Crockpot Chicken Tacos

3 ingredients, that is all you need for this awesome and may I say YUMMY Chicken taco recipe!  If you like chicken, taco's and dinner that you don't need to do any work for then this is your recipe!

Crockpot Chicken Tacos
Recipe taken from My Chocolate Therapy

- 6 boneless chicken breasts
- 16 oz jar of salsa
- 1 packet taco seasoning

Just add the salsa and taco seasoning together, stir and add chicken.  I basically coat the chicken in the seasoning, then add the salsa on and around the chicken!  Cook on low 4 hours, or if you need it to go longer cook for 6 or 8 hours, whatever you need!

For the taco's, just whip up whatever you like on them! Cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream are just to name a few.  You can use hard or soft tortilla's, flour or corn for soft!  They also make good enchilada's or burrito's.  Whatever your hearts desire. 

FamILY Glass Block

I wish I owned a cricut so I could cut out vinyl in the words and phrases that mean the most to me.  Then create something out of them with my favorite colors on canvas's or wood, even glass.  

This past weekend I went to visit my grandparents because my grandpa turned 90 last week.  Of course I had to do a little shopping since we have NOTHING here in this small ghetto druggie town.  I found a store called craft warehouse and instantly fell in love.  They had EVERY project I could ever imagine/wanted to do.  So, I grabbed a few things that were in my budget and I cannot wait to try them out!

Materials:

- glass block of your size

- string of mini lights

- iridescent tinsel (if wanted, I saw some blocks with just light/sand/marbles....)

- vinyl lettering of your choice (whether its your own or store bought)

Really the directions speak for themselves, but I thought I would write something out real quickly.  Start out by making sure the block is clean and free of smudges and finger prints.  Then position your quote how you want it and make a couple tick marks to make sure it is straight.  Then peel off the baking (if it has one like mine did) and stick it to the block, starting at one corner.  Using some sort of straight edge to make sure there are no bubbles, press down the rest of the vinyl.

Then add your lights and tinsel to your hearts desire!!  I still have half a bag of tinsel left to make another one at some point.  Also, like any lights, plug them in to make sure they actually do work.  

Voila! You have your finished product in under 30 minutes!  It looks really cool at night all plugged in!

Shaving Cream Fun

I like to experiment with new things/ideas that would make my sons world just a little bit brighter.  I cannot wait until he is older and I can implement what I was taught in college as a future teacher.

A friend found on pinterest an idea for the bath tub that included shaving cream and food coloring.  It was a hit with her son, so I decided to try it with Riley.  He had a blast, though I think my husband had more fun painting my son like Van Gogh!

You take just plain ole shaving cream, your muffin tin and food coloring and have fun!  Make sure you grab a couple paint brushes as well!  A little side note...from what I read online sometimes the food coloring can stain your tub.  It hasn't with mine, but I also wash my tub out right away as well.

You see how Riley is all painted...yep Mike's doing!

He loved every minute of it!

And one more picture for good measure, and just because I have the cutest little boy on the planet!

Helping daddy in the garage!

DIY Coasters

I seem to start these DIY posts out with "I have always wanted...".  It is true, everything that I plan on making are things that I have always wanted for my house.  This time I have always wanted a GOOD set of coasters.  Something that screamed my style.  Before we just had some cheap kind, that my son actually got into and started eating the cork on the bottom.  So, they had to go and these wonderful pinterest inspired ones I came up with!

Thanks Frugal Girls for your help!

The one's I found on pinterest wanted me to use resin!  One, I do not have the time or patience for that and two it looked TOO complicated for me.  So I searched the internet for a different solution and found it: Modpodge!  All I needed was modpodge.  A few of the blogs I looked at said that, so that is what I went with.  

Materials:

- tiles (HD or Lowes has them sold individually)

- Modpodge (matte or glossy, I use Matte)

- Felt for the bottom (you can find already precut circles or buy enough to cover the bottom)

- brushes

- pictures

- clear coating spray (I used polyurethane)

I first started out by cutting my pictures down to just a little bit under 4 in x 4 in, the same as my tiles.  I did 4 in color and 4 in black and white.  My husband got me 10, so I did 2 as a starting point to make sure it was going to work/how it would turn out before I did my 8 real ones.  The extra two are in my bedroom on our nightstands!

Next I applied a generous coat of modpodge to the tile so that the picture would stick and stick forever!  I laid something moderately heavy on top of the picture so that it would set well with the modpodge.

Once it was dry and set to the tile, I applied a good coat of modpodge over the picture and let that dry for about 20 minutes or so.  Applying a couple coast over the picture makes sure the picture will not come up over time.  Let the last coat of modpodge dry a good half a day to full day or so.

If you are somewhat impatient like me and want to start using your pretty and awesome coasters, you only waited about half a day! ha ha  I went outside to a well ventilated area, which was my garage (with the garage door open).  Spray in an area you do not mind "water proofing", and apply a thin coat of the spray.  Then wait 10-15 minutes (or whatever it says on the can) and apply another thin coat.  Do this 2-3 times and let the tiles dry over night/24 hours until you can completely use them.  Store in a NOT cold weather environment or else they will come out sticky.  So bring them inside to dry!!

Once they are all dry, get out your hot glue gun and glue your felt to the bottom of your coasters.  I just cut out 4 small squares and placed them at each corner of the bottom of the coaster, or you can cut out a full square and place it on the bottom.

Once they are done, put them somewhere you will be proud to display them!