Moochin’ Monday-Truffles

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Happy Halloween, y’all! I’m enjoying the day dressed as the fairest lady in the land. With my little side kick Snow White, of course!

Anyway! I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I was to see how many people linked up last week to “Tute”-in Tuesday. You should have seen my texts to my Mr. last week. They were all “10 links!” and like like “60 links!”…It was awesome. And, he loved every text (I mean, I bet…Right?)

It was super hard to pick something to mooch. As always! But, once I saw these oreo truffles by Live Life, I knew that I needed to make them. Because, what’s better than Oreos, cream cheese, and chocolate?  (Hint: Nothing!)

They were a huge hit, and I’ll definitely be making them again. Hopefully I can get the drizzle on top down. Any suggestions? I mean, besides melting the chocolate on the stove…I’m too lazy for that!

I can’t wait to see what you guys have planned for the link up tomorrow. Talk to you soon! For now, I’m off to gain about thirty more pounds eating my truffles.

                         

Guest Post with Notes on Paper {a lesson in Twitter}

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A few weeks ago right here on Oops I Craft My Pants something Erika mentioned in her post about her new-look blog grabbed my attention:
“See those social networking buttons over there to the left?I was too afraid to include Twitter, it still intimidates me” she confessed.
And upon hearing this I leapt into action!!  [OK, so rushing off to open a new email message and copy a blog link isn’t exactly the energetic equivalent of sprinting to the Bat Cave and changing into a rubber suit … but still, it’s the thought that counts, right?].  Because to me, hearing that someone is intimidated by Twitter does for me what the Bat-Signal does for Batman and I find I can’t not rush to assist whenever I know there’s a soul out there in Twitter distress!
Which is precisely what led me to creating this:
                                                
Tips for the Twitter Curious  is a free instructional 9-part blog series I created to offer instruction, advice and encouragement to anyone who wants to know what the world of Twitter can offer them. And it was a link to this series which I dashed off to send to Erika who, I’m happy to report, has already moved from being Twitter-Intimidated to Twitter-Intrigued after reading through it, which I hope you’ll take as a recommendation!
But I didn’t only write it for those curious about Twitter, it’s also for those already on Twitter but who don’t feel like they’ve made the most of it yet and … it’s even for those who think Twitter’s a waste of time! [My desire to persuade the anti-Tweeters made me work extra hard on the series!]

                                                 
In 2009 BT [Before Twitter] I was one of the Twitter-Curious myself. In fact, I was pretty much Twitter-Ignorant so I do know how it feels when everyone seems to already know what to do … and you don’t want to look silly by asking.
2 years on I’m still there, checking daily Tweeting pretty much daily with all kinds of fun, informative, personal, heart-warming, networking, friendly, networking and career-boosting experiences to reflect upon. And it’s these rounded, life enhancing moments which I wanted to make available to others when I put the series together.
So, remembering all those questions I had as a novice, which I worried were dumb, I made sure that my class covers the basics in detail and filled it with screenshots showing complete novices how to navigate around this brave new world:
                                         
Once the basics are out of the way the class talks you through some uses for Twitter which you may never have considered. Once you’ve made your way through all 9 posts you’ll have discovered:
  • Where to find everything on the Twitter site as there’s a full guided tour [Lesson 2].
  • How you can happily use Twitter without ever having to write a Tweet yourself [Lesson 3].
  • Why it’s like the most incredible fan club you could have only dreamt about as a child! [Lesson 3]
  • Whose tweets you should consider following with many of the suggestions going beyond the obvious [Lessons 5 + 6].
And
  • Just what all those strange punctuation marks and abbreviations mean so you can learn to speak Twitterese! [Lesson 4].
But it’s not all hard work … there’s even time for fun things like … :
                                               
 Remember this is a free, open-to-all, online series which is hosted indefinitely via a page on my blog Notes on Paper – there’s no rush to get through the classes, it’s self-led and available whenever you are.
Now, before I go, allow me one last attempt to chip away at any of your last objections, [because I’ve already mentioned it’s all free … right?] let me just say …
Far from detracting from relationships in ‘the real world’ Twitter really can help you stay connected to those who are important to you. Equally it can provide you access to a near unlimited network of people who can inspire you, assist you and even help promote you. For example, in Lesson 6 I share how I got the chance to promote myself in my local paper all thanks to a tweet!
And finally, if you’re wondering if this class could work for you … the proof of the pudding is in the tweeting! Since I first launched the series earlier this year so many people have contacted me to say it worked for them. And exactly how did they contact me? Well … they tweeted me, of course! 
So, like them, will you …
                                               
My username is @notesonpaper and I’d love to hear from you.
I’d also love it if you’d pass on the link to the class to someone you think might find it useful.
And if you’re already a fully-fledged  tweeter and there’s someone [a best friend, a parent, a colleague etc] who you’ve been trying to persuade to sign-up too then point them in the direction of Tips for the Twitter Curious link  and allow me to take on  the task of talking them through how it works!
Happy tweeting!
Julie
 
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Thanks so much, Julie! I have loved going through your courses and have slowly but surely been warming up to Twitter. You are Aaaa-Mazing!

So, what do you guys think? Does this little intro help you feel a little better about using Twitter? A little less intimidated?
You can find me on Twitter with the username @icraftmypants. Let’s be friends?

Want to be a guest poster on Oops! I Craft My Pants? Easy! Just email me and we’ll talk deets. (erika(at)oopsicraftmypants(dot)net)

No Carve Pumpkin Roundup

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I am the worst at carving pumpkins. I always end up cutting my finger or completely botching my pumpkin.

So, I decided to search Pinterest for some alternatives. I think these are all great.

1. Silhouette Pumpkin. 
2. Pretty Painted Pumpkins.
3. “Jeweled” Pumpkins.
4. Washi Tape Pumpkins.
5. Pantyhose Pumpkin.
6. Button Pumpkin (Pinterest didn’t lead me to a source for this one. Any ideas?)
7. Mummy Pumpkin.
8. Decoupaged Pumpkins.
9. Glitter Pumpkins.
10. Nailhead Pumpkins.

What about you? Are you a great carver, or do you prefer other methods of dealing with pumpkins?

More Boot Socks…Oops!

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I’m so sorry if I’m sounding like a broken record here, but I made some more boot socks.

I just couldn’t help myself. After wearing my lacey boot socks out and about, I knew I needed to make some sweater ones. I mean, I just had to.

So, I took an old sweater that didn’t fit well anymore, and made me some socks…Well, maybe more like leg warmers.

First, I gathered my sweater.
Then, I cut off the arms.
After that, I put the arms on my legs over my socks (like leg warmers!)
And last, I folded the top over to the length I wanted (this also helped them be a little more “chunky”)

After that, all I needed to do was put on my boots and I was good to go!

(ignore the ugly tile back there that looks like a dead mouse or something. Sick. I swear it’s not)

I love how warm these are, and that they add a little bit of texture to my otherwise bland outfit.
I can’t wait to head to a thrift shop and snatch up a really chunky and colorful sweater to make some boot socks out of (but, don’t worry! I’ll spare you the details.)

Thanks for reading!