Red Nose Reindeer Pops--Holiday Project #2

I bought this book a few weeks back at www.target.com they have a lot of fun activities inside. This is the first project that we selected out of the book. Me and the lil diva had a lot of fun completing this project. Actually she left me to do all of the work, stating that I was doing a much better job and she was sleepy. 

Red Nose Reindeer Pops

Red pom-pom

Self-Adhesive Goggly Eyes

Brown Pipe Cleaners

10-inch Ribbon

Bells

Cling Wrap 

Lollipops and Sticks

Clear and Double Stick Tape

1. Unwrap the lollipops(we actually used chocolate cake pops. Wrap them with cling wrap and secure the neck with clear tape

2.Tape the pipe cleaner and bend it around the neck to form the antlers. Place on the goggly eyes and apply double tape to secure the nose(pom-pom)

3. Wrap the bell around the neck

Presto Your Done!

Shauna

Salt Dough Ornaments-Holiday Project #1

Most of you if not all have your Christmas Tree up with sorts of AWESOME decorations. During this time of the year I'm always looking for little crafts for me and the little one to do("Creating Memories"). I was sent this e-mail from a friend a few weeks ago ( we just finished last weekend) and decide to share). Below is the recipe and some of the ornaments the Lil Diva made..... 

Salt Dough Ornaments
Flour: 4 cups
Salt: 1 cup (yes, it’s a lot)
Hot Water: 1-1/2 cups

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Knead and roll out the dough as you would for sugar cookies. Cut into fun shapes. Poke a hole with a pencil point through the top of each ornament. This will be where you’ll run your string or ornament hook through. You must do it before baking or lose your chance. Once the dough hardens, there’s no good way to make a hole without shattering the cookie.

Bake the dough in a toaster oven for a few minutes until it turns golden. Or you can bake at a low temperature (300 degrees) for three or four minutes. Watch the ornaments as they bake so they don’t burn. Let the ornaments cool. Then decorate, paint, glue on eyes, or add clothing. String a ribbon through the hole.

If you use a good craft shellac, you can preserve these ornaments from year to year. Ask at your craft store for craft shellac that will work on dough ornaments. It’s easy to find and you will have no trouble using it. Brush it on with a paintbrush on the front and back and sides of the ornament. Just remember to throw out any brushes you used for paint (or wash and put them away for another craft). Don’t use the brushes for food-grade ornaments you plan to eat. It’s ok to wash and reuse any cookie cutters on food as the dough is perfect

Shauna

Update: Gingerbread Family

Here they are......

I also tried my hand at another character cake pop ==> Holiday Kitty 

Shauna

Update: Carnival Theme

Last week I posted a sneak peek to some for a few events that I had coming up. Below are the pictures from those events this past weekend...

Shauna

Holiday Gathering

Yesterday was the  "Sisterly Relations" Holiday Celebration at California Pizza Kitchen. The event was an opportunity to fellowship and relax and was head into this busy holiday season. We laughed and laughed some more (good for the soul), while exchanging gifts. BTW the food was excellent----The CPK Cobb Salad Rocks !!

We had awesome time, I can't until we get together again...

Shauna

Part I of The Carnival Experience....

This all that I'm going to be able to post, as Blogger is acting FOOLISH tonight...

Shauna 

Part I of The Gingerbread Creations

     

The other day I was surfing the net test once again, poking for easy way to create some tags for cake pops and cookies. I think I have the hang of the basics so far, I look forward to play around with the program a little more...

Thanks to HomemadeByJill for her easy step by step instructions for printable. Please check out the link for more information: 

http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-to-make-printables-without-photos.html

Shauna

A Piece of Fall and a Little Winter...