Sunday, December 22, 2013

Snowman Paper Lanterns


Materials:

  • Black and orange sticky felt/cardstock
  • fishing line/string
  • 8 inch White Paper Lantern
  • scissors
  • 1.5 inch Circle Punch

Directions:

  1.  Punch out 7 black felt/cardboard pieces using the 1.5 in. circle punch.
  2. Cut out a triangle from the orange felt/cardboard. This will be the carrot nose.
  3. Put the circles and triangle on the paper lantern to make him look like a snowman.
  4. Now hang him up with some fishing line/string. Remember - you can always add a special something to it! It's a festive decoration for you and your kids to make, seasons and seasons to come!

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Choco-Chip Granola Bars

Hi! Today I'm gonna share a recipe for granola bars! I actualy got it from http://www.fifteenspatulas.com/chocolate-chip-granola-bars/ and I'm sharing it on here!





Ingredients:
  • 4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1.25 oz whole wheat flour (1/4 cup)
  • 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup grapeseed oil (Catherine's recipe used canola oil)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup honey
Directions:
  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Place the oats, flour, coconut, brown sugar, chocolate chips, and salt in a large bowl, and toss it all around with a spatula until combined.
  3. In another bowl, whisk together the grapeseed oil, vanilla, and honey until smooth and combined. Pour this all over the dry ingredients, and toss all the ingredients together until the wet ingredients have evenly coated all of the oats. Dump the granola mixture onto the parchment lined baking sheet and shape it into a large rectangle that's about 9x13 inches, and about 1 inch thick. I find the best tool to use here is a flat turner, to really press and compact the granola together, and square off the edges.
  4. Bake the granola rectangle for 40 minutes, until it's golden and dry to the touch. Cool the granola on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes, then cut into small bars with a really sharp knife.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Catbug Plushie

Hi! Today I'm gonna walk you through making a catbug plushie! If you don't know who he is, go to YouTube and type in 'Bravest Warriors' and watch them all. It's a great show, and catbug is really cute!
Click the images or links to enlarge

Pattern:
                                    Link: http://voodoo-tiki.deviantart.com/art/Catbug-Plushie-Pattern-368891162


Directions:
                                                           Link: http://voodoo-tiki.deviantart.com/art/Catbug-Plushie-Tutorial-part-1-368891705


                                Link: http://voodoo-tiki.deviantart.com/art/Catbug-Plushie-Tutorial-part-2-368891559
Finished Product:

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Cinamon roll cake pops


Materials:

  • cake-pop maker
  • cinamon rolls
  • knife
  • icing of your choise
Directions:
  1. Cut the cinamon rolls in halves or thirds, and put them in the cake pop thingy
  2. Cook for about three minutes
  3. Take those babies and ice them!

Fishtail Bracelet Tutorial (with pictures!)

Hi! I'm about to teach you how to make a fishtail bracelet, using Rainbow looms bands.
Materials:
  • Rubber Bands of all colors
  • your fingers, two markers, etc.
  1. Take one rubber band. Make it into an infinity shape, and put it on the base

2. Put two more rubber bands on
3. Grab one side of the first band. pull it to the top. Do the same with the other side.
4. Add another rubber band at the top. Keep repeating step three, until you have the size you want. Then add a clasp

Enjoy!