This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support Don't show this post to my grandchildren! I am sending them these bunnies in their Easter packages this year! Because I had most of the needed supplies already, except the number of socks that I needed, these were a very economical gift to make. Plus, they whip up really quickly! These bunnies have been all over Pinterest, except with one difference. All of the ones I have seen have been filled with rice. I decided rice in a no sew bunny, at least for my grandchildren, is probably a bad idea because of 2 reasons:
Because of those two reasons, I decided to make these with fluffy polyester stuffing. Yes, I know, they won't really stand up by themselves, but I am willing to live with that. These bunnies would be perfect for using up socks that have lost their mates. But, I needed to make 10 of them, so I purchased a package of 10 pairs of socks from Walmart. With 10 pairs, you could make 20 bunnies! You can use any size sock that you want, depending on how big you want your bunny to be. It is important not to use no show socks, but use something with a cuff that will work as the rabbit's ears. Here are the supplies you will need:
I created a little video to show you how easy it is to make these little rabbits! Each bunny tends to have a different personality, depending on how much you stuff it, how the ears fall and the color of the sock and ribbon. I just did the basic eyes and mouth suggested by others, but you can give them eyelashes or a smile, whatever you would like. I also had socks that were white with colored heels and toes. They also come out cute, so you don't have to limit yourself to solid colored socks. I will couple these bunnies with some candy and I'm sure my grandkids will love these little treats this Easter. (Including the teenagers, as long as there is candy!) Maybe I will make some of these chocolates this year! (Wow! That is an old post!) Other gifts I've made my grandchildren (to name a few):
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This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support Sometimes you just crave pancakes, right? I know that I do! I decided to make them a little healthier by adding some oats to this recipe, as well as some cinnamon because to me, oatmeal and cinnamon go hand in hand. This is a super easy recipe and I was very happy with the result. Of course, it is a little heavier than a regular pancake, but not too heavy. Because I soaked the oats at the beginning, they blend in very well and these pancakes ended up being a little reminiscent of a muffin flavor. I know if I threw raisins into this recipe, my husband would think he was eating an oatmeal cookie. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! They really filled my craving! Cinnamon butter would be great on these things! If you don't want to make homemade butter, you can use store bought. YUM! Other Favorite Pancake Recipes:
This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support Easter is late this year, so there is still time to whip up some of these bow ties that I told you about a couple of years ago! I almost forgot how cute they came out! I thought I would repost them today so you can get started. It seems like it is so much easier to do sewing for my granddaughters than for my grandsons. So, this year for Easter, I decided to make my grandsons bow ties! I found a cute, easy pattern on House of Ideas. Seriously, I whipped these up in one short afternoon! Of course, the fun part is finding the fabric to make them out of. I was able to get 3 ties out of 1 fat quarter. I didn't realize that would happen, so of course I purchased way too much fabric! Oh well! Walmart has some adorable fat quarters to choose from that are only under $1.00! That makes these ties pretty reasonable. Add your thread and a package of Velcro and you are ready to go. When I was picking out fabric, I kept scrunching it into a bow shape to get the idea of how it would look as a tie. It was fun. No wonder I now have enough fabric for 10 more ties! *One tip, when you are cutting our your ties, be sure of the direction of the fabric. I kept struggling with the shark fabric to get those sharks swimming in the right direction. It isn't really that hard, you just need to be mindful. So, if you are looking for something quick, simple and adorable to make for your grandsons, (or sons) I hope you like this idea!
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This is my second post admitting a mistake this week. I'm on a roll, so I might as well get it over with.
A couple of months ago,I made yogurt using my crock pot. I had intended to try making it in my Instant Pot, but my Instant Pot doesn't have a yogurt button. I searched the web a bit and found people saying that the Instant Pot Lux doesn't have a yogurt button and so you cannot make yogurt in it.
Flash forward to March and I want to make yogurt again. I just happened to be making dinner in my Instant Pot one evening and I was flipping through the little recipe book that comes with the Instant Pot. Guess what is in there? That's right, a recipe for yogurt! I was dumbfounded! Of course, me, being me, I had to try it but do things a little differently.
Actually, the only thing the Instant Pot was used for in this recipe was to keep the yogurt mixture warm for the 9-10 hours that it has to sit. You simply put 4 cups of water in the pot, close the lid and heat it up with the Keep Warm setting. Let it heat for about 15 minutes. When you are ready to pour in the yogurt, you pour out the water, then add the yogurt. Close the lid and then come back 9 or 10 hours later to find yogurt. I don't understand what the big deal is about having a yogurt button! This is pretty much just how I did it with my crock pot, except I wrapped it in a towel to keep the heat in. When all is said and done, I think I prefer using my crock pot because,
So, I was wrong, you can make yogurt in your Instant Pot Lux. But, don't rely on the recipe in the little cookbook. Go to my recipe for using the crock pot here and adapt it to your Instant Pot. If you don't want to make a large batch, the Instant Pot might be the way to go. Either way, make your yogurt making life easier by getting yourself a yogurt strainer! You will love it, and the yogurt!
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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