Nail Polish Christmas Ornaments

When I saw these ornaments on Pinterest I knew I had to make them.  

Here is the tutorial that I used.

What you'll need are clear glass ornaments, available in several different sizes as well as shapes, (I got mine from Michael's), embellishments, ribbon and of course nail polish!  We chose mainly the glittery nail polish in festive Christmas-y colors. 

You'll need to remove the top and pour in the desired nail polish and begin to swirl the nail polish taking time to cover every bit of the ornament.

We also used clear glitter polish that we would swirl in the ornament first, once that dried we would go in with another opaque nail polish to create yet another look.

Below is the gallery of our creations:

We're pretty happy with the results!  

These ornaments now adorn our tree and will for many years to come!

Pumpkin Dip

A really easy and really, no I mean really, good dip for Fall!  It's so good that I could eat it straight from the bowl with a spoon... seriously, but is equally delicious with your favorite dippers.  We used Nilla Wafers, apples and pretzels, but there are plenty of options available.  Try some of your favorites!  

I found the original recipe here.  She has lots of other really good recipes that I will have to try, check out her blog!  

In the meantime, here's what you will need:

1- 15 oz can of pumpkin 

1- 5 oz box of instant vanilla pudding (use in it's powdered form, not as a pudding)
1- 16 oz container of cool whip  (full fat, low fat or no fat)

1/2- Tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice

1/2- Tbsp Cinnamon

 Directions:

1. Mix pumpkin, pudding mix, cool whip, and pumpkin pie spice together (by hand) in a very large bowl.

2. Chill for several hours before serving.

3. Sprinkle with cinnamon, and serve with fresh apples slices, vanilla wafers or ginger snaps (or your favorite dippers).

Now, I must confess that when I made this, I added the cinnamon at the same time as the pumpkin pie spice and stirred it into the dip and sprinkled with additional cinnamon.  A happy accident, I don't think I'd change a thing, but I've provided you with the original recipe and will leave you with the choice to cinnamon or not to cinnamon! 

 I hope you enjoy!!

Valentine Pretzels

A Sweet (and Salty) treat for your Valentine!

Trust me when I say these are easy!  The hardest part is unwrapping all the Hugs and Kisses!  :)

 I found the directions, through Pinterest, here.  

All you need are 3 ingredients:

Square Pretzels

Hershey's Hugs and Kisse

Plain M&M's

Preheat oven to 200

Line baking sheet with parchment paper

Place pretzels in a single layer on baking sheet

Top each pretzel with a Hug or Kiss

(tip: Hugs and Kisses melt at different rates so don't mix them on your baking sheet)

Bake for 4-5 minutes until chocolate is shiny, not melted (you can see in the photo that I left one batch of Hugs in the oven a bit too long and they were a little too melted)

Place M&M in the center of the chocolate and gently press down (I'm particular and try to put the "M" side down!)

Let cool completely... the fridge works well for this!  :)

Enjoy!

Now the only question left... Would you be my Valentine?  :D

Cinnamon Roll "Waffles"

I've seen this all over Pinterest, and they're all the same so I don't really have a source to credit. 

Here's what you need:

~ Can of Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls

~ Waffle Iron

~ Appetite!

What could be easier!?!

Coat your waffle iron with non-stick spray.

(or butter the grates... whichever is your preferred method)

Place the rolls on the iron, close the lid and...

... viola!  Cinnamon Roll Waffles!

Top them however you wish.   Some of us used the icing that came with the cinnamon rolls, and I preferred to use syrup.  Either way, they were a hit and so very easy!!

Try it... I think you'll like it!