I am not good at this blogger stuff, but I'm learning...

Getting antsy for the quilting retreat weekend.. Still not sure of the projects I want to work on as yet.. Have another day to decide.
Have yet to cut my fabric for the mystery project.. Have yet to write out the recipe I need..
For the sweet table, I will be making rice krispie squares... My favorite..
My two little guys are here for the day, and at 2 this afternoon, I pack them in the buggy to go pick up Colby at school...
I'm thinking I need to organize my time better.... There seems to be so much I want to do but not enough time and sometimes energy to get it all done... For today, if I could get my retreat stuff ready, floors swept, and supper started while having my little men here, I'm doing good..

My Christmas Card Decoration Ball....

I found this craft of the Martha Stewart web site and gave it a try.. they are super easy to make but time consuming if you don't have a circle cutter.. after cutting all the circles out I realized I did have a circle cutter... lol

Anyways the pictures shows how its done..  If you want to make them and are having trouble, leave a comment or check out Martha Stewart's web page.. 

I hung it on the tree next to the light bulb snowman I made...
Thanks for visiting..
God Bless.....

My Laundry Soap...

I got this recipe on line.. but also from my daughter in law.. 

I used Zest Bar Soap.... 2 bars..

But don't use a bar of soap that has moistorizer ( spelled wrong, sorry ) in it..

Then I grated the soap... which I must say was easier than I thought..

I had my food processor all ready to grind it more fine but the Zest worked so much better than the home made bar I used before, that I bought at a farmers market..  That bar I had to put in my processor.. wasn't fine enough for me..  but the Zest worked great... 

This is what it looks like after I grated it.. 

Then I added 2 cups of Borax ( I doubled the recipe )

plus 2 cups of Arm and Hammer So Clean...

Both products I got at Soberys..

Mix the three ingredients together ...

Pour in mason jars or any other jar you would want to store your soap into... 

Just 2 Tablespoons to your laundry before you put your clothes in.. 

Does not make any soap residue on your clothes.. and your clothes do come out clean.. and smelling really nice..

This will last you way, way longer than the laundry detergent you buy in the stores..

and a lot less expensive.. 

I think I paid $5.99 for the Borax and $7.99 for the Arm and Hammer..

Or vise versa.. 

Try it and you will save tons of money.. 

Thanks for visiting my blog.. 

God Bless...

Decorations are up and while babysitting 3 boys, ages 1, 3 and 7 I am painting a POM bottle which is shaped like a snowman... I will insert lights and will post a picture when finished...
Ok this is weeks later and the POM bottle is a flop.. So I scratched the idea.. I painted the outside of the bottle instead of the inside and when I put the lights in.. It looked terrible.. Oh well... on to something else...

What to do today..

Hubby is out metal detecting with a friend.. So I'm wondering if I should sweep floors and finish laundry.. Or get started on painting my bedroom or to head upstairs to the sewing room and get my quilt block done for the North Star Quilt Guild... OR sit with a nice cup of coffee and scan through Pinterest... Hmmm. Choices, choices...
By the way.. I got a nice plastic bottle that had POM juice in it..from a friend last evening the shape of a snowman.. She has a few more that she will pass on to me... Just needs paint and a hat and that's it.. Will probably put lights in it to make it glow..
Blessings....