Writing on a Board

Ok, so maybe I have been spoiled, I have always had a cricut or some sort of machine to help me cut out the letters I wanted on a board and I have to say, good thing, because this did not work at all. It was hard to press the pen/pencil down to make the letter, it was a pain and it did not turn out without imperfections. I am guessing you have to have a really steady hand and A LOT of practice to get this one done in a way that looks nice.  It is still way easier to use stickers or a die cut machine to get the letters you want.

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Multi Colored Cake

How cute is this cake?? I love it!! My eight year old was turning nine so I decided to give the color effect a try. I was vey disappointed because my cake did not turn out nearly as pretty and vibrant as this cake did no matter what I did. Other than that, it was a cute cake and a huge hit, I just wish I could have gotten the colors more vibrant.  Just be aware that your colors may not turn out this vibrant even when using the jarred gels.

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Easy Cake Batter Truffles

These were so, so yummy and very addicting. I wanted to just keep eating them, so instead I made them for my Christmas treat platter that we give to all of the neighbors. They were a hit!!! They were really easy to put together and did not cost a ton, either.  YUMMY!!!

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/03/easy-cake-batter-truffles.html

How to clean your mildew towels

Ok, I thought this was crazy when I read this.  You are supposed to add lysol to your wash of towels and it gets rid of the mildew smell that you get in your towels.  Even after I did it and it worked I still feel weird putting lysol in my washer with my towels but it makes sense.  This was awesome, I had tried other pins to no avail and this  one totally worked.  You just add some lysol to your normal wash of towels and tadaa, the mildew smell is gone and stays away as well. Super easy, fast and cheap to do and completely effective.

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original pin can be found here: http://thecraftpatch.blogspot.com/2012/12/cleaning-stinky-towels-better-way.html

Tomato Tortellini Soup

This soup was so good, it definitely will be a new regular in our,winter, dinner rotation.  It was really fast and easy to put together and did not take long to cook at all.  We added this with a yummy loaf of french bread and it was a great dinner and all of the kids ate it, even the pickiest, without complaint!! That is a huge win in our family!

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Original pin can be found here: http://mrsschwartzkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/11/tomato-tortellini-soup.html

Cleaning your Blinds

I needed to do a little spring cleaning since  I had a two week break in between semesters so I decided to try this as I cleaned my blinds.  You take a mixture of vinegar and water and then use a sock to clean your blinds. I find a sock quite annoying I do not feel like it gets into the crevices well and very much prefer a towel, but that is just my preference.  Other than that this solution worked great, got off all of the dirt and grime and made the blinds look nice and white again. It was fast and easy to put together and easy to use.

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Original pin can be found here: http://keephomesimple.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-clean-dirty-blinds.html

Snickerdoodle Cookies

These were sooooo yummy!!! These were all gone within the day,  they were that good.  My neighbor made these for us and she used butter shortening instead of the margarine that the recipe calls for.  All I have to say is YUMMY!

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Getting Acrylic Paint out of Clothes

Swab a little rubbing alcohol onto your acrylic stain and TADAA!! it's gone.  I am so glad I found this, I get so much acrylic paint on my clothes, I am not the cleanest painter out there.  Now I have clothes that are renewed and not ruined anymore and it cannot get much easier than this and cheap, too.

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Orignal pin can be found here: http://claudinehellmuth.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-remove-acrylic-paint-from-your.html

Easiest way to hang a picture.

Why, why have I never come up with this idea.  Whoever did is absolutely brilliant and I owe everything to.  I did this the last time we moved and it worked every time, it was so much easier than the level, pencil and measuring tape.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.iheartnaptime.net/easiest-way-to-hang-a-picture/

Jello Worms

You have seen these all over Pinterest, these jello worms that look just like real worms but you can eat them.  A great treat for a spooky, halloween party.  I have to say this test did work but I had to try it three times before I got it to work just right.  You really have to have those straws really tight together and leave no extra space in the jar because that will just fill up with jello.  Also, when it says to use warm water to get the worms out of the straws be very careful because to much warm water makes them melt. This is very time consuming and will take you quite awhile to get all of those worms out of their straws. Once they were out I could not eat them, they look to much like real worms but my kids thought they were great so they tried them and they loved them.  So they pass on taste as well.  I will never make them again just because it took so many tries and it was very time consuming but if you are feeling really ambitious I say go for it. 

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.daydreamkitchen.com/2012/08/jello-worms/

Shortbread Bites

I love, love, love shortbread so I was so excited to see these.  I was not fond of these and their taste at all. They were easy enough but I did not think they turned out well at all. Off to the next shortbread recipe.

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Paula Dean Meatloaf

This meatloaf was really yummy, although, I did not find it much different than normal meatloaf.  I guess meatloaf is meatloaf.  That being said this was just as good as any meatloaf we have had.  I double the sauce because we like a lot of sauce.  This didn't take long and was pretty cheap to make.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.pauladeen.com/recipes/recipe_view/old_fashioned_meat_loaf_aka_basic_meatloaf/