Mommy's Little Helper - Pumpkin Pie

A few weekends ago Taylor, her Mommom made our first homemade pumpkin pies! It was incredibly EASY! I'll post the recipe along with some adorable pictures we took!

Ingredients

3/4 cup granulated sugar 

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 

2 large eggs 

1 can Pure Pumpkin 

1 can Evaporated Milk 

1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell 

Directions

MIX sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.

POUR into pie shell.

BAKE in preheated 425° F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream before serving.

Someone though licking the cinnamon was a good idea. hahaha!

Leave it to the husband to eat a piece before I got the take a picture.

An Update!

Holy cow, I've been extremely busy these past few weeks. I just wanted to do an update on a few things I've made over the past couple of weeks.

I made these for my cousin's little boy. I'm in the process of making a few more pairs too!!

I made this shirt for my sister. (Isn't she beautiful?!!)

I made this INCREDIBLY cute Brobee pillow for my friend's daughter's 2nd birthday. Taylor loved it so much I had to make a second one for her!!

Okay, So I agreed to make my husband's halloween costume this year. I mean he NEVER agrees to dress up for halloween so I took full advantage! He is going to be Macho Man Randy Savage...I know what you are thinking,...men in tights? YUCK! My thoughts exactly. I made a lining in the pants so it was way less disgusting! I won't post a picture of him in it until he's dressed up completely....so stay tuned!! P.s. Here's a picture of the tights he asked me to make...

...but sewing applique on spandex is IMPOSSIBLE....so I quit after sewing on the white part. Eh..close enough. haha I may see if it's possible to paint on spandex but I'm not sure.

I made these SUPER cute shiny purple leggings for Taylor out of left over fabric from her Daddy's costume. Even added cute button details on the legs.

Okay, I didn't "make" anything here but I painted Taylor's finger nails... (which I never do because the child always eats with her hands) ...and this was the pose I got when I said "Show me your pretty nails!" Who knew my child was part of the 'he-man-woman-haters-club!" bahaha. Too cute not to share!

Tutorial : Easy Versatile Skirt

  High-Rise                       Mid-Rise                              On-Hip

I had made a poncho-shirt (tutorial listed below) from this fabric and had a over a yard left and decide to make a really cute skirt out of it. I was going to make an above the knee skirt but decided that leaving it longer left me tons of options on how to wear it. And with winter coming up, I could totally rock this with a pair of tights or high boots! Here's How to make it:

What you will need:

- 1 yard of knit fabric, but i'm sure this can be made out of any type of fabric

- 1 elastic band, measure your waist and subtract 1-3 inches off the length.

- sewing basics; scissors, thread, etc.

First measure your waist..I added 10 inches to my waist since I pleated the fabric...cut the fabric in the shape of a rectangle, longest side being the length of your waist + 10 inches & the shorter being how long you would like the skirt (be sure to include room for the hem in that length). Then take and pleat the entire length of the skirt along the waistband. Sew along the pleat, securing it.

Apply the elastic band on top of the fabric. Elastic is kind of tricky to sew with... in order for it to do it's job & keep the skirt up you have to cut it smaller than the length of you waist... there for you have to stretch it as you sew to attach it to the skirt. Tricky, I know. This is my first time sewing elastic without a casing but I did find it a little easier to do it like this. 

I pinned the beginning and end of the elastic to each side of the fabric. Then I found the middle of the elastic and the middle of the fabric and pinned it there as well. Then find the middle of the elastic and the fabric between each pin and pin there. 

When you start sewing, hold the elastic at the pin and pull tight until the fabric is flush with the elastic. I found it easier to work in little sections because you only have one hand left guiding the fabric straight since the other if pulling the elastic. 

Pin the open side of the skirt together, including the elastic band and sew two pieces of fabric together. Be sure to go over the elastic 2 or 3 times to ensure it's secure. Cut off any extra fabric after the stitch is complete.

 

Try on to determine the correct length & hem the skirt.....Ta-da! You're done!! Simple, right?

Okay, I look like a giant, I know. My husband is an awful photographer BUT I really wanted to include a good picture, instead of a crappy low quality cell phone photo, of the fabric because I absolutely ADORE it.