This wreath was made it about 30 minutes with all items from Dollar Tree!! Total cost: $5!

Supplies: (all pictured purchased from Dollar Tree)
Silk flowers
Raffia
Grapevine wreath

Instructions:
Cut or break individual flower stems (by bending back and forth) from base, leaving enough wire to tuck into the grapevine wreath . Place flowers in grapevine wreath, tucking and wrapping wire ends through wreath to secure. Cut raffia to desired length and tie to create hanging loop. Cut raffia to desired length and create bow.

​Viola! Enjoy your new fall wreath!

It's our lovey pooch Pepper's 21st Birthday (in dog years, 3 in human years)!!! To celebrate, I made her a cake fit for the queen she is! I simply mashed 3/8 of a cup of "FreshPet" select food (can find in the refrigerated pet food section) into a round dish for the "cake". I used a packet of "Purina Beyond Natural Beef & Apple Purée" for the "icing" (looks like German chocolate cake icing errr... German Shepard icing doesn't it?!?). And to top it all off, a "Dentist's Best Chewy Treat" to freshen up that post meal doggie breath! Needless to say, she loved it!!!

Found these stainless steel canisters at Aldi's this week, only $12 for the set of three! These are seriously heavy duty and have the toughest seal of any canister I've found! I'm a recent newlywed so I looked at a lot of canisters over the past year. These also come powder coated in white, black and red. Get these while you can!

This soup is so  tasty, you would never know it was healthful and  veggieful!  It is very reminiscent of the  canned soup you had  as a child, except  way way better!  That's why I love it!  If only I could make mini star shaped zoodles!

Homemade Chicken Zoodle Soup

Ingredients:
1 Large Chicken Breast
1.5 Qt Water
3 Cups of Zoodles
​2 Stalks of Celery (finely cut)
3 TBSP Chopped Yellow Onion
1 TBSP  Fresh Garlic
2 TBSP French  Fry Seasoning (or all purpose seasoning)
1/4 TBSP Celery Salt

Instructions:
Place chicken breast and water in pot.  Bring to boil.  Boil until chicken is thoroughly cooked.  LEAVING water in pot (this is now your chicken stock.. YAY free chicken stock!) remove chicken and shred.  Add shredded chicken back to chicken stock in pot.  Add remaining ingredients.  Bring to  simmer.  Let simmer until zoodles and  celery are  tender.  Serve hot to warm.  Enjoy!

I have been a big pasta salad fan, ever since I was a little kid!  This is a good recipe for those who want to limit their carbs or who just want to add extra veggies into their diet. The naturally "sweet" Italian dressing gives it a flavor kick.  It tastes just like regular pasta salad, so don't let the zucchini scare you if you are not a big zucchini fan! I normally free hand everything in the recipe, but I finally had to formalize it so I can accurately track the nutritional content.  I  like to use the mini pepperonis instead of the full sized however the store I went to did not have it this time, so I diced up the full sized pepperoni.  Buon Appetito!

Ingredients:

• 1 Italian dressing packet
• Garlic powder (to taste)
• Onion powder (to taste)
• Basil, dried (to taste)
• Oregano, dried (to taste)
• Pepper, black (to taste)
• 2 packets of Stevia
• 0.25 cup(s), Red Wine Vinegar .
• 0.25 cup(s), Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• 3 cups, Cooked Zucchini
• 10 Kalamata Olives, sliced
• 16 slice(s) Turkey Pepperoni (diced)
• 0.25 cup(s), Shaved Parmesan Cheese

Directions:
Mix italian seasoning packet, all herbs and stevia with oil and vinegar.  Add in cooked zucchini, kalamata olives (sliced) , pepperoni (diced), and shaved parmesan cheese.  Mix well.  Enjoy!

Shelves are nice for storage but they can easily begin to look cluttered, particularly when there are many different items confined to a small area.  I custom made these DVD/Game holders with items from the local Dollar Tree! They were designed with the back open, to allow easy viewing of the DVD/Games for quick retrieval.  A back can also be added to make a complete, enclosed bin for other storage purposes.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!

Bottom piece of bin:
Place shelf on foam board and trace around OR measure shelf and outline depth and length on foam board.

Front of bin: 
Measure height of area above specific shelf OR take DVD or Game and lay on foam board to outline hight.  Use shelf length measurement OR lay shelf on foam board and trace the length of the shelf.

Sides of bin:
Take height measurement of area above shelf and depth measurement of shelf and outline side OR take DVD or Game and trace around.

Use utility knife or scissors to cut board.  

On bottom piece of bin, apply hot glue along edge on one side.

Take front bin piece and affix onto the glue of the bottom piece. 

Apply thin layer of hot glue to inside of bottom and front pieces to reinforce.

Apply line of glue to left edge of front and bottom piece.  Affix side piece.  

Apply hot glue to inside corner/edges of side piece to reinforce.  

Repeat steps to affix right side.

Lay self liner/contact paper on flat surface.  Measure correct length by 'wrapping' around left side, front and right side of bin.  Measure correct height and cut (leaving a little extra on all sides).

Pull off part of one end of shelf liner/contact paper and affix to one side of bin, smoothing down. Wrap shelf liner/contact paper around front and other side of bin, slowly peeling backing a little at a time and smoothing as you go.

Fold ends of shelf liner/contact paper around all sides.

I find cutting a little in the inside corners help the shelf liner/contact paper lay smooth.

Fold down shelf liner/contact paper on bottom of bin.

Apply a thin layer of hot glue around all edges where shelf liner/contact paper meets foam board.

Add DVD's/Games and stick onto shelf.  Viola! 

Found these cute little ceramic couples statues at Dollar Tree for only $1 each!

Items Needed:
Photo frames (I got these fancy schmancy gold ones at the Dollar Tree for $1 each!)
A few of your favorite quotes printed to fit size of frames (I printed mine on Neenah "Champagne Pearl" paper that I had left over from our wedding)

Place sheet in box/tote and push down to even out fabric within.

I bought plastic baskets at my local Dollar Tree for a $1 each, and spray painted them with metallic paint to give them a higher end "metal" look. The Art Deco-esque pattern on these baskets really help make these stand out even more!