Thursday, January 3, 2013

Matching Mugs: Made with love!

My sister and I are pretty different in personality, but love a lot of the same things. I drink coffee, she drinks juice. I like flying, she hates it. But we both love sailing, and all things nautical. So for her birthday, I made matching big sister, little sister mugs!

DIY Instructions:
1. Find a blank ceramic mug
2. Draw on your design with permanent markers (I find Sharpies work best)
3. Bake in the oven for 20 min at 350 degrees F
Voila!

Super easy, cute, and personalized! Great for affordable gifts:)

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Peanut butter cups!

I love peanut butter, and I love chocolate. Put together, they are heavenly. These homemade peanut butter cups are 10 times better than store bought, and so easy to make! There's actually no baking involved.
All you need is:
2 cups chocolate chips
2 tablespoons oil (I used e.v.o.o.)
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter (I used Kraft smooth)
3/4 cup icing sugar
All you have to do is:
1. Ready cupcake tin with liners (I used a mini cupcake tin)
2. Melt 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 tbs oil in the microwave (I did 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between until it was smooth
3. Put about 1 tsp of melted chocolate in each liner. Refrigerate.
4. Melt peanut butter, brown sugar, and butter in microwave (Only took 30 seconds). Stir.
5. Add icing sugar to melted peanut butter, 1/4 at a time until well blended and firm.
6. Take chocolate out of fridge and evenly distribute peanut butter mixture. Roll it into a ball, gently flatten, and place in liners over chilled chocolate.
7. Melt the rest of the oil and chocolate, then pour over peanut butter in liners.
8. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving, and enjoy