Cherished Handmade Treasures

Happy Birthday Reminder Board

2012-01-30T06:14:00.000-07:00

Today, I have a fun craft project for you. A Happy Birthday Reminder Board! Since I have a couple of very important birthdays clustered right at the beginning of the year, birthdays are on my mind right now. I saw a similar board on Pinterest! Don't you just love that web site? This nifty board can also be used as a gift idea--or just keep it for yourself! The lucky recipient will be reminded year round of upcoming birthdays, because who likes to send out “Belated Birthday” cards or just be forgotten altogether on their special day? With this super cute board, it's an easy way to remind yourself of the birthdays for friends and family members.

Materials used:

Wooden board
Knob (or hook)
paint your choice of color
Vinyl your choice of color
Cricut machine (or other vinyl cutting machine)
Scrapbook paper
Glue
Scissors
Twine, string or ribbon of your choice
I also used a two-step crackle process to crackle the paint (Anita's Fragile Crackle) found at my local craft store--this step is optional, but it helped give it a somewhat distressed look without any sanding.

1. You can purchase a board at your local craft store, or use what you have on hand. Go wild and use your imagination.

2. I painted the board the main color and allowed to dry. Then I applied the crackle steps. (Instead of this step, you could just distress your board after painting.)

3. After the crackle was dry, I painted it again with white paint--but before it could dry completely (almost dry, but not quite), I took a damp cloth and removed some of the white paint…the drier you allow your paint to get, the better the results. You won't be able to take as much off as much paint (out of the cracks and just in some areas where it has adhered. Your look will depend on how you use the crackle step, and how much white paint you take off. There are a lot of options to create the surface to your liking. As you can see in the photos above, I made more than one. You can really see the cracks on the surface of the green one. The orange one looked very different from the green one when they were completed, I wish I could show you. However the photos of the completed green one didn't turn out well enough to post here. I liked both of them for different reasons. And since they were both gifts for different individuals, it worked that in my favor they were not alike.

4. While the paint is drying, use your vinyl cutting machine, (I used a Cricut) and vinyl to create the text “Happy Birthday!”

5. Apply your letters to the board and attach a knob or a hook to your board. I found my knob at our local hardware store, in the drawer pull section.

6. Then, I used my Cricut again (you could use a punch, or even cut them by hand) to make tags with each family member’s name and birth date and some twine to hang them from the knob. After the one top passes, move it to the back and the next one will be waiting to remind you. Voilà! A nifty, little birthday reminder.

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Tell Me About Yourself Award

2012-01-29T18:48:00.000-07:00

I love receiving these cute bloggy awards! Pinkoddy's Blog: My Thoughts and Knowledge passed along the Tell Me About Yourself Award to me and several other bloggers a while back (I'm ashamed to admit how long ago). The reason it has taken me so long to post is because I have a difficult time revealing things about myself. However, I want to say "Thank you SO MUCH!", and encourage everyone to please stop by and visit her blog. It was very sweet of her to recognize me.

Here are the rules for receiving this award: I must tell 7 things about myself (although I'm seriously running out of things to tell), and I must pass it on to 15 other bloggers.

Seven things about me:

I'm fairly organized,except when it comes to my artistic side--chaos reins.
I love pizza.
I'm forever making lists. My life revolves around them. If it's not written down, it doesn't get done.
I love when I have the house to myself and I can work in quiet solitude, no background noise at all.
Like Homer Simpson, I can't pass up a doughnut even if it meant it would save my life!
I'm an early riser, but the older I get, the less I seem to get done--regardless of how early I get up. My mind goes in a thousand directions.
Like most of you, I ~~live~~ love to blog.

15 other deserving bloggers--please take a moment and visit all of these wonderful blogs!

Holly's Stamping Addiction (Paper craft blog--she's very talented!)
Picture Book Girl (Wonderful children's book author)
Cami's Books (Writes book reviews and an author herself!)
Things That Make You Say: "Mmmmm..."! (Great cooking blog)
Slip Stitches And More (Sewing, embroidery, crochet and knitting blog)
Karima's Crafts (Crafting blog)
3 Creative Chics (Design, photography, sewing, junking & crafting blog)
Sarah Fitness (Fitness blog)
Kissed By A Frog (Lots opf great DIY ideas)
Living On A Dollar (Coupon, Giveaway blog)
Adventures At Green Acre (Recipes, freebies, life)
Gracie Lu Shih Tzu (Super cute pet blog)
Mom's Life Made Easy (Great web site for busy moms)
Rookies Making Cookies (Beginner cook, learning along the way)
Piggies Pleasures (Fun craft blog)

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Whimsical Wednesday Hop

2012-01-25T06:25:00.002-07:00

Looking to discover some new blogs, meet some new blog friends, have a giveaway you want to share and/or maybe even gain some new followers? Pop on over to Random Dealz and participate in the Whimsical Wednesday Hop. After adding your blog to the hop, feel free to follow my blog. Be sure to leave a comment and I will return the favor.

Diamond Candles looking for bloggers

2012-01-21T11:34:00.003-07:00

Diamond Candles is looking for bloggers for their campaign, you can apply here .

Friendship Friday Hop #2

2012-01-21T08:45:00.000-07:00

I'm participating in another blog hop. Friendship Friday Hop and this weeks question is "What inspired your blog name?" This is really a great question because the title of your blog is the first thing people see when they visit, it gives them a sense of what your blog is all about.

My name blog came about fairly simply. It's a compilation of handmade craft projects that one can only hope the recipient "treasures” and voilà! there was my name.

Shabby Apple Giveaway!! Win a Cameo Necklace

2012-01-21T07:05:00.000-07:00

I have a wonderful opportunity for you. Shabby Apple is giving away this lovely vintage-style cameo necklace through my blog. Isn't it gorgeous? Shabby Apple is an online boutique that makes women feel feminine and pretty with beautiful vintage jewelry and chic accessory pieces along with fashionable, fun , flirty dresses that a woman can wear just as comfortably at family functions, during her workday, or a night on the town.

Look how charming this necklace is...The Duchess. Not only are the pieces beautiful, they all have really great fun names. Details: Vintage-style cameo necklace with gold metal setting suspended from 24” long chain. Cameo 40 x 30mm.

Go check out their web site at: www.shabbyapple.com, they not only have an enormous vintage-inspired collection of jewelry but fabulous dresses, skirts and pretty blouses. There is something there for everyone!

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Cami's Books: Book Giveaway - Beyonders by Brandon Mull

2012-01-21T06:59:00.000-07:00

Book Giveaway - Beyonders by Brandon Mull

Cami's Books is having another giveaway on her blog. Pop on over to Cami's Books to enter.She is giving away a copy of Beyonders by Brandon Mull. She has really low entries, so go take a look and enter!

For rules and entry information, visit: Cami's Books: Book Giveaway - Beyonders by Brandon Mull

Contest closes: January 30, 2012

Turkey Pot Poochie Pies

2012-01-03T05:06:00.001-07:00

I have one more tail-wagger treat. Turkey-pot pies! What pooch wouldn't love that? I know mine do. They go crazy for all of my canine confections. It's good to have a variety of goodies on hand for Fido--especially during training. It keeps him/her interested. These are simple little pies to make. The most time-consuming part it to seal them together and get a nice clean edge.

INGREDIENTS:

2 1/2 cups wheat flour
1/2 cup powdered dry milk
3/4 cup water
1 egg beaten
thinly sliced carrots
chopped celery
chopped turkey
cornstarch
garlic

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour and dry milk. Mix in egg. Add water (a little at time) so that mixture forms a ball.

Roll out dough 1/4" thick. Cut out shapes with a biscuit cutter. Tops and bottoms (tops a little smaller than the bottoms).

Roll the cutout shapes a little flatter and make certain they will fit your muffin pan.

Press the larger bottom dough into your muffin tin. Fill with turkey (I used leftovers from our Christmas party) carrots and celery. You can use any veggies you want, just make sure they are dog friendly. (You can call your Vet's office to inquire about them or Google it. There are lots of web sites that have that information--just make sure it's a reputable site that you can trust.) Pour a couple of teaspoons of stock inside so they don't dry out during baking. Keep in mind, dogs can't tolerate salt and shouldn't have sugar. I used a mixture of water, cornstarch and some fresh garlic, no salt or sugar added.

Cut a slit or two in the top and then pop them in the oven to bake 17 to 20 minutes. You can brush the top with a beaten egg to give them more of a golden sheen. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. And again, you can freeze them for a longer shelf life.

Ham and Cheese Poochie Pockets

2012-01-03T05:01:00.000-07:00

Well it was back to work for me this week. Although while I was off, I was able to get a variety of dog treats made and into the freezer. These biscuits freeze beautifully for a couple of months. So you can make them ahead, freeze them, and then transfer what you will need for the week to the refrigerator. Then Fido can have his special treats all the time. :) All of my dogs have favorite treats, don't get me wrong--they like them all, but they tend to single out a favorite. These seem to be Mr. Peabody's favorites.

INGREDIENTS:

2 1/2 cups wheat flour
1/2 cup powdered dry milk
3/4 cup water
1 egg beaten
cheese grated
ham chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour and dry milk. Mix in egg. Add water (a little at time) so that mixture forms a ball.

Roll out dough 1/4" thick. Cut out shapes with a biscuit cutter.

Fill with chopped ham (leftovers work great) and then sprinkle a little grated cheese.

Fold the dough in half and seal by pinches the edges together.

Brush the top with a beaten egg to give them a glossy sheen and/or sprinkle a few strands of cheese on top. Pop them in the oven and bake 17 to 20 minutes. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Remember you can also freeze them for a longer shelf life, if they last that long!

Sardine Yummies Poochie Treats

2012-01-03T04:51:00.001-07:00

I have been very remiss in updating this blog of late. Although I do have several projects to upload, I have had camera problems--that's my excuse anyway. I still haven't figured out the one issue that has most of my projects wrapped up in it. Hopefully, I can get it worked out in the next week or so. The hectic time of year and all that has had my attention elsewhere. In the meantime, here are some gourmet poochie treats for all the dog lovers out there. If you make this recipe, be prepared for the smell to permeate your house. It's definitely a Scentsy morning when these get made! :) But the dogs love them.

Ingredients:
3 raw eggs
1 can of sardines packed in olive oil
1 package (an inside sleeve--not the entire box) of graham crackers

Dump everything into a blender and blend until completely combined.

Spoon mixture onto a cookie sheet and spread out. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 20 minutes until it looks rubbery and light brown on top.

Let cool, then cut. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. They make great training treats. My dogs love them!

Create a Free Video from Santa

2011-12-21T16:49:00.002-07:00

What child wouldn't want to receive a personalized message from Santa? Now, you can create a free personalized video of Santa for your kids at the Portable North Pole. My daughter-in-law did this for my granddaughter and it was so cute! It doesn't take long and you can have the video emailed to you to watch when you choose. This could be the perfect way to keep your little one in line over the next couple of days.

Happy Holidays!

Cami's Books: Giveaway Hot (Sweaty) Mamas

2011-12-20T10:54:00.000-07:00

A good friend of mine is having a giveaway on her blog. Pop on over to Cami's Books to enter.

Book Review and Giveaway - Hot (Sweaty) Mamas

She is giving away two copies of Hot (Sweaty) Mamas. Yes, that's two, just in time for those New Year's Resolutions!

For rules and entry information, visit: Cami's Books: Giveaway - Hot (Sweaty) Mamas

Open to residents of U.S. and Canada
Contest closes: January 4, 2012

Monday Hops

2011-11-14T09:22:00.001-07:00

Here are a couple of Monday blog hops. The rules are easy, and by participating you'll have the opportunity of experiencing Blog Hops, gaining followers, discovering other blogs or even meeting a few more blog friends. After adding your blog to these great hops, feel free to follow my blog, leave a comment and I will return the favor. Happy Blog Hopping Monday!

A Helicopter Mom

Blessed Beyond Words

Cooking With Karyn

Flock of Turkeys

2011-11-08T07:09:00.000-07:00

I have been getting into the holiday spirit. Doing some early Christmas shopping, wrapping gifts (I don't allow snoops around my house) and last Saturday I went to Holly Legare's Christmas Stamp-A-Stack. It was a lot of fun. So my holiday cards are made and now I can check that off my list.

But we don't want to forget about Thanksgiving. I have a few November projects planned, I just hope I have time to get them posted! For a recent family birthday, these cute turkeys were amongst the party-goers.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Fudge-striped shortbread cookies
Fudge-covered graham crackers (or you can use fudge-covered sugar wafers as I did)
Miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups
Mini chocolate covered peanut butter cups or round chocolate-covered chewy caramels
Candy corns
1 tube decorating gel for eyes

In a small freezer bag, place chocolate chips; seal bag. Microwave until softened. Snip off corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe a line of chocolate across the bottom of the striped shortbread cookie. Center onto the graham cracker and hold until it begins to set. Repeat with remaining cookies. Allow to set up, about 30 minutes. I put mine in the freezer to set. It also helped with the next steps to have the cookies cold.
Using melted chocolate attach the mini peanut butter cup to the miniature peanut butter cup. Allow to set.
Pipe melted chocolate onto the large side of the peanut butter cups and attach to the shortbread cookies, resting against the graham cracker.
On a piece of candy corn, pipe melted chocolate. With the pointy end toward the peanut nut butter cup, center on the cookie.
Place a piece of candy corn on each side of body for legs. Using the decorator's gel, add eyes on each candy corn beak. Let stand at least one hour to set.

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Tomato-Herb Focaccia

2011-10-30T18:04:00.000-06:00

Oops! I hadn't realized this had been posted until I popped onto the computer this morning. I guess I was distracted when I exited last night, because I thought I had just saved this as a partial post, not actually published it.

So last week while my husband and I were out one evening our 10 month old puppy, Mr. Peabody, decided I needed an open-toe pair of boots. He literally chewed off the toe of my suede boots. This dog is the most destructive little animal I've ever come across. In fact, I've nick-named him Destructo because of all the property he has destroyed, too much to begin to name here. But my husband absolutely loves him and I keep holding out hope that he will get better once he gets older. I've included a picture of him, although it is a few months old. He's bigger than this now.

Ingredients:

1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
1 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon each dried oregano, thyme and rosemary, crushed
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
Dash pepper
2 to 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1 small can chopped olives

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1 tablespoon oil, salt, sugar, garlic powder, herbs, pepper and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).

2. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

3. Punch dough down. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Shape into a 13-in. x 9-in. rectangle; place on a greased baking sheet (as you can plainly see, I shaped mine as a pizza). Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. With fingertips, make several dimples over top of dough.

4. Brush dough with remaining oil; arrange tomatoes and olives over the top. Sprinkle with cheeses. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack.

Glittery Halloween Pumpkins

2011-10-20T13:20:00.000-06:00

Last Sunday was our family craft day. Since we hadn’t had one in awhile, we were definitely overdue. I saw a version of this project while surfing the web last month and thought it would make a good craft day project.

There are a few different versions of this dryer vent pumpkin out there, some call for the plastic vent, but for the most part the assembly is the same. After it’s painted, add your own simple touches to make it unique.

Materials needed:

Orange spray paint

Sparkly Mod Podge

Metal dryer vent

Glue

Tie wraps (optional)

Cinnamon sticks

Leaves

Raffia

Ribbon of your choice

Cut a 24” length of the metal dryer vent. Secure ends together with glue or tie wraps.

With orange spray paint, cover the entire surface.

Apply a coat of Sparkly Mod Podge to outer layer for glittery effect.

Glue cinnamon sticks to the center as the pumpkin stem. Attach a few leaves. Tie ribbon and raffia around the stem.

I have a few Halloween projects that I’m either trying to finish up or just get posted, so I hope you’ll check back.

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Wickedy Witch Sign

2011-10-18T11:44:00.000-06:00

This was a birthday gift from my sister. It came unmounted and unpainted, with just a coat of primer. I was so excited when I saw it! Last year about this time, I went to visit my sister and saw this witch sign amongst her many Halloween decorations. I wanted it. I really, really wanted it. When I asked her where she got it, she told me she had made it.

One day while surfing the web she came across some craft classes--one to make these witch signs. So my sister looked at the picture, she showed it to her husband and the two of them came up with a pattern. When I saw it, I asked her for a copy. Although it was less than a week away from Halloween at the time, I thought we could do it for an upcoming family craft day. Unfortunately, she never gave it to me. When the end of September came around this year I thought again of that sign and I was just about to start bugging her for the pattern, but before I could--voilà!, she gave it to me without me asking. Aren't sisters great?

Materials List:
Sparkle Mod Podge
Paint list

Orange
Black
Green
Purple
White

Coordinating ribbon
Glue gun
4 googly eyes
Decorations for witch hat (I used glitterly pipe cleaner, ribbon and spider)
Witch hair (I used chenille pipe cleaners, my sister used orange yarn)
1 5/16" button (for nose)--you can also use this for the cat nose if you choose not to paint it.
36" x 5" piece of wood to mount your letters

These are the wooden pieces you have to work with. Mine were already primered.

Paint the following pieces and allow to dry before adding a second coat.

W--orange. T, wooden button (nose) and witch's face--green. C--purple. H, cat head, witch's boots, hat brim, top of witch's hat and witch's dress--black. Decorate the legs as you wish.
Mod Podge scraps of coordinating paper to each letter, the dress of the witch and to the dowels for the socks. Trim the edges. Remember to cover the entire surface with the Mod Podge so it will all look the same, especially if you are using one of the glittery or sparkly types.
Glue your googly eyes on the cat face. Paint the nose and mouth. I mixed a little black and white together to get the color I used for my cat's face. Use the same color and a fine brush to paint the lines around the cat's face and ears.
Glue the googly eyes on the witch and with a fine brush and black paint add some eyelashes. Then attach the nose. Paint the mouth, I used a fine brush and black paint. For the rosy cheeks, I used some of the orange paint mixed with white and began stippling it on (the harder you dab the darker the color). I crosshatched some fine lines with black to finish off the cheeks (you can always use a fine black sharpie in place of a fine brush and black paint). Glue your hair in place. Attach the brim of you hat and decorate as you wish. I added a couple of pieces of glittery pipe cleaners, two different ribbons, and a spider. Glue the dowels in place for her legs and attach her boots.
Tie/add bows where you wish!

Start with a primered piece. Base the letter with the color of choice. Add coordinating paper with the sparkle Mod Podge. Then attached some matching ribbon just to add a little more flair.

This was the first time I used the sparkle Mod Podge and I loved it!

The W

The Witch

The T

The C

The Cat

This is my sister's sign. The one that started my obsession with this project. This is not the best picture. It's kind of hard to see the witch's face clearly, but you can get the overall gist.

And for any of you who would like to make your own sign, please e-mail me for the pattern. I will be more than happy to send it out. I tried to upload it to this post, but it just wasn't working. :(

Spooky Spider Web--Halloween Mantle

2011-10-05T05:57:00.001-06:00

How many of you have discovered Pinterest? After waiting for months for an invite, I was finally invited a few weeks ago by a blogger friend--Melissa from Mel Dreams Often. Thanks again, Melissa! It was more entertaining than I anticipated. I absolutely love that site. It's so addicting. Every time I log on over there, I discover so many other interesting web sites. One such site: Centsational Girl. She has so many fun things on her site, there are just too many to list. Check her out. But I did get the idea for my Halloween mantle from her. So, to give credit where credit is due. Thanks Centsational Girl, I love your website.

My arachnid invaded mantle

First, I needed some cute candlesticks to display. I had an old set that had been kicking around and I really didn't know what to do with them. They had a good shape to them but they were very past their prime. I gave them to my hubby to spray paint black.

I was going to distress them after they were dry, but I decided I liked the glossy black look. I had purchased the garden trellis and mixed my craft paint with a few tablespoons of water to turn it into the dye, then dropped the trellis into the mixture. I stirred it around and after it was completely covered with the black stain, I let it dry outside for a few hours. Then I hung it on my mantle, and set the spiders loose.

This was the outcome. What do you think?

Holly Legare, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator--Guest post

2011-10-03T09:35:00.002-06:00

Holly Legare, Stampin' Up! demonstrator is our guest blogger today.

Sandy, Thanks so much for asking me to be a guest on your blog. I really needed this as I am working on starting my own blog soon.

As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I'm getting ready for my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack on November 5th. I just finished the designs this week. No, I'm not forgetting Halloween and Thanksgiving. I just had to get a jump on Christmas. More details on my Stampin' Up! website: hollys_hobbies.stampinup.net, or Holly's new blog: Holly's Stamping Addiction

Now that these are finished I can concentrate on Halloween - My favorite!

The Cheesecake Factory's Oreo Cheesecake

2011-09-28T12:50:00.001-06:00

My husband and I have been doing some home remodeling which has been keeping me away from posting here as much as I should. I have done a few crafts, I just haven't taken the time to write the posts. But I found this old post that was still in draft form clear back from April of this year. I hadn't even realized it was still there until Blogger changed to the new format. Unfortunately, I had no pictures attached to it. My intentions were to search my desktop computer for the images. However, I've had no time. So I figured an imageless post is better than no post.

Crust
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1 1/2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs (about 25 Oreo cookies, finely chopped)

Filling
Three 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
5 eggs
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
8 oz. sour cream
5 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped for filling
10 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped for topping

Have all the ingredients at room temperature before beginning.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
To make the crust, mix the melted butter with the Oreo cookie crumbs and press onto the bottom and 1 1/2 inches up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan; set aside.
To make the filling, beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer on low until fluffy.
Slowly add the sugar and continue beating the cream cheese until mixed well.
Add the eggs one at a time and continue to beat until blended.
Measure the vanilla, salt and flour; pour into the cream cheese mixture, and beat until smooth. Add the sour cream and beat.
Stir in the 5 coarsely chopped Oreo cookies with a spoon.
Pour the cream cheese mixture into the springform pan and sprinkle the 10 coarsely chopped Oreo cookies over the filling.
Place the pan in the middle of the oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
After that time, keep the oven door open and let the cheesecake stay in the oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let cool enough to place in the refrigerator for 24 hours. To serve, run a knife or metal spatula around the sides of the pan to loosen the cake, and remove the pan.

Refrigerate for 24 hours before serving for the best flavor.
Serves 6

Get Wired Wednesday Hop 9-21

2011-09-20T21:28:00.000-06:00

Welcome to the Get Wired Wednesday Blog Hop. It is hosted by Victoria's Voice and Three Boys and An Old Lady, and this week I am guest hosting. The rules are easy. After adding your blog to the hop you'll have the opportunity of experiencing Blog Hops, gaining followers, discovering other blogs or even meeting a few more blog friends. Be sure to leave a comment and I will return the follow.

All you have to do to join is:

•Follow the Hostesses Victoria's Voice and Three Boys and an old Lady through GFC
•Follow the Guest Host Cherished Handmade Treasures
•Link yourself to the list below
•Follow some of the other great blogs (Remember to leave a comment so they know to follow you back)
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Witch Hat cookies

2011-09-16T20:00:00.000-06:00

I first saw these cute cookies on Munchkin Munchies and I have tried them a couple of times. The first time I did them exactly like Sue did over at MM, but they were much too plain for me. I only made a few of them. But I thought about them and how cute they were. I really wanted to make some for my granddaughter. I decided to try again. The second time around, I completely covered the cookie with frosting. They tasted better, not so plain and boring. This is what I used--Witch Hat cookies:

Chocolate wafer cookies
Hershey kisses
Chocolate frosting

Frost the wafer cookie with the frosting. Place Hershey kiss in the middle of the cookie. Cover the kiss with frosting. Pipe ribbon around the base of the kiss with contrasting frosting.

Magid Lens Cleaning Towelettes

2011-09-14T21:04:00.001-06:00

Product description: The dispenser holds 100 5" x 8" individually foil-wrapped towelettes.They are pre-moistened, anti-fog, antic-static towelettes for use on glass, plastic or polycarbonate eyeglass lenses, saftey goggles and computer screens. They are silicone free and retail for $7.88 per box.

You can order them here: Magid Lens Cleaning Towelettes

These are the ideal cleaning solution for computer screens, sunglasses, reading glasses, etc. I have used them on all of them and they work really well. Since they are individually packaged they store well in a desk drawer, in the car, in your purse, in a toolbox, or any on the go use. I would highly recommend them.

I received this product for review purposes only. This is my honest opinion. I was not paid for this review.

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Fun Fall Treat Mix

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I swiped this idea from Munchkin Munchies. It is simple and easy, and if anyone knows me, I'm all about easy! Of course you can change it up just as I did to match your tastes.

In a large mixing bowl mix together:

cheese crackers,

salted peanuts,

pretzel squares.

Reese's candy bits,

caramel corn,

honey nut cheerios,

cocoa puffs,

caramel candy corn,

candy apple candy corn

Halloween gummy candy

That's it!

Pour into storage jars and tie a ribbon around.