>We ate cake..
11 Mar 2011 1 Comment
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My husband surprised me with this cake. Thought I would share it with you. So cool! To see how she did this go to her blog cake notes. Those are real bamboo knitting needles on the cake but the yarn is food.
>Let them eat cake…
08 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
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A little over a week ago. My husband came home from work telling about his new co-works wife and the website she has about her hobby making cakes. I stopped by it and took a look she has several pages of cakes but enclosed in this post are just a few of my favorite ones from her site. If you check out her blog say Wendy sent you. For this being her hobby I think she has done a wonderful job. The other need part is to go through her pages and see how she has progressed in her art. I wish her many more hours of fun and enjoyment working/playing with this art-form. She is self taught in this hobby similar to I am in most of my hobbys. I did however take classes years ago when I worked at a craft shop to learn how to make cakes and decorate them (the class was free becasue at the end of class I would ring people up for the supplies they wanted to buy so instead of a paycheck during that time for working I got to take the classes). If you have not ever done this I recommend it (cake decorating that is not working at a craft shop). It is a fun project to learn how to do and even more fun to see the happiness on your families face when you bring the cake to the party. The first two wedding cakes in this post are are very elegant to me they show pension for hi detail and simplicity at the same time.
>13… Snow queen
11 Dec 2010 Leave a Comment
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>Neighbors Gift: the Mix
29 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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>This was a gift from our neighbors the Phillips’ last Christmas so now you can use it as a gift to give to your neighbors this Christmas.
- hot chocolate mix or use cocoa for a stronger flavored mix see below*
- powdered non dairy creamer
- Marshmallows (usually during the holidays you can get snowman shaped ones)
- peppermint patties
- candy canes
- pressurized whipped cream
- Glass wide mouth canning jar (with lid and ring)
- none zipping sandwich bags
- curly ribbon
- glue dots
- printed out message for card
directions
- Fill jar 1/2 full of hot chocolate mix
- fill 1/4 of jar with creamer (leaves 1/4 empty)
- add marshmallows to bag and place inside jar to fill last amount of space
- put lid on top and glue mints down ( use glue dots)
- write or print out message and glue to side of jar (don’t forget to add who from on this paper)
- glue dot whipped cream to jar
- add curling ribbon around both items and and glue dot candy canes on
card reads
- remove marshmallows from jar. Set aside
- empty cocoa mix into large mixing bowl
- blend very well with a whisk
- place mix back into jar or a container of your choice
- Place 2 heaping TB mix into a cup, add 1 cup hot water. You can stir with candy cane or add a pattie to the cup, stir until mixture is completely dissolved
- Top with mini marshmallows or whipped cream or both
- place 1 scoop soft vanilla ice cream and 1 cup milk into a quart jar
- add 2 TB cocoa mix
- Place lid on jar and shake until blended (or you can blend in a blender) first is more fun for kids
- place 1 cup milk into a glass
- Add 2 heaping Tb cocoa mix. Stir to blend
*want to make your own mix ahead of time
- powder milk
- powder sugar
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- non dairy creamer powder
mix 10 cups nonfat powder milk, 4 1/2 cups powder sugar, 2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder, and 2 cups non dairy creamer.
fill jar 3/4 full with mix and omit the pour and mix instructions in marshmallow cocoa recipe
>How to Make Krissy’s Cookies
27 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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>This recipe came from Krissy she said all could share it and that it was a good recipe. Good I think meaning rich in calories. Haven’t made it before but looked good so I thought I would give it a whirl . Not for those on a diet or afraid of butter, sugar or chocolate.
Supplies
- 2 cups butter
- 24 oz. chocolate chips
- 4 cups flour
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 8 oz. Hershey bar (grated)
- 5 cups blended oatmeal
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 3 cups chopped nuts (your choice) (I hate nuts in cookies I will skip this part)
Makes 12 cookies can be halved if you want less
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Steps
- Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder.
- Cream the butter and both sugars together.
- Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda.
- Add chocolate chips, Hershey bar, and nuts.
- Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes -Makes 12 cookies.
>Gifts: Handmade Lipgloss
27 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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This is a nice gift for little girls to give their friends or teachers for the holiday season.
We got most of our supplies at one place but you are welcome to get yours from other places
Supplies
- lip gloss tube or other container to place it in
- Vitamin E Balm Base 2 drams (where we got ours )
- 4 drops flavored oil per 2 drams (essential oil to smell and taste nice mint) where we got it at bottom of page
- 1/16 teaspoon Splenda per 2 drams ( to make it taste nice) any grocery store
- 1/8 tsp mica or a desired ( this makes it have a nice shine but can be left out) under extra additions on this page
Approx 2 drams per tube
heat in microwave in 15 second intervals (for melting) heat in the drams cup which can be procured at a pharmacy. Just set aside to cool doesn’t take long. You can make labels or place stickers on it what ever you like.
If making for your self you can use old tubes that are empty if making for others get nice new containers you can get them at most craft stores.
>Teachers Gift: Snowman melt
26 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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>For the next few days here are a few things you can make for teachers or children or neighbors to get ready for the holidays.
- Instant hot chocolate packages for ease
- Marshmallows ( usually during the holidays you can get snowman shaped ones)
- candy canes
- chocolate kisses or small chocolate candy bars (peppermint patties work great for this)
- Cellophane bag to put items in
- stapler or tape to attach note card
- printed out message for card
card reads
“I was told you where super good this year.
I am really glad to hear it!
With winter weather coming near
You will need to warm your spirit!
So here is a little snowman cheer
You can watch him melt as you stir your stick
It is ok with a little work he will be back next year, with no fear,
Just add hot water and sip it slow
It is sure to do the trick”
>Pumpkin…Big Tree…
23 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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The project is done the pumpkin has been cooked and processed by hand and put in bag to freeze till use. I have roasted the seeds and there are about 3 cups of them for the kids to snack on. Yes that is the inside of my side by side fridge freezer. Not much space in there. I will take these bags out latter to the big freezer in the garage once they are frozen all the way. The seeds will not stay in the freezer that was just for the photo.
In the process of making the pumpkin seeds my oven decided to play mean for some reason the door decided it didn’t want to stay together all the way. Guess add that to the honey do list.
I have the best husband in the world no kidding the at man can do anything he puts his mind too. A few weeks ago to help out our extended family he and eight other relatives and friends made a 60 foot tree into a 30 foot tree at the cities requests.
He strapped on his rock climbing gear and up he went into the tree. I think I would have had some trepidations on this. I don’t talk about him much on here. He usually isn’t involved in most of my craft things but he is very much a part of my life for many many years now.
I could not ask for a more wonderful man as a husband he is caring, loving, silly, responsible and most important of all very very patient with me and the children.
>Is it Halloween or Thanksgiving
22 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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Two of my children drew and painted on their pumpkins at Halloween. Because they wanted to be able to have pumpkin squash for dinner around Thanksgiving. So the destruction of their Halloween pumpkins has begun this morning to make room for their Thanksgiving squash. After these are dismantled they will go into the crock pot to cook the whole day away. Then tonight soft squash will be mashed and some had for dinner like mashed potatoes with butter and sour cream and the rest will go into the freezer for future dinners, cookies, and bread ideas. 
If you notice the stems are set into a separate bow. I want to make some velvet Thanksgiving pumpkins if they dry well that is. You make crushed velvet pumpkins (use your favorite pattern for this) then you attach the dried steam to the fake pumpkin ( E2000 just do it neatly) for a nice effect. This will not happen this season, but maybe for next year they will be done.
Roasted pumpkin seeds will be made today as well.
>Peppermint, Vanilla and Dark Chocolate
22 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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What do all of these flavors have in common they are all different fudges I made on Sunday for Thanksgiving. I got up at 4 am and couldn’t get back to sleep so this idea came to fruition I had been thinking about it for the last two days. The top one is vanilla, left dark chocolate the bottom is peppermint candy cane, I substituted 3/4 cup of crushed peppermint candy cane for 3/4 of a cup out of the four cups of sugar in the recipe. Wasn’t sure it was going to work out but it did. The color in that one is from the red and green stripes of the candy cane mixing together. Sort of a pinkish with a hint of brown actually a nice color in real life. The original recipe is from here I already explained my changes to the recipe if you want to do it that way. All the batches I made I doubled that is why I had four cups of sugar as opposed to the two in the recipe.
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