taco dip {recipe}

i'm pretty sure i have yet to meet someone who doesn't love this taco dip! i mean what's not to love? you have everything you could ever want to dip your chips in all in one!

because of how popular it is, this dip is kind of my "go-to" dish to bring to parties and get-togethers with friends. i especially love it because it's easy to make festive for any occasion by piping the sour cream like icing on a cake :)

ingredients

16oz refried beans

16oz sour cream

1 pkg taco seasoning

16oz your favorite salsa {chunky works best}

shredded cheese {Mexican blend}

16oz guacamole

heat beans according to can

spread heated beans on the bottom of a 9x13 pan leaving one large spoonful aside for later

mix 3/4 the sour cream with the entire pkg of taco seasoning and layer on top of the beans

spread the salsa on top of the sour cream layer

sprinkle enough cheese to cover the salsa as the next layer

spread the guacamole on top leaving the edge of the cheese layer showing

place the large spoonful of beans in the middle on the guacamole and shape into a football

place the remaining sour cream into a zip lock bag and cut off one corner to pipe

decorate the football and field

take a picture quick before someone dips into it!

ENJOY!

nursery canvas art {tutorial}

when i was pregnant with Owen i searched high and low for the perfect canvas art for his nursery. i found a ton of cute options but none of them matched the picture i had in my head.

for 6 months he's had an artless nursery and then it hit me... why not make the canvas i was imagining in my head?

so i headed out to hobby lobby and bought everything i needed for under $20 (that's way less than the cost of purchasing similar canvas art)

and guess what? it was so easy!

supplies

a small blank canvas, a pack of adhesive letters, foam paint brushes, acrylic paint in ocean green and naples yellow

STEP 1

arrange the letters however you'd like them. this was honestly the most difficult step for a perfectionist like myself. it can be frustrating trying to line the letters up perfectly.

when you have the letters where you want them, make sure they are stuck to the canvas well. you don't want paint seeping under!

STEP 2

paint over the entire canvas with the background color {ocean green} let dry and then paint a second coat. 

STEP 3

when the blue paint has dried completely paint a sun in the bottom right corner of the canvas using naples yellow. start with a small arch gradually getting larger until the sun is the size you want. then using the edge of the brush paint sun rays about a half inch apart going out at an angle.

STEP 4

when the paint has dried completely (about an hour or so) carefully remove the adhesive letters. i used the tip of a sharp knife to get underneath the letters more easily. once the letters are removed your canvas is ready to hang anywhere you'd like!