Spring Flowers and a Creative Boy's Eye

David, who is 12, loves to take pictures.  He has such a creative eye (at least much more creative than his mother).  Here are a few pictures he took a few days ago:  www.hisworldinpictures.blogspot.com

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do :)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Here is a fun creation!  I followed these instructions to fancy up my plain old pair of flip flops.  They turned out so cute that I want to do more!

Satin Bows and Silver

Today's fun was making satin bows and attaching them to this metalic silver flip flop.  The embellishment in the center of the bow has a single rhinestone and adds a little extra charm. ( no pun intended :)

Key Lime Pie

My Key Lime Pie

I found a new recipe that my whole family LOVES! It comes from the back of this bottle:

Nellie & Joe's Famous Lime Juice


Nellie & Joe's Key Lime Pie

• 9" graham cracker pie crust
• 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
• 3 egg yolks (whites not used)
• ½ cup Nellie & Joe's Key West Lime Juice

Combine milk, egg yolks and lime juice. Blend until smooth. Pour filling into pie crust and bake at 350º for 15 minutes. Allow to stand 10 minutes before refrigerating. Just before serving, top with freshly whipped cream, or meringue, and garnish with lime slices.

I like to add about a 1 teaspoon of lime zest because I like the extra zing.

So simple!


 

Korker Hair Bow

Today I am digging out all of my unfinished projects - well some of them, not all of them.  I found a pile of ribbons I had prepared for korkers last winter but had never completed.  I picked these colors to match one of my daughter's outfits.  Korker bows are surprisingly easy to make and look quite festive!

Here is a simple, but extremely comfortable flip flop that I embellished today for a friend of mine.  The flip flop is bronze and the crystals are Capri Blue. 

It looks really nice together - good choice!