T-shirt Skirt Dresses

I tackled 3. Fold Fabric & Store in Craft Closet on my list and realized what a shame it was that she'd outgrown so many shirts.  I also realized that she was almost out of dresses that she could wear.  So onto Pintrest again to search for some ideas.  I wanted to make a pillow case dress, but then I saw t-shirt dresses.  Brilliant! My inspiration came from this blog http://lemontreecreations.blogspot.com/2011/08/tutorials-i-tried-and-loved.html.   I could use Hannah's too short shirts and make dresses with the pretty scraps of fabric from my stash. 

I got out my sewing machine and during the span of two naps I got churned out  2 very cute, very thrifty little dresses.  

 Dandelions are everywhere!  So while I was gathering them to dry out for dandelion gallbladder tea I wondered if I could batter and fry the blossoms.  So I hoped on Pintrest, read some recipes  and got frying! 

 I made some using Italian bread crumbs and some gluten free ones for Hannah.  Not only were they yummy, but Hannah nommed them all up!  And then asked for more!  Score one for raising a baby on a dime!  And for those who are wondering this little weedy flowers contain lots of vitamins and health benefits.  Win-win!  

Homemade Wheat Thin Search

I am in search of the perfect cracker, specifically wheat thins.  I love them, but I don't love the price.  Where I live they are 2-4 dollars a box!  I also am not a fan of things with a long shelf life that contain mystery ingredients and mystery processes.  And I just like a challenge.  So in the past two weeks I've tried four different  recipes.  None are as good as the boxed wheat thins nor the recipe that I had tried and lost a few years ago.  

I tried two gluten free recipes for Hannah, one that require mostly flax seeds and cheese, which while intriguing wound up tasting like fishes horse biscuits.  The other type used sorghum flour and an all-purpose gluten free type, they were had a nutty flavor and good bite when rolled about 1/8th of an inch.  Any thinner than that and they didn't have a good bite, but instead feel apart on crumbles.   

The wheat thins were flops.  Some of the problem was rolling them too thin, but mostly they just lacked the good wheatty flavor and firm texture that I love so much. So I will keep searching and trying and pinning new wheat thin recipes to try till I find the perfect replacement for the box.

Flax seed crackers

Attempt at Wheat Thins

Ten Day Challenge Update

The challenge is going well!  It is actually serving its purpose, which is to provide motivation and direction to my day.  I have tackled 5 out of 10 items on my list.

Craft Closet Before:







(I've included a few blurry action shots of my little helper sorting the piles for me.)

When I was folding and sorting the fabric  the perfectionist in me got really excited and proclaimed that I should sort by color and fabric type.  The Realist in me burst out laughing and I realized that I should just settle for getting them folded.  I desire to have organization not perfection.  I did however also organize them by heavy fabric  flannel, and other.  It works.

10 Day Challenge

1. Gather the Yarn-remember it is scattered to the four corners

2. Organize Yarn into bins

3. Fold Fabric & Store in Craft Closet

4. Organize Linen Closet  

5. Sort Hannah's Shirts-this girl outgrows so quickly!

6. Round Up Lurking Trash

7. Round Up Donations & Donate them!

8.  Sort 1 Basement Box

9.  Sort Box of Pre-Baby Clothes

10. Blog & Photograph it