Inspirations by D

Make Heart Shaped Sugar Cubes

Today I will be sharing with you how to make these cute sugar shaped hearts.

These are pretty easy to make and can be done in any shape.

All you need are the items above, but you may opt for a regular square-shaped
mold or other shapes. I also could have tinted the hearts to make them look extra cute,
but I don't like food dye in my coffee:-)

1.So you start with a cup of sugar.

2. Add three to four teaspoons of water.

3. Mix the sugar with the water to the consistency of wet snow, but not too moist.

4. Put the moist sugar into your mold pressing firmly so you don't leave air bubbles.

5. Place the mold with sugar in the microwave for about 40 seconds.

6. Then place it in the freezer for a few minutes to cool.

7. Once they are cooled, pop them out of the mold and you will have your sugar hearts.

This is truly a great way to impress your guests!

They will wonder where you got the lovely shaped sugar from.

Hope that you enjoy!

Homemade Tea with no Teabags

Hello friends, I hope that you enjoyed your weekend! We had a sleepless weekend.

My poor little boy caught a stomach virus from school and has been sick all weekend.

He was unable to hold down liquids and you know the danger with that is dehydration.

We took him to the ER and they only gave us medicine to help with the obvious symptoms.

Now he is feverish. This virus is contagious, so it gets passed around over & over in his school.

I was also a bit under the weather, but not with a stomach virus.

I made some homemade tea with natural dried herbs; chamomile and linden leaves.

1. It's pretty simple, all I do is add the herbs to two cups of water; a teaspoon of chamomile and

half a teaspoon of the linden leaves. You can also add ginger or anise to this if you like.

2.Simmer for a few of minutes until the water is hot & tinted.
3. Remove from heat, then strain it.

4. Add honey or sugar and even perhaps a teaspoonful of fresh squeezed lime juice if you like.

There you have it, simple and homemade and no teabags.
This is a soothing tea for colds, cramps, headaches and other ailments.
I hope that you enjoy & now I'm off to take care of my little guy.

Linking to:
Lowercase Letters
Sew Chatty

Making Memories...

I'm back from my vacation friends and it's good to be back!

My 40 days of no blogging and no internet, really helped me clear
my mind and focus on a list of things that are important to me.

Today I'm sharing some random photos from our Easter Weekend.
It was beautiful and I enjoyed every aspect of it.

We shared the Resurrection story with the kids as we do every year
as a reminder of what Easter is all about.

I used paper gift bags instead of baskets for gifts this year.
I decorated them and filled them with goodies. It was easier to carry than baskets,
and that way they didn't have extra baskets to carry around.

The children enjoyed egg hunting and they had a blast with the cracking
of the eggs. We adapted a Greek Egg game, the eggs are suppose to be
a rich red, but the coloring was a challenge, so I got them eggs with confetti
inside. I did not anticipate the fun they would have with this game.

The eggs are to be dyed red because it represents the blood that Jesus shed for us.
The cracking or crashing of the eggs symbolizes Christ breaking out of the Tomb;
"Christ is Risen, Indeed He Has Risen."

When someone crashed their egg against another person's egg, the confetti flew out,
a celebration of our Lord's Resurrection.