Hand Print Pot Holders

Today I'm sharing a great little gift idea that Grandma's would love for the upcoming holiday season. We made these for Great Grandparents for Christmas and also grandma's on mothers day. My two had a blast making them I think it was because mommy was letting them get all messy :) Thank you Babble.com for this great idea.

For this craft I found everything at my local Dollar Tree. What you will need:

• Paint 
• Pot holders
• A paint pen if you want to add writing. (You might have to get this at a craft store I already had some from a previous craft.)

1.) Add paint to your little ones hand. Make sure you get a lot on there so you get a good hand print.

2.) Press the painted hand down on the pot holder. Hold for a couple seconds and make sure to push down on fingers to make sure you get all the paint onto the pot holder 

3.) Once finished let dry then add writing if you wish. For our we just added their names.

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Bye Bye Armpit Stains

I'm embarrass to say that this is my shirt

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Today's Pinterest tip comes from One good thing by Jillee. Do you hate how your white shirts get those nasty arm pit stains? I know I do. I think I have found a pin that might get rid of those nasty stains.

All you need is:
Peroxide
Dawn dish soap (plain blue kind)
Baking soda

In a bowl or spray bottle mix 1 part dawn with 2 part peroxide. Once mix pour or spray on your stains. Shake on some baking soda on top and rub in. Let sit for an hour so. Then wash normal.

Don't worry about your shirt turning blue it won't stain. When I saw this that was my biggest worry. But I was so happy to see nothing happened!

After the first wash I noticed there was still some stain so I decided to wash it again. The shirt I picked was stained for over a year so who knows how well it will come out. But this new trick now sits in a spray bottle in my laundry room so I can add some whenever I notice stains on my clothes. This might come in good hands having two small kids who love to get dirty! Best Pinterest tip so far.

After the first wash. Trying this again I have high hope it will work this time. This was only after 1 hour of soaking

I will keep you updated to see how the second wash goes because as I type this it is sitting with the solution on it.

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Strawberries & Cream cocktail

Happy Friday!

We made it through another week now we can sit back and enjoy this yummy cocktail. Today's cocktail comes from a pin by Cake'n'knife. Thank you for this new recipe that will be added to my favorite weekend cocktails!

When you have Strawberries and cream in the name you can't go wrong. This is my favorite combination of flavors and always enjoy anything with them. Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do.

Strawberries & Cream Cocktail

Ingredients

• 2 oz strawberry vodka
• 1½ oz whipped vodka
• 2 strawberries, thinly sliced (plus extra for garnish)
• Soda water

Directions

• In a shaker, add ice and both vodkas. Shake vigorously and set aside.

• Muddle the sliced strawberries in the bottom of a glass. Fill the glass with ice and top with the vodka mixture. Stir gently to incorporate the muddled strawberries throughout and top with soda water 

**it's up to you on how much soda water to add stronger flavor less of the soda. More of a weak vodka flavor more soda. I like my drinks on the weaker side it's all about you preference in taste.**

1. Cheers!

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DIY indoor ball game

Today's kids activity came just in time. We have been in the house alot for a couple of days due to rain. My kids have been going crazy!!! So I went on to find indoor activities on Pinterest. I had a bunch of toilet paper rolls so I wanted to find something to do with them.

Thank you Meaniful mama for this awesome game idea.

My 5 year old liked this game the most. She was coming up with new games using it. It's now part of game closet. My 2 year old was in love with chasing the balls around the living room.

What you will need:

• Toliet paper rolls (we had 6)
• Marbles or bouncing balls
• A small piece of paper to help hold the tubes together. (We recycled a popcorn box you can use what ever)
• Tape (of course the only tape I could find in my house was medical tape...hey it works!)

What to do:

1.) If you would like decorate the Toliet paper rolls before we start. We made the mistake of doing this after and it was hard.
2.) Place a tube on the paper. Place a piece tape on each end of the Toliet paper rolls. And repeat till you are finished. 

3.) Now you are ready to play. You can play with points or by color. Your choice.

We would love to see your games on Instagram don't forget to share them!

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New way to cook Scrambled Eggs

Hope everyone had a great Monday. Here is a great recipe to start off your morning right tomorrow.  I have to say this is my new favorite kind of eggs. I have been eating clean the past week so this recipe was simple and yummy. Thank you The sassy stiletto for pinning this yummy recipe.

If you are a cottage cheese fan this is for you. Adding the cheese to the eggs it made them more fluffy. You really cant taste the cheese in it when they are cooked.

Cottage cheese scrambled eggs:
By The sassy Stiletto

What you will need:

• Butter
• Eggs
• Cottage cheese

Directions:
1.) Add the butter to the pan to melt. Once melted add your eggs to the pan over medium heat.

2.) Add the small amount of cottage cheese next to the eggs. Mix together and cook till finished

That's it super easy! You can even top it with your favorite toppings for extra flavor it's all up to you.

Hope you enjoy this as much as our family does.

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Earn extra cash with Inbox Dollars

With Christmas right around the corner I know a lot of people are looking for new easy ways to find extra cash. For a year now I have been using the site Inbox Dollars. I know with a lot of online companies you always have the fear of it being a scam. I can proudly say it's not I even got my cousin hooked to the site. We each have been paid 2 times each so far. Here is the proof of my card that Inboxdollars sends the money on once redeemed.

With each email you read you earn 2 cents which isn't a lot but when you are keeping up with it daily they add up fast. The surveys varied from 20 cents to 50 cents and some times more just depends on the company and how long it is. If you coupon this is another site that has coupons that you earn 10 cents for every coupon you use (I use this more then anything). There are so many other things that the site has to earn money. A little time each day you will be earning that extra cash with out even working hard for it. When you sign up today you will receive a $5 Bonus!

I will be continuing to use this site to earn that extra cash for my family during the year just not on holidays. If you are that one looking for some extra cash check it out and also for another fun site to earn gift cards and stuff check out my post on the company Swagbucks.

Cleaning those nasty looking cookie sheets

Happy Wednesday!

Today's tip is one that you can find all over Pinterest feed. And it's Baking soda+ peroxide can clean your baking sheets...have you seen this one? After finding this pin from One good thing by Jillee awesome post and thought this would work for me.

But this pin was a FAIL for me...i'm guessing my cookie sheet is way gone for anything to help! Time to get a new one and start fresh. But this is an awesome pin to keep in mind so that when my new one starts getting dirty I can use this to clean it up.

I'm ashamed to say that these are mine :( 

If you have a cookie sheet that still haves some "life" left in it this post is perfect for you.
All you need is 1/4 cup of baking soda and a couple of drops of peroxide to form a paste. Once you have a paste you can use your hands or a sponge and rub it all over your cookie sheet. I was noticing that with the sponge it was getting more of the grease and the build up off. Once done rinse off and wash your baking sheets.

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