A Home for My Earrings

So I have a problem. A problem staying organized. I have A LOT earrings and they were doing me no good laying around in a pile where I couldn't see what I have. So I decided to make an earring organizer and you can too!

Here is what you need:

• A Frame from Goodwill or DI
• Paint (optional)
• Expanded metal (mine was left over from a job my husband was on, but you can get yours from Home Depot or Lowes. I heard from someone that you can even buy it by the foot at Ace Hardware. But I am not sure on that.)
• Tin Snips
  
• Hot Glue gun
• Wire to hang your frame up

Here is what you need to do:

Step 1-Clean and paint your frame. My frame had a linen border, so I just masked it and painted the rest of the frame.
Step 2-Measure the opening of your frame and cut your metal with your tin snips.
Step 3-Use the hot glue gun to make a bead of glue around the opening on the back. Work quickly so your glue doesn't dry, but make sure you don't burn yourself!
Step 4-Press the metal into the glue.
Step 5- Squeeze out another bead of glue on top of your metal to seal it in.
Step 6- Hang up your frame and put your earrings on!

At first I didn't think I would keep up hanging up my earrings after I wore them. But surprisingly I do! My motivation is to keep it looking cute. Now all I need to do is make a few more so I can hang up ALL of my earrings!

Thanksgiving Cupcakes

We needed a little excitement in the kitchen tonight so I whipped up these. It is a recipe that I totally made up so I just guessed on the measurements. They taste like Thanksgiving to me.

Here is what you need:
1 pound ground turkey
2 stalks celery diced
1/2 onion diced
3 TBSP Butter
1/2 tsp ground sage
1/2 tsp thyme
2-3 handfuls bread crumbs
1 egg
salt
pepper

Preheat oven to 350. Saute onion and celery in the butter. Add thyme and sage. Cook until tender. Mix turkey, onions and celery, egg and breadcrumbs in a bowl.
Spray 8 muffin cups with cooking spray. Stuff mixture into each cup. Press down with the back of a spoon to make them smooth on top.
Bake for 20 minutes or until they are thoroughly cooked in the center. "Frost" them with creamy mashed potatoes and sprinkle them with a few bread crumbs. They would be even yummier with gravy drizzled on top. Enjoy!