Updated Post!!

Hey! It's Lexa! I've updated the following post, so here is the link if you want to check it out!

http://crazycraftsandcooking.blogspot.com/2017/05/smores-cupcakes-makes-12-cupcakes_95.html

DIY Tutu skirt

  So here is a simple DIY tutu skirt to use for Halloween! It doesn't really have to be for Halloween, but that's the only time older kids would normally wear a tutu. So...

What you need:

• Elastic
• Tulle, cut into 6-inch strips

Steps:

1. Cut the elastic so it fits around your waist, and sew it. You could also tie it or safety-pin it if you can't sew. 
2. now tie some tulle on it 
3. After you have put tulle around all of it, you're done!!

(Go here for a website that explains it in more details with pictures!)

French Chocolate Cake

Hey, it's Lexa. So, here is a French Chocolate Cake. It's a rich, chocolatey cake that's really good. Here is the recipe:


Ingredients:

• 2 tsps. vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter 
• 1/4 cup flour
• 10 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 5 eggs, yolk and whites separated

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit 
2. Generously butter a 9 inch cake pan, then sprinkle with a little sugar and tap out excess
3. mix butter, chocolate, and sugar in a saucepan
4. Stir and cook over low heat until butter and chocolate have melted, and sugar has dissolved. 
5. Remove from heat, and then stir in vanilla
6. Beat egg yolks into mixture
7. stir in flour
8. In a a bowl, beat egg whites until frothy
9. then add salt and stir faster until peaks form
10. sprinkle 3 tbsp. of sugar and beat until the whites are stiff and glossy
11. beat 1/3 of the whites mixture into chocolate, then fold in remaining remaining whites
12. pour mixture into tin, and bake for 35-45 minutes until well risen
13. allow to col completely, then remove from pan. Well cooled, sprinkle with powdered sugar

DIY Doorknob Picture Hanger

Hi, its Annamarie! This craft is a simple one, takes 10 minutes, and is a great craft to do with friends!

Step 1: Take a picture that you took, preferably from a Polaroid camera, because those photos show up the greatest, and glue on a piece of construction paper.

Step 2: Punch two hole with a hole punch, and tie a ribbon and hand on a doorknob or hang on a bulletin board! Enjoy!!!

Floating Ghost Hand for Halloween

(This looks better in real life than the pictures, sorry.)

HALLOWEEN GHOST HAND

disclaimer: takes 2 hours. this is not a simple craft that takes 15 minutes. be prepared with time. this looks like 5 easy steps, but takes a while. 

If your into Halloween decorations, this one is a must! Scare people with this hand by putting glow stick in the fingers, or handing from a tree! Its Annamarie here, and today I'm going to be showing you quick steps on how to make a fake hand!

All you need is:
Scotch Tape
Packaging Tape
Scissors

Step 1: Wrap scotch tape around one of your fingers, first starting with the sticky side up, and then do another layer with the sticky side down. Repeat for all fingers.

Step 2: Take off the fingers, and use the packaging tape to wrap around the palm and back side of your hand. Sticky side up for the first layer, then sticky side down. Take off hand by cutting slit down the palm.

Step 3: Tape fingers to the palm.

Step 4: Make wrist, using same method of taping. Then, attach wrist to palm. You can even tape your forearm as well.

Step 5: Add some glow sticks, or hang from a tree!!

Updated Post

Hey! It's Lexa here! So, here are 2 posts that we posted a while back that have recently been updated:
https://crazycraftsandcooking.blogspot.com/2017/07/diy-garland-ideas.html
http://crazycraftsandcooking.blogspot.com/2017/09/a-nonsense-poem-by-annamarie.html
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