Honey Butter

I have been trying to make bread the last couple of days, and it just hasn't happened... but today is going to be the day!! I hope. :) So when I make bread, I always have to make honey butter too- because well.. how can you eat a hot fresh out of the oven slice of bread without a heaping scoop of honey butter?? This is the BEST honey butter you will ever make. I have been using powdered honey for about 5 years now. It comes in a large #10 can, like the kind you use at the cannery. You can buy it at Harmons, Maceys, or Winco-- someone told me they had see it at Walmart too. So here is the recipe- if you try it let me know what you think.

Donut Bunny Pops

Have you seen the Bunny pops made with mini powdered donuts? I saw some at positivelysplendid.com To make them: first you need to take 2 of the flat marshmallows- (You can find them at Walmart) lay them down, and using a bunnie cookie cutter- cut just the ears out of the marshmallow as shown in this picture.

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I did mine a little different- I melted white chocolate in a disposible decorating bag, then I piped a little down the center of the ears & used colored sugar sprinkles on top to make it look like a bunny ear. Then cut a toothpick in half & insert in each ear...


Put a stick into the donut- I used striped straws because I thought they looked cute. Poke the ears into the top of the donut, attach a jelly bean with the melted white chocolate, you can put eyes on them or leave them with-out. Tie a bow onto it, and you have a Donut Bunny Pop!!


I made pink, green and yellow ones... they are very cute & very easy to make. Happy Easter!!

Bunny Tails

Good Morning... I have a fun easter topper for you today. I was shopping at Seagull book and found this Cute Easter book. (actually my friend I was shopping with found it.. Thanks Kristy) it was one of my favorites growing up as a child.. So I bought it to read to the little boys this year. Yesterday I thought it would be so fun to make a surprise to give them when we read the book. So I did what I always do... called Jamie & asked her to make a cute bag topper. I LOVE it!! Can't wait to give it to them.



I thought they would be so darling with cotton candy tails inside.. So that is what I did, just buy a package of cotton candy & ball them up to look like tails! (cottontails in this case.) Aren't they adorable.. Do you want some too? We would love to share it with you. To get this cute topper- join our site & become a follower. Then make a comment below-- leave us your email & we will send it to you. Thanks so much! Also to get the "BLING" effect on it I outlined the words Bunny Tails with a glue pen & then sprinkled some green glitter onto it- shake it off and it will sparkle.

Pefect Carpet Cleaner

I have been looking for the perfect carpet cleaner for my car. I have tried a bunch of different things and finally came up with something that works PERFECTLY!!!

Things you will need
Ammonia
Hot Water
Spray Bottle
Hydrogen Peroxide
Cleaning Rag

-First, vacuum your car.
-Mix 1/4 cup ammonia and 1/4 cup hot water in your spray bottle. Mix together slightly.
-Spray the mixture on your stain. Then put a small amount of hydrogen peroxide on the stain.
-Let it sit for a few minutes and scrub with your cleaning rag.
-If your stain is deep in the carpet, you might have to repeat the process.
-Just vacuum one more time and VIOLA! The stain is gone.

This is a picture of a stain that someone didn't tell me about. This stain is between the drivers seat and the buckle of the seat. This is the before picture
and this is after

Carrot Napkins

A few years ago I saw these cute carrot napkins and we have been making them for our Easter dinner ever since. They are really easy... so let's get started. First take a large orange paper napkin and unfold it so it forms a rectangle like this


Then put your green plastic utinsels in the left hand corner, fold the right corner into the center as shown


Then begin to roll the napkin around the utinsels, pulling it tight as you go- and roll until your napkin is all the way around them in the shape of a carrot...


Take 2 green pipe cleaners- you can use a dark & light one or I used a dark one & a glittery one... because I love a little "bling". You can tie them with whatever you have, ribbon, raffia- I have even used the green star garland before. They will be darling no matter what you use. I cut the pipe cleaners so it looks like the green stuff on carrots!


And look what you have-- they are darling in a glass container or in a basket.. simple & fun. The kids will love them.



I first saw this at Familyfun.com

Chocolate Dipped Peeps

Love peeps? Well... the only thing better than a peep is a CHOCOLATE covered peep! You will soon learn that YES I do LOVE chocolate.... So first take your peeps and poke a stick into each one. I used the lollipop sticks they are a medium length stick, you can find them anywhere that sells candy making supplies. (walmart even has them)


Then dip them into melted chocolate. I like to use the chocolate fountain chocolate but you can use anykind, if you use chocolate chips add a little bit of oil it will help to make it smooth. Make sure the container you use to dip them in is deep enough for the chocolate to cover the whole peep. Dip & tap it on the edge of the cup and then I scrape the backside across the rim of the cup- to take off the excess chocolate.



Place them on parchment paper & put eyes & a nose on them before the chocolate dries. I know what you're thinking.. WOW those are CRAZY EYES! lol a little scarry, I promise they look cute once they are all done. I used pre-made eyes, you can buy them at Michaels or where they sell candy making supplies. The nose is a round sprinkle, but you can use whatever you have on hand...

I like to put them in small plastic bags- however; the plastic reflects the flash on the camera, so I'm sorry for the little bit of glare. Again you can get the bags almost anywhere they have candy making supplies- tape the bag around the stick & tie with a ribbon... see aren't they adorable, crazy eyes and all..


Or you can mix them in with un-dipped peeps and you have a very cute & fun arrangement! You better snap a picture fast though... because they'll go fast!

Painted drop cloth rug

For months I've been looking for a rug to go under my table and everything I loved was around $500. Which is a lot of money. So I decided to make my own.

Supplies:
One Drop Cloth $11.00 (I got mine from Lowes. It was 6x9)
Blue Painters tape $5.00
Pint of latex Paint $Free had on hand (I used Granite Grey by glidden)
Paint tray and mini roller. $2.00 (got at Lowes)


Tutorial:
First you are going to lay out your drop cloth where you want to paint it. (If it has some hard wrinkles you will want to put the drop cloth in the dryer for a few minutes or on a de-wrinkle cycle)

Then you are going to tape on your design. I did easy stripes.



After you have taped your design you are going to start painting the rug.


Let dry and peel off tape. Run it through a wash cycle and dry cycle.



Holy moly an easy painted rug for under $20



I love how it is Rustic and not perfect... Just what I need with kids!

*EDIT ANother great thing I learned today?? YOU CAN WASH THE RUG!!!! GOTTA LOVE KIDS