The 'Be Mine' Valentine Collection from Arianne's Joy!

THE NEW 'BE MINE' COLLECTION BY ARIANNE'S JOY!

by Arianne Plehandzic

Welcome my new collection 'BE MINE'! This collection based around my watercolor painting I did just for Valentine's Day. I drew my inspiration for the painting from my favorite magazine 'Victoria'. (Check it out here: https://www.victoriamag.com/) Their latest issue was filled with pictures of camellia flowers. They are such beautiful flowers and perfect for Valentine's Day! After I finished my painting, I went to my society6 studio and created all kinds of lovely products for Valentine's Day. I wanted to create some handmade gifts as well. So I designed and created 8 new products for my Etsy shop. I will be showing you all my new products from both shops, as well as the links! I will show you my society6 shop first then my etsy shop... 

ENJOY!

(All designs and products belong to Arianne's Joy. Please review my disclosure page for more details, thanks.)

FROM MY SOCIETY6 SHOP: 

BE MINE THROW PILLOW

SHOP

BE MINE METAL TRAVEL MUG

SHOP

BE MINE TOTE BAG

SHOP

BE MINE NOTEBOOK

SHOP

BE MINE FRAMED PRINT

SHOP

BE MINE LAPTOP & IPAD SKIN

SHOP

BE MINE CLEAR I-PHONE CASE

SHOP

This design also has cards, rugs, clock, carry-all and more!

Check them out here: ARIANNE'S JOY SOCIETY6 SHOP

FROM MY ETSY SHOP:

***USE COUPON CODE: WINTERJOY & get 25% off until Jan.19th!***

BE MINE GIFT BOX

SHOP

BE MINE GOLD LOCKET NECKLACE WITH PINK CRYSTALS- 

(COMES WITH 4X6 INCH WATERCOLOR PRINT)

SHOP

BE MINE FLOATING GLITTER FRAME 4X4" WITH WATERCOLOR PRINT

SHOP

FIND MORE WATERCOLOR ARTWORK & HANDMADE GIFTS IN MY ETSY SHOP:

ARIANNE'S JOY ETSY SHOP

Use coupon code: WINTERJOY & get 25% off until January 29th!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

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How To Make Chocolate Chip & Cinnamon Coffee Cake!

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CHIP 

& CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE!

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This is the BEST coffee cake you will ever taste!

It is made with a secret ingredient that makes the cake mix extra fluffy...sour cream! When you combine the fluffy cake mix with the chocolate chips, walnuts, cinnamon and sugar topping...you are in coffee cake heaven!!

I just finished making some for my oldest...she requested it. She's a little under the weather and this is her favorite. (Although I think this is everyone's favorite in this house.) Plus we are expecting 10 inches of snow between tonight and tomorrow. Snow in Spring is no fun. However, there's something about baking while there's a snow storm outside. Makes the house seem a little cozier. 

***FREE RECIPE PRINTABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST!***

(There's no light brown sugar in the recipe...not sure why it's in the picture...lol.)

PREP TIME: 30 MINS.  BAKE TIME: 40-45 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS:

*12 ounces chocolate chips or m&m's (1 package)

*3/4 cup chopped walnuts

*2 cups sugar, divided

*1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

*2 2/3 cups all purpose flour

*1/2 teaspoon salt

*1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

*3/4 teaspoon baking powder

*3/4 cup butter, softened (1 1/2 sticks)

*1 teaspoon vanilla

*3 eggs

*1 1/2 cups sour cream

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13x9 inch baking pan.

2. In a medium bowl, mix the chocolate chips, walnuts, 2/3 cup of the sugar and cinnamon; set aside.

3. In another medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.

4. In a large bowl, beat the butter, remaining 1 1/3 cups of sugar and vanilla with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.

5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

6. Add some flour mixture alternately with sour cream, beating after each addition until smooth.

(Some flour, mix, some sour cream, mix.)

7. Spoon half the batter into the pan, top with half the chocolate-nut mix; repeat.

8. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.

***FREE RECIPE PRINTABLE!***

**RIGHT CLICK, SAVE AND PRINT!**

ENJOY!
XOXO, Arianne

How To Make Buchteln! (Bosnian Sweet Rolls)

HOW TO MAKE BUCHTELN! (BOSNIAN SWEET ROLLS)

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So what do you do when there is a blizzard outside?! You bake, of course!

Yesterday we got hit with 18 inches of snow! Daddy was home from work, sleeping on the couch.

The kids and I headed into the kitchen to bake some sweets. We made Snowball Cookies (next blog post) and we made these delicious Bosnian Sweet Rolls called 'Buchteln'. My husband is from Bosnia and these rolls seemed to be perfect for a cold, snowy day!

**FREE RECIPE PRINTABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST!**

INGREDIENTS:

*4 CUPS ALL PURPOSE FLOUR

*1 TBSP ACTIVE DRY YEAST

*1/2 CUP SUGAR

*ZEST OF ONE SMALL LEMON

*7 TBSP BUTTER, SOFTENED

*1 EGG

*1 EGG YOLK

*1 CUP WARM MILK

*1 TBSP BUTTER, MELTED

*POWDER SUGAR FOR DUSTING

*FILLING: JAM, NUTELLA, CREAM CHEESE, BERRIES, ETC.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine flour, yeast, sugar, vanilla, lemon zest and mix well for a few minutes.

2. Add half of the warm milk and mix together.

3. Add egg, egg yolk, butter and remaining milk; mix for 2-3 minutes or until dough stops sticking to the bowl.

4. Knead the dough by hand for a few minutes, form it into a ball, cover with a towel and let it rise for 1 hour or until doubled.

5. Roll the dough into 1/3 inch think rectangle and using a pizza cutter, cut into smaller squares (approx. 3 x3 in.)

6. Place tbsp of jam on each 3 x 3 inch square and close the by holding the 

the corners together and twist into a ball. 

7. Place the balls upside down onto a greased round cake pan. Brush the melted butter over the buchteln, cover and let it rise intil doubled.

8. Bake at 380 degrees for 30 minutes or until dark golden brown. Cool slightly and dust with powder sugar and serve!

FREE PRINTABLE RECIPE:

***RIGHT CLICK & SAVE AS, THEN PRINT!***

ENJOY!
XOXO, Arianne

Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

ICE CREAM CONE CUPCAKES

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A fun twist on a kid favorite!

When it's freezing outside, ice cream usually isn't on the menu.

However, don't put those ice cream cones away just yet!

Here's a dessert that's fun and something they can decorate.

So why not make cupcakes, put them in an ice cream cone and decorate them!!

Scroll down for the fun and easy how-to...

WHAT YOU NEED:

*CUPCAKE MIX

*FROSTING

*ICE CREAM CONES

*SPRINKLES

*BUTTER KNIFE

*PLATE

HOW-TO:

1. Make cupcakes as directed, cool.

2. Take off cupcake liner. 

3. Gently squeeze cupcake into ice cream cone.

4. Place ice cream cone on a plate or tray.

5. Give the kids a butter knife, small bowl of frosting

and sprinkles to decorate.

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE MY KIDS CREATE THIS FUN TREAT!

yum!

Strawberry frosting...!

Woah...too many sprinkles!

We made them again for our preschool Valentine party!

Hope the kids love it!

XOXO,

Arianne

Reorganizing the Family After A Long Winter

REORGANIZING THE FAMILY AFTER A LONG WINTER

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I don't know about you, but after a long winter our whole family seems to be a little out of whack!

We live in New England and although I love the seasons here...winter can seem very long.

You find yourself stuck in the house a lot, trying to avoid the slippery roads outside.

Our family enjoys our cozy downtime, but when you do it too often...you start slacking on the regular stuff. We have so much fun curling up with a book or playing with our electronics, we start to forget about the chores, exercise and other things that need to get done.

We can always tell when winter is coming to an end, because the kids are getting bored...chores went on the back burner...the invasion of each other's space starts to happen. You find yourself feeling like a traffic director...'Okay, you go that way and you go this way'. This is when I know I need to buckle down and get the family REORGANIZED!

I believe that giving the kids chores and exercises helps them beat the boredom blues and get there sense of pride back up. When you are just hanging around without a sense of purpose or accomplishment, it can start to frustrate you. Homeschooling moms know that there are times we have to readjust our schedules, reinforce the chores and find new ideas to keep everyone happy.

WHAT I WILL BE SHARING:

FREE KIDS CHORE CHART PRINTABLE

FREE KIDS EXERCISE CHART

FREE WEEKLY FAMILY FUN LIST

DAILY CHORE CHART

So I created this chore chart first to help get the kids back on track.

The template is created so that you can write whatever 7 chores you want for each child.

Then each day after they are done they can check it off. I laminated mine so that the kids could use a dry erase marker and just erase each week to start over. I gave them a couple of easy chores and a couple of harder chores. My oldest has chores like 'Take the trash out', 'put all the shoes away'...while my youngest has ones like 'comb your hair', 'feed the cat'. I have made the mistake before of making their list too easy and they were all done in 15 minutes. This time I am going for a happy medium.

TO SAVE: RIGHT CLICK & HIT 'SAVE AS'...

SAVE, PRINT & LAMINATE!

KIDS EXERCISE CHART:

Next to the chore lists, I hung up the family fun list, indoor activity ideas and the exercise chart.

The chart can be used to track their exercise activity. We decided on 30 minutes of exercise a day. Then I gave them 6 different choices for exercise: 'Just Dance' (dance game for consoles), Active Video Games (like 'Sports Champion', 'Carnival'), Play Outside, 'Sworkit Kids' App (App for kids exercise...we love it!), Exercise Fun List (find free list printable and ideas here) and last if they had a sports or dance class than that would count as their exercise for the day. I have them initial on the day and activity square so I can keep track. I have this one also laminated so it can be erased when needed.

TO SAVE: RIGHT CLICK & HIT 'SAVE AS'...

SAVE, PRINT AND LAMINATE!

FAMILY FUN LIST:

Another thing that I have to constantly remind myself as the mother, is to make memories.

Sometimes we get into a routine that feels comfortable and we forget to make the effort.

I created this printable for us parents. To remind us to do fun things with the kids each week. These are five things that we love to do together every week. A FAMILY OUTING is the best! You create so many memories and have fun being together. That one is a must. A MOVIE NIGHT can be spent at the movie theater or at home on the couch. We tend to do more movie nights at home, but I try to make it special. I make a special movie night table with fun snack choices, glow sticks and hot chocolate. We bring our pillows, blankets and dolls in the living room. For PIZZA NIGHT we like to make homemade pizza. Sometimes I make dough for everyone to make their own pizza...so fun!

Our family loves READING FUN! Sometimes we pack up and head over to the book store. We grab a hand full of books, sit at the table together and read. Then after awhile of reading ,we pick our favorite book to buy and head home. It's cozy and keeps the kids interested in books.

Our last family favorite is CRAFT NIGHT. I try to come up with a seasonal craft everyone will enjoy. Recently for winter, we made ice cream cone bird feeders together. Then we headed outside for a little exploration and to hang our bird feeders outside. It was a nice, peaceful moment the kids enjoyed. I also laminated this one to check off as we do them and start over each week.

TO SAVE: RIGHT CLICK & HIT 'SAVE AS'...

SAVE, PRINT & LAMINATE!

happy organizing...

XOXO