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Sprinkle Cake
Posted on April 9, 2015 at 10:36 AM |
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Sprinkle Cake All you need is: - Favorite boxed cake mix (this one is Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme) + any recipe ingredients ie: eggs - 2 cans of frosting (inside is lemon, outside is cream cheese) - Lots of sprinkles!! Any candy and lots of it to cover the entire cake would work and be really cute. Think all pink or blue sprinkles for a baby shower, all white or silver for a wedding shower, any holiday, any size or shape of sprinkle! Follow all boxed cake instructions, ensuring your cakes are COMPLETELY cooled. You want everything nice and cool so it's firm enough that the frosting and sprinkles don't slip and slide. Once you're frosted, go to town on sprinkling. I would HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend doing this step with your cake in the sink, on a plate of course. I started with my cake just on the counter and my counter, floors, feet, hands, everything was covered in sprinkles. If you pop it in the sink, they're contained and easily wash down the drain. Make sure to press lightly to pack the sprinkles into the frosting so they don't fall off too easily. Pop the whole thing in the fridge to set it all together for at least an hour or so and you're all set! The possibilities are endless! |
How to Train Your Dragon Costume!
Posted on October 31, 2014 at 5:42 PM |
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Astrid from How to Train Your Dragon! My 2014 Halloween costume inspiration came from one of the cutest movies by DreamWorks, How to Train Your Dragon. Astrid plays the love interest of the main character, Hiccup, and they are viking dragon slayers! To get into character, I knew the skirt and shoulder pads would be the biggest challenge, but how in the world do you make those spikes and skulls? Luckily, Elizabeth from A Swoop and A Dart provided an amazing Astrid tutorial and I grabbed some tips from there. Crayola Model Magic... the greatest find ever. A quick trip to Joann Fabric for a half yard of vinyl and brown felt and I had the base for the skirt. At Michael's I grabbed the model magic, faux fur, a few sheets of simple foam, some cording, and a couple gray and black acrylic paints. I also used a little bit of velco I had on hand to hold the skirt together. Once I had all my shapes, I let them dry on cookie sheets with plastic wrap. They were super simple to paint as well. Next came the skirt. I started with one long strip of vinyl I measured to my waist. I cut out 9 panels of each of the vinyl and the felt and made two simple long stitches along the whole length of the skirt to attach the panels. Up next was the shoulder armor pads. I painted two sheets of foam gray and then added in some streaks of black to give it more of a metallic or rustic look. Measure out about an inch strip and cut away. Once you have 5-6 strips cut out, I used a simple thread and needed to actually sew the ends together. Super glued on a few spikes to the foam and those were all set. The hardest part was figuring out how to keep the shoulders on my shoulders. :) I sewed on by hand two strips of leftover vinyl, one in front and one in back, so the shoulder pads would just slip right over my head and rest on my shoulders. I had the green tshirt and navy leggings to pair under! But you could grab something similar, very inexpensive. Wrap up your arms in some cording and you're all set. Astrid is complete! Now if I was really crafty I would have made a shield and axe but I needed to use my hands at both work and the after party. :) |
Sausage Pinwheels
Posted on October 14, 2014 at 1:16 PM |
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Pumpkin Spice Madelines
Posted on October 3, 2014 at 4:02 PM |
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Pumpkin Spice Madelines With acronyms like PSL (pumpkin spice latte) running rampant these fall days, I decided to make a little something to dip into your favorite warm beverage. I love traditional lemon and almond madelines, why not try a fall twist! The first thing you'll need is a madeline pan to give them the distinct shell pattern. However, this can be done as a large cake, cupcakes, mini cupcakes, any size or shape you have. This would have been a three ingredient recipe had my local grocery store been carrying spice cake but alas, it became a yellow butter cake with a few spices I had in my pantry. - Boxed Cake Mix (Spice Cake would be perfect and you wouldn't have to use additional spices!) - Can of pumpkin puree - 1 egg (that's it!! Don't follow the recipe on the back of the cake or it will be too wet.) If you do use the yellow cake mix, I added about 10 shakes of cloves and about 15 shakes of pumpkin pie spice. This is completely your taste but for me, you can't add enough pumpkin pie spice mix. Make sure to preheat your oven to 350 and then one small scoop in each madeline shell is all you'll need. Baking time is around 8-10 minutes because these little cuties are so small. That's it! They're not overly sweet and I think that's what I enjoyed most about them. They were almost like a muffin and muffins are healthy right? :) Enjoy! |
DIY Home Decor Wall Art
Posted on October 1, 2014 at 4:00 PM |
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The Easiest Custom Artwork DIY! I had a big space over the entry way table in my apt that was open and needed something, but art is so expensive and seems generic when store bought. After a recent trip to the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA, I was hugely inspired to create and this is what came out. I had seen one amazing piece sculpted out of hundreds of tiny little paper flowers and thought, I can do something similar! Hundreds of tiny flowers became about 30 feather prints. Ingredients: (I grabbed all mine at Michaels using some great coupons I get emailed every morning.) - Canvas, whatever size or shape you'd like. - Foam brushes - Mod Podge, I prefer matte - Any color acrylic paint - Rubber Stamp - Ink Pad - Decorative Paper The last 3 items can be swapped out for a computer print-out of your favorite design to save money. Find a cool image you like and print it out a few times to save some bucks! Also need some scissors. Next began the cutting. And cutting. And more cutting. It seemed like all night but it honestly only took about 40 minutes to cut all those little buggers out. And it definitely does not have to be perfect! Kids would be great helpers. In fact, the whole project is very kid friendly. You may be worried at first because mod podge is not clear but dries beautifully clear! You can tell in my final picture that it's actually not quite dry and a little streaky but a few more hours and it will be set. The easiest DIY custom wall art! |
"Samoas" Brownie Bites!
Posted on September 24, 2014 at 12:40 PM |
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It's a brownie, it's a cookie, it's a girl scout cookie dupe (GLUTEN FREE!) It's currently not girl scout cookie season but I am craving a samoa. It's that caramel-y coconut-y goodness. A coworker of mine is also gluten free and thus was born... the coconut caramel brownie cookie. Also known as the "samoa brownie bite." I picked up 5 ingredients at my local Whole Foods but any brands will work out just great. - Box of GF Brownie Mix - Any GF sugar or plain cookies - Jar of Caramel Sauce or a handful of caramel candies - Shredded Coconut (they only had unsweetened but sweetened would be delish too) - Some chocolate chips for melting (The brownie recipe does call for vegetable oil and I used pam baking spray so make sure you have those on hand too! Or eggs if your brownie mix needs those but this particular one did not.) Preheat your oven to 350. In a large bowl, mix together brownie box according to the package instructions. I added a handful of coconut to the mix to give it a little extra flavor. Give your mini muffin tins a quick non stick spray because seriously, washing out each of those little crevices is a big pain-ola. Crunch up your sugar cookies and fill the bottom of each tin with cookie bits. Poor over your brownie mix and bake away! The brownie box calls for 25 - 30 minutes of baking at 350 and woah no! Not with these little goobers of delight. They'll only take about 8-10. Once you pull them out, very important to let them cool!! If you poor your caramel sauce over while it's hot, it will just melt all over the place and slip right off. You want the caramel to be cold, brownies to be cold and then frost them with the caramel like you would a cupcake. It should be a nice, thick layer of caramel frosting goodness. Sprinkle on a good handful of coconut and get your chocolate chips microwaving. You'll only need about a quarter cup of chips. If you're never melted chocolate in a microwave, it's a slow process, be patient. Do not nuke it for a long time! Start with 20 seconds at a time, stir, back in, 20 sec, stir, back in, 20 sec. Once it's a beautiful melted smooth consistency, drizzle over each brownie bite for that signature samoa look. They're ready to eat! This method / recipe would also work for our non GFers. Just grab a box of full gluten brownie mix and full gluten cookies. :) |
Mini Apple Pies
Posted on September 19, 2014 at 10:33 AM |
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Carb and Gluten Free Meal Options!
Posted on August 5, 2014 at 5:52 PM |
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Shoe Refash
Posted on May 30, 2014 at 11:57 PM |
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Floral Pump Rehab! This refashion took 10 minutes and 2 coats of $4.00 paint! Allow one coat to dry for a few minutes,
finish with a spritz of hairspray to seal. I have to admit, it
actually worked out and they will be on full rotation this summer! Materials used: - 1 squeeze of charcoal colored acrylic paint (top pic had navy blue but it was too watery when I started painting. Need a thick paint!) - Small brush - Top coat if you have it on hand, or just aerosol hairspray. |
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
Posted on May 22, 2014 at 11:35 AM |
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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge My two great loves together today. I did borrow this recipe from a quick google search of chocolate peanut butter fudge: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/peanut-butter-dark-chocolate-fudge-50400000116805/ - Bag of Chocolate Chips (I used the ghirardelli semi sweets) - Bag of Peanut Butter Chips (I used Reese's Chips) - Instant Coffee - Dark Chocolate Powder (Hersey's makes a great one) - Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk - Peanuts Follow recipe according to MyRecipes post above. I sprayed my cake pan with a good amount of Pam for Baking to ensure non-stick. Make sure to allow time for the first chocolate layer to harden a bit in the fridge before plopping on the second peanut butter layer. Fudge is a bit finicky so go slowly when microwaving. Too much time and the chocolate will seize. I did add a touch of butter to both layers to thin it out a bit and make it easier to press into the pan. |
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