Nature is Just My Favorite

and there aren't any filters on any of these:)

Cute Poem:)

Who else is excited for winter? I am!! Where I live it hasn't snowed yet. I wish it would so I could go sledding with all my friends and then have hot chocolate. Maybe we could even do Elf's perfect day (from the movie Elf)... Who knows? Anyway. I found this cute poem and had to share it with you.

Snow Ball

I made myself a snow ball as perfect as could be
I thought I'd keep it as a pet and let it sleep with me
I made it some pajamas and a pillow for it's head
Then, last night it ran away
But first -- it wet the bed.

-Shel Silverstein-

Homemade Crap!!!

This is the best DYI website. It has some stuff that is pure genious!!! It makes me want to make all the things on it, well, almost. My favorite is probably the cheese shredder that was turned into a jewelry holder. What are you waiting for? GO, check it out!!:)

http://homemadecrap.com/tagged/recycle#!/

Other quote #2

I also liked this quote...it is clever.

"A successful man is one who makes more than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man."

-Lana Turner

HAHA!! Isn't that so true! And there you go another funny quote:)

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

Lana Turner

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_funny.html#AOfZfPe47bhr2BqJ.99

Other Quote #1

I also like some other quotes that I would like to put on my blog. This is just one of many.

I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

-Steven Wright

And there you go another funny quote:)

Quote #1

I like to make random quotes that I hope will someday be official quotes. So what better place is there to put them than my blog? So I am going to start by putting this one on it. I will number each quote, so this is number 1. Oh, and I like to have fun with them so official people if you want to make this official then just do it by Adrianne.

It is the random things that make the difference.

-Adrianne The Great!

So there you go another quote to think about:)

Chocolate Chips Cookies

Chocolate Chip cookies have saved lives, literaly. I was playing with my friend and we were very bored. We just couldn't think of anything to do. Then I had this beautiful idea. It was to make chocolate chip cookies. Then we were just making them and I made this pretty flower. It was just so pretty I had to take a picture and post it... so now I have to post the recipe too. Haha! Well, I hope you enjoy them if you make them. 

 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 sup butter, softened

1 egg

2 1/4 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup chocolate chips

and fine, you can add 1/2 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cream sugars, butter, and the egg. Stir in chocolate chips. Put dough on baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes.

And there you go another cookie recipe:)

Studio C!!

     Studio C is a comedy troup that I wanted to share with you. You might have already heard of it. It is made of all BYU students and they are so funny. All of the cast members are from Divine Comedy. Some people say think Saturday Night Live except all clean. I do not know if that is true because I have never seen that show. Anyway, I went to a live broadcast to see them and it was sooo cool. If you think Malory dances a lot on the show than you need to see her dancing at the broadcasting place. 
     I have been watching studio C since the time it first came out. It is getting better every season (and episode). I hope you like it!

byutv.com/studioc

And there you go another show to follow. Haha:)

"Healthy Food Game"

For mutual I was in charge of this lesson about being healthy. I thought that I could make up a little game about it. I don't know how well I did but, it's a game and it works for mutual. It is not that creative either in my opinion but like I said, I don't want to spend a lifetime on it:). So here it goes. Hopefully you find it useful. Maybe you will use it, who knows?

"Healthy Food Game"

Before you play talk with the people you are teaching about being healthy and how important it is to be healthy. Especially talk about how just about every food you buy from the store has something artificial in it, and to buy organic when posible. Blah Blah Blah, now let's do the game:).

Players will each start with 50 "health points".What you do with the "health points" (on the right of each meal) is you read the meal options and the players decide which one they want to eat. Then you tell them how many "health points" they get for each meal they chose.  If they have 0 health points they lose or die of a heart attack.

*Advise to players – think variety and colorful (rainbow colors).

Day 1:

Breakfast:

      Option 1 – White flour pancakes with sausage and chocolate milk        -10

      Option 2 – Wheat flour pancakes with milk                              30

      Option 3 – Crepes with powdered sugar and fruit and mi                 0

      Lunch:

      Option 1 – Fast food burger with soda                                  -30

      Option 2 – Chicken nuggets with apple juice                            10

      Option 3 – Salad with ranch dressing                                   20

      Dinner:

      Option 1 – Steak and mashed potatoes                                   -10

      Option 2 – Veggie burger with baked sweet potato fries (not fried)     30

      Option 3 – Lasagna with green beans                                    10

Day 2:

      Breakfast:

      Option 1 – Rice crispy cereal (obviously with milk)                    0

      Option 2 – French toast made with white flour and syrup                -20

      Option 3 – Granola (with milk)                                         30

      Lunch:

      Option 1 – Subway sandwich with whole wheat bread                      20

      Option 2 – Meatball Subway sandwich with cheese bread                  -10

      Option 3 – Nachos with refried beans and salsa                         0

      Dinner:

      Option 1 – Hotdogs with whole wheat buns and fruit salad               10

      Option 2 – Breakfast burritos with soda                                -10

      Option 3 – Stir Fry with Pie (for dessert)                             20

Day 3:

      Breakfast:

      Option 1 – Swedish Pancakes with apple juice                           20

      Option 2 – Oatmeal                                                     30

      Option 3 – Scrambled eggs                                              20

      Lunch:

      Option 1 – Tacos                                                       20

      Option 2 – PB&J sandwich                                               0

      Option 3 – Grilled cheese with wheat bread                             20

      Dinner:

      Option 1 – Stuffed peppers                                             30

      Option 2 – Spaghetti and meatballs                                     10

      Option 3 – Egg salad sandwiches with soda                              0

If you would like you could add more meals. 

 I know a lot of the stuff you would never eat together. However, some people are wierd and do eat that stuff . . . I am guessing. And I hope that you didn't fall asleep while you where reading it. Anyway, I hope you liked it. And there  you go, one game for mutual or whatever else, DONE:)

 

Framed Flower Holder

Hair Flowers can get in the way! I am a witness. You don't have to deal with that anymore! All you need is an old frame and some ribbon. Hint: get the frame from a yard sale or something, then repaint it if you need to.

Materials

*An old frame (whatever size)

*Ribbon to put on it

*Glue/Stapler/Whatever you want (to attach your ribbon to your frame)

*Some hair clips to put on it:)

1. Cut your ribbon to the right size.

2. Glue/Staple/Whatever you want, the ribbon to the frame.

(I used hot glue)

Ta-Da

Amazing:). Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! And there you go a Framed Hair Holder . . . thing:)

Coconut Chocolate Cookies

So originally these cookies were called Kickin' Craisin cookies. But I adapted it so that it did not have craisins in it because I do not like craisins that much. So it still has the cinnamon in it and all that stuff. However, I made it so that it had coconut and chocolate, so it's all good. Anyway, I hope that you like it.

Coconut Chocolate Cookies

Cream: 

1 cup of butter

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of brown sugar

Add:

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix well.

Add:

2 cups of flour

2 1/2 cups of quick outs

1 teaspoon baking power

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon cinnamon

a dash of cayenne pepper (Which adds the kick to it. Don't worry, it will still taste good!)

Mix well.

Add:

1 cup of chocolate chips

1 cup of coconut

Make one inch balls and place on a cooking sheet. Cook at 400 degrees for 6-9 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to cooling rack.

*If you want to make Kickin' Craisin Cookies than you add 1 1/2 cup craisins instead of 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 cup of coconut.

And there you go, now you got really good cookies:)

Soda Cap Bracelets

I love to recycle!!! And this project is cute and good for the earth (not really, but it is still cheep to make). A.K.A. perfect for me to make! WARNING: the pictures are kind of blurry (sorry). Anyway I hope you like it:)!!

So you start out by getting your materials.

*Two Pieces of ribbon or some sort of thing to thread the soda caps into (I used ribbon and a strip of tulle)about 15-20 inches long for a child's/small adult wrist(6-7 inch wrist)

*About 21 soda caps (you will want to bent the back of them so they do not scratch your wrist)

All you do is you thread the ribbon (or whatever you chose to use) into your soda caps and leave about 5-6 inches of room to tie it on to your wrist (remember this is child size). You can also tape the first soda cap to the ribbon to help it stay in place.

 

And there you go another piece of jewelery to show off:)

How To Make A Thing 1 Costume

I love Dr. Seuss! Anyone who loves Dr. Seuss should DEFINITELY be Thing 1. Here it goes, my "crafty" version of Thing 1(I tried to make it quick and easy).

So from top to bottom

*the "wig" - it is blue curling ribbon (8 or 9 strips about a foot or two long) stapled first then curled and clipped into the persons hair with a clip or you could just go and get a real wig

*the sweat shirt - an ordinary jacket, sweat shirt, or shirt with a piece of white material that says Thing 1

*the gloves - I had old white gloves I could use that were store bought

*the tutu - my very favorite go to http://www.momdot.com/howtomakeatutu then just wear leggings under the tutu and wear matching boots or shoes

and there you go a cute costume:)

Why I chose to make a blog

I love to create stuff. I like almost every craft I make and I make every craft I like again (unless I forget how to make it:(). I always forget about a lot of my creations that I am in the middle of (giggle giggle). But I still remember some and those are the most interesting and short ones. I am not really a sewer so don't expect many sewing projects(maybe maybe 1). I have a ton of yarn though so mostly yarn projects! And that is why I have a blog:)

how to make a tassel

Here is a picture of a tassel

first you cut 1 piece of cardboard

(depending on how big you want the tassel)

Then you wrap the yarn around the cardboard

(depending on how thick you want it)

Then you take the yarn of the cardbourd

and you tie yarn about centimeter or so from the top of the yarn

and tie a loop at the top

and you cut the bottom of the yarn

and there you go a tassel!:)

crocheting a flower clip

Here is a pretty picture of a pretty flower clip!

(I don't know abbreviations for crocheting very well so I won't do them)

first you do a magic circle

Then you do a series of single crochets

and occasionally do a chain to make it more flat

(every 1 or 2 stitches)

then you end it at your desired size

Then you hot glue a jewel in the middle

and an alligator clip on the bottom of the flower

and there you go a pretty flower!:)