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Take 5 Tuesday #4: Easy Artwork & Summer Treats

July 12, 2011 by Courtney 13 Comments

Welcome back for Take 5 Tuesday! Hope your week is off to a great start. Today I am showing you a small collection of some of my favorite art tricks. It doesn’t take a ton of time or money to create meaningful artwork in your home. First up is a cheap and easy way to mat your pictures. Add a Splash With Fun Matting This idea can either be used to add some interested an personality to a space . . . or to solve the issue of your photo being smaller than your opening in your frame. In this example, I wanted to add pattern to the beach print of our daughter to coordinate with the rest of my laundry room. I simply placed a piece of black and white damask scrapbook paper behind the photo. You could also use fabric for this. IMG_7097 IMG_7107   Raspberries n’ Cream Yogurt Pops A Pretty Life in the Suburbs Jo-Anna from Canada has the sweetest blog called A Pretty Life in the Suburbs  I just stumbled upon these yogurt pops and knew my readers would love them as well. My children will go nuts for these. . . and they are perfect for summer. I am always trying to figure out how to hand them a decent snack during these long summer days. I have to have these based on these photos alone! Seriously talented. So delicious. Here are the details: Raspberries n’ Cream Yogurt Pops 
(recipe makes about 10 good sized pops) 2 – 650g tubs of full fat yogurt  (the higher the fat content, the less ‘icy’ the pop will be)
2 – 12oz shells of fresh raspberries
Dixie Cups
popsicle sticks

  • In a blender, puree your raspberries.  
  • Lay out your cups, and put about 1 inch of yogurt in the bottom.
  • Then a layer of raspberry puree.
  • Then the remainder of yogurt on top.
  • Insert popsicle sticks.  The yogurt is thick enough that the sticks will stand up fine.
  • Put in the freezer until they are frozen solid.

Tips!

  • These pops turned out great!  But if you want them even creamier, you could add 1 – 1 1/2 cups of whipped whipping cream.  Just whip up fresh whipping cream, with a little bit of sugar, then fold it into the yogurt.  Then layer as above.
  • Before eating, these pops were best after they had sat for about 5 minutes after they had been frozen.  This just seemed to soften them up a bit before eating.
  • You could use any number of fruit and yogurt combinations:  peach, strawberry…

Try them!  They look so pretty, your kids and guests will be so impressed! So are you planning to make those soon like I am? If you would like to submit a post to be featured on Take 5 Tuesday please email me your link at athoughtfulplaceblog@gmail.com  Please include “Take 5” in the subject line! I would love to feature your quick and easy idea for decorating, organizing, cooking or entertaining. If you have missed any of the past Take 5 ideas you can see them by clicking on this button. Quick and Easy Projects And if you haven’t entered to win the fantastic Black & Decker Steam-Mop you can check it out here: giveawayimage2

Filed Under: Do it yourself, five minute projects, Uncategorized

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  1. simpledaisy says

    July 12, 2011 at 11:10 am

    Ooh…I love your mat!! So cute and those popsicles look wonderful:)

    Reply
  2. hollyG says

    July 12, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    I'm going to have to try both. I love the multitude of ways you can use scrapbook paper. That simple trick really brings a lot to your photo.

    Reply
  3. Laura and family says

    July 12, 2011 at 12:18 pm

    Just added those popsicles to my "to do" list for today. Thanks!

    Quick update for you: I got the chair yesterday but the front two legs
    weren't seated quite right and just kept spinning instead of reaching a secured position so we're shipping it back to them to fix.Great company, I'm glad I went with them instead of Target. The chair itself is beautiful and I LOVE the fabric!

    Reply
  4. Big D and Me says

    July 12, 2011 at 12:47 pm

    Your picture looks beautiful
    Jennifer

    Reply
  5. Aubrey {All Things Bright and Beautiful} says

    July 12, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    That matting idea is so brilliant…I think I'm going to have to use that in one of my kiddos' rooms (c: and raspberries & cream AND popcicles??? I'm in heaven.

    Reply
  6. A Pretty Life in the Suburbs says

    July 12, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Your patterned matting looks great! Thank you so much for featuring my popsicles! It makes me so happy!!
    Jo-Anna

    Reply
  7. karahill says

    July 12, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    I'm gonna try this! What a great idea!

    Reply
  8. Allison says

    July 12, 2011 at 5:06 pm

    What a cutie your daughter is in that photo! That's a fun tip for a mat. The yogurt pops look pretty and tasty! Nice and easy, too.

    Reply
  9. leslie says

    July 12, 2011 at 6:11 pm

    The Popsicles look absolutely amazing! I'm dying to try!

    L
    adventuresofoldandnew.blogspot.com

    Reply
  10. Carmel @ Our Fifth House says

    July 12, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    Love that matting idea! Thanks for the tip and those pops looks yummy!

    Reply
  11. Simply LKJ says

    July 14, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    Love the matting idea! And the popsicles…yum!!

    Reply
  12. michelle says

    July 18, 2011 at 2:57 pm

    What a great idea and such an adorable picture! I love all the different scrapbook paper, so many possibilities.

    Reply
  13. jamie @ kreyv says

    July 28, 2011 at 12:55 am

    Love this! I am featuring this on my blog next Thursday for my [so cheap, so easy] series. Of course, I linked it back to your blog. Thanks for all your great ideas and inspiration!

    Reply

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