I have seen the result of people dying their Easter eggs with silk a few times and loved it. So I decided to stop at a thrift store and grab a few cheap silk ties. Today Ella and I decided to do a trial run on a few eggs before we do our official Egg dying this weekend!

Here is how they turned out:They worked pretty well!
To try making your own silk dyed eggs follow these instructions:

Materials and Tools
-Raw Eggs
-Glass or enamel pot (but pretty much any non-aluminum pot will be fine)
-Silk ties, blouses, or boxers, cut into pieces large enough to cover an egg
-An old white sheet, or pillowcase, or tablecloth, or random fabric, cut into pieces to cover silk-wrapped eggs
-Twist ties or string
-white vinegar
-Warm water
-Vegetable oil
-Paper towels
-Tongs or spoon

1. Remove seaming from ties and any lining on the inside. You just want a piece of the silk. Cut silk into a square (or a piece) large enough to wrap around a raw egg.

2. Wrap an egg with a piece of silk, making sure the printed side of the material is facing the egg. Silk can still be used if it doesn't fit perfectly around egg. Just try to make as much smooth contact with the fabric to the egg as you can. The pattern will transfer better if it is right up against the egg. Any part that is folded or wrinkled will leave kind of a tie-dyed pattern (which is a good thing, it’s pretty that way) Secure with twist-tie or string.

3. Place the silk-wrapped egg in a piece of white sheet, pillowcase, or old tablecloth and secure tightly with another twist-tie or string.

4. Place the egg(s) in the pot. Fill pot with water to cover eggs completely. Then, add the 1/4 C of white vinegar.

5. Bring water to a boil, turn heat down, and simmer for 20-25 minutes.

6. Remove eggs from water with tongs or spoon and let cool on a pile of paper towels or in a colander.

7. When eggs are cool enough to handle, you can remove the fabric.

8. To add a little bit of lustre to your eggs, put a dab of vegetable oil on a paper towel and rub onto the egg.

Enjoy!

Push-Pin Board Makeover!

I found this Push-Pin board at a thrift store for 2 bucks...

(P.S. Sorry about the pictures--I took them at night, so no natural light! Just the lovely florescents in my kitchen!)
I liked the mustard yellow center and decided to bring it home and see what I could come up with...
This was my ending result tonight...

The frame is a touch more "Aqua" than I hoped for, but it is fun!


I made the roses out of colored burlap from hobby lobby...
Here's how:

1. Cut burlap into 1 1/2-2 inch strips. The burlap I purchased was 48 inches in width, and I cut it in half, so my strips were 1/5 x 24. For bigger flowers, just cut a longer strip of burlap.

2. Fold one strip in half, length-wise. Burlap is nice, because it will hold its shape better than fabric, so you don't have to iron it down.

3. Starting at one end, begin to roll the folded strip around itself, pulling tightly as you go. Every circle or two that you make, add a little hot glue.

4. When you're to the end, just hot glue it down into place, against the side of the flower where it ended. Let dry completely.

5. You'll have one smooth side... and one shabby side!

Tah- Dah!!

ITEMS YOU NEED:

• burlap
• hot glue gun
  

For frame project (as pictured):

• frame
  
• paint
• sand paper (to antique the paint job!)
  

Onsies with something Extra!

Adams boss/friend just had a baby boy!

So today I decided to try my hand at those
cute onsie appliques I see so much of latley.

Cut some sport balls out of the fabric and added them to the bum!


I didn't use a patterned just kinda winged it, then used
"Sewable- Heat n Bond" from Walmart for about $2.50.
Added it onto the back of my fabric and attached it to the onsie, then did a zig-zag stitch around edges to secure and to add a little more detail!

Materials

• Baby bodysuit or tee
• Tie pattern (see link to pdf at end of this post)
• Fabric scrap for tie - you could get away with as little as 4" X 8" or 5" X 6" if you're cutting the tail piece at an angle.
• Heat N bond
  
• Thread
• Sewing machine

here is the link to the tie pattern

Valentines Desgin!

Well it has been a long time..
much longer than planned, but I thought Id share my latest craft.
A valentines door or wall decor made from a old vintage book!

This was pretty easy to do, making the fans or "flowers" out of book pages was the most time consuming!
Here is where I got the idea :
Inspiring Creations
I did change the center words and did it my own way...
by Printing the Letters directly onto the book pages and then cutting out using scrapbook paper to line in red then glued on to the white cardboard for support!

Pumpkin Pie

I Love Fall! I love the colors, smells and cooking... When I was in the store the other day I saw this....Not just any pumpkin but a Pie Pumpkin!

I have never actually cooked a pie like this from scratch, the closest I have come is using a can of pumpkin puree.
So I thought heck why not start this adventure of mine with just that?!?
Making homemade pumpkin pies from the pumpkin itself!
So with Pie Pumpkins and the right spices...
There I have it... Home made pies didn't they turn out lovely!?!?


They taste Yummy too!

To try making your own Pumpkin Pies here is the recipe I used:
(I used to medium size Pie pumpkins and doubles this recipe to fill 2 pie crusts)
Cut Pumpkin in half w/o stem. Scoop out seeds and strings. Place cut down on foil lined baking sheets. Cover with foil. Bake 350 degrees 'til tender- 1-1 1/2 hours. Cool. Scoop out flesh & mash w/ potato masher or food processor until smooth. Drain if too watery. Beat together just until smooth; 1 1/3 cup smooth pumpkin, 1 1/3 cup sweet condensed milk, 1 egg, 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp cloves, 1 cup hot water. Pour into 9' pie shell. Bake @ 375 degrees 55 to 65 minutes. (Center will still move slightly. Cool and enjoy. (Mashed pumpkin will hold 5 days if refer... I did my pumpkins, kept the mashed pumpkin in refrigerator then finished them the next day.)
Happy Thanksgiving Ya'll!!!

Who ,What and Why?!?!

As a stay at home Mom sometimes I feel like i need my own outlet, something of my own that challenges me, besides my 2 year old daughter! So I have decided to start this blog and use it as a goal or a challenge to myself. I would like to find new and old art, craft and cooking ideas each week and this blog will be my journal as I attempt to create them.
I will be combing Blogs, Brains, Websites and Stores for my next idea, I would love to hear any ideas or comments from you too. If anyone is out there and is following along I will encourage you to find your creative side and join me.
My name is Mindy...
Welcome to my journey!