Trunk or Treat

29 Wednesday Oct 2014

Posted by AJ Rogers in Art and Expression, DIY, Inspiration, Life, Personal, Pinterest

Tags

art, DIY, Halloween, inspiration, Outside The Box, unique furniture

We had a Trunk or Treat at my little guy’s school last Sunday. Thanks to Pinterest I was able to get some ideas for what to do with our trunk – I love My Pinterest!

I decided upon the theme I wanted to use, something relatively easy, and found two pictures for my inspiration – These are the two pictures and the blogs they came from…

A) Manda’s Mommy Mayhem B) The Dating Divas

—————-

Here is what you are going to need for my version –

Trunk or Treat – Open Mouth with Tongue

3 large white poster boards
2 boxes of cereal
1 black trash bag
1 black vinyl table cover
1 red roll of wrapping paper

I cut each poster board vertically making 6 pieces. Two pieces for each row of teeth and one piece cut in half for the eyes – leaving one extra. I cut the garbage bag in half and used each half to cover the cereal boxes. I taped the eye cutouts, which can be cut in any shape you want, to the covered cereal boxes. The red wrapping paper is rounded at the tip to make it look like a tongue. For the “throat” I used the black vinyl tablecloth, which you could always use more trash bags instead and clear box tape to adhere it all.

Another hit from Pinterest – I love it!

Pinterest Trunk or Treat

Why Didn’t I Think of That?

24 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by AJ Rogers in Why Didn't I Think Of That?

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

curling iron holder, design, Hot Iron Holster, inspiration, Outside The Box

Hot Iron Holster

This is brilliant!

When I came across this it grabbed me. It is SO clever. I love it.

I think I immediately loved it so much because I knew it was from a mom due to the fact that I picked up the link through a mom entrepreneur site. However, when I researched the website I liked it more and more. Here’s why – What REALLY grabs me is the process of HOW she came up with the idea and I cannot get enough of these stories! It pulls out the dreamer in me and I start wondering if maybe one day one of my little ideas will take off.

I have found, as many of you have, that being a mom makes me short on time for ME. Considering that I lived a life when it was just me and my cat, I am used to lots of time for ME. But when I got married, bought a house, had a child and a big dog, the time for ME – not so much. When this happens time slips through your fingers like sand. So you have to get creative.

I never thought I was all that creative until I became domesticated. With so much to do I am always thinking of how to make it easier, quicker and efficient. Whatever “IT” is, I just want it to be simple. Not complicated. When things are complicated it is almost always a recipe for disaster. So when I come across minds like the mom who made this Hot Iron Holster, she’s like my new idol for the day. She had to think of something to make it easier, simpler and not complicated and in the process she is empowering herself, her family and making money.

She gives me hope.

Why Didn’t I Think of That?

10 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by AJ Rogers in Why Didn't I Think Of That?

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

design, inspiration, Outside The Box, Sara Blakely, Spanx

Spanx

I did think of this.

When I worked corporate I used to cut the feet off tights because tights offer more support. I also learned that when you cut them just above the ankle or right below the knee they don’t ride up as much than if you cut them mid-calf or mid-thigh – like bicycle shorts. Raise your hand if you tried these under your dress too! Unfortunately, I kept quiet about my little idea because it’s all about the illusion, right? If I had told someone then they would know I wasn’t as smooth as it appeared and my cover would be blown.

One day a co-worker came over after work and after some wine we carried on into the evening talking. At some point during our chatfest she wanted to make herself more comfortable and needed to change. She then told me what she had on and I about fell off the couch. I was so excited I told her I do the same thing.

It was probably during that conversation that Sara Blakely, Founder of Spanx, was taking the buyer from Neiman Marcus into the bathroom to show her exactly what we were talking about on the couch in my living room.

C’est la vie.

I’d like to think that one day I will have my “Spanx” moment. Maybe one of my little ideas, of the many I have collected in my notebook over the years, will actually be something I feel strongly enough to make happen. Until then… I will follow, watch, listen and learn from all those who have come before me and hopefully one day something clicks.

Pumpkin Spice Coffee

22 Friday Nov 2013

Posted by AJ Rogers in Cooking, DIY, Holidays, Household, Inspiration, Life, Personal, Style

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

holidays, inspiration, Outside The Box, Pumpkin Spice Coffee, Pumpkin spice latte, recipes, Starbucks, style

The other day while at the supermarket I treated myself to a Starbucks Pumpkin Spice coffee. So YUMMY! However, doling out five bucks for a coffee every morning is simply NOT in my budget. So when I saw this I jumped on it –

GROSS!!

Not at all a comparison to Starbucks pumpkin spice. A huge disappointment because I found myself daydreaming about that pumpkin spice coffee, but there was no way I was going to fork out another FIVE bucks for a cup of coffee. Not to mention that each cup holds 13 grams of fat – YEP – 13 GRAMS.

Enter the good ole’ Internet and into the search engine I typed – “How do I make Starbucks pumpkin spice coffee” and there it was – all sorts of recipes telling me how to quench this new screaming addiction. So… through a few trials of a little of this and a little of that, I found the following compromise –

Ingredients:

2 cups of regular coffee

1/4 c fat-free french vanilla

1/4 c regular french vanilla

1 Tbsp Libby’s Pumpkin (not pictured)

1 tsp regular sugar

1 tsp brown sugar

1/4 tsp of pumpkin spice

Mix everything but the coffee, in a separate cup and heat up in the microwave for a minute and a half – combine hot coffee and hot cream mixture and Enjoy!

You’re gonna love it!

What Were They Thinking? – Wednesday

02 Wednesday Oct 2013

Posted by AJ Rogers in Art and Expression, Design, Inspiration, Wednesday, What were they thinking - Wednesday

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

design, inspiration, interior design, Outside The Box, unique furniture

I am always amazed by the ingenious creations by people thinking outside the box! For example, look at these – your cell phone used as a nightlight. Genius! Just enough light to allow you to get what you need without having to possibly wake someone up. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve used my phone to guide me through reaching for the remote in the middle of the night or getting me through a dark room for those times I turned off the lamp at the opposite end of the room and have to navigate my way through – yes, I’ve done it.

I’m starting to wonder if I should have named this Wednesday theme

– Why Didn’t I Think of That? –

Design Milk

AJ Rogers

~ Finding Inspiration Everywhere

Tag Archives: Outside The Box

Trunk or Treat

Trunk or Treat – Open Mouth with Tongue

Why Didn’t I Think of That?

Why Didn’t I Think of That?

Spanx

Pumpkin Spice Coffee

Ingredients:

2 cups of regular coffee

1/4 c fat-free french vanilla

1/4 c regular french vanilla

1 Tbsp Libby’s Pumpkin (not pictured)

1 tsp regular sugar

1 tsp brown sugar

1/4 tsp of pumpkin spice

What Were They Thinking? – Wednesday

Trunk or Treat – Open Mouth with Tongue

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Spanx

Share this:

Like this:

Ingredients:

2 cups of regular coffee

1/4 c fat-free french vanilla

1/4 c regular french vanilla

1 Tbsp Libby’s Pumpkin (not pictured)

1 tsp regular sugar

1 tsp brown sugar

1/4 tsp of pumpkin spice

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this: