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booturtle's show and tell: Butter Pecan Pumpkin Cake...The One Fall Cake You Need To Make
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Butter Pecan Pumpkin Cake.The One Fall Cake You Need To Make. 160;Friday, October 14, 2011. If you make no other Fall sweet treat with pumpkin, you need it to be this one. If you're not a baker you can still do this very simple three ingredient cake. I promise. You can even eat it without frosting. It's incredibly moist and delicious. The pumpkin flavor is subtle; it just tastes like you're eating Fall. Here's all you need for the cake: Betty Crocker Butter Pecan cake mix, canned pumpkin and three eggs.
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booturtle's show and tell: A Jasmine Yarn Wig
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A Jasmine Yarn Wig. 160;Friday, November 18, 2011. Princess Fierce wanted to be Jasmine for Halloween. She made up her mind in September and never wavered. I'm fairly confident the decision was based purely on the fact she wears a two piece outfit. I lucked out and found two complete blue and pink Jasmine costume including gold shoes at a local consignment store for under $30 for everything. I trimmed off the knot and was left with a much flatter cap. It was still a perfect fit on her head. Next I would ...
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booturtle's show and tell: December 2011
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160;Sunday, December 11, 2011. Isnt he the cutest? I love my new snowman wreath. It was incredibly easy and economical to make, too. I already had the center wreath in the basement. Read More . . . Christmas Candy Corn and Oreo Bark. 160;Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Who doesnt love candy bark? One of the most often searched and viewed recipes on my blog is my Halloween Candy Corn Bark. When I saw Holiday Candy Corn at Michaels I had to buy it to create a Christmas version. Read More . . . Skip To My Lou.
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booturtle's show and tell: The First Six Days of Advent Activities
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The First Six Days of Advent Activities. 160;Tuesday, December 7, 2010. December 1: Decorate your own Christmas trees. Princess Fierce and her pink tree. Thing Two with his black tree. Thing Three with his black tree as well. December 2: Ice cream sundae bar at home after dinner. The girl's perfect creation. First time getting to use the beloved Reddi-wip can! Who needs a spoon? December 3: Write and mail letters to Santa. Then to Macy's to put them in Santa's mailbox. What does it really say? You can se...
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booturtle's show and tell: Making Darth Fairy
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160;Wednesday, September 8, 2010. It all started with a google search that returned unexpected results, as so many things in my life do. I don't even remember what I was searching for when the picture of a pink princess Vader. And she needed it created before Halloween so she could wear it to our annual viewing of the Dragon*Con parade on Labor Day weekend. Two Clone Troopers on a MARTA Train last year. Lavender Vader Mask with Crown. I spray painted a styrofoam ball, with thumb pressed dimple. I add...
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booturtle's show and tell: September 2011
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Jellyfish in a Bottle. 160;Friday, September 16, 2011. I saw this idea on Pinterest from a blog in Thailand. I knew I wanted to make it with my kids. Read More . . . The Secret to Brushing Tangled Children's Hair. She scored that bargain doll for her birthday. Here she is with it the very weekend after her birthday taking Remember on a hike to see waterfalls. But do you see the back of Remembers ponytail? But this post is not about how to brush a dolls hair. Nope, this is about a bigger problem. She HATE...
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booturtle's show and tell: Snowman Wreath
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160;Sunday, December 11, 2011. Isn't he the cutest? I love my new snowman wreath. It was incredibly easy and economical to make, too. I already had the center wreath in the basement. I just needed a larger one and grabbed this one when Michael's had them half off. That's only $3.50 for the bottom. And I paid $2.50 for the head. A total $6 for this new wreath creation. I fluffed the wreaths and then attached them together. He's super cute and I'll probably switch his hat to a less Christmasy one to leave ...
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booturtle's show and tell: A Rainbow Brite Birthday Celebration
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A Rainbow Brite Birthday Celebration. 160;Thursday, November 17, 2011. Princess Fierce turned six in September. She's claimed the DragonCon Parade as her own personal birthday parade since it always happens the Saturday before her birthday. Once again this year we headed down to watch. She chose to not dress as Darth Fairy. Again but instead wore her Julie Newmar Catwoman. The parade met the demands of the large crowd delivering the longest and best Dragon*Con parade yet. Another birthday tradition is th...
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booturtle's show and tell: Helping Kids Cut Their Own Food
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Helping Kids Cut Their Own Food. 160;Wednesday, November 16, 2011. Mom, will you cut my waffle/chicken/pizza/cinnamon roll? I hear this question often.and times three kids. I did not want to be cutting other people's food at the expense of my own hot meal for years and years. I had to end this. So at a young age I set out to teach my kids how to cut their own food. First essential helper were these knives. They're the Dragon Dessert Knives from Ikea. I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or proces...
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booturtle's show and tell: October 2011
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Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies. 160;Thursday, October 20, 2011. I must share these wonderful cookies with you. No picture can possibly capture their deliciousness. No matter how hard I try. Read More . . . 160;Monday, October 17, 2011. Fourteen days until Halloween! Just start with a good sized pumpkin. This one had a rounded front shown here and a nice flattened back that worked perfect for the countdown. Apply a few coats of chalk board paint. And you're done. 160;Friday, October 14, 2011. 160;Tuesday,...
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