Prayer- Wood Sign

This is my first wood sign sale!  I was asked to make this for a friend's mother, her father had passed away last year and always said this prayer before dinner. 

Kentucky - Wood Sign

Christmas present for my brother's bar.

Chicken & Bacon Ranch Macaroni

Ingredients

• 8 ounces of elbow macaroni
• 3 slices of bacon
• 8 ounces of boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into half inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 1 tablespoon of flour
• 1 1/2 cups of fat free milk
• 1/3 cup of cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup of shredded six-cheese Italian blend (Sargento)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon fresh chopped dill
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of shredded Colby-Jack cheese

Directions

1. Prepare pasta as directed on box.
2. Fry bacon, chop into small pieces, and set aside.
3. Cook chicken in bacon grease.
4. Melt butter in saucepan while slowly adding in flour, stir in with wisk.  
5. Combine milk and mushroom soup and then slowly add and wisk into butter and flour mixture.  
6. Bring to a boil and let sauce thicken.  
7. Remove from heat for about 4 minutes.  
8. Add six-cheese blend, onion powder, garlic powder, dill, salt, bacon and 1/4 cup of colby-jack, wisk together.
9.  Put cooked macaroni in a casserole dish, pour mixture over noodles and add chicken, mix together evenly.
10. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and broil in oven until cheese is melted.

Cake Batter Rice Krispie Treats

Ingredients:

• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 (10 oz.) bag of marshmallows
• 2/3 cup boxed yellow cake mix
• 6 cups rice krispie cereal
• 1/2 cup sprinkles

Directions:

1. Spray a 11x7 baking pan with nonstick spray.
2. In a large (I mean large :) saucepan over low heat, melt the butter.
3. Add the marshmallows and stir constantly. 
4. Once the marshmallows are completely melted, stir in the dry cake mix. 
5. Remove pan from heat.  (The next steps should be done fairly quickly because the marshmallows get sticky quick!)
6. Stir in the cereal until it is completely coated with the marshmallow mixture.
7. Mix in half of the sprinkles. 
8. Press (lightly!) into prepared baking pan and top with the remaining sprinkles. 
9. Chill for 30 minutes, cut into squares and enjoy!

Smores Pie

This recipe is really easy and really yummy.  My sister's best friend got married this summer to our cousin and we had a joint bachelor/bachelorette party for them at my mom's house.  I usually get tasked with desert and the bride loves smores so we tried out this recipe.  Here's what you need:

Gram Cracker Crust

Brownie Mix (and ingredients to make from box)

Marshmallows

Caramel Sauce

Chocolate Chips

All you have to do is make the brownie batter, pour it in the crust:

 Bake the brownies

Put marshmallows on top, and then place under the broiler until the marshmallows are browned and melty, keep a close eye on it!

Top with caramel and chocolate chips!

Wood Signs- Happily Ever After Starts Here

My best friend got married on her dad's farm a couple of weeks ago which gave me the opportunity to make lots of pretty things to make her day the best day it could be!  I made this Pinterest inspired wood sign using wood I bought at Hobby Lobby, I stained it and then used a sharpie paint pen to color in fonts I traced from print outs.  Super easy and super cute. 

Dollar Store Craft

I needed something to put all my junk on my bathroom counter on, so I took a trip to the dollar store to find some plates, bowls and candle sticks.  I probably should have taken a picture of the unpainted dollar store finds, but I forgot.  Sorry.  Everything pictured was just glass plates, bowls and candle sticks.  I sprayed each one individually and then hot glued them together.  After doing that though I think I probably could have just glued them together first and then painted it.  Also I think the next one I do I will use a stronger glue.  This serves it's purpose but I think it could be a bit sturdier.  I'm sure I'll be making more for Christmas that I'll share later.

 Tada!