Cleaning the Crock Pot {Pinteresting Day 2}

I don't know about you, but I use my crock pots a lot! That also means that they go out in public -- well the one does anyway. The handle on the other one is broken, so I don't take it to pot lucks or anything anymore. The one that does go out still is my 7 quart one. It's big and it's dirty! I knew there had to be a way to get the inside clean again, so I perused Pinterest. I found his little gem at The 5th Brick House on the Right.

Now I don't own oven cleaner and have no plans to own oven cleaner, so I used straight ammonia. If you use ammonia, or even any product containing ammonia please make sure you do not mix it with bleach or any bleach containing products.

Unlike with oven cleaner, ammonia takes longer and requires a little more elbow grease. I soak my rag in ammonia and then lay it on the dirty areas. I also cover it in plastic wrap for at least a few hours. (Overnight is even better.) Don't be like me and wait for a freezing cold day in February when you can't do it outside because you will choke on the fumes. Ask me how I know? :0) I did wear gloves though.

Not perfect, but definitely cleaner than before.

Pinteresting {Day 1}

I need to get motivated to start blogging more regularly again. With all the children in school every day I seem to be lacking writing material, so I thought I would try this idea. I of course, found the idea itself on Pinterest. The author did a daily post of something she pinned on Pinterest in that she used an idea, she found and then recapped how it worked (or didn't) for her. I thought it was a very pinteresting idea ;o) and concluded that it just might get me blogging again. I'm not making any promises at this point, but here goes day one.

Sweet L, a friend of two of our daughters had birthday recently. She loves owls and after scouring the stores and finding nothing I liked, I decided to make her a present.

The idea came from Gingercake. They're adorable! I do believe mine turned out well also! :o)