Foodie Friday : Divine Chocolate Cake

This is not the post that I originally had planned for today...But I couldn't resist posting it!

1 Devil's food cake mix
1 small instant chocolate pudding
1 c. Sour Cream
4 Beaten eggs
1/2 c. oil
3/4 c. water
1 bag semi sweet chocolate chips

*Preheat oven to 350.

1. Mix cake mix and pudding together in a large bowl.
2. Add sour cream, oil, water and eggs to the bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
3. Gently stir in chocolate chips last.
4. Pour mixture into a GREASED and GENEROUSLY FLOURED bundt pan (I used my pampered chef stoneware bundt! And it worked like a charm.)
5. Bake in pre-heated oven for 45-55 minutes.
6. Let the cake COOL COMPLETELY before taking it out of the pan.
7. Garnish with sifted powdered sugar and ENJOY!

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Sweet Tooth Friday {Alli ‘n Son}

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Mouthwatering Mondays {A Southern Fairytale}
Making you Crave Mondays {Mrs. Happy Homemaker}

Tuesday Confessional Link Party {Confessions of a Stay At Home Mommy}

DIY Thursday: Ice wreath

Ice Wreath

What you are going to need is:

Water

Bundt cake pan

Ribbon

Items to freeze in your wreath (for Christmas I used pine tree branches, pine cones, foam berries, lemon slices)

STEP 1: Fill your pan half way with water add some of your items and then freeze it

STEP 2: When the first layer is all frozen put the rest of your items in it and then fill it to the top with water. Freeze it will take longer then the first layer.

STEP 3: When your wreath is all frozen. Fill the sink with warm water and place the pan in for a min or 2 till it melts enough to come out.

STEP 4: Dump the ice out and put your ribbon through the hole and hang it somewhere outside.

This was a fun twist to a winter wreath. I really enjoyed mine until it got hot the other day....Now it is gone so I need to make a winter one.

I'm linking up to these Fabulous sites:

Winter Crafts and Décor Challenge {The CSI Project}

Shine On Fridays {One Artsy Mama}

Weekend Wrap-Up Party {TaterTots & Jello}

Strut Your Stuff Saturday {Six Sister’ Stuff}

Tuesday Confessional Link Party {Confessions of a Stay At Home Mommy}

January Theme Challenge: Embroidery Floss

Well I (Teresa) decided that because we have all made things with embroidery thread that I wanted to see some NEW fun ideas from my girls! Here are a few things I have made recently. I really do love floss and think it should be used often.

I gave each of our talented girls 3 fun colors and told them to get to work.  If they didn't create something amazing I was going to hurt them all or just revoke their cupcake privileges! Thanks girls for giving me some new fun ideas I can't wait to try them.

Talented Terrace Girl #1:

 Circle Earrings

I'm am so not a sewing kind of gal, but I LOVE earrings so I decided to make earrings using the embroidery thread that Teresa gave us! I had really fun making these and they are very easy to make. Vote for me and I will show exactly how to make these:)

Talented Terrace Girl #2:

Headband

I love any challenge that comes my way! Bring it on Teresa!!! I loved making friendship bracelets when I was younger and that's what inspired this headband. It was a lot of fun & super easy!!!

Talented Terrace Girl #3:
Fleece Sleeping Bags

Finally! Something I can actually do something with =) I actually had a few ideas for this one. I decided to do something for the kiddos. I saw this idea in a magazine and this was the perfect time to try it, especially since I gave them to the kids for Christmas. I used the floss to hand sew the butterfly and dinosaur onto the blanket.

(if you click on the pictures it will make them a bit easier

(to see the outline of floss around the edges and try to ignore the dog hair....it really likes to stick to fleece, and somehow got on the blankets even though the dog doesn't go in the kid's rooms)

Talented Terrace Girl #4:
Mini Light Globes

I had a lot of messy fun making these small hollow balls that are a perfect addition for small Christmas lights. I loved how they turned out SO much that I plan on making a whole bunch more!

Talented Terrace Girl #5:

Three Braid hair band

Want to make a cute head band for your little girl and I just might show you how to make a similar one for yourself if you give me the chance and help me WIN!

Talented Terrace Girl #6:

Painted Vases

I've seen this project floating around the internet and have been anxious to try it out.  And although it's not perfect, I like the switch up for my table's centerpiece.

Talented Terrace Girl #7:
Scrapbook/Card Embellishment


Embroidery is a great embellishment to any project you might.have it just gives it an extra little kick.

Talented Terrace Girl #8:
Triangle Earrings

These earrings are super cute and easy. they are made with a household item and floss!

Now it's your turn to Vote!!!! 
1 vote for each person (it wont count any multiple votes from the same computer)

Voting closes Tuesday Jan 17th 2012 at 12pm (yes that is noon)

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Sweet Tooth Tuesday: Homemade Butterfinger Bites

I just made these for our New Years Eve party with family and everyone LOVED them. The are easy to make, but a little time consuming. You'll look at the ingredients and think this is a weird combination, but trust me they are delicious and surprisingly taste a lot like butterfingers!

Ingredients:
Box of cheezits or any other box of cheese crackers
peanut butter
chocolate candy coating

Spread some peanut butter on one side of a cracker. Grab another cracker and place on top. Dip in melted chocolate and cover completely. Set on a waxed cookie sheet and let cool. (if you put them in the freezer for like 5-10 minutes that's perfect) Enjoy.

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Mouthwatering Mondays {A Southern Fairytale}

Making you Crave Mondays {Mrs. Happy Homemaker}

Munchkin Monday: Sweater Legwarmers

My sister-in-law Tawnya showed me one of the most brilliant things to do with an old sweater.  I'm sure many of you have seen this before, but since I had not....here goes:

Sweater legwarmers! 

My girl loves to wear regular leggings and skirts to school.  Never mind that it is 30 degrees out and she is freezing her skinny legs off!  We were given a bunch of hand-me-downs and in this bag was a sweater that was too short.

I put it in a pile to give away and then inspiration struck....sweater legwarmers!

First I cut the arms off of the sweater (Don't worry, I have plans for the rest...nothing goes to waste!).

Then I just hand stitched a hem on the rough edge.  I thought about doing an elastic cuff, but was feeling a little bit lazy...and distracted (Damon & Stefan from Vampire Diaries will do that to ya!).

Added a little bit of an embellishment and now my girly has roasty-toasty legs.

I'm thinking about making some for myself...now I just need to find the perfect sweater!

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Tuesday Confessional Link Party {Confessions of a Stay At Home Mommy}

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