Glass Block Photo Gift

Photos are always a great gift to give and get!  Why not make it fun and pretty using glass blocks?

Here is my version of a gift for my lovely Aunt!

Want to make one.. it's soo easy!

Ingredients 

Photos

Tape

Scrap Fabric (or fabric strips)

Ribbon

Scrabble tiles

Glue

1.  Tape your photos to the interior front of the block.  Then tape them together so they don't shift.

2.  Fill with scrap fabric in coordinating colors.

3. Tie ribbon around the outside and a BIG bow.

4. Add ribbon to the front and glue on "FAMILY" or whatever statement you prefer.

5.  Gift it! 

Hope you gave and received lovely gifts this year!

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Merry Christmas!

Here's to Hoping this Holiday season 

makes you and your family say

 "Whoopie"!

Happy holidays to your and yours!

Love,

Pinkapotamus

Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies and a Tribute

In the wake of this terrible tragedy I would like to dedicate this post to the families of those beautiful children who were taken too soon and to the families of the heroic teachers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their "kids".

May you find comfort and strength and know that you are in our thoughts and prayers always.  

This post is to show my support. 

I will also be donating 100% of the proceeds from my shop today www.pinkapotamus.etsy.com

Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies 

Ingredients

1 Cup Peanut Butter 

1 Stick Butter

1 1/4 cups Dark Brown Sugar

2 Eggs 

1 Tsp Vanilla

1 3/4 Cups Flour

2 Tbls Cocoa Powder

3/4 Tsp Baking Soda

1/2 Tsp Salt

1/2 Cup Oats 

1 Cup Chocolate Chips

Sorry no pics on this one as I was making these at 3 am. 

In mixer cream together peanut butter, butter and sugar.  Once combined add eggs one at a time and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.  Add to wet ingredients.  Continue mixing and add oats and chocolate chips.  

Then use your cookie scoop and place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. 

Let cool on baking rack and Enjoy!

Don't forget share the kids you love and give them an extra squeeze for me!

Love,

Pinkapotamus

Chocolate Chip Scones

Tis the season to start baking.. 
fa la la la la la LAAAAAAA!  
So here is the beginning of my baking for the Christmas Season.. 

Chocolate Chip Scones

Ingredients

2 Cups Flour

1/2 Cup Sugar

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/4 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

1 Stick Butter, Frozen

Zest of 1 Lemon

1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips

1/2 Cup Chocolate Chunk Chobani Yogurt

1 Egg

1 Tsp Vanilla

Sprinkle of Sugar 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. 

Grate frozen butter

and lemon zest into flour mixture. 

Mix in chocolate chips.

In a separate bowl 

combine yogurt, egg and vanilla.

Pour yogurt mixture into dry ingredients.

Mix with a fork until crumbly.

Then use your hands to form a large ball.

Break dough into equal balls 

and bake in a greased scone pan.  Sprinkle with sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees for 15 - 18 minutes until golden brown.

Viola!  Beautiful Scones to Share with someone you love!

Happy Baking!

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Pinkapotamus

A Day of Silence

Tragedy in CT

Yesterday afternoon I spent with my youngest son's kindergarten class making gingerbread houses.  They are sweet, excited children who want nothing more than make friends, play and learn.  I watched their faces light up when the candy came out for decorating and listened to the sound of fingers being slurped as they licked the icing off.   

And then I went home and saw the breaking news alert on my email and I just broke down.  Full on sobbing for those sweet children who had so much to look forward to and lost.  

My heart aches for these parents, grandparents and siblings who will spend this Christmas without their little ones to enjoy and celebrate in the magic of the season. 

 And I think it could have been us.. any of us.  So I hold my loves a little closer today and tell them again how much I love them.  

And I pray for our country that we can get a better handle on mental health and recognize that it IS a real problem.  Mentally healthy people do not go into a classroom and take out innocent children.

And I Pray HARD for those families that they can find peace and understanding and maybe one day forgiveness for this horrible tragedy.

I hope that we can all recover and find a way to help and stop it from happening again. 

Vintage STYLE Shadowbox Ornaments

I love me some vintage Christmas!

  So when I saw these super cute bad boys 

ON SALE at Joann's for 60% off I knew I HAD to have them!

Want to see what I made with them?  Of course you do!....

Vintage Style Shadowbox Ornaments

Want to make some?  Here's what you need

Christmas figures (any kind as long as they are small)

Paper Mache boxes

Acrylic paint

Mod Podge

Glitter

Poly fil (for snow!)

Hot Glue and Gun

Start by painting the interior of your boxes.  I used blue cause it seemed outdoorsy!

Next paint the exterior.  I used red and green cause they seemed festive!

Then heat up your glue gun and hot glue some snow to the bottom. 

Then glue in your Christmas figures.

Add some Mod Podge and glitter the heck out of these babies cause Christmas needs sparkle! 

Last add a ribbon and a bow 

and hang it on your tree!

I made four of them.. the snowman above.. 

A winter gate

Kids and a pig

And some sledders!

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Pinkapotamus