Not Your Ordinary Cookies

So I got a special request to make some dog treats so I made my usual pumpkin parsley one's and then I decided to make up another one just for kicks and boy did I ever! Let's just say watch the cookie snatchers at home because they might mistake one of these meaty treats for your typical chocolate chip. Yuck!

You will need:

• 2 1/2 cups of gluten free flour 
• 3/4 cup of water
• 13 oz can of wet dog food ( I got the Vitality Brand that they sell at Target)
• 3 tbsp. dry milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/8 tsp. sea salt

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Start out by mixing the eggs and the wet dog food. Now you can add the flour, salt  and milk. As you are stirring slowly add the water as you need it. It should look like what cookie mix looks like at the end. 

Put a couple tablespoons down an inch a part on a parchment lined pan. Place in the oven for 20 minutes. Cool when done. Will make about 12-15 treats. 

Skirt to Dress

My sister is about to go visit my other sister and her family so I thought this would be a great opportunity to make something for my niece, Charlotte. I always see these how to's on how to turn a shirt into something else so I thought I would turn a skirt that I hardly wore at all into a beautiful dress for my niece. I think it came out quite well don't you think?

You will need:

• Old skirt
• Scissors
• Sewing Machine
• Matching Thread
• Hot Glue Gun
• Imagination :)

You will need to start out by planning out the dress design. My skirt had a zipper  that had to go and a sash that had to be dealt with in some way. Next I turned the skirt inside out and figured out how wide I wanted the dress to be. Now since I didn't want the zipper I pushed that end out and sew down where I needed the dress to be. I then cut the excess off. 

Then I wrapped the sash around the upper part of the dress and cut what I didn't need off. I needed sleeves so I made sure I had enough after cutting.

I would sew the sleeves on first and then place the sash around so that any thread will not be seen over it. I flipped the dress inside out again for this part. Remember to make sure that they are at the exact same length or else you will have one longer then the other.

For the wrap around at the top I just hot glued it on. It just seemed simplest to me, but feel free to sew it on if you'd like. If that is all you would like then you are officially finished. If not go ahead and add a flower or bow to the mix. Have fun!

Giant Origami Sleeping Beauty Castle Sculpture

For my Disney quest this week I found this amazing origami Sleeping Beauty Castle. I think it's amazing how people can take paper and turn it into something as beautiful as this. Here is more information on this wonderful work of art Giant Origami Sleeping Beauty Castle.

80's themed mustache

I recently decided to make some mustaches that look 80's themed. I think they came out ok. I wish the pink was a little brighter but I think it's ok. What do you think?

All I did was took three colors and streaked them across each other. Then I added the black on top of all three.

Good Monday Morning Everyone!

Wow! It sure has been a busy weekend for me. I am pooped and glad to have to day to rest. Haha I know that sounds weird on a Monday morning but that's just how it is. :) Well here is a little something to take some of you kids back in time, Pee Wee's Big Adventure "The Breakfast Machine". I loved this movie and the shows! In fact now I feel like posting another show for you guys.

The one of the best part of the show was the secret word. Every time they would say the secret word everyone would scream. I think even now this would be fun to teach younger ones lots of different word.

Have a wonderful day and great week everyone!

Mocha Birthday Oreo Ice Cream

It's kind of funny how Oreo's are celebrating their one hundredth birthday at the same time my sister in law is celebrating her's. Oreo ice cream is her favorite so I thought I would go ahead and take a hack at it. When I went to get the Oreo's  it was to my surprise that they have way more flavors then I imagined before. I didn't know whether stick to the original or go for the gusto! My husband saw the birthday Oreo's and so I got those. Just a warning if you aren't a fan of the sweet smell of what a white cake with confetti inside smells like do not choose these. Go for plain and simple. Now lets get started!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup cream
• 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup unsweetened powder cocoa
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 tbsp. coffee liqueur
• Birthday Oreo's
• Old Coffee Container or Any Container of Preference
• sprinkles (optional)
• candle (optional) 

I'm going to start out by saying that you do not need a fancy machine to do this project. I have made ice cream the can way, machine way and with my mixer. If you are using a mixer I would freeze the bowl for a little bit that you are going to use so that when you put the ice cream in it you can blend it more easily.

Place condensed milk and cocoa powder in pan on medium. Stir until smooth. Be careful not to burn. Remove from heat and let cool a little bit.

Now add heavy whipping cream, cream, vanilla and coffee liqueur. Place in container and put in fridge for a little bit too cool. Then remove from fridge and place in freezer for 2 hours. At this time you can crush the Oreo's. I forgot to blend mine with the ice cream so mine are just chunks mixed in. You can do it either way since the ice cream is already mocha it won't be missing much if you don't blend the Oreo's. 

After two hours take out and place ice cream in the bowl you are going to use to blend and make it look more like ice cream. I had an attachment to my Kitchen Aid so I used that. I started blending and the slowly  adding the Oreo's. If you are using a machine follow their instructions. Once your done blending to your liking scoop back into your container and let freeze for 4 or more hours.

When I took mine out the next morning I added sprinkles and a candle because I'm giving mine away as a gift, but you may do whatever you like. Enjoy!

ABC 123 Disney

A is for Ariel, B is for Bambi, C is for Cheshire Cat....


In honor of my niece starting preschool this year I decided to make my next Disney thing about that. I tried to make it sensory and the colors of the particular Disney character.  My niece cannot see and barely hear so I thought this would be a perfect way to try to teach her. All it requires is different texture items, papers, and color. I did letters, numbers, color and shapes. For the shape I made it out of a part of the Disney character. For example I drew Ariel's fin and pointed to it. Now go out there and start learning!