Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Gettin' Crafty

Sometimes I go through crafty spells- crocheting, scrapbooking, gift wrapping, cake balling...
The creative bug hit me again and it was quite the process! But, i love the way it all turned out!
It all started with this picture
I love everything about this picture. I knew I wanted to gift it to my grandparents for Christmas somehow. My first thought was to put it on canvas. There were several daily deals going around for canvas prints- however they were all for 16X20. A little too big for what i wanted and of course they didn't offer deals on a smaller size, which was pretty pricy. Next option i came across was a google offer for a home decor store. They had this frame that i loved, but the photo space was only 4X4. That just wouldn't do this picture justice. (My grandma used to sing us the "bushel and a peck" song all the time growing up. So, the frame was fitting.) I figured i could make something similar, but just do it bigger. I went to Hobby Lobby and got all of my supplies and was ready to go. I had it all laid out when my Hubs asked what i wanted the focus to be on- he suggested that the way it was laid out, the focus would be more on the words than the picture.
Good point. So i scratched that idea. and did some googling for bushel and a peck frames. I came across this lovely sight and my project took a whole new turn. I love her stuff. It's so unique and personal, but the focus is on the picture with the words just being a special touch. So i did my own version.
Here is the finished product. I'm so proud of the way it turned out!

Friday, November 2, 2012

Shrimp Pan Roast

Oh, the pan roast!  The first, and only, time i've had pan roast was almost 3 years ago at the Palace Station hotel in Vegas.  My sister had taken me there with some friends.  It was delicious!!  You can read about that trip, and the pan roast, here
For whatever reason last week i had a craving for pan roast.  I did a quick search and found a recipe that sounded easy enough.  I was super nervous to try it, just in case it didn't turn out.  But, it was delicous!!!  SO good!!  The hubs took some bread and scraped every last drop out of his bowl.  It was that good!  Highly recommended!