tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57022830776958614682024-03-14T01:23:34.740-07:00Little House on Landruff LaneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01813438421437434873noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702283077695861468.post-47140266414650669042013-06-21T20:36:00.000-07:002013-06-21T20:41:01.779-07:00Tasagna - The Delicious Mistake!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was a mistake that a friend made one evening. I was explaining how to make Enchilada Casserole. Standard dish made with corn tortillas. Well, they bought FLOUR tortillas. So because it was late, we were all hungry, she went to town making this... and wouldn't you know.... we ALL loved it. Who knew a simple mistake could be SO good!!!!<br />
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What you need:<br />
- 1 pound of Hamburger (I use Elk or Venison)<br />
- 1/2 of Medium sized onion (I'm partial to white onions)<br />
- Taco Seasoning packet<br />
- 19oz can of Enchilada Sauce<br />
- 6 large tortillas (I use the burrito size tortillas that are fat free)<br />
- Cheese (1 or 2 cups - depends how cheesy you want it)<br />
- Casserole Pan (or a 9x9)<br />
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Start with making your taco meat. While the pan is heating, dice/chop your onion into small pieces. Put your hamburger in the frying pan dumping the onion with it. Mix together and brown the meat. After the meat is browned add your packet of taco meat. I usually have to add a couple tbsps. of water because my meat has no fat but if you have fat drain after cooking in the seasoning. <br />
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Now open your enchilada sauce, get your casserole pan, cheese, tortillas, and meat. <br />
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FIRST, start by adding a little sauce to the bottom of the pan.<br />
SECOND, add your tortillas. I rip mine in half. Laying one end to the edge, ripping the other half to cover each remaining corner. Covering the pan<br />
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THIRD, add some meat. Just drop some junks here and there. <br />
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FOURTH, add a little cheese. <br />
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FIFTH, add a little sauce. Just a swirl or two.<br />
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SIXTH and beyond.... keep adding layers just like this. TIP: I rotate which side the large tortilla lays on.... this way it sorta evens out. To the last layer, cover with cheese.<br />
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Heat on 375 degrees for 40 min. I usually have tin foil on for the first 20 and then remove it. <br />
You could add sides that your family loves; rice and beans. Lettuce on top and delicious for your mouth!!!!<br />
YOU CAN make this dish two or three days prior to cooking, keep in fridge. BUT remember to start it at a lower temp like 200 degrees to warm it up in the inside before burning it from such hot heat. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01813438421437434873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702283077695861468.post-18065190663819644232013-06-21T13:11:00.001-07:002013-06-21T13:11:33.025-07:00Mint and Spearmint Garden CONTAINED!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just love the smell and taste of both Mint and Spearmint! BUT, if you've ever planted it, you know how OUT OF CONTROL it can get! I decided to take the tutorial on the <a href="http://onlandrufflane.blogspot.com/2013/05/pallet-flower-garden.html" target="_blank">Flower Pallet Garden</a> and reserve it with a purpose!<br />
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You can follow the tutorial on the <a href="http://onlandrufflane.blogspot.com/2013/05/pallet-flower-garden.html" target="_blank">Flower Pallet Garden here</a>. <br />
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For this project I added a color to the pallet. I wiped off big junks of dirt and then just sprayed. It looks rustic and bright! <br />
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The right side has mint (one plant broken in two) and left side has spearmint. I threw Marigolds in for <a href="http://onlandrufflane.blogspot.com/2013/06/natural-colorful-pesticide.html" target="_blank">color and protection</a> - bugs love the mint and spearmint! And Zinnias on top for some fun added color. <br />
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ANOTHER IDEA, you could use this for strawberries! When I complete my back yard, I will possibly do strawberries. We all love them but don't have the room for them to take off everywhere. <br />
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Let me know what you think!!!!<br />
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<a name='more'></a>This is sure to please the guest's eyes and mouth! Simple way to brighten the boring color of white!<br />
Here's what you need ...<br />
- Cake mix and the ingredients to make batter.<br />
- Mixing bowls<br />
- 3 or more colors of food coloring<br />
- Spoon for each color<br />
- Cupcake pan and sheets<br />
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Simple is KEY! Make your batter, start separating the batter in bowls, making it as even as you can. <br />
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Start adding a spoonful of batter into each cupcake. Add colors on top. Don't worry about them not spreading evenly or not covering the other colors, it will show in the end. Take care to not add too much, by the time you get the end of colors - you might be adding too much.<br />
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Bake for normal time listed on the box and AS EASY AS PIE - there you have super cute, bright and fun cupcakes!!!<br />
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There are so many CUTE ideas for a porch sign on Pinterest. I wanted something quick, easy, cheap, and no extra help (the hubs) required!<br />
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I have the 'country home' feeling kind of house. I wanted something that was vintage/rustic looking and something that didn't break the bank - hence the OLD FENCE POST!<br />
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With CHRISTMAS only 5.5 months away - summer and flowers are on sale! The flowers, soil and whiskey barrel were all on CLOSEOUT sales! TAKE IT! <br />
The Post is an old fence post.<br />
Hook, Board, and paint at local hobby store.<br />
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All I did was add the post to the barrel, soil and flowers around it. <br />
For the board I first spray painted the edges, let dry and then painted 'chalkboard' paint. <br />
Drilled the hook to the post.<br />
Drilled two holes for the ribbon.<br />
Tied the ribbon through.<br />
Wrote 'Welcome' and Ta-DA! A beautiful WELCOMING site!<br />
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It does seem CRAZY! Cheap plants that add COLOR, attract BEES, easy to grow, AND a NATHURAL Pesticide! I planted these in my GARDEN a few years back and my Mom came over, "Oh GREAT idea. Keeping the bugs away with color, GOOD job". Come Again? And I thought I was ADDING colorful flowers that are pretty much impossible to kill! </div>
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Every year since then, they've been in my garden! I BELIEVE they work! I've PLANTED more and more IN my garden boxes and I wouldn't CHANGE it! It adds so much CHARACTER, just besides all the other GREAT additives!</div>
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I was the guinea pig for you! I LOVED the Pins on Pinterest. I wanted to know if they work like they're suppose too, if they were as beautiful ... AND if the dirt FELL OUT? <br />
I MADE IT and I LOVE IT! <br />
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I originally followed a very cute blog; <a href="http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-turn-a-pallet-into-a-garden/" target="_blank">Life on a Balcony</a>. She has great instructions. In the comments everyone is asking about THE DIRT and there wasn't a lot of answers. I loved the idea from the first time I saw it done with herbs and decided there's NO BETTER WAY to know if will work - unless I JUST DO IT! <br />
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I've only had mine completed for 2weeks and one day thus far. I plan to make little updates... so stay tuned for the summer....<br />
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What you need for this beautiful project:<br />
- Pallet. Where we live people give them away on Craigslist - my husband brings them home from work.... Most stores (Home Improvements especially) should have pallets that you could ask to have, if you don't have easy access to them. <br />
- Landscape Fabric<br />
- Staple gun and LOTS of staples<br />
- Flowers<br />
- Bags of soil. This pallet that I did took about 3, 2 cubic feet bags. (I still need to add a little more)<br />
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- Extra boards (mine were from an old wooden fence)<br />
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My boards fit perfect to the pallet - you may need to cut down the boards depending on length of each.<br />
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<strong>First things first</strong>; look over your pallet. You will need to decide which is going to be the back and front, top and bottom. You will see I've labeled mine above in the picture. I chose the top because of the board that is cracked and missing... this is because I didn't want it breaking further if it were the bottom. The weight of the dirt, water and flowers will be standing on it. Keep that stuff in mind when looking at it.<br />
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<strong>With the Front laying face down</strong>, get your fabric. Lay the fabric over the pallet. My pallet was too wide/tall for the fabric to cover in one shot. I started at the top. Lay your fabric on the top, of the top board. If you wanted (I couldn't because of the board) you could start the fabric inside the top board bringing over the back - it might be more secure doing that. After your fabric is laid out, staple to secure, I started with Side 1, then moved to Side 2, then stapled the back boards - any that the fabric was covering. <br />
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In the picture below, you will see that I had to cut fabric to be flush with the boards. The fabric stopped midway in between boards, I didn't want to chance dirt falling through. You will also want to do this if your fabric is too short.<br />
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<strong>Next</strong>, you will repeat the process for the bottom of the pallet.... taking care to COVER THE BOTTOM. And starting where you've left off with the top fabric. You will need to staple the fabric to either the front of the bottom board or to the edge of the front bottom board. Obviously, if you don't do this, your dirt will just fall out.<br />
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After back is covered, you're going to COVER AGAIN. Staple and staple again to make sure that your fabric is SECURE! I first laid fabric horizontal to the pallet, then the second round, I laid the fabric vertical to the pallet.<br />
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<strong>Now, for the part that everyone is worried about</strong>. Either the dirt falling out the front or BUSTING through the back... I chose to add a couple steps to secure the busting out. I used two pieces of wood from an old fence going vertical to the length of the pallet. Then I added another board at the top - horizontal to help secure the top of fabric from being pulled down with weight. I ALSO, added two flimsy pieces of board to the bottom - this is to help secure the bottom while it lays there - dirt will look like its busting at the seams. These, I believe are added steps that you should take into consideration if you don't have a flat back/wall to lean it against. </div>
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<strong>NOW FOR THE FUN! flowers.....</strong></div>
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I wasn't sure if this project was going to really work - so I bought mine on sale. Little pony pack of 4 for 58 cents each. I bought a variety not caring if the colors were matching. I also bought potting soil for the entire pallet - it did take 3 large bags! I wanted good soil to help hold moisture - that's A LOT of flowers all in one little space!</div>
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I planted little plants. So in all, there's around 70-80 plants! Imagine how beautiful it will be when they're grown!</div>
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<strong>Starting with the top</strong>, add a little dirt in the first slat. Add your flowers. Pack them tightly, it was hard for me because some were still premature. I added dirt through the first slat, packing the dirt up to the top from that slat. I won't lie, I started to get discouraged because the dirt wanted to come right out (as you can see in picture above), with bigger plants it would be much easier for this part!</div>
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<strong>Then, add dirt everywhere</strong>. I like to add most of my dirt in my pots. See post <a href="http://onlandrufflane.blogspot.com/2013/05/planting-your-pots.html" target="_blank">Planting your Pots</a>, to get the idea of what I'm talking about. Take care to stuff and pack the slats with dirt. You don't want any loose dirt if you can help it. </div>
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Planting pots can be a wonderful, RELAXING thing! I love it! I look forward to it every year and can't EVER HAVE ENOUGH flowers. This is a step two of the first post <a href="http://onlandrufflane.blogspot.com/2013/05/helpful-guide-to-getting-your-flowers.html" target="_blank">Helpful Guide to Getting Your Flowers.</a> <br />
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In another life - before I found my niche and love of colors, garden, hard work, and dirt.... I used to get stressed, irritated and overwhelmed, bored with planting. And honestly, it takes a while to get them planted - even saying this now!<br />
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I thought I would show you how I plant my pots to help you maybe find an easier way to planting yours! I also happen to think it's much faster then how I used to plant.<br />
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GET YOUR....<br />
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- Medium Bark - some people use peat moss. You can get the bark in bags ... that's what I do.<br />
- Potting Soil. I LOVE Miracle Grow's Moisture Control. I also use stuff from the Nursery I go too.<br />
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- A comfy SHADY place to plant!<br />
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During the <a href="http://onlandrufflane.blogspot.com/2013/05/helpful-guide-to-getting-your-flowers.html" target="_blank">Helpful Guide to Getting Your Flowers</a> we talked about how I just buy the flowers because I love them. When I get home I count my pots and look at size and set the flowers out in coordination of my pots. I planted 11 for the front porch so I had 11 piles of flowers. I could get crazy talking about how I stack my pots and not to make sure you have too many of one color or kind for that stack....but that's a different time...<br />
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FIRST THING YOU'LL DO...(Pic 1 -above) depending on the size of your pot, you will add an inch to a couple few inches of bark at the bottom. I like bark because it's cheap and doesn't take a whole ton. We use this to help take the space in the pot... saves a little soil and also to help with moisture.<br />
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NEXT (Pic 2 above), you'll add a little potting soil. I usually stir up the top layer of bark with the little potting soil we just added.<br />
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THEN fill the pot (Pic 3 above). I stop about half way to help lightly pack. By lightly I mean, don't stand in the pot to pack it down! Just take your fingers and poke down...mostly the edges. Leave an inch or two from the top of your pot.<br />
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FOR THE FLOWERS (Pic 4 above). I put one flower in at a time, I put dirt around it, grabbing from the pot itself. By the time you add your last flower or two you'll need to surround it with soil from the bag. <br />
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Be CAUTIOUS of how much dirt you're filling the pot with. Keep in mind that it's loose and will run over. It's best to leave a 1/2 an inch to an inch from the top. This way when you water for the first time you don't lose half your pot of soil! AND REMEMBER the surrounding that you're putting your flowers in.... Whether they're sun or shade and where they will be living.<br />
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HAPPY PLANTING. If you've already planting... then TRY it next time or GO GET MORE - like I always end up doing! :)<br />
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Using cheap Terra Cotta planting pots, paint, and flowers (vinyl if your choose) you're sure to have the perfect gift!</div>
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I let the girls paint however they wanted. Alyssa's teacher loves Boise State Football. Alana just went to town on her own. </div>
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One of our local stores was having a sale on 4pack seed flowers for 58 cents! I let the girls pick their own flowers and they planted with little supervision.</div>
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I have had a few requests from friends to post about my plants that I do every year. I have had my share of planting flowers and them not turning out the way THEY SHOULD! <br />
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So the last 3 or 4 years I've had great success with my flowers and I have started with one or two pots total to about 12 just on my front porch! Probably 19 all together - not including the window box or the garden. <br />
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Because I wait to get my flowers till AFTER Mother's Day Weekend, I thought I would do a blog on my TIPS and TRICKS to picking the flowers out! I will later have a post on planting them and the upkeep. Please know that I'm a "learn by mistakes planter" to gardening and every year I learn something ... I am by NO MEANS a master gardener. I just know what works for my budget, schedule, house and proudness. <br />
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<strong><u>#1 - IF you learn nothing but ONE THING from this post, let this be it .... KNOW YOUR SURRONDINGS!</u></strong> It is very important to know how much sun hits the place where you are planting. Every flower or pack should have a tag, read it! Some say "full sun", "sun to part shade", "part sun to full shade". It sounds so simple, but it's one thing that can easily be mistaken and waste your time, money and patience! So for instance.... on my front porch, all the flowers are in the sun...if I were to move them back under the awning, I would need a SHADE plant.... there is NO sun under there.<br />
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<strong><u>#2 - Don't get OVERWHELMED!</u></strong> It can VERY intimidating when you walk into a nursery. I know where I go and what "every year flowers" I get. If you don't, search for a patch of flowers that have a bulk variety, of a lot of the same! Those are generally the favorite amongst people. Like Marigolds and Petunias ... very popular and easy to maintain. You should find a section quit large for these. If you see something you like, read it ... surroundings.<br />
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<strong>#3 - <u>DON'T PLAN your pots at the NURSERY</u>! </strong>Buy your flowers because you love them. I used to plan my pots in accordance to the flowers - at the nursery. NO NO NO! Buy as many flowers as you think you need and organize when you get home. I buy A LOT of flowers, when I get home, count my pots per my surrounding and start planning the pot in the yard. <br />
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<strong><u>#4 - EVERY planting pot NEEDS! </u></strong>Another key ingredient to having beautiful pots is having a TALL plant - something that grows taller than the rest, SPREADING plant - one that will drape down your pot throughout the summer, <br />
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<u><strong>#5 - DON'T be all MATCHY - MATCH!</strong></u> If I've learned something over the years, it's fun to not match! I have two whiskey barrels. I would match them by barrel and by colors of the flowers .... not anymore! This is how nursery's are so wonderfully beautiful - when you walk in, there is an array of colors, not a "shade all the same". So don't worry about matching!!!!<br />
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<strong><u>#6 - If you LOVE it, GET IT!</u></strong> It's very easy to find a flower that you love, keeping in mind your surroundings. If you live in an apartment, your balcony is in the sun all day, don't get it if it's a shade plant. However, if you live in an area that you can figure out where to put it, get it!<br />
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<strong><u>#7 - YOUR PLANTS WILL GROW!</u></strong> It can be very easy to want your pots to be full of color right when you get home, this is not necessary! Your plants are pre-mature when you first bring them home and will GROW AND GROW over the summer. Remember that! Dirt showing is a good thing when first planting your pots! See below - I planted one so you can see .....<br />
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FINALLY! I have had this idea for as long as I've had the comforter stored - about two and a half years! I've looked and LOOKED for a blog that gave details (specific) on how to line them, how to measure, when to use the level, keeping the diamonds level. AND... I didn't want just BORING diamonds, I wanted the WOW, you really did AWESOME!!!!! And, if I say so myself... I LOVE THEM!<br />
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First things first ... paint your base color. I've matched the blue to the comforter. <br />
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I wanted my diamonds smaller. I chose to make them 18 inches tall, 9 inches wide. I also wanted pin striping, this would make a smaller diamonds in between. Lord, it sounds crazy confusing, just know that it will work! <br />
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Because I wanted it 18 inches tall. The first thing I did was make little dots, measuring 18 inches down from the ceiling. Repeating the marks all the way down to the floor. (I wasn't worried about making them geometrically correct on the wall... the bed, night stands and curtains will be covering the majority of the bottom. However, above the bed is an open wall...so starting with the ceiling was the best idea)<br />
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Keep in mind, my house was built in the 30's. So I would suggest to anyone (thank goodness for the hubs, who discovered this) to find a stationary object that is level. We used the window seal, vertically (the floor or the ceiling were not exactly level). <br />
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When you find your level object (floor, ceiling, window, wall, etc), start marking your horizontal line. Make a LEVEL line going horizontal from your stationary object - for the length of your wall.<br />
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Get your Measuring tape out. From the horizontal line, measure 18 inches vertically down (or up) from your LEVEL horizontal line. Do this for the entire stretch of the wall - making a dot every 6-12 inches. After you've marked it, take your level and make another horizontal line, the entire length of the wall. Repeat this process until your wall is covered in horizontal lines, 18 inches apart. Your wall will look like your painting horizontal stripes.<br />
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Now that you're all marked, get the taping on! Here's my two sense.... I bought frog tape for the first sections of the wall.... but then I got to thinking. The diamonds are not so noticeable like a black and white diamond wall would be. Bottom line is, you don't need a perfect line and I actually pulled tape before it was completely dry and wiped it down, made it look worn, not so razor sharp. Moral of the long story, cheap painting tape is completely FINE!<br />
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I am trying to explain this to be as easy as you can understand. In order to make diamonds you have to slant the tape. Find a 4.5 spacing in the middle of the wall. Locate the same pattern below you on the next line, you want the next 4.5 spacing OVER from the one directly down, and so on. Hopefully the pictures are giving you a better idea. <br />
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And there you have it!!!! I think doing a tan and metallic copper color would be AWESOME!<br />
I'm SO HAPPY for the way it turned out! The work WILL BE WORTH IT!!!! Later I'll have more pictures, going to decorate each little diamond with Tacks!!</div>
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Oh yes, this was a GREAT idea! If you need an idea for your child's birthday party ... make it a scavenger hunt! They all worked together, got exercise, and had a lot of fun! So much, that they wanted to do it again!<br />
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Things I will change if I do it again.....<br />
- Their final prize baskets had a lot of little stuff in it from the $ store. When I do it again, I'll only have silly string, they loved it and had a silly string fight - having a lot would have been the best idea.<br />
- They had to pop balloons in the middle of the hunt- with their bum. I would have done more balloons - they loved that part too (I had put candy in the balloons! They were using the decorative balloons and popping them just for fun!<br />
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With a lot of clues it can be confusing. Making sure you write down where the clue is and what # goes there. Like Clue #1 answer is Chicken Coop. On the chicken coop, clue # 2 is placed.<br />
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I hope you can get ideas from my clues to make one for your kids - it was a huge hit!!!!<br />
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For my clues on the scavenger hunt, I have things that you might not..... like my parents living a quarter mile away, silo, sand box, garden house. I did put all the clues for you to get the idea of what I did.<br />
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Below are the Clues in order that the kids received them ...<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSQTBzbzBwaldQMzQ/edit" target="_blank">Start Here</a> ( page with Directions and Rules)<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSeVJTN0JVS2x3dWc/edit" target="_blank">Clue #1</a> (given to the kids with the <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSQTBzbzBwaldQMzQ/edit" target="_blank">Start Here</a> page)<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSWDJPUFRxMEpYejA/edit" target="_blank">Clue #2</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSWGlDelFoRDN3dTg/edit" target="_blank">Clue #3</a><br />
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The next two clues (Open me First and Clue #4) were put together....<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSN0ZjU0JpbjE2M00/edit" target="_blank">Open Me First</a> (This is clue is on two pages, feel free to copy and paste your own doc - to keep on one page) <br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSb3hmMl84QkFqcE0/edit" target="_blank">Clue #4</a> (Put in the mail box with <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSN0ZjU0JpbjE2M00/edit" target="_blank">Open me First</a>)<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSdmhfSGVrTzFtS3c/edit" target="_blank">Clue #5</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSR2hXVjhaWlMtXzQ/edit" target="_blank">Clue #6</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSVUh6aFlULVlrTGM/edit" target="_blank">Clue #7</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8ru8BLVBsvSWHhZRWRXWGJRa2c/edit" target="_blank">Clue #8</a><br />
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(I do not own or did not take the pictures saved in the PDF formatting for the clues. Thank you to the authors that have submitted them for our use.)<br />
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Oh cheesy! Use this as a side dish - when you're not counting your calories!
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* Baking dish (the size I normally use is 9x4-ish)<br />
* 5 cups under-cooked Penne pasta<br />
* 12 oz. can of evaporated milk (I use the 2%)<br />
* 2 large eggs<br />
* 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese<br />
* 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese <br />
* 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese<br />
* 2 tsp ground pepper<br />
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If you want a "grown-up" Mac-n-Cheese dish, you could add cooked bacon.<br />
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Start by cooking your Penne Pasta. Please know that I don't usually measure my ingredients, so I only know that I put 5 cups of half cooked (meaning it's still a little hard) pasta in baking dish. So make sure you dump enough to make 5 cups. Cook pasta for about 5 to 6 minutes.<br />
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* Evaporated milk<br />
* Ground pepper<br />
* 3/4 cup of cheddar cheese (saving the other 3/4 cups for topping)<br />
* Mozzarella cheese<br />
* Parmesan cheese<br />
* Eggs<br />
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When the pasta is done, drain the pasta rinsing in cold water to shock it and also to make sure you're not going to make scrambled eggs while mixing it in cheese batter. <br />
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If you need a new Chicken Idea, this is it! My kids LOVE it! It's easy and needs little baby sitting. <br />
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* Whole Chicken<br />
* Fresh Herbs - I use Cilantro and Parsley, basil is great too. (10 total sprigs, really is your preference)<br />
* Whole Lemon - or two, depending on the size.<br />
* Brown Mustard (5 tbsp)<br />
* Garlic Cloves (4)<br />
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First water rinse and pat dry your chicken.<br />
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Cut the ends of your lemon off (Save the largest one, you'll use it), cutting the lemon into fourths. In a bowl, squeeze a few pieces of lemon to make 4 to 5 tbsp of fresh lemon juice. Set bowl aside.<br />
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* Place the entire lemon squeezed or not into the cavity (Still saving the end piece)<br />
* 5 to 6 sprigs of herbs (mix and match - up to you)<br />
* 2 cloves of garlic <br />
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The Good news is. You can add pretty much anything you want for flavor. I've added Onion and Bell Pepper to the cavity too. It's all about flavor. If you feel you want more, don't be afraid to add it!<br />
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Place your chicken in the roasting pan.<br />
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Using the fresh lemon juice, add ...<br />
* 5 Tbsp brown mustard<br />
* 2 Garlic cloves - minced<br />
* Chopped herbs - remaining 4 to 5 springs<br />
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(Sometimes I make more rub to inject into the chicken. It has great flavor either way)<br />
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Rub the Rub all over the chicken. You're ready to bake. This takes about an hour and half (give or take) to bake completely.<br />
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Now, I've always been taught that covering your food in the oven, keeps the moisture in. So I compromise for this dish because I like the skin to have the crunch - the pretty broiled look.......<br />
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So for the first 50 to 60 minutes, have the chicken covered.<br />
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For the remaining time of the cooking, 30 to 40 minutes, remove the cover and let bake till temperature. It's suggested that the temp of the meat in chicken should be around 160 degrees F. To be honest .. I don't gauge the temp. I just cut the meat to see if it's all white. If it is, the chicken is done. Try not to overcook, this is when you get dry chicken.<br />
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Word to the wise, if you have left overs (I sometimes make two) you could make a different dish with the left over chicken; chicken noodle soup, chicken tacos, chicken and gravy, sandwiches, or chicken spread. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01813438421437434873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5702283077695861468.post-52560917213779223452013-04-10T23:04:00.000-07:002013-04-10T23:04:19.396-07:00Floor Plan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thought I would share the secret that helps me when cleaning the house. You're looking at it! Now you have the reason the Blog is called "LITTLE HOUSE" on Landruff Lane. Single Level home built in the 1930's. Even though I don't have a huge house, I work and manage this casa ... cleaning can feel a little bit OVERWHELMING! So I came up with the Floor Plan!<br />
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First thing I do is pick a day of the week that is my "Cleaning Day". Depending on life's schedules, it changes. Lately, it's been Sunday. <br />
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(Key secret - if there is something you can't stand dirty or messy, leave that part of your house for last. This way, you complete all the prior tasks - to get the one thing you know can't stay disgusting, done. Mine is the kitchen! The whole house could be trashed but the kitchen clean and I'll be fine. Crazy, I know! I can't stand dishes in the sink, counters and floor dirty. I'll do the entire house, ending with my kitchen. There would be no sleeping if I left it a mess. )<br />
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My "Floor Plan" is this.... <br />
* Start with making the beds <br />
* Clean / pick-up one room at a time. I usually start with Our room. I do everything but mop and dust (I sweep right before I leave the room this would be your vacuum)<br />
* I then move to the living room. Again Everything but Dusting and mopping<br />
* Back room (Office, back door, laundry room). Same as everything before.<br />
* Bathroom (should spray stuff down a couple steps prior to cleaning). Clean tub, sink, toilet, sweep then wipe the base boards. I think some people forget how disgusting this can get ... especially if it's around your toilet!<br />
* Kitchen and dining room! I always do my dishes, clean off the counters and table. I make Pinsol water and wipe the appliances down, counters, table (putting the chairs on the table after wiping). After everything is wiped down, I take the rag and go the washer and dryer.<br />
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LOVE this idea! Credit is due for those extra creative pinners on Pinterest! Found thrift store lamps (very ugly) and dollar store bowls - turned into super cute bird baths! So for those old Grandma lamps, that no one will EVER buy, re-purpose into something you and the yard will love! </div>
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MISTAKE I LEARNED, some lamps are not all connected as one piece! There is a Rod that goes from the bottom to the top. This rod can be taller than the lamp - which wouldn't make it possible to glue the bowl on, it also could be the piece keeping the lamp connected as ONE piece. </div>
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I used Heavy Duty Bonding glue for the bowls. I also drilled holes in the bowl. I know, weird. We live in the country and mosquitoes are awful! I think there would be more mosquito -baby- making than birds splashing in water. Pick the battles... this happens to be one I will prevent!</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Found this post on Pinterest and I loved it! My Dad turned 50. What to give a guy that gets what he needs, maybe a little of what he doesn't ... leaving the gifting a real challenge! So far, I think this is one of his favorite creations I've given him so far! Sure to past any test and could work for any occasion!! For about $5, you could light up someone's world!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Working the bubbles out is easier said then done. Especially when trying to save the picture. BUT, everyone asked how I got the "worn" look. I'm a perfectionist, if I had it my way, it would have looked like it was "one with the glass", but apparently accidents can be successful!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And there you have something SO easy, affordable and will win the special someone over!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've had this rocking chair for over 12 years - stored! I've never sat in it, even when it was bought! I loved it and had to have it, I was a sophomore in high school. So FINALLY, after all these years, I've decided to make it part of my house but it needed SERIOUS work done! So glad I've saved it and refinished it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">With VERY little sanding, I am SUPER excited to show and tell you how to achieve the same thing!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> To get started ...</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Your Chair</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Electric Sander and Sanding paper</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Bonding primer</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Paint (I used Latex)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Stain</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Rags or Old t-shirts</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- stuffing or foam</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Staple gun and staples</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- fabric (I used a "base" fabric for the stuffing, then covered with the good)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(1) Start by taking the chair apart, I just took the parts that we sit on apart, I didn't want to spend FOREVER disassembling and assembling after it was finished. Make sure Your putting screws in a baggie or container as you're taking them out.</span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(2) I lightly sanded over. This Chair was old and hasn't been stored in places that were always protective. So I just sanding to take layers that were peeling off. If the electric sander couldn't reach it, I didn't sand it. Believe me, that was most of the chair!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(3) Start with your Bonding Primer. Best stuff EVER! Valspar Bonding Primer - for high gloss surfaces. It will SAVE you a TON OF TIME!</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> I did one coat and I <strong>didn't</strong> sand after applying.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> You may have to apply your first coat and then flip chair over to make sure you've got it applied all over.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(4) Apply your first coat of paint. This chair was a pain for getting the paint everywhere! With the different groves and bends.... I just took my time, flipping and turning to make sure it was covered.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(5) Apply another coat of paint to make sure primer and chair is covered well.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(6) DISTRESS the painted! I went crazy! Again, only sanding where the electric sander would reach. I added a lot of distressing. This chair was old and I wanted the OLD look! Wipe down with damp cloth.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(7) Prepare the glaze! Add enough Glaze that you think will cover the entire chair then add stain. I added a little bit more stain, I wanted it dark in the areas that the wood was bare. I would say I added half the stain that I had for glaze - maybe a little less.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(8) Get your crazy painting on. I painted the chair EVERYWHERE. I applied on one whole side, making sure to get under and in between the little stuff, this was without flipping it over - since the glaze stays wet for long periods of time. Then moving to the other side. This was to make sure when starting to wipe off, that one side sat for the same length - not wiping off glaze that was just applied.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(9) When glazing the bases for the cushions, I tied a string and hung it from the door way with a hanger, this way the glaze and stain was everywhere and there weren't spots missing. Since the glaze takes forever to dry I wanted it all done at the same time instead of taking all day to let it dry - impatient!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(10) Start wiping from the side you started glazing first. By the time you get there, it might feel sticky but dry. I added a few drops of water to barely damp the rag and started wiping. Make it your own, it's totally up to you how much you want to take off or leave on. If you want it really antiqued, you might leave out the dampness of the rag. Let it finish drying.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(11) Now that the chair pieces are dry ... start doing the upholster!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(12) Take all the fabric and padding of the base. Mine was mostly glued on there, a few staples to hold the form around the corners. THROW IT AWAY! It was SO disgusting! I don't know if it was even healthy to breathe! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(13) If doing stuffing, I used a little rubber cement glue to hold the pieces in place. If using foam, just trace your foam to fit the form, I would also glue down to hold in place.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(14) Because I used stuffing and didn't want it moving around while I put cover on, I used scrap fabric. If you're using foam, skip to Step 15. Lay it down over the form and stuffing. Staple one end, move the other end, moving over the side. - making sure to be pulling the fabric tight. Complete both the front and back. Trim the excess off.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(16) Start working the corners. Using the same steps as 15, start with one corner, working across. I stapled a lot, avoiding any moving or bumps in the fabric about we assemble.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(18) Now using the Glue. I use E6000 on a few projects; hair pins, fabric related projects, etc. Flipping the base over, make a line of glue on one side, start folding the excess fabric over, working from the middle to the corner. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(19) To get the corners tight, start in the middle of the corner, using a clip, clip it so that it stays. Repeat all the corners. Clip where you need the fabric to stay. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(21) If you want the back to look nice, trace the fabric a little wider then the base, cut out and add a little glue to hold securely.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(23) Using the Glue - E6000, make a thick line of glue all around the brace. Put your base on pushing hard all the way around to make sure it's all the way down and secure with glue. Let dry</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is me! I'm like a 5 year old. Being told no or not to touch, makes me want to do it even more, I'm also a little competitive ... I REALLY have to OUT DO myself with this dresser! Truth be told, he and I both know, I wanted to do, it was going to be done!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">ANNNND IT ROCKS! I have taken every picture imaginable for those out there that have NEVER done one. I can tell you that I was a NERVOUS wreck! This is my first "re-done" furniture on my own or without being half-assed, I've never distressed or antiqued a thing ... and I'm a crafty girl! </span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Going for the finish:</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Good paint brush (one you don't want ruined)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Cheap paint brush (for the stain and glaze - ruins and stiffens bristles)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Bonding Primer - making sure to purchase the "best for glossy surfaces"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Paint (I used standard latex, like what I paint my walls with, satin finish)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Clear Mixing Glaze (I purchased mine at Lowe's, I'm sure Home Depot has a brand also)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- Spray paint (for the handles; either for metal or wood .. most come adheasive to either)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(1) Start by taking each drawer out and removing the hardware. Remember to put the hardware in a container as you take it out, it's very easy lose pieces and parts - I've done this numerous times with other projects.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(2) Start Sanding. The idea is to take the shine off. You don't have to go all the way down! </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm sure just scuffing would be sufficient, I was paranoid for peeling, so I sanded almost all the shine down. Making the stain look dull.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(3) Take your finishing sanding block or paper and scuff the edges and creases where the electric sander can't reach. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(4) Wipe down and then wipe down again! Key ingredient is to make sure that you're starting with a clean surface, this helps to make it smooth!! AND I used a plain rag but I got it damp, this helps grab the little dust.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(5) Start the primer! I brushed the primer on with my good brush - as you can see...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(6) Do a light sand. This helps smooth your brush strokes. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(7) Wipe down, again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(8) Primer coat #2. I painted the dresser a lighter tan, if going darker it wouldn't matter. (this second coat I tried a little roller, it was a dense roller, I won't ever use a roller again, I don't like the texture it gives ... totally up to you)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(9) Light sand again. Wiping down after. Should be smoother than a baby's bum!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(10) Get the paint on! I used my good brush again. I took care to make sure that the coat was covered evenly, brush stokes were going the way of the grain in wood. Patience, I said that right?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(11) Here's the crazy ... One of Alan's many chief complaints was that it wouldn't be smooth and it would be "brushy". So I SANDED again. This was seriously a quick little run over. WIPE down after!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(12) Apply your last coat of paint! Again, keeping the stokes and paint applied even with the wood.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(13) DISTRESS that baby! I took the electric sander to it! Little hard to sand something crazy, when you've just spent HOURS making it perfect! Here's my "how I distressed", I took the sander to any where it would go. I got crazy in some parts, leaving some just for the edges. If the electric sander couldn't sand it down, I didn't touch it further. I think this process is having a open mind and just going with it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(14) Wipe off the sand dust for the LAST TIME!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(15) Test it out! Put your drawers back in their places, step back and look. I noticed the top was sanded more than the bottom half. So I sanded more on the drawer as opposed to the actual dresser. If you love it, take the drawers back out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(16) Prepare the glaze. There's really no science behind this. I dumped enough glaze that I thought would cover the dresser, adding a little stain. This was probably three to one ratio; three being the glaze. Next time, I would add more stain, I wanted it a little darker ...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(17) After it's mixed, paint like crazy! I didn't know what the hell I was doing, so I painted a section to see what happened. Turns out the glaze takes a while to dry. You could probably apply it to the entire dresser, then come back to wipe off. I also found that I DID NOT want the antique look over ALL the surface. I only wanted the antiqued look on the edges and creases. So I found that only brushing where I wanted it, was enough. I only let it sit for 10 minutes or so. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(18) Make it perfect! I found that getting the rag damp on one side helped. If I didn't want it antiqued, I just wiped it off. I will not lie when I say I rinsed my rag out A LOT. It really works the way you make it. If you lightly brush over, it lightly takes it off. If the rag is damp and you don't like it, wipe hard and it comes off. If you want in between, make it happen. I was truly impressed with the glaze!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(19) After it's COMPLETELY dried, I took the extra step to add wax. Prevention from peeling and the "I told you so". Rub on and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes, then just wipe off excess.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(20) The extra step! Chief Complaint #105, when Alan opens his drawers, the wood inside will not match the outside! SERIOUSLY!!?? So... I painted the inside and outside edges (that show when drawers are out) a dark brown that will also match our room. It looks even more FAB, if I say myself!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">HARDWARE ... You would be surprised how many people have asked me where I got the hardware - I was going to buy new and my cousin reminded me that it can get expensive. Especially for cute and two pieces per drawer! So Cheaper does it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(21) Quickly wipe the hardware down</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(22) My handles "move". I laid them down flat, flipping the handle pieces that move, upside down. I sprayed two coats. Let dry</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Alyssa set out with her cousin Taylor down the road at our house. They're eight years old, they thought they were cool, I thought it was a great idea - they wanted to pick up trash. We live in an area that I feel is completely safe. They would pass by only one house (close to the road) and we know them. Neighbors know neighbors, one of those, they got a new car and some one's having a birthday party kind of places.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They left with two grocery bags, came back with an extra bag and ALL were completely FULL! </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Keep in mind, they walked a quarter of a mile stretch, and in a place where there's not a lot traffic! So imagine a place that's drove a lot more. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I started with my Mom's plaque for her Birthday. I gave Dad's his for Christmas. That's when we came up with the idea of a "plaque wall" with the whole family.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Plaques are in order by who they are - with the plaque size. Mom's is a large square. Dad's is an oval. Kids are small rectangle and their grand kids (my girls) are the circles.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I first painted the edges, let dry. For the small rectangles I sanding the edges first- adding dimension.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I used my Cricut for the words with black vinyl, adding one word at a time.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Change fonts, bold, italic, etc to add a different appeal and to separate words from each other.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I drilled two small holes to place wire for the boys - curly</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">IDEA - if making for the ENTIRE FAMILY, we did it all together. I gave each person a sticky for each name we were doing a plaque on, giving them a couple seconds to write TWO words that describe that person. Adding all thoughts together, makes the plaques that much more meaningful! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>ADD</strong> 3 cups of bisquick, slowly adding 1/2 cup milk (we'll add the rest of bisquick and milk in a bit). The consistency of the dumpling should be a little sticky, but not runny. And to be honest, there's no wrong way to make the dumpling. There's also a "dumpling" recipe on the bisquick box you can use,</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> adding enough to make 3 cups.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>SET</strong> Dumpling mixture aside, waiting for the chicken to finish cooking.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>When</strong> chicken is done, remove from boiling water, set aside on a plate. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>(1.) WATER</strong> should be at a rolling boil still. One at a time, add clumps of dough into water. If they're super small, you'll have a thick soup without "balls of dough".</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>(2.) ADD </strong>all of the first dumpling mixture to the pot. The dumpling will rise to the surface when they're added to the water. This is how you know your water is hot enough - if the water is lukewarm, they won't rise as fast.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><u>PLEASE NOTE</u>: when stirring, don't "mix", push the dumplings down. This helps them stay as balls. Stirring when they're doughy will break them into smaller balls.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Mix</strong> the rest of dumplings - 2 cups bisquick and 1/4 cup milk - made to add a little more milk.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>(3.) AFTER</strong> you've added the final mixture of dumplings, start shredding the chicken. I like <u>shredded</u>. Easiest way to get tiny shreds is to "mash/rub" the chicken in between your thumb and index finger. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>When</strong> all the chicken is shredded - dump into the dumplings. Stirring slowing to mix it all up. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Cook</strong> until dumplings are cooked through (not doughy) and chicken is warm again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Whole</strong> process (cooking chicken, dumplings), for this large batch, took about an hour. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>TIPS while your cooking - making it "Burn the Ramen Noodles" proof:</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">*Like noted before, make sure that when your not "stirring/mixing", it's best to push the dumplings down, stirring will make it a thick soup. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">* Know this: if they look SUPER thick, while they're cooking. Just add a little more milk or water to make it more soupy instead of a casserole.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">* If you want more of a soupy texture, don't add all the dumplings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">* Your rolling boil can be at a heat of medium - medium high. Too high will burn the bottom.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">* You can make your broth and chicken a couple days prior to the actual serving day. Just follow the instructions after the chicken is cooked - making sure your water is hot enough for the dumplings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">* This pot can sit on low for a while without having major changes in texture, once the dumplings are cooked fully. I've waited for hubs to get home for an hour before eating it. If it gets to thick, just add more milk or water.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>This was one</strong> of my favorite dinners when I was a little girl and now it's my Girls' favorite. I hope your family enjoys it as much as we do! </span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Happy EATING!</span> </strong></div>
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