Yummy Cake Pops

So I've tried cake pops before....you know the ones that are made by crumbling a whole cake and mixing the crumbs with a ton of frosting so you can form balls.  I've never liked them, way too sweet for me!  Well I found a cake pop maker recently that would allow me to make cake pops without the frosting!  It looks like a waffle maker, but it forms perfect little round cake balls.  They were really easy to make, just a little time consuming!  Okay, VERY time consuming!  For these cake pops, I just used a boxed chocolate cake mix.  I got about 72 cake pops from one box.  I coated these with dark chocolate and sprinkles, almonds and almonds with coconut.  A really fun project to do with the kids!  (forgive my lack of photography skills!)

Twine Pom Pom Ball Tutorial

These little twine pom pom balls are so cute!  You can use them on gifts, scrapbooking, cardmaking and a number of other projects!  They are so simple and quick to make too!

All you need is twine, scissors and a fork!  I know, sounds weird, right?

Take your twine and wrap it around the fork 30 times.

Cut another piece of twine a few inches long, and tie it tightly around the middle.

Slide the twine off of the fork and use your scissors to cut down the middle of both ends.

Fluff the twine open and use your scissors again to trim the uneven pieces of twine to create a ball!  Have fun creating!

100 Fan Giveaway Winner

And the winner is Amber, comment #5, who said "Love the twine! I am a stamper and love using it on my cards. =)".  Congrats Amber!  I will contact you and get your Twine Sampler Pack sent out to you!  Thank you to everyone that entered!

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Notebook Paper Inspiration

I went to Target today and of course the Back To School section was busy with parents and kids getting their school supplies.  I always loved back to school shopping as a kid, finding cool notebooks, pencils and book covers.  Today I still hoard notebooks, pens and sticky notes!  I found some neat notebook paper inspired items on Etsy

embroidered notebooks 

zippered case 

Notebook Paper iPhone Cozy 

Notebook Paper Cross Stitch 

Notebook Paper Mini Quilt 

Notebook hair clips 

Notebook Paper Stationery

Notebook Paper Inspired Address Labels

100 Fan Giveaway!!!

I hit 100 fans on Facebook yesterday, and just for that, I am doing a giveaway!  I will be giving away one of my Divine Twine Sampler Packs, one of my most popular items!  You get 60 yards of twine total, 5 yards each of all 12 colors of Divine Twine!

How do you win?  If you haven't already, like my Facebook page.  Then leave a comment here about what your favorite thing to do with twine is and please leave your email address.  I will choose a winner at random on Friday August 5, 2011 and contact you via email.  Winner will also be announced here and on Facebook!