Happy New Year!

I just wanted to take a minute to wish everybody a Happy New Year!

I will be starting 2012 off with a new look (2nd week of January) and an actual posting schedule!!

What are you going to change in 2012?

Vanity's Peacock Christmas Tree

I'm one of those moms who has a mismatched hodgepodge of ornaments. Nothing really matches and 80 - 90 % of our ornaments are homemade (mostly by kiddos) or sentimental. I have always wanted a cool looking tree that matches, but I just cannot bring myself to not put up all the sentimental stuff.
I mean really, what is Christmas without sentiment?

Knowing all that, I bet your wondering who's tree this it. This super cute Peacock Christmas Tree belongs to my friend, and guest blogger, Vanity.

This woman can turn anything into a masterpiece and this tree is no exception!

Guest Post by Vanity: Christmas Gift Under $1

Christmas is my FAVORITE time of year and I love to give presents to everybody.....but my budget doesn't allow me to. This year I decided I was still going to try, but I didn't want to give crap either. Ive made hot packs for my back for years and I absolutely love them, so I dug around in my closet and found some left over fabric from doing my girls room. Then I ran to my local store which happens to be Wal-Mart and grabbed the biggest bag of rice I could find for the best price.....the store brand ended up being my best bet. The entire HUGE bag was only $10.47 plus tax.

That's Right, I Do Hair & Makeup

This is my friend Ashley. We got time to play with our hair and makeup today so I did hers. Isn't it cute? She has a stacked out swing bob so there is not a whole lot of things you can do with her hair so I just curled it and pinned it back for a different look.

How to Clean Stoneware With Almost No Effort!

No, I did not switch the before and after pictures! I know it looks too good to be true. I can hardly believe it myself.

Anybody who has stoneware knows that the only cleaning you can do with your stoneware is scraping and scrubbing with hot water and NO SOAP! You can occasionally use baking soda to aid in getting off the gross stuff but in my opinion it never made a difference.

I have been using stoneware for about eight years and I would use a stone until I couldn't stand to look at it anymore (because it was black) and would toss it and buy a new one. As you know, this gets expensive because this stuff is not cheap!