String Art Awesomeness

I loved this SO SO much! I need more wood!

♦Elisha♦

Wax Paper Disaster

My husband has a lot of plaques and awards he acquired throughout his Navy career. Every person who has been in the military a long time has an "I Love Me" wall which we are attempting to create in our den. I saw in the Pinterest World that you can use wax paper to arrange pictures on the wall. Brilliant?!....not so much!

Here is the design I was going for.

Then I turned them all over, keeping the same design.

Lay wax paper over the back of the pictures. This was when my disaster started. There is no easy way to keep the wax paper straight...and if your wax paper isn't straight, then how are you going to know it's straight on the wall? I also had to tape the wax paper in a million places or it fell all apart.  Then I made holes in the wax paper where the holes in the pictures were so I knew where the nails were supposed to go on the wall.

First attempt at hanging the wax paper. Now, if you have a really really super small arrangement you're doing, it might work fine. My arrangement was at least 4 feet tall and maybe about 6 feet wide. I was also doing this all by myself. I am woman hear me roar.

This was probably my millionth attempt at getting the stupid paper straight on the wall. I was hot and frustrated and I don't like giving up!

UGH!! Never again!! If you have 5 people helping you, you might be able to pull off this "tip". Pinterest Fail!

♦Elisha♦

Philly Filled Bell Peppers

We love Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches and we love peppers...so why not put them together?!

I made a mistake cutting the peppers..it's suppose to be lengthwise. I was scared all the cheese would run out since I had holes in the bottom of each half, but it really wasn't that bad.  There are several different variations of the recipe. Mine said to roast the peppers in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes before adding anything to them..which is what I did. Since I had holes in the bottom of my peppers, I lined the baking sheet with foil, plus I like containing the mess.

While the peppers were roasting, I sautéed up some onion, mushroom and garlic. Once the onions are good and caramelized, add in pieces of sliced roast beef. I recommend getting roast beef from the deli and not the kind in a package....just because it's better quality and tastes like real beef.  I didn't really measure any of these ingredients. My husband doesn't really like mushrooms but I love them, so I added enough for me but not enough for him to be able to taste much of them. Just use your best judgement :) 

 Next, line the roasted peppers with provolone cheese. Do this while the peppers are still hot! It makes the cheese malleable and easier to put in the pepper, or just get the shredded kind.

Then fill those puppies up with the meat mixture

Top with more cheese.

Pop those babies in a 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is nice and gooey on top.

I was recently given some Lemon Boy yellow tomatoes and boy are those suckers good! My husband's aunt has a huge garden and has been supplying us with fresh veggies. Every meal we have beautiful fresh vegetables and I love it!

My husband really liked these carb friendly stuffed peppers. Next time I make them, I will of course make sure to cut them the right way! Also, I will add some yellow or red peppers...maybe some basil. They were missing some flavor. Overall, this dinner was a hit at my house! 

♦Elisha♦

DIY Coasters

I'm refusing to buy more coasters. 

I don't know where mine keep disappearing to, but I'm pretty sure it's one of those things your kids or significant other take or hide just to drive the Mom crazy when they turn around and ask you where one is and all you can find is ONE. 

And well let's face it, no one really uses them anyway. 

So I ran across this post on Pintrest on how to make your own that look like cute little pallets!!

Simple enough!?

Went to the ol' trusty Dollar Tree and picked up some Popsicle sticks. And put the hot glue gun to work!!

So, First the post on Pintrest is just a picture, with no directions, but thats ok, it can't be too hard to figure out....

You basically just flashback to stacking sticks and glueing them together. The concept is pretty cut and dry. 

Start by making a square and just add on    

I mean it's simple...and looks like it will do the job a coaster is suppose to do...get lost in your house somewhere or make you look fancy when you hand your house guest a drink and place it on a coaster.  

BUT

Mine looks NOTHING like the picture! 

After studying the picture they could not have used only these sticks!

It appears they used small blocks and different sized "planks" to get the more Pallet effect. 

And of course as you can see by their picture there is no rounded edges. 

Well I attempted to cut off the round edges and it was HARD! So I didn't. 

Anyway with all that aside here is their Coaster... And then there's mine...

**Made By Sumer**