Hmmm...Pinteresting...

I pin a lot. And every now and then, I actually go back and look at what I've pinned, and think, "Wow! That was a good idea! I should do that!" And sometimes, I do. These are some pins that I pinned and actually did. Sometimes they work really well, and sometimes...well, a little tweaking couldn't hurt.


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This is an incredible idea, and I bet someone with any sort of carpentry skills could throw it together in no time. I have no carpentry skills. Thomas has an electric drill, but that's about as far as it goes. I did, however, find a really inexpensive ($10!) pre-made version at Bed Bath & Beyond. I'm "installing" (read: dropping it inside the drawer) tonight. 


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My mom and I took this idea and simplified it even more. We took the kinds of greens we liked, some cherry tomatoes, cheese, and croutons, and layered them in Ziploc bags. Then we rolled the bags, squeezing out the air as we went. They keep for about a week, and all you have to do is dump the contents into a bowl and add dressing. Voila! Single-serve salad! (We add the dressing last, to keep from getting the croutons any soggier than necessary). 

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I don't know who pinned this originally, but I think I hate them. Not because it doesn't work--oh, no! It works alright!--but because it's rendering my single-serve salads moot!! Good Lord, this thing is amazing, and super quick. I can throw one together during a commercial break. I don't add the ice cream, and I'm picking up some baking Truvia, so maybe I won't feel quite so guilty from now on.

Seriously, it's amazing.

And so very dangerous.

Have any of you tried out your pins? Let me know how they turned out by leaving a comment below.

Cutsey Custom Kisses

My friend (and reader) Genna brought this craft idea to my attention yesterday, and I had to share it with you guys! If you're still looking for inexpensive stocking stuffers, classmate/co-worker gifts, or if any of you moms just need something fun to do with a troop of girl scouts or slumber partiers, this may be just the ticket.

Brooke over at Cheeky Kitchen posted a super easy and cute recipe for homemade lip glosses. Click here for the entire post, or just scroll down for the recipe. I suggest clicking, because the site is so much fun you'll want to flip through previous posts. Fair warning: you'll easily kill an hour.

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Ingredients:

1 teaspoon paraffin wax
4 teaspoons coconut oil
4 teaspoons petroleum jelly
4 white or pink (or whatever color you like) candy melts
1/2 teaspoon oil-based candy flavoring

Directions:

Grate the wax into a ziploc freezer bag. Add the coconut oil, petroleum jelly, candy melts and the flavoring. Place the bag in a bowl of very hot water and allow the ingredients to melt together. Massage the bag a bit to mix the ingredients together. Snip a corner from the bag and squeeze the ingredients into small containers (we used sterilized bead holders purchased from JoAnn). Pop your lip gloss containers into the fridge to cool completely. Gift and enjoy!

These are so adorable! Now, if you want to up your geek quotient a tad, swap out the pink candy for green and label with a Ghostbusters logo for super slimer-y kisses. Or, go for blue, and see if your smooches transport you through time and space. It's all up to you, and what your imagination can come up with. Have fun, and let me know how they turn out!