Christmas table runner and a yummy dessert!

I love decorating for Christmas, but this year I haven't gone all out like I usually do. I only decorated a couple areas of the house and one of them was the top of my bookshelf. A while back my mom made me this Christmas table runner out of Christmas fabric and I love using it to decorate my house. These table runners are really simple to make. They are perfect for the beginner sewer. I have a couple of them all for different times of the year. They would also make a really great gift.

I don't have a tutorial on this but I found one that is really good you can check it out here. Instead of making a blanket you would just make it long enough to fit your table and the width that you want.

Okay, so when I was on the cruise they had the most AMAZING dessert ever! And luckily for me it was on the menu every single night! So I got it every night and it was sooo good! So the last night I just had to take a picture so I could remember it! :) I'm such a dork, but I love dessert! I would rather eat dessert than dinner! :)

as you can see....i really enjoyed it!

So when we left the cruise we stayed at my sister's house in Vegas for a night and we told her about this delicious recipe. She told us about a recipe she makes that is very similar and made it for us! It was just like the dessert we had on the cruise! It was soo good I had to share it with all of you!

Brownies that make their own hot fudge

Cake:
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Flour
3 T. Cocoa
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup melted butter
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Beat until smooth pour into 8x8 pan

Topping:
Stir together
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 T cocoa
Sprinkle evenly over top of cake batter. Then pour 1 1/4 cup of boiling hot water over the top.
Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 mins. Let stand 15 mins.
To see if done poke the edge of the cake if it comes out clean done. If you do it in the center it will come out gooey because of the fudge. So I try to poke an ege that doesn't look gooey.

This was so yummy...You have to serve it hot so it will have the gooey hot fudge in the middle. It is so good served with vanilla ice cream! We loved it so much that we are going to make it for Christmas!

Wow...it's been a while!

It seems like forever since I have posted a real craft! :) It seems like as soon as Thanksgiving hit I have been insanely busy! I went on vacation and now I have finals going on at school this week. So I guess it never ends! Anyways, this craft is just a simple Christmas decoration or a Christmas card idea that you can make with all of your scraps!

To make this project, I used the back of a frame that I had left over from a previous project and decided to finally put it to use. I found this scrapbooking paper that had vintage looking Santa's on it and I just fell in love with it so I wanted to make a project out of it.

You could do this with an old Christmas card as well...but I don't have any old vintage Christmas cards so this paper worked perfect. Everything is made out of paper. The holly is just layered red circles with a button and some green leaves I cut out. I just threw it all together with a tag from the same paper I got the Santa image from.

I have wanted to do a lot more Christmas crafts this year but I just haven't found the time to do them. So I thought I would post about the earlier projects I did for the holidays earlier this year.

This Christmas tree advent calendar is so much fun to make and your kids will love it too!

This 12 days of Christmas matchbox banner is easy to make and very festive for the holidays.

If you still are looking for a gift for your neighbor or friend you could make these really easy clothespin magnets! You can find the tutorial here

Hopefully I can get back into the swing of things after my finals are over. I hope you are all enjoying the holiday season!

MIA

I have been MIA for like 2 weeks now! I was going to let you all know but I have been soo busy! I am in Vegas right now waiting to drive back to Utah.....apparently it's snowing like crazy! (i hate the snow!) I just got back from a cruise to Mexico...which was soo much fun! I think I have gained 20 pounds just eating!

Anyways, I just wanted to let you all know I didn't fall off the face of the Earth! I should be back crafting soon!! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I can't believe that Christmas is right around the corner!!!!!