Crafts

{Who I Am} Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous & Friday Flair

0 · Jul 8, 2011 · 12 Comments

Who I am

Hi! My name is Linda and I’m a Craftaholic. I started a blog, Craftaholics Anonymous, almost 2 years ago to deal with my crafting obsession because let’s face it, a blog is a lot cheaper than therapy! Being a stay at home mom has only fueled my craft addiction- now I can craft for 2 little boys in addition to our home, myself, the hubster, etc etc etc! And I take full advantage of naptime! I hit the crafting scene as soon as those sweet eyes close.

I love dreaming up new crafts and being inspired by everyday life. I craft to fulfill my need to create. And I love helping and sharing with others how I make my crafts. I love meeting and connecting with fellow crafters, and realized that other crafters enjoy that as well. So I started a Handmade Gift Exchange to connect crafters all over the world. This is one of my favorite things I do with my blog! I thoroughly enjoy the linky party at the end of the Handmade Gift Exchange to see the fabulous items participants made for each other and reading about the friendships they have made. {next Handmade Gift Exchange will start in May}

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{Giveaway} Come Join Us for a Crafting Celebration

0 · Jul 7, 2011 · 257 Comments

We're celebrating with The Original Scrapbox.com with one of their most popular items, The EZ View Craft Desk (value $595.00 U.S. Dollars). This desk has a clear Plexiglas top so that you can easily see all of your supplies organized in four different drawers with various compartments.

On July 15, 2011 we'll give away one of these beautiful desks!

http://theoriginalscrapbox.com/catalog/ezview

Check out the versatility of this desk, with "Design Your Own" Capabilities.

There will be 11 preliminary giveaways with a chance to win an entry into the Grand Prize Drawing for one EZ View Craft Desk.

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Tutorial~ Summer Sponge Bombs

22 · Jul 6, 2011 · 31 Comments

Last week we participated in A Little Tipsy’s Make A Memory series… and since Sarah and I are madly packing our cute bags for Evo’11 I thought I would share our fun summer activity with you guys today, just in case you missed it.

A few years ago I was planning an activity for our youth at church and I came up with our version of water dodge ball. We used large carwash sponges and several huge buckets of water in a large field, broke the kiddos up into teams and let them go to town. They LOVED it!!! It has become a tradition every summer here in these parts. When Michelle asked if I had a fun memory maker this was the first thing I thought of… but of course I needed a fun WhipperBerry Spin!! I found this picture on Pinterest from The House of Hepworths…

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Recipe /// Black Cherry White Chocolate Cupcake in a Jar

2 · Jul 5, 2011 · 38 Comments

This cake, my friends encompasses several of my loves in life all into one perfect little bite. I was known in high school for being a connoisseur of all things black cherry. Black cherry soda, black cherry ice cream, you name it to this day I LOVE it. Other loves; Jell-o, white chocolate, white cake & and luscious whipped cream. Generally you think of all of these ingredients and they don’t normal play nice with each other, but I’m hear to tell you they DO!!

Have you heard of a Jell-o cake or a poke cake? This is a fun summer treat where you bake a white or vanilla cake, poke holes in it with a toothpick and pour liquid Jell-o slowly into the cake. It’s generally made with strawberry Jell-o and then topped with whipped cream or Cool Whip and it’s super yummy. What I’ve done it incorporated a few new twists on the classic to make something heavenly, here’s what you will need…

Cake

1 box of white or vanilla cake mix

Prepare according to package directions and bake in one of the following methods, 9×13 pan, cupcakes or cupcakes in a jar. I would steer clear of a layered cake application, because after you add the jell-o this cake is super moist.

Personally, I have fallen in love with the cupcake in a jar! I’ve seen a lot of people baking cupcakes, cutting them up and then adding them to a jar and then topping with frosting. Did you know that you could bake the cake directly in the jar?

I use the 4 oz. wide mouth jars and I fill the jar up a little over half way to prevent the cake spilling over and causing a big mess. I also baked the cake a little longer that the normal cupcake time because it is a little bigger than your standard cupcake. I baked it for a solid 30 minutes.

Jell-o

1 small box of Black Cherry Jell-o

Boil one cup of water and dissolve jell-o in water, stirring mixture for 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Add one cup of cold water.

With a fork or a toothpick poke holes into cooled caked and gently pour jell-o mixture over the cake. Refrigerate for at least three hours.

Creamy Topping

1 small box of instant white chocolate pudding mix

1 cup of milk

1 container of Cool Whip

Mix instant pudding with milk until completely smooth {I used my trusty Magic Bullet} and then combine with Cool Whip. Place in piping bag and pipe onto cupcakes or frost your cake with the luscious mixture.