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Free Printable Christmas Countdown and Wood Clipboard Tutorial

0 · Nov 26, 2013 · 3 Comments

Hi all! It’s Jenn from My Fabuless Life. I’m SO excited that the Christmas season is HERE, and even more excited to share a little printable Christmas Countdown project with all of you. If you follow me on my blog, you already know that I’m a sucker for all things counting down to the big Holiday, so this is one of several advent calendars that I have around my house.

All you’ll need for this project is:

* a block of wood (mine is 8×10, purchased from a local woodcraft store, but you can easily use whatever scraps you have lying around, or even a picture frame).

*a metal clip or clothespin

*the printables I’ve provided for you at the end of the post

I sanded and rounded out the edges of my wood block, and then stained it with my favorite stain (Early American from Minwax). Once the stain was dry, I sanded the edges again to give them a more aged look,

then I hot glued the clip on in the center of the wood.

To give the cards a little something extra, I colored the edges with a red marker.

This would be a really fun project with a picture frame too. Just put some pretty paper inside the frame, and glue the clip to the glass on the frame.

{DOWNLOAD FILES HERE}

Enjoy! And happy Holiday decorating! You can get details on my full Christmas display (including details on the coordinating "Merry & Bright" print) over at My Fabuless Life.

Or you might enjoy a few of these other Christmas projects:

Gold & White Nativity / Holiday Table Decorating Tips / $20 Handmade Tree

Grinch Oreo Pops

2 · Nov 21, 2013 · 5 Comments

Hello Whipperberry readers! Jenn here from Clean and Scentsible. I am SO excited to be back here today with these fun Grinch Oreo Pops….

Although I love celebrating all of the holidays, the Christmas season is by far my favorite. December is always filled with so many activities with family and friends and I love repeating all of our Christmas traditions. The kids and I look forward to all of the Christmas specials that come on television and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is always on the top of our list. This past weekend, we had an early Grinch party with some of the neighborhood kids to start off the Christmas season and these Grinch pops were the hit of the party!

Ingredients

Oreo cookies
wooden skewer sticks {or thin sucker sticks}
green candy melts {I used about half a package for 8 pops}
banana marshmallows
black edible ink pen
large red sprinkle for the nose
strawberry marshmallows
mini marshmallows
toothpick
white mini cupcake liners

Directions

Melt chocolate melts in the microwave according to package directions. Be careful not to overheat.
Cut banana marshmallows into small almond shapes for the eyes and use the edible ink pen to draw in an eyeball.
Insert skewer into the center of the Oreo.
Spread chocolate around all sides of the cookie.
Add eyes and the sprinkle for the nose.
Place on parchment paper and allow chocolate to harden.
Spread out cupcake liners, turn it upside down, ad pierce skewer through the center.

NOTE: My original plan was to draw on a mouth with the edible marker, however, it did not draw well over the chocolate and I just decided to skip it. If you would like to do a mouth, you could try using a toothpick to carve it out of the chocolate before it hardens.

Even if you are not having a party, these pops would be great for a family Grinch night or fun class treat! And of course, you can't have Oreos without milk! 🙂

If you are looking for more Grinch party ideas, head on over to Clean and Scentsible to see the rest of the party.

Feel free to check out some of my other Christmas projects while you are there or connect with me here: FACEBOOK / PINTEREST / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER

Elf on the Shelf Breakfast / Twinkling Christmas Canvas / Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake Balls

"Maybe Christmas", he thought, "Doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."

Happy Holidays!

Cranberry & Feta Cole Slaw Lettuce Wraps

1 · Nov 19, 2013 · 1 Comment

Hello my Whipperberry friends! It's me, Shannon, from eat.sleep.make. If any of you follow us over at ESM, you know that I'm a vegetarian. I share an abundance of veggie-friendly recipes that I've come up with. Today I'm going to share with you a delicious (and very pretty, if I may say so) Cole Slaw lettuce wraps recipe. This is perfect for holiday gatherings or even just for no reason at all! I chose to use all organic products. And not only is this organic and vegetarian, but it is also gluten-free.

Measurements:

1/2 cup Cranberries

6 cups chopped Cabbage

1 Carrot

1/3 cup Mayo

1 tablespoon Honey

Fresh Ground Black Pepper (to taste)

1 teaspoon Celery Seed

1/2 Squeezed Lemon Juice

Feta

1 teaspoon Raw Sugar

1 – Slice and dice your cabbage and carrot

2 – In a food processor, chop up your cranberries and Raw sugar.

3 – In a bowl, mix your cranberry/sugar into the mayo, lemon juice, and honey.

4 – Pour cranberry/mayo mix onto cabbage and carrots. Add celery seed and black pepper – MIX.

5 – Once your cole slaw is done, clean and lay out one leaf of butter lettuce. Fill it with your cranberry cole slaw, drench with feta and wrap it.

6 – Enjoy!

Stop on over at eat.sleep.make. and check out some of my other vegetarian friendly recipes!

Perfect Gingersnap Cookies

1 · Nov 12, 2013 · 2 Comments

Hi all! It’s exciting to be back here from One Sweet Appetite! Today we are talking cookies. Around this time of the year it seems that all I can think about are trays full of the little treats. Every year we like to have a baking day to put together fun plates of goodies for our neighbors and this cookie always seems to take the show! These gingersnap cookies are full of holiday flavor. Lots of ginger, cinnamon, molasses… All rolled into a cinnamon and sugar mixture then baked to perfection. Chances are good you’ll end up snacking on one (or ten) before packaging them up for neighbors and friends!

Perfect Ginger Snap Cookies

2 C. sifted all-purpose flour
1 T. ground ginger
2 t. baking soda
t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
3/4 C. shortening
1 C. white sugar
1 egg
1/4 C. dark molasses
1/3 C. cinnamon sugar

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

Whisk together the flour, ginger, soda, cinnamon, and salt in a medium sized bowl. Set aside. Combine the shortening and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix until light and fluffy. Add the egg and molasses. Stir in the dry ingredients.

Pinch of small amounts of dough and form into a circle. Roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture, and place on your prepared tray. Bake for ten minutes and cool on a wire rack.

These are full of flavor and one of our favorite cookies. I know they should be crisp, but I’m a soft and chewy kind of gal. If you want to each cookie to be equal in size I suggest buying a small cookie scoop. I found one on amazon for fairly inexpensive.

I hope these cookies will inspire you to create some treats of your own! Check out a few other cookies that you might enjoy:

Gingerbread cookies & Eggnog Dip // Oatmeal cookies three ways // Homemade Thin Mints

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