Wordless Wednesday: Bouncing Boys

Our new bounce house got here on Friday, and the boys have been having a blast in it! Thanks again to Dee and Play House Bouncers!

Berry Sweet

This purple stained thumb......is from picking lots of these: Blackberries are in season here, which means lots of fresh grown yumminess without having to actually grow things:) My thumbs are much better at being purple than they are at being green!

So we grabbed a big bowl...
... and headed down our little road...
...to search for berries!
Some of us got a little distracted by rocks and bugs.
But we still came home with a big bowl of yumminess...

...that was quickly turned into a pie!

I used this recipe:

Brigid's Blackberry Pie

1 (15 ounce) package pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
4 cups fresh blackberries
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
Directions
1.Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a 9 inch deep dish pie pan with one of the crusts.
2.Place the blackberries in a large bowl. Stir together the sugar, flour, and salt. Sprinkle over the berries, and toss to coat. Pour into the pie crust. Dot with butter. Place the other pie crust over the top, and secure to the bottom crust by pressing with a fork, or fluting with your fingers. Cut a design in the top crust with a sharp knife to vent steam.
3.Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the top crust is browned. Let cool to almost room temperature before serving to allow the filling to set.

...and it turned out SUPER yummy!

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P.S. Brownie points for Cindy and {my IRL friend} Ashley for guessing that the purple stained thumb was from berry picking:)

Top 10!

Last week I entered my Antique Sewing Machine Drawer Makeover into The DIY Club's contest. And I was chosen as one of the top 10!

Now, I just need lots of people who really liked my crafty idea to go and vote for me:)

Anyone can vote, but you only get to vote one time!

Go HERE or HERE or HERE to vote!

Socializing

I added these fun new buttons to my blog this week. They are in my sidebar on the right--->.

They were really easy to add! If you would like to have these SUPER cute social networking buttons on your blog, head over to this tutorial on 733 A Creative Blog to learn how to add them yourself!

And if you want to,go click on the buttons to follow me on twitter, facebook, or to subscribe to my blog feed:)

Dilemma Almost Solved

A few weeks ago I posted this dilemma:

My candle holder with it's broken candles and kind of boring color!
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Then I shared a little bit of vinyl craftiness with the addition of this {oh so cute} number 6. I obviously painted the candle holder too. This is Krylon Bahama Sea spraypaint, which I am currently in love with:) I finally found the solution to the broken candles....which I think may have been suggested by a reader on my first dilemma post. I got a pack of six little terra cotta pots at Hobby Lobby. They were marked $2.27 and they were on sale for 50% off...so I got all six of them for a little over a dollar! As cute as they are, the color is just too close to the Sherwin Williams Baked Clay that is on the walls in my living room. So, I got out my trusty black spray paint and gave all six pots a good coating.
I think it turned out really great, and it looks completely different than it did when I started! Now, I am planning to melt down a few old candles to make the pots candles, because I know it will be almost impossible to find some that fit in the pots perfectly.

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We've also been busy outside. Here's a little hint.... I'll share more next week:) I hope you have a SUPER weekend!

I'm linking up with these awesome parties: