You will need:
an oval shaped watermelon
a knife
melon baller or ice cream scoop
toothpicks
assorted fruit

-Use a knife to cut a thin segment from the bottom of a medium-sized watermelon. The bottom of the watermelon is one of the long sides. Choose the side that is least attractive for the bottom. Discard the cut-off piece. This will give the watermelon a flat surface to set on and keep it stable while you work.

-Place your watermelon on your work surface so that the cut side is down. Using your knife, make a vertical cut one-third of the way from one end of the watermelon, cutting until you are about halfway through the melon. Then use your knife to make a horizontal cut from the opposite side of the melon. Start the cut halfway down the melon. Cut horizontally until you reach the spot where your vertical cut ended. This will make a wedge of melon that you can remove and set aside. The vertical cut is the hood of the carriage and the horizontal cut is the body of the carriage.

-Use a melon baller or ice cream scoop to clean out the inside of the watermelon as well as the removed section of fruit. Scrape away all of the fruit down to the white flesh of the melon. Reserve the fruit to make a fruit salad.

-Use your knife to add a zigzag pattern to the hood of the carriage. Cut triangles around the edge of the hood and discard the cut-off rind pieces.

-Use your knife to cut the removed section of fruit into a rectangular shape. Cut out the center of the rectangle so that you have a rectangle with a rectangular hole in it. This will be the handle of your baby carriage.

-Attach your carriage handle to the inside of the watermelon, opposite the hood. Use toothpicks to skewer the handle into the side of the carriage.


-Use rounds of fruit to create the wheels of the carriage. You can use grapefruit, orange, lemon or lime slices. You can also use round pineapple slices if you prefer. Place the round fruit of your choosing on the side of the carriage where the wheels would be. Use a toothpick to skewer them in place. Leave 1/4 inch of the toothpick exposed. Cap the toothpick using half of a maraschino cherry or a grape.

-Make a fruit salad, and use it to fill the body of your carriage. To make a fruit salad, clean and cut up strawberries. Mix the strawberries with the reserved watermelon, balls of cantaloupe, slices of pineapple and grapes. Place the mixed fruits in the carriage.

I found these instructions on ehow.com.  My uncle made this one for my shower, and I can't wait to make one for a friend! 


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This scrub was part of a bath gift basket I made for family members for Christmas.  It has gotten good feedback so far!  It really softens your skin and smells incredible.

For gift ideas, take a look at the other items that went into these  Gift Baskets :

Peppermint Bath Fizzies
Tired Muscle Salt Soak
Lavender Bath Salts
Orange Almond Bath Fizzies
Shea Butter Chai Tea Exfoliant Bar
Refreshing Shea Butter Soap

 I went to Guatemala in 2007 with friends and went back again in 2008 with a friend and my boyfriend (now husband).  Michael proposed there on my birthday at a beautiful place called Casa del Mundo.


I discovered that you do lots of laying around in hammocks when you go to Guatemala for vacation.  (Also, when you go there on vacation, you probably feel as bad as I did when I had to say "no" to all the people who asked if I was there for a mission trip!)   Then, you go home and crave a part of the experience you had.  The second time we went, I spent a good bit of time walking around clusters of little shops, hoping to find a good hammock to take home. By good, I mean inexpensive (and most everything is!).  We only spent about $8-$10 per night at most places we stayed. 

1/2 cup olive oil (divided) 3 garlic cloves (crushed divided) 1/2 tsp kosher salt (coarse) White bread (crust removed cut into cubes) 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan (cheese) 1/4 cup mayonnaise 2 anchovy fillets

1 1/2 tbsps balsamic vinegar 1 1/2 tbsps fresh lemon juice 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce 1 romaine lettuce (large head, torn into bite size pieces)

I removed the outside crust from the bread. This pulled off very easily. I cut the soft white inside part of the bread into small rectangular shapes.



 Then I mixed in salt & pepper and olive oil with the fresh garlic.


I coated the bread with the olive oil mixture, then placed it on a baking sheet.



Next came the Caesar dressing. I mixed all of the ingredients into a food processor, including two of these guys:


I blended the dressing for about a minute in the food processor. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be.

The croutons cooled off while I waited for my husband to get home. Once he got home, I reheated the croutons for a bit before putting them on the salad.