Baptism Favors

Our little one will be getting Baptized this weekend! We couldn't be more excited about the big day. A very important day for all of us. There will not be any huge reception party like many do. We don't want to take away from the importance of the actual Sacrament itself. We decided that we would Baptize him and then have just a small lunch with family. To thank those who took the time out of their day to come support us we wanted to have favors. Finding just the right favor was quite the task. I wanted something simple, but unique. I ended up deciding on giving a mini rosary in a keepsake bag with tag. The mini rosaries where just what I had hoped for. I ordered them off of Etsy from Faithpieces. If you were looking for anything like this for your religious event I would highly recommend them. Here is a peek at what I made.

 

 

Organizing Craft Space - Project 2: Pens & Markers Holder

As I mentioned before I have been slowly trying to find new solutions to my craft space. I have started dabbling in lettering a little bit and have accumulated a variety of markers. One pen holder is no longer enough. I needed something slightly larger. I found this neat idea to make a pen and marker holder with repurposed things you might have in your home. Since it wasn't going to cost me much I thought I'd give it a try. Here's what it turned out like.

I used paper towel rolls and an old box.

This is the finished product

If you want to make one of your own this is what you will need:
- Paper towel rolls or toilet paper rolls.
- An old box; shoe box, kleenex box or any box you were going to recycle anyway.
- Decorative paper to wrap the box in. I found mine in the dollar section at Michael's craft store.
- Craft glue and/or tape

Next cut off any excess flaps your box may have.
Then wrap the box with your wrapping paper of choice. I  used glue for the paper on the side and tape on the inside and underneath for extra security.
Place your paper towel rolls inside the box snugly so that they don't move around.
Add your pens/markers/supplies and your done! Enjoy your new holder.

Organizing Craft Space - Project 1: Embellishments

Over this last year my craft space has grown immensely. With that comes the issue of keeping everything organized. My embellishments for paper crafting has grown over the years and it has just kind of piled up in a bag and then spilled into a drawer. I was getting to the point that I couldn't find the little things I need and it was becoming a headache.

My latest little project was to find a solution for all those little embellishments I have. I started by measuring the embellishments to see what size tote or box would work best for me. I found a small plastic clear tote at Michaels. I love that it has a handle for easily moving it out of my craft space to my working space. You can find the tote I used here. Next I made up some dividers that fit in the tote. Since the tote is a little on the small end I had to custom make it my self. Next I organized them all by categories I had. This has been a fun little task and I feel better already. Funny how having an organized space makes you feel. This is what it looked like finished.

Easy Zucchini Boats

I came across this recipe for Lasagna Zucchini Boats. It looked really yummy, but I didn't quite have all the ingredients to make the exact thing. So I made my own version instead. To my surprise it turned out good. Josh actually loved it, and he is the picky eater around here. I will definetly add this to my list of recipe's to make in the future. Here's all you need to make it.

Ingredients.

• 4 Zucchini's (Good size so that they hold the meat, not the skinny ones)
• 1 lb of lean ground beef
• Prego Garlic Spaghetti Sauce
• Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
• Garlic salt to taste (you can just add salt and pepper too, but I happen to love garlic salt)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
I added foil and sprayed the pan with cooking oil so that it doesn't stick and easy clean up.
Cook the ground beef well until brown. Add garlic salt to taste.
Next stir in the spaghetti sauce in the same pan.
Rinse your zucchini, cut them in half, then scoop out the middle for your meat.
Fill in your zucchini with ground beef, top them with Mozzarella. (I have a picky cheese eater in the house so I left some of them with little cheese and others with more.)
Continue Cooking in the oven for 30 minutes covered until cheese is nice and melted and zucchini is soft.
ENJOY!!