Super Hero Easter Eggs Free Printable

EasterSuperHeroEggWraps_edited-1

Super Hero Your Easter Eggs!!! Image and Free Printable Compliments of http://createcraftlove.com

What fun to make your Easter Eggs look like your favorite super heroes! Just glue them on your eggs. If you want them to stand, you’ll need to make strips of decorative paper to make them. These masks are scaled to fit large eggs.

Click the image to download the Super Hero Masks.

How about Dyed Minion Easter Eggs?

EasterMinionEggs_edited-1

Click Image for Full Instructions

Image Compliments of http://apumpkinandaprincess.com

It’s amazing what you can do with egg dye, googly eyes, black string and a sharpie marking pen.

How about these Ninja Turtles?

 

EasterNinjaTurtles_edited-1

Click for Instructions

Image Compliments of http://apumpkinandaprincess.com

Dye them, get some ribbon and googly eyes and you’re in business!!

I’m sure your imagination is running over-time. I’m thinking about using some of the Halloween templates and making some spooky Easter Eggs. You may even want Santa and his elves. I think anything goes when it comes to decorating Easter Eggs. It’s all about having fun!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Free Disney Family Printables

Any holiday celebration wouldn’t be complete without free printables from the Disney Family collection. Yes, they’re on board with adorable candy boxes that you can fill with Easter goodies. Let’s see what they have for us.

EasterDaisyDuckCandyBox

Yes, here is Miss Daisy Duck ready to be filled with Easter goodies.

EasterWinniethePooCandyBox

And Winnie the Pooh. Oh doesn’t he look dashing with his paws full of Easter Eggs!

Have you clicked the images above for the free templates you can print out on card stock? Well, if you haven’t what are you waiting for?

Maybe you’re waiting to see what else I have in store for you. Well, let me see. How about:

EasterEggDiorama

Join Alice on a Wonderland Adventure!

I do remember getting sugar eggs with a scene inside, but this is so much better! This is an excellent craft that makes a beautiful display and also makes a fun gift for your guests. Click the image for the free printable that you can print out on card stock and assemble.

These should keep you busy for awhile. Of course, I’ll have more.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to tell a friend or two!

Bunny Ears Cupcakes Recipe

BunnyCupcakes_edited-1

I’ve always loved cupcakes in all flavors. The crowning glory for these cupcakes are the bunny ears. They’re so easy to make. You may have figured it out that they’re marshmallows cut on the diagonal with the freshly cut inner sections dipped in pink sprinkles. They’re placed in frosting with shredded coconut. You may be tempted to add eyes, a nose and whiskers, but in my opinion the ears are enough.

Carrot Cake seems to be appropriate for these cupcakes, but with the coconut added to the frosting, it seems Coconut Cupcakes would be a delicious bunny treat.

Coconut Cupcakes Recipe from http://foodnetwork.com 

Makes approx. 24 cupcakes

Ingredients for the cupcakes:

3 sticks softened unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
5 extra-large eggs at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons pure almond extract
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup buttermilk
14 ounces sweetened, shredded coconut

Ingredients for the frosting:

1 pound softened cream cheese 
3 sticks softened unsalted butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 1/2 pounds sifted confectioners’ sugar

Directions: 

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs, 1 at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and mix well.

In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In 3 parts, alternately add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the batter, beginning and ending with the dry. Mix until just combined. Fold in 7 ounces of coconut.

Line a muffin pan with paper liners. Fill each liner to the top with batter. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until the tops are brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Remove to a baking rack and cool completely.

Meanwhile, make the frosting. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on low speed, cream together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla and almond extracts. Add the confectioners’ sugar and mix until smooth.

Frost the cupcakes and sprinkle with the remaining coconut.

Adorn the top with a pair of marshmallow bunny ears.

There you have it. A delicious cupcake that fits the season.

Creepy Bridge

BridgeInForest

There are plenty of paranormal stories about bridges in the forest and elsewhere.

Joe and a few of his buddies were going on a motorcycle trip into the mountains. They reserved a large cabin near a lake so they could do some fishing. As college students, they also planned to hit the books. They thought the change of scenery would be good for them.

I know many of you are thinking college guys, motorcycles, woods, fishing didn’t equal studying, but Joe and his friends were serious about their studies and their future. They had a schedule.

Ben and Pete didn’t have motorcycles, but Ben had a van. They loaded it up with fishing gear and ice chests of non-alcoholic beverages and food. They also had bags of snack food. They had planned to cook outdoors, but the cabin was well equipped with a kitchen. 

“I don’t know much about this place,” Pete began. “I’ve heard about this creepy bridge in the forest we have to cross to get to the cabins in the woods.”

“Yeah? Well, I’ve heard about those woods and devil worshippers, but I think it’s just an urban legend to keep people away.”

“I don’t doubt that, but this bridge has me a little worried.”

Ben and Pete spoke for awhile, but stopped when they approached the bridge. They saw Joe and Harry crossing the bridge and then disappear as though in thin air.

“Where did they go?” Ben asked.

Pete didn’t answer, he just looked straight ahead. He was terrified of bridges, but didn’t want Ben to know.

They continued across the bridge, then saw Kevin and Larry. They pulled along beside them.

“Have you seen Joe and Harry?”

“Yeah, they went on up to the cabin. They told us to wait for you.”

“I guess nothing’s wrong,” Ben said. “Must have been some optical illusion.”

Pete agreed, but he wasn’t too sure. He had his doubts about the trip and wished he’s stayed at the dorms.

After unloading the van and getting settled in the cabin. Pete began feeling better. Joe made fried chicken with baked potatoes and green beans. The TV was tuned to a sports channel, some of the guys had books open and a few were watching the game.

At dinner, Ben mentioned the optical illusion he saw on the bridge.

“I’ve been coming here for years,” Joe said. “I’ve seen the same thing. My mom was ready to get a search party for Dad when she saw him disappear on the bridge.”

No explanation was given, but Joe said very seriously, “Don’t go out in the woods after dark.”

For any other group, this would have been a challenge to see what was out there, but these guys didn’t have anything to prove to themselves or each other. They came to study and to fish. That was their only agenda.

Joe and Ben were talking while the others were studying. A scraping sound was heard on one of the walls.

“Are there rats in the walls?” Pete asked.

“No, not rats,” Joe said. “This place is haunted. Always has been. That’s how we got it so cheap and on short notice.”

The guys didn’t know how to react, many laughed, thinking Joe was pulling their leg. But as the night progressed, they heard and saw things that almost sent them running out in the night. They heard footsteps. Then the whispering. The loud banging on the door unnerved the group of young men.

“All right, Joe,” Harry said. “You’re going too far. We have exams to study for and we came out here to study and relax. This ghost nonsense isn’t helping.”

“Look guys, I’m not doing anything. I told you the place is haunted. Just get through the night and all will be fine in the morning. We’ll go fishing and then things will calm down. Don’t give in to your fears.”

No one wanted to admit their fears, but during the night each man was faced with them. Pete had to face his fear of bridges and experience in a dream his death when he crossed it to return home. The others were confronted with their fear of failure and not being good enough to succeed in the business world. They were tortured throughout the night seeing their lives destroyed in various ways in their dreams. 

Before dawn Joe awoke the group with the wonderful smell of coffee, bacon and eggs, hash brown potatoes and orange juice.

“What is this place?” Harry asked. “I had terrible dreams all night. I don’t feel much like fishing this morning. I have to hit the books, then return to the dorms.”

The others grunted in agreement.

“All right,” Joe said. “I brought you here to share success with you. I’ve been coming here since I was a kid. My mom saw the same thing you saw on the bridge. She was afraid and had a terrible nightmare. She faced her fears and now owns a chain of dress stores that bring in millions of dollars each year. She was able to achieve more than she imagined. She attributes it to this cabin and what it taught her.”

“So what are you say?” Pete asked.

“You got through the night. You don’t have to go fishing, but you do need to face your fears and put them behind you. You can succeed in whatever you put your mind to. I find fishing relaxing and I do a lot of thinking out on the lake while fishing. You can suit yourself.”

Harry cleaned up the breakfast dishes while the guys went fishing. He wanted to stay behind to think through his dreams and walk through the woods.

By the end of the day, each young man came to terms with their fears and studied in earnest. They were amazed how clearly they thought and how everything seemed to come together for them effortlessly. There was indeed something magical about the cabin and the woods and the creepy old bridge that changed these young men for the better.

Is this possible?

Paranormal experiences affect people in many ways. It’s all a matter of how we use them to our advantage.

©Sharon Harvey   March, 2015
https://oldhauntedstuff.com

Yesterday’s Rainstorm

Late yesterday afternoon we had a great thunder storm. It sounded like it was right over my house when the rain came peppering down on my roof with the thunderous roar and flashes of lightning. I hadn’t experienced such a hard rain in quite some time. 

My precious Yorkie Diva didn’t know what to make of it. She barked, but soon decided it was best to sit with me and ride it through. 

We did go out to the patio to get a look around. The rain came down so hard and fast, the drain in my patio couldn’t accommodate all the water. There was a big puddle waiting and growing larger as the rain persisted. Diva was content to watch from my arms. We went indoors with a loud clap of thunder — Diva didn’t like it and wanted to be in the comfort of her home and bed, surrounded by her toys.

Yes, I pretty much felt the same way. Indoors with a good book was what I wanted to ride out the thunderstorm raging outside.

I welcomed the storm. We need the rain. I was praying no fires or flooding would mar this blessed event. Moments before the downpour, I heard on the radio that we had a 40% chance of rain Thursday or Friday. Well, as always we have to experience the weather to get an accurate forecast.

It looks like we might be in for an interesting spring.