Felt Dessert - Key Lime Pie

My kids are so excited to finally have food to sell in their 'store'. For Christmas, I made them a 'pretend dessert store'. I have been playing around with felt fabric and I am amazed at what one can do with it. We have made pie, cupcakes, donuts, macaroons, cake, cookies, sandwiches and I am in the process of making puppets; so exciting! It's fun to watch my kids role play as cashiers, store keepers, customers etc. The store only cost me less than $10 to make and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that my kids are LOVING it.

 These red plates are part of the store.

Here is a tutorial on how I made the KEY LIME PIE. I will post the cupcake, donut, cookies and other desserts in the next coming days.

You will need:

Neon green felt// Brown felt (sandstone)// Fiberfill// Stiff Pellon// box. I got everything from Joanns and I had some stuff already

Attach the felt strip to the triangle (top of the pie)

I used a regular pair of scissors to cut ridges on the edge of the 'crust' felt. Then I attached the green felt to the crust as shown above

Fold your pellon strip in the middle, then stick it into the pie. I added pellon just to help maintain the shape of the pie once I added the stuffing

Then I added the box cut out inside the pie at the base; in order to stabilize the bottom of the finished pie. Add stuffing and then sew the edges together as illustrated in the picture

 Your finished piece of pie should look like this. Then attach the frosting on top, voila! you are done.
Find the FROSTING TUTORIAL here

Come back and see the other dessert tutorials and the diy store next week here on the blog

Felt Frosting DIY

I think these images are self explanatory. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I used a little saucer to make my circles. Adjust the size of the circle according to the size of the fronting you want. I used this frosting in making felt cupcakes and pie (here) toppings.

Family time - Bowling

Victory! It was a successful family outing because everyone behaved so well and loved it.

For Family Home Evening, Diana got to choose the activity. She chose to go bowling. The last time James and I went bowling was when we were dating:( So, we were excited to go with the kids. They both got competitive it was fun to watch their little 'game' faces.

Animal Print kid's Jeggings DIY

I realize this post is a few days late..

Anyway, this is the outfit Diana wore for Valentine's. I made her the cute pom poms for her hair and these jaguar jeggings. I got the fabric from fabric.com. It's a beautiful, cotton sateen with a little stretch; perfect for these pants.  I get 90% of my fabric from fabric.com, I LOVE their huge fabric selection and pricing.

Crossed fingers??! I wonder what that is all about..

Here is how I made the jeggings. You will need:

1/2 yard Fabric (this fabric is 57" wide, so 1/2 a yard was enough)
1" elastic
Matching thread

Most of the time I use old clothes for a pattern. I lay my pattern flat on the floor and cut at least 1" away from the edges.

Here are the two pieces for the back legs. Turn the 'pattern' pants around and cut the two pieces for the front legs

Put the 2 back pieces together and sew the top part. Do the same for the front legs

Turn the fabric and let the right sides face each other. Then sew them together around the edges as above

Then fold the openings twice and sew. Do the same for the waist. Add your elastic and you are done.

 Diana's favorite part about taking pictures is making silly faces. Black & white jaguar fabric/ Sweatshirt from JC penny no longer available/ Red rain boots/ Pom Pom hair clip made by me

This whole outfit cost less than $25. Now, that puts a huge SMILE on my face.

I love LOVE love these rain boots. I bought 2 pairs at $20. Eli got them in blue. The sweatshirt is also another favorite of mine. I knew she would rock it so I got it for just $8.

2013 Review & 2014 Commitments

The year 2013 was awesome. It was a fun year for my family, nothing dramatic happened but I can look back with a big smile on my face.

This year, I will not be making any resolutions. I know that is lame! I was taught a very interesting lesson a few days ago. 'Don't make resolutions, but make commitments.'  How many people make resolutions and actually keep them? Not me. A commitment is 'the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.' For me, being committed to something carries more meaning and I know I can keep it if its that important.  So, this year I have committed to do that following:

1. Spend quality TIME with my husband and kids, together and individually.

2. Be positive and look for the best in others and things around me.

3. Be more grateful

4. The BIGGEST one on my list - BE ORGANIZED. This will help me make small realistic goals and ACTUALLY accomplish them.. I found an awesome blog with great home organization tips here.

I love the Year in Review Facebook came up with for me and here it is:

I walked in on Diana 'feeding her baby' while watching her favorite show, lol!! I didnt know what to say! (Jan 3rd)

My chubby bunny is 6 months old today. He can turn from his belly to back.. He is eating solids and loves his rice cereal. His weight is 96 %tile and height 93 %tile. And he absolutely loves his sister - he almost jumps off my lap when he sees her:) I feel blessed. (Jan 9th)

My little family (Jan 30th)

 

Eli is 8 months old (March 14th)

My little model:) (March 20th)

*So excited for Conference. Something that I learned on my mission, write down any questions or concerns you may have, pray about them then watch conference. It blows my mind every time because my questions do get addressed, I love it. Try it out. (April 6th)

I cut up some cheese for Diana and she would not eat them. I quote , "mommy these are not perfect squares." I am not an Iron Chef my lady:) (April 24th)

Its SUMMER people! the weather is beautiful today and my little girl looks even more beautiful. (March 3rd)

*Diana came screaming at me, 'take this thing out of my bum bum' I starting panicking wondering what she had put there only to discover she had a wedgie - wow miss drama queen! (May 30th)

So happy for my hardworking husband. James got into 'The University of Utah".  (June 20th)

Update: After the MSF orientation, he changed his degree to Masters of Real Estate Development

New blog post - guess who owns a business store??? meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! (July 8th)

Update: My store has been closed for the last couple of days, I couldn't find proper time for it. I will be reopening in 2 week's time.. I am super excited!

*Diana, "when daddy goes to work, he will break my heart."
Me, "oh, why?"
Diana, "because I will miss him so much."
I can't blame her, she has an award winning daddy:)

I love this little guy. (Aug 22)

*I wanted Diana to be a minion for Halloween but she wants to be a scary witch. The Diana I know is terrified of witches, so yesterday we took her to Halloween city to see witch costumes. She screamed her way through the store then she said, "OK, I won't be a witch, I will be a human." (Oct 23rd)

*My first utility bill here in SLC came and its ONLY $44. Remember my highest bill in Eagle Mountain was $260, lowest $160... Do you think I have a good reason to stand on my balcony and shout joyously? (Oct 24th)

*The other day, I sat in the car waiting for James as he went into the post office. I was deeply touched by what I saw. A young man (maybe 12) opened the door for an elderly lady carrying a big box, who expressed her gratitude wholeheartedly. Then the boy's father smiled and hugged his son as they walked away. Another lady walked in and a male stranger ran to the door and held it open for her. She too expressed gratitude and they both walked away with a smile on their faces. Just small, simple gestures can make a huge difference, even to one watching from a distance. (Dec 4th)

Here is some more pictures from 2013:

Eli had some serious body mass as a baby. I loved it and actually miss it. Seriously, chubby babies are the cutest. My daughter was so skinny as a baby and she still is. Her lowest percentile in weight was 35th and in height 80th. She made skinny work because she is such a beautiful little girl..

This guy's face changes all the time. He turned 1 this year. He only put a finger in his cake and didnt want anything to do with it.

Diana got 'married' this year... One night we were having dinner with our good friends, Diana and her cute 'boy friend' in the picture above took off into her room. They came back a few minutes later, Diana wearing her white church dress and they were both screaming, "we got married." I thought that was pretty funny. She also made a visit to the ER for a night.

These 2 got extremely close this year. Their friendship was actually the high light of my year.

I served an LDS mission on Temple Square 8 years ago. This year my mission president passed away. He is seating on the bench. He was a wonderful man and great mentor to me.

I turned 30. I am old people! it took 3 people to light up my candles. I had an awesome birthday even though my spotlight was stolen from me, the muscle guy and the 'not so newly' weds making out:) P.S - I have the best parents in law. They watched our kids the Saturday before my birthday so James and I could go have dinner and watch a show. We didn't get home until after midnight and we found our kids snuggled and asleep. Then a week later they made this little get together for me. I love them..

We had a wonderful time with family, egg hunt in the park, baptisms, weddings, 4th of July, birthdays, lacrosse games, yard work at my husband's grandma's house, my business, moving, old and new friends and Christmas etc; the list goes on. I am grateful for my family and my husband's family. For good health, my husband's job, a place we call home, the people that have showed us love and kindness and for the opportunity to be a mom. Its my favorite job in the world. I hope everyone has a wonderful 2014.

What are some of the resolutions/commitments you have made in the past, that turned out successful?