Rainbow Heart PomPom Garland

Making yarn pompoms are like one of my faves!  It's like knitting, without all the figuring out of purling and what not.  I just dig it.  Give this gal a skein of yarn and best believe.....I am making a pompom with it.  I think I love making these fluffy babeez is because I like simple and easy crafts. You know the kind of crafts that are enough to keep me busy but, not complicated enough to make me wanna drink....oh who am I kidding.....I don't need an excuse to drink!!!  I'm so silly.

A few years back, I started making heart shaped pompom garlands, but I never actually did much with them.  I once sent a Radiant Orchid Heart Pompom Garland over to my gal pal, Heather of Hello My Sweet (she really is sweet) and I also used one for my French Bistro inspired Valentine's Day sweets table...that's about it.  So, when I had a brain fart the other day (happens every once in a while) I decided to make a rainbow garland that would be something cute and adorbs for Valentine's Day or really any occasion and could be used as a cake topper, mantle decor or just a happy pop of color to hang up in a nursery.

Now these heart pompoms are pretty easy to make - but it takes about 15 minutes to make one - so be forewarned. To make them yourself, you can use the Clover Heart Pompom Maker, as I did (I know you probably thought I just whipped it up all craft ninja like, but nope! I mean I'm good....but I told you....easy crafts - it's my shtick), and knock out a bunch during a lazy weekend.

I would gladly show you how to make them, except there's already a YouTube video on it....and it pretty much covers all bases.  If you aren't the crafting type or just too Sweet Brown for all the pompom shenanigans, you can purchase your very own heart shaped pompom garland over in my Etsy shop....because your life would be so grand with one of these in your life....I swear it would!

{Holiday Round-Up} 5 Fun St. Patrick's Day Ideas

Are you looking for some fun ideas to celebrate St. Patty's Day?   Here is a quick round-up of  St. Patrick's Day recipes & crafts that I've featured in previous posts.

Hang a fun and festive rainbow yarn pom-pom garland along your window to attract nifty Leprechauns to your house to spread a little luck!

These tasty rainbow sugar coated marshmallows are a fun & festive treat that kids will love - add them to a warm cup of milk for a special treat!  I literally lightly spritzed these babies with water and rolled them in colored sugar! Sooo easy!

Looking for cupcake ideas that are sure to bring you a little luck?  Top your cupcakes with rainbow swirled frosting peppermint cupcakes are super tasty and - you can thank me later - for this hands down, without a doub,t BEST CUPCAKE EVER  recipe for - (btw, adult friendly) Guiness Cupcakes with Bailey's Creme Frosting.....seriously.....thank me later.

Treat your neighbors to a little fun treat with these ''You've Been Pinched' printable door hangers.

Have a little fun with your kids on St. Patty's Day morning by having them chase a Leprechaun's trail and then sit down to a fun & green breakfast! My Pots of Gold and shamrock pancakes make this idea SUPER FUN!

Hope you have a fun time using some of these ideas, this St. Patrick's Day!

{Cupcake Monday} St. Patrick's Day Cupcake Fun & Sneak Peek

Here is a little somethin'-somethin' I made this weekend for a little St. Patty's Day inspiration.

I have been in a rainbow kind of mood and was inspired to create these Thin Mint Chocolate Cupcakes with Rainbow Frosting.

 mmmmm......

I also made a few with Peppermint Frosting!

Oh....and how neat is that cupcake pedestal??? I've seen these at a lot of different shops online, but when I realized that I could make them myself for just a couple bucks, I did!  I made them over the weekend and just made three but they were so easy to make. The are very versatile and I just love all the different ways to dress them up.  I will share a tutorial with you tomorrow on how you can make your own!

Back to the cupcakes.....

I actually used cake box mix for these cupcakes, because I was so tired by the time I got around to making them (and high off of spray paint from my little craft project), I didn't want to pull out all of the ingredients....lazy me.  I did doctor up the cake mix a bit to add some richness to it.

In place of water, I used buttermilk and instead of three eggs, I used four.  I like Betty Crocker's Devil's Food Cake Mix for no other reason than we get box tops for my daughter's school, but you can use whatever mix you prefer.  After I combined all the ingredients, I just folded in one sleeve of crushed Girl Scouts Thin Mints and added a teaspoon of Peppermint Extract.  These cupcakes bake up nice and fluffy and have a subtle, yet delicious peppermint flavor!

The frosting is a simple Buttercream recipe and I added 1 tsp Peppermint Extract to the frosting.  For the rainbow frosting, I divided the batter in half and set it aside for the plain cupcakes.  Then divided the remaining batter into six small bowls, I added food coloring until I got the colors that I liked.  Then, I filled a piping bag for each color and swirled one ring of frosting onto the cupcake for each color.  The plain peppermint cupcakes were frosted then topped with crushed Thin Mints and green sprinkles.

If you try this recipe out, I would love to hear your thoughts or leave a comment and share a photo!

I am finalizing some printables for St. Patrick's Day and can't wait to share them with you.  So, be sure to check back this week for more St. Patrick's Day ideas & inspiration!

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