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I like scented candles, especially during the colder months, but I don't like the boring vases they're plunked into. So I generally take a few minutes to cover them up. Here's one easy way to change it up a bit. </div>
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Grab your supplies: your candle, twine, glue gun, glue sticks. Pop a glue stick in your glue gun, and let it heat up for a minute or two. </div>
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Loosen the twine, so that you're ready to rock and roll. </div>
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Start with a drop of hot glue at the bottom of the vase and place the twine on the dot of glue. Here's where you have to be brave. You have to hold the twine in the hot glue for a minute until it dries. This kinda smarts. But if you're not as <strike>stupid </strike>brave as me, you can hold the twine in the hot glue with the tip of a knife. </div>
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(Seriously, use something to hold the twine in place, the glue is hot.) </div>
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Once you've secured the twine, you can start wrapping the twine around the jar or vase. I put little dots of glue as I go, to keep the twine in place. </div>
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Keep wrapping and gluing right up to the top, or you can leave a little glass showing at the top. </div>
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Stew season is upon us, and this is the perfect side dish for sopping up all of the delicious gravies and broth. If you're getting bored of mashed potatoes or rice, you have to give this a try ~ it's deliciously creamy! To serve, put the puree in the bottom of a large bowl and top with your favorite stew. </div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Buddha Board is inspired by the Zen idea of living in the moment. You simply paint on the surface with water and your creation will come to life in bold design. Then, as the water slowly evaporates, your art will magically disappear leaving you with a clean slate and a clear mind, ready to create a whole new masterpiece. </span></div>
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With today's fixation on technology, we find ourselves, our friends and our kids unable, or maybe unwilling, to take the time to relax. But the Buddha Board is so fun, you'll want to take a minute for yourself. Open up the Enso Buddha Board and take a few minutes to revitalize your creativity and quiet your mind.<br />
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The premise of the board is to use water to "write" on the tablet. Once you've relaxed and created a design, the water picture disappears. Leaving you with a clear mind. Plus, it's fun! Kind of like and etch-a-sketch, but you don't have to shake the design away.<br />
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While I was drawing on the Buddha Board, it occurred to me that the Buddha board could be useful in relieving holiday stress, and in fact, <i>any </i>worries or fears. By writing your worry on the board, it allows the board to erase the worry, therefore releasing it from your brain. I sat down and tried my theory. Writing a word of two expressing anxiety, and then watching the words fade away felt great! Afterwards, I wrote happy thoughts. and just drew on the tablet. It felt good to take a few minutes out of my day, to just play.<br />
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The Buddha board is perfect for kids aged 5 to 93. And with the holidays fast approaching, this makes a unique and fun gift for anyone on your list. Spread some zen!<br />
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The home is meant to be a safe haven; a place where both parents and their kids can take refuge from the dirt, grime and infections of the outside world. It’s a place where people are meant to get rid of all germs and get clean. Unfortunately, this is not always the case.<br />
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People who live in dirty homes don’t often realize just how negatively it can impact their health. For the adult, maybe not so much. But for the children, this is definitely a very big issue. This is why you must attempt and commit to keeping your home ultraclean.<br />
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A very clean home is one that is disease-free, great to live in and most importantly, one that protects its occupants, that said, the following are some of the potential health risks that can be caused by a dirty home:<br />
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<strong>Attracts Rodents and Other Insects</strong><br />
If you want to attract rodents and insects like cockroaches, nothing works faster than leaving piles of dirt of having a largely unkempt home. A dirty home calls out to rodents and other insects such as bed bugs, ticks, and even snakes if you live in an area where they are abundant.<br />
These creatures are attracted to such homes because of the promise of food. If all they had to do was go in the house and eat, then maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. But, rats, reptiles and insects are well known vectors if diseases.<br />
Rodents and other insects can be anywhere around and in your home, as well as outside. You can find anything from roaches in the kitchen if food isn’t thrown out properly to snakes in gutters with all the leaves that haven’t been cleaned out.<br />
Exposing yourself and your children to all such creatures makes you vulnerable and prone to illnesses and worse still, death. For example, snakes –unless non-poisonous- can end up biting you at night when you’re asleep; the result of which can be death.<br />
Rodents can cause diseases like the bubonic plague, Weil’s Disease, rat bite fever, Lassa fever, leptospirosis, salmonellosis, tularemia and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Almost all of these diseases are fatal if you don’t get medical help on time.<br />
It is important to maintain a clean environment for your and your family’s health. If you’re overwhelmed with getting started, you might want to hire professionals at first, such as a gutter expert, like the ones at <a href="http://thegutterexperts.com/">Aerotech</a>, a personal organizer, and or house cleaner.<br />
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<strong>Mold Growth</strong><br />
Mold is often caused by the prolonged presence of moisture in the home among other things. While, not all molds are considered toxigenic (capable of producing toxins), you wouldn’t want to wait to find out if the one in your home is bad for you or not.<br />
Dirty homes are usually synonymous with poor care and attention. This means that there could be leaky pipes all over the place, resulting in moisture being trapped in the walls and under the carpets, thus providing an enabling environment for the growth and proliferation of the mold spores.<br />
Mold that produces mycotoxins are usually dangerous to the health and can cause respiratory distress, trigger asthma in asthmatic patients, cause hayfever like symptoms and pneumonitis in people already predisposed to it. This is not good at all.<br />
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<strong>Increased Presence of Allergens and Dust</strong><br />
If you are allergic to dust, pollen and aerosol, then a dirty environment at home is definitely counterproductive and will impact your health negatively. Sure, there will always be allergens and dust in the home. There’s nothing one can do about that.<br />
The only thing is you <em>must </em>make an effort to minimize their volume or abundance in the house. Otherwise, you’re basically inviting asthma, allergies, the flu and a bunch of other conditions. The major causes of these is the dust in your carpets and rugs. They are excellent for concealing and trapping dirt, allergens, and pollens. You may need to get an expert to come in and clean the carpets annually, so that all you have to do is run the vacuum over the carpets weekly.<br />
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Have you ever used Urban Dictionary rather than Wikipedia? Well, ya should. (Let me warn you, it's hilarious, but it's not always for the faint of heart.) </div>
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According to Wikipedia "shabby chic" means: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px;">furniture and furnishings that are</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px;"> either chosen for their appearance of age and signs of wear and tear, or new items that are distressed to</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px;"> achieve the appearance of an antique.</span></i></span></div>
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Regardless of the definition, and blatant sarcasm on Urban Dictionary, I like it. And fortuitously, I had a boring mirror that needed some personality. So being a person with no money who doesn't mind living with old, crap, beat up furniture, I gave the mirror a coat of primer, and a coat of paint.</div>
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Once the paint was dry, I went over the mirror with my palm sander and with steel wool to distress it. I then whacked the wood frame with a hammer in a couple of places to add some <strike>dents</strike> dimension. I didn't hit the wood too hard, because, well, I was working on a mirror. (I've already had 7 years of bad luck and don't want any more!) </div>
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I dusted the mirror down, and then used E6000 glue to affix some glass beads. Once the mirror was ready for a photo, look who turned up. Came around the corner at the exact second I snapped a photo! </div>
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Here's the mirror hung in the dining room, where Sammie can't photo bomb:<br />
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So what do you think? Do you like the shabby chic look?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069343323049715327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667226923905207487.post-60235487602090418952015-06-12T13:36:00.001-04:002015-06-12T13:36:59.701-04:00Turn Solar Lights Into Garden Lamps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Solar lamps look cute lining a sidewalk or edging a garden. But did you ever pull them out of the hard dirt and the stake part pulls right off the lamp part? That happened to me, and I realized I could use just the light tops to make outdoor lamps for my patio or my porch.</div>
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If you want to make one, run down to the nearest thrift store, or check your attic, for a sturdy lamp. I wanted something fairly heavy to stand up the the invariable summer thunderstorms and winds, so I bought two brass based lamps.</div>
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Next I took the guts out of the lamp and put it back together. I painted the lamp bases with Rustoleum spray paint in yellow, but you could paint it any color you like, just make sure to use outdoor paint. </div>
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Then pull the stake out of the solar lamp and glue it on the lamp base. (I used E6000 glue). You need to let the glue dry for a day or so. </div>
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<i>(Or spend three nights wondering why they're not lighting up, and then realize you forgot to pull the tabs out of the lights.) </i></div>
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Next up, I'm looking for an old chandelier so that I can do this:</div>
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I have a lot of silver trays. Seriously, piles of them. This is one: </div>
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It's so cute, but clearly needs some serious elbow grease. That sounds a little like hard work doesn't it? Yep it does, so instead, I decided to turn it into a pedestal, and took a trip to Home Depot and bought a can of spray paint. </div>
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All I did was give the tray a good wash with warm soapy water and let it dry (<i>for 5 days ~ but one hour may suffice</i>). </div>
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I took a tea light holder and glued it to the bottom of the tray with E6000.</div>
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Many people dream of hiring an interior designer to decorate their home, but fear that these services are out of reach. Either they don't know who to hire, they aren't sure if they have the budget, or a combination of factors.<br />
This article is going to explain the advantages to hiring an interior designer and clarify the benefits that you stand to gain as a client. From minor updating to major renovations, an interior designer can be a valuable asset to have on your side. Most people assume that you hire an interior designer for their expertise on design, but that is only one small facet of their service - although, a very important factor nonetheless.<br />
Let's take a look at the many benefits interior designers offer their clients, starting first with the bottom line.<br />
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Interior Designers Save You Money</h2>
I'm sure you've heard the phrase "you have to spend money to make money." Well sometimes you have to spend money to save money. It sounds counter intuitive, but bear with me.<br />
Interior designers have negotiated arrangements with a variety of vendors, allowing them discounts that aren't available for the public, in return for regular business. In general, the bigger your project is, the more money an interior designer can potentially save you.<br />
A good way to gauge the quality of an interior designer is to make note of the relationships they have with different vendors. If they don't have a solid amount of go-to vendors offering reasonable discounts, they probably haven't been in business very long.<br />
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Through experience, <a href="http://freshome.com/2012/09/19/10-reasons-why-you-should-hire-an-interior-decorator/">interior designers have access to the best resources</a> available. They can connect you with the best contractors and professionals in the industry.<br />
Their connections range widely. They might introduce you to the contractor who builds a beautiful deck for your family to enjoy. Or they might be able to show you where you can buy designer fabrics at wholesale prices.<br />
Similar to other trade professionals such as a CPA or Lawyer, you're hiring them for their connections, as well as their expertise. This saves you time and reduces the hassle and stress of finding these contacts on your own.<br />
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Interior Designers Make Your Dream a Reality</h2>
We all have this grand vision of how we want our home to look. But when we start going through the actual process of interior design, our vision starts to look more and more like a dream.<br />
How many times have you clipped out pictures from design magazines, only to be disappointed by the prices or been unable to find anything that matches? Through their resources and experience, interior designers can recreate those stunning magazine photos in your own home.<br />
The real challenge is that the actual dimensions in our rooms rarely match those that we are trying to emulate. This is where you need an expert to help customize everything for you. Often times, they'll suggest a solution that you enjoy more than the original.<br />
An interior designer allows you to focus on the big picture and not have to worry about all of the messy work. If you're more of the DIY type who prefers a hands-on approach to everything, interior designers will help you step your game up. They'll be able to offer new ideas and share techniques that you're unfamiliar with. Even if you never hire them again, you will still be benefiting from their service.<br />
Interior designer also help <a href="http://homedesignlover.com/interior-design/advantages-of-hiring-an-interior-designer/">organize the entire project</a>. In a major renovation, where do you start first? What order should you renovate rooms in? Which projects will take up the most time and interfere with your family's daily life the most? These are all questions that an interior designer can answer for you and help plan around.<br />
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Interior Designers Prevent You From Making Mistakes</h2>
How many times have you seen someone invest a significant amount of money into a trendy renovation that they regretted only a few years later? Too many times to count.<br />
How many times have you seen someone take on a DIY project that they were not prepared for, only to end up hiring someone to fix everything they broke? These jobs make up a large percentage of contractors' work.<br />
Hiring an interior designer allows you to skip all of this. There's nothing wrong with following trends, but you want to be aware of where you're at in the trend cycle. A professional can tell you if this trend is already going out of style, or if it is just getting started. Some people might not mind a renovation project every few years, but most people do. You should know upfront what you're getting into.<br />
You'd be surprised at the number of interior designers that can do a little bit of everything when it comes to the physical labor part. They can <a href="http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/home-design/09-04-14-why-you-should-hire-interior-designer/">save you a lot of headaches</a> down the road by keeping you headed in the right direction from the start.<br />
Ultimately, hiring an interior designer will save you time, save you money, and ensure that the job gets done right the first time.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.385;">Named for the island off the coast of Georgia, this dish can be served as an appetizer or as a main dish. </span></div>
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<li style="float: none; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.31; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0.571em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-left: -0.308em; outline: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Preheat oven to 375 degrees.</span></span></li>
<li style="float: none; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.31; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0.571em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-left: -0.308em; outline: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Arrange the cooked shrimp in individual ramekins or a shallow casserole dish.</span></span></li>
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<li style="float: none; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.31; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0.571em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"><span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-left: -0.308em; outline: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Place in preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes or until the the butter melts and the crumbs become crisp. (If the crumbs are not crisp, put them under the broiler for a couple of minutes but watch them closely).</span></span></li>
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<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jekyll Island Club Hotel’s Shrimp and Grits Recipe</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 lb. fresh Georgia white shrimp, peeled and deveined</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 bundle green onion, diced</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 lb. andouille sausage or other spicy sausage</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Garlic butter (recipe below)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Flour as needed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">White wine to taste</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 squeezed lemon1 cup heavy whipping cream</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Old Bay seasoning to taste</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cheese grits (recipe below)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Soften 1 lb. unsalted butter, 6 oz. bacon fat, 2 Tbsp. of minced garlic, 1 Tbsp. paprika and 1/2 tsp. each of chopped thyme, parsley and oregano. Mix all ingredients together and set aside for later use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Follow recipe on package, except use less stock. You want the grits to be tight (stiff), so use chicken stock instead of water. Add medium sharp cheddar cheese to taste add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside but keep warm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In sauté pan, add garlic butter (you probably have enough to do two or three batches). Add sausage and onions, let sauté and then add shrimp, cream, wine and lemon, and let cook for 3 minutes. Add Old Bay and salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer, then sprinkle flour on top and mix in. Continue doing this until you get the right consistency. Let it simmer a little while longer to cook out the flour taste. Put the grits into bowl and top with the shrimp mixture to serve.</span></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Photos courtesy of Shrimp & Grits Festival; recipe photo from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=154084559714" style="border: 0px; color: #951313; letter-spacing: 0.015em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Jekyll Island Club Hotel’s Facebook page</a>. </span></em></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">ETSY has a great community of talented people. Today I'm asking you to c</span><span style="text-align: left;">heck out my friend's shop: </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MikeKrausArt?ref=l2-shopheader-name" style="text-align: left;">MikeKrausArt </a><span style="text-align: left;">. </span>Mike's a talented and fun artist who studied The Art Institute of Chicago. I love his work so much, it's just so fun and colorful. Please check it out! </div>
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<i>...And if truth be told, my birthday in June. Just in case my family is reading this ~ I like Mike's paintings. Just sayin...</i></div>
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Isn't that pretty? I love the autumn woods, and I'm drawn to those colors in particular. </div>
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His paintings of the woods, through all of the seasons, remind me of growing up, taking long walks in the woods, or cross country skiing through fresh snow.</div>
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The colors give his landscapes a fairy-tale feel, and that makes me happy. </div>
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The birch trees are genius. <i>(Hint, hint, Mom!) </i></div>
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And a little shout out for his painting of Skaneateles Lake, where I grew up. </div>
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Remember when I hung a frame on the wall just to get it out of the way? And my son thought he was so funny:</div>
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So to show him how seriously I took his suggestion, I made a burlap wreath to hang in the frame. </div>
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<b><i>16" Wire Wreath frame</i></b></div>
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You can see from the above photo, that this is simply a matter of using a wire wreath frame and looping burlap ribbon through the wire rungs. But it's kind of difficult to explain! </div>
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I'm not able to articulate exactly how to do this (I have a cold) but I will give you a link to a two minute YouTube Video on how to make the burlap wreath - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOVJOxmuB-g">HERE</a></div>
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Dress your food with different sauces and dressings. It's the easy way to make your meals special, and fool your guests into thinking you spent hours prepping. </div>
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This dressing takes about 5 minutes to throw together, and can be drizzled over just about anything for maximum flavor.</div>
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<b>Cilantro Lime Dressing</b></h3>
1 jalapeno<br />
2-4 cloves fresh garlic (to your taste)<br />
1 cup fresh cilantro<br />
1 lime<br />
1/2 cup mayonnaise<br />
1/3 cup sour cream<br />
1/2 cup ranch dressing<br />
1 tsp sea salt<br />
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Take the jalapeno and cut off the top with the stem, and slice it in half. Remove the seeds and the ribs, and roughly chop. (I usually keep a few of the seeds to keep the heat.)<br />
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Roughly chop the garlic. (see below for a tip)<br />
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Cut the lime in half and place both halves in a small bowl. To get all of the juice out of the lime, microwave on full power for 30 seconds (or longer), until it is soft. Squeeze all of the juice into the bowl. You might need to use a hot pad if the lime is very hot.<br />
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Add all of the ingredients, except the salt, to your blender and blend until well combined. Note - I don't bother to remove the stems from the cilantro. Taste the sauce and add sea salt to your taste. Store in a jar in the fridge.<br />
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Grilled Meat/Veggies<br />
Grilled Fish/Seafood<br />
Fish Tacos<br />
Salads<br />
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Grilled Chicken or Shrimp Wraps<br />
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I like to keep my promises. And I promised Tammy at Taylor-Made Ranch that I would share what my house looks like during a week of projects. I promised her because I featured her blog post <a href="http://taylormaderanch.com/blog/the-truth-behind-perfect-facebook-posts/">The Truth Behind Perfect Facebook Posts</a> at our party <a href="http://happyhouseandhome.blogspot.com/2015/03/merry-monday-43.html">HERE</a>. <br />
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Featuring her post meant I put an extra large photo of her <strike>cluttered</strike> busy kitchen counter on the front page of our party. But I liked her message.<i> Blogger's pictures are staged. Some blogger home tours can make you feel like a complete failure as housekeeper, so let's get real. Most of us are staging our homes and our photos. Behind the scene ~ it's chaos. </i><br />
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So to make sure Tammy's not going to send a hit out on me for splashing her kitchen photo on my blog, I've posted a few pictures of my own home, in solidarity. <br />
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On any given day, my house is in <i>various states of disheveled</i> because of the projects I'm working on. <br />
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<b>1. My living room.</b> It's winter and it's freezing and painting outside is not an options. So there's a giant blue tarp in the middle of my living room so that I can paint this little side table. <br />
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<b>2. My kitchen. </b>My kitchen has it all. Just look ~ band aids, bills, sunglasses, my wristlet, a car washing rag, paint brushes, and coffee. </div>
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<b>3. My basement.</b> Always a disaster. I currently have 257 different painting projects going on. Okay, slight exaggeration, but there are several. My tools are everywhere, and my tool box is 2 sq ft of clutter (kinda like my purse). </div>
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<b>4. Back to the kitchen. </b>I always have my mop and broom for company. Kids tracking in snow and salt means it's a constant battle with the floors, so why put the mop away? See that cheese board? Was stained and drying in the kitchen for days. </div>
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So Tammy from Taylor-Made Ranch is right. We all post pictures as if our homes are spotless. (Okay, maybe some bloggers <i>DO </i>have spotless homes, and that's great.) But for the rest of us, you see a photo of a pretty plant sitting in the kitchen windowsill next to the latest DIY vase, but if the camera was zoomed out, you'd see a sink full of dishes, the baby screaming and the dog throwing up.<br />
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Do you have a wreath that works every day, not just for holidays? This is my favorite. Keep reading for a tutorial. </div>
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I learned a couple of things this weekend: <i>I learned not to spit into the wind, and not to pull the mask on the lone ranger... </i>But the main thing I learned was that it takes a reeeealy loooong time to make a coffee filter wreath. </div>
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Like ~ A. Really. Long. Time. </div>
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However, if you have episodes of Nashville and Chicago PD that you need to catch up on, and it's raining, it's something to do. And the silver lining ~ you don't feel like a lazy slug, sitting around all Sunday watching TV. </div>
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<li>Burlap, or any fabric</li>
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You could use any circle form - I happened to have this wire "wreath", so I covered it in burlap, to give the coffee filters something to stick to. I simply wrapped the wire frame with the burlap, and glued it in place. </div>
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You can see that it doesn't matter how it looks at this point, the fabric won't show through, at all. <i>Ooooh, look, wine is on sale! </i></div>
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Take a coffee filter and wrap it around the eraser end of the pencil. <i>(Note I was full of vim and vigor going into this project! So easy, and so fun!)</i></div>
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Put a tiny dab of glue on the end of the coffee filter and place it on the wreath, like so:</div>
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Continue wrapping the filters on the pencil and placing them about 1/4" apart. After the first couple of hours, you will get to about this stage:</div>
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At which time, you carry on for 40 more days and 40 more nights. (<i>I'm starting to run low on vim and vigor after the first couple of hours, and really needed the aforementioned wine. Still easy, but not feeling the "fun" anymore!) </i></div>
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<i>(Joking aside, I used about 300 coffee filters and the whole coffee filter gluing took me 4 hours.)</i></div>
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Once I felt most of the holes had been filled in, and had frankly, had enough of gluing coffee filters, I called it a day! </div>
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To hang, I tied it to an old frame, using jute. I toyed with the idea of using ribbon, but I decided that I prefer the simple look. </div>
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Waddaya think? Cute, or does it look like a giant donut? Maybe everything looks like a giant donut with all of this talk of coffee filters. :)</div>
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What's everyone been up to this week? I made another Elevated Cheese Board, only this time with Bun Feet. Like the buns? I think they're so cute. </div>
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An oldie, but a goodie: re-post from last St. Patrick's Day :)</div>
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I feel guilty about this, but here goes nothin'. </div>
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. . . I'm only a <span style="font-size: xx-small;">tiny </span>bit Irish. </div>
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I'm not fond of Corned Beef. </div>
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And . . . I don't drink green beer. </div>
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However, to make up for my shortcomings, I make the traditional Corned Beef, Potatoes and Cabbage for St. Patrick's Day. (Even if I don't want to, I think it's the law.)</div>
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Last year, when I made St. Patrick's Day dinner, I tried the following Corned Beef, and it was delicious. So that's on the menu for St. Patrick's Day this year. I always say, stick with what you know!<i> (No, I don't actually say that, but I like this recipe, so I'm sticking with it!)</i></div>
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Even if you like the traditional corned beef, this would make a nice change. It's really, really good. So good, I might consider making this twice a year! Plus, the Hash Brown Cups (below) are fun ~ and the kids love them. </div>
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If you don't like corned beef (that would be me), trust me, you will probably like this one! Just give it a try! </div>
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Take a pre-packaged brisket corned beef and pop it in the crock-pot (as per the package directions), and add the spice pack. I cooked mine for 6 hours on low. </div>
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When the beef cooks the appropriate amount of time, drain it. Transfer to a platter lined with foil, (use enough foil to wrap the entire roast) and cover in BBQ Sauce (Sweet Baby Rays). Wrap it in the foil.</div>
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Put the whole foil packet on a pre-heated medium grill for 1/2 hour. <i>(OR, if it's not grilling weather, put it in a 400F oven for 1/2 hour)</i></div>
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*Note: use quite a bit of BBQ sauce, I used about 2 cups, and only put it on the grill for <strong><em>1/2 hour</em></strong> - any longer and the BBQ sauce will dry out a little too much. I learned this important lesson last year. </div>
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Slice and enjoy!</div>
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Before you put your beef on the grill, prepare your cute little Hash Brown Cups: </div>
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Mix one bag of frozen (20 oz) bag of hash browns with 2 eggs, 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese, 2 tsp minced fresh garlic, and 1 tsp dried dill.</div>
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Spray a mini-muffin tin thoroughly with cooking spray, and fill each cup with the potato mixture and pack down lightly.</div>
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<i>I serve coleslaw with this ~ because you may have guessed, I don't like plain boiled cabbage. </i></div>
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<i>The original recipes can be found at: </i> <a href="http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/palma/2008/03/bbq_corned_beef.html">Palmabella's Passions</a> and <a href="http://delectameals.blogspot.com/2012/02/mini-parmesan-hash-brown-cups.html?showComment=1376228941672#c8153929696252253990">Delectameals</a> </div>
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