After we calmed down, we went back to Emma's house so she could freshen up. After Emma was beautified, we went back in the limo, but first.. I had to meet our chauffeur! His name was Robert, and I liked him immediately. So after our brief greeting, we started our way to BJ's restaurant(great pizza). But as we were in the limo, I got curious... did you know that the driver can still hear you when the divider is up, well at least if you shout!

I talked to Robert throughout the entire trip to BJ's. I find other people lives very interesting. As soon as we arrived, I invited Robert to dine with us. He accepted so we had our wonderful driver join us! As I always say, "The More, the Merrier!" We finished the pizza, and the cookie with loads of ice cream came out. Our Waitress, Farah, said, " they usually don't sing, but that she would if we would sing along! " We sang happy birthday to Emma (who was bright red with embarrassment and being mortified.) Emma's mother made sure to tell me to embarrass Emma as much as possible, this I took very seriously and I succeeded!

After our lunch, we headed home. We said our farewells to Robert and thanked him for putting up with me. But I knew this was much of a great day to me as it was to him! The rest of the day was spent playing rockband, karoke and wii. The party was great success! So that is just a quick look into one day of my life! Happy Birthday Emma! You are a precious friend!

Dream Banner!

I fell in love with the idea of making a banner from another blog! So I took the idea and ran with it, making it my own using scrapbook paper instead of fabric and by using the word Dream (which is something that I LOVE to do!)

New Bird Plate!

I recently purchased this really cute bird plate from Hobby Lobby! It was only $3.59 with my 40% off coupon.. What a great buy! :)

Burlap pillow

I finished making a pillow for my bed today. I really like the way it turned out. The pillow and flowers are both made from burlap....I love burlap!

Ten Things about ME!

Hi! My name is Tori, I am 16 years old! Here is 10 facts you may want to know about me:

1. I live in the South, Texas to be exact.
2. I have been homeschooled all my life.
3. I love sports. I play volleyball year around, but that is still not enough....I love it!!
4. I am a Christian!! :)
5. I love to use my creativity and I hope to share some of my things on this blog.
6. I love family! We are all very close.
7. I love life!!
8. I love shopping, scrapbooking, baking, knitting, sewing, fashion, people, and decorating.
9. I can't wait to have children..Okay... I can wait....but I love kids!
10. Last but not least, the reason I started this blog is because my mom/teacher thinks I need more creative writing! :)