Halloween Fun Idea/Blog Hop

Monster Eyes Hot Chocolate

I think I have told you..Halloween isn't just for kids!!
I have alot of fun myself during all these holidays til the
end of the year especially..Making lots of great Family
Memories/Traditions that never end..That's the
Best Part...the family memories..

Well....the above photo is my attempt to make
"Monster Eyes" which I found @ The Farm Girl
website..great blog...check it out!

Supplies to make Monster Eyes:
2 Big Marshmallows
2 Black Jelly Beans
2 Lollipop Sticks

Directions:
Take a lollipop stick end & stick it in the jelly bean
then stick it through the Big Marshmallow & put it
in the hot chocolate...Have a laugh!! The weight of
the lollipop stick helps it to not fall over so much but
it will fall over a little..depending on which way you
put the jelly beans you can give them different
personalities sorta like "Mr. Potato Head"
Has anybody seen his "angry eyes"? I love Toy Story!!!

Best Chocolate/Peanut Butter Dessert?Mon. Blog Hop

Ouuuu these are soooo good!!! If you like Chocolate
& Peanut Butter (& who doesn't?) you'll love these
Mini Chocolate Bundt Cakes w/Peanut Butter
Frosting.

I found these over at Stephanie's Kitchen...but made
several changes because I wanted to take these to a
dinner party tonite & had not planned to do
that until an hr. before I was to be there (plus
getting ready) They turned out great & surprised me
at how easy they were to make...(They look like they
took a lot of time but..they didn't..and isn't that
what we like..

They were a big hit at the party too...so FAST & EASY
Sorry the picture is blurry...


RECIPE
1 Devil's Food Cake Mix (I used Betty Crocker)
plus ingredients on back of cake pkg. (3 eggs,
oil, & water)

PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
1/2 c. butter, at room temperature
1 c. creamy peanut butter
2 c. confectioner's sugar (sifted)
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 Tbsp. milk (I used Fat Free & it worked out fine)
18 Small Reese's peanut butter cups (quartered)

Directions:
1) Cream the butter & peanut butter together until
smooth. SEE BELOW:


2) Add confectioner's sugar and vanilla.
SEE BELOW:

3) Slowly add one Tablespoon of milk at a time,
until you get the consistency you want.
SEE BELOW:

4) Then I put the bowl into the microwave for
about 1 min. I wanted it thick, but able to flow
down the sides of each mini cake. Then top with
quartered peanut butter cups and enjoy pure
bliss...SEE BELOW:

Favorite Football Recipes & Links

Are You ready for some FOOTBALL? Here are some of our Fast & Favorite Football Recipes that we have picked out for you to make it easier to have all the recipes on 1 pg.! Have a Great Time!! Below is the 7 Layered Bean Dip which is sure to please a hungry crowd at game time or anytime.

RECIPE
1 32oz. can of refried beans
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning
1 16oz. sour cream
1 16oz. jar of Salsa (we used our homemade)
1/2 head of lettuce (chopped)
4 tomatoes (chopped)
2 c. Mexican blend shredded cheese
1 sm. can sliced olives
1 bunch green onions (a few sliced) Optional
Directions:
Mix taco seasoning with refried beans in bowl.
Spread on large platter or 9"x13" pan. Layer sour
cream, salsa, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, olives, &
green onions as seen in ABOVE PHOTO..Enjoy!
BELOW are the BEST/FAST/EASY Super
Bowl Recipes we have chosen from the blog
especially for you:

Easy Potato Skins
Best Honey BBQ Ribs

Best Homemade Chili Easy Homemade Salsa

Best Chocolate Mint Brownies

Chocolate Brownie Footballs

Fall/Autumn Hand Sanitizers/Mon.Blog Hop

Fall is coming..I love the Fall..Cool Crisp mornings &
beautiful colors..plus all the holidays...FUN..FUN..FUN

Above are the new 12oz. Fall Hand Sanitizers in my
ETSY Shoppe...Check them out. Free Upgrade Priority
Shipping...

Blog Hop Below..Let's see what great things you have
been creating for all of us to get inspired by...

Wall Monogram/Blog Hop

I Love Monograms..Any kind...This one is just
beautiful. I love the white against the Taupe wall.
These are up in the ETSY store if interested up above is
the Link.

What have you been up to lately????? Show & Tell
us below at our Blog Hop...Can't wait to see your
projects..

Mon. Blog Hop

Monday's Blog Hop is here..Have fun..
Show us what you have been making

Teacher Gifts/Mon. Blog Hop

These are what I have been working a lot on
lately..especially with the kids going back to
school. What a great way to start the new
school year off with CLEAN GERM FREE HANDS.

There are always so many virus' & junk going
around after school starts so this is a wonderful
way to fight Germs..with Hand Sanitizer.......
PERSONALIZED especially with your child's
Teacher's name on it. She can keep refilling it
all year.

They are up in my store if interested. Blog Hop Below...
Have fun..Leave kind comments for each other....

Adoption Pet Fundraiser License Plates

These are 2 of the License Plates I have been
working lately for our community's Pet Adoption
Annual Fundraiser Silent auction.

I had so much fun making these & I'm so happy
how they turned out. What a great gift for an
animal lover.

We got our wonderful "Ellie" from a Pet adoption
& she is the best little angel of a cat. These animals
are so special & just need someone to love them &
rescue them. They end up rescuing us & helping us
have lower blood pressure & longer lives.

Please think about adopting a cat or dog & making
your life & theirs happier.
What do you think of my Pet license plates???

See you Monday for the Monday Blog Hop..

Back To School Pencil Boxes/Mon. Blog Hop

Back to school..It's that time again..Here is a great way
to update/Personalize your child's Pencil Box. It's a
great way to organize school stuff as well.

I just took a cute font & cut out vinyl, dots, & stars &
turned these into really cute & fun Pencil Boxes for
the kids. Check them out.. they are up in the Etsy shoppe.

Blog Hop Is below..Can't wait to see your Creativity!!!

Halloween Party Glasses/Monday Blog Hop

Halloween Party Glasses...I like to plan ahead..
So this is to hopefully inspire you to plan ahead
as well.

Just thinking about the Fall makes me happy in
this 100+degree weather. I love the fall colors,
the different fun holidays & gatherings of family
& friends, & the wonderful football games....
Did I mention I LOVE the COOLER weather!!!!

So these glasses are for a Halloween Party....
They are so much fun for everyone..So festive..
so upbeat.

I just chose a font & cut some waterproof vinyl out
put some dots on (I love dots) & you have a fun,
festive, inexpensive party glass.

What have you been doing??Can't wait to see....
You guys inspire me!!! BLOG HOP BELOW...

Personalize & Update your Classroom

School is just around the corner. Summer has
really flown by. hope all of you are having a great
one.

I wanted to show you what I have made for TEACHERS.
It's been really popular. What a great way to update your
classroom & the kids will love it.

A warm & happy way to Welcome the kids back to school.
A twist on the vinyl that everybody else has for their owl's
on branches.

Well have a great weekend everyone.

Cherry Cobbler/Apple Cobbler/ "a la mode/Mon. Blog Hop

Before we begin on the dessert..The Blog Hop
is below this Post..Show & tell what you have
been working on..We'd love to see it....

NOW For some great dessert..

Doesn't this look yummy?????? It tastes
even better & it's the easiest, fastest dessert
to do. It's such a fun great Summer dessert.

This Cherry Cobbler is topped with vanilla bean
ice cream (and it could be apple/peach or just
about any type of fruit )

This recipe came from a dear friends mother.
It only has 3 ingredients to boot.....

Recipe

1 reg. size can Comstock pie filling (cherry
or apple)
1/2 box of white or yellow cake mix
1/2 c. butter (1 cube) melted


In a 8"x8" square pan (that has been buttered or
sprayed with Pam) pour the can of pie filling into
it.

Sprinkle 1/2 the box of cake mix evenly over the
pie filling.

Pour approx. 1/2 c. (1 whole cube) of melted
butter as evenly as possible over the cake
mix (I used a Tbsp to make it easier)

Bake @ 350F. for 25min.
This is how it looked after coming out of the oven.
Add the "a la mode" ice cream and that's it......

NOTE: (I made some changes for this recipe)
**********I used a 11 x 7 1/2" glass pan because I
knew I needed more servings than an 8x8 would
yield.
**********I used a large can (30 oz.) of Pie filling
and all of the cake mix (I didn't want any left
over)
**********I used the same amount of melted
butter as the recipe

Baby Shower Favors

Just had to share with you a really cute idea
for Baby Showers..Vinyl Sayings of it's a Boy/Girl
or Stork on Mini Hand Sanitizers.

We all probably use Hand Sanitizer nowadays
but how cute are these?? And refillable too!

Can you imagine about 40 of them all together
in a few baskets at a Baby Shower as Favors for
the guests..How cute would that be??

Or Weddings..the ideas are endless..Back to school
Teachers..Students..Christmas Stocking Stuffers..
Anyway..just wanted to share with you a smaller
version of the Monogrammed Hand Sanitizer 8oz.

Personalized Hand Sanitizer/Mon. Blog Hop

Hand Sanitizer..What would we do without it?
It helps keep the Virus' & Germs at bay & cleans
the hands very well.

Since we have them all over the house..Kitchen...
Bathroom..Nurseries..Playrooms...why not make
them really cute?

That's what I did with ours..I love the Monogrammed
Initials in everybody's personal favorite colors..& the
dots..I always have to see those darling dots...
I love them

What have you been making lately? Join our Blog Hop
& see what everybody has been busy making...We'd
love to have you. Just click in the You are next..
CLICK HERE..Blog Hop is below

Kitchenaid Mixer Makeover/Wed. Blog Hop

Here is my Kitchenaid Mixer..I love it & you
can tell it gets used a lot. It was a present
from my daughters...They are the Best!

There are so many ways of updating it &
making it so much cuter with Vinyl...so
that's what I did..Here are the before (Above
photo) & after photos of the transformation.

I just did a Monogrammed Initial & different
Colors/Sizes Dots & Here it is..(The After..
Below) What do you think???????

JOIN US FOR WED. BLOG HOP (SEE BELOW)

Below are different ideas to do with it!
Try it...It's so Easy...Peasy....

Now let's see what you've been making..
Blog Hop Below....Have Fun! Leave Comments...

4th of July BBQ Chicken (Fast/Easy)

BBQ Chicken (Fast/Easy)

I love.....this BBQ Chicken....and so does everybody
else who has tried it.....I'm told......it's really juicy &
delicious..... I really like to BBQ (when it's not hard
& it ends up tasting really good!) I tried a few different
ways of BBQ-ing chicken & this (for me) is the fastest
& easiest way to get Great Results.....

1) I start with a 4 lb. bag of Boneless/Skinless
Chicken breasts...

2) TIP....I fry it on the stove first before I BBQ....
I do 1/2 of the bag at a time....Put a little canola
oil in a HOT frying pan...(you'll use less oil that
way) spread it all around, then I sprinkle garlic
powder.....lite salt.... and pepper on both sides
of the chicken pieces.

TIP..(seer on both sides to keep the juices in....)
Let cook on med. heat til 3/4 done..

3) Put on plate and ....TIP....brush each piece
with a brush or two of oil (on each side) so the juices will
stay inside the chicken...(that was a Bobby Flay's TIP....)

4) Pre-Heat BBQ grill to around 350F-375F....(you
may want to do this before you start cooking the chicken
on the stove so it'll be ready to go when you are)

5) When the grill is ready....put chicken on.....
let cook for a minute or two (with cover of grill
down...to get that smokey flavor) and then flip
chicken over and cook on other side......then start
brushing a coat of BBQ sauce (I used Kraft Honey
BBQ sauce) on one side, grill for a few min. (always
shut the lid in between... to keep the smokey
flavor in the chicken) then the other.....

6) Then repeat (I did it 3 or 4 times) just for a min.
or 2 each time...til they have finished cooking.......
and look done......and enjoy!!!

Samoa Bars/Wed. Blog Hop

Don't you just LOVE Girl Scout Cookies?????? We
do & so when I found this recipe on a number of blogs,
(I found this on love to eat weblog) I knew I had to try it
out....It does taste just like them, so if you like
shortbread, coconut & caramel, drizzled
with chocolate...your going to love these...

***Note...These taste alot like the Samoa cookies
but much easier (with less steps) to do.

They are a GREAT DESSERT!!!They do take a bit of
time though because you need to let them cool in between
each step, but everybody says it's worth it.


Recipe
Cookie base:
1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. butter (softened)
1 large egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. all purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt

First, make the crust. Preheat oven to 350F.
Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. In a
large bowl, cream together sugar & butter,
until fluffy. Beat in egg & vanilla extract.

Working at a low speed, gradually beat in the
flour & salt until mixture is crumbly....(Mine
was more like a dough but I don't think it makes
that big a difference....)Pour dough mixture into
prepared pan & press firmly to make a even
layer. Bake for 15-20 min checking to see when
the middle is set & edges are lightly brown. Cool
completely before topping...

TOPPING:
3 C. shredded coconut
1 pkg. 14oz. caramels (I used the Kraft brand)
1/4 salt
3 Tbsp. milk
1c. semisweet choc. chips (to drizzle on top)

Preheat oven to 300F. Spread coconut evenly
on a parchment-lined cookie sheet (I used a
Slipat liner) preferably a cookie sheet with sides.
Toast the coconut 15-20 min. stirring every 5 min,
until coconut is golden brown (mine only took
15 min....I have a hot oven....go by what your
oven does) Cool on cookie sheet. Set aside.

Unwrap the caramels & place in a lg. microwave-
safe bowl with the milk & salt. Cook on high
approx. 3-4 min (it took mine almost 3) stopping
to stir a few times to help caramel melt. When
smooth fold in coconut with spatula. Put dollops
of mixture all over shortbread base. DO THIS
QUICKLY BEFORE CARAMEL STARTS TO
COOL. Using a spatula spread topping to make an
even layer. Let topping set until cooled.

When cooled, cut bars (with sharp large knife) into
30 small bars or 15 larger bars. Once bars are cut,
melt chocolate into Sm. microwave-safe bowl. Heat
on high for about 30sec. intervals, stirring thoroughly
to prevent scorching. (SEE TIP) Drizzle the melted
chocolate on top of bars in diagonal lines.

TIP: Place a baggie in a cup & spoon melted
chocolate into baggie..pick up baggie & snip a tiny
hole in the corner of the baggie. Drizzle a diagonal
design (on the cut bars).....Let chocolate completely
cool (even put them in the fridge if needed for a short
time) before storing in airtight container........Enjoy!!

4th of July Party Glasses

July 4th will be be before you know it. Are
you doing anything special for it to
CELEBRATE?

This is what I came up with. Festive Glasses!
You know how much I love dots...so I just
chose a Font, took some Red, White, & Blue
vinyl & cut out Happy July 4th..

I love these fun glasses...they make
the event that much happier...B'days,
Anniversaries, Weddings..

What wonderful projects have you guys
been working on??? You all are so
inspiring. I hope you will stop by each
others projects with nice comments..

We all could use some nice feedback..
once in a while.

I'm waiting for the Blog Hop Link to be
up from where I get it..Something happened
with the person who usually puts it up
so I'll try again a little later to add the
Blog Hop.

Personalized Room Decals/Wed. Blog Hop

I am going to attempt once again to post.. Blogger has been
giving me problems with that.

I wanted to show you what I've been making lately...
This was for an order but I really like how cute it looks
on a little girl's door.

The colors are really interesting & fun. They go with
bedding called "Raspberry Swirl" which is such a
cute name.

It's just done out of Vinyl Matte cut out with machine
& dots added for the Lollipop Flowers. Fun..Fun..Fun
What have you been up to lately?? Can't wait to see..
If this is working correctly the Blog Hop will be Below..
Have fun & leave comments for everybody..

Update your Cake/Cupcake Carrier/Mon. Blog Hop

This is my newset idea I've been working on this week.
I love these. What a great way to update your Cake/
Cupcake Carrier than with your Name & dots in vinyl.

It's a practical idea as well..If you take some cupcakes to
a church function or soccer game..you will know exactly
who's is yours..It's the Cute Flirty one with the polka dots.

What have you been doing this week?? I can't wait to look
at all your great things!!! Mondays' Blog Hop is Below...