Flower Blanket
Medically reviewed by Christiana George Updated Date: December 15, 2022
When my daughter was a baby I had brought her to have her picture taken, but I was not happy with the results. So I decided to take matters into my own hands and try to take pictures of her at home. I had just bought a new DSLR camera, all I needed was some kind of background. One of the backgrounds I loved was a blanket of flowers. My first thought was, heck, I can make one of those!
So I went to the craft store and bought tons of huge pink roses. They felt soft and fluffy, so I thought they would be perfect for my daughter to lay on.
I bought a mix of dark pink and light pink roses. Then I started thinking about what to glue them to that I could drape over my reading chair in my bedroom to take the pictures. It had to be something flexible, but sturdy. Light bulb! I asked my mom if she had any vinyl tablecloths she could spare. It didn’t really matter the pattern on the vinyl side, because I was going to glue the flowers to the felt side. This one happens to be fall one.
Then I went to get my glue gun. I took all the roses off their stems and started gluing them one by one to the white felt side of the table cloth. I glued them a little ways apart to kept the feel of them soft an pliable. I needed my daughter to be happy and comfy when I laid her on it, not crying.
It was a pretty easy project and I received a lot of compliments on it. I even had a photographer friend ask where I had bought the blanket when she saw the photo because she was looking for one. She was impressed when I told her I had made it myself. It pays to be crafty.
Here is the completed project. I ended up taking some cute pictures of my daughter when she was eight months and used it again last year when she was four (she was jealous that I was taking pics of her baby brother, so I had to take some pics of her too). I am in no way a professional photographer, but I was very happy with my pictures and at least I can say I did it myself.
So if you are interested in making one of these blankets, here is what you need:
-1 vinyl felt backed table cloth
-several bunches of large soft flowers
-1 glue gun and some glue sticks
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Dark Chocolate Cherry M&M; Cookies
We had an open house over the weekend to bring some more interested buyers into our home and hopefully spark a sale. Prepping the house each time a potential buyer wants to come see it has become a nuisance, but we are keeping out fingers crossed that we will find someone to buy our home. So I didn’t have much time for baking, but I was in the mood for something chocolaty and I found a bag of Cherry M&M’s at Target the other day that I have been dying to try. Chocolate and cherry cookies seemed like a great idea.
I do like cherry flavored food, and dark cherries, but I do not like maraschino cherries. And what I detest the most is a finding one inside a perfectly good piece of chocolate. Yuck!
I did try the M&M’s before baking and they were quite good. I thought they would pair well with a deep dark chocolate cookie, so I substituted Hershey’s Dark Cocoa for regular cocoa in the original recipe.
I am quite happy with my decision. These cookies are so rich and flavorful. I couldn’t stop eating them. These are intense cookies. Eat at your own risk (of not being able to stop). If you feel like sharing, these would be a great Valentine’s gift.
Dark Chocolate Cherry M&M Cookies
by The Sweet Chick
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
Keywords: bake dessert snack dark chocolate cherry cookie American
Ingredients (24 cookies)
- 1/2 + 2/3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Hershey’s Dark Cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup Cherry M&M candies
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325º F.
Place 2/3 cups chocolate chips in a glass container and microwave at 30 second intervals until fully melted, stirring in between. Set aside.
In a stand mixer combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Mix on low until well blended.
Add butter and sugars and mix for 1 minute.
Pour in the melted chocolate, then add egg and vanilla and mix well.
Add the remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips and mix on low until fully incorporated.
Then add the M&M’s and mix by hand as not to break the candies.
Place by cookie scoop full on greased baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
Bake at 325º F for 10-12 minutes or until the tops have cracked and a tooth pick inserted in the middle comes out with moist crumbs.
Place cookies on cooling rack and let cool completely.
Then enjoy with a nice tall glass of milk!
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