Outdoor Cushions

Pin It My Mom has a cute little bistro set that sits upon her patio.  We have been enjoying the sunshine out there in the morning while we drink our coffee and tea but the seats are a little hard on the old tushie.


The bistro set is made from wrought iron and I decided to whip up a set of seat cushions that will make our morning ritual a little more comfy.


Digging through the stash that I have here, I found the perfect fabric.  It is a heavy cotton that will withstand being sat upon and it matches her garden shed!!!! 

Now that was something I didn't think I could do ..... here is a picture of the garden shed .... 

colorful isn't it?  She wanted something that would stand out and not be 'ordinary' and well it certainly does that .... but on the other hand ... it grows on you after a while.

The seats are 12 inches in diameter so I used an old flower pot that was the same measurement, traced it onto the fabric and cut it out.

First though I made an extra 'cushion' that will slide into the outer cushion fabric.  I don't know why I decided to do that but I thought it might 'hold' the cushion together a bit better.  So I just used scrap fabric to make the inside 'cushion'.  

I lightly stuffed it with cotton batting...I didn't want the cushion to be too 'hard' so I didn't need that much....I wanted more of just a thin layer.

Once the inside cushion was made, I sewed the outer cushion, stuffed them and finished them off with a seam around the outside.  

Placing them on the chairs, I was a little disappointed that I hadn't made them a tad bigger.  Once sitting on them however, they seem to be just find and very comfortable......BUT then my Mom got another idea.....

"How about a tablecloth?" she asked, "Do you have enough leftover fabric?"  

Well, I had enough.....for the center. I quickly added a coordinating border and hemmed it.  Just as I was finishing up, the clouds cleared from the early afternoon showers and we were able to sit out and enjoy a glass of wine.  Cheers!

Remember to give your loved ones a hug!

Bunny Bites

Pin It I am starting to think about Easter and how much I miss Luke being little boy and how he anxiously waited for the Easter Bunny.  We use to bake so many yummy treats!

At Christmas this past year, I had come across a recipe for homemade turtles.  They were so easy and very tasty so I thought I would try an experiment and make Bunny Bites!

Since this was an experiment, I wasn't sure how they would turn out but I stuck pretty close to the same process as the homemade turtles.  The ingredients were a tad different though. Today I used .... pretzels, Hershey's Hugs, and jelly beans!

Turn your oven on to 200 degrees F.  First place the pretzels on an ungreased cookie sheet then unwrap all the Hershey's Hugs and place on top of the pretzels. 

Place the tray in the preheated oven for approximately 3 - 4 minutes.  Watch them carefully as once they start to melt, they melt fast!

Remove from oven and place a jelly bean on top of the Hershey's Hugs .... push down slightly so the jelly bean sinks into the gooey goodness a little.  I was having a difficult time with mine as you can tell.  They didn't sink as much as I would have liked .... I have an idea for next time I make these .... I will let you know in a minute.

Can you see?  I think they should have sunk a little bit more.  Next time I have decided to use either Rolos or Hershey's Caramel Kisses.  I think the caramel in either one would melt a little easier which would help the jelly bean stay in place.

Oh well, a lesson learned the hard way but it was a tasty lesson!

Remember to give your loved ones a hug!