Crafty-Chaos

"Sushi" for Kids

I loved finding this recipe on www.familyfun.com!  I made it for the first time as dessert for a meal I was making for a friend of mine and her family.  I made extra for my kids and they thought it was the funnies thing they had ever seen.

Ingredients:
6 cups Rice Krispies
1 bag small marshmallows
3 T butter
Gummy worms
Several packages of red and green Froot by the Foot

Melt butter and marshmallows

Add Rice Krispies and mix.  Once combined, spread evenly on a cookie sheet (tip: spray hands with Pam to ensure you have more mix on your pan than on your hands).

Place 3 gummie worms on the edge of the pan and roll Rice Krispy mixture over to form a "roll".  Cut along roll and slice in sushi like rolls.  Check out the video on Family Fun for a better explination.

Roll each suchi slice in a strip of freet by the foot.  If you are on a diet, RUN!!!  These things are really yummy!!!

My New Chore Chart

I decided that my kids had to do more than just look at me every time they wanted something.  I was also trying to avoid the every day arguments of "are the lights out", "is your room clean", "NO, ALL those clothes are NOT dirty". 

We used two kinds of scrapbook paper, made a big circle with the chores listed and a smaller circle with kids names and 2 free spots.  Put a whole through both and put a paper brad so that the small circle would turn. 

Distressed Frames

When I was growing up and would see something I really LOVED, and could not live without, I would turn to my mommy and say "I want that, please, please, please, I want that.  I will do anything, can I please have that????"  I remember I wanted, so badly, this bubble outfit thingy with a bow coming down the front and matching headband.  Thinking back on this 10 year old wish of a bubble outfit thing I wonder what in the hell I was thinking.  But, anyway, my mom would always say "that thing is how much?  I can make that." 

I SWORE I would never say that! My mom was so mean to me, hahaha, because she NEVER ended up making anything.  This all turned into a joke later in my life because so many things  she could "make".  So now I am in my 30s and unfortunately do not have my mom to share this with,  but I do the same stinking thing!  EXCEPT, I actually make them. 

I have been to so many craft fairs and have seen these fabulous distressed frames and every time I see them I say "I can make that" and so I broke down, bought all the tools and figured it out.  I even enlisted some help.  The finished product is FABULOUS!!!!

And here is the sweetest helper ever!!

Oh my word, we ARE southern!!!

My house is for sale, well kind of.  I am a realtor and if you all it being listed on the MLS with no sign in the yard for sale than it is for sale.  I put it on there to just "see" what would happen.  Anywho, I came up with a good idea to raffle off the house, until my husband told me that it is illegal to raffle in the state in which we live.
 My son is listening to this whole conversation and says it is not illegal, Uncle DJ used to raffle when he was younger.  My husband looks at the oldest and says, "well, it must have been for charity".  Child: "nope, he used to raffle, I have seen the pictures".  Dad: " raffling is where you buy tickets and one ticket is picked and that person is the winner"  Child:  "nuuh".  Me: "hahahahahahahahahahah".   Dad: "?"  Child:"?" 
Me: "He thinks raffle is wrestle, he is soooo southern". 
What is even funnier is that my so very southern husband could not pick up on that.  And no, we do not have cows in the yard or even pigs, goats, or horses. 

Rainbow Cake

Here is the cake I made for the paint party.  Check out other 2 entries for other ideas too.  Follow the link at the bottom for exact directions.  I followed the layering but that is about all. 

Here is what I did for my cake.  I did not care if it was a low fat recipe or not, I am on a diet and needed the sugar...did you hear me???  I needed the sugar!!!!  Okay, so, I made 2 cakes...one worked and the other did not.  I doubled the recipe with white cake mix and it did not work for me, so, I bought 2 vanilla cake mixes and followed the boxed instructions and then continued on with the coloring and layering instructions from the link.  It was BEAUTIFUL and VERY yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Here is my buttercream recipe:
1 cup butter creamed
1t vanilla added to creamed butter
1 pound confectioners sugar (powdered) added slowly in bathches
2-4 T milk
Mix and frost

Colors of the rainbow.  You can find gel dye by Wilton, Bettie Crocker, or any gel food coloring. 

Here is one pan of batter before baked, the other pan is the same but opposite, purple is on the bottom and red is on top.

Look how pretty all the colors bake together, awwwhhh.

Here is the beautiful cake,  I was so excited even though it took two tries, it was soo very worth it!

So PRETTY and oh so 60s. 

Here is the link where I got the idea.  Rainbow Cake

Fun Painting Party!

I had a party at my house and by some standards over did it.  But by my standards...it's never enough!  I love to entertain and have people over. 

I invited all the mom's from my son's class to paint visors for the Country Music Marathon and tried to persuade their services with a home cooked meal and cake.  The cake would have done it for me, actually, I just want the icing.  I love a good homemade buttercream icing.

For the plates and napkins, I found these great colorful and fun paper goods at Swoozies.  I painted wine glasses, found colorful cups at TJ Maxx and Marshalls and served silverware out of red and orange planters found at Target.  Check it out. 

Oh, and for the visors...

Painted Party Wine Glasses

A fun and very inexpensive thing to do for a party is paint a few wine glasses for your guests.  I painted polka dots on these glasses for a painting party.  I have also painted fruits and vegetables for a garden party (I will try to find a picture of these). 

Buy a box of 12 glasses at Target for $9.99 and Enamels paint at your local craft store.  That is all you need, and some brushes.  Paint your design or shape, let dry for an hour and bake in a 325 degree oven for 30 minutes.  Remember when you are taking them out to cool that they are very hot. 

The glass WILL NOT crack.  Check it out!

                                

They add a ton of color and splash on the table too.  I put mixed fruit in each glass for my luncheon and then sent the glasses home with each of the mom's who came to paint. 

Here is one glass I made for a Vineyard party we had for a friend of mine.

                                        

                     

I've lost my mind..this time for real!

So I have decided that most normal humans when they are sick, lay in bed, flip channels and find themselves watching infomercials.  And find themselves ordering  the "available at this special offer for the next 10 minutes or while supplies last" offer on a weight loss machine or that quick cooker thingy.  NOT ME, of course not me! 

Ok, I have done that...cricut machine, magic bullet blender, bow maker, ab cruncher...but this time was different. 

I was sick in bed and decided while watching that P90X commercial that I did not need to pump up but I needed a dog.  You find the connection, I have tried but failed.  Yes, I did, I bought a dog while sick and in bed.

Okay, okay I am sure that some part of me knew that since I am rarely sick and never lay in bed that my husband might feel bad for me and if there was any time to ask for a dog, this was it.  So, I screamed at him across the house to please come here/there (please note:  this behavior is NOT accepted from the kids  :)) and when he did, I told him I wanted a dog.  Guess what????  He said "sure if I can have new golf clubs".  Guess what????

        

Hog or Squeeky Toy?

I had no clue hogs made this noise when pushed...literally!  Listen closely. 

The money I paid for the week of farm camp was worth it with this 27 second video.  Remember this is not made up, seriously!!  The Hog's names are Patrick and Pearl but my son has no clue of their names because it was my daughter who attended the camp. 

BY THE WAY:  PAUSE MUSIC ON LEFT SIDE TO HEAR

My elves are coming back for a Valentine's visit

Okay, to anyone who reads my blog and wants to know in advance...my elves are coming back for a Valentine's day suprise.  Here is what I heard them talk about doing for our special Saturday.
a.  put red food die in toilet to make red
b.  string red lights on doors
c.  bought stuffed animals for gifts
d.  Make a special breakfast with milk in valentine's day cups

Look for updates on Saturday.