Crafty Night Owls

Monday, December 9, 2013

Christmas Series Day 18 - Mint Oreo & Ritz Cracker Cookies

On the 18th Day of Christmas

Santa brought to me

A great idea for a yummy recipe!

So I am sharing it with all of you

Today I am personally posting :)

My gift to You is a post on

"Mint Oreo & Ritz Cracker Cookies"

Today I am going to teach you 2 different ways to make these easy mint cookies.

the first way you need oreo's, melting chocolate and mint extract.

I have been dying to try out my new mold (seen below)

Melt the chocolate in the microwave (do this in 30 second increments so that

you don't end up burning the chocolate). add a little bit of mint extract.

Spoon the melted chocolate into the mold. fill about 2/3 of the mold.

Now... take your cookie and press it into the mold. the bottom

of the cookie won't have chocolate on it.

Place in the refrigerator until firm.

Once they are firm they should pop out with no problems.

Now for the second way to make mint cookies...

Melt the chocolate again (same way as above) in a bowl or cup.

now add a little bit of mint extract. (not to much because a little goes a long way)

Once melted drop a ritz cracker into the chocolate and full cover.

I used my tongs to grab the cracker and tapped on the side of the cup

to get rid of excess chocolate. Once you think you have enough of the extra

chocolate off. place on a piece of waxed paper and let dry.

Don't these look yummy. and the green ones have those terrific winter

designs on top from the molds. The mold I picked up from Michael's for $2.00

These would be a great addition for any goody plate.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Christmas Series Day 17 - Child's Wish List Ornament

On the 17th Day of Christmas

Santa brought to me

A great idea for an Ornament you can add to each year!

So I am sharing it with all of you

Today I am personally posting :)

My gift to You is a post on

"Child's Wish List Ornament"

This is a perfect Ornament to make into a christmas tradition. Each year you or one of your children will each make out a christmas list and place in the ornament. When there 18 or moving out, let them take it with them so they can continue adding to it. You can later choose when you will open it to see all the many wonderful things you placed inside. Wouldn't you love to know what you wanted for christmas when you were 3 years old.

Start off with your choice of clear glass ornament. I choose a fun square shaped one.

You will also need gallery glass (color of your choice), piece of paper, a pen,

a little bit of thread, ribbon, 1 button and a hook.

To make the christmas wish list to go inside the bottle.

Cut a piece of white paper 1 1/2" x 4 ".

Write at the top the year that you are currently on.

Then write what you or your child is really wanting that year.

Roll the list up and tie off with some colored thread.

Once done slip it into the ornament through the opening.

To personalize these, take your gallery glass and write the child's name on the front.
Remember gallery glass will look lighter when applied and will darken up once dried.
*you can also apply vinyl or stickers if you don't want to write it on yourself

Once dry, add ribbon, button's or other embellishments to it and add a hook to hang it.

Have fun, and be creative...

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Christmas Series Day 16 - Garland Card Holder Frame

On the 16th Day of Christmas

Santa brought to me

Jessica with "Designer's Sweet Spot"

Her gift for us is a post on a

"Garland Card holder frame"

Check out Jessica's Blog Here

http://designerssweetspot.blogspot.com/2013/12/garland-card-holder-frame.html

Friday, December 6, 2013

Christmas Series Day 15 - Christmas Ribbon Projects Galore/Scrapbook Steals Blog Hop

On the 15th Day of Christmas

Santa brought to me

A great idea for a craft Project!

So I am sharing it with all of you

Today I am personally posting :)

My gift to You is a post on
"Christmas Ribbon Projects Galore"

Which is also a part of the Scrapbook Steals Blog Hop
If you aren't familiar with Scrapbook Steals, it's a scrapbook site that offers twice a daily scrapbook steals (discounted product) for a great price. They have some of the coolest scrapbook supplies on their site. Check them out HERE

I buy items from this company all the time to make a lot of my fantastic projects.

I want to show you how to take 4 different rolls of ribbon (I'm using

American Crafts Everyday Ribbons) and make 2 different, make that 4 projects.

and to top it off not only are they useful but work for christmas time.

My 1st project - which is actually a 3 in 1.

Supplies

Solid Black American Craft Ribbon
Turquoise Chevron American Craft Ribbon
String of 16 bells (found at the dollar store)
hot glue gun & glue
buttons
scissors
turquoise paint
paintbrush

Here is how you make it:

Cut both the black & turquoise ribbon into 8 even pieces (each)
Tie a bow on each bell, alternating the colors
add a button to the middle of each bows (I alternated white and turquoise buttons on this step)
the bells on my string we're gold and silver so I then painted the gold ones turquoise
now your done.

What you can now do with this:

I added some more black ribbon to each end of the strand and tada you now have a unique jingly necklace.
The second way to use this is to hang it on your doorknob and now you have a door bell.
Third, which is my favorite, is to hang it on the back of a chair and now you have festive chair decor.

My 2nd Project is: a Gift Tag

Now for the green and pink. your probably wondering how is she going to add pink into christmas. easy peesy. I made a festive gift tag. christmas doesn't always have to be green & red. The more colors the better.

Supplies: