Easiest Fruit Dip EVER!

This fruit dip is the easiest, and one of the healthiest, dips ever!

It only takes 3 ingredients and about 3 minutes to make.

Using Chobani yogurt adds a serious protein kick to this sweet treat.

 

Here's how I do it:

1 blueberry Chobani yogurt

1 strawberry Chobani yogurt

1 8oz. container whipped topping

 

Mix yogurt in their respective containers to blend the fruit in them well.

Combine yogurts and whipped topping in bowl and stir together.

THAT'S IT!

 

Be sure to check out more amazing dishes made with Chobani here!

 

Easy No-Sew Pinwheel Hairbow

Hello Sweeties!

Today I'm bringing you a quick and easy hairbow tutorial:

The Pinwheel!

This literally took me 5 minutes to make!

 

Here's what you'll need:

- 2 coordinating fabrics

- Heat n'Bond

- scissors

- an iron

- glue gun

- a button

- alligator clip

 

Here's how I do it:

1: Cut two coordinating 4-inch squares of fabric and one 4-inch square of Heat n'Bond.

 

2: Place the Heat n'Bond square on the back side of one fabric square; make sure the Heat n'Bond is "rough side" down.

 

3: Iron with NO STEAM for 2 seconds to adhere; trim edges.

 

4: Peel away paper backing of Heat n'Bond.

 

5: Place other piece of fabric, face up, on bonded surface of previous fabric.

 

6: Iron for 8 seconds; trim edges.

 

7: Cut a 1-inch line from each corner toward the center of fabric square.

 

8: Be sure cuts are even.

 

9: Place a small dot of hot glue in center of square.

 

10: Bring in right corners of cut edges and push down onto glue.

 

11: Glue a button in the center.

 

12: Glue alligator clip to the back.

(I add a piece of fabric inside the clip to create a more finished look.)

 

And viola!
Fun, festive, and freakin' cute!

 

Special thanks to Britany at 32 Turns for loaning me a model. =) 

Black Pepper Lemon Chicken

Here's a ridiculously easy but flippin' delicious grill sauce recipe.

This is my brother Mike's specialty!

 

You only need 5 ingredients for this savory sauce:

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1/2 c. margarine

6 tsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. garlic powder

 

And here are the super simple steps:

 

 

 

What's your go-to grill recipe?

 

Aspen Tree Kid's Craft

Sometimes I miss teaching preschool.

I don't miss the yucky noses, temper tantrums, and constant running.

I do miss the little hands, the happy giggles, and sweet smiles.

 

The other day I saw some stuff in my craft desk that reminded me of a fun project we did in preschool:

Paper Trees.

They're so pretty and easy to make!

We did one for every season.

 

This is how we do it:

You'll need: 

•  a paper bag (we used white for aspen trees but brown for others)
• colored tissue paper (yellow for an autumn aspen; add red and orange for other varieties or green for summer trees. You can even crumple red tissue into little balls for apples.)
• liquid glue
• scissors

STEP 1: Turn the folded paper bag upside-down and cut up

toward the base, making a 4-5 inch cut.

DO NOT CUT ALL THE WAY TO THE END.

Make several cuts about a half-inch apart from edge to edge.

 

STEP 2: Open cut paper bag.

 

STEP 3: Grab bag in the middle between the cuts and the base.

 

STEP 4: Squeeze and twist toward the bottom of the bag to create the trunk and base of your tree.

 

STEP 5: Twist each individual cut piece to create branches.

 

STEP 6: Arrange branches by separating and re-twisting if necessary.

 

STEP 7: Tear small (dime-size) pieces of tissue paper for leaves.

 

STEP 8: On a scrap piece of paper, make a small pool of glue.

 

STEP 9: dip corner of "leaf" in glue.

This makes it MUCH easier to control amount of glue on a leaf. =)

 

STEP 10: Place glued leaf corner on branch.

 

Continue adding leaves until you're satisfied with the appearance of your tree.

Make several to create a forest of Fall. 

 

Beautifully simple!

2-Minute Queso Dip

I'm a lazy cook.

I like short-cuts.

I like easy.

 

I like this recipe:

 

Start with a block of cream cheese and some salsa.

Put the cream cheese in a bowl and add 1 cup of salsa.

 

Mix until cream cheese is smooth.

 

Serve. Eat. Love.