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
Thanks for visiting CCC!

Picture Garland

Hey, it's Lexa. Ok, before I explain the project (you might not even need explaining, you can sort of tell by the picture) I need to explain why the picture is how it is. So, this room isn't Lexa or Annamarie's, it just someone we know. We thought it was a good craft idea, so we decided to post it. However, the unnamed friend didn't want her identity in the picture, so we had to cover up the picture of her with friends and things like that, so, sorry about that. But, you can still tell what it is, so it's fine. Anyways, here is the craft...

You need:

• clothespins
• string
• something to hang this up with (Tape, sticky stuff you hang on a wall, whatever)
• Pictures 
• Optional: Cardstock paper

Directions:

1. Print off your pictures 
2. Optional: Glue the pictures to cardstock paper
3. hang a string on your wall by both ends
4. Put clothespins on the string, and clip the pictures to them
5. If you run out of space for pictures, you can rotate them. Use these 5 pictures this month, next month change them out for a different 5 pictures, etc. 

MOST DELICIOUS SHEET CAKE

From Annamarie: This is super good and quick to make, takes about 1/2 hour with frosting. Recipe from Carol Heuerman. 

picture coming soon

Cake Ingredients:
2 sticks butter
1 cup water 
4 T cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs
1/2 sour cream/yogurt

Directions:
1)Bring to a boil butter, water, and cocoa.
2)Take off heat.
3)Stir in sugar. Mix flour, salt, and baking soda together and then add butter mixture.
4)Whisk in eggs and sour cream into flour mixture.
5)Pour into a greased 11x17 cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 min.

Frosting Ingredients:
1 stick butter
4 T cocoa
6 T milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:
1)Bring butter, cocoa, and milk to a light boil.
2)Take off heat.
3)Add vanilla and powdered sugar.
4)Beat with a whisk and pour over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. 

DIY Travel Poster

Hi, it's Lexa. So, here is a DIY Poster for you bedroom!  Ok, now...

Supplies:

• Sharpie
• Map (I just printed one off from the internet)

Instructions:

1. Print off a map of the world, (or use one you already have)
2. First, figure out where you want to go in the world. (Such as, some I chose are Paris, London, Caribbean, New York City...) 
3. Mark those places. Whether you want to use dots, hearts, stars, or whatever else, is up to you. 
4. Write a quote on it, and hang! 

Dream Jar

Hey, it's Lexa! So, here is a really cool way to keep track of all your dreams, and once you complete them!


What you need:

• Colorful Paper (Unless you want boring white paper, but I color coded my 'dreams' which I will explain in a minute) 
• A jar (I used a baby food jar, but you can use a big mason jar, small mason jar, or even a box or something else to store your 'dreams')
• DREAMS (Because if you have any dreams or goals, go find a better way to spend your time)

Instructions:

1. Cut the paper into little pieces that are small, but big enough to write on. 
2. Optional: Color code them!! Use small piece of paper to tape to the lid with the key. (Such as, Blue= school, or Pink=volunteering. Then Blue pieces of paper will be school related goals, and pink will be dreams related to volunteering) You could also just randomly write goals on colorful paper if you want. 
3. Write down your dreams!!
4. Fold them (or roll them) and drop them in your jar
5. make extra pieces of paper to keep somewhere in case you have a new dream to add
6. Optional: Decorate the jar. I used glow-in-the-dark paint to randomly paint on the inside of the jar. 

Now, when you need inspiration to do something, look through your dream jar!

When you've completed a dream:

 Let's say your dream was to get straight a's through all of this year at school. Well, you did! Yay!

Just find the dream in your jar (This is when color coding helps!) and here are a couple options of what you can do: 

• Put a checkmark next to the dream on the piece of paper, or highlight it, and stick it back in the jar. Now when you are looking through you can feel happy that you complete it!
• Move it to a 'Completed dreams' jar. 
• I guess you can throw it out. 😞 I wouldn't, but you can if you want to. Actually, scratch that. RECYCLE IT! That's a better option. 
• Anything else you can thing of. BUT NOT LITTERING!! Anything but that. SAVE THE EARTH! 😁😂

Yay!! Keep adding to your jar!! If you have any questions or comments, you can email us or post comments. Now, go have fun with your Dream Jar!

Poem Challlenge

Hey people it's Lexa! Before we get to the challenge, let's start off with this: Annamarie is an amazing poet (just kidding) and here is a poem about nonsense she just randomly sent me:

Crazy Crafts and Cooking
We are always booking
we make lot's of crafts
Maybe even a raft?
I eat too much sweets
I LOVE PEEPS
Lexa and Annamarie
We don't have a friend
called Larry
R brothers r friends
TO THE END!!!

Is anyone else confused?

here's a second one by her:

BlogSpot
It's a frog's sport
Where we make crafts
Super Fast
Posts are good
we have no duds
Ok maybe a few
not so new
Annamarie made,
in a rage
screaming, "THIS IS BAD"
"I'm still going to post it, yeah!"

Mic drop


Ok I'm really confused now. I'll stop confusing you guys and get on with the posts.

So, the poem challenge.

(I just ,made this up like 5 minutes ago.) You can do this with however many people you want. All you need to do is have one person say a sentence, and somebody adds to that with another sentence. You can do any kind of rhyming scheme you choose. I'll explain.

One way is this kind.

There was a king
he was tall
he liked to sing
at the mall

Or this:

There was a king
who liked to sing
at the mall
and he was tall

Anyways.  Let's say I did the fist sentence, and Annamarie did the second, and I did the third, and she did the fourth, and so on. Just make sure everyone knows what kind of rhyming scheme you are going with.

You can do this at a party, on the phone, through texting, really anyway of communicating.

Here was our REAL 'Poem Challenge' poem (It went, Lexa, Annamarie, Lexa, Annamarie, et cetera.):

There once was a guy named Larry
Who had a friend named Barry
They liked to take the Ferry
To visit his (Barry's) dad named Terry

They went every week
They acted like freaks
And chased a girl named Dominique
WHO WAS ON FLEAK
Until she slapped them on their cheeks


For you competitive people:
Play without changing the word you need to rhyme with. You lose if you repeat a word or can't find anything that rhymes. Also, have the group of people you are playing with decide on a time limit. (Ex: 30 seconds. Or I used 60 seconds) You get that much time to find a rhyming word. If you haven't found a word in that amount of time, you are out. Go until one person is left, and they are the winner. You could also platy in teams, so you can help each other out. (This works best if there are at least 6 people).

Have any questions? You can comment or email us!

Craft Links

Hey, it's Lexa! So, since school has started, Annamarie and I have been packed with homework and after school activities, so we haven't really had time to do anything. Here are a couple links with some really cool crafts on them for you to enjoy browsing through! (We hope to try these soon!)

https://www.happinessishomemade.net/40-crafts-for-tweens-teens/

http://www.craftfoxes.com/blog/diy-ideas-10-crafts-for-teenagers

http://craftforest.com/diys-and-crafts-for-teens/

http://www.clevver.com/school-supply-hacks/

http://www.clevver.com/diy-college-dorm-room-decorating-hacks-tips-tricks/


Keep checking back for more crafts and recipes, and please do us a favor and follow us! We have some surprises waiting...

3 Ingredient Simple Shortbread

Hola, its Annamarie!! Today, I'm going to be giving you the recipe for the simplest shortbread in the world!!!!! Plus it is super delicious!!!!!!!

All you need is:

1 1/4 cup flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup melted butter

1) Preheat oven 325 degrees.
2)Whisk flour and sugar in a bowl until well combined.
3)Slowly add in melted butter until dough form is made.
4)Spread dough onto ungreased baking sheet into 18-inch circumference circle.
5)Cut into 16 pieces, (like pie slices).
6)Bake for 25 minutes.
7) Remove from oven and put on cookie rack.
8)Let cool for 5 minutes.
9)Recut slices.

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!