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The Taping of Good Things Utah!

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Well I made it and lived to tell about it!

This was such an awesome experience now that it is done!  I was actually very, very nervous!  My good friend, Christina went up with me to show me how everything is done.  She does a monthly segment on Good Things Utah, so I am sure that you have seen her before.  I was so glad that she went with me and showed me how everything works!  Thanks a ton Christina!  My daughter also went with us and she is such a great support.  I really appreciate her taking the time off work to go!  I have such a great support group in my family and friends. Thanks everyone!

The staff at GTU were so great to help me feel a little less nervous.  Here I am getting wired up with the microphone.

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Organizer Gift Boxes

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Here is a really cute, fun, simple little gift idea!

It is great for teacher appreciation, a thank you gift for someone, just thinking about you, or heck, it would be great to just make one for yourself! :)

Remember the chocolate morsels that we wrapped here.  Well this is another fun way to use those sweet babies.

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A Cute Little Thank You Gift!

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My sister brought this over to me a few days ago and I thought that it was so cute that I wanted to pass it on to you!  Many of us are always looking for a little gift to say thank you or  “I am thinking about you” and this gift is just perfect!  This would also work for a teacher appreciation gift for any teacher!

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Photo Block

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We just had family pictures taken and I wanted to try the new photo blocks that look like a canvas print, and I absolutely loved the results!  They are easy, inexpensive and fun to make!  These would make great gifts for weddings, birthdays, new babies, Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, Halloween, Easter, etc, etc., etc. :)

So who wants to make a photo block? Continue reading →

Fringed Fleece Blankets

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When my granddaughter was in the hospital they gave her a fringed blanket and she absolutely loved it.  So I decided to make some blankets to donate back to a local hospital.

I don’t know if I have been living in the dark ages or what, but I had never seen these blankets tied like this until she got hers and when I saw it, it was an ah ha moment!  Why didn’t I ever think of that?! Don’t you love my little blanket models?  My granddaughter is behind the blanket holding it up for me!

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The Wood Connection Project

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Yesterday I told you that I would show you the project that I came home with from The Wood Connection Store. So drum roll please:  Ta…Dah!

I got these cute wood letters and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with them.  I have a shelf in my living room and I wanted to put something cute on it.  We had new family pictures taken a couple of days ago, so I want to put some new pictures in this room and they will go perfect now! Continue reading →

Shamrock Cupcakes!

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I made these cupcakes for Sunday dinner and they are one of the kids favorite flavors!  I think that they all like mint, so these were a big hit.  I made a shamrock shake to go with these but I did not get any pictures of the shakes.  You will just have to use your imagination for them.  I just made a vanilla shake and put in mint extract and green food coloring.  Then we put whipped cream on the top and green sprinkles.  So fun!

To make the cupcakes I put 3 different recipes together!  So now I have one new recipe.  

So let’s make some shamrock cupcakes! Continue reading →

A Nifty Little Soap Trick

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Today’s post goes along with the knitted dishcloths and everyone is going to have the cleanest kitchens in town!

One of my DIL’s showed me this great new product.  It is foaming dish soap!  I love it for when you want to just wash a dish or two or wipe up the counters. It works like a charm and since it is foaming you do not get a gooey slimy mess all over!

Then she told me that it is refillable too!  Bonus!  But what is even better is that she told me about this nifty little soap trick!  You do not have to use the refillable soap for this you can make your own!

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Chocolate Raspberry Cups

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Woot, Woot! My rss reader has had a post teaser on it that I could not seem to get removed, but it is now off!  Yeah!  I think that I might have actually jumped up and down and shouted for joy!

So let’s celebrate with a little chocolate!

I saw these in an ad that came in the mail and I decided to give it a try and see if I could make some on my own. I liked the results and my family loved these!

They are beautiful to look at and oh so yummy and wouldn’t these be a fun little Valentine gift for that special little someone? Continue reading →

Chocolate Oreo Cookie Flowers!

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I promised you yesterday that I would show you how to make the Chocolate Oreo Cookie Flowers.  They are so fun and easy and there are just a couple of tips to help you so the cookie part does not break quite so much.

So who is ready to make Chocolate covered Oreo Cookie Flowers?

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