My Fancy Nancy Life: holidays

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3.17.2014

{ happy st. patty's day! }

Today is one of the worst holidays for

my severely red/green color blind Mr. W.

He went through school, year after year,

never quite sure if he was wearing green

on St. Patrick's Day.

It wasn't until he was 17 that he was officially

diagnosed as red/green color blind.

Every morning I make sure he 'matches'

and today we tucked a pen with a green cap

into his shirt pocket just in case.

He is so color blind that before we were married,

he bought a grass green suit thinking it was brown.

It was our first donation to DI as a married couple.

Here's to the wearing of the green

(even if you can't see it)!

My Kona Cotton Rainbow

Tennessee Williams said

"Luck is believing you're lucky."

I consider myself one very lucky girl!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2.05.2014

{ countdown to heart day - day 5 }

When we pulled up our deep Pleasant Grove roots and moved to Provo,
we brought a piece of Pleasant Grove with us
and used it on the exterior of our house.
{Actually Mr. W. picked up 35 pallets
of orchard rock from my Dad's Battlecreek orchard.}
If you look closely, you can see the heart-shaped rock
that I had the masons place next to our house number.

This fun wreath is made from Christmas clearance items.

I had a heart-shaped wreath base from an old willow wreath.

You could make a heart shape from a wire hanger

or a heavier gauge wire.

I wrapped two packages of red loopy garland

{which I paid $2 for} around the wire base.

Then I wrapped a strand of clearance Christmas lights

around the heart and finished it with a red tulle bow.

Total cost for the wreath was $3.50!

I leave it on day and night

and silently send my love across the miles

to my Hermana West in Uruguay.

3.30.2013

{nests}

These nests are an annual Easter treat
for our family and friends.

Fancy Nancy's Rice Krispie Recipe

1 large pkg. (16 oz.) miniature marshmallows

1 cube of butter (1/2 cup)

10 cups name brand Rice Krispies

12 cups generic brand rice cereal

(trust me, there's a difference)

Food coloring - optional

Jelly beans (I like the tiny ones)

Peeps

Place your marshmallows and butter in a large pan.

Turn your burner to the lowest heat possible.

Wait patiently and stir occasionally as the butter and marshmallows melt. If you rush this part, your Rice Krispie treats will turn out tough instead of soft and delicious.

When the butter and marshmallows are completely melted, stir in your food coloring (optional).

Add your Rice Krispies and stir thoroughly.

Spray two 12 cupcake pans with Pam or rub butter lightly. Spray a 1 cup measuring cup with Pam. Loosely scoop up a 'cup' of Rice Krispie treat and empty it in to one of the cupcake spots. How many nests you make will depend on how big you make them. You can easily get 20 to 24 nests out of a batch if you're careful. Butter your fingertips lightly and use them to lightly compress the treats and make a nest indentation. Add jelly bean 'eggs' and Peeps to complete your nest. Once the nests set for an hour or two they will easily hold their shape when taken out of the pan.

2.15.2013

{the ten b's}

My Fancy Nancy Bee Stitchery

In honor of President Hinckley's nine b's (and adding one of my own - Be Mine), I decided to make the Ten B's Quilt.

The back

I used this great (and free) pattern. I bought the border fabric a few years ago because it reminded me of my Valentine Days in elementary school. When I saw this pattern, I knew the vintage style fabric would be PERFECT for this quilt.