Diy Christmas ornament

Christmas in July 

Ornament Directions : 

clear plastic or glass ornaments 

assorted color pain  ( bottle paint ) 

glue and glitter 

 Take top off of ornaments. Now, gently squeeze  paint just a little inside your ornament, turn your ornament a little and squeeze a little more. Let the paint run around the inside of the ornament before adding more paint. Once all the gaps are filled, place your ornament upside down in a cup to let any excess paint drain out, and then set your ornaments aside to dry. I recommend drying for at least 48 hours before you replace the top to your ornament. Decorate the outside with glue and glitter and let dry.    Lisa 

Thanks for joining me for Christmas in July!  Our next special event will be Back to School. With a touch of autumn and Halloween..... Lisa

Diy Peppermint candy crafts

Peppermint candy crafts 

You will need metal cookies cutters.

Mints in colors

Wooden toothpick dipped in oil 

Baking sheet lined with parchment paper 

Fill your cookie cutter with mints, you might need to cut some. 

Heat oven to 350 and bake about 7 minutes. Take out and let cook about 2 minutes. Then dip toothpick in oil and make a hole in the top to hang. 

The bowl for plate

Mints 

Baking sheet with silicone baking sheet or parchment paper 

Small glass bowl

Hot mits

You will arrange mints like  the picture(2) . On your prepared baking sheet. Set oven to 350 for 7 to 10 minutes. Keep an eye on it. Pull out and let it start to cool. Then using your baking sheet and mints you will flip it over and mold  over  the bowl (4) , and let harden. Carefully remove bowl.

Peppermint plates....

Fav Friday

Welcome to my home this Friday 

My five this Friday starts like thishttps://susannesspace.blogspot.com/

Air conditioner the heat has been brutal with No rain. The town opened up cooling center to help.

Gas : our town had a leak so thay turned off the towns gas for 48 hours. We were okay,I'm mostly electric. But no hot showers, since our water heater is gas. 

Bbq with neighbors because they cook with gas. So we invited them over for a impromptu dinner.

Cucumber: my neighbor brought cucumbers with them. And I made my mother's n law cucumber salad. 

Summer Reading program is ending today. And  we pulled names for our  adult grand prize ( a trip to B&B on the coast) And the kids grand prize a bike.  Thanks to our sponsor for another great time. School starts on 8/13. 

It's Harry Potter birthday 

My home garden: butterfly

I'm home this morning in my backyard enjoying the weather before it gets to hot today. This butterfly picture is my inspiration for today craft...

My home garden inspiration 

A cardboard bird feeders 

Made from a recycling a cardboard wine box. 

My ATC card 

Hand cut with book paper pages

What will inspire you today? 

Summer Beach ATC

Thursday ATC cards for Summer 

I made these cute little cards with stickers, paper scraps and found items from my stash.

Diy Sea Shell candles

Seashells candles

Large clean sea shell 

Wick,glue dot ( hobby lobby)

 wax , fragrance  ( hobby lobby) 

If Using your collected shells make sure they are clean

Place wick in middle with glue dot. 

Melt soy wax and added beach fragrance. 

Beach fragrance: pineapple, coconut, beach 

 Pour into shell. Let harden. 

Tips for shells...

You can use shells your family has collected or buy them.

I bought some at Walmart online but Amazon, Hobby lobby or Temu is an option 

Milk Chocolate Pudding Cupcakes

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¾ cup + 2 tbsp granulateted sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 egg
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup boiling water
• 1 cup chocolate pudding
• Frosting

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line a cupcake pan with 10 paper liners.
3. Add the dry ingredients to a stand mixer and mix with a paddle attachment (or use an electric mixer), then add the egg, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla while mixing on low.
4. Add the boiling water and mix well.
5. Pour the batter into the cupcake liners until they are ¾ full.
6. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
7. Let the cupcakes cool completely, then use a paring knife to cut out circles on top of each cupcake. Remove the extra cake from the cutout circle, fill the holes with pudding and top with the cutout circle by placing back on top over the filling.
8. Frost the cupcakes as usual.

Makes 10 cupcakes

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