tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255364838916460852024-03-12T00:52:27.967-04:00The HOME GIRL!One Homeschool Mom's journey to Create an organized, beautiful, God-filled home for entertaining, her family, and her own sanity! The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-81422250545732599722015-07-14T09:58:00.001-04:002015-07-14T09:58:16.571-04:00HOME Girl Tips - A MIRACLE Cleaner for Ceramic/Glass Stovetops!!!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, it's hot! Here in the middle of the country, it cooled down a bit for a short time, but now it looks like the temperatures are climbing again! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Speaking of "Hot"...I wanted to talk with you about an amazing discovery I found recently that works wonderfully cleaning something that GETS hot....our glass cooktop stove!!! (what a segue, huh? haha!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We recently moved into a new home that has a glass cook-top stove. We had one of these when we lived in our home in Florida, and I have to admit I like them better than the gas stoves. I love that they only heat up in the little circles where you put your pan, so you don't have to worry about burning your hands on the handles, like I had to with a gas stove...I also like that it serves as extra counter space when the heating elements are not on, which allows me extra counter space when I need it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The DOWNSIDE to having a glass cooktop is that it gets to looking like THIS!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And it happens all the time...my son, is 12 and loves cooking, but he's a "messy cook" and does NOT love cleaning up when he cooks (I think he gets that from me, though..I'm exactly the same way!) He somehow always ends up spilling sauce on the hot cooktop, or not wiping the bottom of the pot after filling it with water and before he puts it on the hot stove, OR, that same water boils over because the heat was too high, or he filled it up too much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also have had more than my fair share of stovetop mishaps, so between his and mine, we get a pretty yucky looking stovetop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before I found this awesome miracle cleaner (when we still lived in our Florida home), I really struggled to keep those burners clean and looking like new. I mean REALLY struggled....Once it's burned on, it's so hard to just wipe up with a wet wipe. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />I tried all types of cleaners, and nothing worked...I tried scraping the cooktop, but would always get scared I was going to scratch the glass, and they just never looked like new. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But those days are officially OVER!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Presenting the "MIRACLE MIX" cleaner!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yep! That's it, just baking soda and hydrogen peroxide!!! I can get both for about $1.50 and it will last for soooo many uses!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's how you use it on the glass cooktop!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First, sprinkle the baking soda around your cooktop. I usually spoon it out and sprinkle that way, but you can sprinkle it right out of the box if you prefer. Put extra baking soda where the baked on stains are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then add the hydrogen peroxide. you can add it straight from the bottle, or put it in a spray bottle and spray it on. Your goal is to form a paste with it...making sure there is a little extra paste on those stained areas</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then...you let it sit....for about 10-15 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I personally don't like to completely let it sit...I end up kind of using my fingers to scrub the burned on areas a bit...I don't know...I just enjoy it.....kinda therapeutic somehow...haha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's lifting those greasy, stained messes right up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then after about 10-15 minutes, you're going to take a damp paper towel or dishcloth and remove the paste. Here is what the paste looked like when I wiped it up with my paper towel...ewwwwwww!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You may see some white streaks when it dries, but that just means there's still a little bit of the mixture on the stove top...just keep wiping with clean damp cloths, and then dry with a paper towel. It WILL come up! =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Your stovetop will look something like this!!! =D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, I hope this helps you in some way if you have a glass cooktop and have not tried this yet. It's cheap...it's much easier than scraping and scrubbing, and it really does work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">By the way, this "Miracle Mix" also works wonderfully for those burnt on stains and yuck that gets on casserole dishes and cookie sheets! No more scrubbing furiously with SOS pads! =D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful day!</span>The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-4001301650429463212015-03-22T16:54:00.000-04:002015-07-30T09:09:41.700-04:00WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY - CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN IN THE CROCK POT<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hey all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to another WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY! I know it's been a while! The weeks seem to go by faster and faster these days and before I know it I've gone yet ANOTHER week without posting! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But today, I hope to make it up to you with an AWESOME, EASY weeknight recipe that my whole family really loves!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not kidding....when my kids hear that this is what I'm making for dinner, it suddenly becomes a GREAT day! haha! They are in great moods, they are singing and dancing around the house, etc!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(I have to admit, I join with them in the musical numbers around the house too, because I LOVE this recipe!!!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I originally found this recipe on YouTube (shesinherapron is the Youtuber who showed the recipe), and thought it looked great, but decided to do some tweaks to make it even easier to make! For those of you who know me, you know I like to "SKIP the steps with all the prep"!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, one of the things I do with this recipe is double it, put one of the recipes in the crock pot and the other in a ziplock freezer bag to make a FREEZER meal! Since I already have all the ingredients out, I just add the same thing to the freezer bag and then I have a quick go to meal of this, for super fast prep another night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's what you'll need (this makes dinner for 4 - and enough for seconds...but there are NO leftovers whenever I make this...lol):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then serve over rice, or "Cauliflower rice" for me, since I'm trying to cut carbs whenever I can! Yum, YUMMMMM!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope your family enjoys this as much as mine does. I'd love to get your thoughts if you try it! </span><br />
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<br />The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-52608426259576199992015-02-24T11:10:00.000-05:002015-02-24T11:21:55.036-05:00WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY - Recipe for "Avacodo Egg Salad"! So yummy and healthy!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Howdy All!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hate that it's taken me so long to post. Life has truly been, as they say..."CRAY CRAY!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are in the process of moving into a new home, which is exciting and stressful at the same time, our family has been passing around sicknesses like they're mashed potatoes at a Thanksgiving Dinner, and when you throw work, kids' activities, and all the other stuff going on...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's time to share this awesome WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY recipe!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is one of my new favorite recipes for an easy and healthy weekday breakfast! It's low carb, gluten-free, full of nutrients and protein. It's just a winner all the way around!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I call it "AVOCADO EGG SALAD!!!!" and I also call it...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">VERY YUMMY!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's very easy to make and doesn't require a lot of ingredients. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And that's it! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have I mentioned how easy and good this recipe is? I have? Oh, ok...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But it REALLY IS so easy and so good! haha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This recipe makes 4-6 servings, depending on how heavily you pile it on your toast! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The good news is that the lime juice keeps the avocados from browning as fast, but even if it's been a few days and it's a bit browned, it's still really yummy! I wouldn't keep it longer than a few days, though...which won't be hard because it's so yummy. I admit, I do struggle with portion control with this stuff! It's gone fast! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I got the reicipe from Johanna Soh on Youtube, who also has a lot of other great healthy recipes on her Youtube channel! This one is definitely one of my favorites, though! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I am a huge fan of both avocados and egg salad, so this was just a perfect recipe for me! My version is modified slightly, but not by much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hope you enjoy this recipe and please let me know what you think if you try it. Did it live up to the redundant hype?!? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I used a plain white tablecloth and decorated it with a red and white chevron wrapping paper runner I found a the Dollar Tree. You can't beat a cute table runner for 1 dollar!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My centerpiece was a red tray from Goodwill. Inside the tray were all kinds of goodies. The red candleholder in the center was a Michael's purchase last year. To the side are two double-bud vases also from Michael's. Instead of putting flowers in them, though, I topped them with sparkly ornaments. Lining the bottom is silver tinsel, silver curly ribbon, more ornaments, and some battery-operated lights that twinkled so nicely in the tray!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Charger plates were a Walmart purchase a couple years ago, topped with a white dinner plate and white dinner bowl (Dollar tree 2 years ago) crystal goblets and a red and white polka dot bread plate (Ross).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the backdrop, I put two white christmas trees on some white columns on both sides of the hutch. They are decorated with red tinsel and ornaments, and white lights. I love how they turned out.</span><br />
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<br />The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-67254576806271910442014-12-22T11:31:00.000-05:002014-12-22T11:31:02.273-05:00Monthly Monday Mantle - Christmas Mantle!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Where has this year gone? I can not believe that Christmas is almost here! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Having a mantle to decorate this year has been so much fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was really wanting some sparkle and shine this year with the red and white, so I incorporated some silver into the mix.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Using some inexpensive dollar tree items and items from thrift stores along with things I already had and a few craft projects, this came together for not too much money.</span><br />
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<br />The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-45281546910282075802014-11-27T18:42:00.000-05:002014-11-27T21:37:15.321-05:00HappyThanksgiving! Thanksgiving Tablescape!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First of all, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ours has been good. My mother came into town with a good friend of our family's and my neice! So with a total of 7 of us for dinner, I wanted to have a nice table set up for the special dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had a Fall/Thanksgiving Tablescape all set up, but as the date was approaching, I was realizing I wanted a little change from our traditional Thanksgiving Tablescapes I've done in the past. So...I decided last minute to switch things up a bit! And here is what I came up with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Centerpiece has a silver candleabra from Michaels, with White pillar candles wrapped with the remaining burlap fabric from the table runner, some silver curling ribbon and a little silver and white sparkle medalion (one fell off, as you can see...haha!) on either side of those are my white Ikea pillar candle holders, and on the sides of those are these cute little lidded pumpkin bowls I found at Goodwill. Such a great find! Also, there were little glass tealight holders throughout the center of the table to give it some glow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Each place setting had my Walmart Silver Charger plates, my white dinner plates and bowls from the Dollar Tree, my little Pier 1 flower bowls (which I ended up using as individual butter dishes for each guest.) I also used the white napkins with these cute silver napkin rings (6 for $1 at the Dollar Tree!) and my "fancy silverware" from Goodwill (another great find!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was a blessing to have family here for Thanksgiving and to serve them at this table! We all had a lot to be thankful for and we got to share some of the things we were thankful for at the table! It was a nice time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now, I'm going to lie down for a bit, because I stuffed myself so full of turkey and fixins, that I'm feeling the need to loosen my pants and kick back for a while! haha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy Thanksgiving everyone! </span><br />
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The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-52410077561542249492014-11-12T21:41:00.003-05:002014-11-23T15:08:35.075-05:00TABLESCAPE TUESDAY - FALL/THANKSGIVING Table<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi and welcome to another TABLESCAPE TUESDAY!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's been a while! I can't believe how busy things have been over the last few months...but I'm certainly not complaining. It's been chocked full of good things, but still chocked full! lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The weather is getting a little (ok, a LOT) chillier!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The leaves on the trees have been turning the prettiest colors! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you enjoy, and I want to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving and HAPPY FALL, Y'ALL!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, it's been a great summer and start to the Fall season, but unfortunately NONE of it included blogging...lol. I just can't believe how fast the months flew by and that it's already a month into Autumn!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To celebrate, I'd like to share with you my FALL MANTLE</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I absolutely love fall! I love the cooler weather after a hot summer, I love that many of my loved ones have Birthdays in the fall, and I LOVE THE COLORS!!! Fall is such a fun time to decorate and I have a huge bin designated for my fall decor! I just love it!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For my fall mantle, I FINALLY got my mirror up (not HUNG up, but just standing up over the mantle...lol) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On each end is a white IKEA pillar candleholder with some small pumpkin ceramics on them. My hope is to switch those out for a couple real pumpkins soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next to those are some glass cylinders with some fall ornaments that I got on major clearance after the Holidays a few years ago, and next to THOSE are some festive fall pumpkins, both thrift store finds!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">On either side of the fireplace are these tall white "vases" with some fall flowers. These vases were from Kirklands, but were not white, so I got them for a good deal and then spray painted them white. They came out pretty good!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I continued the "fall florals" on our coffee table with a nice bouquet I found at Goodwill last year! The plain glass vase didn't look the best with all the fake stems so I wrapped some sparkly fall garland around them loosely, and also added some to the "tray" on the table (which is actually an old Mirror from Goodwill, where the glass was sliding around. It soon became a nice tray instead of hanging on the wall! lol</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I always enjoy spending time in this room, but even more so in the fall season, because the colors with the white just look so pretty to me! I love it!!!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, as an added bonus, I wanted to show you my fall entry table. Every season I dress up these pillar candle holders for the season. Here's what I came up with for the fall. The ribbons and the little jewel pendants were all from Joann Fabrics. I simply wrapped the ribbons around and secured them with hot glue. Then I hot glued the little pendants in the middle of the smaller ribbon. I think it adds a nice elegant touch, and it makes a nice entryway look.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have since traded out that orange pumpkin (which didn't seem to fit for me) for a white leaf bowl, and have replaced the candles in the glass cylinders with CANDY!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed today's ON THE MANTLE MONDAY! Have a great day, and HAPPY FALL!!!! =D</span>The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-78987905712284380642014-05-13T23:47:00.002-04:002014-05-13T23:47:43.742-04:00TABLESCAPE TUESDAY - Mother's Day May Tablescape!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Good Morning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope all you mothers out there had a great Mother's Day. We had my parents in law in town for the weekend and it was a nice day. We decided to skip the crowded restaurants and have a nice Sunday Family Dinner at home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For this, I decided to go ahead and put my May Tablescape together! I wanted to have something cheerful and flowers for the month of May, and one of my favorite color combos quickly came to mind! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I put my April Cornell Table runner that I got last year from HomeGoods on an ivory tablecloth that I've had forever. That kind of set the tone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since I only had 4 blue and white toile dishes, I decided to do some eclectic matching with my settings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The first setting was my white Dollar Tree plate, my blue and white toile salad plate that I found at Marshalls last year, I believe, and a Dollar Tree yellow bowl. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The alternating setting was my white Dollar Tree plate, a yellow salad plate and my blue toile bowl from Ross last year. It worked ok for this setting, although I do wish I could have had everything matching! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Blue napkins were from Joann's fabrics on super sale around Christmas time (I believe they were from Hannukah....it is such a rich, beautiful blue, I couldn't resist! =) )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For my centerpiece, I wanted it low so we could all see across the table. I ended up getting out my large blue and white toile bowl and filled it with blue and yellow flowers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On each side of that were two raised jar candles with these cute little mosaic lampshades I found at Goodwill last month. I placed them on two low pillar candle holders from Ikea for a little height.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our family seemed to enjoy this dinner a lot. We had a family favorite which we introduced to my in-laws and they loved. Angel Chicken! Always a hit. <a href="http://the-home-girl-blog.blogspot.com/2013/07/whadda-we-eatin-wednesday-recipe-for_9.html" target="_blank">Here</a> is a link to that recipe.</span><br />
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<br />The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-33824823073288487492014-04-22T13:59:00.001-04:002014-04-24T10:01:13.735-04:00TABLESCAPE TUESDAY - HAPPY EASTER Tablescape<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to another TABLESCAPE TUESDAY! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today's Tablescape is my Easter Table. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We did not have Easter Dinner at our house this year. We ended up going to visit my mom for the weekend, and my brother and his family joined us at my mom's home for Easter Dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, that did not stop me from putting a simple Easter Table together to celebrate the fun season!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My color themes for April are Mint Green and Peach, and I found this adorable wrapping paper table runner which was my inspiration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also found this peach tablecloth and peach napkins at Goodwill for a fabulous price and that also fueled my inspiration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had not planned to do too much Easter with the table, until I got out this ADORABLE Spring Bunnies tea set! I found this at Goodwill and thought this would be a cute addition to the table. I'm not exactly sure how well this matches, but I really loved this cute tea set!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you had a wonderful Easter!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you were able to CELEBRATE! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not just the nicer weather or the chocolate bunnies, but also the wonderful Victory that Easter represents. The victory Jesus brought us when He died and rose again on the third day!!!! </span><br />
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<br />The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-26618912391023743462014-04-09T10:08:00.000-04:002014-04-10T20:30:40.251-04:00TABLESCAPE TUESDAY - "Simply Spring" tablescape<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How is your week going? I'm excited that the weather in the Midwest is warming up! Spring seems to be here at last!!! I couldn't be happier about that!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today's TABLESCAPE TUESDAY showcases a simple spring tablescape. The week prior, I did a little more elaborate tablescape (that tablescape coming up on a future blog post) so I wanted this week to be something simple. We were having company over for an informal dinner, and they have a few little ones, so I wanted it to be simple yet colorful and fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had seen a similar idea on Pinterest a while back and decided to give it a try. It was super easy to put together!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found these spring daisies at Michaels for $1 each and thought they were so cute, so I stocked up! These are so versatile!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also grabbed a few of my small glass tea light cylinders, and put them in between the flowers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also made my charger plates colorful in some of the same colors as the daisies</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, I am SHAMEFULLY late in posting my March Mantle. A month and two days late to be exact! lol Life's been crazy busy around here, but hopefully you will be able to see some improvement in my mantle decorating over the last few months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">But, better late than never, right? So without further ado, here is my March Living room/Mantle!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you can see, we STILL don't have a mirror up over the mantle yet, but I DID buy a new one that I'm just waiting for my hubby to install. However he did install the shadow boxes on the left side of the mantle, which I really like!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are some new pieces this month to kind of fill out the room and I think they tie everything together nicely!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On each edge of the mantle are these cute vases I got at Michaels for 40% off of $7.98. I thought that was an excellent buy so I snatched up two...one for each side!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next to those are some cute little birdcage candleholders from Michael's that I set on top of my smaller white candleholders from Ikea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At the base of those birdcage candles are a few little birdies I also found at Michaels for 50% off. Each one was like $1.50 and $2 depending on the size...I think they are super cute!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was going to put them on top of those columns that you see in the corners of the room, but that just did not look right, so I placed a plant on top of the column on one side, and a green lantern thing on the other side, and I think it fills the room out nicely!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">I am calling this one my "Passion for Purple" Tablescape!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was able to find some lovely lavender ribbon and some lovely purple candles on mega clearance at Walmart last month, as well as some lavender ornaments, so I was really hoping to have the opportunity to include them in a tablescape. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I decided that this couple weeks after Valentine's Day, but before March 1st would be perfect timing to try it out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love purple and lavender together! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It looks very elegant to me and this table made me think of spring and the warmer weather.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the centerpiece I took a lavender placemat, set a new mirrored tray (Goodwill) on top and topped that with some dollar carnations, mixed with other dollar tree florals, in a pretty vase I got last year at a thrift store on a huge sale ($1.25 for that gorgeous thing...I bought 3...lol) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then along the bottom, I lined the tray with lavender ornaments...those clearance ones from Walmart!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Through the center of the table are the purple candles, also from Walmart, on Dollar Store candlesticks, and two white vases, both from Goodwill. I was going to put a single flower in each, but in the end, decided the flowers in the centerpiece were enough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the place settings, I used a purple charger from Michaels last year, my Dollar Tree white beaded plates, and my pretty white and purple floral plates, which were also a thrift store find last year. I love these plates! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here it is all lit up for the evening. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I really enjoyed putting this table together! I hope you enjoyed looking at it, and hopefully you were able to find some inspiration for your table! </span><br />
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<br />The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-74938403543184831092014-02-10T22:59:00.002-05:002014-02-13T08:43:30.109-05:00TABLESCAPE TUEDAY - VALENTINE'S LOVE TABLESCAPE<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you're doing well. Are you staying warm? We are definitely NOT! It's been pretty cold up here in the Midwest!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, I hope this Valentine's Tablescape will help warm the heart and lift the spirits! </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This was easy and fun to put together. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I started with a black tablecloth, and topped it with some valentine's fabric I got at Joann's fabric for the runner. </span><br />
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For the centerpiece, I took out a nice tray piece I got from Goodwill ages ago. I had originally purchased it to use for a mini "s'mores bar", but I haven't gotten around to making that yet. However, I thought this would look nice for a simple centerpiece. The pink candles were also a Goodwill find, as was the red and white flower bowl. Then I filled in the bottom with some sparkly red and pink heart table scatter from the Dollar Store. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> Then, on either side of the centerpiece I put these tall glass candleholders from Old Time Pottery I got last year. The white candles and the candy conversation hearts were a fun idea I saw on Pinterest and always wanted to do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">For the other touches, I used a few little snowglobes with Valentine's themes I found at the Dollar store last year, along with these cute pink flower tealight candles from Goodwill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">For the place settings, I used felt placemats from Dollar Tree, Silver chargers from Walmart (Christmas 2012), Dollar Tree white beaded plates and bowl, and a red and white polka-dot plate from Ross last year. The red glasses were a Goodwill find as was the silverware and the white napkins. I sure LOVE Goodwill...can you tell??? haha! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> This is one of my favorite pictures of the table with my Monday Monthly Mantle in the background. I love how the living room and dining room are coordinated with the seasons...one of my favorite things about our new home!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you enjoyed this TABLESCAPE TUESDAY! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!!!</span> <br />
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<br />The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-68018393387546286882014-02-04T14:29:00.000-05:002014-02-04T14:29:33.361-05:00MONTHLY MONDAY MANTLE - FEBRUARY's Valentine Mantle!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can NOT believe how quickly this last month went by! It feels like we JUST rang in the new year!!! It's just going by too quick!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hard to believe it's FEBRUARY already, but we're gearing up for a good one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today, I'd like to share with you our Valentine's Mantle for the February MONTHLY MONDAY MANTLE! I had fun putting this one together! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please note, we are still working on putting up some mirrors for the full mantle experience, so I'm just going to show you the actual decor. Our goal is to get 9 mirrored tiles up for a nice look on the wall above the mantle. We just haven't gotten around to that yet! lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This mantle was a lot of fun to create. Many of the elements here are handmade or purchased on the cheap at the thrift store!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The left and right sides of the mantle hold down some large sparkly hearts that I got a couple years ago at Michaels. On the far left is a white pitcher I got at a thrift store last year filled with white carnations, along with some pink and red sparkly hearts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The "LOVE" sign was homemade. I had seen something somewhat similar on Pinterest and wanted to make a sign like this. I took an old canvas picture that we were not going to use anymore and painted it black. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then, I put this pretty scrapbook paper over it and glued it in place. On top of that are these sparkly white letters I got for a dollar each at Michael's, which I glued on. VOILA! That was it! It was fun to make and I really like how it turned out. That pop of black color seems to stand out and tie in with the black in my family picture frame and candleabra.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This miror was also a nice Goodwill find. I can't hang it, because the hangers are broken, but I like how nicely it sits on top of the mantle. The candleholder is just a dollar store vase and taper candleholder, glued together and wrapped with some extra of that Michael's scrapbook paper and some sparkly pink ribbon.<br /><br />Next to it, is a fun creation I made. This is a Goodwill white candlestick, with a styrophoam floral ball and pink dollar carnations stuck in them. This was so fun to make and I love how it looks on the mantle!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think I mentioned this before but it bears repeating...I am LOVING having a living and dining room that I can decorate with the seasons! It is so much fun! I'm having a hard time only changing it once a month! I want to keep changing it up. =D<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed this MONTHLY MONDAY MANTLE! Hope to see you again soon!!! =D</span>The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-67006886639385872212014-01-23T09:51:00.001-05:002014-02-17T09:05:26.804-05:00WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY - Recipe for CROCK POT PESTO RANCH CHICKEN!!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh boy, do I have something special for you on this WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, I was browsing Pinterest the other day looking for new and easy recipes for one of our Sunday Family Dinners! I saw a neat post from Jenny over at <a href="http://picky-palate.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Picky Palate</a>. She posted a recipe for "Pesto Ranch Chicken Thighs" and it looked so easy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not a fan of chicken thighs, but I love me some boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins. So, I decided to adapt this recipe for one of our Sunday Family Dinners, where I try to make something I've never made before. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jenny, I wish you lived close, so I could come over and give you a HUGE HUG! This recipe couldn't be easier to make! Here's what I used:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's it! First you put the chicken tenderloins in there. You can even put them in frozen and they'll cook up great! I don't like defrosting chicken, which is just one more reason I LOVE MY CROCK POT!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then add the chicken broth, cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I cooked mine on low for just a little over 7 hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I sure wish this picture didn't come out so blurry....I put mine on top of pasta, but did set aside some rice for my daughter, because she's in kind of a "no-pasta" phase...lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was a huge hit. My whole family raved about this dish! My son kept asking for more of the sauce to go with his pasta, and my daughter said "OOH, I LOVE THIS, MAMA!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, Jenny, I thank you, for making my family so happy by allowing me to make your recipe and create a dish they loved! This will be a new menu-regular in our home!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, I hope you enjoyed this WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY! Enjoy the rest of your week and I hope you'll come back soon! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you had a great weekend and a good start to your week. My weekend was not so good. I got sick around 5am Saturday morning, and it really took me out. Fortunately, I'm feeling better now, but it was no fun, that's for sure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, for today's TABLESCAPE TUESDAY, I wanted to share with you my ICY COOL BLUE Tablescape. I've used this for all my Sunday Family Dinners since early January. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once February hits, I'll change the tablescape to match the season for Valentine's Day! I'm already getting some things together for that one and am looking forward to the change. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For this tablescape I found this really pretty wrapping paper at Walmart for 50% off after Christmas. I loved the sheen to it and the mixtures of blue hues!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I kept the decorations simple since the runner was so full of beautiful patterns. I used tall silver candleholders with white candles, on which I put some sparkly silver ribbon (which you may remember from our New Years Eve table) In the center is a silver box with a mirrored mosaic candle that I received as a gift from friends years ago! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In between the tall candleholders and the centerpiece are some small snowflake tealights, some small turquoise votive candleholders and a silver pillar candleholder with some teal and crystal hanging accents. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The plate breakdown is a simple one...silver chargers from Walmart, dark blue rimmed plates I got when I got married ages ago, some silver salad plates from Dollar Tree, and my white Dollar Tree bowls. I used my blue stemmed glasses and clear water glasses. White Napkins with blue bling napkin rings and simple silverware finish off the look..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is a view over to the living room where you can see the cordinating look, with my "Wrapped In Icy Cool Blue" Mantle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for joining me for this TABLESCAPE TUESDAY! I hope you'll come back tomorrow where I share with you a wonderful and easy recipe that I made for one of our Sunday Family Dinners...It was a huge hit and I can't wait to share it with you!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi again and welcome to another edition of WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY! I'm sorry it's been a while since I posted a recipe, but I hope to make up for it in today's post!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At that party, one of my friends brought this amazing soup, which was a huge hit with all the partygoers, including myself and my family. I told her I just had to have this recipe and she was kind enough to share it. We made it again and it was so tasty! I thought I'd share this wonderful soup, perfect for those cold winter evenings to come home to, since it cooks in the crock pot!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I call it "BRANDILYN'S Bean Soup!" I don't think that's it's real name, but that is what I'm calling it because it came from my friend Brandilyn...and....it has beans! haha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The size of the cans will all depend on how much room you have in your pot. You can actually use any kinds of beans you like, if you don't like any of the types listed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Or top it with cheddar cheese and sour cream, which is what I did. YUM!!! Both ways are really yummy, though! This has a slightly sweet tang to it (most likely because of the baked beans and the ranch packet) and it was very delicious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to my very first MONTHLY MONDAY MANTLE!!! As you may have read in earlier posts, we recently moved back to the Midwest after living in Florida for some time. I loved the beautiful weather that Florida had and the warm winters that felt like a 6 month spring! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, one of the things that I love about our new home is that we have FIREPLACES!!!! I love fireplaces for those chilly mornings and nights! I also love that I have this wonderful mantle in my living room and very neutral décor that I plan to use to decorate with a different theme each month! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is so exciting to me!!! I've always wanted a room that was versatile enough for me to decorate with the seasons, and now I have one! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So without further Ado, here is January's MONTHLY MONDAY MANTLE! I'm calling it "Wrapped in Icy Cool Blue". I wanted the colors to be various hues of blue, silver and white.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started with an old picture frame from an old picture that I painted white and added some wrapping paper to. The hanger in the back is broken so I just set it on top of the mantle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then, on either side are my white candleholders from Ikea in the various sizes, topped with pillar candles. Under the pillow candles, I hung some snowflake ornaments. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the middle is a glass pedestal with a plate and 4 sparkly ornaments on it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then I wrapped the mantle in some pretty blue and silver tinsel that I got from Walmart and some blue lights I found on a super sale at Old Time Pottery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here it is all lit up from our dining room, which is decorated in the same theme this month! I'll be sharing that table for our next TABLESCAPE TUESDAY, so Stay tuned! =D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a simple mantle, but I like how it turned out for my first time! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you'll come back and join me for another MONTHLY MONDAY MANTLE next month, but in the meantime, please be on the lookout for some yummy recipes and seasonal tablescapes coming later this month! </span><br />
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<br />The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-74697514526888338412014-01-08T19:58:00.001-05:002014-01-10T08:34:39.371-05:00Happy New Year!!! Exciting new posts for 2014! And my New Years Eve Tablescape!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can't believe that we are starting 2014! It seems like we were just starting 2013....wondering what the year was going to bring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2013 was a great year in so many ways for me....I started blogging, our family started the tradition of "Sunday Family Dinners"! I learned some great tablescaping, recipe and home decor techniques from so many of my blogging friends and through Pinterest, and enjoyed some wonderful times with family and friends. We had some wonderful get-togethers and parties, and....we moved halfway across the country!!! It was definitely an exciting year to say the least!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However I'm just as excited about 2014!!! I have to say, I'm loving our new home, and am so excited to be able to share some new features on the blog for you. Our new home has a fireplace that I plan to decorate monthly to go with the seasons and Holidays of that month, and so I'm very excited to be sharing those with you on the new MONTHLY MONDAY MANTLE posts!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To go along with that, I'm going to be doing new monthly tablescapes to go along with the mantles (so unfortunately that means I will not do a weekly TABLESCAPE TUESDAY, but will do one or two each month.) I will miss doing them more often, but my schedule will not permit me to spend the time on tablescapes like I was able to before. I will, however be making new dishes for our Sunday Family Dinners, which is a tradition we will be continuing, and any noteworthy ones, I will be posting on the WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY posts! Also, once a month, I will share some of my top bargains for the month on my THRIFTY THURSDAY posts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For now, though...I'm going to show you my New Years Eve Tablescape! My first tablescape in the new home!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I call it "Silver, Snow, and Lights Aglow" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I found this cute wrapping paper half off at Walmart shortly after Christmas and thought it would be great! I really wanted to do something in primarily silver and white. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This tied everything in together so nicely, and since my kiddos are really hoping to see lots of snow this winter, we thought it fitting to have these trees with the little snowflakes on the runner!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I kept the plates simple, with just a silver charger, and a white dinner plate, white napkins with silver napking rings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The candleholder in the center is from Michaels (with 40% off coupon) that I got last year, set on Dollar Tree silver platters. The other pillar candleholders are from Ikea, and the sparkly ribbon around the pillar candles was from Michael's...70% off from their christmas ribbon! The small glass tealight holders were from Joann's for like 69 cents each...I had to stock up!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the back, under the wreath, you'll see my winter "candy bar" with various Christmas Candies! I'm going to show that off in a future post...including tips on how I made it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When the lights were turned down low, those "lights aglow" looked so pretty at the table! I really liked how this turned out!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you enjoyed this post and the tablescape! Happy 2014 and I hope to see you again soon!!! =D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you're doing well and enjoying the Christmas and Holiday Season so far! We are preparing for a move next week and so life's been pretty hectic. I only have basic Christmas decorations up, which are getting ready to be taken down and packed away for the move. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wanted to thank you for coming to visit my blog this year! I was so blessed to see over 100,000 views of my blog this year. I know some people have blogs that get 100,000 views in a day, but this meant so much to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also wanted to give you a quick peek into what's ahead for 2014! A new home means new tablescapes for TABLESCAPE TUESDAY, new recipes for WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY, and a fun new feature I'll be able to do....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The MONTHLY MONDAY MANTLE!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our new home is going to have a fireplace (actually, it has more than one, but there will only be one I'll decorate monthly!) and so I plan to create a new look for my mantle and post it the first Monday of each month. I'm so excited to have a pretty fireplace to decorate for the various seasons! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I hope you'll check back to the blog in 2014 for lots of new posts and fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Thanks again for a great year! From my family to yours, have a very Merry Christmas, a blessed Holiday season, and a wonderful New Year!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-21490699266106361482013-11-21T21:06:00.001-05:002013-11-27T20:52:06.237-05:00WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY - Easy LOW CARB Southwest Breakfast Casserole!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, it certainly has been a while since I have done a recipe for Whadda We Eatin' Wednesday. I'm SO late that I'm even posting this on a THURSDAY! haha! There are several reasons for my recent absence. A few months ago, I found out that my blood sugar is high, so I'm back on a low carb diet. =( </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, that has kind of cut back on all my fun crock pot recipes for a while....however, I am learning some new ones that are lower in carbs, which is good...and I'll make sure to post them as we try them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, we are preparing for a move, so life has been very busy preparing for that, along with work, family and homeschooling, and trying to have something of a social life! haha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">BUT...TODAY, I have a wonderful recipe to share that is super easy and so delicious. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This is a great recipe for a nice Holiday Breakfast for the family or for entertaining!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I prepared it for a ladies prayer breakfast recently and it was so good and so easy, I made it a few times after that just for me and the family!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's an Easy LOW CARB Southwest Breakfast Casserole!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Real Bacon Bits to taste. I used 1/2 package</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">1/2 to 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese <span style="font-size: x-small;">(or cheese of your choice, a Mexican blend or taco blend would probably be delish, as well as pepper jack if you want extra spice!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This came out so good and the ladies at the prayer meeting loved it. My husband and I also loved it and just kept making it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-57420642532129977752013-11-11T22:45:00.003-05:002013-11-24T08:16:27.747-05:00TABLESCAPE TUESDAY - PUMPKINS AND PRAYER TABLESCAPE!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Boy, has it been a long time!!! I'm so sorry for not being on sooner. Life has been crazy busy these days with out of town trips, a hectic work schedule, and some other things....along with just trying to juggle work, homeschooling, and life in general!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For today, I wanted to share with you a table I created for a Fall prayer breakfast I had with a couple good friends recently!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We hadn't had a prayer breakfast in a while, so I really wanted to make this table fun and special. I call this tablescape "Pumpkins and Prayer"....I'm sure you can see why...haha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started with my full length white round tablecloth, however, it was just too white, so I topped it with an off-white crochet tablecloth from Goodwill to add some warmth.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This adorable pumpkin for the centerpiece was a great Goodwill find, and I set it on top of my homemade pedestal I made with a candleholder and a dessert plate (and some super glue!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The orange pumpkin candle was set atop a small pillar candleholder...and it let off a wonderful pumpkin scent! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I also used the top of a pretty covered dish I have as a small bowl for some orange and gold ornaments- a super deal I got on clearance after the Holidays last year. I really like how this added some shine to the table. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">All of these sat on top of a pretty beaded pumpkin placemat I got last year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">For the place settings, I started out with orange chargers from Michaels, topped with a dollar store white dinner plate. On top of that are these cute pumpkin plates from Pier 1 that I got for 75% off in January!!! I stocked up on these, and you'll most likely see them again at our Thanksgiving feast!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The darker orange napkins with the gold bling napkin rings were a good match for the darker orange in the pumpkin plates. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">I got this gold flatware online from Ebay, and then found some other pieces at Goodwill one day! SCORE! =D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">It turned out to be such a nice morning of sharing and praying with some wonderful friends. It's such a blessing to have friends that I can pray with and for and that I know are praying for me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Well, that's it for this TABLESCAPE TUESDAY! I hope you have a wonderful week! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm so sorry it's been so long! We've had a very busy couple of weeks, and we have been out of town for several Sundays, where I'd normally make a tablescape for our "Sunday Family Dinner".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, I was able to capture a quick tablescape done for a recent Sunday Family Dinner. Just a simple fall table with plaid. I didn't have a lot of time to put this together because we had been gone for the weekend to celebrate my husband's Birthday. I got home, with just enough time to fix dinner and set up a quick table.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have to say, I LOVE plaid. I always have. I'm not sure what it is, but the right combos of plaid are just awesome to me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also love the color combos of a dark blue, mahogany and beige. It's just so pleasing to the eye.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">So when I found these Pillow Shams at Goodwill a while back, I thought they'd look nice on a tablescape. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">So now that fall is here, I thought this would be a nice simple country table in a pinch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Here's a quick plate breakdown:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">-Brown Chargers from Michaels</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">-White Dinner plates from Dollar Tree</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">-The Salad Plates are a mix of magenta Better Homes and Garden Plates that I found at Goodwill. I only found 3, so I alternated them with some blue rimmed plates I got when I first got married.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">-The Desert Plate/Saucers were a Goodwill find as well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">-The Magenta napkins were another thrift store find, as well as the wooden "plaid" napkin rings. =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">For the Centerpiece I used a simple floral that I found at a garage sale, two square glass candleholders from Dollar Tree, My white pillar candleholders from Ikea, and a leaf plate and pumpkin bowl from Goodwill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Well, that's about it for another TABLESCAPE TUESDAY! Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! </span>The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625536483891646085.post-60336553003277645812013-09-18T13:46:00.002-04:002013-09-18T13:46:58.328-04:00WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY - Easy Crock Pot Meatball Subs!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi All!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">So sorry I haven't posted a recipe in a while...yes, I've been a nice combo of busy and lazy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today I have a super simple recipe for you for today's WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">EASY CROCKPOT MEATBALL SUBS!</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had this for a recent casual family dinner and they were awesome!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found this <a href="http://crockingirls.com/2013/01/easy-meatball-subs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recipe</a> on the Crockin' Girls website....who I just LOVE! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The ingredients are easy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 package of meatballs (I used regular meatballs - 28 count)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 28 oz. jar of your favorite pasta sauce </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 package of sliced provolone cheese (I ended up using shredded Mozzerella since I forgot to buy this)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The prep is also easy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Put the package of meatballs and your jar of sauce into the crock pot. Cook on low for 2-3 hours. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Cut your hoagie rolls or French bread and lay on a baking sheet cut side up. Scoop out some meatballs and sauce for each roll and top with cheese. Then put in a 350 oven for 15 minutes. The bread gets crunchy and yummy and the cheese gets all bubbly! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">These were such a nice treat! And, they were so easy to make...they make a great weeknight meal for the family or a Saturday or Sunday afternoon lunch! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Our kids liked them a lot and so did the hubby and me! Score for mama, since my kids are pretty picky! =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Hope you enjoyed this WHADDA WE EATIN' WEDNESDAY! Have a great day and I hope to see you again soon! </span>The HOME GIRLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663972925648398315noreply@blogger.com0