A fun pillow!

I saw these fun little chalkboard pillows while I was out shopping the other day...

they were a little pricey...so I thought I would make one...

I'm kinda wishin' I would have just bought one!

I love the way it turned out and I think it will be so fun to write little messages on...

but the chalkboard fabric was a little stiff and really hard to sew on!?!?

I am thinking about making a few for Mistletoe Market.

I have this fun chair in my front flower bed and I have been wanting to make a pillow for it but couldn't find the right fabric...

I think this one will be perfect!

family tree

This is a little family tree that I painted for my mom for Mother's Day this year! Very easy to make and it looks darling hanging with all of her family photos in the hall! I haven't made one for our house yet...but I really need to! I think I might make mine a little bigger than this one and leave a few branches so we can add a few pics to it over the years!

This is my new blog...

I have a passion for families,

decorating, crafts, doing fun things with my kids...

anything that goes into

making a house a home!

I hope this blog gives you lots of ideas of

fun things you can do as a family!

I thought that I would start today with a recipe...

My mom has been making these pancakes a lot

lately and they are so yummy!!!

berry cream pancakes

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons sugar

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1 cup buttermilk

1 tablespoon butter, melted

cream filling

(my kids aren't crazy about this part, so I just serve theirs with syrup)

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup confectioners sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups sliced fresh strawberries (or berries of your choice)

* in large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.

in another bowl, whisk egg, buttermilk and butter. stir into dry ingredients

until moistened.

*pour batter by 1/3 cupfuls onto a greased hot griddle. turn

when bubbles form on top of pancakes; cook

until second side is golden brown.

*meanwhile, in a small mixing bowl,

beat the cream cheese, confectioners sugar and

vanilla until smooth. spread down the center

of each pancake; top with berries. fold pancake

over filling. makes 8-19 filled pancakes.