May 2013
11 posts
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April 2013
2 posts
Life a2z: 150 Things for Teens/Young Adults/Adults... →
lifea2z:
I compiled this list of 150 things to keep older people entertained over the summer. I was looking around online for a list such as this but I could only find lists for kids! This list is a little more grown up. Some of the things you have to be 21 to do, some could get you into trouble, some may…
March 2013
24 posts
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Triple Cluster Pearl Bracelet
HERE’S THE HOW TO: Stuff you’ll need:
You’ll also need wire cutters (not shown above).
Looking for the perfect beads? Here are neon and pearl versions. Of course, feel free to branch out and try any color bead you’d like to.
Note: Make sure the gauge of the wire you use will fit through the hole in your bead.
Method:
Here’s how to make...
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Crepe Paper Carrots
Leaf template
Crepe streamers, in Apricot, Golden Yellow, and Orange, partycheap.com
Green crepe paper, in Leaf Green, blumchen.com
Hot-glue gun
Assorted small gifts
How-To
1. Loosely wrap orange streamer to form carrot shape, making it thicker at top. Tuck in gifts as you work. [See image 2 above]. Press end of paper down into top.
2. Fold green crepe paper in half across its grain....
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Lemon Brownies
The “Brownie” Batter
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt {Sea Salt}
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons lemon zest
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Tart Lemon Glaze
1 rounded cup powdered sugar
4 tablespoon lemon juice
8 teaspoons lemon zest
Preheat oven to 350°F....
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Shaving Cream Egg Dye
1. Spread cheap white shaving cream in a cookie sheet
2. Apply drops of neon food coloring across surface
3. Use toothpicks to swirl colors around
4. Roll the dried, cooled hardboiled eggs in the colorful cream (we used disposable kitchen gloves to reduce the tattoo effect)
5. Allow to set for 3-4 minutes on a paper plate
6. Wipe off shaving cream with paper toweling
7. Rinse! Voila!...
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Egg Candles
Transform egg shells into candleholders - simply clean the outer shell, break off the top and set aside the egg. Fill the shells with tea lights, then make omelettes with the eggs!
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Braided Bun
Braided bun tutorial tutorial (yes, it’s easy!):
Step 1) Nonchalance and structure are key, so don’t brush your hair too much. I left in curls from the day before, for some volume. Part your hair and make a braid on one or both sides. These can be as big or small as you want, I use a string of hair that’s about 4 cm’s wide.
Step 2) Tease the backpart of your hair...
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Garlic and Herb Chicken Pasta
Ingredients
2 Sauté Express® Garlic and Herb squares
1 large chicken breast, cut into strips
1 cup red bell pepper, diced
3 cups broccoli florets
2 cups uncooked pasta (I used rotini)
2 tablespoons chicken stock or chicken broth
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
1. Heat a large nonstick pan over medium low heat. Add 1 square of Sauté Express® and wait until it begins to bubble...
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Easter Bunny Wreath
Here’s what I used:
Styrofoam circle. (I used a 40% off coupon)
Bunny ears headband. I got mine at Joanns (40% off coupon, boo-yeah.) but they can be found at the Dollar Store.
Two 6 foot boas, for a total of 12 feet and it *just* fit around the circle perfectly. You could also use fuzzy yarn, but I wanted mine to be extra fluffy, like a rabbit.
Pastel ribbon I already had
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Rainbow Easter Eggs
Supplies needed:
Hard boiled eggs
White vinegar
McCormick Food Color Drops – I used both the neon and traditional colors
Baking sheet lined with paper towels
Stainless steel tongs
Stainless steel colander
Sink
Step 1: Pat hardboiled eggs dry and place in colander. You can do one egg or several eggs at a time.
Step 2: Pour vinegar over egg so that it is well coated.
Step 3:...
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Lace Denim Cut-Offs
Supplies:
a pair of denim cutoffs
2 feet of lace or crochet trim
pins
a needle
white thread
scissors
Directions:
1. Cut a triangle out of your shorts that is roughly the shape of the lace. Make sure you cut the triangle exactly on the side seam.
2. Cut out a piece of lace in your desired size. You don’t have to use all of the trim – feel free to cut off the edges to get the right shape!...
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Cadbury Egg Easter Cupcakes
Cadbury Egg Cupcakes
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups cake flour (or 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour)
1 2/3 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1 package Jell-O instant pudding in Chocolate Fuge (3.4 oz)
1 1/4 cup water
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
24 Cadbury Eggs
For the...
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Easter Egg Tree
Here’s what you’ll need: 1 foam cone 4 packs foam glitter egg ornaments 1 paper Easter grass Hot glue gun
Start by pouring all the eggs on the table. Cut all of the ribbons off.
Put a dab of glue on egg then hold it in place for a few seconds. Start at the bottom and work your way up! Although this pic shows grass being put on along the way, wait till the end to fill...
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Washi Tape Shamrock Silhouette art
First I created my shamrock. I downloaded a template from Silhouette that I could use my with Silhouette Portrait machine. I made it the size I wanted and cut it on to plain white cardstock. I then used a few of the green washi tapes that I had on hand in different colors and patterns and covered my shamrock. I then trimmed the excess washi tape from the edges of the shamrock. I had an...
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Corned Beef and Cabbage
3 pounds corned beef brisket with spice packet
10 small red potatoes
5 carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch pieces
1 large head cabbage, cut into small wedge
Directions
Place corned beef in large pot or Dutch oven and cover with water. Add the spice packet that came with the corned beef. Cover pot and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer approximately 50 minutes per pound or until...
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Shamrock Shake (just like McDonalds)
3 cups good quality vanilla ice cream 1 3/4 cups 1% milk 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract Green food coloring, if desired
1. Blend all ingredients in a blender until completely thick and smooth. Pour into glasses and serve!
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Shamrock Wreath
Step 1. Buy 4 small hearts from craft store.
Step 2: place hot glue on end of ribbon.
Step 3: Glue ribbon to the heart. Wait for glue to cool before wrapping.
Step 4: wrap ribbon
Step 5: Repeat 3 more times.
Step 6: place ends of hearts together and hot glue. wait to dry.
Step 7: hang and enjoy!
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Leprechaun Hat S'mores
INGREDIENTS: – Keebler® Fudge Stripes™ Cookies – Large Marshmallows – Dark Chocolate Candy Melts – Green Candy Melts – Green Sprinkles or Cake Sparkles
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Melt dark chocolate candy in the microwave, in 30 second intervals on 50% power. Stir after each heating. Repeat until completely melted. Dip Fudge Stripe Cookies into chocolate, coating completely. Shake off...
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Shamrock Barrette
you will need: wool felt needle and thread blank barrette cut 4 leaves in the shape shown above. mine measured about 3/4 of an inch tall, and nearly an inch wide. sew the leaves together as shown above, and tie the threads together tightly at the ends.
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Green Velvet Cheesecake
Cheesecake: Two 8-ounce packages cream cheese, at room temperature 2/3 cup granulated white sugar pinch of salt 2 large eggs 1/3 cup sour cream 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract a few drops of green food coloring, if desired
Green Velvet Cake: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups canola or vegetable oil...
Hello dear followers!
I once again need to apologize for my lack of posts recently. I have a lot of new stuff going on in my life at the moment. This along with the new changes tumblr has made recently have made it difficult for me to maintain this blog. I plan to begin posting again tomorrow but I will have to cut down to one post a day. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
-Panda
February 2013
6 posts
Sweet Potato Dog Treats
All you need are 3 medium sweet potatoes and either an oven or dehydrator. I used the dehydrator, but am sure the oven method would turn out just as good.
Wash and dry sweet potatoes. Cut each sweet potato into 1/4 inch slices length-wise. A mandolin would be great for this, but I don’t have one. A sharp knife worked fine for this.
No lemon juice is needed for these chews, dogs don’t like...
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Cherry Pie Bars
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp almond extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp salt 1 (21 ounce) cherry pie filling 2 if you like cherries (highly recommend) Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp almond extract 2 Tbs milk 1. Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Beat in extracts. 2. In a...
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Cherry Cookies with Vanilla Dip
Ingredients
COOKIE:
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1- 10 oz. jar marashino cherries (juice included)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
5 cups flour + more for rolling
FROSTING DIP:
½ cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 T. milk
about 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Remove cherries from jar, reserving juice, and roughly chop them.
Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs,...
January 2013
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Rodarte Star Hair Pins
SUPPLIES
I went to two craft stores, Michaels and AC Moore.
MICHAELS: jewels, wire and gold spray paint
AC MOORE: buttons and barrettes
Purchase thick wire, I’m using 20 guage.
+ pliers and wire cutters
BASICS
Before we get started, I’m going to show how to do ‘the loop’.
Grip the wire in between your pliers, and then just loop it...
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Red Velvet Poke Cake
Ingredients:
1 box Red Velvet cake mix
ingredients needed to make cake (eggs, oil & water)
2 (3.4 oz.) boxes instant Cheesecake-flavored pudding
4 cups milk
1 (8 oz.) tub frozen whipped topping, thawed
10 Oreo cookies, crushed (optional)
Directions:
Prepare cake mix according to package directions for a 9x13 cake.
Once cake comes out of the oven, allow it to cool for just a couple of...
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French Onion Soup
5 small/medium Yellow Onions, thinly sliced
2 cans Beef Broth, 14 oz each
2 cans Beef Consomme (you can find this amidst the rest of the canned soups)
1 packet Lipton’s Onion Soup Mix
1 Loaf Crusty French Bread, sliced 1” thick
1 cup Gruyere Cheese, shredded (Monterey Jack and Swiss would also be yummy)
1. Pull out your crock pot and set it to the 6 hour setting
2. Throw in your...
I’m VERY sorry for the lack of posts guys! The new tumblr posting options do NOT like my blog. I can only get about 6 items queued for you before my queue starts to freak out. I’ll try to be more on top of it and see if I can figure this out. Please bare with me.
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Ribbon Bookmark
Materials:
Ribbon or bias tape
Scissors
Needle and thread
¼” Elastic
Book or journal
Ribbon Option:
Create a rolled ruffle about 2 inches longer than the book or journal. Need help making a rolled ruffle? Learn how to make one here.
Fold under each end of the ribbon.
Cut a piece of elastic to fit the book or journal. I used 6 inches here. Insert the elastic at each end on the...
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No Bake, Chewy Granola Bars (Just like Quaker)
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars
Ingredients
4 tbsp. (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
2 cups plain granola
1 cup rice cereal (Rice Krispies, etc.)
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup peanut butter chips
Process
Line two 9×5 loaf pans or one 11×7 inch baking pan (see tip #4 above if you want to use 9×13) with foil or parchment....
