Pretty Burpies

 

Here’s a cute & pretty easy gift idea for wee ones…

start off with

cloth diapers

the thicker ones with the extra padding the the middle are the ones I like to use

Choose some pretty cotton fabric

(I pre-washed and pressed it)

Cut it to fit onto the bottom third of the diaper

 

 

I sewed this with a coordinating thread color on top and white in the bobbin (for the underside of the diaper)

I also added an applique of the baby’s initial

‘Z’

added ric rac and top-stitched around the whole thing

I like these prettified

spitty-uppy

picker-uppers!

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Crazy that I’ve had to start using these!

what in the world!

Wrap up the bunch of burpies

& other little rattles, pacifiers, etc. with

tulle & coordinating ribbon…

from my ribbon stash

Chat soon -

NORTHERN COTTAGE
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Éclair Cake

Yummo!

I love me some eclairs…

they are

- hands down -

my fav pastry dessert

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Enter a

summer get together

with friends

Mind you - It’s 89 degrees outside

I don’t wanna turn on the oven to bake something

so I whipped up some of this

ÉCLAIR CAKE

this was a winning recipe on this hot summer day because it was

1) easy to make

and

2) used no oven

BONUS - yep – it was pretty delish!

All ya need to whip this baby up is:

graham crackers
2 boxes of instant pudding (I used one box of french vanilla and one box of chocolate fudge – mmmm!)
3 cups of milk
1 carton cool whip
1 can of chocolate frosting

line the bottom of a 9x13 pan with the crackers

mix vanilla pudding with 1 1/2 cups milk, add 1/2 carton of cool whip
spread over the bottom layer of crackers, add another layer of crackers,
mix the chocolate pudding with the other 1 1/2 cups of milk and then fold in the rest of the cool whip, spread over the crackers.  Chill in the fridge for a while (half hour or so). Heat the can of frosting (remember to remove the metal lid/cover, of course) in the microwave for 1 minute and 50% power.  Pour this over the cake. 

Pop back in the fridge and chill for at least 12 hours.

 

 

Take to your dinner party, have guests devour and
bring an empty pan back home!

Enjoy this cool summer treat!

(but really it’s good any time of year!)

Chat soon -

NORTHERN COTTAGE
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Windmill Love

Hello lovies -

Long time - no blog!

I’m back today with the results of a little project I’ve been able to eeeek out..

Remember I found this beauty {a little worse for wear}

but still

I fell for her

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here she is on the road to recovery

 

nothin a little gorilla glue won’t fix up

and

all spiffed up

ahhhhh love!

Chat soon -

NORTHERN COTTAGE
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Far far behind!

I don’t know that it can get much busier!!

I want to blog

I want to visit all of your sites

I want to comment on each beautiful post I come across

but…I can’t

{right now anyway!}

I just don’t have time - (aren’t we all in that boat!?)

Here’s the lowdown -

Work has been very busy

Prepping for a HUGE kids party at the end of the month

Prepping for a sale

Wrapping up the summer with the kiddos
{aka making some good memories}

Prepping for back to school

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Just letting Google reader go for a few short days has resulted in this:

Yikes!  I am tempted to mark them as read (but I don’t want to miss anything FABULOUS!)

This is just my reader for the blogs I know I already love & follow

It doesn’t count the ones I’m still finding and loving!

or Pinterest 
(the lovely, though slightly addictive, pinterest!)

How do you guys manage keeping up with everything??

I hereby promise to post a real project soon
{really, I do!}

Hang with me!

Chat soon -

NORTHERN COTTAGE
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Crates and Boxes Oh my!

I think I’ve got an addiction to boxes, bins, crates and storage

I LOVE them & I’m always attracted to them first
at markets and shoppes.

Here are some examples:

 

Inside of which I’ll put some of these:

you probably already saw my rainbow bookcase crate

I’m just loving how they’re

contained

within the
wooden crate

I just snagged this shelf (below) at a little sale

and am on my way to filling it up with bins

not done yet… so you’ll see this in a bit

I love the color of these drawers
(I don’t have the dresser - only the drawers - so am still deciding how to utilize these)

this breadbox is gonna have a new life soon

and wooden boxes

oh how I love wooden boxes with typography!

I think back to school will have a positive affect
on my ability to

get projects done!

Stick with me and
hopefully I’ll be able to show ya some results of my labors soon!

Chat soon -

NORTHERN COTTAGE
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Rice Krispie Caramel Bars

Oh my!

WARNING WARNING WARNING!

this dessert is terribly addictive and delicious!

 

Here’s the low down on how to make up a batch for yourself

You can decide to share (or not!)

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Make Rice Krispy bars as you normally would

you know….

rice cereal

butter

marshmallows

{all the healthy good for you ingredients you use EVERYDAY!}

only difference for this recipe is that you’ll split the batch in half and press each half on a sprayed cookie sheet

then

put more mini marshmallows on one of the cookie sheet with the
rice krispies on it

now in a pan, cook up a can of sweetened condensed milk, a couple tablespoons of butter and a bag of caramels

(if you enjoy unwrapping the caramels one by one for like 14 hours go ahead & buy a bag of wrapped caramels like normal – OR luck out and find that your grocery store sells these yummy wonderful caramel bits near the chocolate chips)

  

melt that all together

and pour over the top

plop (yep that’s an official baking term) the other pan of rice krispies over the top

I put it in the fridge to firm up

a little while later…
(can you hear the elevator music playing while we wait??)

cut into squares & enjoy!

 

Chat soon -

NORTHERN COTTAGE
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