ALL YOU NEED IS A HOT GLUE GUN, A FEW CUTE SMALL ORNAMENTS AND A LITTLE PIECE OF FELT. CUTE GIFT FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL OR JUST A CRAFT FOR THE KIDDIES TO MAKE.

FROST FREE SNOWMAN

Ever wonder what to do with all those shipping boxes that come to your house...well here is a SUPER FUN idea that the kids can do indoors until all that snow falls!!!!
FROST FREE SNOWMAN....

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It's no snow job -- this Frosty requires neither a white Christmas nor freezing temperatures to spread his cheer. All he needs is a stack of leftover boxes, a few pompoms, tape, felt, and some white quilt batting. Bonus: he comes apart, making him easy to store during the off-season.

Materials

• 5 boxes in varying sizes (see the sizes we used, marked in the illustration)
• 8 yards of 48-inch-wide, 4-ounce batting
• Clear packing tape
• Double-sided foam tape
• 5 medium pom-poms (for the mouth)

• 8 large pom-poms (for eyes and buttons)
• Scissors
• 7-inch square of orange felt
• Hat and scarf

Instructions

1. Wrap box 1 with batting and secure it with packing tape. Tape together boxes 2 and 3 and boxes 4 and 5, then wrap them as well. Stack the wrapped boxes. Use double-sided foam tape to affix pom-pom eyes, mouth, and buttons to your snowman.

2. For a nose, trim the felt along the curved line as shown (A), then roll and tape it into a cone (B). Tape the nose to the head, then dress your snowman in a hat and scarf.

BEYOND BROWNIES...HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Check out this AWESOME BROWNIE pan...one of OPRAH'S FAVORITES...I use it to make my BROWNIES....Here is the recipe....
Happy Thanksgiving from IT A THOMAN-FULL LIFE! In honor of the food-filled holiday, I want to share with you one of my all-time most cherished recipes— Chocolate Dream Brownies. I bake them for my family whenever things are CRAZY...and now you can enjoy them too as a sweet indulgence amidst the holiday hustle! Happy Turkey Day!



Ingredients:
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sweet cocoa powder
2/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups semi sweet OR milk chocolate chips OR chunks
1/2 - 1 cup walnuts (optional)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, use a spoon to stir eggs with sugar and vanilla until smooth.
Add softened butter.
Sift ground chocolate with flour, baking powder and salt.
Stir dry mixture into egg mixture until blended and smooth.
Add chips and nuts. (DO NOT OVER STIR!)
Pour and spread evenly into a greased 8" or 9" square pan.
Bake for 20-30 minutes—less time for chewy and more time for cake-like brownies.
Makes 16-20 brownies.
Cut into squares when cooled.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving with vanilla ice cream :)

HOOT HOOT FOR THANKSGIVING

HAVE A HOOTIN THANKSGIVING!!!

Thanksgiving Decorating

Flag your guests down for dinner with place cards made from ribbon and gourds. Cut wire-edge ribbon into a flag shape, wrap the end around a toothpick, and hot-glue it in place. Write your guests names with paint pen.

Bright and bold, this eye-pleasing centerpiece grabs attention. Fill a glass hurricane container with kumquats, top with a pinecone-shape candle, and tuck in a few evergreen sprigs. Tie a silk bow around the container, leaving one ribbon tail gracefully longer.