Hop to it Challenge

 Today I'm linking up with AP for the final day of The Dog Days {of winter} are over link-up.

I have planned on doing some decorating for Easter but we have to celebrate St Patrick's day here first.

So instead of my Easter decorations I will share what I've planned for Easter for the kids.

We have a Egg hunt every year and Jasmin invited her friends over and It's great Fun.

We also have a treasure hunt.The kids follow the clues and find different colour balloons that lead to the treasure.

I'm also sharing some of the pin that I'm going to be using of Easter.

I'll be making this for my entryway table. Looks cute and easy.

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I can't wait to see Jasmins face when the "magic jelly beans turn into a giant lolliepop.

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We will also be playing "Pin the tail on the Bunny". I'm just going to print out this picture and get the kids to pin the tail on the bunny with some cotton balls and double sided tape.

Hop you have a very Hoppy Easter when it gets here.

Wear it Challenge

Today is the "wear it" part of the Dog days {of winter} are over link-up.

I'm linking up with AP over at ILYMTC for the link-up today.

I love my fashion but I'm guilty of letting myself slide since I had my kids. I find it easier to throw on a pair on tracksuit or my favorite jeans and go with that and a cardi or hoodie. 

I know shame on me!!

But since I started blogging and I found some very "together" moms, I decided to get my butt in gear and try to get dressed like a grown-up at least a couple of days a week.

I have been perusing Pinterest and searching for inspiration for the clothes I already have in my wardrobe. And here is what I came up with.

All of these outfits were inspired by Pinterest.

I love the fact that I didn't have to buy anything and I only had to spend a little time on Pinterest to be inspired to make a little more effort.

Happy Monday Everyone!!

Clean it Challenge

I am linking up for Dog days link up again this week over at I love you more than Carrots

This week were taking Cleaning.

I did a great job the weekend cleaning the top of my cooker. Took some great before and after photos and then my camera died. Totally dead. :(

So I had to come up with something else.

I decided to put together a post that contains some of the pins I have found that actually worked for me.

There is an old woman that live in my town and she swears by vinegar and baking soda. She uses nothing else. She might be on to something there.

Baking Soda as Drain Unclogger

To get your drain running again (without resorting to chemicals worthy of a hazmat suit) pour ½ cup soda, then ½ cup vinegar, down a clogged drain. Cover it with a wet cloth, wait 5 minutes, uncover, and flush with steaming-hot water.

Cotton Swab as Computer Detailer

With the machine turned off, disconnect the keyboard and trace between the keys with a cotton swab lightly dipped in isopropyl alcohol. If your mouse is the kind that rolls on a ball, unscrew the bottom and go over the ball and the interior with a cotton swab, too.

Salt as Egg Cleanup

Sop up a spilled egg by sprinkling salt over the mess. Wait two minutes and wipe it up.

You can see more of the tips I found in this pin Here.

Make Whites, white again using Vinegar.

I've been doing this for years.

Add 1 cup white vinegar to 2 1/2 pints tap water in a large pot. Bring the solution to a boil, then pour it into a bucket and drop in your stained socks, (uniforms, etc.). Let them soak overnight, then the next day wash them as you normally would.

Clean your Mattress 

Pour about 1 cup of baking soda into a mason jar and drop in 4 drops of lavender essential oil. Put on lid and shake jar. Using a kitchen strainer sprinkle the baking soda mixture all over the mattress and let it sit for an hour or more. Thoroughly vacuum the mattress. Bye, bye dust mites and other nasty things. The baking soda helps draw up any moisture and deep dirtiness. It deodorizes and leaves the mattress smelling fresh and clean.

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Remove watermarks from wooden furniture.

Cover the mark with Mayo and leave for 20 minutes. Wipe off. Done!!

Windows

Clean your windows with warm water, 1/2 cup vinegar and a squirt of fairy liquid (dawn). Shine them with old newspaper.

Glass Cooker top

This is the pin that I used to get my Cooker top clean.

All you need:

Bowl & Hot Soapy Water

Baking Soda

A Cleaning Rag

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Soak you cleaning rag in the warm water.

Heavily sprinkle the baking soda on the cooker top. 

Ring half of the water out you rag.

Put it on the baking powder and leave in for 15 minutes. 

(I left it for longer. My cooker was bad.)

Once the time is up, swirl the rag around in circles, using the baking soda paste as a gentle scrub. 

I did this twice and the result was amazing. 

Use vinegar to clean it off after. 

I hope you find these cleaning tip useful. I know I did.

I'm also linking up with AP for Hey, That's Pin-tastic.

Happy Monday Everyone! 

Paint it challenge

I was so excited when the girls decided to keep The dog days {of winter} are over link-up party going.

I really enjoyed the first run at this and couldn't wait to get stuck in with round 2.

I love this link-up. Not only have I fallen even more in love with ILYMTC but I have found some more amazing blog and the amazing women that write on them.

Now I was all set for getting the paint out and doing up the little guys room. I have the paint and I had an idea in my head but for whatever reason it didn't happen.

So, i'm going to show you a different paint project I did last week.

I have seen these lovely pin all over pinterest and I had a go myself this week.

I really hope that it doesn't classify as cheating.

I did paint something. Just on a much smaller scale.

I used a toothpick to freehand the heart. I think they look pretty good.

The colours I used are Angelica nail colour no.32 and Essence Nude Glam no. 5.

 And I know, this really isn't as good as some of the other paint it projects I've seen already but it the best I could do this week.

I'm linking up with AP over at ILYMTC today for both Hey, That's Pin-tastic and The dog days {of winter} are over.

Happy Monday loveies.