Homemade Granola

Ingredients:

- one and a half cups (or so) of oats

- some fair trade dark chocolate

- handful of organic raw almonds, smushed and smashed a bit in a blender

- small handful of organic raw walnuts also crushed a bit in the blender

- some flax seeds

- small handful of organic dried sour cherries

- a tablespoon of melted coconut oil

- a tablespoon (or more) of REAL maple syrup 

Adjust measurements as you need to. Maybe you like a lot of oats, maybe you don't! You get to choose, because you're making it!

What to do:

- preheat oven to 325 degrees F

- mix it all in a bowl

- spread it out on a baking sheet

- I smushed mine down so that it would make large chunks

- bake for around 20min but watch it so that it doesn't burn!

- take it out of the oven and let it cool on the tray if you want big chunks. If you don't want chunks, stir it a bit while cooking and when you take it out of the oven. 

- try not to eat it all at once!

- or, put it in a jar and make a label. Add some fabric and a ribbon to give it as a gift!

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Rainbow Hearts Stamp Cards DIY

Hello blog friends! I've been saving these photos for after Christmas, since they were a gift and I didn't want to spoil any surprises! This was a very easy DIY craft. I found a nice old cork that was smooth and undamaged on the ends. I drew a heard on one end, and then using an exacto knife, cut around the design. You know. Just like when you used to make potato stamps as a kid. I didn't do any complicated designs, as my knife was really dull, and I didn't have much time. 

I used acrylic paint. If I had a stamp pad, I would have tried that out too. I experimented with a few ways to get the paint on the stamp so that it would have the best transfer to the paper. I settled with painting directly on to the stamp. I liked the way it turned out! I only made four cards like this, but I think when I get home from the holidays, I may make more. It was fun!