Happy Halloween

Wishing all you little goblins out there a Happy Halloween. This is a layout I created for an upcoming class here in Sydney, NS.
Have a Wonderfully Wicked Weekend and Play Safe!

Layout was created using Basic Grey Ambrosia~ Orange Smoothie. Prima Esprit Black flowers.

Monster Bookmarks

Check out these cute little bookmarks I made from leftover cardstock and patterned paper. Kids LOVE them!

Scrabble Love

I have wanted to do something like this for some time now. So here it is! I LOVE it!

I took what used to be an 8x8 thick canvas with puppies on it from the Dollar Store and covered it with newsprint.

Then I added hand cut hearts and covered the sides with scrapbook paper.

Another Yarn Wreath Creation

Just another yarn wreath I recently created. I thought the purple and teal really complemented each other.

You Make Me Happy

The photo about says it all.
This is an 8.5x11 canvas that I painted and altered. I thought it turned out pretty cute.

Monkey Bread

Who doesn't like the smell of warm cinnamon rolls from the oven. This is my version of Monkey Bread from a couple of different recipes. Easy to make, and such a huge hit at family events where you have people to help you eat it!!

Monkey Bread~      Preheat oven to 350

3 Pkgs of Pilsbury Biscuits (2 Pkgs if they are the Grands)

Mix together in a large ziploc bag:

1/2 Cup Sugar

1 tsp Cinnamon

Mix together in a bowl:

1 Cup Brown Sugar

3/4 Cup Melted Butter

1. Cut each biscuit into 3 and form balls. Coat the balls by shaking them in the ziploc bag. Place in the bundt pan. When you have a single layer of balls pour some of the mixture from the bowl over. Repeat this until finished.

2. Bake for 35-40 minutes.

3. Let cool for 15 minutes. Remove from pan onto the serving dish.

Glaze:

1 Cup Icing Sugar

2 tbsp Milk

4. Spoon the glaze over the cooled Monkey Bread and serve!

Simple Scrapbook Layout

This is a simple yet beautiful layout I recently created.

Layout created using Basic Grey patterned paper, Martha Stewart flowers, and EK stickers.

Homemade Cheese Crackers

Today I tried making homemade crackers for the first time. Turns out, they are super easy! These crackers are similar to Cheez It crackers....YUMMMMMM.
So here is the recipe:

1 1/2 Cup Grated Cheese (I used a medium cheddar)
4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
3/4 Cup Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
(These crackers have quite a zing to them, next time I may cut back on the Red Pepper Flakes just a bit)
1 Tbsp Milk

Preheat oven to 350
Mix everything but the milk until the dough is course crumbs.
Add milk and form a ball of dough.
Roll out your dough until it is about 1/8" thick. (I used an empty wine bottle from the weekend for a rolling pin, as I do not have one :)
Cut with a pizza cutter into 1" squares.
Poke a hole in the middle of each with a skewer.
Place on parchment paper
Bake for 12-15 minutes. Mine were closer to 15min.

I would have taken a picture of my crackers however this is all that remained by the time I thought of it. They were a hit and will be made again!
Recipe adapted from one originally found on Pinterest.com