Happy Hamper

I ran across this really cute laundry hamper that looks like a washer!  Not a bad price on Modcloth website - a fave for clothes, too!

Cool Wraps

These Mediterranean salad wraps are so easy to make, and make for a great picnic food.   In fact, the mixture tastes better after it's been refrigerated for a while!

Prepare one cup of cooked brown rice, let cool.

Mix in a bowl:

Cooked brown rice, 1 T olive oil, 1/4 cup chopped cucumbers, 1 chopped large tomato, 1/4 cup chopped scallions, 1-2 tsp lemon juice, 2 T coarsely chopped mint, and salt/pepper.

When read to enjoy, place in a multigrain tortilla, roll up, and eat!

Wine Bottle Craft

Saw this in my All You Magazine and thought it was so cute - a soap dispenser craft made from a wine bottle!  You just need a wine bottle, paintbrush, glitter glue, glass glitter, newspaper, spray sealant for glitter, paint pen, chalkboard label and bottle pourer.

Super fun!

Funnel Light

We recently purchased a funnel light from IKEA and hung it in our kitchen.  Then I saw this DIY funnel light idea in Martha Stewart Magazine.  Awesome!

What's Left Pasta

Tonight our dinner was made from whatever was left in the fridge...because tomorrow is grocery day!

Here's what we had:

half large onion
one large carrot
half zucchini
cauliflower
half head of broccoli
7 strips fried bacon
3 Roma tomatoes

penne pasta in the pantry
parmesan cheese

Bring salted water to a boil and add in the pasta, cook until al dente.

Stir fry the veggies (coarsely chopped) in olive oil, seasoning them with Bill's Seasoning and Colorado Citrus Pepper, as well as a squeeze of lemon.  Add in the tomatoes (chopped) after a few minutes.  Keep cooking until veggies are fork tender.

Drain the pasta, toss with the veggies, and top with freshly grated Parm.

It was delicious!

Porch curtain

Saw this really CUTE photo of a porch with a curtain - love it!  It's from HGTV Magazine, and the fabric for the curtain is available on line here!

Window Decor

My crafty daughter-in-law made this decoration that was used at her wedding shower, and wedding, and wanted to use it somewhere in her new home...and it looked just great over the bedroom window! She just tied fabric strips to twine!