Pinned and Succeeded-Kumquat jam

I'm stealing my friend's title for her pinterest post for mine. Right now our Trader Joes has some BEAUTIFUL 12 oz packages of Kumquats. I buy them and snack on them, but cannot eat the whole package before they start getting old. Soo, I found this pin

Source: foodinjars.com via toastycrow on Pinterest

and followed the recipe. It's delicious. Mr T tried it and immediately had a smile on his face...a memory of Kumquat jam and black tea with the Russian side of his family.

It is definitely labor intensive..it took me about an hour and a half to prep the 12 oz. The recipe is for 16 oz but, I was DONE when I finished the first carton of kumquat prepping. I cut the water to 12 oz and the sugar to 6oz.

Here's Mine!!

Not Just a Pinner Challenge #2

Well Hello there!! It's that time again, where I link up with "I'm On My Way" and her Pinterest Challenge.
This time, I've had my eye on this project for some time. 

Source: sarahortega.com via toastycrow on Pinterest

I LOVE with a passion, wire wrapped jewelry. My "Mother Ring" Is from an etsy seller who wrapped two glass beads representing my babies' birthstones into a ring for me.
I had to think of a present to give to my mom for her birthday. I had recently bought a couple grab bags full of beads and had two cute polymer beads in blue and pink. I also had the wire from when we were doing fun crafts at Christmas time. It was time to Make a birds nest charm.

I'm pretty happy how it turned out...and being that my mom has a son and a daughter, a grandson and a granddaughter from me, and a granddaughter and grandson from my brother, I think it is quite appropriate. Next, I will work on one for my Bff. and maybe one for me!! I love this project!!

Have you found something on Pinterest that you wanted to try? Have you successfully made something on pinterest and want to share? Join the linky party and share with the world that You ARE NOT just a Pinner!!

My Pinspiration: Ombre Hair

I did something fun with my hair on Sunday...It's long. Super duper long...and I've been needing some excitement and change in my life. *Ding* lightbulb. My sister in law trained at an Aveda beauty school...so why not ask her to help me do something like: 

Source: makeupandbeautyblog.com via Kimberly on Pinterest

Only with my favorite color...AQUA

So Here' the end result: What do you think?

Would you be brave enough to do it??

I'm Not Just A Pinner Pinterest Challenge #1

Today I am linking up to "I'm On My Way's" Pinterest Challenge.

The project I chose were these cookie bars:

Source: everythingtoentertain.com via Brie on Pinterest

But I had to put my own twist on them.
My adaptation:
I used 2 cups almond meal and 3 cups flour
I used 1 cup of stevia in the raw and 1 cup sugar
I used 1 tsp of baking soda
I used 1/2 tsp salt
I added about 1/4 cup applesauce to the butter/sugar/stevia/egg mixture because I was afraid the stevia would dry it out.


I also have no cream cheese, so I had to go with a basic butter cream icing recipe.

The finished product was more crumbly than a typical sugar cookie, and I think the stevia should have been cut to just 1/2 cup. Otherwise, not a bad pinterest do it yourself project. :)