Newspaper Gift Bag Epic Failure + Fabric Flowers

So, for our cooking and craft day we decided to make gift bags and Thai noodles. The Thai noodles were good. ...The gift bags on the other hand were confusing instructions and a pain in the butt. The ones that I tried to make at home looked like popcorn bags that had the Biden Laden 500 feet title from the onion standing tall humorous as ever, and not a all functional for a gift bag. Last night, in a weird search for good fabric flowers I found the DIY for making your own, only for decor really-- they will be destroyed by the wash. I made some and they are more shabby then chic but for a little girls headgear it works. It was annoying to wait for the starch to dry, I learned with scraps of fabric cotton is the best fabric to work with. Here is how you make them:

1. starch fabric (I've noticed that cotton works the best)

2. cut out flowers in different sizes

3. Bind flowers together in the order you desire

4. Top flower off with an embellishment.

5. Add them to a clip or headband, or card.

6. If you want to add a bit of texture iron then and curl them with moving the fabric the way you want when it is still warm from ironing.

Wanting to give back

So, I have been trying to figure out ways to give back to my community inspired by my church leaders call so I found these organizations that I thought of doing day events for. If you can think of any others tell me, please. In the past I've donated to Project Linas and organized book drives for The Heart of America Foundation.


Family First CO


TLC meals on wheels


Reach out and read CO

Speaking Nut and Apple Cider Donuts

So, Peanut started speaking in complete sentences yesterday saying "I want more." When he finished his dinner and added in the personal touch of throwing the plate at Daddy. It was amazingly funny! Never grows old.

Sunday we ventured to make apple cider donuts with Big B's apple cider. It was amazing when they were warm but when they cooled down tasted like the mass produced old donuts with a pretzel dough kick. It took along time, so when they were done it was night. My friends who I wanted to share with were asleep. It was kinda sad. Next time we need to make them for a breakfast party.

Bucklist:Colorado

I've done alot up here, but there is so much more to do. But still there are so many things to do.
1. Llama Run/Walk- doing it this year, I just got to get a llama
2. Lollipop Park looks better then lakeside and fun. I like Santa's workshop though even though Mr. Incredible says "its where amusement park rides go to retire."
3.Mesa Verde- cliffs love the look
4. Breckenridge sculpture fest
5. Banjo Billy bus ride-looks amazingly fun
6. Celestial Seasoning tour
7. Boulder Ice Cream Tour
8. Denver Botanic Gardens- I've been meaning to for a long time.
9. Cherry Blossom Feast-Loved the DC one
10. Root Down- Looks yummy and local
11. Denver Cupcakes-- yes it's sells out of the truck like the ice cream man as a child.
12. Estes Park
13. Dunes
14. Frozen Dead Guy Days
15. Fruit Cake Toss
16. Cherry Creek Gondola
17. Molly Brown House Christmas Victoria House
18. US Mint
19. Watching Wizard of OZ on the green in downtown Denver. Like screen on the green in DC's Mall.
20. Oatmeal Fest
I can't write all the hikes that I want to go on and the rafting.

Kale Soup

So one of my friends and I were talking about starting an IronChef Denver food group that meets once a month. We were talking about our love of Kale and she mentioned that Olive Garden had one called Zuppa Toscana I found a recipe and made it while Mr. Increditble was off on duty. It was funny how I had to learn from my big sista that pork has a ton of grease and the longer you cook it the more grease comes out in soup (which is gross) so I had to spoon it all out. It was lot of work! But it was yummy and Mr. Increditble loved having it for lunches.

Hammonds Garage Sale + Parties Galore

Hammond's garage sales, it's my annual summer thing like black Friday. I do get there quite early. Friday their signage on the outside was confusing and I talked to three workers who had no clue that the sale was at or going on. It left me with bad taste in my mouth it was way too early. I went back on Saturday it was amazing as usual though prices went up inflation is a killer sometimes. I decided to do two things: make a candy bouquet for my friend moving to CA, and make Peanut's party about candy land or all things Denver. So I got lollipops galore at a cheap price and made the candy bouquet up top. Mr. Incredible and I had a sweet date at the candy store.

Birthday Party and Good-bye Party, sweet and bitter flavors, it was good and sad. The Asian food was awesome! Even though we missed the wild block party downtown we still heard the banging of the fireworks which the city funds its better then the fourth of July fireworks. It is amazing!

Toothy Madness

Our little Peanut, loves to play after he wakes up. His crib is located next to and out of reach of the bookshelf so we thought. Until apparently one day he grabbed a bunch of books. He told us with the book title his emotions and with chunk he took off the book on the left side. Brilliant Nut!