Christmas Decor for Families on a Budget

Glass Bottles, Primer, Epsom Salt 

Gather up old wine bottles at a yard sale or second hand store or even friends and neighbors, get the primer from the garage or local store the salt if you do not have any Dollar Store carries it.

Now lay out some paper or a tarp, an old shower curtain  .Your going to spray the clean dry bottles with the primer then roll in the salt!

Easy, Simple, Cheap, Elegant!

THANKSGIVING 2012

they are good pics Michael  why not post them!

DJ 19 Gabriel 21 Nov 21 2012

Jessica 33 Oct 27 2012

Happy Thanksgiving to ALL.......

THREE YEARS  AGO AT JESSICA'S

                                                          LAST YEAR  AT MICHAEL'S

just cause  

If Men Really Ran The World

If Men Really Ran The World

1. Breaking up would be a lot easier. A smack on the butt and a "Nice hustle, you'll get 'em next time" would pretty much do it.
2. Birth control would come in ale or lager.
3. Valentine's Day would be moved to February 29th so it would only occur in leap years.
4. On Groundhog Day, if you saw your shadow, you'd get the day off to go drinking. Mother's Day too.
5. St. Patrick's Day, however, would remain exactly the same. But it would be celebrated every month.
6. Garbage would take itself out.
7. Regis and Kathie Lee would be chained to a cement mixer and pushed off the Golden Gate Bridge for the most lucrative pay-per-view event in world history.
8. The only show opposite Monday Night Football would be Monday Night Football from a Different Camera Angle.
9. Instead of "beer belly", you'd get "beer biceps".
10. Tanks would be far easier to rent.
11. Two words "Ally McNaked".
12. When a cop gave you a ticket, every smart aleck answer you respond with would actually reduce your fine.
As in: Cop: "You know how fast you were going?"
You: "All I know is, I was spilling my beer all over the place."
Cop: "Nice one, That's $10.00 off".
13. People would never talk about how fresh they felt.
14. Every man would get four real Get Out of Jail Free cards per year.
15. Telephones would cut off after 30 seconds of conversation.
16. The victors in any athletic competition would get to kill and eat the losers.
17. It would be perfectly legal to steal a sports car, as long as you returned it the following day with a full tank of gas.
18. Instead of a fancy, expensive engagement ring, you could present your wife-to-be with a giant foam hand that said "You're #1!".
19. When your girlfriend really needed to talk to you during the game, she'd appear in a little box in the corner of the screen during a time out.
20. Nodding and looking at your watch would be deemed as an acceptable response to "I love you".
21. The funniest guy in the office would get to be CEO.
22. "Sorry I'm late, but I got wasted last night", would be an acceptable excuse for tardiness.
23. At the end of the workday a whistle would blow and you would jump out of your window and slide down the tail of a brontosaurus and right into your car like Fred Flintstone.
24. Lifeguards could remove citizens from beaches for violating the "public ugliness" ordinance.
25. Hallmark would make "Sorry, what was your name again?" cards.    







 
 

How to Make a Sisal Rope Bowl:

                                                How to Make a Sisal Rope Bowl*

         

Grab yourself a vessel, whatever you like.  Aluminum handled bowls like this speckled one  work great.  Also grab a dozen glue sticks, your trusty hot glue gun, and 50 to 75 feet of sisal rope (mine was ¼ inch thick).

Then follow these simple steps:

1) Start with the handles, gluing the first part of rope in place.  2)  Finish each handle wrapping the rope as shown, hot gluing every second wrap around.  3) Begin the outside of your bowl by securing an end of rope under the handle, then keep gluing the rope all the way around.  4) Finish your bowl off by wrapping the rope around the inside.  You determine how far you want to go, all the way around the inside or half way, it’s up to you.  Or whenever you run out of rope . . .

And there you have it, in less than an hour, a sisal rope bowl to call your own.

*Another Great Gift Idea!

YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE UNTIL NOV 6 2012

YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE

JUST VOTE!

Liqueur for Holiday Gift Giving........... start now

Holiday Gift Giving*

 

 

This year homemade elegant is in!   Coffee Liqueur is Absolutely in!

Irish Creme*

 

2 egg yolks
2 cups sweetened, condensed milk
1 1/2 cups heavy cream

 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
2 tablespoons strong, brewed coffee
1 tablespoon good vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract OR almond liqueur (like DiSaronno),
2 cups good Irish whiskey (I used Finnegan Irish Whiskey)

1. In a large glass mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks for a minute until pale colored.  Add the sweetened, condensed milk, cream, chocolate syrup, coffee, vanilla, and almond extract, whisking until completely combined.
2. Add the whiskey, whisking to combine.
3. Pour into glass jars, using a funnel if needed.  Cap tightly and store in the refrigerator for several weeks.

Serve over ice, use as a coffee creamer, or get creative and use it in a cocktail!

                                                                  Kahlua*

 Ingredient List to Make Homemade Kahlua:

1 1/2 cups of firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup of granulated white sugar

2 cups of water

1/2 cup of instant coffee granules

2 tablespoons of pure vanilla extract

3 cups of your favorite vodka

Step 1: Combine the brown sugar and the granulated white sugar in a pot.

Step 2: Add the water and stir.

Step 3: Bring the mixture to a boil and boil 5 minutes while stirring constantly.

Step 4: Remove from heat and gradually add the coffee granules.

Step 5: Cool the mixture for ten minutes.

Step 6: Add vanilla and vodka and mix thoroughly.

Step 7: Pour into jars or bottles with lids.

Step 8: Let the Kahlua stand for three weeks

*i like to do mine for 4 -6 weeks in a cool dark place

*you can add 2 cups strong black coffee,

play with the measurements homemade means the way you like it!

                                                                    Amaretto*

 Ingredient List to Make Homemade Amaretto:

1 cup water

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 cups vodka

2 tablespoons almond extract

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Step 1: Put the water, the white sugar and the brown sugar in a saucepan.

Step 2: Heat the mixture over medium heat until the mixture is boiling and the sugar is dissolved.

Step 3: Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool to room temperature.

Step 4: Stir in the vodka, the almond extract and the vanilla.

Step 5: Store the homemade Amaretto in a bottle or jar and refrigerate to keep it fresh.

*Great Gift Ideas