Thirty Handmade Days

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Mique

Easter is fast approaching! I still have clothes to buy, treats to do and a menu to plan. But today’s post is a fun printable Easter card for a friend.
Print this cute card out and stick it in an envelope for a friend that has always been there for you. For a far away friend just drop it in the mail. But if your friend is close by, why not attach it to a plate of treats?

Each printer is different, so follow your printer’s instructions. For my printer- I printed one sheet on cardstock and stuck it back into the printer in the same way and printed it again. I ended up with two cards with a front and back. I left a line on the printable as a cutting guideline.

Print your own Friend Easter Card.
For 30days subscribers and personal use only. Thanks!

Check out a couple more Easter ideas:

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Mique

For my mother in law’s birthday we asked her what kind of cake she wanted. I thought some kind of chocolate version would win for sure. She’s from Switzerland and LOVES chocolate. To my surprise, she opted for carrot cake. Which is one of my favorites. Woohooo!

Pin It

I wish my picture did this cake justice- somehow I have to come up with a way to get my oldest’s fingers out of the cream cheese frosting. Without fail there are fingerprints before it’s eaten. Every. single. time. Can’t blame the guy- it’s just that good!

I got this recipe from my mom years ago to make for Easter. I have made it every year since (unless Mom was hosting ). It takes some work- but easy if you follow the directions. And it’s well worth the effort. There are two optional ingredients- nuts (I use walnuts) and one small can of crushed pineapple. The crushed pineapple makes it even moister and gives it a little added taste. Mmmm……..so good! Oh and this one has no raisins, but you could add them if you want.

Mom’s Karrot Kake

5.0 from 1 reviews

Recipe type: Dessert

Author: Mique from Thirty Handmade Days

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 55 mins

Total time: 1 hour 15 mins

Perfectly moist carrot cake. So good and worth the effort!

Ingredients

3 C grated carrots
2 C sugar
2 C flour
4 eggs
1 1/2 C veg. oil
1 (8oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp applesauce
1 C chopped nuts (optional)
small can crushed pineapple, drained (optional)
Cream cheese Frosting
1/4 C butter or margarine, softened
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
1 (1 lb) pkg powdered sugar
2 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Beat carrots, sugar, flour, eggs, veg oil, and softened cream cheese together.
Add baking soda, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, applesauce and (optional) chopped nuts.
For an even more moist cake, add one small can of drained crushed pineapple.
Bake in a 9X13 greased and floured pan @ 350 for 55 minutes, or until clean toothpick.
For the frosting:
Cream butter and cream cheese together.
Add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla and beat until smooth.
Spread on COOLED cake.

If you make this cake- awesome! But if you want to share it, please link back here instead of posting the recipe and/or directions. Thanks so much- enjoy!

I linked up this post to Tidy Mom’s I’m Lovin’It!

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Mique

Hi there! I’m Danielle from A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS and I am so excited to be guest posting here on 30 Days. It’s one of my favorite blogs and I’m always so impressed by Mique’s features that I have to admit I was a little intimidated about coming up with just the right project for this post. I finally decided that with Easter just a few weeks away, an easy and inexpensive DIY Easter bag would do the trick. This is what I came up with:

So fun, right? And here’s the best part – they only took about 20 minutes to make and cost less than $5 each! Here’s the scoop on how to make your own. You’ll need a fabric tote bag (you can usually find them for $1 at your local craft store) and a package of light fabric transfers (I got mine at Staples).

You’ll also need a pair of scissors, an iron and a graphic to use on your bag. I found these adorable free printables on Skip to My Lou, and decided they were perfect.

Yeah, I know they’re supposed to be cupcake toppers but I cropped out one of each color and was ready to roll! Okay, so you have an image you want to use but you need to add a name and flip it before it’ll be ready to iron on. I like to use Picnik for my photo editing because it’s really easy to use and FREE so my step-by-step instructions will for Picnik but if you have Photoshop or another similar program, you can use that too. First, choose COLLAGE from the options at the top of the Picnik homepage and then pick the best shape of collage that will fit your design.

Continue reading →