Sunday, March 11, 2018
New blog
I loved blogging so much, and enjoyed the friends that I made through my blog, but after having my third baby boy, I had so little time that my blog became abandoned. Then a couple years later I found myself pregnant again, with another boy! I now have four boys, life couldn’t be crazier or happier! Now that I am done having babies, I have decided to start a new blog lecultivateur.com I would be thrilled if y’all would follow along with me. Please comment on this, or my new blog...I would love to reconnect with everyone!!!💗
Monday, November 7, 2011
my love for linens
Friday, October 28, 2011
what to do with all those broken crayons?
First we took all the paper off of the crayons.
Then separated them into two empty soup cans, one for all the oranges, and the other for the black crayons.
I placed the two cans of crayons into a pot of boiling water. The crayons melted surprisingly fast!
Monday, October 24, 2011
a ghostly treat
Ingredients
3 large egg whites (room temperature)
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
miniature semisweet chocolate chips
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2. In a deep bowl, with a mixer at high speed, whip egg whites and cream of tartar to a thick foam. Continuing to beat, add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, then whip until meringue holds very stiff peaks.
6. Bake in a 200° oven until meringues begin to turn pale gold and are firm to touch, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours (1 to 1 1/4 hours in a convection oven); switch pan positions halfway through baking. Turn off heat and leave meringues in closed oven for 1 hour.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Fall Wreath
Every year as the air starts to get cooler and the leaves are begin to change color, I go out and gather beautiful colored leaves, acorns, rose hips, and whatever else I find fitting to make a simple, colorful fall wreath.
This is such an easy little project, and like most all of my projects, it is super cheap! The only things that I bought for this project was some clear glossy lacquer and a grapevine wreath. After gathering leaves and such, I simply glued (using a hot glue gun) the leaves, acorns, etc to the grapevine wreath and then gave it a shiny coat of lacquer to help preserve the leaves and all their beautiful colors.
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Clean and Scentsible
Thursday, October 13, 2011
How to tile a backsplash
This project only cost $115 and took less than an afternoon to do. So worth it!!!!
I purchased all my supplies (tile, thin set, grout, and tools) at Lowe's.
Multiply the length of your back splash area by the width of your back splash area to find the total square footage.
Step 2: Prepare your wall/ Cut Cement Board
Make sure to clean the wall that you are going to tile with an abrasive cleaner. Then, use your measurements to cut the cement board to size. This material is hard, but not too difficult to cut through. Use a razor knife to score one side, then turn the board over to finish the cut. Use caution when cutting to avoid pulling the mesh off the board.
Because my back splash is such a small area and the tiles are not heavy at all, I did use cement board. If you are planning on doing a bigger area, such as a back splash that goes all the way up to the ceiling, or if you are using heavy tiles then I recommend that you use cement board.
Once all the pieces of cement board are cut, lay them out to make sure it's a tight fit.
Secure the cement board to the floor using a drill with screwdriver attachment. Use special cement-board screws, and place them every 6 to 8 inches.
Step 3: Decide where to start
For my black splash, I thought it was most logical to start in the corner and work my way out.
Step 4: Spread Adhesive
Lay all of the tiles that don't need to be cut first, and leave space for the tiles that are going to need to be cut. Then you can go back and tackle the tricky cuts toward the end. This really helped the job run quicker and smoother for me.
Step 5: Set Tiles in Place
Set the first tile into place and press it firmly into the adhesive. For the second tile, remember to line up the pattern and check the spacing before setting it into place.
Step 6: Cut Tile
The easiest way to cut individual tiles is with a wet saw. It uses water to keep the blade from getting too hot as it makes the cuts. Set the length wanted and guide the tile through the blade. You can rent a wet saw, or if you have just a few cuts to be made you can take it into Home Depot or Lowe's and they will cut it for you as long as you purchased it there.
Using a grout float, place a glob of grout on the tile and push it around the openings. Let it set for about 20 minutes then wipe the tiles with a damp sponge. Once the grout has hardened, buff the tile with a dry cloth.
Step 8: Seal grout
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
look how far my kitchen has come...
Here is a picture of my kitchen as of today...