Dipped Graham Crackers

I love when someone comes up with such a cute, versatile and good idea.  These are so fun and SO easy to make.  You could make so many different colors to match any occasion you are having and they look so cute.  They are so easy to dip and they even taste yummy and you cannot get a much cheaper snack.   Thank you to the brilliant person for the awesome idea.

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Original pin can be found here: http://catchmyparty.com/photos/350479 

Glue Ornaments

I love this idea and these were so fun to make.  They turn out so cool and almost see through.  When I did them I thought how cool they would look as snowflakes.  This is a fun activity for kids and adults.  Just make sure you use ALOT of glue and make them thick or they are really thin and see through, which still looks cool but not like these in the picture.  Since you can get a bottle of glue for about 50 cents you cannot get a much cheaper activity.

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Original Pin can be found here: http://www.marthastewart.com/276330/christmas-ornaments-for-kids/@center/307034/christmas-workshop

Christmas Trash

I have seen a couple of different recipes on Pinterest called Christmas trash but this is the one I tried out. This was YUMMY and I am embarrassed to admit that we ate it within one afternoon.  My only recommendation is to not use peanut m&m's, that's what I used and I think it would be so much better with plain m&m's.  Other than that this was cheap,easy, fast and yummy, I definitely am going to give this out with Holiday treats.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.cookingwithk.net/2010/12/christmas-white-trash.html

Flat Iron Curls

How smart people are, seriously? I would have never, ever thought of doing this but it TOTALLY works and it was so fast and easy.  This cuts down on all your hair appliances and makes it so fast to curl your hair.

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Original pin can be found here: http://thefixationfiles.weebly.com/1/post/2012/05/file-under-hair-flat-iron-curls-how-to.html

DIY spray glue

When I first looked at the recipe, my first thought was that this was not much different than mod podge but I thought I would try it out.  Guess what, it is just like mod podge! It is nowhere as sticky and strong as normal spray glue and makes everything really wet, which spray glue does not do.  I did not like this for spray glue but it certainly could be used as mod podge instead.

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Braided Flat Iron Curls

Since the last flat iron curls worked so well, I was counting on these to work really well also.  They did not, my hair was not curly at all.  I have to say I do have thick hair and not a lot works on my hair but my hair will usually curl pretty easy and this did not even give me any curl at all.

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Glitter Toes

These turned out awesome and I got so many comments on my toes after I did them.  Everytime I look at my toes they make me happy, I love the way these turned out.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.oneshetwoshe.com/2010/06/glitter-toes-she-roberta.html

Kool Aid Taffy

This pin is a recipe for kool aid taffy and this recipe did not turn out. My taffy never hardened and stayed a jello consistency for hours. You were only supposed to let it sit for 20 minutes but even after a few hours it still was like jello and never hardened into taffy. It did not take too long to make and it tasted good so it is to bad it never turned out. 

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Boyfriend Cookies

These were yummy but it is no wonder with m&m's, reeses pieces, chocolate chips and white chocolate chips. They were easy to make and did not take any more time than normal chocolate chip cookies, the cost was low also. This is a great cookie to add to your cookie list. 

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Original pin can be found here: http://everycollegegirl.com/how-to-make-boyfriend-cookies/

Smores Cookies

These looked so yummy and I have found the most amazing recipe for smores bars from Six Sisters so I was hoping this would be another great recipe.  Boy was I wrong, these did not turn out at all.  They were easy to make and did not take that much time but because they did not turn out none of that mattered.

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Homemade York Peppermint Patties

This gives you a recipe for making your own peppermint patties.  These turned out really yummy and tasted a lot like peppermint patties.  They were easy to put together and had a very small list of ingredients, which in turn, makes it cheap to make.  These would be fun to put on a holiday plate or for a party.

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Original pin can be found here: http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2011/12/chocolate-peppermints/

LARGE BUBBLES

This pin worked to a certain degree.  That is it made bubbles but nothing as large and bouncy as these bubbles.  They say that they can bounce and not pop and I did not have that happen with mine either.  It was a bubble solution that made medium size bubbles but it did not make large bubbles.

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Crock Pot Chicken and Gravy

YUM!!! This is a homey, warm, winter or anytime meal.  This was so good and great for when you just want a good, filling, home cooked meal.  It was easy to make and was cheap and did not take that much time.  You use your crock pot which is always a plus for me.  The thing that takes the longest is the mashed potatoes.  You can use noodles or rice but I am not sure how that would taste with the chicken and gravy. Overall, a really yummy meal to add to your list.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.ziplist.com/recipes/69992-Simple_Crock_Pot_Chicken

Chocolate covered strawberries

This pin did not work out either.  I ended up with a strawberry and a cube of chocolate.  They were easy enough to put together but such a waste of time and chocolate since they did not turn out at all. Overall, this was a pin that did not work at all and I would not try again.

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Cleaning your Dryer Lint Trap

This pin gives you a way to clean out your dryer lint trap.  I have to say that while this did not take that much time and was easy to do, I did not notice any difference in how well or fast my clothes dried and really, unless, your dryer lint trap is really, really, unusually dirty, I am not sure I see the point in this chore.  To me it just adds one more unnecessary chore to your list.

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Crepes and Cream

These were so YUMMY!!! My husband lived in Paris, France for two years so we LOVE crepes. These were really good and the whole family loved them.  They were easy to make and the cream that goes inside is really good.

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Original pin can be found here: http://littleyellowbarn.blogspot.com/2012/06/darn-good-crepe.html

French Manicure

This pin gives you a different way of painting your nails with french tips.  Basically you paint your nails and then take a paint brush with nail polish remover on it and take away any excess, leaving just the tip.  This actually worked pretty well, was cheap and easy and barley takes any time at all.

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Original pin can be found here: http://artsyaut.blogspot.com/2011/09/diy-french-nails.html

M&M Cookies

 These m&m sugar cookies turned out and were easy to make but they were not my favorite, by far.  I actually probably will not make them again but they were good, they were just not my cup of tea.  This is a fast and easy recipe and for any m&m lover they would love these cookies.  I think I may have liked them better if I had skipped the step of rolling them in sugar, that kind of put them over the top.

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Original pin can be found here: http://joyful-mommas-kitchen.blogspot.com/2012/07/m-sugar-cookies.html

Using band aids for polka dots on your nails

This pin states that you can put a bandaid onto your nail and then paint over it and it will put little polka dots onto your nail.  This did not work, the few dots that came through were so tiny that you could hardly see them.  Overall, this was a fast, cheap and easy way but in the end it did not work at all.

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Sugar Hearts

These were so, so easy to make and the whole time I could not help and think of all of the options you would have with these.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.weddingchicks.com/2012/01/27/diy-ombre-sugar-hearts/

Rocky Road Cookies

I loveeee Rocky Road Brownies so I was excited to try this recipe out.  These did not turn out at all, they were one big, gooey clump of chocolate. They were easy to put together and tasted good but they ran all over the place and just turned into gooey clumps.  I was so bummed, I guess I will be sticking to Rocky Road Brownies.

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Keeping your ice cream soft

This TOTALLY WORKS!!! I am so happy, I hate having rock, hard ice cream and not being able to scoop it out.  This is so perfect that you can just take it out and scoop it right out!!!  How easy to just throw your ice cream in a ziploc when you bring it home. This is also cheap and takes no time at all. Thank you for the tip!!

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.fullpunch.com/random/making-life-easier-13-tips.html/

Fixing your Iphone charger

I ended up buying liquid tape for this fix, from my understanding you can buy colors but all I could find was black.  After a few layers the split in the wire was gone and my charger was fixed.  The rubber is not as thick as the original rubber but it works really well and fixed the split.  The liquid tape was not too expensive and this took hardly any time at all. 

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Fix-iPhone-iPad-iPod-Frayed-Cords-w-PlastiDip/

Ric Rac Flower Hair Clips

I thought these were so cute and they were not hard at all to make.  The only thing that took a little bit of time was having to sew the two pieces of ric rac together.  Other than that this took hardly anytime and these turned out so cute.  I really love the look of them. 

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.duitang.com/people/mblog/46568845/detail/

Cream Cheese Mints

This recipe was so easy to make and these were so good. The ingredients are simple and super easy to follow.  These turned out great and would make a great addition to any treat plate.

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Original pin can be found here: http://kelleyhighway.blogspot.com/2012/03/homemade-cream-cheese-mints.html

Monster Marshmallows

 How cute are these?? Ours did not turn out quite as cute but with a little practice I think you could get yours to turn out just as cute.  The kids liked the taste of them, they were cheap and did not take too long to make.  We added these to our halloween treat plates and everyone loved them.

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Original pin can be found here: http://www.tonyastaab.com/2012/09/multiples-and-more-monster-marshmallow-pops.html

Using Pam to dry your nails

This pin says that if you spray Pam onto your nails after you paint them, you wipe off the Pam and your nails are dry.  As you can see this did not work at all.  I sprayed it on and wiped it off and off came the nail polish I had just painted my nails with. 

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Rice Krispie Ghosts

These were a lot of fun to make and so cute.  We gave them out for halloween treats and everyone loved them.  They tasted good and were really easy to make.  They do not cost a lot and do not take a lot of time, either.

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Rice Krispie Suishi

These were so easy to make and so much fun, my kids and their friends gobbled them up in seconds.  Love the person or people who thought of this great idea. 

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Original pin can be found here: http://jordananddillan.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/candy-sushi/

Homemade Caramel for Dipping Apples

As you can see my test on this recipe did not turn out nearly as pretty or nice as the one shown in the picture.  I want to try this again because I think this would be such a perfect replacement for all of those wrapped caramels and melting them but for my first try this did not work at all.  It did taste good but mine never thickened and burned on the bottom really fast.  This is a very delicate mix so you have to be careful with the heat.  It also covered the apples but not in the beautiful way in the picture. Overall, I give it a pins down.

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Original pin can be found here: http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/grandma-bettye28099s-caramel-apples/

Velcro Drawer Dividers

I was so happy to find this. We have pretty big drawers in this hours and every time I open the drawers, everything slides back and forth.  It drives me nuts!!! I used small command strips instead of velcro dots just so that they are easier to remove but this works awesome.  Now everything stays in place, YAY!!

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Roast

I never have very good luck with my roasts turning out tender and yummy but this recipe made a difference.  My roast turned out tender and really good.  It was so easy to make because it is just in the crock pot and the whole family enjoyed it.  Definitely a keeper!!

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Original pin can be found here: http://mariescookingadventures.blogspot.com/2011/10/best-pot-roast-ever.html?m=1

Chevron Accent Wall

I saw someone on Pinterest just do one wall as an accent wall in black chevron.  I loved that idea so I painstakingly cut out chevron from my red vinyl but I love, love how it turned out.  It just gives a little punch to the rest of the room.

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Paint a Grapevine Wreath

This is one of those moments when I say, "how come I never have thought of that?" What a cute idea, and you can make it any color you want to match your decor.  So easy, fast and cheap to make too.

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Original pin can be found here: http://sweetdaisydesigns.blogspot.com/2011/11/wreath-update.html

Sink Extender from Soap Bottle

This was not easy to make and did not work the way it is intended.  First, the bottom is so hard to cut out and I had to cut almost the whole bottom out to fit the faucet.  Then it was way to big for my sink and leaked a ton! Then when I cut it down to fit the length of the sink, it still took up the whole sink and leaked everywhere.  I was not impressed and was really hoping this would work better than it did.  Not worth the time and effort it took!!

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PB Rice Krispie Balls

These are so good and so quick to make.  The only hard part was to get the chocolate to cover the whole ball.  Other than that these were so good and we ate them so fast!!!! This would be a fun and easy treat to take to a party or to just have at home.  A fun new version of rice krispie treats!

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Original pin can be found here: http://partiesandholidays.blogspot.com/2009/12/few-of-my-favorite-christmas-treats.html

Baby Powder and Mascara

This really works!! The pin says to put one coat of mascara on and then dip your wand in baby powder and then dip it back into the mascara and then put a second coat of mascara on and it makes your lashes longer.  Not only did it work but I was able to go several applications, days later, with the one dip of baby powder and it really makes my eyelashes longer. Love this and I will use it all of the time.  I did not dip my wand I just held it over the sink and poured the baby powder on the wand.  I am sure this will work different with all the different types of mascara out there but so far so good.

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