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Monday, December 23, 2013

My Love Monday ... New Year's Eve Fonts

Welcome to week two of My Love Monday

A couple days ago, I called my oldest sister {and I mean 'oldest' as in -- the oldest of us -- not that you are OLD or anything! wink wink}. My sister said, "Guess what I am doing right now?! Downloading all your cute Christmas fonts!" It made me so happy! My sister said she loves fonts, but doesn't have time to search through and find the cute ones. I suppose that is where I come in. I promised her to email her any new ones I find. Which I will. But why only share them with her, when I can share them with YOU?! You can take it easy from here on out, because Put A Bird On It has just become your source for downloading CUTE fonts. Cut out the middle man and come here first!

This week, my love is FONTS. Not just any fonts -- New Year's Eve fonts. I have found my 10 Favorite {free!} New Year's Eve Fonts to share with you, along with the links to download them to your font library. I hope you love them as much as I do. {I'm emailing them to my sister -- for good measure, you should email them to someone you love, too!}













Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal.
And a Happy New Year.

 
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Link'n Blogs #4


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Today, I am sharing my Peppermint Christmas Crack Recipe! Sure to please that sweet tooth. See the full post and get the recipe here:





This week's guest host is Amy from Delineate Your Dwelling!! I am so happy to have Amy on board this week for Link'n Blogs. She is a fabulous designer - you are sure to love her stuff! 



Amy is sharing her Handmade Embroidery Hoop Ornament. I love this craft and am so excited Amy chose it share this week.


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Peppermint Christmas Crack Recipe

Today was kind of crappy. And by "kind of" I mean a lot crappy. Just not my day. I'll spare you the details. Just know it was lame and everything was making me cry. Seriously, everything. I cried watching The Voice when a contestant sang with Celine Dion, because it was so emotional and beautiful. I cried watching Adam Levine say nice things about Ceelo. I cried reading Christmas baby books to Ava. I cried watching Ava play with a straw. So that should show you how everything {lame or not} was setting off the water works. 4:00 came around, and I was pretty tired of feeling sad and sorry for myself. So I decided to crank up the Christmas music, dance with my baby and make Christmas Crack. But not just any Christmas Crack -- peppermint Christmas Crack. Yep. I can say that crack got me out of my depressive state. And it all helped. Through my puffy eyes and sniffly nose, I made a scrumdiddlyumptious treat that my husband has been eating all night and saying, "Wow - it is SO good," with each bite. I now share it with you. So that on your terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day -- you can crank up the music and make your own Christmas Crack to lift your mood and make your spirits bright.

**One of my friends sent me the recipe. She got it off of Averie Cooks, who calls it Chocolate Saltine Toffee. {though not a peppermint version!}**





Peppermint Christmas Crack
makes one 9x13 pan

The Goods
  • 32 saltines
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 bag chocolate chips
  • 1 bag Andes peppermint baking chips
  • Other flavors of chips you may like
The Fun Part
*preheat oven to 350*
  • Line your 9x13 pan with foil. Spray with cooking spray. Lay your saltines single-file on the bottom of the pan.
  • In a pot on the stove, melt your butter and brown sugar. When it starts to boil, turn the heat down and simmer for about 3-5 minutes. I watch it and stir it constantly, because I don't want it to burn!
  • After the few minutes, take it off the stove. Let it sit for about 30 seconds. Add vanilla and stir.
  • Pour over saltines in pan. Use a spatula to swoosh it around, so everything is covered.
  • Bake in the oven for 5-7 minutes until it looks yummy and bubbly.
  • Take it out and let sit for a couple minutes.
  • Sprinkle your chocolate chips on top. Let them hang out there, melting away into chocolatey goodness for about 4 minutes. Take your spatula and smooth the melty chocolate chips until it's all covered.
  • Sprinkle your Andes peppermint chips on top {no swooshing around -- leave them!}. Use as much or as little as you'd like!
  • Refrigerate for about an hour {can put in freezer, but mine was perfect for cracking after an hour in the fridge!}
  • EAT
  • SHARE {if there is any left}

I also made a peanut butter version. Omit the peppermint chips. When you sprinkle the chocolate chips on top, only use half of the bag and add half a bag of peanut butter chips. Smooth it all over after it's melted. Also very yum!







Even looking at the photos is making me happier.

Wouldn't that pair nicely with a dirty diet coke?

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Wednesday Roundup ... Christmas Gift Tags

Welcome to Wednesday Roundup! Where I put together a list of my favorite somethings.

This week's something is: Christmas gift tags. I've been wrapping Christmas gifts and that's what got me searching for an adorable, festive tag to go on my presents. These are just some of my favorites. Hope you find something you like.
























All these are FREE printables. If you use any, be sure to comment on their blog saying thank you and tell them who sent you.

Do you have a favorite set of printable Christmas tags? Leave a comment with the link. I'd love to see and share.


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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

White Chocolate Snickerdoodle Bread + Christmas Cash Giveaway!

I will admit, I am not much of a baker! Pies, I can do. Everything else -- MEH. But I am trying. And learning. And {hopefully} improving. I found the cutest ceramic mini loaf pans at Michaels for $1! I knew they would make perfect neighbor gifts. I turned to Pinterest to find a sweet bread recipe. I found this one from Lil' Luna for Snickerdoodle Bread. I didn't have any cinnamon chips on hand {I hear they're seasonal}, so I used white chocolate chips instead. I don't know what the cinnamon chips would have tasted like, but the white chocolate was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I will post my version of the recipe, but be sure to head over to Lil' Luna to see the original!



  


I added a little homemade gift tag to make it a neighbor gift for Christmas.



{9 days 'til Christmas!!}

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Monday, December 16, 2013

My Love Monday ... Hazel Berry Paper

Hello! Happy Monday! I am starting something new here at Put A Bird On It. Every Monday is going to be My Love Monday, where I bring to you something that, well, I love! Hopefully you find that you end up loving it, too.

Today's love is:  Hazel Berry Paper prints! I found Jillian Dolberry's Etsy shop a couple weeks ago and fell in love with her pretty prints and personalized designs.




Hazel Berry adds a "little extra love" to everything they do. You can tell they put their hearts into their work! Personalized party invitations, monograms, prints, meal plans -- they have everything. I've got my eye on this personalized confetti TO DO list. I am a total LIST girl and, whether you're a student, a mom, a working girl, or a dirty diet coke addict, we've all got a TO DO list a mile long!



Not only does Jillian have adorable designs, she also has one of my favorite blogs! Last week, she rounded up the cutest gift wrapping ideas and posted them on Hazel Berry. You won't regret following her blog for her trendy ideas. She has an eye for all things classy, modern and stylish! I am obsessed with everything.


I am so happy this Monday to get to give away today's LOVE! Hazel Berry is the sweetest to be offering one lucky reader an art print of his or her choice from their Etsy shop! Be sure to visit Hazel Berry Paper on Etsy to start your own list of prints you love. And, while you're there, why not add some designs to your cart? Because I also have an exclusive promo code for Put A Bird On It fans to use to get 10% off your order during the giveaway {which ends Dec 22 at midnight!}. The code is: putabirdonit. I'll definitely be snagging my favorite print during this great promo! {enter using Rafflecopter below}



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