Check out this new pattern!

I am so making some of these for my girls for spring.

Vivienne Skirt Sizes 2-10 years | What's New | YouCanMakeThis.com

Happy 24-7
Jill

New Bag

This is my latest creation. First time I've tried to sew anything other than material. I love the way it turned out and the best thing, it's for myself.
Happy 24-7
Jill

Thankful for Teachers

I'm a little late on the, "give Sophi's teacher a gift for each holiday to show how much we love her" Thanksgiving gift. But this is it....

Candle from Wal-Mart

And the tag reads "You were 'MINT' to teach". I got this great idea from the talented ladies over a  tipjunkie.com, thanks ladies. Go check them out they have a ton of fun ideas.

Have a great 24-7
Jill

Best CrockPot Pork Tenderloin!

We love a good grilled pork tenderloin at our house. The problem is, it's 40 degrees and raining, COLD!!! So I tried our favorite marinade + crock pot = love! Everyone just ate it up (except my Mollie). So I wanted to share this recipe with you.
2lbs pork tenderloin (mine was 2.25lbs.)
1 pkg McCormick Brown Sugar Bourbon marinade (found mine at Wal-mart)
1/2 cup Southern Comfort (or you can use regular bourbon)
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp white vinegar
put all the ingredients in the crock pot then lay the pork on top and cook. I cooked my partly frozen (mostly thawed) pork in on high for about 3 hours, I did flip mine a few times but not necessary. Then on low for about 3 hours. At last on keep warm until we ate about 2 hours later. Perfect! If you want to leave it all day you might want to cook it on low for about 8 hours.
It was fall apart good.

Hope you enjoy!
Jill

Success!

Our tinted lip-glosses are a success. We made pink and red tinted and ...drum roll....chocolate scented. Yes it is brown but it goes on with no real color and it isn't sweet it is just scented. If I would make sweetened lip-gloss my girls lips would be forever chapped from licking it off there lips :). We are selling them for $2.00 and $.50 from each container sold is being donated to The American Heart Association. These make a great stocking stuffer.

Raising Money!

So the 7th fundraiser of the school year, came home on Monday. This time it is a great cause "Jump Rope for Heart", but how do you raise money again and so close to the holidays? You decide to start a little business and donate a portion of the profits to The American Heart Association. My girls are making lip-gloss and foot/body scrubs for the cause. We spent the day shopping for our ingrediences, so we can spend tomorrow putting together our product line. 

Of course we have to mix-up a batch of peppermint foot scrub to try in the bath tonight. I think I may like this new venture.

Wish us luck!

Jill

My baby is 7 today!

She sat there for a long time with the candle burning, her sister jumping up and down about wax on the cake, and she says "I don't know what to wish for, I have everything I want." I love her and her simple pleasures.