How to fix your stainless steel cookie scoop

You know what I am talking about:

GRRR!! I hate when this happens!

So here is how to fix this:

Repair stainless steel scoop

1. Take a pair of pliers and bend the little keeper metal at the
bottom of the handle back just far enough so you can adjust the 
ratchet.
This is the piece at the very bottom that keeps the ratchet piece 
from coming out.

2. Then you move the ratchet piece (with the teeth) off of the 
ratchet wheel to the place where the medal swing inside the scoop is back 
into position.

3. Once there you have to bend the keeper back into place. You want 
to get it as snug as you can so that it doesn't come out of alignment again.




This was taken from the pampered chef question and answers. I am not brilliant enough to figure this out on my own!!!

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T-shirt re-purpose

Here is the star of our show, $3 Minnie Mouse tee from Dollar General :)

Cut the shirt as seen below. 

I used a jersey knit for the braided straps. 

Cut three long strips.

Knot one end. Then tape it down on the table or counter.  Then tightly braid. Finish with another knot.

I sewed the braid on the front of the shirt like so:

{i am terrible about taking pics of my steps! sorry!!!}

Next I sewed the braid crisscrossed on the back so it looked like this:

I had to make some adjustments to the back seam, so it was tight enough for her. 

Since I didn't do a good job of taking pics for this one....please feel free to ask what I did!! :)

Frozen Reese's Peanut Butter Pies

My boys needed something good for Valentine's day!

So, I decided to make this:

Click photo or this LINK  for the original or see below for my version

The stars of our show:

24 Oreos crushed in blender or a ziploc bag using a rolling pin.

All crushed and ready for butter!

4T melted butter

Add to crushed oreos, stir well.

I decided to make individual ones, so I used a muffin pan and my tart press.

Press down firmly.

Bake 350* for 7 min.

Set aside.

3/4 c peanut butter

1/2 c powdered sugar

Put into a sauce pan on medium heat.

Mix well until peanut butter is melted and smooth.

Cool for about 5min

Add 1/2 c chopped Reese's cups.

Mix well.

Stir in 2 1/2c of cool whip

Put on top of cookie crust

Freeze for 3hrs

ENJOY!!!

Valentine's Day Box

My daughter wanted to hollow out an old book for her Vday box

Need:

Old book

scissors

ruler

pencil

I wasn't sure how to go about this...so I made up my own way. I am sure there is a MUCH easier way...but hey, it worked!! :)

I bent over a few pages at a time, drew lines of where I wanted to cut. I used the width of the ruler.

Then I cut a bit on the bent/folded part, unbent the page and cut. 

I continued until I had it as deep as she wanted it:

Then she decorated the cover:

Happy Valentine's day!

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Anthro Knock off...sort of!

Here is the original that I LOVE:

Click the photo to see the webpage with the original. 

And here is my version.

I used a 14" x 2" piece of scrap material, cut three slits almost to the top

 Tightly braid the three pieces. I taped one end to my table and braided it. 

Below is the clasp I used. 

 I threaded the braid 1/2 way through one 1/2 of the clasp with the lobster claw clasp.

Keeping the braid folded in half, I took the smaller part of the clasp and threaded the loose ends through. Folding the fabric over the straight part of the clasp, I then sewed it together. 

I then took some wire and wrapped around the sewed part to hold it together better and just because I liked how it looked!

Finished. 

                                                       

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Think Pink Sundays

Think Pink Sundays

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Head band holder

There are a lot of versions of this on the internet. Here's mine:

What you need:

Empty oatmeal container-large one

Material

Glue gun and sticks

Marker

Scissors

coordinating colored ribbon

Cut out material to fit on lid

Glue to lid. I also cut out the same flower and glued on top to give some dimension

I didn't take enough pics, but, cut and glue material to outside of oatmeal container.

I didn't glue lid so that the inside could also be used for storage.

I glued purple ribbon around the top and also glued a length down the seam where material met. If you don't glue it down all the way you can use it to clip florals on.

Book Page Wreath

Gather supplies:

Pipe insulation {you get a HUGE length for CHEAP}

Masking tape to tape pipe insulation into a circle

TONS of book pages {i used an old novel but you can use old hymn pages or any other book you have}

Scissors

Hot glue gun and A LOT of glue sticks

A chick flick and laptop

Cut a length of pipe insulation to the size you want your wreath to be. Remember to consider how much the pages will stand off to determine the finished size. I underestimated, and my wreath barely fit my door! 

I hot glued and then taped the insulation it to hold it in a circular shape.

Cover ENTIRE circle w/ book pages {my first one I didn't do this then-as you will see below} I remembered it would be visible from the inside of the front door!

There are many ways you can put the pages on. Browse the internet to see what version you like. I did mine in a cone shape.

Do as many rows as you want until you like the look of it.

The finished product:

When stored properly, the book page wreaths last a very long time. If you live in a humid climate, you may want to cover it with a clear coat spray paint.