Fall Burlap Wreath

I made a burlap wreath!! I love how they can transition in to any season! All you have to do is change out the ribbon and the decor (if you have decor on it). I forgot to take pictures of the making process, but it's not that many steps...

I bought 3 burlap rolls from Michaels (in the wedding section), then folded them into 3 inch folds and rubberbanded each folded roll so that they would start to crease.

I took a goldish wire hanger and made it into a circle (like the ornament wreath) but this time after I un-twisted the top part I straightened out the hook part.

Then I strung all the burplap on and used pliers to re-twist the hanger together.

Twist and spread out the burlap and you're done!

Since tomorrow is the start of the fall season I decided I wanted some fall decor on the wreath and found the two felt pupkins at Hobby Lobby. I hot glued a saftey pin to the back so that when fall is over and if I decide I want something else on there I can easily remove the pumpkins! Genius...I know! Ha ha...jk.

September Meal: Baked Halibut with Spaghetti Squash

So a little back story...my family does not buy fish from the store anymore, except tuna. I know weird. A few years ago my dad and brother decided to go fishing up in Canada and brought home a lot of fish that when we ran out they booked another trip. We eventually ran out again and so off they went for a third time to catch our fish...ha ha. This time my brother ended up catching a 60 pound halibut and when they got back my dad gave me a few fillets...yay! Halibut is probably my favorite fish because it doesn't taste fishy. Anyways...back to the food...

Once again I decided I wanted to try a healthier starch option and had seen spaghetti squash being used in the blog-o-sphere so I decided to give it a shot! (I had to even go back to the store for it because the first time they were completely out!)

This is by far my favorite fish seasoning. I believe you it hails from Williams Sonoma.

I rubbed the fish down with a little bit of olive oil then generously sprinkled on the potlatch seasoning. Then I popped it in the oven for 25 mins at 350 degrees F. I cooked it for 25 instead of 20 because one piece was really thick and still a little frozen.

The fish came out great! As did the broccoli, but the spaghetti squash...not so much. I followed directions I found on pinterest that said you could bake it like a potato in the microwave instead of waiting forever for it to be done in the oven. So I poked the squash all over and stuck it in the microwave for 10 mins (the directions said 8 but I was like ehh I like 10 better). Turns out 10 might not have been enough. What little I could get out was still crunchy and I was very confused on what all was considered the seed area. I mean I saw the seeds and could pick them out one by one, but the part around them was really soft unlike the outer part so yeah...whatever...ha ha.  I still ate what I put on my plate with a little but of garlic salt and Parmesan cheese. Overall the spaghetti squash was way more edible than the cauliflower incident.

Nautical Baby Shower Card

I used my Wall Decor and More Cricut cartridge for this cute little sail boat for a baby shower we had at work last week. I love how it turned out!

I wasn't sure what size boat I would need, but since the first one I cut out was really small... I ended up putting it on the envelope.

Looking back through pictures of my cards I noticed I hardly ever take pictures of them from the right side so I decided to switch it up!

Movies, Movies, Movies

Once again I have lots of movie reviews for y'all! 4 out of the 5 were watched within 24 hours...ha ha...I promise I do have a life outside of movies and TV.

1. Happy Feet 2

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This one wasn't as cute as the first one, but I still liked it! I mean it's about penguins, how am I not going to like it?!?! There are some new characters this time including a puffin and krill. Also, I didn't realize this until I looked up the movie poster, but P!NK replaced Brittany Murphey as the penguin Gloria. Since it had been so long since I had seen the first Happy Feet I didn't even notice while watching. 


2. Eat Pray Love

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So this movie was just about as boring as the book I never finished...ha ha. And it was a ridiculously long movie. However, since I never read the Bali part I paid more attention because it was all new material. Honestly, I could have gone my whole life without watching the movie, but since I had read part of the book I wanted to see if the movie would be better. Guess I found out my answer.

3. Dolphin Tale



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This was a good, heart warming story. So heart warming in fact that I went to seewinter.com. Not much else to say other than I think you should rent it, netflix it or record it when it comes back on TV (I think I recorded it off HBO).

4. Lawless



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This was good and violent and bloody. Yet, when I was telling my mom about it she asked if it was a comedy...ha! Far from it. But some parts do make you laugh. It's about three brothers and their moonshining business during prohibition. It's probably one of the best movies I've seen in the theater recently.

5. The Possession



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I was so ready to be scared/freaked out, but I wasn't. This was nowhere near as good as the original Exorcist. This movie claims to be a true story of what happened to a family over 29 days. It all starts from a box that the little girl finds at a yard sale. I actually like the little girl as an actor. She was in a show, The Firm, that I became addicted to last season until it got canceled.


Beef and Beans

I can't believe I've never posted this recipe! It's probably the easiest thing to make! All you need is a pound of beef and a can of these...

Brown your meat with whatever seasoning you like...I usually use the Salt Grass Steakhouse steak seasoning, drain the grease, place pan back on stove, add your beans and stir everything together until the beans are hot. Serve on top of chips or in a tortilla and top it off with some salsa! There you have it...one of the easiest and quickest weeknight dinners.

What I've Been Watching

I've seen 4 movies recently...2 in theaters and 2 rentals. Normally I would do a post for each of these, but I thought I would change it up a bit.

1. Hit and Run

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Run far away from this movie...or at least wait for it to come out on netflix. Luckily, I went to the very first showing so it didn't cost me an arm and a leg to watch this disaster. While I like the actors in this movie, this movie just did nothing for me. It felt more like they all just got together and were like "hey let's make a movie and not try that hard." However, I did chuckle a few times so I guess it wasn't a total loss.

2. Premium Rush

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Not bad. We saw this over labor day weekend up in OKC. We all agreed this was a decent movie and rated it about a 6 out of 10. You have to pay attention to when the movie flashes the times because it jumps around a lot. The thing that bugged me the most was the guy that played the cop...Michael Shannon...the way he talked bugged the heck out of me. Again, I would suggest waiting for this to come out for rent.

3. Julie and Julia

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I've been waiting a long time to watch this movie. I would always forget to add it to netflix and then last month, August 15, was Julia Child's 100th birthday and one of my favorite sweet shops, Ooh La La, had a special going for her brownies so I grabbed one of those and added the movie to netflix and had a plan to celebrate her birthday for her. However, netflix didn't have the movie as watch instantly so I was going to have to wait a while until I found that it was coming on TV so I could record it then...yay!

I thought it was cute, but I don't think I could handle much more of Julia Child, she/her voice was annoying. And the haircut for Julie bugged me. However, I thought the movie was made well and loved all the lines about her blog...funny how a little ol' blog can take over your life.

4. Warrior

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I've saved the best for last! Why, oh why didn't I feel the need to see this in theaters. I like fighting movies and I like Tom Hardy (ok I really just started to notice him in This Means War but whatever) so why did I wait so long to see this. I absolutely loved this movie (and I loved that it was on watch instantly). I loved that I didn't know what was going to happen or who was going to win. I even got goose bumps at one point!  I thought all sides of this movie had great story lines. Also, I would like to give a shout out to Elizabeth for telling me about Tom Hardy being in this movie.

There you have it...all of my most recent movie adventures all wrapped into one! Have you seen any of these? Or are the any movies you think I need to see? Let me know!!

Happy Labor Day

I did it! I finally made a yarn wreath!!! Using yarn didn't really bug me, but what did was the straw wreath. The straw wreaths aren't all nice and smooth all the way around. They are bumpy, lumpy and messy. But in the end I'm pleased with how the wreath turned out.

I used navy, bright red and white yarn and a navy ribbon to hang it. The stars are from white textured cardstock and I used my Cricut to cut them out. I just have sticky tape on the back of them right now...I need to think of a more permanent solution eventually.

Hope everyone is having a fabulous Labor Day!