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My baby turned three this past week, and we decided to celebrate by honoring one of our favorite Disney characters... M I N N I E  M O U S E ! Thanks to pinterest, I found some really cute cupcake ideas. I found these polka-dot wrappers at Michaels. The ears are mini Oreos, and the bows are fashioned with Fruit by the Foot. I made Mickey and Minnie ears for our guests. I bought cheap headbands at Dollar Tree and wrapped them with black ribbon (hot glued the ends). The ears are made out of fun foam. It was so fun to see everyone wearing them...even the big tough men kept their Mickey ears on all night! :) I'd share pictures, but I'm pretty sure I'd regret it.   I used some big hurricanes and apothecary jars to decorate the table. One was filled with red Dollar Tree Christmas ornaments, and the others were filled with red licorice and marshmallows.   And....here is the Birthday Girl herself! It was a fun night! --Tammy

 Here's a quick and easy-to-follow  photo tutorial on how you can make your own Ghostie Boo Garland ! Tissues (2 for each ghost, layered) Cotton balls (4 for each ghost head) Floss or white thread (to tie around neck) Black marker (to make eyes) Embroidery floss (to string ghosties onto) Long needle (to poke through ghostie neck) Once all of the ghosties are strung, you can make "BOO" tags to hang inbetween each one, or you can leave it just as it is. I stamped the word "BOO" in black ink onto bright orange card stock. I cut a "V" shape at the bottom and used black chalk to distress the edges.  I then folded the top of the card stock over the string and stapled the paper together, close to the string , to keep it in place. That's it! Hang it somewhere spooky and awesome and you're good to go. Most importantly...  have fun ! -Annie *Click HERE to see the linky parties we participate in!* Also.... Momnivore'sDilemma Hall...

I was cleaning out the fridge today, about to throw away some carrots and apples  that didn't get eaten (shh.. don't tell my mother!) and I thought " Hey wait a minute, I can be crafty with these !" And... so can you ! All you and your little punkin's need to make some printed Jack-o-Lantern's  is an apple , a couple of carrots and some craft paint . Cut some shapes into the thick end of the carrot. I cut a triangle and a rectangle .  The long carrot stem makes these "stamps" really easy for small hands to hold when stamping. Slice off one side of the apple.  Don't cut too closely to the core or else your stamp will look like an apple instead of the pumpkin shape you are going for. Then, take the apple slice you just cut off and cut it in half to make a curved mouth .  You can keep it just how it is or make a few notch/cuts to make teeth . Spread some paint out onto paper plates, grab some white paper and get stamping! Super-easy, super...

I shared this recipe at Snips & Spice a little while back. If you haven't made them yet.... do it!  They are delicious! * * * * * I’ve been toying around with the idea of a plum cupcake for a while now, and decided this was the perfect chance to experiment. I have to say that I think these turned out really tasty. They have a plumb-perfect blend of sweetness {from the frosting} and tartness {from the filling}. You’ll need to plan ahead a little for this recipe…the plum sauce takes about 10 minutes to make and at least an hour to chill in the fridge before it is cool enough to use. { Plum Perfect Cupcakes } 1 white cake mix 3 fresh plums 8 oz cream cheese 1 cube butter, room temp 3 Tbsp prepared plumsauce (see below) 1 tsp vanilla 7-8 cups powdered sugar (approx 2 lbs) First, you will need to make your plumsauce filling. Cut fruit (with skin) from the pit of 3 fresh plums and process in a blender or food processor until the skins are chopped and blended in. Pour into small s...

Halloween is coming!  Hooray!  It is my favorite holiday.  I love being spooked . Both Tammy's and my birthday are right around Halloween so we would always have combined Halloween costume birthday parties when we were young.  They were the best!  That might be why Halloween holds such a fun place in our hearts (thanks Mom!). Here's a tutorial on how you can make your own simple Halloween party favors . Gather your paper crafting supplies and a few plastic party favor boxes and get to work!   I found the cute Halloween creature head stamps at JoAnn's in the dollar section. Score! Wrap the main paper around your favor box to determine the size you will need. These boxes are 2" x 2" x 1".  They came in a 3-pack and were found in the party section at Dollar Tree.  Snip off the ugly, smashed bow that they come wrapped in and fill them with the candy of your choice (individually wrapped candy is best, as the insides of the boxes might not be clean...

There have been some really great S’Mores-themed goodies all over blogland this summer. I decided to try the idea with my favorite chocolate cookie recipe , and man, they were yummy! These are a great way to celebrate the last few weeks of summer. Here is the basic recipe: { Chocolate Cookies } 1 1/2 sticks butter 2/3 cup sugar 2/3 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 2 1/2 cups flour Cream butter and sugars, and then add eggs and vanilla. Gradually add dry ingredients. Roll into small balls and place onto greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. { For S’Mores Variation } Break up some graham crackers into 1-inch pieces, and stick two into the sides of the top of each cookie, at an angle. Break up a Hershey bar into the pre-scored rectangles, and then break each piece in half. Stick one in the top of each cookie, also at an angle, so you have a little cavity to put a mini-marshmallow right on...

It's Garage Sale Season ! Here are my finds from this past weekend: This red coral pillow was $1. It still had the original price tag on it for $19. It smelled fresh and clean and came from what I could tell was an immaculate home, so I snatched it up. It looks great on my wooden rocker. I'm a bookworm. I love decorating with books. Especially beautiful old books. So when I found these delightful 1952 children's U.S. history books at 3 for a quarter, I didn't even think twice. Bonus: My 9-year-old  son thinks they look great and can't wait to read them! I spotted this cute teapot from the road and knew it was going to be mine...that is, if it was less than 5 dollars. Lucky for me it was only $2! I love it. I'm always on the lookout for these memo boards to use for hair bow storage. We have a lot of bows at our house. You'd think I had a dozen daughters, but I have only two.  My girls have never gone a day in their lives without a bow in their hair (you t...

I have always loved me a TWIX bar. I may or may not have eaten one every day for lunch in 7th grade. So...when I came upon a few different recipes for homemade TWIX bars I knew I had to try them out! I have since made these many times and have tweaked the recipe to my liking. They really do taste like the real thing... maybe possibly even a little better ! { TWIX BARS } 48 Club Crackers (a few more than one sleeve) 1 c. graham cracker crumbs (one sleeve) 1/3 c. sugar 3/4 c. brown sugar 1/3 c. milk 1/2 c. butter Topping*: 1 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 1/2 c. vanilla baking chips * Most recipes call for milk chocolate chips. I have tried milk and semi and I thought both were good....but one day all I had was 1/2 a bag of semi, so I decided to add vanilla chips to them, and it turned out to be the perfect combination for my taste buds! I do it this way every time now. Place one layer of Club Crackers in a lightly greased 13×9 casserole dish. Use your food processor or b...