One Pretty Thing

One Pretty Thing is an awesome website bringing you a daily dose of crafting goodness. Rachel rounds up the best crafting tutorials and inspiration from across the web and posts them all in one place. She showcases lots of different projects such as: sewing, organizing, knitting, jewelry, home decor and so much more! My "to do" list has grown to over 50 projects!

So head on over to One Pretty Thing for your next project.

Easy Pumpkin Muffins

Not only is this recipe easy it is also pretty healthy. I have even made it by substituting the oil with more apple sauce. You can even cut back on the sugar and they are still tasty!

1 1/2c sugar
1/2 c oil
1/2 c applesauce
3 eggs
1 can15oz pumpkin (try sweet potatoes too!)
1 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon (or substitute ginger and cloves)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Beat all of the ingredients together well (5 min) Pour into cupcake pans (fill more than 1/2 full) Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes.


My kids love these and they are so good! Enjoy

Driving Cap

I love the look of old fashioned driving caps on little boys and toddlers. Honestly I think they look good on just about any one. My son has one that he loves dearly. So I decided to make him another one. I scourged the internet for such a pattern and was unable to find any.

There are 2 or 3 out of print patterns by the some of the major pattern companies. If you are lucky to find one, you'll fork over about $14. So I decided to make my own pattern (which I am considering putting up for sale.) There are still a few things I need to tweak to make this work perfectly.

Here is my first prototype. Not to shabby, if I do say so myself!