Re-purposed Tray to Menu Board

On a different trip to Deseret Industries I found this metal tray.  I liked the edge, but not the mod podged paper insides.  I removed all of that using water to get the last of the mod podge off.  My daughter was saying she wanted to have a chore board and I thought this would make a cute one.  However, when I showed it to her, she said it would be an adorable Menu Board for her kitchen.  So now it is!

Her kitchen is red, white and black.  I used my Make-the-Cut software and designed the circles with the day of the week.  I then printed them on the red and white polka dot paper.  Then I cut them with the Print n' Cut feature in Make-the-Cut.  Next I used E-6000 to glue the circles to the flat glass marbles.  I waited 24 hours and added the large magnets on the back, also using E-6000.  I did need to trim the paper circles to fit the magnets better because, as you can see, they are not perfectly round so my circles hung over in a few spots.

I painted the inside of the tray with chalkboard paint and put the magnets on it and now she has a Menu Board she can re-use every week!  I threaded red ribbon through the top holes so she can hang it in her kitchen.  I think it turned out just great!  Thanks so much for taking a peek and have a wonderful day!

Re-purposed Shelf

I found this wonderful shelf at Deseret Industries the other day.  I saw it and could not figure out what somebody would have used it for!  If you look closely, there are 24 grooves on each side of each of the four sections, for a total of 96 little shelves that are 4 1/2 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.  I should have taken a picture of it BEFORE we removed all of the little shelves.  I didn't want to put them all back in just to take a picture so you will just have to visualize it!  Can any of you think what this might have been used for with such tiny shelves....and so many of them?

After removing all the shelves my husband drilled three holes in eight of the shelves for my Stickles, sprayed everything white, I only put a few of the shelves back in, and PRESTO!  Instant craft shelf!  I love how it turned out and it is very handy!  I have a grundle of shelves left so if I run out of places for my Stickles, we can always drill more holes and add them to the mix!  As always, thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

La Creme de la Decadent

I don't even know what the title means!  It just sounded good to me!  This is a favorite at my house.  It is Chocolate Bowls filled with strawberry creme.  It is quite easy and a real crowd pleaser!  The first thing to do is place chocolates on a plate and put in the microwave one minute at a time on Power Level 2. After each minute take them out and stir. Let them melt slowly.  I use Ghirardelli Dipping Chocolate.  It is wonderful!  So smooth and creamy!  While it is melting, blow up how ever many balloons you want to make bowls.  I sometimes use the small water balloons.  This time I used the medium-sized balloons to see if I liked the size.  Also, place a cookie sheet in the freezer to let it chill.

When the chocolate is melted, start dipping the balloon in the chocolate and turning it around on the plate until about 1/3 of the balloon is covered with chocolate.  If the chocolate doesn't swirl well for you, you can use a spatula to thin out and spread the chocolate evenly.

Line the chilled cookie sheet with waxed paper.  Place the chocolate covered balloons on the cookie sheet and put them in the freezer for about 5-7 minutes.  Take them out and repeat the chocolate process for a second layer.  Return to the freezer.

While the chocolate bowls are chilling, mix one large 32-ounce container of strawberry yogurt, one 8-ounce tub of Cool Whip whipped topping, and 1 cup of frozen strawberries (cubed) until blended well.

Removed the chocolate bowls from the freezer and pop the balloons.

Gently peel the balloons from the chocolate.  If the edges are uneven and you would like them to be straight, just use a knife to cut off the excess.

Fill the bowls with your strawberry creme, garnish with a strawberry slice and a thin piece of chocolate.  Dessert in 20 minutes!

I have made this with raspberries also.  I can never find large containers of raspberry yogurt so I just use vanilla and add sugar free raspberry jello to flavor it, then mix the Cool Whip and frozen raspberries in.  It is very good also!

This is our Valentine's treat for after dinner tonight.  It is very refreshing and totally calorie-free....NOT!  I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

52 Reasons...

OK.  I am pretty sure that my husband will not be looking at this entry.  As soon as he gets home from work today we are going out to dinner with some friends and then he works tomorrow.  He better not be looking at this at work!  Anyway...I made this "52 Reasons Why I Love You" for his Valentine's gift.  I had no trouble coming up with 52 reasons...and then some...to put on the cards.

I used a deck of playing cards that has a fishing theme on the back because he loves to fish. I cut out paper to cover the front and back cards so it would truly look like a little book.   I then cut rectangular pieces of Prima Marketing, Inc. scrapbook paper, The Second Wind Collection (3 different colors),  to cover up the centers of the cards.  I didn't want the face cards showing.  Then I used one of Penny Duncan's Shaplies to make the center rectangle on white cardstock.  I used print and cut to insert the reasons on each shaplie using the Lettering Delights font "Pretty", and then cut them out with my Black Cat Lynx.  I inked the edges of the white shaplies with a Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop inks, Rich Cocoa color.  I then used my tape gun and adhered all the pieces together.  I used my Cinch and punched the holes and then inserted the two rings and presto!  My little love book for him!  I didn't want it to be too fancy or too embellished.  That would never do for him!  It is just simple so he can focus more on the reasons instead of what it all looks like.

It was a very easy project to do, but does take a bit of time.  It took much longer than I had anticipated, but I believe it was well worth the effort!  Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day!