So very thankful that I was able to spend Christmas day with a lot of my family members! It was a day that was full of laughter, love, deliciously yummy food, presents and most importantly family time! Can't believe that its only a few more days and 2021 is upon us~ Here is a few snap shots from Christmas day! Enjoy~
Our day consisted of;
Playing 'Angry Santa' game
BBQ
Listening to Michael Buble Christmas album (on REPEAT)!!
Only F O U R more days until CHRISTMAS! Where has the time gone? I also finally finished my christmas shopping and boy the parking situation now a days at the shopping centres are the worst thing ever. I can only imagine the rush on boxing day. I wanted to share with you all my last christmas themed blog posts for 2017, this easy melted snowman chocolate bark inspired by this blogger and her blog post HERE.
STEP ONE: Line a cookie tray with baking paper. Melt the white chocolate (according to the directions on the package).
STEP TWO: Cut the bottom of the peanut butter cups off and put them back together, but slightly off alignment (this gives it the "hat" look).
STEP THREE: Pour the white chocolate on to the baking paper and spread out using a spatula.
STEP FOUR: Place all of the 'snowman' parts on top of the chocolate. Place in refigerator for 10 minutes or so to set.
STEP FIVE: Carefully break into pieces. Enjoy!
There you have it a quick and easy melted snowman chocolate bark, super fun activity to do with your children, nephews or nieces too! This might be my last blog post for this year.. So I wanted to thank you guys so much for taking the time to read my blog posts this year! Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Only 10 more days until christmas and I haven't even finished my christmas shopping yet... I only bought three presents so far! How's everyone's else christmas shopping going? Anyone feeling stressed? So I wanted to share with you guys this super easy DIY christmas gift wrap ideas.
So what you need is:
☆ Kraft paper
☆ Black paint
☆ Paint brush
☆ Stamp designs
So basically you take your kraft paper outside or inside and paint any designs you want either trees, stars or you can even splatter paint or use stamps! Let them dry for about an hour or so and there you have it - christmas wrapping paper!
Only N I N E T E E N days until Christmas guys and before I forget.. Happy December! To start off my christmas themed blog posts for this month, I wanted to share with you guys this simple homemade christmas gift. These hot cocoa mix ornaments are a cute way to gift someone who loves this season. These ornaments are super easy to make and there are so many different hot cocoa varieties and you can even make your own kinda mix.
+1 single serving package instant hot chocolate mix
+Sprinkles
+1 clear plastic or glass fillable ornament. I suggest finding bigger ornaments than small ones.
+ White marshmallows
+Candy Canes
STEP ONE: Start with a clean ornament and take off the top bit. Fill each ingredient into the ornament using a funnel. Start with the hot cocoa mix of you choice (milk/dark/white) then add either crushed candy canes, chocolate chips or sprinkles and lastly.. add the white marshmallows and put top back on.
I definitely recommend that you use big ornaments rather than small ones.. I couldn't find any clear big size ornaments and unfortunately and did have bit of a hard time putting in the ingredients but in the end I got there. So it is possible! Hope your all having a wonderful start of the christmas season.
Christmas is going to be here so soon! Can you believe it is only five more days until christmas?! So I wanted to share with you lovely readers this quick and easy and very fun to do with kids; Rudolph Christmas cookies! I made a quick and easy video for this recipe too! Check it out HERE
❄︎ 1 X 250g packet Arnott's butternut snap cookies
❄︎ 1/3 cup, cream
❄︎ 200g milk or dark chocolate, chopped
❄︎ 65g unsalted butter, chopped
❄︎ 11 white marshmallows
❄︎ 21 choc orange balls
❄︎ 42 candy eyes
❄︎ 42 Arnott's chocolate tiny teddy's
Step 1: Place cream, chocolate and butter in a saucepan over very low heat. Stir constantly until melted and smooth. Pour into clean, dry bowl to cool slightly.
Step 2:Fill biscuit cases with 1 heaped teaspoon of chocolate mixture.
Step 3: Cut a marshmallow in half. Stick a choc orange ball onto the cut side of the marshmallow. Place gently on the tartlet.
Step 4: Place candy eyes above.
Step 5: Place tiny teddies face down, feet first gently into the chocolate filling for the antlers.
Step 6: Refrigerate until set (approx. 40 - 45 mins).
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog this past year! Looking forward to blogging next year with exciting new content! Thanks for the lovely comments on my blog posts and the new followers I've gain - hope you enjoyed my blog so far! Take care and I'm looking forward to what 2017 brings to you and also too me!
How exciting and how quick right? There is nothing I love more than getting creative especially when it comes to wrapping up christmas presents for loved ones. Today's blog post is all about gift wrapping - to give you some inspiration when wrapping your gifts! Plain brown paper is a great base for wrapping up presents! You can decorate with stamps, candy canes, little or big DIY ornaments, string, feathers, gift tags etc.
Only 19 more sleeps left until Christmas 2016! How fast is December already going? I know its only been six days but still, time for me is flying by fast. So today I wanted to share with you all this quick and easy white chocolate candy cane truffles recipe - super great to make with the kids and also a nice dessert. I also made a quick video making this recipe - check it out HERE
Step 1: Beat cream cheese and white sugar until smooth.
Step 2:Melt white chocolate chips in microwave, careful not to burn them!
Step 3: Add the melted white chocolate and peppermint extract to cream cheese mixture and beat until smooth and well combined.
Step 4:Cover and refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
Step 5: Use a food scoop (or your clean hands) to measure out chocolate, roll it in between your hands into a smooth ball, then roll in a bowl of crushed candy canes.
Step 6: Place in mini cupcake liners for a perfect and festive presentation!
It is officially the first day of December here in Australia! Just to warn you that this is only just the beginning of Christmas themed posts! Christmas time is usually a time where you find yourself a little more busy then normal. So I wanted to share with you all this quick and easy DIY Washi Tape Christmas ornaments! I had a pack of glass ornaments laying around and I had no clue what to do with them, so i grabbed some washi tape from my favourite store; WASHI TAPE AUSTRALIA- they have the cutest and awesome print and made these christmas ornaments!
All you need is;
❄︎ Clear glass ornaments
❄︎ Washi Tapes
STEP ONE: Cut Your strips of washi tape in shape of a bunting or whichever style you prefer and tape onto the clear glass ornaments. Repeat.
Ta-da! and your done with making the cutest ornaments ever made in just under 5 minutes! This is a great idea to do with kids over the christmas break!
