Live Life Outside

Spring is here, spring is here!

In Texas, it's not spring until we get a heaping dose of Bluebonnets and I got mine today. We traveled from Waller through Brenham and on up to Somerville and they are everywhere. People were pulled over off the highway taking pictures and everyone on the highway slowed down to a crawl to take a peek. I took mine on a little back road out of harms way. Aren't they beautiful? Of course my favorite, favorite is the Indian Paint Brush. If I were a flower I would be an Indian Paint Brush and everyone would smile when they saw me. I thank

God for all of these beautiful

flowers, My God is an

AWESOME God. 

 

Tamale Muffins (I'm in Heaven)

 I have died and gone to Heaven! Homemade Tamales, they're easy and they're delicious. My daughter, Sarah got this recipe from her friend Shirley Ward.

Tamale Muffins      - approximately 36 
3 cups of Masa
2 3/4 cups of chicken broth
1 teaspoon of salt
1 1/2 tea of baking powder
1/2 cup of oil
4 oz can of green chili's

1/2 cup of Salsa Verde

2 - 12.5 oz cans of chunk chicken
14 oz can of cream of corn
2 cups of Colby Jack shredded cheese

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray the muffin pans with oil spray. Open the cans of chicken, drain, shred and season, I used was garlic powder and pepper. In a large bowl mix the masa, broth, salt, baking powder, chili's, oil, and salsa. Stir in the chicken, cream corn and cheese and fill the muffin cups. Bake for 40 minutes.

Sarah tried cooking these in foil muffin cups but they stuck to the cups and she had to peel

the liners off. I found the ones in the darker muffin pan cooked better.

When I pulled them out of the oven, I tried to dig one out but it felt mushy, after they cooled I ran a plastic knife around the edges and they popped right out. I ate the bad one!

Another $5 Dollar Shirt

 This is another one of the $5 dollar shirts I bought for crafting. I cut the vinyl with my Cricut cutter. The awesome font is very intricate but at the top, under path there is a simplify button and I used it to simplify the text. It still had trouble cutting some of the parts but it is such a messy font I didn't think anyone would even notice. Peel out the vinyl letters you want to paint, cover with masking and place the vinyl on the shirt. Paint with Tulip slick paint and let sit overnight. Peel the vinyl off and you have a stinkin cute shirt! This would be great for kids to make their own shirts for clubs or groups.

Did you get your green on?

I may be fifty something years old but I still need my green on for St. Patrick's day. I bought 3 shirts and they cost five dollars each, this way if I ruin one I'm OK with that. I ironed two sided fusing on the back of solid green material and cut a shamrock out of it. Cut three hearts out of another green and sewed them on leaving about 1/4 of raw edge and then I frayed the edges. I ironed the shamrock onto the shirt and then zig-zag the edge. I then added a cross by using my largest zig-zag. Cute, easy and fast! Did you get your green on?



Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt

I saw this on Pinterest, Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt, how fun would that be? They said to cut open the stick and pour into the egg, shake and hide them. I say buy glow in the dark bracelets and put the whole thing in the egg with a piece of candy. I am going to do this and surprise somebody by egging their house with them. You've Been Egged!

I changed my mind, whats left of it anyway.

I bought some glow in the dark bracelets and decided that could get expensive, so I bought glow in the dark paint. Just pour it into the eggs in glops, I used double what the picture shows. Now it will glow foorreevveerr. Just open the eggs to the light for a hour and they will be ready to go. It doesn't say toxic on the container but maybe this should just be find eggs without the candy.

Bat Man Family

I made my daughter (Sarah) a Bat Man shirt and I decided to make the kids one too. I used my Cricut to cut the vinyl and I peeled the letters out. The first time I spray painted the shirt but it ran under the vinyl so I threw that one away (not everything on Pinterest is doable!). I cut the vinyl again and just used a paint brush and dabbed it in the letters. The slick paint is thick and I made sure I didn't dab to much paint in the letters. I let it dry overnight and then peeled the vinyl off. I ironed Wonder Under onto some black and pink material cut the logo out and sewed them together. Then I ironed the logo onto the shirt and sewed it on with a zig zag stitch. Tori has Bat Girl and Bishop has Bat Boy and I couldn't leave Dave out, so he gets a shirt too. But his is funny! The family that plays together stays together, play with your kids, they will never forget it.

Amy's shorts

Amy bought some pants at a resale shop and cut them into long shorts. I took them and turned the hem up one time on the shorts and then added the white trim. They are so stinkin cute! I can't wait to see her in them.

My Other New Ride!!!

So me and the other bicycle were just not meant to be. The second day I took the bike for a ride the chain came off after about 10 feet. Hubby checked it out and the sprocket was loose and wiggling so we took it back to the store and got another bike. This baby has a back rack that will hold up to 20 pounds (great for maybe a picnic basket), a koozie, on the front tire fork there is a bottle opener and a small carrier on the front. I prefer a basket on the front handle bars so I will take the basket I put on the other bike, paint it brown and it will replace the small container. I find the bottle opener too funny! I find the thought of drinking and riding even funnier, I will be doing good to ride sober. I am now ready for an adventure....I'm feeling Tookish!