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A couple of months ago, I shared a shelf sitting bookstack with you on this post. I had so much fun making it and I kept thinking of different things that I could say on them. I still think these would be great gifts for people, especially if you know their favorite movie or song that you can take a quote from.
I asked my girls what they would want on their stacks if I made them one. Alicia immediately responded with this Harry Potter Quote, LOL! (Please read it with the appropriate Ron Weasley British accent!) "Not me, Not Hermione, YOU!"
It cracked me up so much, that of course I had to make her one!
The first set that I made was so simple with just an easy whitewash paint on the books. But, Harry Potter books called for something more! You can refer to my older post to see the basic directions, but here is what I did differently:
I love how this bookstack looks on my shelf in front of the Harry Potter books! I may have to make another one for Alicia because I want to keep this one, lol!
Now I'm off to work on a Christmas version of a bookstack! They are just so much fun!
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This post contains affiliated links. I will be compensated for purchases made at those links with no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support. Like me, you've probably seen a ton of variations of this tic-tac-toe game all over Pinterest. I have always wanted to make one for my backyard because I think my grandkids will get a kick out of it. The Spring weather that is finally happening motivated me to finally complete this project. I am so happy with how it turned out!
This post contains affiliate Links. I will be compensated for purchases made through those links at no additional cost to you. All views expressed are my own. Thank you for your support. These Valentine Cinnamon Rolls are definitely a work of love! Maddy first had the idea to make pink, heart shaped cinnamon rolls. She wanted to make them quick and easy, therefore, she didn't want to use yeast. After 3 tries, I think she got them just about perfect! To make the dough of these cinnamon rolls pink, she added regular pink liquid food coloring. Getting the heart shape was the most difficult task. First she tried just shaping them like hearts in the pan. That didn't work. Then I suggested she tried a ball of foil to make the indent between the two bumps. That didn't work either. The dough simply expanded around the foil. Alicia came up with the idea that worked the best! Instead of making one big roll of dough with the filling inside, she suggested rolling the dough from either side, meeting in the middle. That resulted in two spirals that created a natural heart shape when sliced. Genius! The next try was going to be purchasing heart shaped cupcake pans, but we avoided that! The frosting for these rolls is made with cream cheese, orange juice and orange zest, along with the confectioners sugar. Maddy piped the frosting into a heart shape to help enhance the Valentine look. The slight orange taste of the frosting, blending with the cinnamon is delicious! Of course, nothing would be complete around here with out some cute sprinkles! These cinnamon rolls are easy to bake and will make a great Valentine's Day treat for those that you love! Add a Hot Cocoa Bomb for a special Valentine breakfast! Maddy came up with such a fun way to make Valentine's Day Special!
This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support. In September, my husband and I were able to get away from it all and spend some time with old friends at a time share in Park City, UT. It was so much fun! I hadn't spent a lot of time in Park City, except to go snow mobiling with a friend in 1978! Other than that, we had always driven past it and said, "There's Park City! I went snow mobiling there once!" Trust me, the place had changed since the 70s. We spent some time on main street, we rode on the Heber Creeper (a train), and ate at some really good restaurants. We spent a lot of time finding places to park because Park City does not live up to its name in that department. Mostly we played games and talked and caught up with our friends. My friend Kathy, on the left, is quite the seamstress, quilter and other handcrafter! When we entered the time share condo, (my husband and I were the last ones to arrive), she had placed in our room some beautiful handsewn baskets, bags and pouches as little gifts! I was so touched and appreciative! All of the items are perfect for traveling, and I particularly loved the long, sort of boat shaped basket that ties up with ribbon, or unties to lay flat for packing. It was a perfect spot to hold my glasses at night and I have continued to use it for that on my bedside table at home. It is also the perfect size to hold a pen and some post-it notes! I am not above using it for my glasses and a pen and note paper all at once!
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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