CRAFT day with the SISTERS.

Okay, it wasn't really craft day so much as a stuff your face and talk day.  My sister brought all the stuff to make carmel apples (and turtles and dipped pretzels) (oh, and the caramel is microwaveable...EASY!)

RECIPE

In a large glass bowl, combine 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup light corn syrup, and 1/2 cup real butter. Stir together and place in microwave on high for 3 min. Take out and stir well. Put back in and cook another 3 min. Stir well. Repeat two more times...Then put back in adn cook for  2 min. Take out and stir well, then spoon about a tsp in cold water. If it forms into a soft ball, it's ready. (for dipping apples, cook 2 more minutes) Add 1 tsp vanilla and stir. for dipping apples, make sure apples are very cold. Let caramel sit for a few minutes, then roll apple in caramel and place on parchment paper. 

Now there are no step by step pictures...cause my sister made it...and I was chasing some kids around...then we made some bouncy balls (so fun) and took some weird pictures on my sister's computer

this one is my favorite...it might be my new profile picture! 

 and decorated some foam stockings with the kids while she was slaving away over a hot...microwave!
AND
 We ate so much caramel....I'm SO not making it anytime soon! but it was delicious! she got those clear bags and placed her apple inside and tied off the top...so cute! it would be adorable to give to someone for Christmas!


then when we were stuffed my sister pulled out some Christmas paper and showed us these cute little twist containers...

4x6 paper

( I actually did all different sizes....)

fold into a tube...(the directions were for glue dots or glue sticks..but you know me... Hot glue ALL the way!)

seal the end..

take a paper crimper and roll it over the bottom. (I love my paper crimper..so fun to use...if you don't have one..the is not a make it or break it thing! but if you are into paper stuff..get one..you will find a 100 uses for it....!)

fill your little tube up...KISSES! (or anything chocolate (okay...anything really..but chocolate is the best...)

okay...this is the tricky part.  See the end there...you are going to glue it the opposite direction from the end....so it's twisted...

does that make ANY sense? Sorry...it's one of those things that you either get or you don't

this one only holds two little kisses...

I punched a hole in one and tied it to some lotion

yes, bad picture...do you see the weather outside..I wasn't going to go outside and freeze my cahonnas off to take a good picture....besides..I just wanted to show you how clever I am...see the name of the lotion...SWEET CANDY KISS..and what's inside the twisty box? that's right kisses. I amaze myself at my awesomeness. It's for my daughter's teacher...I hope she gets it...I put a lot a time and effort into (okay...purely accidental...whatev...still awesome)

and what's up with this guy?

when he fell out of the box...I was a bit disturbed...

don't worry. I still ate it.

(I once ate a cadbury egg I found under my stove...

I also should mention that it was NO WHERE near easter...more like october.

It was still delicious.)

anyways...shout out to my sister

(and this is where I would usually post an embarrassing picture of you for everyone to see...

but since it's the holidays...I won't embarrass you....

(oh and believe me...I had some doozies picked out!)

I know she's got twins and everything....(pluse 3 MORE kids)

wonder woman.

oh..and I might have forgotten to pick a winner for the eb ornaments...

so make sure you enter and cause I WILL be picking a winner this afternoon!

good luck!