Yumminesses

Love 7-layer dip and is more fun when the presentation is beautified ;)

Tomatillo Salsa - Yum!
Baked a flour tortilla in a fun little pan, lightly buttered it after baking and sprinkled it with cinnamon and sugar. Two scoops of ice cream, homemade hot fudge sauce, strawberries, sprinkles and homemade whipped cream - yum!
We were supposed to have family over and they had to cancel at the last minute . . . but all the preparation was done - so I had to show what they missed to get them to reschedule ;)

Invite for RS commemoration

I designed this as an invite to our Relief Society commemoration dinner in March:

Here's the blank birthday invite (the cake says HB) if you want to use it:

Leave me a comment and I'll email it to you until I can upload it to my web site www.jackshandsjillsheart.com

Wire Wrapped Utensils

A daughter of a friend of mine got engaged, so I beaded some utensils for her shower:

The wire isn't perfectly shaped . . . but hopefully it's just considered handcrafted and overlooked ;) hehe

Glue the rocks with E6000 glue, let dry overnight and wrap with 3 feet of wire. I've seen these done with flat marbles and beads too, but smoothed pebbles is what I had on hand - plus I didn't know what her fav color or kitchen colors will be. Now they'll match anything - definitely an earthy look.

Staying Over in a snow cave

Would you sleep in this if you were first standing on top of it and then saw this entrance?

Not for me ;)

But the scouts did this as a group and had a blast . . . aside from freezing!
Keaton used his sled to carry his pack and tools:
They worked VERY hard.

Visiting Teaching Handout March

Handout found at www.jackshandsjillsheart.com

Message found here.

Eternal Families

Didn't have time to make a new layout, but here's a handout for lesson #8 - Eternal Families

Graphic for sale at http://www.jackshandsjillsheart.com/.

Jewelry Sets

Danee's Valentine's gift - loving the see-through locket:

Love necklace with pink pearls, not a great photo:
For sale at http://www.jackshandsjillsheart.com/

YW handout for Spiritual Environment

Lesson #5 Spiritual Environment:

handout found at www.jackshandsjillsheart.com (only have to buy the image once, then print out as many copies as you need - but please don't share or redistribute the file - thanks!)

YW handout for becoming an Eternal Companion

YW lesson #4 - Becoming an Eternal Companion.

handout found at www.jackshandsjillsheart.com (only have to buy the image once, then print out as many copies as you need - but please don't share or redistribute the file - thanks!)

YW handout for Responsibility to Teach

Lesson #6 - A Woman's Responsibility to Teach.

handout found at www.jackshandsjillsheart.com (only have to buy the image once, then print out as many copies as you need - but please don't share or redistribute the file - thanks!)

Our purpose in Life

Lesson #7 Our Purpose in Life.

Graphic for sale at http://www.jackshandsjillsheart.com/.

Eagle

I got a zoom lens for Valentine's so the first thing I wanted to take a photo of was an eagle, funny, huh? hehe So I drove to Carnation.

The adult eagle's wouldn't land, so I had to settle for taking a photo of a juvenile sitting in a tree . . . with a branch in the way of a really great photo, but I still like it:

These birds are so massive, easy to spot right away from a distance . . . just look at its beak!

February VT handout

Here's the Visiting Teaching message for February.

Graphic for sale at http://www.jackshandsjillsheart.com/.

sale item?

I guess this is what teenagers think is 'crazy' these days . . . some things never change ;)

Sometimes parents don't hear about silly adventures . . . good thing kids like to take photos of themselves . . . and that we can read all about them on FB =)

Valentine's

here's a little Valentine's layout I made:

Graphic for sale at http://www.jackshandsjillsheart.com/.

charm

found a quote for 2 of my favorite things (hearts and flowers) and will use it for a 2-sided necklace charm:

Graphic for sale at http://www.jackshandsjillsheart.com/.
I took a photo of my Hibiscus bloom:

Graphic for sale at www.jackshandsjillsheart.com.
I gave the Hibiscus an 'effect':

So don't 'steam' or 'blow up' about situations that are beyond our control ;) . . . look for the simple joys (or lesson) and we'll find the beauty (positive focus) . . . well, that's my take on it anyway - Jonathan didn't like (. . . understand) the quote - LoL

cupcake papers

There are a ton of templates for making your own cupcakes templates on the web - I took a photo of Brady's basketball team and used this FREE template. This was a last minute idea, but it turned out okay - and really if I would have spent more time on it, would the boys have cared? ;) Probably not!

There's Brady:
I made 14 of these for the team and their coaches:
I used a basketball mold and melted orange candy melts . . . and added rum flavoring - they turned out SO yummy. So I added rum flavoring to my frosting too - it was a hit! Another tip, I also add a box of cheesecake pudding to my cake mixes - makes it yummier =)

Cedarcrest vs Lakewood

Before the game:

Brady & Zach:

Stole the ball:

Rebound:
ummmmm, holding the ball:

Lay-up:

Brady & Coach Rieke huggin:

Jordan & Keaton - biggest . . . .er, loudest fans:

Someone's going to regionals - #1 in their league:

My fav pic I took of the night was of Zach - the black dude was 4'' taller than Zach, but can Zach EVER jump!

Next game is on Friday - double elimination.

Sushi Cupcakes

Yeah, these were a pain! Gayle helped me form the candy (tootsie rolls) to look like veggies and fish - our theme for our RS board meeting was sort of an ocean theme . . . so we had clam chowder, crab cakes and sushi cupcakes:

Like the Pocky's Japanese candies that look like chop sticks? They were perfect!

Indoor Garden

Who likes my new Woolly Wally Pocket? hehe Besides being cuteness, it can be highly functional:

It's a pocket to hang on your wall . . . umm, I heart it! And I'm thinking this is how you can grow an indoor garden . . . now just to find wall space for a few herbs and such =) Eventually 3 of the plants I chose will trail as they grow - you can plant full size plants in them, I just liked the $5 tag for the little guys ;)

One day these little plants will fill up the wall better . . . the idea is to use the space where you're hanging it, like buy 4 and arrange them together to make a very cool focal point as well as increase air quality in your home.

But I didn't like the price tag for 4 Woolly Pockets at a time, so 1 will work for now =)

Seriously - check out their web site - you'll be inspired . . . and maybe sucked into buying one like me!

http://www.woollypocket.com/

More Jewelry

Neutral Designs to wear with everything ;)  For sale at http://www.jackshandsjillsheart.com/: No bracelet for this set - maybe I'll work on that ;)  For sale at http://www.jackshandsjillsheart.com/:

And an adjustable length necklace. For sale at http://www.jackshandsjillsheart.com/:

I like the idea of shortening or lengthening a necklace depending on your outfit.

Cupcakes

Vanilla & Chocolate Swirl:

Pop out the middle:

Fill with chocolate mousse:Frost:

Sprinkle:

YUM!

Colten's Baptism Slideshow

I put together a little slideshow for Colten's baptism, if you watch it full screen, you might be able to make out the words. The photos are blurry too, I'll try uploading to youtube latah:

Hours and hours I spent on this and it's still not perfect ;)

Ships Ahoy

I made an invite for the RS board meeting:

I'm going to attach 2 Chips Ahoy cookies with a message 'Ships Ahoy' with the invite. . . hehe
Blank invite found at http://www.jackshandsjillsheart.com/.