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!

30 Days of Thanks: Day 25

Day 25:  Today I am thankful for the beautiful night sky.  I love looking at the stars!  They are extremely beautiful and always cause me to awe at the amazing world God has made.  Also this time of year Orion's Belt is visible and those are my favorite stars!! (I'm not sure why but they are.)  And in the last month I have not one but TWO shooting stars!  The night sky is wonderful.  So today I am grateful for beautiful stars, Orion's Belt and the wonder they cause!!

30 Days of Thanks: Catch Up

Oh Dear I am so far behind on my 30 Days of Thanks, it is now time to play catch up!!

Day 21: Thursday was my Parents Anniversary.  I am thankful for the love they have for each other and the wonderful example of marriage and love they provide me and my sisters!

Day 22:  Even though I love my job, Friday I was thankful for short days at work!! Being able to make it in early to the nursing home and finish my day early gives me more time to spend with my family. =)

Day 23:  Saturday I am thankful for running my errands with my mom.  It is a simple thing that I feel I take for granted, but really is a special time we share together.  I am grateful for the memorable time we spend together doing common mundane things.

Day 24:  Today I am thankful for christmas shopping!  I LOVE Christmas shopping.  I am one of those people who starts shopping for christmas on December 26 (ok I've actually only done that once twice). But I love searching for presents I think the person will really enjoy and love.  One of my favorite parts of the Christmas season is shopping for my family and friends it brings me so much joy!

30 Days of Thanks: Day 20

Day 20:  Today I am thankful for a husband who will drive 2 hours to go pick up our dogs from his parents (and who drove 2 hours yesterday to drop off our dogs) because they weren't able to be at our house today!  He offered to drive the dogs to his parents for us, allowing me time to clean the house and organize.  It is small things like this that I am grateful for on a daily basis!