Curley's Crafts and Creations

I have not been doing a lot of crafting with just having Aleana. I will hopefully be working on some soon. But here is a really good recipe that I love.

Chocolate Trifle




1 (19.8 ounce) package brownie mix
1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
1/2 cup water
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (1.5 ounce) bar chocolate candy


1. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions and cool completely. Cut into 1 inch squares.
2. In a large bowl, combine pudding mix, water and sweetened condensed milk. Mix until smooth, then fold in 8 ounces whipped topping until no streaks remain.
3. In a trifle bowl or glass serving dish, place half of the brownies, half of the pudding mixture and half of the 12 ounce container of whipped topping. Repeat layers. Shave chocolate onto top layer for garnish. Refrigerate 8 hours before serving.

This last weekend we had a fabulous friday in our ward instead of a super saturday. I was able to make it and made this adorable advent calendar. They used the cricut to make a lot of it, but also some chipboard and wood pieces, you could also use a cuttlebug and other things as desired, you just have to improvise. In the circle at the top of the advent is supposed to be a 25, they just did not have it done, and we are supposed to get it soon. If not I will improvise.

If you want instructions I will post them, just leave a comment and I will try to do it soon. I was thinking of making a couple more anyway, and if I do, I will post how to make it and what stuff I use to make it. It just might be a while until I do that, depending on what happens here in the next while.

I also learned how to make these adorable flowers for accents with little girls. All you do is get the fabric flowers that you want with a jewel to put in the middle and hot glue them together. Then hot glue the clippy on the back and wala you are done and have these adorable flowers. I made a couple brown ones to go with Saedy's brown dress from the wedding. I can't get her to leave it in her hair, or I would get a picture and have her wear it more. But hey, maybe I can get the baby to wear more things like that. (Yeah right with my luck)

Here is my first project post.

To make this card I used my cuttlebug. I used the Birthday Wishes combo Embossing and Die cut set. I decided just to use the candle from the die and the Make a Wish.

The first thing I do is decide what colors I am going to use. Am I going to have the background a pattern of some sort or a solid color , is it going to be colored or white. Next I cut a 8 1/2 by 11 paper in half then scored that to make the fold easier.

I cut out the Candles then I cut out the Make a Wish
Here is the die I used

The candles once cut out

The Make a Wish


The I decide how I wanted it positioned on the paper. Using either double sided tape, something I prefer to use, or stick glue I put them on.


(Just a little side note. I usually have someone in particular in mind when making the card. That helps me to decide on exactly what I am doing, and I feel makes it a little more personal.)

This is a blog just for my various crafts. I will post stuff about scrapbooking, cardmaking, cake decor/food fun, clay sculpting, and whatever else I feel like doing. I am hoping to put instructions, so later when I want to redo something I will be able to go back, or for others to use and play with.