Football Onesie

Football laces on brown onesie.  I saw this idea several places in blog land and on Pinterest and had to give it a try.  I already had some brown onesies I was planning on decorating for Thanksgiving so I'm taking two of those and making these football onesies.  I used a white knit as opposed to a white cotton.  The stitching was a little tricky.  My other one is all messed up and I need to take a seam ripper to it tonight.  This one though..........turned out pretty good.  It's going to Stephanie's boutique, ROOM 5 in Ozark MO.  Contact her if you are interested in purchasing this adorable football attire for your little one!

Wedding Bridal Shower Ideas and Appetizers

Last Sunday, my Katie hosted a bridal shower for her best friend, who is also a Katie.  I got to host the party too along with Val and we had fun planning and making all the goodies for this party.  Below is Paula Deans lime sherbet punch.  It was very tasty with the lemon and lime slices and very colorful with the bright red cherries.  Click here for the recipe.

This caramel toffee apple dip was the hit of the party.  Click here to get to my post featuring the recipe.

Katie found great ideas for the appetizers.  She got all the square serving dishes 1/2 off at Hobby Lobby and she already had the martini glasses to hold the dip.....

We used a Pottery Barn flower vase to hold the multi colored mini peppers.....

The other white serving pieces are Food Network brand, all purchased 1/2 off at Kohl's over the last couple of years....

The two dips were made with sour cream and powdered Ranch dressing packages.  One dip was made with original ranch that we added some dill and celery seed to and the other was a southwest flavored ranch....

Spinach wraps sliced pretty.....

Little smokies wrapped in bacon, drizzled with brown sugar and baked in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.....

The shower was at the bride's house.  That way she did not have to load up all the gifts and carry them home.  That worked out great!

Katie looking pretty and opening her gifts......

The quilt I made her and Jimmy.  Click here to see the full post on this quilt.

One game was planned for the shower.  We had these candy bars laying out and everyone had to create a story or a list of bullet points giving marriage advice but you had to incorporate the names of the candy bars into what was written.  Katie got to keep everyone's funny advice as a keepsake.....

Katie's mom reading her "candy bar" story......

Sweet baby Macyn.....

Best friends since the third grade, even went to the same college, one became an electrical engineer and one became a labor and delivery nurse.  Looking forward to what else is down the road for these two girls......

Cream Cheese Caramel Toffee Apple Dip

Katie found the best recipe last week for apple dip.  16 oz of cream cheese mixed with 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.  Spread on a plate and leave room around the edges to decorate with apple slices.  Then one container of caramel apple dip goes on top of the cream cheese mixture.  Toffee bits go on top of the caramel.  We could not find the toffee bits so we crushed up 4 Heath candy bars.....

This dish was the hit of the party!

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Dermapaw To Stop Dog From Licking Paws

Riley has been having a rough few months with his allergies.  Our part of the country has been dry and very hot and something outside has really been bothering him.  He has been on so many antibiotics and steroid shots in his lifetime that I wanted to find another solution for his itchy paws.  I searched the Internet and found Dermapaw.  I liked their story, their ingredients and their solution for keeping the socks on the dog's feet.

Riley has been relentless on chewing on his feet so I'm hoping this will bring him relief.  Dermapaw suggest putting the salve on at night before putting the dog to bed.  They give detailed instructions on how to adjust the elastic strips and the booties which was very helpful.  They even have YouTube videos to watch.

I followed their instructions to the tee and Riley did not disappoint.  He did everything Dermapaw predicted the dog would do.  He became relaxed, found the cream soothing and gave me no problems........

Not once did he try to pull of his socks.  He settled right down and never acted like the socks or the elastic harness was bothering him...

He was not restless like he usually is and it was a peaceful night with lots of sleep....

Tonight we will do a repeat and continue to do this every night until the jar is empty.  He was back to licking his feet all day today so I'm guessing the salve had worn off and the more days I continue to use this product, each day will show improvement.  So far we are off to a great start.

Dog Sitting Sierra

I've been dog sitting Sierra today while Aaron and Stephanie are across town getting to know their new nephew Liam.  Sierra wanted Riley to play with her but they never happens!  So she went to the toy basket looking for a substitute...........

She found the stuffed version of Riley and played it with it for about 10 minutes.....

Then it was off to find a soft place to take a nap..........

Blue on Blue Mosaic Tile Toddler Quilt

Today I finished my blue on blue mosaic tile toddler quilt with a boy theme.  I made it all out of scraps of fabric, batting and backing.  Nothing new had to be purchased for this small quilt. I have so many scraps, I've got to think of creative ways to use them up without adding any additional expenses!  A couple of months ago I made a pink on pink mosaic tile toddler quilt with a girl theme.  Click here to see that post.  I pinned the blue squares onto a piece of batting and then sewed the fabric squares on using a zig zag stitch.....

After I got all my squares made, I used my rotary cutter, self healing mat and a plastic ruler to trim off the excess batting........

I made a total of 15 blocks, making 3 rows of 5 each.  I pieced together blue fabric scraps for the backing............

I then used a wide zig zag and stitched in the seams.  No serious quilting done on this project.  Just something easy and fast!

Here is one of my favorite blocks......

And here it is completed.  I wish I would have trimmed the seams after I sewed the blocks together.  I had some difficulty with bulkiness.....

Overall, I am very pleased with how it turned out and love all the blue!

This can also be an "I Spy" quilt with all the different dogs, dinosaurs, airplanes etc....

I used scraps for the binding too..........

This blue on blue quilt now has a special place in my quilt storage cabinet next to my pink on pink quilt.....

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Crescent Cheeseburger Ring

Tonight I made a Cheeseburger Ring and it was something to talk about!  This will totally be a regular for family get togethers.  Aaron and Stephanie came in to town tonight and I had this waiting on them!  I used the following ingredients:  2 tubes of crescent rolls, 93/7 lean hamburger, shredded cheese, cheese slices from the deli, sliced pickles, mustard and ketchup, romaine lettuce and small tomatoes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Brown hamburger and add 1/4 c ketchup and 2 teaspoons of mustard.  Stir well and add a handful of shredded cheese, heat until the cheese melts...

Separate the rolls into triangles and arrange on a pizza sheet with the points facing outward.  I had two triangles left over so i baked them as rolls....

Next I took the cheese slices from the deli and halved them, sticking one on each dough triangle.....

Then put one big spoonful of hamburger mix on each slice of cheese.....

added two pickles to each.........

Rolled them up, bringing the pointed end over the fat end and folding it underneath.  I then tried to rearrange all the rolls to snug them together so it would make a pretty ring after it baked.....

I sprinkled some more shredded cheese on top before putting it in the 375 degree oven for 22 minutes.  And this is what I got........amazing!  It turned out so good.  I shredded the romaine lettuce and quartered the small tomatoes for decoration in the middle....

It made a beautiful presentation........

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