1. What is your favorite outfit pin?

It's bright. It's springy. Wish I lived somewhere where wearing this would be normal.



2. What is your favorite food pin?

Cocktail. Mason jar. Delicious.

3.What is your favorite wedding pin?

I know there are all kinds of fun crafts and DIYs that could have made the list, but after planning a wedding, this is my favorite.


4. What is your favorite DIY/craft pin?

5.What is your favorite quote/verse/lyric pin?

6. Share one more random pin you love.

Oh How Pinteresting Wedding Wednesday Edition

Linking up for Oh How Pinteresting Wednesday! With my favorites from this week, all wedding related. I know you wanna see ;) 

Love this idea for the kids having something to do!

                                                                     Source: danielandtabitha.com via Krista on Pinterest

Can't wait to do this on my wall!

                                                                         Source: offbeatbride.com via Krista on Pinterest

Putting a positive spin on a rainy wedding day

                                                                         Source: Uploaded by user via Krista on Pinterest

Pretty sure this a must

                                                                       Source: google.com via Krista on Pinterest

Saw It. Pinned It. Did It. Wedding Invitation Ornament!

  Time for the Thursday Link-up with Stephanie from A Beautiful Mess and Katie from Keep Calm and Carry On

I am after this pin today....the wedding invitation Christmas Ornament!

                                                                   Source: christyrobbins.blogspot.com via Krista on Pinterest

I know Christmas has passed but it's  a perfect time to gather up the plastic ornaments at Michael's and A.C. Moore 75% off! I personally had this planned months ago for my best friend's wedding invitation. Had to wait to gift it to her and the Mr. before I could reveal.   But you can definitely make something cute like this before you pack up all the decorations or next year when you open up the decorations. Especially if you have your own wedding come up this year...nice way to start preparations on your own ornament!

Ok, let's get to it. You start with the clear ornament...

Cut your invitation up into small strips

Roll each strip around a pencil...lost the picture on the one. It should come out all curly. And then you should also have a cute kitty come play with it.

The invitation I had included a wrap around ribbon, so I used that as the loop on the ornament.

Ta Da! Finished project :) Nice homemade ornament to remember their wedding :)

Saw it. Pinned it. Did it. {Fail}

Ok, so I very recently participated in an Ornament Blog Sawp.

You might have read about it here.

Basically, I had high hopes Pinterest would come through for me and lead me to the perfect ornament. Well, I guess I could say it did do that. Just the execution was off. So here goes My saw it. Pinned it. Did it.


So here is where it started....

Source: bystephanielynn.com via Carol on Pinterest

Tell me how easy that looks!


So off to Michaels and AC Moore I went. Gather my snow, styrofoam balls, foam paint brush. But I did forget the glue. Oops. So I thought it would be ok to improvise with wood glue. It said dries clear so why not? Well, folks.

{Here, is where I discovered I can not find any of the pictures I put together as I was doing this...womp, womp}

Ok. So fail 1. But I would not give up! I tried again...this time with actual craft glue as it suggests. Dried clear...give it a go and try to glue it. FAIL AGAIN. See how it all crinkled and gathered? Safe to say the cupcake holder was too big or the foam ball was too small. So off to another trip to Michaels and grocery stores to find the perfect fit. Unfortunately, another purchase of cupcake holders yielded the same result. (No picture for these because it was at this point I threw my hands in the air...or the ornament across the room. Either or ;)

But seeing as I still have one of the fails...snapped a quick pick.

That's my fail. Not cut out for that pin. But good luck to anyone who wants to try it. And clearly, it does work properly occasionally.


And I must end this post saying...me and this precious kitty have been together as mommy and fur baby for 3 years today. I picked her up an hour and a half away to bring her home and she has given me so much love.

Saw it. Pinned it. Did it.

I love these Pinterest challenges. Mainly because we all have about 500 pins and we do maybe 10% of them, if that. So it's always fun to have a challenge to try it.




This is one of my favorites that I pinned a few months ago. I can't even remember the first time I had SPinach artichoke dip, but the first bite I was in love. Which is surprising because I don't like spinach or artichokes. None the less, I always wondered if there was a way to make it at home and less cost effective. Not to mention, a little more healthy. Cue this pin!

                                                                            Source: foodnetwork.com via Krista on Pinterest

Recipe:

Mix 1 cup grated smoked mozzarella, 1/2 cup grated parmesan, 8 ounces cream cheese, 1 minced garlic clove, 1 box thawed frozen spinach, 1 jar artichoke hearts, and salt and pepper in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on high, 2 hours.

I opted for the healthier version of the above...Lite Cream Cheese and Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese. I also used regular bagged shredded mozzarella cheese. The smoked was just a pricier option for a test. 

Put it all in the slow cooker and an hour an half later done! I will say though the sides started to burn a little so maybe checking a little each time and stirring would have prevented that option. 

Taste Test: Not too bad!  but not as good as TGI Friday's....hmmm will be tweaking the recipe a bit the next time. But definitely a good try for guests coming over and you need a quick, hot dip. 



ok, now on to a different topic. And if you know me, then you know it is very appropriate...

Today marks 2 months until Christmas!!

That's right people. Two months to buy all those gifts. Two months until Santa comes with brand new toys to play. Two months to start to do all those Christmas pinterest projects...here are a few Christmas themed favorites I want to attempt!

A Blend to make the house smell nice!

                                                                      Source: make-it-do.com via Krista on Pinterest

Peppermint Martini!

  Source: martieknows.squarespace.com via Krista on Pinterest

2 months until Christmas also means...ABC Family Christmas is just around the corner! And let's be serious...we all wait for that.My DVR is all ready to be bombarded with every ABC Family movie and show and everythingggg!!!! Can you tell I am oh so excited for Christmas?!

But oh yes, note to everyone....we hope you understand but we will not be able to afford gifts this year, wedding and all so please accept all the handmade stuff you will get. thanks.

Pinterest Party!

My love for Pinterest can't even be described in words. I pin away hoping my wedding will be as beautiful as all the pins I am finding or I will look as awesome for my wedding day as every pin in Getting my Fitness On. But let's be serious.

We all pin and rarely do anything with it. Guilty as charged. I have made one thing out of my pins. The breakfast crock pot casserole. And it wasn't that good. But all the rest of the 436? Not. A. One.

So I was definitely intrigued when I saw 20sb hosting a Pinterest Party. Basically, a challenge to make or do something on that you have pinned. Challenge accepted.

                                                                       Source: someecards.com via Mashable on Pinterest

Lately, my hair has been all kinds of eh. I know I need some sort of deep conditioning treatment but it hasn't been in my budget to purchase a professional deep condition. Que in this pin I pinned a week or so ago.

                                                                            Source: repinly.com via Krista on Pinterest

It is the egg yolk and olive oil recipe mask that you smooth over your hair and it can look this good. Yes and yes. I need to do something to fix this mess of a mop on top of my head.

 Here is how everything started...

Gross right? Here we go!

First, you need some eggs. Which I think I had some of....and apparently Bud Light too.

Then I separated the egg yolks just as it says.

 Then came the Olive oil (I only had extra virgin olive oil so that's what I used)

 This is the icky mixture after the cup of water and mixing. Doesn't look like anything but give it a try by scooping it on my hair over the tub. Then squeezed the excess and let sit for 15 minutes.

Excuse the goofy face. I think I was non too pleased with the result.

After playing with eggs, wasting olive oil and making a mess in the bathroom, the mixture DID NOT work. You can still the same frizz in my hair and it looks exactly the same as when I started. Just have a slight egg smell to my hair. Attractive. 

Maybe the regular olive oil would have been better. Or I didn't mix well. I just don't know. If you know what I did wrong because this has worked for you please let me know! Otherwise, I won't ever be wasting anymore eggs in my hair.

Now that I have that over with I am more inspired to complete more pins and I challenge you to the same! It's a weird sense of hey I pinned it and actually did something with it. Trust me.

Can't wait until I try my next pin!

Friday's Letters

Time for my Friday's Letters!

Dear 10 month Wedding Checklist- You are not going anywhere. Let's fix that shall we? Photographer, Videographer ASAP!

Dear engagement ring- I miss you. I know you will come back all shiny and pretty but my finger still feels naked! Missing you <3

Dear new job-I am getting the hang of you. I think we might get along just fine. Crazy how a change of scenery changes so many things. Let's see what is to come.

Dear Lily- Get ready for all the attention. Maybe it will help your attitude. Maybe not. Then we will just get you a cat tower. We will see. Spoiled princess.

Dear beast of a car- Why are your brakes squealing? I just had some pads put on you. I would really appreciate it if you waited a couple of months before I needed to spend a fortune on brakes. Thanks, much appreciated.

Dear Pinterest- Why do I always end up here when I could be doing so many more productive things? Oh, maybe this why....

Source: stylemepretty.com via Krista on Pinterest

ps. just learned this embedding feature...

 I will be doing so many DIYs for my wedding thanks to you. At least I hope so, stay tuned.

Dear blog- I can't wait until I can get back to my regular posts about my thoughts and life. Hopefully life will slow down after I get used to the new job, new place and many wedding activities. I really miss it all!