a Wonderous Wall of Wallpaper

For the past couple of weeks I've been contemplating should I wallpaper a wall or paint it? Wallpapering seems easy but I know there takes a little more skill to get the paper lined up seamlessly VS painting. But through my searching for what I would want I came across Catalina Estrada and all I can say is WALLPAPER! I love the colors and the designs! I think I can walk into any room in the house, that's wallpapered with this stuff and instantly be morphed into a very happy place :) I'll keep you tuned in if I decide to go this route. This would be part of my office remodel that hasn't gone too far yet :) Plus  I'll have to seek the assistance of the hubs to help me on this one (he's not to handymanish, shhh).

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Let's eat Pop Overs!

Happy Saturday all! I wanted to share another yummy recipe that we all really enjoy, Pop Overs. Ever had it? Pretty good with the right condiments :)  I would describe them as puffy pancakes. Their hollow in the middle so you can cut the top and but honey, jam, a little butter, fruit or all if it if you like! They take a little bit of time to bake a total of 30-45 minutes depending on your oven. So if you plan on making them for breakfast plan ahead for them :)

Have a great day! xxoo

Our handy dandy Kitchen Aid doing all the mixing.

Chef Bill making the morning grub!

These special popover pans can be bought at Sur La Table, Bed Bath and Beyond or any specialty home/kitchen store.

Fill cups 1/3rd way.

30 mins later their done! Yummo

How cute are these?

Add some fruit and what I'm not showing is my honey bottle. Enjoy!

Then after all that eating. We went for a walk :) Have a beautiful weekend all!

Recipe:Popover

Pop over pans or individual custard cups

1 1/4 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt

3 eggs

1 1/8 cups milk

2 tblsp melted butter

Beat eggs in blender, add milk & butter; slowly add flour and salt. Beat well. Heavily butter muffin tins or custard cups & place in oven to get hot (for about 5 minutes).  Fill cups 1/3rd. Bake for 20 minutes at 450' reduce heat to 350 and bake for another 15 minutes (again based on your oven this can vary. Your looking for it to rise and brown).  Key for the popover rise... dont peek by opening the door :) Use the light or there goes your poof. 

Makes 1 dozen.

I'm in the mood .....

To redecorate of course :) I'm currently a Pintrest addict which is the catalyst to why I'm even thinking of redoing a room. So my mind is set and ready to plan my attack! My target.... my office/craft room/ Luke's playroom/Luke's office.. oh did I mention this is one room. If we were to look up multipurpose room I'm sure this room would be there.

So my plan is to take it one step at a time. I'm a bit of a crazy designer when I'm creating my jewelry. I literally have everything everywhere. But there is method to my madness. I know where everything is. But when I'm not designing or tinkering with beads it looks like a hell hole. So I'm going to have to organize, label, throw away, recycle.. whatever... I just have to clean this up and that's just my side of the room. I'll document my progress, it may be a slow one, but i'll keep everyone up to date.

I've added some inspirational craft/office ideas that I'd like to incorporate to my makeover :) I'd love to do  this all on a paperboys budget (yea right),  so we'll see how far I get.

Has anyone done a room makeover?? Any advice? xo

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Before................

Ok, here's a picture of my office. Hideous right??Just like a mullet, business to the left(day job) and party to the right !

Luke's been connecting colorful paperclips to see how long he can go. That's not a divider lol :)

xoxoxo

DIY- Jewelry Packaging

This weekend while I was putting my orders together for shipment.  I ran out of my organza bags I typically buy from Michael's to pack my Etsy orders in . My sister in law (Jen) happen to be with me at home and said I should make my own bags. I don't think she understood....me and sewing machines don't go together. But I'm always up for a challenge. So I hopped on YouTube and found a tutorial on how to get started. Lucky for me my mom left her sewing machine in my laundry room (its been there for over a year). So an hour later I came up with these bad boys and pretty happy with them :) I know it's a pretty simple zip, zip (sewing machine noise) but this is my first stab at it and i'm going with it as my packaging :)  Did I also mention I save money doing it this way :)
 

Found this fabric at Joann's and loved it. It was a great compliment to my Etsy logo.

Still have to work on my cutting skills, so I don't waste.

I was on a roll. Ribbon and template in hand. I forgot to take pics of scissors and sewing machine to get the full effect.

Ta Da!  With every purchase of mishshell jewelry they'll be in these bad boys :)

DIY- How to make your own earwire

Hi all,  today I wanted to share how to make your own ear wire. I decided awhile back to start making my own vs soley using already made ones. This is a great way to really make your jewelry 100% handmade. It's very easy to do and you'll save $$$$ doing it too :) 

What you'll need: 

20-22gauge half hard wire

Round nose pliers

Wire cuter

Nail file to smooth down the sharp edges

Something round to bend the wire over to give it it's shape. I use a big fat marker or a hammer handle

Simple as that. I added some photos for visual aid :) Please let me know if you have any questions :) 

Happy Earring making! I'll be posting up some new earrings I made this week and will be adding to the shop.

xoxo

Here's what you'll be making.

What you'll need to get you started.

Cut your wire to the length you want. I usually do 2.5 inches.

I'm using a big marker to bend over the pen to make the shape.

It will turn out like this.

Take your round nose pliers and make a loop at one end. I usually do both at the same time so they are even (at least close to even as possible). 

Take the other end and make a little indention so the earring doesn't slip out when you wear them. Tada! You made your earwire !

Slip on on your gemstone or whatever design you have made, onto the earwire and you've completed your 100% hand made earrings! 

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