St. Patrick's Day Fun Vinyl Decal Stickers

                                    

                                                St. Patrick's Day is March 17th. It's

                                                a fun day filled with surprises, funny little

                                                pinches, and Corned Beef  & Cabbage. 

                                               

                                                To put a little celebration into your home 

                                                this year, we have a few new things at the 

                                               Etsy store. Top photo are decals saying

                                               "Happy St, Patrick's Day" put on wooden

                                                blocks that you can get at Lowe's and they 

                                                will even cut the wood free of charge. You 

                                                just need a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" cut into 1 piece 6"

                                                and 1 piece 8".

                                                

                                               The other items we have been working on
                                               for St. Patrick's Day are these St. Paddy's
                                               Day decals for glasses and we also have
                                               great Peel n Stick set of decals of Shamrocks.
                                               Can you imagine what a fun Party it would be
                                                to have some glasses like these? Here is the link:
                                               CLICK HERE

                             COME CHECK OUT OUR FUN DECALS!
                                        Hope you all have a fun and 
                                           Happy St. Patrick's Day!

ST. PATRICK'S DAY OREO'S/Wed. Blog Hop

St. Patrick's Day is tomorrow..Don't
forget to wear Green or get pinched!
Where did that idea come from??

Well, I have a Delicious "TO DIE FOR"
St. Patrick's Day TREAT..."CHOC/MINT
OREO SUCKERS" (TUTORIAL BELOW)

I made these for 3 lovely ladies that my
daughter & I "Visit" each month for our
church. It consists of 3 differently decorated
suckers. (See Photos BELOW)



Supplies Needed:
Oreo Mint Cookies
Parchment/wax paper
White & Green Candy Melts
Lollipop/Sucker Sticks/bags
Curling Ribbon/or Twists


Directions:
1) Lay out some Wax Paper on counter top.
Take Oreos & separate them (See Photo
BELOW)

2) At 30 sec. increments..microwave Candy Melts.

3) Take a Lollipop Stick & dip into

melted candy (will look like a Q-tip) &

place in middle of Oreo. Press down

softly into green frosting)

(SEE PHOTOS BELOW)

4) Place top of Oreo on top of
stick & press gently..Let harden

(about 5-10 min) See Photo BELOW

5) Dip hardened Suckers into melted

coating (making sure all sides & edges

are coated) See Photo BELOW

6) Decorate however you choose. I

used green sprinkles, Green Candy Melts,

White nonpareils (See BELOW)

7) Decorated & protected by plastic bags

these delicious "Choc/Mint Cookie Suckers"

are ready for gift giving...Friends, Neighbors,

Co-workers are going to ask you for the RECIPE!

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY EVERYONE!!!

Now for Wednesday Blog Hop....

FYI...Before you Start...

1) Follow Santa's Gift Shoppe YR ROUND

2) Link up your post..not your blog

3) Link back to the party on your post

or sidebar..(Grab button/code) so other

can find us.

4) Click on the "YOU ARE NEXT

ENTER HERE" & Follow the Prompts.

5) Family Friendly Links Only

6) 2 different Blog Hops each week

(every Mon & Wed)

I will pick some Favorites from the previous

week to be in the "BLOG HOP WALK OF FAME"

so check back to see if you are there. If you

are take a "I was featured" @ Santa's Gift

Shoppe Button/Code...You deserve it!!

Now for last weeks Favs:

1) Isn't this "Spring Wreath" beautiful?

She gives you a wonderful tutorial of

how to make one for yourself..Great Blog!

Check it out HERE

2) This great idea was inspired from

Pottery Barn..A Beautiful "Distressed

Clock" was really inexpensive but it

sure doesn'e look like it. What a great

job she did..See how she did it HERE

3) Toooo Cute!! She did a wonderful job for

her daughter's "Birthday Party"..Great ideas

for the kids!! Check it out HERE

4) Great "Baby Shower Ideas/Gifts" Some

wonderful/practical things she makes

Great Job!! Check them out HERE

5) This wonderful lady has a special

place in my heart. She was the 1st person

to feature something I made for my Blog

when I first started 1 1/2 yrs. ago. It

meant a lot to me & I have found her

blog so inspiring ever since.She just

keeps coming up with the greatest

ideas on her blog "Simply Sweet Home"
Here is another "Choc. Mint Parfaits"

Check it out HERE

Now...Wed Blog Hop..Can't wait to see your talent!

This blog hop originated @ trendy treehouse.

Happy St. Patrick's Day with Fast Girl Scout Cookie recipe

Ahhhhhh...Girl Scout Cookies...whether it's
The Minty ones..The Chocolate-Coconut ones
(For recipe click here....) The Peanut Butter
ones...The Lemon ones..The New Cranberry
ones..THEY ARE ALL THE BEST! Your mouth
is probably watering right about now!!

When you can't get the real thing...You can try
these..They are not exactly the same, but taste
nice & minty, chocolaty & the sugary crunch of
the cookie is similar to The Girl Scout Minty one.

This really is an easy/fast recipe..a little messy
but everybody seems to like these cookies... It
came from Taste of Home...

RECIPE

18 Nabisco Nilla Wafer Cookies
4 oz. Chocolate Bark
1/4 tsp. peppermint extract

Directions:
1) Place candy coating & extract in microwave-safe
bowl. Microwave uncovered, on high for 30-60 sec.
or until smooth, stirring every 15 seconds.
SEE BELOW:

2) Put a wafer in coating (top side first)

SEE BELOW:

I used a Big fork to take cookies out of the melted
chocolate & let excess drip off.

Place on wax paper..
3) The end result..Minty delight!!! *****2nd idea for St. Patrick's Day might be Chocolate-Mint

Walnut Brownies...for recipe click here

Chocolate/Peppermint Brownies

Watch out..these will be super-delicious!!
Your going to LOVE these..These minty
brownies melt right into your mouth.

After seeing these twice today (in our hometown
newspaper & on the net) I knew I had to share
them with you guys...You can find these from
good ole Betty Crocker...She always has something
tasting good..

RECIPE
1 Box Brownie mix
(ingredients on back of box: water, veg. oil, & eggs)

Mint Filling
1/4 c. butter, softened
1/4 c. whipping cream
1 package (3oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/4 tsp. mint or peppermint extract
4 drops of green food coloring
3 1/2 c. powered sugar
***Baker's Secret...To soften butter
(out of the refrigerator) place in microwave
for 10-15 sec.

Chocolate Topping
1/2 c. whipping cream
1 bag (12oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c. butter (do not use margarine)

Directions: Pre-heat oven 350F.
1) Grease 13"x 9" pan with cooking spray.
Make & bake brownies as directed on back
of box for a 13" x 9" pan, using water, oil &
eggs. Cool completely.

2) In large mixing bowl, put butter, cream,
cream cheese, mint extract/green food coloring
& 1 cup of conf. sugar. SEE BELOW:

3) Start to blend on a low speed... then higher

to blend & make nice & smooth.

4) Add 1 more cup of conf. sugar..start slow again
then higher speed until thoroughly smooth.

Add rest of powered sugar & beat until silky,

smooth & delicious!!!!!

5) On cooled brownies..spread the mint filling

& put into refrigerator to set for 1 hr...

Meanwhile, in a 2 qt. nonstick saucepan, heat

topping ingredients over medium-low heat, stirring

constantly, until melted, smooth & gorgeous!!

Cool about 10 min.

SEE BELOW:

6) Pour topping over filling, spread to cover.

Refrigerate uncovered about 2 hrs. or until set.

Before cutting into bars let stand for 10 min.

at room temperture. Store covered in refrigerator.

Finished & Looking wonderful!!! Enjoy!!

(Maybe cut into smaller bars because of the richness)

Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! That left over frosting!!!!! Do you

remember when you were a kid & your mom made

these??? My mom use to always put frosting in

between some graham crackers & either put them

in my school lunch or to eat when we got home

from school. SEE BELOW:

Sometimes the sweetest memories are some of

the simpliest things..Happy Memories everybody!!!