Thursday, December 20, 2012

Gifts in a day!!

Holy Mother of Sweet Little Baby Jesus in a Manger. You need to get a gift for someone. You are totally a broke ass. What are you going to do?


You can wipe out your Christmas list in a day! You Aunt Gertie's Gout? Covered! Your Brother's mousing injury? Taken care of. Your Significant Other's Guaranteed Hangover Caused by Drinking Because You Are Just Now Getting Gifts?! Slightly made up for...


Hot/Cold Barley Packs to the rescue!!

What you need if you are crafty -
  • 11x11 pieces of scrap fabric
  • 2 cups of dried pearl barley (find in the bulk section)
  • A sewing machine

What you need if you aren't crafty
  • a pillow case or long shirt sleeve
  • enough dried pearl barley (find in the bulk section) to fill your pack 2/3 of the way.
  • a needle and thread or get your butt to your mom/grandma's house and borrow their sewing machine. They will be so happy you probably won't need to them a present.
Also a funnel will help. So break apart your beer bong and get crafting.

I really should show with amazing crafty pictures what you need to do. But really you can just google it.

Here is the gist. 

Crafty peeps -
  1. Cut out your square.
  2. Fold it in half with the pretty side facing in. 
  3. Sew - one short side; one long side; half of one short side. (do a 1/4 inch seam)
  4. Turn it inside out so now the pretty side is showing and there is a little hole on one of the short sides. 
  5. Fill it between 2/3 full of pearl barley (this is where the funnel helps). You can use any rice or grain but I love the weight and roundness of barley.
  6. Push all the barley down to the closed end and stitch the seam closed.
Peeps that aren't so crafty -
  1. Cut 6 inches off the closed side of your pillow case or you can use a long shirt sleeve cut how ever long you want to make it. (Wash it first, Bro)
  2.  Turn it inside out and sew up everything but two inches and then turn in right side out. 
  3. Pour in the barley (this where the funnel is helpful). You only want to fill it about 2/3 full. It needs to nicely lay on someones sore body part and won't if it is stuffed full.
  4. Sew up the gap.
Lord this really needs pictures!!! But I am sure you can get the idea. And honestly, I am too busy whipping these out to take pics. Again, I am not original, you can google this shiz.

Here are the instructions to include with your gift. 
  • Keep in the freezer for a great cold pack
  • To use as a hot pack heat in the microwave for 30 seconds to 1.5 minutes.

NOTE - If you use flannel, sew two lines of stitching or serge. It shreds easily. Make sure your cute fabric doesn't have anything like gold or sparkles painted on it because if it does it can't go in the microwave.






Medic is modeling it, much to his extreme humiliation.


Tuesday, December 18, 2012

One more week til Christmas

Are you hearing "One More Sleep til Christmas" in your head? You aren't?! Well then rent A Muppet Christmas Carol. If you can find the VHS version then you can hear this -


Okay not the song I was talking about but still. All the ladies wish it was still in the DVD version and all the men are thrilled it isn't.

Okay back to the main thing. Christmas...it's soon. 

As with all holiday meals it is hard to do a traditional meal without animal products. Traditionally it is a turkey, or a prime rib, or a ham, or if Dickens is involved - a goose.

Instead we did spaghetti! Noodles, Sauce, Bread and Salad are very easily vegan! Plus it is easy and everyone loves it! It is easy to serve, easy to make and easy to enjoy.

Look at all these happy faces!!!





We had a blast!!! Tomorrow I will give you awesome ideas for Vegan gifts that you can make in one day. And the next day gravies and the next day...

Well I guess I will just tell you!! On the 1st of the year one of you lucky readers are going to get a gift to get those New Year's Resolutions going!!!!! 

Stayed tuned and happy holidays!!!

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

We are still here!

Sorry to be MIA but we are still in action. We have just been so busy! We have a backlog of stuff to show you. Continue to stay tuned.