Tuesday Treasure - How to Cut Open a Pomegranate

2012 is the year that I will lose weight, and live a healthier life...and try new foods.

One of which is a pomegranate, I've bought them before for my youngest daughter

but never tried them. That might be because she would devour them as soon as she saw them..
and there was always such a mess...

Did you know there is a way to get the seeds out without making a mess and

staining everything it comes in contact with?

This week my Tuesday Treasure is how to cut a pomegranate...

It's actually very interesting and I hope you'll take the time to watch this video!

Next I'm thinking of trying kale chips...have you heard of them?

Are they good? Please leave a comment and let me
know what you think about pomegranates too!
Happy Tuesday!

Altering A Calendar

Every year I get a free calendar from our local drugstore to hang up in the ktichen...
and they use to be full of pictures of vintage things and
then the last few years, they started to look like a free calendar...
strange concept I know....

This year, I decided to alter a calendar...

I bought a calendar kit on clearance at Michaels....

It came with chipboard and other embellishments...

And once I put the pieces on each page, quite frankly, I thought it was still kind of boring...

Once I add a picture to each month, it will change the look  but still was blah....

So I went through my stash....
and added brads, chipboard embellishments, buttons, stickers, flowers...
and bligged it up a notch!.

I also highlighted my son's birthday and our anniversary..

and as the days go on, they'll be appointments added...
and also things that I'll want to remember - like Macie's baptism....trip to Mall of America...
things I'll want to remember years later..

 

Because when 2012 is over, the pages will be converted into an album...

I'll show you February page  next month...
I have lots of Valentine's stuff so that page was a lot of fun putting together...

I've got two more altered calendar projects coming up too!

Have a great week!

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My Top 10 Projects for 2011

I'm still having issues that 2011 is over....where did the past 12 months go?

It's pretty fun to look back at what the top projects were for last year..

and it makes me tired...

So here we go....

# 10

I put together this cute Summer mini album

# 9

Took a waterglobe that the water had evaporated and turned it into a tassel

# 8

Took you on a tour of our home this Christmas

# 7



Showed you how we updated a Goodwill mirror for our living room

# 6



Updated our bathroom in June

# 5

Used wrapping paper to line my pantry...

# 4

Turned a thrifed picture frame into a bulletin board for my scrapbook room....

# 3

What I did with my shabby quilt

# 2

There were several tours of my scrapbook room and it continues to evolve

and the # 1 viewed was.....

A tiny Toilet paper mini album for Valentine's Day

If you'd like to see what the top project for 2010 were, click here

Wishing you all a safe, healthy and happy 2012!

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Metamorphis Monday

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