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Groundhog Day!

Mel — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:30:34 +0000

Well, I guess ol’ Phil saw his shadow today. Not good news…I am ready to be warm. In celebration of the day (and our friend P’s bday) we made Groundhog Treats for afternoon snack. I saw the idea HERE and it originally came from HERE and did a little modification. I used pudding cups instead of cupcakes. Quick. Easy. Yummy. That’s a Nilla Wafer with a little melted chocolate chips for nose and mouth, sliced almonds for ears (adhered with said melted chocolate) and crushed Oreos sans the creamy stuffing for ‘dirt.’

Are you keeping up with the Blog Flip Flop?

Mel — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:50:08 +0000

Just checking in to tell you Mari and I are still blog flip floppin’ over at my other site, The Hybrid Kid and Mari’s blog, It’s My Life. For today, Day 7, I made a simple gift card holder made with a bracket shape…

Keeping up with the 12 Days Blog Flip Flop?

Mel — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:14:38 +0000

I just posted another quick and easy project over at The Hybrid Kid. And this time, I used my Cricut! I’m falling more and more in love with that thing the more I use it. Check out my Christmas tree boxes…

More on the Blog Flip Flop

Mel — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:42:54 +0000

Mari and I are still at it! If you’ve missed the first couple of days, you can catch up at my other blog, The Hybrid Kid, and on Mari’s blog, It’s My Life. For today, I’ve a cute little treat topper to show you…and it’s a free download! Go over and grab it!

12 Days of Christmas Blog Flip Flop!

Mel — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:11:48 +0000

I just wanted to let you know about a fun little blog hop I’m doing with my friend Mari over at my other digital blog, The Hybrid Kid. Each day for 12 days we will be showing you fun digital papercrafting ideas that make for quick, easy, and inexpensive gifts. Run over to my other blog and check it out…

December Freebie now available!

Mel — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:35:51 +0000

As some of you know, I write a feature for Woodlands Family Magazine every month. This month’s issue is available now in our local stores and restaurants…but if you’re not local, you can still check it the digital copy here. (I think my feature is around page 34 or so…) Each month I offer a free download to accompany the craft I make. This month I made a cute Countdown to Christmas. You can pick up your free download over in the sidebar and make your own!

Boo! …and cupcakes, too!

Mel — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:28:16 +0000

I’m not a big pumpkin fan. I like them for sitting on my porch, but that’s about it. I do, however, like pumpkin bread. yum. And I found this great recipe for little pumpkin cupcakes. Absolutely worth making. I added a little cream cheese frosting (that’s supposed to be a ghost). Delish.

Here’s the recipe (adpated from a recipe from Cupcakes: From the Cake Mix Doctor)

1 yellow cake mix

1 cup canned pumpkin

1/3 cup vegetable oil *here’s where I adapt…I use less oil, like 1/4 cup and add about a 1/3 cup of applesauce*

1/2 cup milk

3 large eggs

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Beat ingredients on medium for about 2 minutes or so. Scoop into cupcake papers. Bake according to yellow cake mix box…about 15-18 minutes.