Do It Yourself: Peppermint Bark

As this class and group blog is coming to an end, I thought I would do a post to change things up a bit. This won’t help you find a reasonably budgeted dress or a gift to give your girlfriend this december, but how to make your own peppermint bark! (which by the way makes for a great holiday treat to bring to some of your upcoming christmas events. I made this from scratch and will easily show you each steps to making some great chocolate treats. This is creative treat and recipe that I designed on my own! I know this does not fall under fashion, but just like my DIY home decors, this is a creative do it yourself for college students to make at home! Its so simple! Enjoy!

Materials:

Chocolate chips (white or milk), candy canes, cookie sheet pan, wax paper, a microwave

step one: Place a handful of your chocolate chips in a bowl and place it in the microwave for less then a minute. Chocolate can burn so you have to watch it in the microwave & make sure it hasn’t gotten choppy and burnt.

step two: I bought a pack of small candy canes and broke them up into pieces my hands. Crush to make pieces as big as you want.

step three: Pour your chocolate onto the cookie pan that has wax paper over it. (The wax paper will slide right off.)

step four: After spreading your chocolate evenly, place your peppermint crumbles all over.

Ta Da!!

thanks!

Haylee

DIY: cheap decor

Growing up with a interior decorator as my mom, I was more excited about decorating my dorm room then actually going to college. I picked out my beddings and revolved that around my main color schemes. I spent my summer making knick knacks, going dorm room shopping, and bedazzling block letters of my initials. I know some of you may have not been as into it as me, but there is still some fun for everyone in decorating a dorm room. Not only can it spice up your room, but it can also fall under your decorating budget. Here is a little project I did to add some vibrant colors to my room. Do it yourself: dorm room addition…

Supplies:

1. Canvas: Pick up some small cheap canvases. You can usually find these at a local craft store such as Michaels or Joanns. They are cheaper if you buy them in a pack of five or so. You will want to use more then one anyway!

2. Spray Paint : Grab a can of spray paint in a color of your choice. You may want this to be bright or soft depending on the next step.

3. Fake Flowers

4. Hot Glue gun

Crafting time!

Spray paint the canvas in one color and set aside to dry. Then cut the stems off the flowers and hot glue the flowers to the canvas. It is as simple as that. Depending on your colors you can do a soft background paint with a big pop of color with the flowers. Or vice versa. As an art freak I was inspired but a painting I saw a while back. This gives just about the same idea but with a cheaper value!

Ta Da!

  X, Haylee