All I remember from November

I thought I would get at least have one post for November.  Updates: I'm still working for the same company.  A couple weeks ago, I showed up to the last day of work and they asked me to stay for another six weeks.  I couldn't say no. 

Among my many adventures this month, BC and I went to a used bookstore and found these Laser discs.  They look like giant DVDs.  We had no idea what they were until we were checking out.  They are basically like DVDs, but GIANT!  You also have to flip or switch the disc during the movie.  I found the movie Hook for $2 and bought it for my brother.  BC bought a couple to hang up in his living room.  Aren't they ridiculous looking?!

We also hit up one of my favorite thrift stores and spent $6 and some change on 2 t-shirts, 6 frames, 2 pairs of glasses, a small mirror, and a skinny turqoise belt.  I've already done some painting and will post some more of my little projects another day.

Thanksgiving was very good!  We only had 14 people this year so it was more intimate than usual.  We ate TONS of good food and then played Michael Jackson dance game and Just Dance 2 on Wii for a couple hours.  I was sore for three days after all that dancing.

On Friday, BC and I got Indian (yum!) with Jazz.  On the way to my house, BC and I decided to just stop into Target (despite my fear of Black Friday) to see if there were any good deals that I couldn't resist...  Apparently I thought there were more than $300 worth of good deals because I came out of the store with a full cart.  I also saved $180.  This Black Friday thing just might be growing on me...

Back from break, I'm doing my usual and Pinning and I find this Pin for Punjammies.  They are made by women in India rescued from forced prostitution seeking to rebuild their lives. Proceeds provide fair-trade wages, savings accounts, and holistic recovery care.  I checked out the site and now I'm pretty much obsessed.  I must have them!  I bought two pairs for Christmas presents and had to force myself not to purchase one for myself.  They even have a Holiday weekend sale with free shipping.  I also found this video:

Check out International Princess Project for more information, projects, blogs, etc.

Another relevant video showing some block printing:

This post is all over the place, but that's all I have for now.

Milk Glass

I have this old clear glass from my grandparent's cottage that was kind of scuffed up and not really clear anymore.  So, I turned to this tutorial for DIY Milk Glass.

 

Right before I started, I remembered I had these Geese patterned containers in my trunk that I used for flour and sugar (I think they were from my parent's wedding).  I decided they needed a makeover.

I made sure to wash them all and took off the metal and rubber parts of the containers and went for the spray paint.  I also bought this little spray paint gun thing that makes it a little easier to paint (no cramping fingers on bigger painting jobs).  It was only $2.99 and works pretty well.

I sprayed the containers with the lids on so that they can still be used to store baking stuff in.  I did two or three coats each and sanding drips off between coats.  Here are the final products:

Lemon Bars

Lemon Bars are one of my favorite desserts and I found this recipe on Pinterest that only calls for two ingredients... Angel Food cake mix and a can of lemon pie filling.

 Mix the two ingredients together and bake @ 350 in a 9x13 for 20 minutes.
[sprinkle on powdered sugar]

The recipe calls for a can, but this was the only pie filling I could find on such short notice.  There was a little too much pie filling so the final product was a little more pie than cake.  It was still delicious and I will definitely need to try the actual recipe soon... or just repeat this.