In a large saucepan, bring butter, brown sugar and Karo to a boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Stir in vanilla, salt and baking soda. (This will cause the mixture to bubble up.) Pour the corn puffs into a large bowl. Pour the mixture over the corn puffs and stir until well coated. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour. Turn and stir every 15 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire cooling rack. To store, place in a sealed air tight container.
*I always double this recipe and have to make several batches to share because I’m the Corn Puff pusher and all my friends and family have developed a Caramel Corn Puff habit too!
Enjoy!
Nothing too complex, just a mini canvas mixed media ornament with a black spiril wire hanger. I used acrylic paint, paper, stamps and of course gel medium.
Fun to make and I hope it was fun to recieve.
AND…drum roll please>>>>>>>Here is what I received!
I know, I know!! So good right?
What fun it was to go out to my mailbox each day and anticipate what would be waiting for me there. Even the kids were excited!
I would totally do this again, as it just reminded me of what a wonderful community we have built together. I had a piece of you, right there in my hands! Every time I log on, I feel like that way. I never knew when I started writing this blog that I would have the pleasure of being welcomed into your homes and hearts. I never knew I would grow to care about you and your struggles and triumphs. But God knew… and I’m so glad he led me to you!
I hope this Christmas Season is leading you to a deeper love of HIM!!
Stop over and visit Jennifer, STUDIO JRU, to see who made what.
THANK YOU for sharing your talent with me!
My hubby sent this to me this morning and what a blessing it was. As I was listening to it I couldn’t help but think ‘Is this what Heaven sounds like?’ Then the tears started and I sat in JOY and WONDER.
This day at the mall must have put a smile on our Holy Father’s face.
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May God bless you today!
Let these words sink deep down…He is the truth and the light.
If you don’t know Him, stop running and seek Him and He will satisfy.
Gel medium
mini paint roller
empty toilet paper roll
a cut out strip of texture
*this technique can also be used with a large roller and empty paper towel roll for larger art pieces.
STEP 1
Secure some paper or non-slip drawer liver around your paint roller. You’ll need to do this so that the toilet paper tube will fit securely. Glue the cut out texture strip around the empty toilet paper roll, textured part facing out. Pull the t.p. roll over the paint roller like this…
STEP 2
Roll your textured tube through paint, just as you would if you were to paint a wall.
STEP 3
Roll it out onto your canvas or surface.
Check out these other items I used to create texture.
Here is the result painted on surface.
BURLAP
CIRCLE PUNCH OUT THINGY FROM THE HARDWARE STORE
YARN
I hope you’ll enjoy this fun and thrifty way to create some texture in your artwork. It’s not near the mess and it really is fun to just roll on. Bam! your done.
I was so excited with myself after coming up with this a few months ago that I was convinced i should have it patent . I recently went in the art supply store and much to my dismay I found a similar item marked at $12 for two tubes and a brush. Man, another dream gone:)
If I could only get organized!
LAUREN
Caring heart
big goof ball
intelligent
stubborn
artistic and creative
‘look at me, look at me’
sensitive
God loving
strong willed
On the day you were born, your Dad and I could have never prepared our hearts for the love and joy you would bring into our lives. Our sweet gift from God, always treasured, always loved, always…..
DRIVING US UP THE WALL!!
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I’ve missed visiting with you all these last few weeks. Life had other plan for me. I did the best I could and now I get to take a breather and rest in Him.
My prayer for you my friend is that when you grow weary, you will rest in Him. You don’t have to fall, you can just stop and rest. And if you do fall, I hope you will look to the Son as He carried the cross. He fell many times and was helped back up by others. He even allowed someone else (Simon) to carry the cross for awhile. Even HE couldn’t do it on His own.
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, whose most dear Son, as He walked the way of the Cross, accepted the service of Simon of Cyrene to carry his physical burden for him: mercifully grant unto each of us the grace that we may gladly bear one another’s burdens, for the love of him who said, “In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me,” even the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever.
Natasha Bedingfield performing Unwritten
Felt like dancing…
Have a happy Monday, live your PASSION!
