Today I had a house full of kids who were begging me to bake. I wasn’t in the mood to make traditional cookies or cupcakes so I thought what could we do that I would also enjoy? Whoopie Pies! Making whoopie pies has been something I have always wanted to do but hadn’t gotten around to yet. It was so fun and I am glad I surrendered to the request. Here is a picture of mine – the kids were ‘creative’ also. Up next – brownie pops.
Here is the recipe for Vanilla WHOOPIE PIES with sprinkles.
During the holidays I was obsessed with making snow globes and now that it is Spring in Arizona I have taken the glass jars and started a new creative obsession — desktop terrariums! I can’t stop combing thrift stores for jars. I have terrariums all over my house now. Here are a some shots of just a few of them. I wrote about this one year ago, that post is HERE. Directions for creating your own at the bottom of the post.
SUPPLIES:
— Fine Sand (purchased at a pet supply store)
— Small Stones (purchased at a pet supply store or a hardware store)
— Activated Charcoal (purchased at a pet supply store)
— Potting Soil (purchased at plant nursery or a hardware store)
— Terrarium Plant (purchased at a pet supply store)
— Sphagnum or Spanish moss (purchased at plant nursery or a hardware store)
— Plastic ornament (purchased at a craft store or a cake supply store)
Layer in the above order, spring water into the jar for the first few days and if there is a lid you can leave it alone after a few weeks. If it is open you will need to water it as you would with any indoor plant.
The Short One has been begging for a key chain to attach to the zipper of her school back pack. We finally got around to making one this week. We had so much fun we ended up making several of them to give to some of her friends. This was a quick project to do together leaving the Short One happy and me with more cash in my pocket since everything was found in my studio!
We have a birthday party to attend this weekend and I took the gift on as an opportunity to create something special from a selection of dollar store finds. I bought a few toy princess play sets and a t-shirt all in shades of purple. I used glitter, ric rac and flowers that I had on hand to customize each piece and make a special gift for the birthday girl! In the images you can see before and after shots.
