Even Allen likes these!
Last week we removed a seat from our couch and picked up a couple of ottoman bench type storage trunks to go in its place. Continue reading
New Camper Curtains!
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Living Room Makeover!
Our camper came with one giant long couch. It had 4 theater seats with leg rests that reclined. The two ends had cup holders, heat and massage. Continue reading
Contact Papering Our Camper!
I’ve been itching to add some pizazz to our camper for a while now… We have a 2015 Grand Design Momentum 385TH. My itch has gotten especially bad since I joined this Facebook group about RV interiors and I’m seeing what everyone else is doing… Continue reading
Mirror Wall Decor & Cute Puppies
Our “house” is a 2015 Grand Design Momentum 385TH (aka a big fifth wheel camper with a garage in the back-here’s a tour of it if you’re interested). Continue reading
Sunday Funday doesn’t exist in North Dakota
Allen had to work today. And last Sunday. That kinda puts a damper on the so-called weekend! He works on broadcast towers, you can read more about that jazz here… But they are trying to hurry and finish this job so we can get the heck outta here… I don’t really want to be around when they close the highways! They already closed parts of I-80 that we took to get here. Seems like we left San Francisco just in time to get through the mountains with no snow…
So it’s just me and Charles hanging out today watching football. Luckily the Bengals play tomorrow night so Allen will get to see the game regardless!
I forgot to show off our new home decor I picked up while we were in South Dakota…
They are those wall decals that just peel and stick. You can remove them and move them with no damage. I think they are perfect for our camper. I try not to put holes in the wall if I don’t have to, part of the reason I love Command hooks also! “Home Sweet Home” is above the front door and the other is in the bathroom behind the toilet (I didn’t know where else to put it!)
Anyhow, the other night for dinner I made this Spicy Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork and we made tacos with it. Yum! And super simple!
Here’s the recipe:
Layer the following in the slow cooker, in this order…
- 1 large onion, quartered, and separated
- a pork butt or shoulder roast (mine was about 3lbs), make sure you salt and pepper this guy very generously
- a can of chipotle peppers in adobo
- a can of Dr. Pepper at room temp (use two cans if you have a giant roast-one was enough for me)
Stick the lid on. Turn it on low.
About 4 hours in, flip the roast over. Flip it again in an hour or two. If it is falling apart, take it out and shred the meat. If not, give it another hour and check again. Once you get the meat out, try and skim some or most of the fat off the top without getting rid of too much juice. Shred it and put it back in the pot for another hour, making sure all the meat is soaking up all that juicy goodness.
I served this on warm flour tortillas (I just heated them in a dry pan over medium heat for about a minute on each side). I topped it with some homemade pico (my version follows), a few sprigs of cilantro, and some pepper jack cheese. Delicious! And we have plenty left over for dinner tomorrow…. I think you should try this tonight! (P.S. I’ve been loving The Pioneer Woman‘s recipes, that’s where I found this one! She made hers in the oven, but since I have a camper oven, I prefer my handy dandy slow cooker.)
Pico de Gallo
- 4 roma tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1/2 jalapeno, seeded and diced
- a good squirt of lime juice
- a palmful of chopped cilantro
I hope you are all having a better Sunday than my super hard-working, loving boyfriend!
Oh, and by the way, Allen said the Potato Bread I made this week beats out all the others for best yet! And I’ve kind of decided that If I keep it in a ziplock baggie vs. the bread baggies I bought, it stays softer and fresher longer…
Image Transfer DIY
Yesterday when I got lost in the endless Pinterest maze, I was actually looking for a way to transfer an image onto fabric. Since I made my pillow covers, I’ve been thinking they looked a little plain. I found a solution (I think!)
I still want to add to this but, now I know how to do it! It’s super easy! You need:
- A printer
- Wax paper
- Scissors
- Fabric
That’s it!
Remember everything will transfer in reverse. Good thing this was a test on scrap fabric!
Word… And my Sutro coffee cup…
I need to figure out what else I’m going to put on this pillow cover because the chair turned out pretty small in comparison.
The chair is a drawing I did when we finally had to get rid of the original. It was around 13years old and it finally gave out in Oklahoma City. We definitely got a lot of use out of it!
I just hung up these two guys this past weekend. The top one was a DIY I made for Allen’s birthday present. We picked up some Command damage-free picture hanging strips. They are kind of like Velcro but they snap together. I love all the Command products!
With a camper, space is limited so the more you things you can hang and keep out of the way, the better… But you can’t really put nails in the wall, and the studs are never where you need them to be. I still wanted to hang some things to make it more “ours”… They are holding so far! Here are some more Command products currently in use:
On the backsplash behind the stove
On the bathroom wall
In the half bath AKA broom closet!
DIY Pillow Covers!
I thought I would take full advantage of this super foggy, windy, kinda rainy, gloomy day here at Candlestick RV Park and work on an indoor project. I bought a beginner’s sewing machine a few months ago and I haven’t gotten to use it a whole lot yet. I didn’t want anything too complicated. I’ve never used a sewing machine before. I did some research and decided on the Janome portable one in “purple thunder”! It was about $60 from Amazon.
I’ve been trying little things here and there. I’ve made a pair of Allen’s ripped jeans into shorts… 
I’ve also made a couple of onesie’s into outfits for Charlie… Just by hemming them a little here and there… I got these at the Flea Market in Dayton, Ohio.
The Bengals one is 0-3months and fits a lot better than the cheetah print which is 6-9months
She was NOT happy that i woke her up to try them on…
For a while now, I’ve been wanting to cover up these hideous (IMHO) throw pillows that Allen has had forever. They are brown and dark blue and just have no personality. Yesterday I took a trip to Walmart (yes, a trip, out here in San Francisco) and I picked up some fabric. I had asked Allen what color he thought would look good and of course his answer was brown or dark blue. No chance. So I got some pretty teal stuff. I kind of followed this picture I found on Pinterest. They are envelope pillow covers. Super easy. I’m not a master seamstress by far! But I’m liking the sewing machine! 
Here is my super simple drawing of how i did the cover…
Overall, I think they look great and add a pop of color! 
The gold pillows I found at a thrift store in Cincinnati for 69cents each!
Before I got the sewing machine, I still wanted to make Charlie some clothes… So these are a couple of little things I made for her. She’s such a good sport!
fur coat and booties! She would only wear two at a time, no way was she wearing 4!
She didn’t mind this sweater. She got her arms stuck in the knitted holes while napping one day and that was pretty funny!
she absolutely hated the snood part!
Home Sweet Home on Wheels 