Monday 22 April 2013

Spring Sweets!

I made these cute little chocolate nests the other day and everyone loved them!

To make them you will need:

1 tbsp butter (to grease muffin tin)
1/2 bag(6 oz.) of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 bag (6 oz.) of butterscotch chips
1 cup of creamy peanut butter
1/2 bag (6 oz.) of chow mein noodles or pretzel sticks (i used pretzels sticks)
36 Cadbury mini eggs


1) grease muffin tin
2) in a large microwave safe bowl, mix the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips and heat in the microwave for 30 sec intervals mix well until all melted
3) then mix in the peanut butter
4) carefully mix in the chow mein noodles or pretzels until completely coated.
5) spoon the mixture into the muffin tin and gently push down the middles to make a nest shape
6) add 3 mini eggs to each nest and chill them in the fridge (about an hour)
7) after they have hardened pop them out and serve!

Sunday 21 April 2013

My recycled notebook

After the move I found sooo much I wanted to make! I wanted to make furniture, clothes, toys, sheets, anything I could! But, of course, I don't have the space or the tools for any of it. So I decided to buy a notebook and record all of my brilliant (and sometimes not so brilliant) ideas and pictures so that when I do have my tools and space I have them right at my finger tips. Then I thought "BUY!? I'm going to make my own!!"

Here's what you need!
- a cereal box (empty)
- scissors
- printing paper
- darning needle
- twine or reeeally thick thread
- a pretty button!

1) Cut out one of the big sides of the cereal box and fold it in half.(picture in , this will be the cover)

2) fold the printing paper inside and cut it to size (about 2 cm from the edge of the cardboard)

3) Once you have the size all figured out sew along the fold of the printing paper to the inside fold of the cereal box.

4) Sew your pretty button on to the front cover, about an inch from the edge. knot but dont cut off you'll need enough thread/ twine left over to wrap around the book twice and around the button to secure it (4-5x).

5) then you can decorate your cover however you want. if paint will be involved I advise painting the cover before you put it all together.



The Big Move

Sorry, I haven't been posting anything lately. I just moved from Ontario to Alberta with the Hubby and the Little One and I just recently got my craft stuff back! Yay! So, hopefully I'll be posting more often.