Crafts

The Party Bunch Link Party // no. 5

0 · Nov 22, 2013 · 24 Comments

The Party Bunch Link Party // Happy Friday Ya'll! We are hunkering down for our first snow here in Nebraska tonight, so it was for sure a chili & cornbread night at our house. What's your favorite winter snow day meal?

I have a bunch of fun goodies for you guys coming up next week. Lots of fun holiday goodies!

Speaking of goodies… Did you see last week's party?! FABULOUS!! Below you will find some of our top picks…

Amy from The Idea Room, Mique from 30 Handmade Days, Desiree from right here at The 36th Avenue and of course me, Heather from Whipperberry want to thank you for linking up some amazing projects last week… You guys are amazing!

Here are some of our favorites!

Heather’s Favorite

Gorgeous Party Cake and Recipe by Dieters Downfall

Mique’s Favorite

Adorable Craft Room Makeover at Raising Rubies

You need to see this space!

Amy’s Favorite

Black and White Gallery Wall here …

and Free Typography Printables at Design, Dinning and Diapers

Desiree’s Favorite

I am seriously in love with this DIY – Inside Cabinet Plate Rack at Remodelando la Casa

Great tutorial by the way!

Thank you so much ladies for all of these diy projects and delicious recipes!

We hope you take a minute and button up here!

Also we want to invite you to click here and follow

The Party Bunch Favorites on Pinterest.

We are also featuring more of our favorite projects and recipes from the link party on this board!

Here are a few things to remember

before you link up!

Please make sure to share the love and grab a button here to let your readers know that you linked up with us!
By linking up with The Party Bunch, you are giving permission to any of us to feature your projects and recipes on our social media with a link back to you.
Link up your specific post.
Have fun!

Let's party!

An InLinkz Link-up

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!

Pre-Black Friday Silhouette CAMEO Giveaway

0 · Nov 20, 2013 · 1,674 Comments

Silhouette GIVEAWAY brought to you by Silhouette AMERICA // I can't help it… I just adore my Silhouette machines. Yep, I love them both, the CAMEO & the Portrait. To choose which one I love more would be like asking which kiddo do I love the most. I love them both for different reasons. The Portrait is compact and easy to transport. The CAMEO is bigger and can handle larger jobs. They are both fabulous machines. I truly don't know where I would be as a crafter without my Silhouette. Here is just a taste of some of my Silhouette projects from this year…

I LOVE the freedom that I have when working with my Silhouette machines. That freedom is truly unmatched by any one in the industry right now. I can cut paper, vinyl, fabric, magnet paper, sticker paper… I can even make my own rubber stamps. The design options in the Silhouette software are aaaamazing. I feel that I am just scratching the surface on the design aspect and I can't wait to dive in even more. By far, my Silhouette machines are my FAVORITE crafting tool.

With all of that said, if you don't have a Silhouette CAMEO or Portrait yet, and you are dying to get one… I have some pretty cool news for you! Next week, Starting on November 28th (right at 12:01 am) I will be posting Silhouette's BIGGEST SALE of the year. I can't give any details about the promotion just yet, but it's going to be good. In all my years of working with Silhouette I have yet to see a sale of this size! So, mark your calendars and make sure before you put the Turkey into roast… you come on over here to WhipperBerry and check out the sale.

To celebrate the season… Silhouette has given me the opportunity to GIVEAWAY one Silhouette CAMEO to one of you this week!! That's a HUGE deal. Typically they are only giving away Portraits these days, so I'm thrilled to have the chance to giveaway a CAMEO. To enter, just follow the directions in the Rafflecopter box below.

This giveaway is open to anyone with a shipping address within the United States. It will run from November 20-28 with the winner announced on the 28th!

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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!

DSLR Camera GIVEAWAY

0 · Nov 18, 2013 · 33 Comments

DSLR Camera GIVEAWAY!

With the Holidays rolling around who wouldn't LOVE a new camera to help record those precious memories? My life changed when I finally bought my first DSLR camera five or six years ago. I had wanted one for quite awhile. I had always been a photography lover, but it hadn't been on the top of the "list" if you know what I mean. Finally, one day I was walking through Target and they had one of those happy little red stickers on a Canon Rebel and I knew I was in business. I'm a sucker for the little red sticker… I bought it right then and there and set-out on this amazing journey. From that very first day with my camera, I set out to learn as much as I can. I practiced and practiced. My first goal… I wanted to learn how to take a photo of something with the background a little blurry. I read the manual and played around for hours trying to figure it out. At that time I knew nothing about aperture or F-stops, ISO and exposure. I was flying blind, but I was determined. I can't even tell you how excited I was when I finally figured it out!!! That's where the journey began and I have been constantly learning and honing my skills from that point.

No matter what your skill level is… Wouldn't a new DSLR Camera be an amazing gift to yourself or a loved one? I've teamed up with some pretty amazing blog friends to give one away to one of you!

Sweet C's Designs , DIY Candy , 30 Handmade Days , Bombshell Bling , Nest of Posies , LollyJane , Kojo Designs , SNAP!

Here's how it works…