. . . Fun Friday Finds--Pottery & Ceramics . . .

Well, Happy Friday!  Ok, for me, not so fun because while you are reading this I am having oral surgery---grrrr!  No fun at all but you gotta do what you gotta do I guess.  

Now on to the Fun Friday Finds... 

I will be honest and say I know very little nothing about Pottery and Ceramics other than the fact that I LOVE it!  There are so many amazing designers that work with this medium and the more colorful it is the happier I am.  I just love some of these fun finds today!  Even better that all the featured items come from Etsy sellers so you can purchase any of the items that may tickle your fancy.  I must be really "ticklish" because I want one of each!

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• Funky Ceramic Pitcher @ Mary Judy

• Be Here Now Clock @ mbartstudios

  • Small Round Vase @ Annies Pottery

• Flower Tag Necklace @ chARiTyelise

• Colorful Button @ Mad Hatter Ceramics 

• Colorful Fruity Mugs @ Karin Lorenc

  • Beach Hut Tea For One @ Scatty Artist

• Funky Ceramic Vase with Striped Legs @ Mary Judy

• Custom Wishing Plate @ Artz Folk

• Colorful Pottery Vase @ Love Art Works

 Have a great weekend!!

. . . Chunky Brownie Milkshake . . .

I don’t know if any of you are loving the Zaxby’s Brownie Milkshake (Zaxby's is a restaurant found mostly in the Southeast) but my family LOVES them.  This past weekend I hosted a Surprise Birthday Party for my Grandmother’s 85th Birthday and I had Brownie Bites from Costco at the party.  I have a TON of them left and froze one package but have been trying to figure out what to do with the rest of them. 

Lightbulb....Chunky Brownie Milkshakes! 

Notice I used Low Fat Frozen Yogurt for this batch of shakes because I wanted to feel a bit better about drinking one.  What great logic right?

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you will need:

Brownies

Milk or Half and Half

Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt in the flavor of your choice

Hot Fudge Ice Cream Topping (optional)

Blender

• Grab the yummy ingredients

• Throw the brownies and the ice cream in the blender and add a little milk or half and half.  I used a little bit of Hot Fudge Ice Cream Topping for a bit of added "fudgey" flavor

• Pour into glasses and watch out for the stampede!

• It looks nice and adds something fun if you crumble brownies on top too

 

Yum • Yum

••• Fudgey!

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. . . No Cookie Time Tuesday . . .

There will not be Cookie Time Tuesday today.  I have a little refrigerator dilemma that I’m dealing with and I was running behind on getting the post done and now this fridge has to be dealt with.  The heating element has quit working and we have puddles of water and defrosted food filling the kitchen right now.  The repair service can't get here fast enough!  

 Stay Tuned for a new Cookie Time Tuesday NEXT week.  

Sorry for the inconvenience.

. . . Cookie Time Tuesday -- Muffin Top Brownie Cookies . . .

 

I love muffins but my absolute favorite part of eating them is the muffin top.  I am also a big fan of brownies so when I came home from my daily Target run (I swear I'm at Target each and every day--my bank account tells the ugly truth)with a brownie mix I figured why not give them a try in my muffin top baking sheet and see if I could make them into more of a cookie for Cookie Time Tuesday.  This idea had NOTHING to do with the fact that I forgot about Cookie Time Tuesday, ok so it does but it turned out pretty good if I do say so myself.

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You will need:

A Brownie Mix and the ingredients listed on the back of the box to prepare it (Typically this is water, eggs and oil).  You will prepare the brownie mix exactly as the box tells you.  I always substitute Coffee for the water.  You would never taste the coffee but it's a great way to enhance the chocolate flavor.  You might want just place brownies but I wanted to add some fun add ins to mine so I did a batch of each of these combos--Mini Chocolate Chips, Peanut Butter Chips and Toffee and Caramel Bits.  I recommend at least adding in some mini chocolate chips for the extra oomph they give to the brownies. Bake these at 350 for about 20 minutes but watch them closely.  It may be less or more bake time depending on the thickness of yours and the add ins you decide on.

**There is no recipe link this time because you follow the recipe on the back of the brownie mix but add in some fun things and you have a unique Muffin Top Cookie.

• Gather up your ingredients

• I wanted to use the muffin top pan I have from Wilton but you could do these in a normal size muffin tin just filling each "hole" with a little bit of batter so it doesn't look like a muffin when they are baked

•Prepare your brownie mix as instructed on the box.  You really should try to the recipe using coffee instead of water--yum!

• Pour about 1/4 Cup into each muffin top "hole".  I sprayed each of my holes with cooking spray to help lessen any sticking.

• Add in the toppings you want and bake

The perfect Muffin Top Brownie Cookie!  

I don't want to point fingers at anyone (Lindy) but someone (Lindy) just had to snag a taste the minute these popped out of the over and let me tell you it was a battle with my will power to not eat the entire Muffin Top Brownie Cookie!

 

• • • Brownies

 

• • • Muffin Tops

the perfect combo

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. . . Easter House Tour . . .

Happy Easter from Itsy Bitsy Paper!!

 

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This is the card I sent out to some of our family this year.  I love creating an Easter Card each year because of all the bright color options. 

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Today is the LAST day to enter your projects and recipes to the Hippity Hop Easter Project Hop. 

I hope you enjoy my Easter House Tour--pretty short and to the point but I hate that it will all be coming down after tomorrow and I thought it would be fun to share with you.

Little White Bunnies from Pier 1 Imports.  I added the little flowers to each of their ears for a bit of a springy touch.

Floral topiary, bird houses and cute little wrought iron bike from Michael's.  I made the bird houses and topiary

Spring Art Download and Yarn Trees that I made last year

Washi Tape Wrapped Candles (this post is soon to come)

And...the dollar store Easter jars that I used hair elastics to add a pop of color

 Another vase with a candle in it that I wrapped hair elastics around for more color

A fun download I found online (I wish I could remember where) and then my moss bunny topiary

Hair Elastics gone wild...

Ribbon wrapped candle holders and Easter Egg Placecards

Dining Room Table with my favorite Easter Bunnies!  These came from Target last year and have been one of my absolute favorite Easter item I have.  They are so pretty and colorful!

That little bunny in a jar and a pop of color added to my old shutter by using some bright spring flowers

 Do you remember the Homemade Milk Glass flower arrangements from last year?  I love how these bottles turned out!  So simple and fun to do with adding some white paint on the inside and of course a bit of Baker's Twine and you have a pretty display of colorful flowers.

Enjoy your day!!