Month: March 2012

Lollipop Bunnies

For each bunny, gather the following items:

1 sucker
1/2 white chenille stem, about 5″ for ears
1   1″ flat wooden heart, painted white, for feet
1   1″ round beads, painted white, for head
2   1/2 white pompons for arms
2  1/4″ white pompons for cheeks
1  1/4 pink pompon for nose
2  google eyes
ribbon bow
hot glue
sharpie marker

Instructions:

Draw fluffy feet onto heart with marker if desired. Hot glue sucker with stick pointing straight up. Place head bead over stick, use a dab of glue to secure. Glue on arms, cheeks, nose and eyes.
Cut and bend stems as in photo for ears, stick into top of head, secure with a drop of glue. Last, glue on the bow; top of head for girl bunnies, under head as a bow tie for boy bunnies!

Sour Cream and Bacon Crockpot Chicken

Reblogged from Momswith crockpots
Ingredients
  • 8 bacon slices
  • 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 (10 oz) cans roasted garlic cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup flour (all purpose or gluten free blend)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
  1. Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-low heat until some of the fat is rendered. Be sure that the bacon is still pliable and not crisp. Drain on paper towels. If you use this method, reduce the flour to 1/4 cup. Or don’t cook the bacon and proceed with the recipe.
  2. Then wrap one slice of bacon around each boneless chicken breast and place in a 4-5 quart crockpot.
  3. In medium bowl, combine condensed soups, sour cream, and flour and mix with wire whisk to blend. Pour over chicken.
  4. Cover crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours until chicken and bacon are thoroughly cooked. You may want to remove the chicken and beat the sauce with a wire whisk so it is very well blended.
  5. Pour sauce over chicken.
  6. If you have a newer crockpot, check the chicken at 5 hours. The internal temp should be 160 -170 degrees F.
 
 

Homemade Carpet Powder

All you need is baking powder & orange essential oil.  You can use other essential oils if you like, but I like the orange.

It is also nice to have an empty Parmesan cheese container, or some other shaker.

Mix the baking soda & several drops of the orange essential oil together in a bowl using a whisk.  Then, spoon the mixture into your shaker.  

 

Fabulous idea – and what a money saver! – from Mrs. Happy Homemaker