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Fabric {My "Crafty" Side}, Fiestas & Fetes

{BEHR} Necessities

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I wanted to share a snippet of a simple little something that I whipped up for my mom’s brunch next weekend.

It literally took less than 20 minutes and will make such a statement when guests enter the room. I am all about big WOW factor without spending a lot of WOW!

I first spotted paint chip buntings here. This is genius…free paint chips and some ribbon or twine and you’ve got color and whimsy and decor all in one ~ necessary for any party! And you can obviously tailor to ANY color scheme.

{sneak peek at [beachy brunch] decor}

1. Pick up some paint chips at your local home improvement store ~ I went to Home Depot and got Behr paint chips.

2. Print out this template ~ I used the large size, but there are four to choose from.

3. Trace the template on the BACK of the paint chip to prevent pen marks on the front of your bunting.

4. Cut triangles out.

5. Punch two holes at the top to string the twine through.

6. Arrange your cut paint chips in a row on the floor in a pattern of your choice.

7. Get your jute twine {that you purchased at HD to make you not feel so guilty about helping yourself to a handful of free paint chips} and unroll to the desired length. I like to have plenty on either end to make hanging easier.

8. String each triangle starting from the back and then through to the other side until you have all triangles strung ~ I used 12.

9. Decide how far apart you’d like your triangles and adjust accordingly ~ mine are about 2 inches apart.

10. Hang below your fireplace mantel, across a window sill or out on your front door.

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It really is a HAPPY, quick and inexpensive way to decorate for a party or season.

I {may} have picked up some Halloween and fall colors.

Thanks BEHR.

Thanks Home Depot.

Food, Friends

Bundt Love

My friend, Sharon, passed along this Chocolate Chip Pudding Cake recipe, however, I don’t own a bundt pan.

Enter my other friend, Lisa…I borrowed her bundt pan and promised to bring some cake to the next park playdate…

Well,

…there’s none left!

We had another impromptu neighborhood get together last night and this cake was that talk of the block!

It’s the easiest thing to throw together and you can mix and match cake mixes and pudding flavors any way you like:

Chocolate cake mix with chocolate pudding

Chocolate cake mix with vanilla pudding

White/Yellow cake mix with vanilla pudding

Marble cake with chocolate pudding

OR

Banana cake mix with vanilla pudding

That’s the combo I chose and it did NOT disappoint!

Then add in a 12 ounce bag of mini semi-sweet morsels and it’s off the charts!

Here is the recipe courtesy of Sharon:

12 oz bag MINI morsels
1 Box Yellow cake mix (chocolate if you are a TOTAL chocolate lover)
1 Box small vanilla (chocolate if you are going crazy) pudding
1 3/4 c. milk
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 350
Mix all ingredients
Pour into greased and floured BUNDT pan (save some of your cake mix to flour)

Bake 50-55 minutes… DO NOT OVERBAKE…. cool at least 15 minutes….

You can frost it with chocolate frosting if you like….

I splurged and used Holden’s whole milk, but lowfat or skim works just fine, too. Also, if you’re concerned about sugar, you can use sugar free pudding, as well. I didn’t! I also did not frost it ~ honestly, it doesn’t need it, but if you want to live on the edge, GO FOR IT!

So, reach into your cupboard and pull out your Bundt pan (or borrow one from a friend!) and make this. Hurry…the weekend isn’t over yet. You can always start your diet tomorrow, right?

Thanks again, Sharon! This one’s a keeper!