{"id":760,"date":"2013-03-17T19:50:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-17T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kandynolesstevens.com\/?p=760"},"modified":"2013-03-17T19:50:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-17T19:50:00","slug":"bling-it-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/?p=760","title":{"rendered":"Bling it on!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I like comfort anything.\u00a0 Comfort foods, comfort quilts, comfort footwear – all of them rate very highly in my daily existence.\u00a0 I love boutique shopping, but more often than not, you can find me in a favorite\u00a0t-shirt and jeans.\u00a0 Even though I am really into comfort, aside from gardening season, I really enjoy having well done nails. I\u00a0cherish being unique in my style, and for an outfit to really be mine, it has to involve something animal print, from the ocean, from the heart, or something with a touch of bling.<\/p>\n

I was blessed with the best\u00a0mother-in-law in the entire world.\u00a0 I love her, but if she were to have a signature\u00a0look it would not include any of my pizazz.\u00a0 Jeans, t-shirts, and sweatshirts are her daily uniform \u2013 but no embellishments and definitely no bling.\u00a0 I adore her and there isn\u2019t much that she does that anyone could improve upon.<\/p>\n

That was until . . . yesterday.\u00a0 My mom-in-law is like the Pied Piper of children, and one of her tried and true tips is to always have play dough on hand.\u00a0 Of course, it\u00a0is the homemade kind that is so much better than store bought.\u00a0She has an entire\u00a0corner of her kitchen dedicated to all things play dough. \u00a0Over the years some additions have been made to her recipe like using Kool-Aid packets instead of food coloring for tint.\u00a0 I even once added essential oils as an experiment for aromatherapy dough.\u00a0 (It worked, but we never repeated it. I have to say lemon dough was pretty amazing. )<\/p>\n

As we were preparing for St. Patrick\u2019s Day, I just couldn’t help myself. \u00a0I decided to attempt something I had seen on the internet somewhere (my friends would tell you probably Pinterest) by embellishing Grandma\u2019s Dough in honor of our good friends the leprechauns.\u00a0 We made the recipe below as usual, but as we were cooking on the stove we added 2 tablespoons of gold glitter. \u00a0I, of course, loved it as did my little shadow who also has a penchant for all things fuzzy and bling-y.\"dough<\/a><\/p>\n

She thought it was much too wonderful to keep to ourselves; so, we made a bag for her friend and \u00a0a bag for the leprechauns (more on that tomorrow).\"clo<\/a><\/p>\n

Some days, I feel as if childhood is becoming an endangered species in this country.\u00a0 I will do anything possible\u00a0to keep that magic alive.\u00a0 I want my kids to be kids as long as they can. Honestly, though,\u00a0I am not sure who had more fun making sparkly dough.\u00a0 I think it would be a tough call.<\/p>\n

Long live imaginations including hers!<\/p>\n

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\"leprechaun<\/a><\/p>\n

Grandma’s Play Dough recipe (Kid tested and approved!)<\/p>\n

Heat burner to medium.<\/p>\n

1 cup flour, 1\/2 cup salt, 2 tsp cream of tartar, 2 Tsp cooking oil, 1 cup water, food coloring or Kool-Aid mix,\u00a0 2 Tsp glitter (We used gold, but my imagination tells me that faeries might like purple.)<\/p>\n

Mix water and food coloring or Kool-Aid mix.<\/p>\n

Stir this and other ingredients together in a saucepan.<\/p>\n

Put on burner, stirring 3 to 4 minutes until mixture looks like stiffly mashed potatoes.<\/p>\n

Allow to cool and then enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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