Crayon Candle Votives

 

 First remove labels from crayons and break into three pieces.  Fill a small dixie cup with wax and top with one broken crayon.  Microwave for 1 minute.  Stir and microwave for an additional minute.

 Remove  cup from microwave.  Add 5-10 drops of essential oil and stir.  Let cool for 15 seconds. Place a candle wick in center of votive.  Pour wax into votive candle cup.  Let cool for 30 minutes .Continue to pour layers of colored wax into each votive.

And, that’s it!  This is a great way to use up old, broken crayons.  It’s also a fun craft for the older kiddos with supervision, of course. 

Great Spring fragrance  floral smells or citrus scents like lemon or orange. 

Mom Lemon Bars

 

Our family always gets together for Good Friday with crawfish, food and an Easter hunt for the kids. 
By special request I am making Mom's lemon bars

3 cups all-purpose flour  divided 2 1/2 cups for crust and 1/2 cup for filling ▢2/3 cups powdered sugar  for the shortbread, plus more for dusting ▢1/2 tsp salt ▢12 tbsp unsalted butter melted ▢3 tbsp lemon zest zest of three lemons ▢3 cups sugar  ▢8 eggs large, room temperature ▢1 cup lemon juice fresh,  Instructions Heat oven to 350F and line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper. Whisk together 2 1/2 cups of flour (300g) with the powdered sugar and salt, then pour in the melted butter and mix until combined. You can also do this using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment. If you'd like a dash of vanilla can be added in with the butter at this step. Sprinkle the dough into your lined pan and press down into a flat layer. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes or until a light golden color. While the crust is baking add the sugar to a food processor and add the zest of three lemons. Pulse until the zest is fully incorporated and sugar is a light yellow color. If you don't have a processor just mince the zest and mix with the sugar in a bag or bowl. Add the sugar and remaining half cup of flour to a large bowl and mix well. You can sift together however and zesty sugar bits will need to get dumped out of the sifter as they might clog things up and not go through. Pour in the lemon juice and add the eggs then mix very well until completely combined. Pour the filling onto the warm crust then transfer to oven and bake for about 25 minutes, turning halfway through the bake. Remove from oven and allow to cool for an hour before chilling in the refrigerator for two hours. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into bars using a clean, sharp, damp knife. Clean and re-wet the knife

Friday Fave Five

 

Happy Friday and its the last Friday of the month. And just happen to be Good Friday. We are enjoying the wonderful weather here and getting ready to join my large extended family on the family form for some good food and fun. I am making my Mom famous Lemon bars for everyone to have.  Recipe on my blog today for you too make.... Lisa

1. My first has to be the 84 degree weather and Sun shinning!
2. Flowers are finally blooming 

My backyard in the Sun and red bud trees.

3 Last day before Spring Break at School!  We have a Spring Break Camp at the library for the week. We are planning lots of fun to keep kids busy. 

4, Its 6 weeks until my Son graduates   college in Education. Hes Student teaching right now and has found his calling. 

5. Family Good Friday Crawfish boil

A day of Family fun, good food and enjoying the company of each other on the family fun. 

Diy Easter decor

Happy Thursday! Today I am sharing a cute napkin craft two ways.   

The Easter napkin is from Dollar tree featuring a cute rabbit with a blue plaid border and pastel trees. 

The wooden shelf I repurposed from the DG clearance aisle. 

i made a cute fabric bow from pastel ribbon, thread and material. 

My candy jar 

i am using a clean jar and decorate with the image and border. Then I added blue dot fabric to top with ribbon. 

Enjoy your day and happy crafting !  Lisa

Easter Scrapbook

Spring time means Easter time . This is one of my favorite pictures of my son at Easter time with a tiny live rabbit.  

The school had an Easter event and took pictures to raise money. 

Louisiana Goldbrick Candy

 

Easter Candy : Louisiana made Gold Brick Eggs 

From Elmer Chocolate comes Gold Brick Eggs, Pecan Eggs and Heavenly Hash Eggs. For only seven weeks each year, between late December and early February, and only in Ponchatoula, Elmer's produces the iconic candies that fill local Easter baskets.

But maybe you live away ? You can order them or make your own candy. 

INGREDIENTS

• 4 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
• 2 sticks butter
• 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 16 oz milk chocolate chips
• 7 oz marshmallow cream
• 3 cups toasted pecans, chopped
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

1. In a large pot over medium heat, bring sugar and milk to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes. (Has a tendency to boil over and stick to the bottom of the pan.)
2. Remove from heat. Add marshmallow cream, both kinds of chips, butter, nuts and vanilla.
3. Stir (do not beat) until cool.
4. Pour into large greased rimmed baking sheet. Cool at room temperature at least 8 hours.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday : 

I made this card for my neighbor and fellow library volunteer birthday. I am using a beautiful vintage card kit from Anne Griffin. 

The perfect card for a vase of roses from my garden.

From my garden....