Spring Bustle Skirt

Elizabeth at Simple Simon & Company made this absolutely adorable skirt.  I first saw it on her blog and fell in love but when saw I it on Studio 5 and just how easy it was I knew I had to make one.  Although you can't make just one when you have 3 girls.

So this is hers...

And these are mine...

I just loved how they turned out, and so did my girls!.  Mine aren't as poofy but I am hoping that as I wash them they will poof out a little more.

The tutorial at Simple Simon & Company was step by step and very easy to follow but I did make a couple of my own changes.  For starters I didn't buy enough material.  I purchased 2 yards for each skirt but only had enough circle to go up the whole skirt on the green one which was for my 5 yr old.  The other 2 only went a little over half way up.  I also used plain old cotton.  Elizabeth suggests bottom weight fabric or a poly/cotton blend.  I kind of liked the idea of the fabric fraying but to make sure it doesn't fray too much I went around each circle with Fray Check.  So it will fray some but hopefully not too much. 

I love the skirts and am now wanting to find something else to sew, so anyone have any great ideas??

Oh and I hope you all had a Happy Easter!

Where I Party!

Lemon Meringue Pie

Oh how I love Lemon Meringue Pie.  It is my favorite dessert and it is really pretty easy recipe to make.  That is if you cheat like me and just use the recipe on the side of the Jello Box.

My mom has been using this recipe for as long as I can remember.  I have tried "from scratch" lemon pies and they taste about the same but with a lot more effort.

You start by putting all the ingredients in a pot on a stove. You stir until you get to a full boil.

After it boils and you let it cool for 5 minutes before you poor it into your pie crust.  Here I cheat again.  I use the store bought frozen pie crusts.  So easy but still tastes AMAZING!

I then follow the directions on the Jello box on how to make the meringue.  That is the best part of the pie if you ask me!  Then just plop it on the top of the pie.  If you can make loopy peaks it makes the pie look even better.  My peaks this time were a little lacking.

Then you bake it to brown the meringue.  MMMMM It is looking so good already!!

When it comes out it is all golden and I just want to eat some!  But it must cool before you cut into it or it will just be a gooey mess.  

 

The next picture was supposed to be of a beautiful slice of pie.  But I waited so long for it to cool and was so anxious to have a slice I completely forgot to take a picture of that.  But let me tell you it was AMAZING!

Where I Party!