Category: Projects

Quick DIY Advent Calendar

Adventcalendar top

I got a crazy idea yesterday when I saw an advent calendar at pottery barn made out of burlap.

Advent calendar mid month

The form reminded me of something and it took a while to hit me. Then it did and I ran out to Target and bought…

Advent Calendar = original package

an over-the-door shoe organizer! 24 pockets made for twelve pair of shoes. I also bought a package of vinyl letters / numbers and ran home.

Voila!

Advent Calendar from Shoe holder

Now since it was last minute, I plan on adding to it as we go through the month. So it might be more of a visual journal for December rather than an advent calendar. But if you have time you could easily and quickly tuck little notes and things in the pockets to be revealed on each day. I didn’t have enough of the numbers to label all the pockets, so I’m going to use some scrapbook supplies, ornaments and other things in my craft stash to embellish it. The label for December 2nd was made with some chipboard letters and scrap paper.

I’m pretty happy with the way it looks already, and will try to post more pictures through the month.

Honey Nut Frozen Yogurt Recipe : So easy it’s ‘stupid simple*’

Greek-style Honey Nut Frozen Yogurt

The idea came from the heat. The “Hey – where’d the fog go???” heat that I don’t handle well. And so I started searching for some really simple recipes for frozen yogurt. A quick search of my favorite recipe bloggers found this one from 101 Cookbooks and this one from SmittenKitchen – and they both had the same original source: The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz.

The FroYo freezing process

I love the honey greek-yogurt pairing and had almonds on hand – that’s all I needed for Honey-nut Froyo. So simple that the hardest part was the waiting. Seriously dead stupid simple. Here’s what I did.

3 cups of Greek-style unsweetened yogurt (I used Fage)
2/3 cups Honey

Stir the honey and the yogurt together in a bowl until completely combined.
Put it in the fridge for about 45 min. until cold and flavors completely meld.

Pour it into the ice cream maker.

That’s it!!! In about 30-45 min you’ve got seriously rich and yummy frozen yogurt that is honey-tastic.

The hardest part was waiting for it to completely freeze after taste testing it about 15 minutes in.

Greek-style Honey Nut Frozen Yogurt

Soooo good. Personally I think it would be a perfectly appropriate breakfast. Right? Yogurt, honey, and nuts – nothing wrong there.

*I learned that phrase from @kzooerica – can’t wait until she visits again!