homemade poopourri spray

i'm one of those types of people who loves my home to smell good. whether its spic-n-span clean (yeah right!) or a complete tornado, i like it to smell good. and i've been on the hunt for something that smells good. all the time. and i've been through the gammit of home smelling products. plug ins off the grocery store aisle, candles, scentsy, room sprays, the list goes on. and then the essential oil realm really started happening on both my facebook & pinterest feeds. 

faux vinyl signs

santa claus arrived early for me this year. and by early, im sure it was november when he came sailing up to my doorstep with my glorious christmas gift. and if you know me, i love chrismas, so getting a christmas present early, makes that season start even earlier for me. what did i get you ask? how do you not know, because on social media, i raved for days about it. i got a silhouette cameo v2 & i have been in love ever since; learning all the possibilities that this machine is capable of. i already have extremely high hopes for benjamin's birthday party. santa may have created a small little monster inside of me.

abstract tote bags

i wear many hats. most of us do. i am a caregiver. i am cook. i am a launder. i am a chauffeur. i am landscaper (to a certain degree). i am a diyer. i am a blogger. i mean i could go on for days.  but there's this one hat that is newly acquired. i am a MOPS creative coordinator for our local chapter. is it called a chapter? i'm not sure, but that's what i am referring to it as.

i joined MOPS in the 2014-2015 school year, because i needed an outlet. i needed somewhere to mingle and fellowship with other moms & just basically get that much needed me time that stay at home moms crave on the regular. plus hot breakfast, crafting & opportunities for you and your child to make lasting friendships? um yes please!

harvest pendant banner

i think one of my favorite times of year is when the seasons change from summer to autumn & i can drag out all my pumpkiny things & leaves & scarecrows. because it literally is just the beginning of all the wonderfulness that i look forward to every year.  ask damon, he knows just how excited i get when its finally appropriate for me to decorate for the cooler seasons, months & holidays.

peanut butter balls

here lately i've made it my mission to make something sweet to keep in the house so we aren't tempted to go out for a quick treat - frugal mom at it again.  and luckily i haven't heard any complaints on this.

whether its cookies or brownies, i've put a few minutes aside to keep something around to stifle off those sweet tooth's.  this weeke i'm hooping to make some mini vanilla bundt cakes, but with our little family weekend trip coming up, it may or may not happen. who knows, maybe they'll end up being a road trip treat.

my brother's wife and kids introduced me to the heavenly treat in the photos a few times before, but my little sweet tooth recently had a hankering again for these.. i mean its only been a couple of weeks since i have had one.  and before you convince yourself that they are too complicated to make, just keep reading, because they're the total opposite of that..

peanut butter balls:

• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened (i liteally just scooped margarine straight from the container for this & they turned out perfect... impatient much???!
• chocolate chips, for dipping

Stir together powdered sugar, peanut butter & butter/margarine together until thoroughly combined.

Shape peanut butter mixture into balls, placing them onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.  This gets messy, so prepare your hands for it.   I made my balls varying sizes, so Ben could have a little one & still think hes getting a lot.

Place cookie sheet in freezer or refrigerator for about 30 minutes so they are good & hard - makes the dipping process much easier.

Once balls are chilled, put chocolate chip into a microwave safe bowl for melting.  Microwave for 30 seconds and stir, repeating until chocolate is melted.

Drop one ball at a time into the chocolate & using a fork coat the ball.  Remove the ball with the fork (letting excess chocolate drip off) & place back on cookie sheet.  While the chocolate is still wet, you can decorate with sprinkles, crushed peanuts, etc if you'd like.  Repeat dipping process for all the balls.

Store in refrigerator until serving.. Enjoy.

knotted tshirt headband

last week, i cut off my hair. it was the first hair appointment since i don't know when. it was very needed & it has definitely brightened up my face. maybe because it literally takes ten minutes from wet to cute or the fact that i don't have the urge to messy bun it every single day. pretty sure this new blonde wavy bob style is my calling.

upcycled open air shelves

several months ago, one of our neighbors was tossing out a bunch of old garage shelves & I knew they would make for a fabulous shelving system in our kitchen on my kind of budget.  we have this bare wall in our kitchen that I really wished the builders would have put a cabinet on.  but I'm sure it was their idea to use that space as a dining nook.  us not so much.

coffee filter wreath

have you heard that season 2 of fixer upper is on netflix? binge watched all the episodes yet? I haven't gotten through all of them, but watched enough to get my project list to grow by a few more items.  one of these days, I will make my way down south to visit magnolia farms for a little retail therapy.  or retail wishing & dreaming.