DIY St Patty's Day Wreath

Its almost time for St Patrick's Day and being an Irish Girl its about time to decorate my house!  I decided I needed a new wreath for the front door and thought I could make one!

I made a simple yarn wreath.  It is extremely easy to make and I'm happy with how it turned out!

Materials:

• Foam Wreath
• Yarn (medium Bulk 4)
• Hot Glue Gun
• Hot Glue
• Felt (for flowers)
• Wooden Letter
• St Patty's Decoration

Wreath Form and Yarn (Lion's Brand)

Felt, Wooden Letter, Foam Shamrock

Instructions

1. Decide which color yarn you will use first!
2. Place a dot of hot glue on the back of the wreath, place the end of the yarn into the hot glue and begin wrapping the yarn around the wreath.
3. When enough of the wreath is covered with the first color of yarn place another dot of hot glue on the back of the wreath and place the end of the yarn into the hot glue.
4. Repeat steps 2 &3 for the second and third colors
5. When the wreath is completely covered in yarn it is time to decorate!
6. Decorate your wreath with Felt Flowers (instructions can be found here), Wooden Letter and St Patty's Decorations

Hope you enjoy your wreath and Happy Crafting!!

DIY Simple Felt Flowers

Here are two simple felt flowers that can be used to add to wreaths, decorate items or use on headbands.

Materials:

• Felt
• Scissors
• Hot Glue
• Hot Glue Gun
• Ruler

Fringe Flowers

Instructions:

Steps 1 & 2 Cut two strips of felt. One 2x5 inches and One 3x4 inches. (For smaller flowers 1x2 1/2 inches and 1 1/2x2 inches)

Steps 3, 4, & 5 Place a strip of hot glue on the outer edge of the felt and press the other edge of the felt into the hot glue creating a seal

Step 6 Snip the felt using scissors into a fringe (do not cut all the way through the hot glue)

Step 7 Begin with the 3x4 inch strip of felt (the 1 1/2x2 inch strip for small flowers) Place a dot of hot glue on one side of the felt and begin to roll up the felt continue to place dots of hot glue in several spots on the felt as you continue to roll up the felt

Step 8  To complete the flower wrap the 2x5 inch felt strip (the 1x2 1/2 inch strip for small flowers) around the completed rolled up 3x4 strip of felt using a few dots of hot glue.

Spiral Flowers

Instructions:

1. Draw a circle on the Felt (I used a CD/DVD)
2. Cut out the circle 
3. Cut a spiral into the circle
4. Beginning in the center of the circle place a dot of hot glue and wrap the felt around itself working towards the outside placing small dots of hot glue as you go

Apple Cinnamon Slow Cooker Oatmeal

There is nothing better than a super simple and healthy breakfast!  I found a great recipe for Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal on Pinterest which is made overnight in the slow cooker While you Sleep!!  

The Oatmeal is super simple to make, I tweaked the original recipe just a little and used 4 (instead of 2) apples.  I prefer to use Macintosh apples in all of my baking/cooking, but you can use which ever kind you enjoy.  

Slice the Apples

Then add them to your slow cooker with 1/3 a cup of brown sugar and 1 tsp of Cinnamon (to be honest I'm not sure on the exact amount of Cinnamon added I just did a few generous dashes I like Cinnamon and rarely measure it in recipes.)

Cover the apples and sugar mixture with 2 cups of old fashioned Oats

 Add 4 cups of water, Do Not stir, cover and set slow cooker on low for 8-9 hours.

In the morning breakfast will be waiting for you when you wake up!

Not that pretty, but Delicious!!

This recipe makes enough oatmeal for me for several mornings.  I store it in a tupperware container and am able to heat up the amount I was throughout the week!   Hope you all enjoy this simple Breakfast!!

APPLE CINNAMON SLOW COOKER OATMEAL

Ingredients

4 Apples

1/3 Brown Sugar

1 tsp Cinnamon

2 cups Old Fashioned Oats

4 cups Water

Directions

Slice Apples.  Place Apples in bottom of slow cooker.  Add brown sugar and cinnamon.  Cover apple/sugar mixture with Oats.  Top with water.  DO NOT STIR.  Cover and set slow cooker on low for 8-9 hours.  Enjoy in the morning!!

Smoking or Non Smoking

So, Christopher and I decided to go out to dinner at a Chili's tonight (we got a gift card from his parents) in Summerville SC.  When we got there the hostess asked us if we wanted Smoking or Non-Smoking for our seating!?!? What?!?  I didn't even know that was a thing anymore.  When I was in high school I remember going to TooJays with my friend Kate and the restaurant was split into Smoking and Non-Smoking sections, but that was about 10 years ago.  In Florida all restaurants are are non-smoking.  It just blew my mind that you are still able to smoke in restaurants!  

Hope everyone is having a great Friday night!