| RE: Painting Bathroom With Light Pink Fixtures |
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I think a creme color with chocolate brown accents might be nice ... View related article. |
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| RE: Flip Flop Quilt |
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I love this quilt. The colors and repetition of the gingham really make it. It looks like something you would see in a gift boutique. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Frugal Tips When Shopping for Clothing |
I always shop at the end of the season and put away things for the next season.
The key is not to buy items that are too trendy. Plain items are best when doing this kind of shopping.
However, when looking through clearance I have often found seperates that are overly embellished and are hard to match or just look tacky. I check to see how the embellishments are attached and if they are sticthed on rather than screen printed or ironed on I remove them.
Today I bought a magenta shirt at a discount store for one dollar. It had no defect except for a one inch band of sequins that traversed the neckline, so I removed them. It's crazy how sometimes plain items sell for higher prices and have no embellishment so I always look for items like this.
Also if you're a good seamstress (I'm not :) ) or are crafty you can save these embellishments for other projects they maybe more suited to. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Recipes From North Carolina |
I have lived in Eastern NC for over half my life, I spent my early childhood in CA. I work in a resturant that serves country buffet style food. I don't cook there but, I do know a few easy ways to incorporate NC style into any meal.
If your fiance likes seafood a really easy thing to do is fried flounder, use seafood breader that you can buy at most grocery stores. An easy side that usually shows up at a fish fry is believe it or not...
peeled and sliced cucumbers covered with apple cider vinegar and seasoned with salt and pepper (so easy)
Hushpuppies usually accompany this and I think any onion flavored mixes are basically pretty good. Just make sure you fry the hushpuppies first then the fish! :)
NC style pork BBQ is a huge deal here but, honestly is next to impossible to make just for a couple. There are some recipes out there for crockpot NC BBQ but, I wouldn't try it.
There is a also a fast food chain here that is like a million times better than KFC it's called Bojangles, if you are a good cook fried chicken aqnd biscuits maybe the way to go and remember biscuit mixes are perfectly fine unless it's Bisquick, it just so happens that Bisquick is good for everything except biscuits.
Depending on what he likes collard greens or turnip greens could be a huge thing for him. They too like most simple things can be screwed up quite easily. I would definately research some recipes if you are adventurous to try something like that. Another thing is that NO MATTER WHAT most southerners overcook and over season all vegetables ( this may be exaggeration on my part as CA is the capital of fresh produce) so opening a can of french cut string beens and adding a small amount of pork seasoning could possibly make his day.
A final suggestion which lots of people like but, I could do without is "tomatoes and rice" yes you guessed it cook some white rice open a can of stewed tomatoes and plop them on top and salt and pepper.
Good Luck from an experianced eater and a mediocre cook ... View related article. |
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| RE: Sprite Cake |
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I am so glad you posted this recipe. I love the 7-Up cakes they sell at the grocery stores around here but, who knows what kind of preservatives are in them, and 5 dollars is a little crazy for a cake. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Country Sunflower Table |
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This looks really nice. I might change my tablecloth soonish. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Decorating for a Woman's Ministry Meeting |
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I would buy a roll of black electrical tape at a dollar store, or use some if you already have some. And look for anything you already have at your house, if you have any plastic bowls, cups or vases that are yellow you can stripe them with the tape and when you're done all you have to do is peel it off and wash. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Removing Beads that are Super Glued to a Camera |
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Maybe, very carefully sand the beads and thick part of the glue with a small nail file until the smallest parts of glue can be chipped off. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Cleaning Plastic Bead Curtain |
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Well if they are greasy and/or dusty from being near the kitchen steam may clean them. I would try putting an iron on the steam setting and spraying steam on them, before wiping them off. Heat would be the main thing. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Covering Cardboard Box with Fabric |
I would use spray adhesive on the surfaces of the box, like the top of the lid for example, then pleat the corners tuck them under (pull them tightly) and use hot glue to glue under the lip. If you care about the inside of the boxes I would get some felt and cut it to size and spray adhesive it down.
Also never try to move the fabric after you've put the spray adhesive on it will get messy and annoying. And if the material isn't thick enough it will bleed through.
I like 3M spray adhesive. it comes in a big can for the money. The elmers is usually with scrapbooking items and is usually more expensive for the size, and from what I've heard not so great for bigger projects. ... View related article. |
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