February 19 - Matte Nail Polish

Matte Nail polish is really in but why spend extra money on whole bottles of matte polish when you can buy one top coat to do it all.

Check it out - shiny nails into matte nails. Tada!!

Essie matte about you is perfect. It does remove some color if your polish is still wet leaving the final look splotchy so just make sure your first coat is dry.

Original Pin
http://pinterest.com/pin/191332684141426049

Original Link
http://m.vampyvarnish.com/2009/07/essie-nordstrom-exclusive-minis-with-matte-about-you-top-coat

February 18 - Coconut Chicken

Delicious!  I love love love this recipe.  I normally don't like sweet meats but this was a tasty one.  There are several steps in the recipe and she doesn't give the best instructions but if I can follow this so can you.  Crispy, crunchy chicken with a nice coconut taste.

Some notes:

1. Shake your can of coconut milk otherwise you just get oil.

2. When my husband saw what I was making he wanted pina colada dipping sauce (Red Lobsters Coconut Shrimp).  He did some google-ing but ended up making his own which was amazing!  I told him to write down how he made it but he hasn't yet.

3.  He also made from scratch twice baked potatoes with no recipe.  He is an awesome cook!  Love him these were also delicious.

4.  At the end of the recipe she says if your chicken is too thick to bake it to make sure it's cooked.   Just make sure you slice them thin so you don't have to do that, I would think that it takes the crunch away.

Original Pin

http://pinterest.com/pin/191332684139746240/

Original Link

http://valleyridgerecipes.blogspot.com/search/label/chicken

February 17 - Stinky Shoe Fix

I have 3 pairs of shoes that I wear all the time.  Last week I noticed they were starting to get stinky.  I'm not sure if it's because we have had such a wet winter and I am stepping in puddles all the time or just because I wear them all the time but something needed to be done.  So I decided to try something from here to fix it.

I made baking soda baggies using old knee highs and put them in my shoes.  They are supposed to sit there and soak up the stink for a little bit.  I hope that they work but there is no way to tell right now.  HA ha.


Original Pin
http://pinterest.com/pin/191332684141418778/


Original Link
http://voices.yahoo.com/smelly-shoes-41583.html?cat=25

This worked pretty well defiantly not as stinky in the shoe department today. And my feet weren't sweaty either.

February 16 - Cupcake Liner Storage

Always looking for ways to clean up and organize I have been so frustrated by the crazy pile of  cupcake liners that leap out of the cabinet and attack at any given moment.  So I decided to give this a try.  I had to use a wide mouth jar.  I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get them all back out and I could fit my hand in the large mouth jar.  Disadvantage is I don't have a lid, I used on the plastic lids from the cupcake liner packs and it sits on there nicely, enough to keep the dust out.  Highly recommend this, you don't have a bunch of little containers, they aren't going to get squished by other things in the cabinet and they are all easy to see in one place.

Before                                                                After

Compare the small jar on the left with the large mouth jar on the right.

Original Pin

http://pinterest.com/pin/191332684141325736/

Original Link

http://www.tablefortwoblog.com/2013/01/05/fun-fact-how-to-efficiently-store-cupcake-liners/

February 15 - Valentines Wreath

What do you do the day after Valentines Day? You finally make the valentines wreath you saved the website for 7 years ago, pinned 1.5 years ago, and bought the materials for weeks ago, of course!!!

I kid you not I saved this almost 8 years ago! I pinned it in an effort to clean up the bookmarks on my computer and it was repined 4400 and has over 500 likes! It was like I was suddenly famous. Thus cementing my Pinterest addiction as close to 500 people started to follow my boards almost over night. Crazy right!

I bought everything, determined to do this project but life got out of the way. Sick kid, making valentines, event at work celebrating EVERY DAY of work I have done this year! But I finally sat down and did it.

I thought it would take me much longer to cut all the fabric but I bought fabric bundles at Joann's so I just cut along the folds then cut those pieces in half. I probably used 6 shade of pink, so 6 pieces. I also used half of the foam wreath from a previous post here. I used Aleene's tacky glue and a pencil to poke the fabric in. I'm really proud that I did this! Whoo hoo!

Original Pin
http://pinterest.com/pin/191332684138916093/

Original Link
http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/2009/01/just-little-more-than-month-until.html?m=1

February 14 - Stud Muffin

Happy Valentines Day! This is a little surprise I left for my husband this morning. Happy Valentines Day Stud Muffin!




I wanted an easier way to get this done, so I looked for a stud muffin printable.  Check out the link below for the printable and my original idea.

Original Pin
http://pinterest.com/pin/191332684141226815/
Printable I used - http://pinterest.com/pin/191332684141372688/

Original Link
https://www.cricut.com/project/ViewProject/2704/Stud-Muffin
Printable I used - http://smartpartyplanning.com/valentine-treat-ideas/#

February 13 - You Rock Valentines

These were a must for my coworkers who have helped me out with a huge project that's about to finish at work.

I found packs of pop rocks at the dollar store. Printed these labels, fold, staple and ta-da! Cute personal valentines.

There are a lot of versions of this valentine out there, I wanted some that was a printable and didn't involve a ton of glue due to time constraints.  This was a total winner in my book.

Original Pin

http://pinterest.com/pin/191332684141372631/

Original Link

http://houseofthayn.blogspot.com/2012/01/valentine-freebie.html?spref=fb&m=1#