The Sweetest Rice Crispy Treats

Make some delicious homemade rice crispy treats that the whole family will love!

Hello! Happy early Easter! Today I made my own rice crispy treats (woah what!?) I know, 
I surprised myself too. I got the recipe from life in the lofthouse, my tutorial will be no different 
so if you want go check out theirs!!

Make some delicious homemade rice crispy treats that the whole family will love!

what you need...
  5 tablespoons butter
10 cups mini marshmallows
8 cups rice crispy cereal

Instructions:
1. Prepare a pan by coated the inside with butter, set to the side.
2. Melt butter in a medium to large pot.
3. Put 8 cups of the marshmallows into the pot and stir consistently until melted.
4. Take off the heat, mix in the rice crispy until the cereal is lightly coated.
5. Mix in the remaining marshmallows.
6. Pour this into the pre-prepared pan and make sure its all evenly spread out.
7. Let cool completely and serve!

Make some delicious homemade rice crispy treats that the whole family will love!

Enjoy!

Make some delicious homemade rice crispy treats that the whole family will love!

Make some delicious homemade rice crispy treats that the whole family will love!

DIY Hand Stamped Placemats

Make your own placemats and make them look the way you want with this simple hand stamped placemats tutorial.

Hey! I know I didn't post last week, and I won't be posting this weekend (it's my birthday!) so, I decided to post something kind of in the middle. Easter is almost here and the only decoration we had was the banner I made (check it out). I decided to make placemats to bring more life to the kitchen and they were easier to make than I thought! 

Make your own placemats and make them look the way you want with this simple hand stamped placemats tutorial.

what you need...
about 1 yd of thick fabric (I used denim)
craft paint
stamp of choice

Make your own placemats and make them look the way you want with this simple hand stamped placemats tutorial.

Make your own placemats and make them look the way you want with this simple hand stamped placemats tutorial.

1. Iron out your fabric a bit and start stamping!

Make your own placemats and make them look the way you want with this simple hand stamped placemats tutorial.

Make your own placemats and make them look the way you want with this simple hand stamped placemats tutorial.

2. Let it dry over night. Then, cut 4 placements to the size you want. 
Pin and sew around the edges. You're done!

Make your own placemats and make them look the way you want with this simple hand stamped placemats tutorial.

Make your own placemats and make them look the way you want with this simple hand stamped placemats tutorial.

Easy Easter Banner

Spruce up your living room and make this, surprisingly easy, Easter banner!

Hey everyone, it's almost Easter and do I have some projects in mind!
To start off, I made a real simple banner. It's super quick and easy to make
and it costs less than $2 (unless you already have the paper, then it's free!).

Spruce up your living room and make this, surprisingly easy, Easter banner!

what you need...
different colored scrapbook paper
scissors
twine/yarn
tape

Spruce up your living room with this, surprisingly easy, Easter banner!

1. Trace and cut out (I did 3) bunnies.

Spruce up your living room with this, surprisingly easy, Easter banner! 

2. Draw and cut out the letters to spell 
"HAPPY EASTER" on the other paper.

Spruce up your living room with this, surprisingly easy, Easter banner!

3. Now, trace and cut out two Easter eggs.

Spruce up your living room with this, surprisingly easy, Easter banner!

4. I then decided to decorate the Easter eggs.

Spruce up your living room with this, surprisingly easy, Easter banner! 
Spruce up your living room with this, surprisingly easy, Easter banner!

5. Now that you are done all you have to do is attach them all together!
I taped each letter down onto the string - glueing is your best option though, 
I just didn't want to glue.

Spruce up your living room with this, surprisingly easy, Easter banner!

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