Beach Inspired Shelf

This is a very simple and inexpensive shelf decor.  With spring finally warming up, I thought I would  bring a little bit of the ocean inside.  I made the frames and filled a glass jar with sand and shells that I purchased at the dollar tree.  The other decor I had around the house.

Bought all this at the Dollar Tree

Hot Glued some twine on the frames

Hot glued shells on the frame

All ready of my pictures

Soft Snickerdoodle Cookies

Out of pure boredom, sugar cravings, and just basic ingredients needed, I found this recipe online at Food.com and gave it a try.  These cookies turned out so good.  Yummo!  I must say I have ate WAY too many.  So hard to stop until your stomach tells you to STOP.  Thats where I'm at right now but I thought I would share the recipe with you all.  

I rolled the dough balls about the size of a small rubber ball that a child might get out of a bubble gum machine.  They don't spread out to far so you can place them kinda close together for a bigger batch and less time waiting around the oven.

The dough and cookie sheets need to be chilled in the fridge for 15 minutes before baking.  I used 3 cookie sheets so after one was cool to the touch I would put it back into the fridge to chill again.  Kind of a pain but worth the little effort for a light crunchy chewy cookie.

Recipe
Ingredients:
1 C. Butter
1 1/2 C. Sugar
2 Large Eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 3/4 C. Flour
2 tsp Cream of Tartar
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
3 TBLS Sugar
3 tsp cinnamon

Preheat Oven  350 degrees

1.  Mix butter, vanilla, 1 1/2 C. Sugar, and eggs thoroughly in large bowl.
2.  Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt in a separate bowl and mix.
3.  Blend dry ingredients into the butter mixture.
4.  Chill Dough and Ungreased cookie sheet for 10 - 15 minutes in the fridge.
5.  Meanwhile mix 3 TBLS sugar and 3 tsp cinnamon in small bowl.
6.  Scoop 1 inch globs, roll into balls and gently roll in sugar/cinnamon mixture.
7.  Place rolled balls on a chilled cookie sheet.

Bake 10 minutes and remove from the pan immediately!
 
ENJOY!

Haley's B-Day Sleepover

Easter Shelf Decor

Easter Decorations

Jewelery Box / Yard Sale Project

This is my finished "jewelery box".  Not sure what I'm gonna put in there.

I bought it unfinished at a yard sale for $1.00.  Seemed like a fun project.

A little black & red paint

Fun white pattern and knobs to finish

Spring Door Decoration

Spring door decor.  Tin basket from Hobby Lobby and  fake & dried flowers I had around the house.

Crafting Decor Balls

The new year seems to be moving along at a pretty fast pace.  I can not believe it is March!  With spring and summer on the way I am so welcoming the sunshine and flowers.  I miss the yard work and can't wait to start gardening again.  With my spare time being stuck inside I decided that 2011 will be the year that I finally start decorating my house.  A project I did the other day is making decor balls to go on my coffee table.  They are so fun and easy to do and the ideas are endless.  Here are a few I have made.

Start with a styrofoam ball and split peas.  Hot glue until the whole ball is covered.  This does take a long time  to do.  Careful that glue is super hot and is kinda messy.

So easy!  This ball is pretty heavy.

Paint a styrofoam ball with acrylic paint

Hot glue on the glass gems

Preview

Popcorn and lots of feathers

Again, just hot glue the popcorn around the ball

This is one of my favorites.

Finished feathered look

Just put a little glue at the beginning to hold in place and then the last few 20 coils needs to be coated with Mod Podge
just to make sure it doesn't unwind.

My first tip..make sure you buy enough beads.   I used a straight pin to secure the beads after painting the styrofoam ball black

It looked a little to bare so I glued on some glitter for the BLING look.