DIY!! Harry Potter Potions - Felix Felicis

Greetings and Salutations DIY-ers!! 

I have a DIY for all you Harry Potter fans out there! This will be one of five Harry Potter potion themed DIYs. :)

For this Felix Felicis potion, here's what you need:

Elmer's Clear Glue

Corked Glass Bottles [I got mine at Hobby Lobby]

Mini Gold Star Confetti [I got mine at Michael's]

Yellow Food Coloring

E6000 glue [not pictured]

The first thing you wanna do if fill your bottle up about 3/4 of the way with your glue.

Next, add 1, yes just 1, drop of your yellow food coloring. [mine came out a little more orange than I wanted, if you want yours a little lighter, you can dip a toothpick into the dye and add teeny tiny drops at a time til you get your desired color.]

Mix your glue and dye together well, I used a wood skewer.

Next, using a piece of paper, shake out your stars. You can use as many or as little as you like. Keep on mind that your stars will sink to the bottom so, the more you use, the more visible they will be. 

Fold your paper in half and funnel your start into the bottle. Fill the rest of the way up with glue and stir well.

Now, trace a line of glue around the side of the cork, right at the top.

Push the cork onto the bottle firmly, mine is almost flush with the rim of the bottle. Let the E6000 dry and set for about 10-20 minutes.

You're done! Now you have your very own liquid luck!

You can also add a label but my printer is sick right now so my little guy is gonna be label-less for a while.

Be sure to stay tuned for more exciting and crafty DIYs!! 

<3 - Jaime

S'mores bars!

Okay, I'm going to kick this thing off the right way, with a dessert recipe!

I found this recipe on Pinterest via Rookno17.com. I'm not typically a super sweet tooth kinda girl but my hubby is and s'mores are a classic so I gave it a shot. [I've tweaked the recipe as its written on the mother blog.] So, here goes...

What you need:

2 sleeves graham crackers

1 bag chocolate chips

1 bag mini marshmallows

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla 

1 stick butter, unsalted

Preheat your oven to 350. Start by melting your butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. While that's melting, put your graham crackers into a gallon size Ziploc bag. Now, beat the holy bejeebeus out of them! You want them to resemble fine bread crumbs for this. When your crackers are demolished and your butter is melted, pour the butter into the bag [make sure there are no holes in it from cracker-geddon] and mix and mash around until all your crumbs are well coated. Press your crust mix into a greased and lined with tin foil baking dish. [I used a 13X9] Place your crust into the oven while you make the fudge filling. Using the same pan you used to melt the butter, add in about 2 cups of your chocolate chips and your sweetened condensed milk. melt over low heat until completely melted and free of lumps, stir in vanilla. Remove your crust from the oven and pour in chocolate. Spread evenly using a spoon. Next, pile on the marshmallows! I ended up using the whole bag but it's really up to you. Return  to the oven and bake until your marshmallows are golden brown and delicious. Be sure to keep a sharp eye on time because marshmallows can go from brown and perfect to inedible hockey puck in seconds. When your ooey-gooey dessert comes out of the oven, let cool for about an hour then refrigerate for 2 hours. Before serving, take your remaining chocolate chips and melt with a couple teaspoons of butter, drizzle over marshmallows, cut into squares and enjoy! <3 - Jaime

Greetings and Salutations

Salutations fellow bloggers!! :) 

I'm new to this whole thing so bear with me. In this blog, as the URL suggests, you can expect lots of recipes and the occasional DIY project. Please fell free to leave any feedback or suggestions on any of my posts.

So, I'm just a part-time college student/part-time working girl living with and loving the man of my dreams, Phil, who is my Superman and our dog-child, Mustang. We're just two souls trying to make it in the world. Come on in and share a part of our lives. :)

<3 - Jaime