MOCHA MORNINGS

This instagram calendar found at:  A Beautiful Mess Blog I find myself always thinking, "I need to make this" or "I need to try that" and for the most part, they never get done.  So, this year I am committing to doing at least 12 of those projects.  Hopefully, I will find time to do more as there are a ton of  DIY projects that I want to try, (not to mention that list has especially grown since I discovered Pinterest).  After much thought and consideration, these are the 12 that I am committing to for 2012: January:  Homemade English Muffins February:  Homemade Marshmallows March:    Made from scratch - dog treats for Roscoe! April:  Make your own - Windex     May:   Five minute Artisan Bread June:  Freezer Jam July:  Homemade Nutella August:   Homemade Hot Pockets September:  Homemade Liquid Hand Soap October:  Homemade Peanut Butter November:  Make it yourself – Fe...

I hang on to all my past Christmas cards that we receive every year from our dear family and friends. Normally I display them in a Christmas basket and always enjoy looking back at them every year, comparing cards and seeing how much everyone's kiddos have grown, including my own. This year I decided to take all of the picture cards and groups them together, binding them with ring binders. A new fun way to display my picture cards so that both my family and our guests can enjoy them.

This year for Halloween I put together these Mason jars full of homemade Chex mix for the little boys' teachers. I made a traditional party mix and added some candy corn for a Halloween flare, purchased 7 inches of Halloween themed material and covered the tops of the jars, secured the material with rubber bands around the lids and then finished them off with some orange ribbon tied into bows. I made the labels in Microsoft office and adhered them to the jars with some Scotch tape. Easy, CHEAP and cute! I'll post the Chex Mix recipe  tomorrow over at Ridiculously Delicious . It's our family's traditional football watching snack! Happy Halloween! Super cute fabric I found to cover the lids