I Finally Did It!

 

I knew when I saw this on pinterest I had to do it.  So when my tween comes home from school today, this will be waiting for her!

and as a special bonus I filled the holes with the left over m&ms so when she picks it up it's like a pinata!

Valentine Treats From Pinterest

Yes once again I had to try out something I found on Pinterest.  See that cute little basketful there? Yep we made those. I tried to find the directions from a pin but it didn't lead me to any diections so we had to wing it.
First I melted some chocolate chips in the microwave.  Then I sprinkled some sprinkle hearts on a paper plate.  And last we dipped ptretzel sticks into the chocolate then onto a sprikle, and laid them on some parchment paper to dry.  Then we did the same thing with peanut butter chips.  We let them harden over night.  The next day the chocolate ones had spots on them- not sure if the salt from the pretzels caused this or if the chocolate was too hot.  They tasted pretty good though.  The peanut butter chip ones turned out looking and tasting great.
Tip:  Ours were not perfect as a picture because we laid them on the parchment paper.  If you want yours perfectly rounded you'll have to prop them up somehow. 

I like them looking cute and imperfect,  here is a picture of the original ones:

Perfect Memory

There are always a couple of new things I just HAVE to try at Christmas.  One was   the snowman bottles, check.  Another was Christmas tree cookies.  Not just any cookies, the very ones I  saw on pinterest...it had to be those exact ones. The problem was I couldn't find the pin to go by.  I have pages and pages of likes and pins so I had to  make them from memory. So I made them and even took a picture to remind me to do them next year.  And yes I nailed them exactly as I found them on pinterest.

I was looking through some pins and found those much lusted after and revered Christmas tree cookies. And to my delight they look nothing like the "perfect pinterest "  cookies of my dreams.  Not even close, but much loved by me.  There is a lesson in here somewhere.  Hope your Holidays were awesome.

Snowman Jars

While being overly obsessed with Pinterest's holiday happenings I fell in love with snowman jars.  All kinds of snowman jars filled with all kinds of things.  I just love those guys so my daughter and i made one.  Hers is filled with candy and mine is full of snow.  They were so fun and easy. We used an air dry dough to form the heads and used carpet tacks for the mouth, a toothpick for the nose and various doodads.  The jars were emptied and cleaned out jelly jars.  Cheap--always a plus.  They turned out pretty cute.  if you want to see some other snowman jars check out my pinterest board

http://pinterest.com/jean_knee2/snowman-jars/

Pinterest Favorites

It's true.  I do find myself spending a lot of time on Pinterest.  It's better than having a dozen of the latest magazines.  So I have decided to share some of my favorite finds for the week.  Hope you like em.  I tried to get ones that need no instructions.

 Throw sprinkles instead of rice for weddings! They say the pictures turn out amazing!

 Mini tacos: Won ton wrappers in muffin tins filled with taco seasoned ground meat, cheese & bake for 8 minutes at 350. Top with favorite taco toppings!

Modpodge a copy of your marriage certificate onto your wooden initial-I love this!