Smores Pops

We are having a BBQ for Memorial Day, and I wanted to make a simple "summer" type of snack.  Smores scream summer :)

I did not make up this treat, but rather saw it on pinterest.  Ah, pinterest, what would I do without you??

Smores Pops are a chocolate coated marshmallow covered in graham cracker cumbles.  And, yes - it is as easy as it sounds.  But, of course I have provided a picture tutorial.

I made 35 pops.  But, not because I ran out of ingredients, but rather, I only had 35 pop sticks.  I crushed 1/2 a box of graham crackers, but only used less than half of that.  I used about 3/4 a bag of chocolate.

Here are all my supplies - graham crackers, chocolate melts, marshmallows, pop sticks, wax paper, and my beating spoon lol.

Melt a small amount of chocolate.  I melt mine in the microwave using the defrost setting.  I stop it after 1 minute, and stir.  If needed, I put back in for about 20 seconds or so.

Pour the melted chocolate on to a piece of wax paper.  I like this method a lot since it allows a nice even coating.  I use the same method for my chocolate covered pretzels.

Put a pop stick in a marshmallow, and roll it in the melted chocolate.  Don't forget to put some on the top of the marshmallow. :)

Roll this your crushed graham crackers.  I had mine on a paper plate.

You are done!  I placed mine in a piece of styrofoam that I had from another project.

Looking yummy!

My husband did a little tasting, and he said they were so good.  I will wait until tomorrow to eat mine.

So, there you go - a super easy, super yummy summer treat

Some new things

I feel like I have totally abandoned this blog - so I am saying sorry to anyone who actually was reading it lol.

I don't know if I just don't have anything to say, or what.  I was also on an internet break as well.

But, I have changed up my shop a bit, and now I am offering custom dolls.  I am having so much fun making each doll.

So, here I am - pimping out my etsy shop - check it out :)
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheGiggleWorm

And some pics :)

House Paint Colors

We WILL be listing our house soon :) And, I have been touching up some of the paint. I figured it would be great to list the colors on my blog for future reference. I hate that I don't have ALL the colors. But, whatever :)

You can check out some recent pics (aka when my house is kinda clean) HERE - feel free to scroll down to see our renovations.

Anyway - here are the paint colors that I know:

Brown Trim - Valspar (Lowes) Brown Velvet
Green Exterior Trim - Behr (Home Depot) Dense Shrub
1st Floor Hall - Benjamin Moore Barely Beige
2nd Floor Hall - Benjamin Moore Shaker Beige
Living Room - Behr (Home Depot) Pumpkin Butter
Dining Room - Behr (Home Depot) Lower - New Chestnut. Upper - Classic Toupe
1st Floor Bath - Behr (Home Depot) Ripe Wheat
Kitchen/Mudroom - Behr (Home Depot) Crisp Celery
Master (gold) Bedroom - Benjamin Moore Chestertown Buff
Bedroom 2 (green) Benjamin Moore Sherwood Green
Bedroom 3 (blue) Benjamin Moore Whipple Blue
Bedroom 4 (beige) and Office - I have no clue. Both are a beige color. I have so many beiges in my house and none are the same lol

100 Days of School Project

Every year, our school does a 100 days of school event. I know lots of schools do it.

I know a bunch of people were looking for ideas, so I thought I would share ours. We were allowed to do anything, just add 100 items to posterboard.

I sat on a chair and took picture after picture of Justin making funny faces (and eating an apple lol) If he was more cooperative, I would have done funny hats or glasses or whatever.

In the end, I got LOTS of pictures and it only took a few minutes to shoot them.
Here is the end result

I have been busy

I have not updated in such a long time - but I HAVE been busy. Lots of crafting going on. have so many pics to share, but thought it I added all of them, you would be bored to death lol.

So, here are some things that I have been working on. Dresses, outfits, bags, aprons, etc

Crafting is kinda calming to me, so I guess I needed a lot of calming lately.

We had our annual cookie baking marathon last night. Last year we made 136 dozen cookies. This year we had a goal of 150. I thought this was insane, it is really hard to add that many more cookies.

Well, not only did we meet that goal - we SHATTERED it.

This year, we made 2085 cookies. Um, that is over 173 dozen cookies. Now, a lot of those were the "spritz" cookies, which makes a lot. But, still - so many!

At the end of the day, we made 17 trays, 11 square boxes, 8 small plastic buckets, and 5 large buckets. Plus, of course just what each of us grabs to bring home to our own houses. And, and the end of the night - there were still tons of cookies that had not made it onto a plate or tray.

I will add the ingrediant list soon - just easier to have everything in one place. But, for now - here is what we made. No real order, just how they were made. We made a lot of varieties of chocolate chip. Each count may include several batches. Feel free to check my math :)

They get counted as they come out of the oven. So, things jump all over the place lol

Cherry Chocolate Chip - 88
Red Sugar Cookies - 30
Chocolate Cherry White Chip - 55
White Chip Peacan Chocolate Cookie - 26
Non-Pariel Sugar Cookie - 64
Peanut Butter Cup/ Peanut Butter Cookie - 53
Sugar Cookie - 30
Reeces Pieces Chocolate Cookie - 72
PB&J Cookie - 44
Thumbprint Cookie - 87
Peanut Butter Blossom - 39
Oatmeal Raisinette - 116
Peanut Butter Cookie - 48
Chocolate Chip - 75
Butterscotch Chocolate Chip - 63
Green Sugar Cookies - 39
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie - 77
Chocolate Chip Rice Crispy - 170
M&M Chocolate Chip - 63
Spritz Cookie - 106
Andes Candies Cookies - 40
Chocolate Chip - 24
Green Sugar Cookie - 34
Green / Red Spirial - 30
Spritz - 108
Flower Spritz - 22
Chocolate Chip Raisinette - 24
Cranberry Shortbread - 12
Chocolate Chip - 47
Chocolate Peanut Butter - 7
Oatmeal - 60
Chocolate Chip - 63
Chocolate Chip - 9
Cranberry Shortbread - 36
Spritz - 67
Chocolate Peanute Butter Chip - 15
Sugar Cookie - 12
Oatmeal - 14
Thumbprint - 48
Cinnamon Spirial - 36
Cream Cheese Spirial - 32

Like I said - I will add the list of all the supplies soon - just waiting to get a full list from everyone.

And, here are just some notes for myself for reference:

~ I got there at 8am, the sisters were already there (arrived around 7:30)
~ The last batch of dough was made at 3:30 (LOTS in the fridge, lots of backup)
~ The last batch went in the oven at 7:00
~ I started making baskets at 5:00 - did not finish until almost 8

I want to share craftiness

I want to share what I have been working on, but can't LOL

I wanted to make a bunch of gifts this year, in addition to any gifts that I purchase. I have been busy!

I still have lots to do, and it seems like I am running out of time.

Can't wait to share