Cereal Prices Going Up?

I just read that cereal prices will be rising due to smaller wheat crops around the globe (but excluding the US).

I recommend not relying on cereal as your main breakfast source anyway (it is a highly processed type of food, full of simple sugars, and expensive). But if you are a cereal addict, you'd best stock up now. Try to find some coupons if brand name cereals are a must. If not, try checking out off-brands at Wal-Mart, Aldi, or Trader Joe. It might save you time to stock up, anyway.

You could say "No" to big cereal's alleged rising prices by branching out and making your own cooked breakfast cereals like oats or Bulgar and adding dried fruit or honey to make them palatable.

Want To Make: Ironing Board Cover

If you sew, you understand the importance of an ironing board cover. So would understand why I need a new one if you were to see a picture of my current one. I just need a whole new ironing board. Ours no longer folds up. That's what happens when you buy the cheapest one at Wal-Mart.

I might like to use my old towels and sheets to make the cover and padding underneath.
tutorial 1
a pictorial tutorial.
super cute, but seems like a LOT of work for just an ironing board!
if you have a small ironing board
this one seems really easy!

Want to Make: Vintage Bathmat

Check this out! I saw this idea in a book and googled it. I have some linens that were my grandmother's that would be perfect for this project....

I had a lot more but unfortunately gave them to Goodwill. I'm trying not to be a pack rat.

Powdered Milk

We've been using lots of whole milk at our home lately since that's the only kind toddlers are supposed to consume. But when I cook, I hate to use it (calories!) and also we seem to go through it so fast I don't like to 'waste' it.

So I started using non-fat powdered milk in my baking and cooking excursions. I had a big box I used for my DIY Frappiccuino which is taking up space in my pantry. The instructions are on the side. Baked goods seem to turn out well when I substitute the reconstituted milk for the regular milk.

It is far cheaper and has less calories and fat than using whole milk. Also, if you were out of milk, it saves you a trip to the grocery store!

Finishing the Unfinishable Project 5 -- Travel Blankets

I mentioned that a friend and I bartered...she drew up a legal document and I made her son some travel blankets. Sounded easy enough; she wanted me to cut a store-bought blanket into quarters and put some satin bias tape around the edges.

Well. I apparently don't know how to do bias bindings. I made up a way to do it. I know you're supposed to do a continuous piece of trim.
But this is what I started with:

So I did just do one edge at a time. They aren't perfect. But I think they'll meet the needs of my friend's little boy!