Miracle Blanket Tutorial

I found a tutorial on flickr by AndyZohner  showing how to make a miracle blanket .  I made one and it looked great, but it didn't really work very well.  Maybe I did something wrong, but I am pretty sure I followed her directions. It turned out way too stretchy.  

The pocket for the legs was way too baggie.  

I tried sewing some elastic on it to help bring in all the droopy material...

... but it was still too saggy. My little guy just wiggled right out of it. Maybe I should have just bought a real one.

I don't know if it was a bad tutorial, or if I am just not good at making those, but for me it was definitely a failure for me.  Okay, so now it is your turn to try out her tutorial and let us know how it turns out.  Will it Pass or Fail?

Pacifier in a cup

I thought putting a pacifier in a souffle cup sounded like a good idea for keeping an emergency pacifier in the diaper bag and keeping it clean while it floats around the bottom of the bag. I got the idea on Pinterest, the pin originated from  Cynditha.blogspot.com . I bought these tiny cups at Wal-mart. I think they work great.  The pacifiers came in a little clear box for storage, but they were so big. I love how small these souffle cups are.

  The nipple on the pacifier does get a little bent though on the larger ones (6+ months).  Not all types and sizes of pacifiers will fit, but the ones I use (MAM) fit.. So pass or fail?

Mini Taco Bowls

I saw this on Pinterest (where I find lots of things to try) and decided I wanted to try it.  The pin originated from  Storage and Glee which had no directions, but it seemed pretty self explanatory. I made these for dinner last night.  I'd say they turned out like pictured, and tasted great.  Although cute, not really functional except as a bowl. They are hard to eat.  We ended up holding them like tacos anyway and tried very hard to keep them from dumping all the delicious food out of them.  They were quite messy.  So I think next time I will just use taco shells.
*Note:  I did notice that the bottom of the muffin pan would also hold the tortillas in an upright-taco-shaped position as well. I think I will bake themas tacos next time...a little more functional and healthier than frying them.

So... I baked them at 350 degrees for....I don't know...15 mins or until done.  =)

Here is a picture of them:

Before

After

Ready to eat!

Pass or Fail?