Mason Jar Herbs

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I've been wanting to plant some herbs for a long time now. So, I decided I'd finally get it done today and I'm so so happy about it!! I love the way my project turned out for my kitchen and I love having fresh herbs around the house!  When I was asked to do this post by Miracle-Gro I went and checked out their Find beauty in the Fall web page and they have TONS of ideas for you to plant some fun Fall gardening! I love it. It makes me want to grow a green thumb ;) But seriously I have killed every plant I've tried to grow and I'm hoping Miracle-Gro can help me out with this! You can check out the Miracle-Gro Facebook page to get more tips. I can use all the help I can get! So. Here is how I started out this project:
First I found a random scrap piece of wood in my garage. Drew the funky shape I wanted to hang my herbs on. Cut it out with your handy dandy jig-saw. Which, by the way, I have officially fallen in love with!


Next, paint your board & mark where you want the nails to be. Uhmm have you seen this trick on Pinterest?? Put some tape where the nail needs to go, stick it to your board and you have the perfect nail hole placer


Now, nail your Pipe Clamps (you can find these at any Lowes or Home Depot) You make have to pry the holes a little to make them a little wider for you nail to fit through. and place your Mason Jar herbs into the holders. When you transplant your herbs into your jars, make sure to add rocks to the bottom so you can get proper drainage! I used Miracle-Gro Liqua-Feed for my herbs and I'm hoping it will help my poor herbs to live :) 

I love love my new herbs and am so excited to share a good recipe using some next week!

Breakfast Casserole Recipes

We recently had Miss Elsie’s blessing. It was beautiful and we had all of our family there to support us. It was absolutely lovely. We also had all of our family over for a little brunch. We made breakfast casserole, bagels, fruit & juice. Here are the recipes for the breakfast casseroles. I’m going to be honest, I only got a picture of one of the recipes because the other was a total FAIL. I tried it in the crockpot & with fresh potatoes and it didn’t quite work out (gag!) But when my father-in-law makes it, it is DElish.

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE (pictured) 1 - 1 1/2 lbs. sausage (Hillshire Farms--Polska Keilbasa is best) 6 slices bread w/out crust (Cheap white Sandwich bread is best) 2 cups grated cheese 6 eggs 2 1/4 cup Milk 3 T. Dry Mustard (optional) 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup 1/2 cup Mayo Vegetables if desired (I saute yellow or green peppers, mushrooms to get out some of the water, I have added fresh tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, green onions, zucchini (sauted), spinach and all have been good) Butter 9X13 Pan, Brown Sausage, Arrange 6 slices of bread in bottom of pan, top with cooked sausage and vegetables, then add grated cheese. Stir eggs and add other ingredients to egg mixture and pour over casserole. Refrigerate overnight!! Bake 1 hour (until golden and cooked in center--I sometimes cook an extra 15-20 min.) at 375 degrees.   BREAKFAST CASSEROLE WITH POTATOES -32 oz frozen hash browns -1 C butter -2 C shredded jack cheese -2 C cheddar cheese -2 C bacon or cooked sausage -1 can evaporated milk -6 eggs -1 can green chilies *Spray 9x13 pan with Pam. Bake thawed hash browns with melted butter poured over at 425 deg for 25 minutes. Layer cheese and meat over potatoes. Beat eggs and milk together, add in green chilies. Pour over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 min.

It’s Autumn Time…

or I can pretend it is right?? I’m dying for some cooler weather. The other day it did get into the 70s for about a second and it was FANtastic. It put me into a very Fall mood. My 3 Autumn decorations are up and I feel like maybe it’s about time I get a couple more?? What do you think? So, I put together a ginormous list of some cool Fall things. Recipes, décor…now go visit them and get your Autumn on!


1.Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins 2.6 decorations under $6 3.4x4 Pumpkins 4.Free Fall Printable 5. Fall Jars 6.Centerpiece 7. Rope Pumpkins 8. Fabric Pumpkins 9.Pinecone Garland 10. Thankful Banner 11. Taco Soup 12. Twine Pears 13. Wheat Display 14. Yarn Wrapped Gourds 15.Fall Mantle 16.Candy Corn 17. Spinach Artichoke Dip 18. Broccoli Cheese Soup 19. Fall Jars 20. Country Living 21. Silhouette Pumpkin 22. Tomato Basil Soup 23. Pottery Barn 24.Fall Pillow 25. Stocking Pumpkin

Friday Faves {hair}

Today I thought I’d feature some of my favorite hair products for Friday Faves. I’m a licensed hair dresser and love trying new products. Here are some of my favorites so far…
1. S-Factor Smoothing Shampoo & Conditioner. Yum. I love the smell and love the way it makes my hair feel. Your hair will smell like skittles for days.

2. S-Factor Dream Drops. This has Jojoba oil & nutrients to nourish hair but doesn’t weigh it down. I seriously love them and you can’t beat the smell. Divine. I use it on my wet hair & always before I straighten or curl my hair.

3. When my hair is feeling especially fried I love Joico’s K-Pak Shampoo & Conditioner. I typically switch my shampoo & conditioner every other time and find my hair is cleaner & smoother that way. Joico K-Pak is the ultimate in reconstructing damaged hair. It has protein to help re-build your hair from the inside out.

4. I know this is a lot about Shampoo & Conditioner but I don’t use a lot of product in my hair. I love Schwarzkopf Repair Rescue. But their smoothing & color shampoo/conditioners are great too!


5. And for when I want to wear my hair curly, I love Foxy Curls. I’ve tried a lot of curly hair products and this has got to be my favorite. It smells heavenly and leaves my hair defined but not crunchy. I use the Contour Cream.

Hope this helped ya’ll to pick out your next hair care products! Have a great weekend!

When Life Gives You Lemons..

There’s something about fresh lemonade that makes all of life’s troubles seem not so bad. Not that I’m going through anything horrendous right now but sometimes you just need a break from life to sit back and enjoy. So that’s what I did. I made some ice cold lemonade, sat at my table and enjoyed. Now let’s get real it only lasted about 5 minutes before the baby was hungry, and the girls were tearing through the house like tornadoes. But it was a wonderful break anyway.


Lemonade Recipe
4 lemons (juiced) or sliced and pressed ( I have the pampered chef pitcher that squeezes lemon slices)
4 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
Mix & add lots of ice. Sit & sip awhile :)

Friday Faves {no. 15}

 

1. I just bought this cutest polish. For Audrey by China Glaze. To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of China Glaze (OPI is my fave) It just doesn’t go on as smooth…BUT I love love love this color.

2. Bahahah Please tell me you’ve seen the The Laurence Welk Show skit on SNL. I can’t get through it without snorting or peeing my pants. Jk. But seriously…go watch it.

3. Oh. My. Word. Isn’t this the cutest?? If only Miss B & R would let me dress them however I wanted…

4. I’m thinking I need to order myself an instagram book. I love Instagram. It’s fast and easy. And what better way to document my life full of Sonic drinks and my babies faces??

 

5. This hanging “zoo” is such a cute idea! I’m thinking I need it for my girls room and their zillions of tiny stuffed animals. Plus it will prevent them from dumping out the entire crate on the floor and never picking them up. Just sayin….