Valentine's day subway art display

What you'll need

3 hurricanes of different sizes - dollar tree
3 glass candlesticks - dollar tree
large frame - Thrift store $1.50 (just needed some paint)
Scrapbook paper
Subway art print (I found this online, and I can't remember where I found it at . . . sorry to whoever created it)
Valentine candies

Glue the glass candlesticks to the hurricanes using E-6000 glue.  Paint an old frame your desired color, and use scrapboook paper to mat your print.  Fill the hurricanes with your candy, and display!

Valentines Day Advent Calendar

What you'll need:

Cookie Sheet - Dollar Tree
14 Plastic Containers - Dollar Tree
Scrapbook paper and stickers
Magnets
Some candy to fill those cute containers


Cut scrapbook paper to fit the lids of your plastic containers.  I measured and cut squares and then used my corner rounder punch for the rounded edges.  Then just start embellishing.  Mine aren't too extravagant, just some paper and some stickers.  Nice and simple.  Then use your glue gun to glue magnets onto the back of the containers, stick on your cookie sheet, and you are finished!

Gingerbread Cookies

This year for our Christmas Eve party, my food assignment was cookies.  So, I decided to make gingerbread cookies.  I bought all ingredients, and somehow lost my recipe along the way.  Not to worry, all was well, as I found a recipe on line that was DELICIOUS.  So, I thought I'd share.

1 c margarine

1 c sugar

1 c molasses

2 egg

4 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking pwd

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp cloves

2 tsp ginger

1 tsp nutmeg

Cream together butter and sugar.  Stir in molasses and egg.  Mix all other dry ingredients but flour.  Sift flour in, and mix.  Chill for 1 hour.  Roll out and cut.  Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.

Icing:

1 c pwd sugar

2 tsp milk

2 tsp light corn syrup

1 tsp almond extract

food coloring if desired

Stir together sugar and milk until smooth.  Beat in corn syrup and almond extract until icing is glossy.  If icing is too thick, add a little water to get the right consistency.  Put in an icing bag to decorate cookies.

So Sad

There was once a time that I thought I wanted to be a photographer.  So, I purchased a fancy camera, and started taking pictures.  I should have taken some classes or something, but I didn't, it was just kind of a fun hobby.  Well, my Aunt asked me to do their family pics this weekend, and I was reminded of why I wanted to be a photographer.  But, I got out the fancy camera and realized it's not so fancy anymore.  It takes a CF card.  Good grief.  They are pretty much obsolete.  So, my super expensive camera is on its way out, but it still does a pretty good job in capturing pictures.