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Snowman Kiss Gift

December 17, 2014 by Kelly Dedeaux

Morning, y’all! Today I’m over at Made To Be A Momma sharing a really fun tutorial: this fabulous Snowman Kiss Gift!

Snowman Kiss Gift / by Busy Mom's Helper for MadeToBeAMomma #gift #holidays #snowman #kisses

I made these over the weekend with my kiddos, so they can pass them out to their little friends. We had a blast, and they were really easy to whip up in hardly any time at all! Plus, they’re totally adorable, right?! So head on over to see Katie at Made To Be a Momma to make some of this cute gifts yourself!

Snowman Kiss Gift / by Busy Mom's Helper for MadeToBeAMomma #gift #holidays #snowman #kisses

 

Filed Under: Gift, Holidays, Kid Friendly Tagged With: Craft, Guest post

Cheese Biscuits and Free Menu Planner Printable

May 3, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

Cheese Biscuits & Free Menu Planner Printable / by Printable Charm for Busy Mom's Helper #cheese #recipe #printable #freemenu

Happy Friday, y’all! For our 3rd and final guest poster (for now, at least) we’ve got the sweet Sarah from Printable Charm sharing with us a super delish recipe….and a Free Menu Planner Printable!  So heeeeeeere’s Sarah! Woot Woot!

Who Wants Cheese Biscuits?

Cheese Biscuits & Free Menu Planner Printable / by Printable Charm for Busy Mom's Helper #cheese #recipe #printable #freemenu
At my house that question is met with hands raised and excited expressions! My boys (including my husband) love breakfast for supper. Now that school is just around the corner, I am gearing up with menus in hand. I love to plan my menus ahead of time. It makes the whole, “What’s for supper, Mom?” moment at the end of the day so much more pleasant! I’m even sharing one of my menu printables with you! I hope it helps you as much as it helps me.

I was thrilled when Danielle asked if I would share a favorite family meal with you, and looking at all the yummy recipes on her site knew I would have to bring my A game. So, these aren’t just any biscuits. These are my mom’s cheese biscuits. It wouldn’t matter if Mom and I used the same recipe, same cooking utensils and same baking dishes…hers will always taste better. Is it a secret potion moms know how to sneak in whatever it is they are serving up? I hope at some point that transformation occurs for me. You know how boys love their mothers’ home-cooked meals! My mom cooked breakfast and supper every day for our family. Even when we were all busy with work, piano lessons, dance class, church, cheerleader practice, softball and basketball, she made sure we ate those two meals together as a family sitting at our round wooden table.I don’t remember when Mom first began the tradition of cheese biscuits on Saturdays. My sister was a cheese-aholic. She primarily dined on a diet of cheddar cheese, baked potatoes, chicken breasts sauteed in soy sauce, and hamburger patties for several years during childhood. She has since branched out, but Mom might have added cheese to her biscuits to coax Katie into trying anything new. When all the cousins would travel to the beach for our annual vacation, Mom and Aunt Zanne would take turns cooking breakfast with Aunt Gee for all the kids. Mom always packed her box of Pioneer biscuit mix just in case the IGA did not think as highly of the staple as we did. The biscuits have garnered a following over the years. Light and fluffy inside with a little crunch on the outside…best enjoyed right from the oven. The shredded cheddar makes little pockets of oozing cheese inside the biscuits. Donnie, Jack and Brett eat theirs with fruit preserves, but I like mine plain.

Dodie’s Cheese Biscuits

  • 3 cups Pioneer Biscuit Mix
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • vegetable oil

Stir together biscuit mix and milk until combined. Gently mix in cheese. Sprinkle counter with 1/4 cup baking mix. Turn dough onto floured surface. Knead a few times. Roll 1/2-inch thick. Cut biscuits with a 2-inch cutter. Pour 2 T vegetable oil in 9 x 13 baking dish. Place biscuits in dish, turning each biscuit over once coating both sides with vegetable oil in baking dish. (This is her secret for perfectly crisp outside and fluffy inside!) Bake at 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.

Click the link below, enter your email address, and I will send your Free Menu Planner!

Cheese Biscuits & Free Menu Planner Printable / by Printable Charm for Busy Mom's Helper #cheese #recipe #printable #freemenu

I would love to keep in touch. You can find me on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter.

Click here to receive your free printable menu planner.

Filed Under: Bread, Breakfast, Printable, Side Dish Tagged With: Biscuit, bread, Guest post

Potato Doll Pattern and Tutorial

May 2, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

Can you believe the week is almost over? I can’t! I’ve had two amazing miracle workers girl’s babysitting my kiddos a bit this week so I can do some major catch-up, and I’m working on a HUGE, amazing and positively FABULOUS post for you soon…so stay tuned!!!
Today’s guest post is from the amazing Karly from Paisley Roots, and she’s sharing this ultra-adorable, uber easy Potato Doll Pattern & Tutorial!
Potato Doll Pattern & Tutorial / by Paisley Roots for Busy Mom's Helper #sewing #patterns #kidcrafts
A few months ago I was able to get a brand new machine and my old machine was passed down to my children. We’ve been going through mini lessons teaching them how to sew and this is one project they’ve been working on. These are some of my children’s most treasured dolls and they are so easy to get even the littlest kids who can’t use a sewing machine to help!
If you couldn’t tell, it got it’s name from it’s shape.
Grab the pattern here:
Potato Doll Pattern
Here’s what you will need to make this.
All seam allowances are 3/8″ (1cm).
And you are done!
Give to your child to love!

Oh my gosh, is that girl not just the cutest thing ever with her Potato Doll? Love it! Be sure to head over to Karly’s blog Paisley Roots to check out her other amazing posts, and more pics of her adorable kiddos! Seriously, there’s some fun outfits she makes, and her little models totally glam it up 😀

Filed Under: Gift, Kid Friendly Tagged With: craft, Guest post, Sewing

DIY Harry Potter Book Bag

May 2, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

Harry Potter book Bag
Good morning, y’all! The next few days I have some FABULOUS bloggers sharing their creativity with you….and today we’ve got Randi from Sowdering About in Seattle kickin’ it off with this uber-fun DIY Harry Potter Book Bag! So on to Randi….
There are three things you need to know about me.  One, I love coffee.  Two, I love to read.  And three, I love, absolutely adore, Harry Potter.  As a matter of fact, back in 2010, I read listened on audio to nothing else but Harry Potter.  All seven books on rotation.  For a year.
DIY Harry Potter Book Bag / by Sowdering About for Busy Mom's Helper #HarryPotter #Craft #SummerReading
Some people might think that is crazy, but honestly, I love how books can just take you away and when you are working in an accounting office, there is no better place to be than at Hogwarts.  But I digress…
This summer when the kids and I started visiting the library, I knew they needed something incredible to carry their books home with them.  I had been wanting to make a book bag like this for years now, and now I finally had a great excuse!
I downloaded the Harry Potter font from dafont.com (who am I kidding, I’ve had it downloaded for years) and I cut out my letters on contact paper using my Silhouette.  A lot of people use freezer paper, but I haven’t used it before, so I just stuck to what I know which is contact paper.  Contact paper isn’t difficult to use, but it can be kind of finicky so you just have to be gentle with it.

When it was all cut out, I stuck it to my book bag.  I carefully added the centers to the “b” and the “o’s” using an X-acto blade.  I then used a black fabric paint to paint on the words. To set the paint, I used my blow dryer on high heat.  This isn’t necessary, but I was in too much of a hurry to see my end result so I couldn’t wait for it to dry on it’s own.

When the paint was dry, I gave it a good hard look and decided it needed a “Deathly Hallows” symbol as well, so I drew it on with a gold paint pen.  It was the finishing touch that this bag needed.
The only problem that I have with this bag now is, do I give it to the kids or keep it for myself?

 


I’m Randi and I blog over at Sowdering About in Seattle.  I like to write about my crafty adventures in the Emerald City and all the usually stressful fun stuff I do with my kids.
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Filed Under: Gift, Harry Potter, Kid Friendly Tagged With: craft, Guest post, Movies, Silhouette

Oreo Cookie Biscoff Butter from The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen

May 1, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

Oreo Cookie Biscoff Butter from Plaid & Paisley Kitchen / Busy Mom's Helper

Hello Everyone! I am Chandra from The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen and I am going to be your guest blogger for the day. I really want to thank Danielle for inviting me here to be with all of you. Busy Mom’s Helper is a great blog and I always enjoy reading her posts!

Oreo Cookie Biscoff Butter from Plaid & Paisley Kitchen / Busy Mom's Helper

Today I have for you one the most amazing combinations on earth!!! Oreo’s and Biscoff Cookie Spread…… Yes I know you are drooling right about now!

If you haven’t tried Biscoff Cookie Spread you are missing out. This stuff is like blogger crack seriously….. We buy it by the case full!

If you are a peanut butter fan you will go crazy for this stuff! Spread it on cookies, sliced apples, graham crackers or my favorite by the spoonful!!!

I realize that the color is not that pretty. But once you take a bite you won’t care about how it looks. A little bit goes a long way. This is so thick and creamy and rich that your taste buds will be in overload. This is serious happy food! Everyone will be mystified as to how you could create something so simple that is so amazing! You will be Queen of the Kitchen and they will sing your praises! Trust me.

All you need is a food processor and you have magic!

This is the best dessert spread that you will ever taste!

Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: Butter, Cookies, Guest post, Oreo, Spread

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