DIY bring the woods into your home this fall!

Okay, like I said before that fall is pretty darn close and I am really excited for that as you can tell. I found this adorable photo of a DIY on pinterest and had to share it with you guys! This would be so perfect for fall to put around your house or I am thinking in my bathroom!

WHAT YOU NEED:

As many as you want to make find any size round glasses….maybe old candle jars, anything that is a glass jar

Get yourself some hot glue

Find sticks from your yard or a craft store online or instores

Glue on the sticks one by one!

For christmas time you can even spray a little glitter on them….like gold, silver and even red for some holiday cheer! I am so excited to try this out!

Adorable idea for wedding tables!

I saw this photo on pinterest and thought it was completely adorable! Getting blank silver cans like these would be easy at a craft store or Walmart! Along with colored paper that themes your wedding or you could spray paint them for a more “country” look. This would be so cute for a backyard wedding or a park wedding! Get colored forks,knifes etc that match your wedding colors to put inside with a colored soda! Super cute and easy to make! For the names if you want that to be the favors for the guest just make these little cards on the computer – like Microsoft word and print them out and glue em’ on!

Pumpkin Bars!

Ingredients

•                     2 cups white sugar
•                     1/2 cup vegetable oil
•                     1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
•                     4 eggs, beaten
•                     2 cups buttermilk baking mix
•                     2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
•                     1/3 cup butter, softened
•                     1 tablespoon milk
•                     1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•                     2 cups confectioners’ sugar

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 10×15 inch jellyroll pan.

2.  Beat together the sugar, oil, pumpkin and eggs. Stir in baking mix, cinnamon and raisins; pour into prepared pan.

1.  Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; allow to cool.
2. Prepare the frosting by beating together the cream cheese, 1/3 cup butter, milk, vanilla and powdered sugar. Spread frosting evenly over cake and cut into bars.

                            Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving  Calories:                            116                            | Total Fat:                            4.5g                            | Cholesterol:                            22mg

Fall is almost here…..that means TREATS!

Okay, okay I know fall isn’t until at least 2 more months but still, I am super excited for the nice cold weather and pea coats! But the best part is the baking,treats, and family time as the holidays roll in. I have found on pinterest so many amazing goodies for fall treats and I plan on doing a lot of baking videos this fall. Here are some adorable ideas that look so delicious and fun to make! Are you ready for fall?

photos from google.com

Pretzel toasted coconut chicken!?

Huh? Yeah, that is right a chicken pretzel. I totally just came up with this is my head when I was thinking about how bad I wanted some pretzels. Imagine if you used mashed up pretzels as a bread crumb instead regular bread crumbs? It would be like a pretzel chicken. And if you cut up the chicken into little bite size pieces, you could call is “Pop pretzel chicken” Anyways, I know it sounds crazy. I am sure someone has tried this before but I am going to try it out and if you do let me know what you think!

So what you would need to do is take a big bag of pretzels and mash them up but still leave a few good chunks! (Don’t make it dusty, you still want the crunch) And then for a little sweet to the chicken and a layer of shredded sweet coconut. Oh my gosh, my mouth is watering! I really think this would be amazing! It would be the perfect sweet/salty chicken mix but little bite size snacks!

THEN for the dip you can make a tzatziki sauce with cucumber and dill!  Am I the only one that thinks this sounds amazing? I can’t wait to try this!

photos from google.com

Mexican mocktail appetizer

Mexican mocktail appetizer, YUM alert! Oh my goodness you guys, I found this on pinterest and think it is the cutest idea for like a dinner party as an appetizer. It is really easy to make and it looks so cute and it is an amazing idea!

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Chips
• Guacamole
• 3 different kinds of salsa, regular, corn, spicy (for variety)
• limes

DIRECTIONS:

As you can see above it is very easy to make. I would suggest getting the big bag of chips at Costco! Then crushing them up and putting them at the end of the cup as shown above, then add a few scoops of guac and whatever salsa your guests want and I would top it off with a little sour cream and sprinkle of shredded cheese. The add more chips along the side of the drink and a little on the sides..the add a lime for more flavor and decor and ENJOY!

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spread!

Totally found this on Pinterest.com! Oh my gosh! Fall is almost here and I say it can’t come soon enough. This is a perfect snack for anytime or anywhere though. But I mean come on pumpkin cream cheese spread? AMAZING!

Pumpkin Cream Cheese:

Pumpkin cream cheese for fall:  8oz cream cheese, ½ cup canned pumpkin, 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 Tbs brown sugar, dash of salt