Pin-Tested

I have been very busy for a couple of months, but I have managed to tackle some random pinterest projects.  Some were fabulous, others were failures! I will cover 5 in this blog and will have more Pin-Test blogs to come!  These are just my opinions on the Pins, so feel free to try them yourself and tell me if they pass or fail in your opinion!
Here are 5 of the Pins I have tried:

1.  Original pinner said "Just arrange your clothes on hanging Shelves To Go and drop them into your suitcase. When you arrive at your hotel, just hang them in the closet. No need to unpack."  

Find original pin HERE

I was actually very excited about this idea.  I tried it back in October while packing for our Florida vacation.  I found that while this sounded good in writing, it was not an efficient way to pack.  The "shelves" did not lay flat, so as you added more days of clothing, it ended up sitting funny in the suitcase.  Much to my disappointment, this did not work for me.

In my opinion this was a Pin-Fail. 

 

2. Original pinner said "Elmers glue and food colouring"

Find original pin HERE

 This one I tackled back in August; I was excited to have all the supplies that I needed on hand.  I painted a flower vase.  It streaks a little with drips and it is NOT meant to be washed afterwards, or touched with wet hands.  But, it definitely looks like sea-glass.  Here is what mine looked like:

This is now a decoration in my guest bathroom!

 

In my opinion:  Pin-Pass!

 3.  Original pinner said "Wine rack to hold bath towels"

Find original pin HERE

If you have read any of my other blog posts, you know that I recently updated my guest bathroom.  This is one thing I used.  I was concerned about how hard it would be to put the towels in and remove them for use, but it is actually very simple!  Here is the one I have in my bathroom:

 Clearly, this one is a Pin-Pass, in my opinion!

 4.  Original pinner said "Best Cookie Pie EVER!! Great for Kids Birthdays, and my Fiance would LOVE this at any time. MMMM"

Find original pin HERE

 These tasted like they were missing something.  I double and triple checked the recipe to make sure I added everything (I did).  However, I did cook them a few minutes longer than it said (on accident), so it wouldn't be fair to make my judgment based on that one experience.  I'll have to try again!

Pin- Undecided, I'll get post this again once I retry it! (If you try it before I get to, please let me know what you think!)

5. Original pinner said "pizza casserole" 

Find original pin HERE

 This was delicious!  I actually cut the recipe in half because I was only cooking for my husband and myself.  I put it in a square casserole dish.  I will be making this one again for sure!! 

Pin-Passed 

October-November

HOGWARTS!

Okay--so I have not been blogging as much as I intended to!  So many things have happened during the months of October and November. 
In October we took a vacation to Orange Lake Resort in Kissimmee, Florida!  We went to Universal Island of Adventures.  We were stoked to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, but ended up slightly disappointed.

My favorite section in Island of Adventures was Dr. Suess.  Avery rode on a carousel for the first time.  He hated it!

While we were in Florida, my baby turned 5 months old:

Then Halloween was on our doorstep before we knew it!

And then comes November.  My baby girl turned 1/2 a year old, and the kiddos Aunt Ashley came for a visit!

Now, here we are in the middle of November (not sure how September all of a sudden became November) and we are getting ready for the Holidays!  I am excited to start some Christmas Pinterest projects!

My next post will be about Pins I have tested and whether they passed for failed!!

"Diaper Cycle"

This "diaper cycle" was made for my brother-in-law and sister-in-law's baby shower.  This one was geared towards the daddy.  I got this idea from pinterest, of course!

Here is what I used:

• 28 diapers (I used Parents Choice size 2)
• 2 rubber bands
• Ribbon (I used tulle)
• 2 receiving blankets
• 1 link toy
• Bottle
• Baby washcloth
• 2 bibs
• A pair of socks
• Stuffed animal

I started by layering the diapers in the cake pan:

Then, I put a rubber band around the diapers, adjusting them to keep the right shape. (Don't forget to make 2 of these!!)

 Next, I tied tulle (ribbon can be used also) around each "tire" to hide the rubber band:

 Make sure that you have left a hole in the center of each tire:

 I then rolled up one of the receiving blankets and fed it through the front tire:

And through the back tire.  Once you have done that, be sure to hide the ends of the receiving blanket in the back tire:

Next, I rolled up the second receiving blanket and also fed it through the front tire.  This one will become the handle bars:

  Add one bib "fender" to each tire:

Wrap a bottle "head light" in a wash cloth:

Next bring the handle bars together and slide a linking toy around them:

Position the headlight and push the link down to hold it in place:

Add socks (stuffed with tissue paper to keep shape) and position the handle bars:

Finish it off with a stuffed animal:

Here are the instructions I followed.

Simple 3 Tier Diaper Cake

This diaper cake is super simple!  I made this one for my sister-in-law and brother-in-law's baby shower.  They are expecting baby girl, Harper, in October!  I can't wait to meet her!  My SIL does not like super girly (lots of pink) things, so I decided to go with neutral colors.  As with most things I have made, I was inspired by some blogs found on pinterest, but I did not follow any of the instructions.  I came up with my own ideas and played around with it until it looked the way I wanted it to.

Here are the supplies I used:

• Diapers (I used 68, size 2 parents choice diapers)
• Receiving blanket
• Fabric or ribbon
• Rubber bands
• Safety pins
• Base
• Cake pan
• and not pictured...tulle 

I started by folding the diapers in half:

I used the cake pan to get them in a circle easily:

Put a rubber band around the diapers:

Then, I added diapers to the circle until it was the size that I wanted the base to be:

 To help keep the shape, I rolled 4 diapers and put them in the center:

 I finished off the bottom layer by tying a piece of fabric in a bow (covering the rubber band):

For the second layer, I used all of the steps above, only using fewer diapers. I only had to use one rolled up diaper to fill the center. I folded a receiving blanket to cover this layer:

And used safety pins to hold it in place:

The top layer used the fewest diapers.  I wrapped it in the same fabric as the bottom layer, only this time I didn't do a bow, but used a safety pin.  I cut a few strips of tulle and stuffed it in the center:

 

At the baby shower:  (The motorcycle is in a different blog post!)