Spray Starch Fabric Wall Art

I've heard about it, I've seen ideas, and just had to try it.

I was given some spray starch and thought, what will I do with this? (long story)

Then I remembered hearing something about spraying fabric onto walls like wallpaper but it comes off easily and without any fuss.
(Full disclosure, I haven't tried taking anything off yet)

So I printed the letter "R" in a giant font, cut it out, traced it onto fabric, cut that out, and sprayed it!

Slap, smooth, swipe, done!

This may be a dangerous habit until the spray starch runs out.

4th of July Baking

Christmas Cookie turned Patriotic

Left over batter with a drop of blue food coloring.
I'll be making these again, so fun!

1 of 3 layers to make a checkerboard cake. Cake worked perfectly.
Frosting + not enough powereded sugar + warm = no picture

Wedge of Patriotic checkerboard cake

Christmas in June

For the 2nd time I purchased my Christmas tree at a garage sale.

This one, for 5 bucks, is prelit, and is very full and realastic!

Finally, the best part compared to our last tree is that the stand, and the tree both are able to stand up. Not being broken in 2 different places and wanting to constantly fall over means this one is a winner!

Earring Holder: Picture Frame

I finally hung up a shelf that I put a bunch of screws into the bottom to hang necklaces on. I've also been thinking of ways to try to store my larger earrings so they don't get destroyed or otherwise displaced.

I've had lots of ideas, but while at a garage sale saw this picture frame. It already has a way for the earrings to hang, so even if I don't do anything else to it I could stop.
I'd like to get a bar to put across the middle of it, and also hang it so I can put earrings from the bottom section of the frame that is currently resting on the shelf.

But hey, for a quarter, it's a start!

Home Knit Slippers

Great package in the mail.  I try to look at knit (I think...I don't even know) products and still don't get how they are made, but glad that someone else knows how to make them!

My 2nd pair of homemade knit slippers.  The most comfortable house sock I've ever had.  And these ones have the most adorable hearts on the toes.

Homemade Vanilla Extract

So, I thought we had more vodka but this was it.  Use what you've got!  The ratio of this amount to one vanilla bean was about what I found online to be appropriate.  There are a variety of opinions about the ratio's and wait times, so we'll see.  Just google it!

Vanilla Bean from Mountain Mama's.  It was $146.00 per pound but since one weighs nothing they just mark it as 0.01 of a pound, so 1.46. Buying several so the scale could actually read it would probably be a more frugal idea.

Glass jar, vodka, and split vanilla bean.
Shake, keep dark, and wait!

One week later (not pictured), it is a nice tea shade.  We'll see how long it takes to get a nice dark color.  Every day I swish it around it smells delicious!

Waldo Canyon Hike

7 miles
dropping temeratures
great hike!