Minion Blanket

This was a fun little blanket to make, I didn’t have a pattern, I got the idea from a photo posted on  Pinterest and thought I would give it a try. 36×36

There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. ~Walt Streightiff

 

 

We all Scream for Ice Cream!

 

 

Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband of 27 years, who helps me sort out my yarn and drop off blankets! An easy fun cake to make with children for  any celebration. ❤

 

Ice Cream Sandwich Cake Recipe!

Serves: 6 to 8

Ingredients

• – 1 box of twelve Ice Cream Sandwiches (or two boxes for a large cake)
• – 1 tub of Whipping Cream
• – Magic Shell Caramel
• – Magic Shell Chocolate
• Optional: Oreo Cookies (crumbled into pieces)
• Optional: Candy bars (diced into pieces) Snickers, Hersheys, Twix, Reeses, Optional: M&M’s, Nestle Crunch, etc…
• Optional: Nuts

Instructions

1. Unwrap all the ice cream sandwiches
2. Lay the first layer of three down
3. Drizzle chocolate, caramel and any other toppings you want. This will harden and act as a glue to hold this cake together.
4. Lay the second layer of three ice cream sandwiches
5. Drizzle chocolate, caramel and any other toppings again.
6. Lay the last layer of three and then frost the outside of the cake with whip cream topping.
7. Top the cake with more drizzled chocolate, caramel and any other toppings you want on it.
8. Enjoy!

Wow A Liebster Award!

Wow I won a Liebster award!

The Liebster Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers.  What is a Liebster?  The meaning: Liebster is German and means , kindest, nicest, dearest,  lovely, kind, pleasant, valued,  endearing, and welcome.  Blogging is about building a community and it’s a great way to connect with other bloggers and help spread the word about newer bloggers/blog

bmary gave me a nomination  for the  Liebster Award! Thank-You so much, l didn’t even know there was such an award. bmary has a fun, interesting and humorous  blog with food for thought and excellent music videos !

 

There are rules to this prestigious award, they are as follows:

(1) Thank the person who nominated you and link to their blog .

(2) You must answer the 10 questions given to you by the nominee before you.

(3) Nominate 10 of your favorite blogs with fewer than 200 followers and notify them of their nomination.

(4) Come up with 10 questions for your nominees to answer.

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My Nomination Questions from bmary

1. Who do you know personally that inspires you the most and why?  My sister, she always gives me great ideas and incite to act on those ideas.

2. What is your next goal or project?-That’s an easy question, another blanket for Project Linus.

3. What have you always wanted to do? A short marathon. 🙂

4. What is your guilty pleasure song?,,,,,,,spanish version..of Where do you go?

5. What’s your favorite animal? Love all animals, but have to say cats even though l don’t have one..

6. Where and what is your favorite place? I love to be anywhere on a beach.

7. What song do I need to listen to, right now? Right Now!

8. What is your favorite meal that you cook?- This is hard, because l love to cook.  Jamie  Oliver’s Salmon Filo Pie

9. Tell me a fun fact about yourself! I can do accents well.

10. Post a picture of something that is important to you or something you care about.

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My Nominations in  random order

crochetshelters -Beautiful intricate crochet blog to say the least

Platanos Mangos and Me – Lovely recipes and photos that will make you hungry

My Wisconsin Home  -Fun craft and recipe ideas

White Heights  Beautiful bobble baby blanket on this blog

Guy Who crochets – Creative crochet ideas

Bake with Jill – A nice mixture of baking and crochet

Dressed in Crochet   Cute clothes for children and fun crochet items

Sew Sarah – Really nice dresses

Itchy Crochet – Lots of pretty crochet patterns

My Favorite Things  A very warm and heartfelt blog

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Your Nomination Questions

1 What inspired you to start a blog?
2 If you could have just one wish what would it be?
3 What is your favorite website, and why?
4 What is your  favorite charity, if you have one?
5 What is your next project?
6 What is your favorite song?
7 Who is your favorite comedian?
8 Can you speak another language?
9 What is your favorite meal ?
10 Do you think the Liebster Award is fun?