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   This comes fro www.sawdustandpaperscraps.com .  These are really cool and could be used all year round with different types of papers and card stock. 3D Star Ornament Tutorial Last year was Madison’s last year in elementary school and my last year as room mom. {Sniffle, they grow up so fast!} I wanted to come up with an ornament craft that was different and unique and could be beautiful, fun, funky…whatever, depending on the combination of cardstock the kids chose. I bought a book of thick patterned cardstock from Hobby Lobby when it was on sale for 1/2 off and split it with my friend who was room mom in another class {at another school}so this craft cost $5 for my whole class {about $.25 per child}. How to: 1. Cut out 6 identical stars. {I cut a quite a few in different papers to give myself options when I started glueing it all together.} {I used the die cut machine at the school as I had to cut out about 140 stars. You could use “clip ...

   Loaded with the nutty crunch of walnuts and pecans, these irresistible cookies are crisp on the outside, and brownie-rich on the inside. The secret is stirring the dough just long enough to moisten the dry ingredients. Ingredients 6 (1-ounce) semisweet chocolate squares, chopped 2 (1-ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares, chopped 1/3 cup butter 3 large eggs 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon salt $ Click to see savings 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate morsels 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans 2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts Preparation Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan; cook, stirring often, over low heat until chocolate melts. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Beat eggs and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth; add chocolate mixture, beating well. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to chocolate mixture, ...

   As well as the influence of the Venetian and Austrian civilian carnivals the six century-old carnival tradition of this area is the foundation on which the renewed Rijeka Carnival began to create its characteristic identity back in 1982. Starting with only three domestic carnival groups and around hundred participants it has turned into an international event which today, only during the International Carnival Parade, counts over ten thousand participants from around ten world countries.    The large number of participants and observers in 1995 ensured full membership of the Federation of European Carnival Cities for the Rijeka Carnival and selected it amongst the most important in Europe. The Rijeka Carnival is part of Croatian cultural heritage, the city of Rijeka, Primorsko-goranska County and the Republic of Croatia’s strong tourist trump both within the country and abroad, it is a favourite entertainment and sporting event for citizens of all generati...