caramel popcorn. [diy #5]

so once again i turned to another recipe and also once again got it from the Homemade Mama's website.  i went with a caramel corn recipe they had because it said better to do with two people and my boyfriend was in town so it worked out well.

ingredients:

• about five quarts plain popcorn (i used a little less and just altered the recipe)
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup karo syrup
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda

to start out you of course need to have your popcorn popped.  i just popped mine in a pot with oil on the stove top and that worked fine.  you also need to preheat your oven to 250 degrees.

then, in a large saucepan you need to melt the butter, then add in your brown sugar, karo syrup and salt and stir constantly until it boils.  let it boil for four minutes and then add in the vanilla and baking soda.  then pour with a thin stream over the popcorn while someone else mixes and stirs it so it's more even.

here's derek helping out. :)

then you want to put your caramel corn into baking pans and bake them in the oven for 45 minutes stirring every fifteen.

i loved this recipe and would definitely recommend it.

here's the finished caramel corn:

enjoy!

-natalie.

to all of the fathers out there--diy number four.

last week was a pretty hectic week so getting the time to sit down, pick a project and then do it just didn't happen.  i just started my summer class and have been working a lot lately.  this week though i decided to go with a fathers day themed gift since fathers day is this coming sunday. my sister gave me this idea and helped me pick out the supplies.  for my father i decorated him a grilling apron then bought him new grilling tools and his favorite bbq sauce to go along with it.

here are the supplies i used:

-one apron (i got just a plain red one out of the craft section)

-paint

-paint brushes

this is a very simple project.  pretty much i googled some different grilling phrases and grills and chose my design and free handed it onto my apron.  you may want to make a stencil out of wax paper if you're not comfortable just going for it.  it literally took me just fifteen minutes and now my father will have a heartfelt apron made by his wonderful daughter when grilling. :)  the only thing i would suggest really is if you're planning on having words on it buy paint pens. haha.  it takes a lot longer to paint the words out and its a little tedious.

here is the finished project:

-natalie.