Baking FAIL

Things started out so promising.

I mean, mixing cookies and candy...you just can't wrong there!
They looked so cute before I put them in the oven.

And they looked pretty good coming out of the oven too.

That is until I tried to take them off the pan!
This was my first {and last} attempt at making Stained Glass cookies!

I did end up with some SUPER cute and oh so yummy Valentine's cookies {without the stained glass center} that I will post about next week:)

6 Degrees of Yum-Even Without Bacon!

6 Layer Mexican Dip

{which can also be 7, 8, or 9 layer dip depending on what you like!} This is a SUPER yummy dip that I make sometimes. It is as easy as layering stuff on a plate.

#1 Spread a whole can of refried beans on a platter.

#2 Add a layer of browned and seasoned hamburger meat

#3 Spread on a layer of sour cream.

#4 Sprinkle on a layer of grated cheese.

#5 Top with lettuce.

#6 And some cut up tomatoes.

Sometimes we add in other layers too like

salsa

guacamole

&

olives.

Whatever you decide to add, serve it will scoops or tortilla chips and you will have a yummy Mexican fiesta in your mouth!

p.s. Bonus points {and maybe even a prize} awarded to anyone who gets my {probably not as clever as I think it is} Bacon reference in the title of this post!

And don't forget to hop over to Mimi'sand enter FREE 4 All Fridays too!

Mom's Little Mess Maker!

Yes, that is a whole box of tissues.
No, I did not freak out.

Yes, my little mess maker is Eli.

Yes, I just let him continue playing with the tissues.
Yes, I stuffed them back in the box.
Yes, I put it back on the shelf for him to play with another time.
No, I didn't tell Jason.

I hope he doesn't need a tissue:)

Wordless Wednesday: LOST Snacks

Island Pizza "The LOST Numbers" Cookies

My Funny Valentine

I looked in the pantry one day last week and saw a whole box of unopened candy canes leftover from Christmas. I'm sure everyone has at least a few candy canes hanging around in their candy bowls...and here is a great way to use them up and make a pretty cute Valentine's Day craft too!

SUPPLIES:

scrapbook paper

colored cardstock

candy canes

hot glue gun

scissors

First, lay your candy canes down on the paper in the shape of a heart. Use that shape to estimate the size that your card will be. Mine ended up being about 6 inches tall by 4 inches wide. Cut both the scrapbook paper and the colored card stock to that size.

Next, run a bead of hot glue down one side of the candy canes and attach them to the scrapbook paper. Trim around the edges of the candy canes so that the only part of the scrapbook paper that you see is inside the candy cane heart.

Then, attach the scrapbook paper/candy cane heart to the colored cardstock.

You can add a message on the front of the card.... ...or on the back of the card.

You could even frame these in cute picture frames with the glass removed.

What kind of Valentine's Day crafts are you working on?