CLOTHESPIN REINDEER

I was looking for something I could make a lot of

in a hurry and I came across a few of these

around the internet....

I thought they were pretty cute so I did some in my own way...

they were so easy I just sat on the couch and glued everything together...

let it dry overnight and added the ribbon....

I added them to some gifts as a little extra something and

so far everyone has loved them....

....next year I will make some to donate just to brighten the

day for people that can't spend Christmas season at home...

...I don't have an exact pattern for them because I didn't follow one

myself and I think they are pretty easy to create without one....

...just simple spring clothespins....google eyes...yarn ribbon...little red

pompoms...I used the 1/2" size and they were perfect....

...have fun and create some to just hand out and make people happy!

Enjoy!

JACK-O-LANTERN QUESADILLAS

This is an easy and quick supper idea to have before

heading out to the mall or wherever your kids do their

Trick or Treating on Halloween night....

Supper can get a bit hectic especially when

it lands on a night during the week when there is work

and school during the day...

I always thought they should change Halloween celebrating

to a Friday or Saturday every year...because it's just not as much fun

when you know you have to be up and about early the next

morning...but...they don't listen to me!  

When I was
Trick or Treating I remember that my mom would

make hot dogs and pork and beans for supper before we went out

to collect our candy....so many fond memories....

...this is such a fun idea...wish I had one to eat

right now!

...here are the easy instructions to make these...
she has a really nice blog so you may want to
 look around while you are there...

1. http://florassippigirl.blogspot.com/2014/10/jack-o-lantern-quesadillas.html

GHOST TASSELS

I guess it's not too early to start getting things done

for Halloween....for some reason I feel like we are still

in the month of August....

If you are looking for a quick and easy little project that does

not cost much to make... I think this might just be it.....

these little Ghost Tassels are great....

I am having so much fun making them...

you can make bunches of them in no time and hang them

around your house, or carry them in and hand them out

to co-workers....a little day brightener....and...I think

it would be easy to attach a little candy bar treat to them too....

....go here...

https://www.mynameissnickerdoodle.com/how-to-make-ghost-tassels/

for this fun idea!

CHOCOLATE PUDDING PIE IN A JAR

It's amazing how much I love mason jars....
but even more amazing that I don't own any...
it's one of those things that you always planned to buy..
but figured you would do it next time...
one of these days they will be in my kitchen....

I remember playing outside when I was a kid and we would
run in the house now and then because usually we would find
my mom in the kitchen making one of her special treats....
one of them was pudding...vanilla or chocolate mostly...
but as I remember it she made it from scratch...I kind of remember
it involving cornstarch...not sure about that but you know how
childhood memories go...
the fun part of it was that when we ate it we had it in
a bowl and she put milk and sugar on it...I thought it was amazing
that the milk turned 'chocolate' while I was eating it...did everyone serve it
that way back then? ....we also ate jello with milk and sugar on...

...and yes I do also remember her making chocolate pie with a
graham cracker crust....but she put a huge amount of meringue on it...
I loved it!
oh how I miss those days....

...anyway...this recipe reminded me of all of that...
this is such a cute way of making chocolate pie...
enjoy!

...as you can tell I really do like to post recipes and crafts from some years

back...I figure a lot of us have either forgotten about them or missed

them when they were flying around Pinterest...

https://www.thisgalcooks.com/chocolate-pudding-pie-in-a-jar/

VALENTINE'S DAY KISSES

I really like little, cute and easy crafts...

especially for holidays...

....if you still need to put together something

quick for Valentine's Day this is the

perfect little project....

...all you need is candy kisses, a toothpick...and...

a paper heart....I don't have one of those two

or three hundred dollar craft cutting machines...

(sooo wish I did)

...but I do know how to cut a heart shape out of

a pretty piece of paper....that's easy...

...so go ahead and make these...bunches of these....and

just flutter around like a little Cupid handing them out

here and there....I guarantee one of these on Valentine's Day

will make anyone smile....

...look how cute they are!

...great instructions here...

Valentine's Day Kisses

VALENTINE'S HEART BOXES (Free Printable)

I love holiday printables...

especially free ones....

you can print these beautiful Valentine's boxes and

easily assemble them....

what a nice way to present a gift or candy to anyone...

(Note: you may have to type in your name and

email address to use the printable...but that's

easy to do right?)

http://www.pressprintparty.com/free-printables/valentines-heart-boxes-free-printables/

YARN WRAPPED HEARTS CRAFT

Where did Christmas go ??

....how can the days go by so fast...

it's amazing...and I know everyone says that

but....as I was growing up my mother always told

me that when you get older the time seems to go by

even faster....I wondered why that would be but now

I sure understand what she meant....

....and now here it's going on Valentine's Day....

I found these great yarn wrapped hearts and thought

it would be fun to share them on here....

...nobody can say "I am not crafty enough to make those"

....because there is nothing to making them...you could

do bunches of them while watching a TV show...

...look at how easy and pretty they are....

have fun with these!

...easy instructions here:

https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/yarn-wrapped-hearts-craft/

FACEBOOK POST COOKIES

Ha Ha! ....I love this idea...

what a fun gift these cookies would be to those

friends and family members who love Facebook...

I think this is a pretty clever idea....

...and they look delicious to eat too!

...check these out here...

http://thedecoratedcookie.com/2013/04/what-our-facebook-posts-say-about-us-also-facebook-post-cookies/

EASY NO BAKE MAKE AHEAD PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Many years ago...many, many years ago...

I went along with my sister to one of those house parties...

where they would demonstrate and sell different kinds

of products in your living room...and then they would serve some

kind of delicious dessert....

...this one served Peanut Butter Pie...which at the time I had

never seen before...but...it was so good it has always come into my

mind from time to time...so I decided to search around and see what

kind of recipes there are out there for it....

....I found this one that looks so good and so easy...

let's all try it huh?  At least I am going to!

.....you can get this easy recipe here....

http://easypeasypleasy.com/2015/12/01/easy-no-bake-make-ahead-peanut-butter-pie/