Ms. MO’s Mad Mad World

My girls came down the stairs to this:

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He’s Coming To Get You!

Since they are teens I have decided to go weird with it. I know it’s not a real Elf on the Shelf brand but I wasn’t paying the price and this little craft fair find is getting the job done. He has wires in his body and limbs so I can pose him in so many very odd ways… muah ha ha ha ha

A real crafty post is coming but first I want to acknowledge Operation Homefront’s Wounded Warrior Wives. If ever you want to help our returning troops this is a great group to donate to. I realize not all of our wounded that come home are married but those who are have amazing wives who are going through a whole lot more than I and deserve our support. They are 24/7 caregivers and deserve so much respect. I would never compare myself to a good number of these amazing ladies who truly have had to become nurses with out degrees, they learn as they go and have so much government b.s. (excuse my french) that stand in the way of their soldier’s recovery. The frustration I have gone through for just the little bit my family needs is nerve wrecking on a larger scale would be downright crazy and they deal with this and they fight so other spouses wont have to later. Thank you Wounded Warrior Wives!

I also want to thank FamilyOfaVet.com. I have gained so much knowledge and when I go to seek “help” I am armed, feeling like I actually know what I am talking about. You can donate to them too Support FamilyOfaVet.com . Amazing people at both I cannot say enough. There are so many more out there that deserve a post or two but I wanted to touch on these two first. Thank You Again!

Because of Pinterest I have rediscovered FlyLady and Cozi. I have also discovered frugal decor and organization tips. Right now I have a bowl of water, vinegar and orange peels (my idea) in the microwave (5 minutes) to let the steam loosen all the ick, absorb smells and leave a nice orange smell. I hope it works, everybody who has tried it says it does, we’ll see… tic toc, tic toc. I already cleaned the outside, I am letting the steam have a little more time while I type this.

Ten minutes later and it worked. The steam loosened all the cooked on pieces, especially the hard to reach top inside the microwave, it just wiped clean. I used two paper towels, then a sponge dipped into the hotwater mixture. Note: do not reach your hand into that hot water when you drop your sponge… ow! I dried it with another paper towel and viola, all done. The door is open to let it dry before putting the clean turner and the glass back in. So there ya go, it really works.

My latest craft took a week. Homecoming Mums!!!! This California Born Mommy had never heard of such a thing until we moved here to Texas. It still took a while until the girls got older for me to really grasp what they were all about. If you don’t know what they are do yourself a favor and look it up, take this tradition to your highschool, it is so much fun! Last year I made small mums, put them on a pom and pom and attached a large gold cow bell, so during touchdowns the other side would hear us and see our flash! This year daughter #2 asked if her friends could come over to make their own mums, with money to pay for their supplies. Not having enough things on my list of to do’s I agreed. So daughters 1 and 3 jumped in on the deal.

I had seven girls in all, four actually made mums, I ended up making 1 & 3′s mums but the girls that came over and #2 did a great job, followed direction well and they ended up making some very cute mums and they were very proud that they did it themselves for about $15 – $20… take a look:

I didn’t get any pictures with the ribbons attached, just the mum I do have a full picture of my oldest daughter’s mum. I made it for her to celebrate her first playday. It must have been good luck because she won a custom saddle

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I saw a really cute idea while surfing around this crazy world wide web (do people call it that anymore?). Somebody didn’t just take water to a sporting event, oh no, they tied mix-ins around the water bottle with ribbon! So being the awesome cheer mom that I am I had to do that for this weeks game. So I started out with this:

Oh that was not enough though. I wanted to personalize them with something relating to the school the girls are cheering for. I only had pink and white ribbon, neither of them are school colors, I had no colored ink… what to do, what to do. I then remembered all those cute circle print outs that everybody in the printable world seems to be making these days. I made some of my own, printed them and used my new handy circle cutter and viola. I turned those supplies into:

Next time I will make sure I have some black and gold ribbon and I’m not so worried about the colored ink, but it would have been nice

Happy Crafting!

I have been so busy since last week. I feel like I need to update and catch up with everything. First let’s talk about my new creations.

Cookie Sheet Magnet Boards!! I saw many varieties on… you guessed it, Pinterest . I incorporated a few designs and made my own with the help of my girls. They actually liked going to the scrapbook section of Hobby Lobby with me this time, to choose their own papers. My youngest was much to busy to make hers last night. She decided to draw with her new charcoals instead.

Here they are:

supplies:
Dollar Tree store cookie sheets – scrapbook paper (they picked out) – Mod-Podge – Embelishments (I have had laying around for years) – Ribbon – Magnets – Popsicle Sticks (jumbo) – Hot Glue (glue on the magnets and gems)

While the girls were up to their wrists in Mod-Podge (that’s fun to say!) I was working on a project I found over at The Dating Divas, remember that site from last week I told ya’ll about? It’s called a “Hint” Box. What you do is place little gift ideas in this box to help your significant other. I have said it time and again, stop playing games with your spouses and tell them what you want. Don’t drop subtle hints, they don’t have Hollywood writers scripting their thoughtful moments and making elaborate declarations of love. Help the poor guy!

I think my little papers will say; Dublin Dr. Pepper and Reece’s Peanut Buttercups for when I’m feeling really bad – Dr. Pepper 10 – Cricut Expressions – Watch “Pride and Prejudice” with me – Be “Super Fans” for Friday Night Lights in our town! – Family Road Trip – Gift Certificate to… anywhere -

I hope this helps my poor honey. Last week I made him a “Bad Day” box, the idea came from the same site.

I want to show off Maverick’s Pirate Quilt next time. I adore his quilt, I like it better than the one I made myself. I wonder if he’d like to trade me? Pink Cowgirl… hmmmm I don’t think he’ll go for it

I absolutely love this site:

I found it on Pinterest, remember that site I told ya’ll about. Some of you are on there, the rest need to catch up .

Well I love this site and I want to focus on the good of my marriage. Today I have put messages on sticky notes to leave in his things. I don’t have good handwriting, I have ugly yellow-green sticky’s and ya know, if we waited to get just the right things and have beautiful handwriting, it’s never gonna happen. So here I go, leaving ugly puce notes written in pencil, but he will not notice that. At least I hope not.

It’s time to get busy and stop thinking. What do you all do to stay busy? I am in-between sewing projects. The Elizabethan Gown I need more fabric for and the Alice in Wonderland Quilt I have no desire to touch anymore. I painted the downstairs bathroom yesterday in colors that don’t match, but it’s what I had so it’s Sky Blue and Basket Brown LOL. I found a rug that matches it, go figure

Well I could run on and on here but I will spare you. Have a great day, paint your toe nails or something. ~MO Out!

Great News… It Rained!

First Things First… Maverick surprised me with an IPhone Today!!!!

I am not going to focus on the negative today. Everything is going to be ok. Maybe not great, but I am good with ok

First I will share websites I adore:

Sweet Eye Candy Creations – Shabby Chic, very girly, inspiration

The Pioneer Woman – If you don’t know her by now, what is wrong with you LOL

– Pinterest. Warning, do not join unless you want to feel inspired for a few hours and then do nothing about it, hee hee

Elizabethan Costume – Answers just about any question you could possibly have about Elizabethan Dress. I have used this site for years. If ya’ll didn’t know I am sewing a gown which brings me to my next link

DeviantArt – If you sew, draw, whittle, take pictures, bake pretty creations, paint, etc. etc. this site is for you, or if you just like looking – This is a link to my account by the way

Craftster - crafty people, good stuff lol

There are more places I waste my time on when I’m not doing all my other stuff. I’ll update more later

I saved a list from Imom.com It was who does all these tasks and who else could be doing it. Well let’s just say I was on every line except who takes in the dry cleaning. As if I had dry cleaning *snort*

Anyway today I have accomplished painting my nails, watering the front yard, feeding the horses & dogs, driving the girls to school, talking to A1′s FFA teacher, unloading & loading the dishwasher, having coffee and a donut (mmmm healthy), cleaning the front porch, pinterest, organizing my week and now this post. .

Speaking of Blogs, mine is very neglected, blah.

Well folks, have a great day. Thank you all for “listening” ~MO Out!

Yes I am yelling about Quilts My new time wasting, but oh so fun, endeavor.

Here is the first one I created:
I found these fabrics at my local Walmart. If you are going to make a quilt where the patterns perfectly line up, do not buy Walmart fabric, it’s not always stamped right. However if your pieces don’t require perfectly straight patterns then go for it, Walmart has a decent selection and can be cheaper than the larger fabric/craft stores.

Here is a closeup with the boarders put on. Please forgive the bad lighting. I think for now on my quilt photos get taken outside in natural light.

This is my first quilt ever! I backed it with polar fleece because that’s what I like and that’s what I wanted . I love it and will be adding so many more to my personal collection until I run out of storage and have to sell or give away some of them

I am making a quick list of things I could blog about with you and then I am am going to check them off as I complete them:

Crafts
Food
Books
Movies
How-To
A tip
An Interview
Seasons
Valentines Day
Pictures of my favorite things

We’ll start with this because I don’t want to overwhelm myself

I hope all of you, who are still around, have had an amazing start to the New Year! It’s time to focus on the cute, happy and positive things in our lives. I hope I can help you with that

~Ms. MO