DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

   This was found at www.countryliving.com .  I really like this idea.  Even having the eyes glowing or blinking on and off.  Paranormal Portraits You'll never look at loved ones the same way after transforming their images into a ghostly display. STEP 1: Make a black-and-white copy of a portrait on printer paper and cut out. STEP 2: To "age" the picture, lightly brush it with a sponge dipped in a solution of a few drops of black craft paint mixed with water. Let the paper dry. STEP 3: Cut a piece of card stock the same size as the photo, glue to the photo's back, and let dry. With an X-Acto knife, cut out the eyes of the picture's subject(s), piercing through the card stock and creating holes about 1/4 inch in diameter. STEP 4: Open the frame's back, remove the glass, then fit the photo inside. STEP 5: Insert red mini LED Christmas lights (try Superior Holiday Lighting's flattop version, $11.26 for a 25-foot string; 10...

   This recipe was found at www.dinnerwiththedonnells.blogspot.com .  This is a quick and easy party dessert, almost like a truffle without some of that extra work. Oreo Balls!! Many of you may have had these before, but for those who haven't, YOU ARE MISSING OUT!! A few years ago at Bunco, my friend Melissa brought these and I was instantly in LOVE! They are insanely easy to make and will literally fly off the plate. If you need to take a dessert or a snack somewhere, take these...they are always a big hit! ~~~ Oreo Balls 1 package Oreo Cookies 1 block cream cheese, softened 1 package Chocolate Almond Bark or Bakers Chocolate Baking Squares ***I halved the recipe this time around, so that is why everything looks smaller. :) Place Oreo Cookies in a baggie and smash until it is the consistency of dirt. Mix softened cream cheese into smashed cookies. This is what it will look like when the cream cheese is mixed in: Form into balls. (I like to ...

     The World Stone Skimming Championships 2012 will take place on Sunday 23 September 2012 on Easdale Island, near Oban in Argyll, Scotland.     Easdale Islan is the smallest permanently inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides. It was once the centre of a thriving Scottish slate mining industry, and one of the disused quarries forms a perfect arena for the World Stone Skimming Championships.     The championships are held every year on the last Sunday in September. Anyone of any age and any level of skill can enter. Each competitor is allowed 3 skims using specially selected Easdale slate skimming stones. For a skim to qualify the stone must bounce at least three times - it is then judged on the distance achieved before it sinks. About The World Stone Skimmin...