Cookies & Crafts!

I must have been bitten by a HUGE create bug this week. My glue gun was smokin'! I orginally got inspiriation from a good friend of mine whose starting her own paper crafting business (more on that later). Halloween is coming up and I LOVE all of the cool crafts and yummy treats that go along with this holiday. I've come across some really cool crafty blogs like: How Does She? Crafts by Amanda The Idea Room amazingly talented ladies. I got all of the following ideas from these sites. Check them out!

I've been wanting a wreath for my door but I wanted to be a Halloweeny/Fall theme (yes, halloweeny is a word) couldn't find one so I made one.

I all ready had the wreath, all of the added items came from Michaels, I made the spider web with hot glue. I made the whole thing in one evening!

Also while blog hopping I came across a post the said: Perfect chocolate-chip-cookies  No-way, WHAT?! Really?! Perfect huh?  Well I'll to see about that......

 

OMG!! They were so...... well, PERFECT! They baked up perfectly, taste perfect and super easy to make. The recipe called for *melted* butter, I'd never heard of sucha thing! But maybe that is the secret to this PERFECT cookie!

I made two dozen and had a little batter left over so I created these....

                                 GIANT chocolate-chip Snickers Cookies

using my current favorite baking pan the Muffin Top Pan. I haven't made a muffin top yet, but it's great for giant cookies!  One of these was so scrumptious with vanilla ice cream, hot fudge and dallop of whip cream! YUMMMM...

Like I said I got a HUGE bite by the creative bug....So I created a couple of other crafts. When my oldest was little I'd always make custom hairbows to match her dresses. Then I learned to braid and haven't created a hairbow in years until now..................

Erynn is gonna be so CUTE with these on her puffy balls hairdo!

The next little craft was just so cute I had to try it. Mason Jar luminaries!

There are a ton of different ways to make them, but I used acrylic paint, clear glossy spray laquer, & mod podge.

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WIN a SILHOUETTE!!

Yup, that right you heard me! YOU could win your very own Silhouette.This machine is so cool!  I never even thought I wanted one but after checking it out, if I could get one for FREE that would be AMAZING!!  Check out Somewhat Simple to learn how to win. I've entered, you better hurry contest ends September 30th!  Good  Luck!

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A birthday girl and her cupcake

Earlier this month was my DD's birthday. On the day of we celebrated at home with decorations and CUPCAKES. These cupcakes were soooooo delicious and fun to make. Recipe and picutres are courtesy of Jenny. I couldn wait to make these for my birthday girl.

She was so excited when she saw cupcakes rather than the traditional cake for her birthday.

They are so yummy, marshmellow fluf and oreo cookies inside the cupcake ( you can stop drooling now).

Also just as yummy is the Dear Lizzy line from American Crafts. I got it a while back and wanted to use it but couldn't make up my mind how. Well after I got these pictures of my silly little one, I knew exactly which pp's I'd be using.

I also used the cricut graphically speaking cart to make the 6's.

TFL!!

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I went on head and got her one.....

A cellphone! I got my 10 year old a cellphone a couple of weeks ago. She's been asking and trying to give me reasons as to why she would need one since she was about 8. Last year her school put her and her sister on the wrong bus (long story) but I nor they had any clue where my children were for about 45 minutes! If she'd had a cellphone then she coulda called. Well I got an offer in the mail thru my wireless service to get a free phone, free shipping, free activation. So I thought let's get her a phone. Her reaction when she recieved it was hilarious...she shouted, she danced, she hugged, she kissed, she lost her breath, etc. Ofcourse I had my camera handy to capture the joy.

Used My Minds Eye- So Sophie

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FINALLY!!

You know what , I haven't scrapped in a coon's age (heard that on tv-lol). Well it's seemed like forever! School started, girlscouts kicked up again, soccer, dance....and that leaves VERY little time for scrappin'. Not to mention, being exhausted I had no motivation to scrap or inspiration until I was cleaning and organizing my area and I came across my Echo Park Sweet Summertime collection. Now when this line was released I drooled over it. I thought it was such a horrible crime to leave such pretty pretty paper uncut or glued! So yesterday night I got crackin' and let me tell you it felt goooooooood! FINALLY I  got a LO done! Here's what I came up with. Using picutres of my silly girls the morning of Erynn's 6th Bday.

I've been seeing these cute banners on tons of LOs since earlier this year and I've been anxious to do my own. Also those paper curls add such a cute element to the page. The quote I used is, "literal". Before Erynn came along Ryene would beg and pleade for a baby sister, well she got her wish but sometimes as lil sisters do, Erynn can be a lil pesky and when Ryene comes to complain I reminder she asked for her! Erynn always co-signs my statement.

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Birthday Girl Cont.

Seems like we've been celebrating E's 6th birthday all week. Wednesday we had cupcakes and sang, Friday night she had friends over for a Camp Rock II party complete with Rockin' S'more Bars

    Sunday the actual party happened at Chuck E Cheese. It was her first party away from home and it will definately not be the last. So easy and the all the kids had a blast!

THANKS CHUCK E!

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Birthday Girl!!

Wednesday September 1st was my baby girls SIXTH birthday! Man time flies when your having fun-right?! I haven't been scrappin' this past month but I wanted to quickly share a few photos of her birthday.

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Deliciousness!

Hello friends..I've had a crazy busy work week which hasn't allowed me time or energy to scrap. But I had to do something to relax and create so I baked up a STORM!  I managed to finish a LO I'd started a week ago too!

LO of my beautiful daughter. We were looking for sunglasses and she picked up these because she liked the red frames. The sales man talked her into getting them calling them, "personality glasses". I did think they made her look very studious and mature.

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