Gum Ball Bracelets

Great Christmas gifts for anyone on your list with a sweet tooth!

Homespun Grapevine Pumpkins

Caramel Glazed Apple Spice Cakes

Ingredients (for cakes):

6 tbsp butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves

1 1/2 cups applesauce

1. Preheat oven to 350 F 


2. In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugars. Beat in the eggs one at a time following with the vanilla extract.

3. In a small bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.


4. Add a third of this mixture to the creamed butter mixture, mixing well following by gradually adding in the applesauce.


5. Pour mixture into muffin cups about 2/3 each full. Bake for 15-18 minutes until the cakes are firm when lightly pressed.


6. When cakes are done let cool on a wire rack.

Ingredients (for Caramel Glaze)

2 tbsp butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup milk

1/4 salt

2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1. Melt butter in a small saucepan.

2. Gradually stir in brown sugar, salt and milk. Bring mixture to a boil and stir for about two minutes.

3. Remove from heat and let cool down to room temperature.

4. Once the mixture is cooled stir in the powdered sugar

5. Ice cakes and enjoy!

Laundry Day!

Clothes Pins by Owl & Lion 
(available on OwlandLionDesigns.etsy.com)

Nutty Chocolate Cherry Kisses

Ingredients:

- Bag of Hershey Milk Chocolate Kisses

- 4 Table Spoons of Red Cherry Preserves

- 1 Cup Roasted Mix Nuts

Cooking Instructions

1. Put one cup of mixed nuts in a zip-lock bag and cover with a paper towel, using a hammer chop the nuts until they are a fine texture.

2. Place prepared nuts in a small bowl. In another bowl spoon out 4 tablespoons of the cherry preserves.

3. Take a butter knife and run hot tap water over the tip of the blade for 20-30 seconds until warm. Stir the cup of preserves to soften them creating a more fluid texture similar to syrup. Repeat if necessary.

4. Unwrap the Hershey Kisses (as many as you want). Using a toothpick insert into the flat side of one of the kisses. Dip each chocolate tip down into the cherry preserve bowl and coat completely. Once coated sprinkle the chopped nuts over the kiss.

5. Hold the toothpick with the tip of the kiss facing upright, slide toothpick between lines of a fork so that the kiss is resting on the fork. Gently tug down on the toothpick to remove the candy piece.

6. Once your plate is complete put in the refrigerator and let cool completely. Store in air tight container until ready to serve.

The Kills - Satellite

Classic tv commercials 1960s part 3

Housekeeping and Homemaking in the 1960s

Here Kitty ..

Every 3 minutes for the last 70 years someone has purchased a Kit Cat clock

The first generation electric kit-cat manufactured in the late 40′s and 50′s in Seattle, WA, had no bow tie and only one set of paws. The next generation clock featured the introduction of the bow tie, a second set of paws, and the packaging was a green and yellow box. 

Vintage 1950 – ’54 Art Deco Animated Kit Cat Electric Klock with Luminous Glow in Dark Eyes, Mouth and Dial in the Original Box. 

 

To Date a Kit Cat Clock

If the back of the clock states “Portland, OR” it is late 30′s.

If the back of the clock states “Seattle, WA” it was made in the 40′s if it is a metal back.
If the back of the clock states “Seattle, WA” with a plastic back and no front paws it was made in the early 50′s.
If the back of the clock states “Seattle, WA” with a plastic back and has front paws it was made mid to late 50′s.
The bow tie was added about 1954.
If the back of the clock states “El Monte, CA” it was made in the early ’60′s.
If the back of the clock states “San Juan Capistrano, CA” it was made mid ’60′s to early ’90′s.
If the front of the clock has “Kit-Cat” on its clock face it was made after 1982.
If a stamped number is on the back that would mean it was produced from ’82-’89.
If no stamped number, then produced from’64-’81.
If the clock is electric it was made before 1990.
If the clock is battery it was made after 1990.

Birds Of A Feather

“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these ar” - John Burroughs

Vintage Halloween Card Candles

 I found some of these images from VintageHolidayCrafts.com and also used some popular vintage images of Beistle Halloween Cutouts. 

The Beistle Company specializes in paper party supplies such as die-cuts, centerpieces and paper plates and cups. They have been manufacturing Halloween novelty decor and supplies since the beginning of the 20th century. The company was founded in Pennsylvania by Martin Beistle and is still in business today as one of the largest manufactures of halloween goods in the US.