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ANGEL FOOD CUPCAKES WITH COOL WHIP FROSTING!

   This recipe comes from www.clairekcreations.com .  Two things that always go well together, cool whip and angel food cake (possibly with some strawberries)!  Today I am very excited to play host to my very first guest post! I discovered Mother Thyme a few months ago and I love reading her fabulous recipes. She’s the woman behind the delicious tomato pasta sauce and choc-ginger biscuits. Please make her feel welcome and be sure to stop by and check out all the fabulous recipes on Mother Thyme. Hi everyone! I’m Jennifer from Mother Thyme . I am so thrilled to be guest posting on my foodie friend Claire’s fabulous site today! Today I will be sharing with you a light and refreshing dessert that you can enjoy without the guilt, Angel Food Cupcakes. These cupcakes are light and airy and made with a few simple ingredients such as egg white, confectioners sugar, sugar, salt and vanilla. The egg whites are whipped to form stiff peaks that makes this batter light and ai

DIY GLITTER MASON JAR CANDLE HOLDERS!

   This diy comes from www.tatertotsandjello.com .  Enjoy a little candle magic! Valentine Glitter Mason Jar Tutorial!! Here’s a sparkly little Valentine idea. Over Christmas I had seen some tutorials on making DIY glitter ornaments using floor wax. I decided to try that with mason jars for Valentine’s Day. I discovered that floor wax might work great for ornaments, it does not work as well for votives with insides that might be touched — the glitter rubs off. So I experimented and found that the same technique can be used with polurethane instead of floor wax. Once the polurethane dries, it keeps the glitter on the mason jars. You can buy polyurethane at any hardware store. Here’s what I did: I used a few different sizes of mason jars. Plus some other sized jars like a pickle jar. I took some vinyl (even shelf liner would work). I cut out heatrs of different size. The next thing I did was stuck the vinyl hears inside of each of the jars, centering t

HARBIN INTERNATIONAL ICE AND SNOW FESTIVAL FROM CHINA!!

    The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival has been held since 1963. It had been interrupted for a number of years during the Cultural Revolution, until it was resumed in 1985.     Harbin, the capital of Heilonjiang province of China, it is one of the main sources of ice and snow culture in the world. Geographically, it is located in Northeast China under the direct influence of the cold winter wind from Siberia. The average temperature in summer is 21.2 degrees Celsius, -16.8 degrees Celsius in the winter. It can be as cold as -38.1 degrees Celsius in the winter. Niagra falls sculpture     The festival lasts the whole month. However the exhibits often open earlier and stay longer, weather permitting. Ice sculpture decoration technology ranges from the modern (using lasers) to traditional (with ice lanterns). There are ice lantern park touring activities held in many parks throughout the city. Winter activities in the festival in