look closely

aren't they beautiful!!?!?

before/after

 Before/After Silver polishing!

My dear friend Ramona taught me a trick to polishing silver without silver polish or cream!

A-MAZING!

all you need is:

a large pot

aluminum foil- good amount folded in half

baking soda- 1-2 tsp

salt- pinch

water- enough to cover silver

soft cloth

here's my silver plate before:

Instructions:

1.  Place enough water in the pot that will cover your item completely in water. 

add aluminum foil, baking soda and salt and bring to a boil

2. add your silver item and set a timer for 2 minutes. make sure it's touching the aluminum foil.  Watch before your very eyes the transformation!

Seriously, the shine from the foil transfers to the silver!! It's amazing, and the foil looks really yucky and dull, almost gray/black when you are done!!

3. Take it out and carefully buff the silver piece with a clean cloth!

4. Ta-Da!!

AMAZING!! 

i should have taken chemistry.....but i'm sure glad she did :)

have fun "polishing!"

life made lovely monday

i don't know how i did it.

i really don't.

but i did it!!

survived a whole entire week without my husband!

all alone with the 5 children! 

yes, many people get dizzy just thinking of my job,

my life, my plate :)

i get dizzy too sometimes!

here is one of my secrets to my success

i am addicted to coffee/hot beverages.

i thank God for them daily.

 another secret:

these kids are so darn cute and squeezable,

that makes this job a bit more bearable!

especially when they give me kisses!!

makes my life very much more lovely!!

so feel free to have your children pay you in kisses and hugs!

i do! :)

makes life more lovely, i think!

DIY water color paints!

Ember had a great idea last night! "mommy do you think we can make paint?"
i said "i betcha i can find out on the internet!"
so i looked on pintrest and found a bunch of links to make paint!
this is the one i took ours from.

recipe: 3 Tablespoons of Vinegar, Baking Soda and Cornstarch
and since the original recipe calls for 1 1/2 tsp of corn syrup....i substituted fake maple syrup! 
why not? it worked for us!!


mix them all in a pourable dish and pour into egg cartons. then add 2 drops of whatever colors you desire! stir it up, and paint!




fun for all! and cheap! and safe...kids could eat it and be just fine! :)

life made lovely

 i have been going crazy around here, making my house more lovely, or just for the sake of change, spicing things up a bit! 

seriously. 

i need new eye-candy if you can't tell!

these are just a few things i've done around here.

new wall pics,

new ceiling!

 before of the bathroom curtain

 after!

change is good!