Martha Stewart: Take a Bite out of This!

Grand-prize winner SteffBomb won over our hearts with her adorable "Ice Cream Sammy," created while she was on a mission to curb her sweet tooth.

After making the toy's pattern, she cut it out of cardboard and bristol board. "The inside of the ice cream is a soft piece of foam that I cut out with an electric knife," she says. "I also stuffed the inside of the cookie with a thin layer of batting to give it a little bit of fluff."

Complete with eyes, teeth, and teardrops, the charming 5.5-inch-long toy is 95 percent hand-stitched and looks good enough to eat.

Visit SteffBomb's website to see more of her sewing projects.

Read more at Marthastewart.com: Sewing Projects and Crafts - Martha Stewart

a summer sweet treat: pudding pops ♥ yum!

doesn't that look delicious! pudding pops... mmm... with a little twist- rainbow!

here's how to make this simple and sweet treat.

*Get your ingredients and supplies. You're ready to go!

Ingredients:

*You will need a box {or two} of instant vanilla pudding, milk, food coloring, a couple of mixing bowls, a whisk, plastic or paper cups, and popsicle sticks.

*Pour your pudding mix into a big bowl.

*Pour some milk in.

*Once the pudding is mixed, divide it into separate bowls, the number depending on color but if you want rainbow, use five or six bowls.

*Add in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and brown or whatever color dye is desired. Then stir it up until the color is evened with the amount of pudding.

*Spoon the different colors of pudding into your cups. Try to do smooth and even layers so that you will see a good rainbow on the sides of the pudding pop. Have one of your helpers put a popsicle stick into each of the cups of pudding. The pudding should be thick enough to hold up the stick...if not, cover the cup with plastic wrap and then put the stick through the plastic wrap and into the pudding.

*Place cups in freezer. Time adjusts to size.

*After they are set, use your hands to warm the cup up, so the pop can slide out!

Enjoy and love your cute little treat this summer!

Thanks,

ENJOY!!

Jack Johnson Pictures

Hey, Jack- I love you!!

Merlo the man!

Pre-Show Paula Fuga :)

ALO Enterance

Hey Zack & Harper!

Enjoy, and sorry for being so late. By the way, the concert was amazing. I mean AMAZING. It was a blast, except for the lady behind me.. Oh.. Don't ask. The lights were bright, everyone was screaming and singing along, it was like a gigantic party and we were soo close to him!

It was alot of fun. I am right now trying to find the shirts- they ran away somewhere.. I'll find them later.. And edit this post with the pictures :)

-{cm} (c) 2010

I LOVE YOU JACK!

A Screaming Mind & Jalapenos

Plans.. Plans.. Plans.. They are haunting me...

My mind is totally screaming right now, all pieces and machines chugging. I have a lot planned for this blog and the other one :) Smiles for you, but for me, I have reminders, to dos, camps, editing projects, etc. etc. Alot for a 12 year old, huh? But trust me, leave it up to me because I am organized and I can take the black cloud of working helping doing reminding editing revamping.. etc. okay I'll stop there. You get it. Up there is some of the stuff, that's coming up. It's my blog journal/log in progress.

Random Note: WOOWEE! I am eating this dirty rice- I think there are jalepenos in it! Yum but SPICY! <3>

And.. Some you can't see but you will definitely find out soon!

-{cm} (c) 2010

bye bye blogs :(

Hey! I am back.
I just opened a new blog, but bye-bye to two of them. Baker's Girl and Bandz 101 have been exported to the future. They may come back. Just might. It depends. But on that note, I have opened a new blog for fashion and natural beauty for girls my age and older. Serums, Potions&Lotions, Celeb reccomendations, summer nail polishes, and more. Make sure to check it out, and if you like it, subscribe/follow/like/comment. Thanks!

Be a Beauty Queen:
www.Beautyblisslove.blogspot.com

-{cm} 2010

shopping haul - p.s. aero

before i headed to the beach, on monday,, my mom and i took a trip to the mall. i found out about this new store, p.s. by aero, and my babysitter took me there before & got me a cute bright yellow sweatshirt. so we went back, and we did a little bit of shopping. their stuff is so cute, and if your in the age range of 9-13, the clothes are good for you. filled to the brim with boys and girls clothes. new and clean. i definitely reccomend you go there if you love sun dresses, preppy shorts, suttle, modest graphic tees (unlike some other stores like justice) and cute accessories.

i didn't like aero, before, but now that they've come out with this store for pretweens, im into it.

-christine :)

JACK JOHNSON: SAVING THE WORLD, ONE HAND AT A TIME

Jack Johnson, an amazing singer and eco friendly guy who's at the age of 33, is now opening an organization, "All at Once" to help save the world economical wise. He is not a big fan of this oil spill, or anything pollution-wise. He's a great man in many ways, but this makes him special- especially for a 33 year old soft-rock music guy to be worrying about this out of anything. This organization he's opened is for people looking to take action against pollution, and things that destroy our nation in natural protection and cleaning up after disasters, and eco problems. He, without the organization, also uses everything natural. He is an organic person. He does worry about the future on this planet with all the bad build up. In example, some of his songs, are about pollution- "Traffic in the Sky".

Other then that, Jack Johnson is my favorite singer of all time. His new hit album "To the Sea" is very popular now. In every CD he makes, you can really feel the way he feels about life and our planet. Each and every song has a quality message about life and being happy. Some songs are sad to really get you in the mood and to understand what will happen with our nation when too many people worry about material things other then what we have. He's very close with the ocean. He surfed as a young kid, and he got hurt. Many people after that told him that he had an amazing voice. He opened his own recording studio, which by the way, uses solar power and is all natural, and he recorded songs for his first album.

His songs are so popular to people over the world and he just started his tour in the Us. My Dad is going to all the concerts he's in this Summer. I am going to two of them. One is tonight. I am very anxious to go! Right now, We are making big posters.

I will post pictures of our shirts, the signs, and the concert later or tomorrow!

Website: All at Once- http://allatonce.org/

Jack Johnson, 33

Spreading Sunshine and Happiness in my Part of the World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

Free Hugs! Stress can take over your life. It's slow but deadly. When stress or anxiety hits me, it's like a giant black cloud that accumulates over my head. It makes me feel depressed. With this "Free Hugs" campaign, maybe this will make things a little better. But even if not, look how cool it is for this person to be doing this out of so many people! And if you want to stay stress free remember. Cool down. Look on the bright side. There you go. So check out the video- let me know what you think!

Christine (c) 2010

some random stuff :)

right now, i am blogging eating a piece of mentos gum- yum :)
we are making milkshakes. mine is mint!

i just wanted to let you know about what's coming up blog wise:
free hugs !
be stress free this summer
crafts and treats

and more to come...
Christine (c) 2010

my 4 list

1. hang out with mom before she leaves
2. spend some time outside
3. keep bella and rae satisfied (and myself :)
4. get ready for sleepover
5. give bella medicine (she has yeast :( )

excited for the weekend?

I know for a fact that all americans this week have been scrambling from party to party. 4th of July is over, and for that, the plans may stop. This weekend will be a great relaxing time. But for me, I am off to concerts and trips. 2 weeks in a row. But, they are little fun vacations to enjoy with family. What are your plans?

Tip for your Family:
Go outside. Enjoy the weather for at least 10 minutes- until you are scorching hot.
Play games. Have a catch.

Look forward to another post about crafts to do this weekend & some pictures!
Bye for now,
Christine (c) 2010

dog days of summer

here's bella, the first time she actually paid attention to the camera: another special moment. she was much enjoyful today, taking her out for the day to maryland to see the water and visit the street shops that lined the old streets. following she came with us to get new herbs from our garden. she really enjoyed nipping the little bright flowers like she was eating candy. that was a dream for her.. she frolicked and waddled.. she was in delight. she loved the drive to maryland and back. for her, it's relaxing and fun. that's the dog days of summer.

fourth of july baked good ideas (2)

Yum!

Cookies
1 box Devil’s Food cake mix
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 tablespoons red food color
1 box (4-serving size) chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix
Filling
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups marshmallow creme
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or lightly spray with cooking spray.
2. In large bowl, beat cookie ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 1 minute longer on high speed. Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls 2 inches apart onto parchment-lined cookie sheets.
3. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until set (do not overbake). Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
4. In large bowl, beat filling ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. For each cookie pie, spread about 1/4 cup filling on bottom of 1 cooled cookie.

Optional: Top with blueberries, raspberries and second cookie, bottom side down.

1 Pkg of fresh strawberries (sliced and haved) divided 1-1/2 cups shopping list
1 Pkg of strawberry jello or your favorite flavor of choice shopping list
1 (12 oz.) pound cake, cut into 8-10 slices shopping list
2 c. blueberries, divided shopping list
1 tub of whip topping, thawed shopping list
Slice 1 cup of the strawberries; cut the remaining strawberries in half, set aside.

Refrigerate jello until slightly thickened.
Line bottom of 13x9-inch dish with pound cake slices.
Add sliced strawberries and 1 cup of the blueberries to thickened gelatin; stir gently. Spoon over cake slices.
Spread whipped topping over jello.
Arrange strawberry halves on whipped topping for stripes of flag. Arrange remaining 1/3 cup blueberries on whipped topping for stars.
Keep Chilled until ready to serve and enjoy.

And by the way, Happy {early} 4th of July! Hope you have a wonderful time to spend with your family and friends. Remember how far our country has gone, in good ways. Freedom took us far along the road. Recognize the people who helped us get here.

These recipes are very good. We've made these several times from the satisfaction of others and ourselves! They are creative too. Easy, and fun to make!