Spring Mesh Wreath

Over on Kristen's Creations she has made these cute mesh wreaths. I love them! At first I was having a hard time finding the mesh,  I did see some in the wedding isle but they actually keep the mesh in the wrapping section. I went to Hobby Lobby, where everything was on sale. I purchased the wreath for $2.00, the mesh for $2.50, the cute little butterflies for $3.00. I went to the Dollar Store and purchased the flowers.

First, I tied the mesh all around the wreath.

Then, I tied some cute yellow polka dot ribbon around. You could add lots more

ribbon, but I just stuck with the yellow. Then I started adding in the flowers. I hot glued

the butterflies to toothpicks so they would stick up and then hot glued them in. I am pretty

happy with the way it turned out! It is definitely going to add some color to my house.

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Getting In Shape

A little over a month ago I decided I have had enough of my flabby body. I started using my elliptical (that has been sitting in my basement), and the last few days I have been trying to get out and jog. I actually ran a whole mile, lol. I know that doesn't sound like a whole lot, but I was pretty excited. When I started exercising I wasn't really watching what I was eating. I have lost about 4 pounds, but I want to see more results. So yesterday I was checking out some different sites and found this great site http://caloriecount.about.com/. It is really awesome! I enter in everything that I eat and drink, and it figures everything out. I was pretty shocked to see that my 32 oz mug  of mountain dew was over 400 cal.,  and the 2 hard boiled eggs that I had (I thought it was a good choice) were way over my recommended cholesterol! Seeing all this is definitely making me change my eating and drinking habits! I am trying to stay around 1809 calories, and hopefully will be able to wear a cute swimsuit for summer!

FREE Sample of Dream Angels Heavenly from VS!

I love this perfume, I wear it all the time!
Head to a participating Victoria’s Secret store to get a free bottle of perfume! Click the link for the coupon. http://vsfans.victoriassecret.com/fb/pdf/2011_04_19/da_heavenly_bnr_coupon_FB.pdf

Cute Wood Easter Blocks

I got these plain Easter egg blocks at The Wood Conncection. I LOVE  that store!! They were about $3.00 for all 3. All I did was paint them 3 different colors, and then glue some scrapbook paper on them and tada! Cute Easter Egg Decor!

Free Stuff!

I love it when I open my mailbox and find free stuff! Today from P&G I got a 10 pack sample of Tide stain Release, 1 free Tide sample and a $2.00 off coupon. Since I have really started couponing I have received lots of free stuff, I highly recommend doing so!

Easter Printables

My kids are out for spring break this week, and the weather is cold and yucky! My 2 nephews are going to have a sleep over and so I have been looking for some fun things for them to do. I found this great site http://www.skiptomylou.org/ that has lots of fun printable activities! I am definately going to do these with my kids. Head on over and check out this blog!

Going OVER Budget

So I have been trying to keep my monthly grocery budget around $250.00. That is for a family of 5. Last month I didn't do so good :( I went way over budget. Couponing is hard and takes a lot of work. A few times of running to the store without your coupons, can get you into trouble. But that is ok. April is a new month and I can get back on track. I am going to put together a list of ideas for those of you who want to cut down on your grocery bill. So stay tuned. And thanks for checking me out!

Easter Egg Tree

This is a pretty simple little project. I went out in my yard and got a few branches. I already had the pot, so I stuffed some moss in it and hot glued my branches down in. Then I added my eggs that I got from The Dollar Store. Pretty easy, and cheap!

Framed Moss Initial

I have had this frame forever, it use to be a mirror, but it cracked(maybe that was why I have had 7 years of bad luck, lol) . I held onto the frame knowing I wanted to do something with it, just not sure what. So when I saw another blogger do a post on the moss initial I thought it would be the perfect project for my frame.
I purchased a piece of poster board on sale at Michael's for .99, I had a wooden letter so I traced it onto the poster board. I then hot glued the moss onto the wreath. My frame use to be white but I spray painted it black, sanded the edges and stained it. I then used black ribbon to hang my letter. I love how it turned out!

Yummy Calzones

INGREDIENTS:
1 c. lukewarm water                               1/2 c. ricotta cheese
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast                     1 1/2 c. shredded mozzarella
1 tsp salt                                                  1/2 c. diced pepperoni & 1/2 c. olives
1/2 tsp. sugar                                          1 Tbsp. dried basil leaves
3 c. flour                                                   1 egg, beaten w/ 2 tsp water
1 Tbsp. virgin olive oil                           1 1/2 c. marinara sauce

DIRECTIONS:
1. To make dough: In a small bowl. dissolve yeast in water. Add the oil, sugar and salt; mix in 1 cup of flour until smooth. Gradually stir in the rest of the flour, until dough is smooth and workable. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface for about 5 minutes, or until is elastic. Lay dough in a bowl containing 1 teaspoon olive oil, then flip the dough, cover and let rise for 40 minutes, or until almost doubled.

2. To make the filling: While dough is rising, combine the ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, olives and basil leaves in a large bowl. Mix well, cover bowl and refrigerate to chill.

3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

4. When dough is ready, punch it down and separate it into 4 equal parts. Roll parts out into thin circles on a lightly floured surface. Fill each circle with some of the filling and fold over, securing edges by folding in and pressing with fork. Brush the top of each calzone with egg/water mixture and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.

5. Bake at 375 for 25 - 30 minutes. Serve with warm marinara sauce.