Sweetheart Bark with Young Living Peppermint Essential Oil

This is the perfect sweet treat for those you want to show your LOVE to on this Valentines Day.

Sweetheart Bark:

Ingredients:
Candy Melts
(I used 3 bags- RED, PINK, WHITE)
Pretzels
Sprinkles
Peppermint Essential Oil
Wax Paper
Gift Bags

In 3 separate bowls, melt the candy melts according to package instructions.  I did 2 batches, melting only half of the bag of melts at a time.

Once melted, add 1-2 drops of peppermint in each melted mixture.

Stir well and pour onto a wax paper covered cookie sheet.  I did a few blobs of each color of candy melt.

With a spoon, spread the melts out, but be careful to not over mix.  Using a toothpick, add a little design to your melts if you'd like.  

Add crushed Pretzels and sprinkles on top of melted candies.  Lightly press the pretzels down into the melts.  

Let harden, then break apart.  Put a few pieces in some little treat bags and you're ready to go.  A quick, easy little sweet treat!

I only recommend ingesting Young Living Essential Oils.  They have a strict Seed to Seal process that insures the quality and purity of their oils.  Young Living is the ONLY essential oils that I would use on myself and my family.  Of course, do your own research and do what you feel best.  This is still just as tasty without the Peppermint Oil, but the Peppermint Oil kicks it up a notch.  

If you are interested in learning more about Young Living Essential Oils, click HERE.

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The Strawberry Patch Spring Barn Sale Recap!

This one was another one for the record books.  Each time we go to the Barn Sale, I don't think it can get much better, but each one gets better and better! 
Feast your eyes upon this beautiful event!

 

 

Oh hey! My Rulers!!! 

 

 

{source for above photos}

Christy Stone, of The Strawberry Patch, puts on the sale in the Spring and Fall on her family farm.  It is held in a huge hay barn with vendors inside and outside.  The Chocolate Covered Strawberry always brings their YUMMY lunches along with a few other food vendors that I didn't get to try.  Everything about the 3 days at the Barn Sale is wonderful! 

Thursday night is by far my favorite night.  Live music, wine and food, a spectacular view of the sunset, a cozyily lit barn once the sun goes down, it's really just about perfect.

Thankfully, my Rulers & all but one pallet sold out on Thursday night! I'll definitely make more next time!

Here's our booth this year.  The Rulers, Pallets, Burp Cloths and Dresses are mine.  Everything else is Plain Penny's. 

Thanks to all of our friends and family who came out to support us!

Thanks also to Christy who puts on this fabulous event!

Thank you to everyone who drove near & far to shop this event & buy handmade!

Hats off to you all!

 

See you in the Fall at Starlite Farm!

 

 

 

DIY Freezer Paper Stenciling

I don't know what it is about December, but I have busted out some crazy crafting skills.

I have a running list on the fridge of things I want to do!

 

The other night after making the glitter deer head you're seeing all over pinterest, I had an idea to put that same deer head on a shirt.

 

A trip to Publix and Joann's and we were well on our way!

 

Supplies:

Pre Washed Shirt

Stencil of choice.  Here's mine.

Freezer Paper (I found mine at Publix)

Fabric Paint

Paint 'dobber'

Pencil

Exacto Knife

Directions:

1.  Trace silhouette onto freezer paper

2. On a hard surface (card board, old magazine, etc) use your exacto knife to cut out around pattern

{for mine, I even cut out the little white pieces in the antlers...as shown}

3. Remove silhouette from freezer paper, being very careful at the corners not to tear.

4.  Place a piece of freezer paper/wax paper/shirt board between shirt (so paint doesn't stick) and put your freezer paper SHINY SIDE DOWN onto t-shirt and iron.

5. After ironining, begin dobbing paint onto shirt. Edges are important.

Let dry and add another coat.  Glitter takes more coats than regular but it doesn't have to be solid.

6. WAIT UNTIL ITS DRY to peel off freezer paper.

I know you're going to want to peel it off and see those nice crisp lines, but I ASSURE you, you want to wait until it's dry!  And I also assure you, those lines ARE crisp!

Trust me here.  Just wait.  Unless you want to be tweezer-ing around the edges of your wet glitter deer head. 

 

Once dried, carefully remove freezer paper from shirt.

Wait 72 hours to wash.

Wash inside out.

I don't dry mine...but it's up to you!

 

And there you have it!

DIY Freezer Paper Stencil Shirt!

The possibilities are endless!

The Strawberry Patch Barn Sale

This was our 2nd Barn Sale. 

This year we knew what to expect and how to prep.

It's always nice going into something as a 'veteran'. 

 

I'm just the 'hired help' when it comes to barn sales. 

Cindy (my mother in law) does all the hard work on the front end. 

We all chip in a few things here and there, frames, canvases, dresses, rulers, etc. but she puts in the big stuff. 

The substance to the booth. 

 

We worked HARD and LONG the weeks leading up to the barn sale. 

It's nice once its over to see the reward to your hard work!

 

Take a look at our booth and see whatcha think! 

I think it's pretty dang cute!

Yes.  There's a Sonic cup.  Surely you didn't think we could do all this unloading and set up without some get-up-and-go didja?!?!?

 

Our booth changes so much as the sale goes.  Each time we sell a big piece, we go back to the trailer for another piece. 

 

This view brought to you from the bucket of a John Deere Tractor.

We had to get up in the tractor to hang sheets to provide some shade to the heat and sun.

It. Was. SCORCHING.

 

We had a little bit of everything!  And just about everything sold.

The only big item left was the grey dresser in the top picture.  Everything else..GONE!

And dresses?  Sold 39.  I'll be sewing till the cows come home. Thank you Jesus. 

Rulers?  Sold out.  Only made 5.  Should have made many more.

 

This Barn Sale was one for the record books for sure!

We were thrilled with the turn out and the vendor selection was amazing.

And the food vendors...just let me get your taste buds rolling for a minute.

The BEST Chicken Salad roll up was made by the talented Linda Van Etten Rausch of Everyday Gourmet.  If you're local, check her out!

And my side of choice was mady by The Chocolate Covered Strawberry.

They made the best ever fruit salad.

What's so special about fruit salad? 

Well, this fruit salad was swimming in some sort of creamy AU jus that I literally drank after I had eaten all the fruit.  I'm searching for this recipe high and low.  I'll make sure to tell you when I find it.  And if you know what I'm talking about, please, spill the beans! 

 

Be sure to check out The Strawberry Patch facebook page to see more from the amazing vendors!  Christy sure knows how to put on a great event!

 

If you have the opportunity to make it out to the Spring or Fall Sale next year, YOU SHOULD!

 

Thanks to all who came out to support handmade & local businesses!