Easiest Pumpkin Muffins Ever

I was wondering around Pinterest and I saw pins for pumpkin muffins and cakes that only required 2 ingredients. Sounds too good to be true right? Guess what, it's not. It's the same basic concept as the Pumpkin Brownies I posted about last month. 

Since the pumpkin brownies were missing a little something I thought I would add a third ingredient to the pumpkin muffins. All you need is:

 - Yellow cake mix

 - Small can of Pure Pumpkin Puree

 - 1 tsp Pumpkin Spice Mix

Take all three ingredients, dump them all in a bowl and mix. Hand mix, electric mix, doesn't matter. Whatever works for you. Dump it in a lined muffin tin (makes 12) and bake for 20-25 minutes at 350*.

Simple right?!?! Simple to make and delicious is a winning combination in my book.



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Wrangling Bobby Pins

If you are anything like me than you have bobby pins and hair clips all around the bathroom sink and a husband that constatly complains about it. I saw this pin while wandering around Pinterest and had one of those "why didn't I think of this" moments. With nothing more than a left over strip of manget with adhesive on the back  from this post I have the situation under control.

It was as simple as that and they are hidden and in a convenient place at the same time. As small as the bathroom is this is a perfect hidden solution.

Here it is up close. Most likely it won't stay this neat, but it will stay hidden and off the counter. Maybe it's the perfect solution for you too.

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~~~~Spiders~~~~

I love decorating for Fall, but I try to throw a few easy Halloween decorations in for October. When I saw this pin I knew I wanted to try it. I did mine with different supplies but I basically got the same results.

 I found a bag of 75 spiders in the Halloween section at Target for $3 and a roll of magnet tape with the adhesive tape on the back at Joann for $3 (with 50% off coupon). Since the magnets had an adhesive back all I had to do is cut it up and stick the spiders on.

Here is a close up on my little creatures. When I opened the door to let the dog out this morning Maddie saw them and started screaming so I'd say they worked.

Here is a closeup of the back. It depends on how strong your magnet is for whether ir not it will show from the front. I think it is a fun little addition to our decorations.

I even set aside a few to have fun at work. Working with all guys I'm usually the one getting picked on so maybe this will be a little payback. :)

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Pumpkin Brownies

I love fall. I love sweaters and corduroy and everything pumpkin. I was googling a couple days ago for new pumpkin desserts when I ran accross a recipe on the Dr Oz Show website for pumpkin brownies. It sounded delicious and interesting so I thought I would give it a try. The best part is it only has 4 ingredients.



Here's all you need:

1 (15 oz) can prepared pumpkin

2 tsp lemon zest

1 box of brownie mix

3 tbsp peanut butter, softened in microwave

What to do with these ingredients:

 - Preheat oven to 350 degrees

 - Grease an 8x8 baking pan

 - In a large bowl, stir together the pumpkin puree and lemon zest

 - Mix in the brownie mix - just the box mix, no eggs or oil - and combine well. It will be a thick batter. Spread the batter evenly into the baking pan. Put the peanut butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds to soften it. Top the batter in the pan with dollops of peanut butter. You can draw a knife through the dough and peanut butter to create a design. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes. Let cool before cutting.

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Pencil Vases

My oldest is starting Kindergarden this year along with 2 of my sister's boys, so we decided to put together a YAY for Kindergarden party! We haven't set an exact date yet, but this is the first of a few projects that I am working on for the party. It all starts with a box of pencils. For both vases I used a box of 72 pencils I picked up at Staples for $5.

I got my inspiration from this project I pinned off of Pinterest. It was actually a lot more difficult than I thought it would be to hot glue the pencils onto glass jars. The glue was drying faster than I wanted it to but it turned out pretty cute. I used an old Goober jar and a Smuckers caramel toppings jar so they would be different sizes.

I tied fun school related ribbons around both of the vases for some extra fun. Now I have to figure out how exactly I'm going to use then but I like how they turned out. Just some pencils, hot glue and some jars out of the recycling bin. :)

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