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Monday, March 22, 2010

Pressed Tin Tile Projects Pantry Door + Wall Art

Reno+repair is the name of the games we are playing these days..My pantry door needed to have the glass replaced or be gone all together..I showed my contracter/slash handyman Dane some photos of pie safes telling him how much I love pressed tin and perhaps we can replace the glass with reproduction tin tiles or something similair...The super-man of reno's made a phone call and came up with 25 tiles from a 100 year old farmhouse!!! I was astounded!!

Dane spent a saturday crafting my new pantry door using the old door and some of the pressed tin! I am in LOVE with it! I added a repo glass nob although I am on the hunt for an original..It really stands out in the kitchen and when we get the counter tops done I will post more photos! I am hoping to have some sort of pressed tin for the backsplash as well.

The following Monday as a huge surpise Dane framed up the best of the tiles for me! It brought tears to my eyes! He is such a kind man and talented handyman! We hace 21 more tiles for projects who knows what we may come up with next!!!!

Easter Tree My Tree For All Seasons!

Pretty sparkling eggs

Sweet Easter Bunnies

I LOVE the glow of a tree any season!

Pretty and pastel decorated with mostly

dollar store treasures!I leave this tree up from

Nov 12 to a week or so after Easter.

It celebrates Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter!

Yummy Easter Egg No Bake Chocolate Nests

Could these be any cuter?? I saw these over at Maken the World Cuter and had to make some right away!! They take about 5 minutes to mix up!


Mackenna's class is in for a Hoppy Easter surprise for the last day of classes tomorrow,bring on Easter Break!!

Maken the World Cuter posted this recipe;
3 c. oatmeal
1 t. vanilla
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk (I used chocolate soy milk)
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 c. butter
In seperate bowl combine oatmeal and vanilla
In heavy saucepan combine the remaining ingredients, stirring until just melted (I did one minute in the microwave)
Stir hot mixture into oats and vanilla mixture
Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper
Refrigerate until cool

To make nests, just stick the eggs in the cookies, you can do this before putting them in the fridge or after they've cooled.

Sew Can Do: Hairdo Hat Giveaway!

Sew Can Do: Hairdo Hat Giveaway!

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TRIFLE

Death by chocolate can be made with tons of variations I am doing this version with raspberries and chocolate mint cookies..

This recipe fills a large punch bowl however I choose a large bowl and a medium size one to use for two celebrations on different nights. I baked two devils food cake boxed cake mixes, combined in one large pan that makes a nice high cake and tall slices. I mixed 2 packages of instant pudding, I used white soy milk just a personal choice..

Slice up the cake and layer the bottom of the bowl, filling the small places with smaller peices of cake.

Add a layer of chocolate pudding, and then I used thawed frozen rasberries as those are the birthday girls favorite berries, scoop them on juice and all..

Next a nice layer of dream whip which I allowed to soften in the fridge..

I crushed up some chocolate mint cookies adding a layer over the dream whip and then more cake..Followed by a nicely iced layer of cool whip.

I added fresh rasberries in a happy face, and all around the edge of the bowl.

The Birthday Girl Loved It!

To make this trifle you need two cakes mixes, two boxes of pudding following the directions on each. 2 tubs of cool whip, a container of frozen fruit some crushed up cookies or chocolate bar. The possiblities are endless!

Cinnamon Bun Rescue

Welcome! We are back from our relaxing trip to the cottage. Turns out I did more Olympic watching,spa time and swimming with the kids then blogging...So on with the cinnamon bun story!





DH bought some bake at home buns from a lovely little cottage in Kleefeild MB and I froze them and brought them out to the cottage for a treat. I took the buns out ot thaw and reading the instructions I realised I had no brown sugar to melt with butter and pour in the pan!

Enter Tim Horton's hot chocolate!

Mixed it up like it was brown sugar...

Put the buns to bed to rise for the night..

Looks good...

Yummy it was a hit!!! I will actually do this again the hot

chocolate only added to the yummy goodness!