Let It Snow

Happy New Year, friends!  Forgive me for not having posted in a while, the start of 2013 has been busy for me.  Below is a fun way to accent your door during the winter months with a cute snowman wreath!

I attached three different sized grapevine wreaths (purchased at Hobby Lobby) together with floral wire (available at any craft store).  I added a scarf and matching hat for embellishment.

I hope you enjoy this fun decoration on your front door, back door or side entrance to give your house a winter wonderland feel!

Snowmen Cake Pop Treats

These snowmen cake pops are the perfect treat for any sweet tooth you may have this winter!  They are easy to make and will dazzle at any holiday party!  Just follow these few steps and see for yourself ;)

All you need is a box of cake mix, frosting, white chocolate chips, Oreos and some gel frosting to do the faces of the snowmen.  Bake the cake as you would normally.  Mix about 1/4 of a cup of frosting with the baked cake to make the cake part of the cake pops.  You can follow any recipe to make these.  After mixing the cake and frosting together, scoop out little balls of this mix to create the snowman's head.  Set these aside.

(frosting & baked cake mix)

Now, heat the white chocolate chips in the microwave until they melt, but not burn!  Roll the cake and frosting mixed balls in the melted chocolate until covered, then stick to the top of an Oreo.  Let dry, then embellish with black and orange gel frosting for eyes, mouth and nose.

Enjoy these sweet snowmen cake pops!  You can use white cake or chocolate cake and get creative with decorating (scarves, hats, etc.).  I hope you all have a happy new year!

Frosty the Snowman Stops By...

Surprise your kids with a fun visit from Frosty himself this winter!  Here's how!

This exciting visitor is so easy to make come to life for your kids in your bathtub!

You will need:

-2 large buttons for eyes

-1 carrot for nose

-a scarf

-a top hat (ours was a NYE hat from Party City for $2.99)

-quilting batting

-2 sticks from the yard for arms

-loose pillow batting
-styrofoam half moon (hollow on inside)

-toothpicks
-a bathtub
-hot glue & gun
-towels

First, glue some of the loose pillow batting on the convex side of the half moon.  This will be Frosty's head/face.  Be careful, the batting is thin and the glue is hot!
Glue the top hat on Frosty's head.  The cut out part will be against the wall of the tub, so make sure the hat is more in front of the head.
Now, glue the buttons on as Frosty's eyes.
Last for the face, stick a toothpick into a baby carrot.  Insert the carrot into the styrofoam and Frosty's face is all done!

Now for the body.  First, I recommend putting some towels in the the tub as fillers.  Then rip up about half the bag of the loose pillow batting to fill the tub.  Next use the quilting batting to lay over the pillow batting.  Then use the rest of the pillow batting to fill the tub.  

Lay Frosty's head in, wrap the scarf around his neck, add the twigs in the sides and you're all set to show your kids who came to visit!

Frosty can be enjoyed all winter long-- he will never melt ;)

Frosty the Snowman Wreath

Frosty the snowman is a jolly happy soul :)

I hung this cute snowman wreath in the space between my two garage doors, but you can hang it on a screen porch, patio or back door all winter long!  Frosty is so cute lit up at night!

Gather three different Christmas wreaths- small, medium and large.  Link wreaths together by twisting wreath appendages to hold each other.

Add white lights (I had extra in my attic).

Add a cute hat and be sure to stuff it with plastic grocery bags so it stands up on Frosty's head!

Tie a scarf around his neck, too!

Grab an extra pair of rain boots and fill them with rocks so they stand up and don't fall over.

Don't forget to put your lights on a timer so they turn on with the rest of your festive holiday lights!  (see "Christmas Garland on Stairs" post for more details)