DIY Neon Toe Shoes

Ok, so I am not the craftiest person in the world but when I saw this DIY neon toe shoes project, I was thinking that I can totally do this.  Coloring the tips of some old flats or neutral pumps can really pump up your pumps.  I found this on www.greenweddingshoes.com 

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{Materials needed: Nude Patent Pumps, Pink Fluorescent Neon Spray Paint, Packing Tape & Old Towels (to protect your shoes when you spray}

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{cover shoes with towel and SPRAY!}

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{Voila!}

Easter Egg Cake Pops

Cake pops have been the new phenomenon this year and what can be cuter than these bite size sweets on a stick?  These adorably decorated easter eggs are not only festive but delicious!

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Ingredients:

    • 1 box of  vanilla cake mix
    • 1 can of vanilla frosting
    • White chocolate melts
    • various pastel colored chocolate melts
    • Lollipop sticks 6′

Directions:

1. Prepare the cake mix as per instructions on the box.
2. Bake cake at 350 degrees. Once cake is baked, set to cool.
3. Once cake is cool, crumble it in a large mixing bowl.
4. Mix the crumble cake together with the vanilla frosting.
5. Once mixed, place it in the refrigerator for about half an hour.
6. Roll the cake into balls. Once rolled, place them in the freezer for about an hour.
7. Once you have your cake balls rolled in the freezer, start melting the chocolate.
8. Remove the cake balls from the freezer.
9. One at a time get a lollipop stick and dip the stick about 1/2 inch of the tip into the melted candy coating and
then insert the lollipop stick straight into a cake ball, pushing it no more than halfway through. Hold the cake ball
and turn it back and forth or softly tap it, so the excess chocolate falls off. Place cake pops in the refrigerator to dry out completely.
Once dry you can wrap it individually.  Decorate with festive sprinkles!

Easter Candy Alternatives

With all of the delicious chocolate bunnies, Cadberry eggs, and peeps, it’s hard to resist Easter candy.  However, being conscious of which candy you choose can make a big difference. 

1.  Choose dark chocolate bunnies instead of milk or white chocolate.

Dark chocolate contains flavonoids, powerful antioxidants that help ward off heart disease, cancer and stroke, according to Selene Yeager’s “The Doctors Book of Food Remedies.” It also contains less sugar and calories than milk chocolate.  Also, try eating only a few body party of the bunny- maybe just the ears. 🙂

2. Sugary candies- choose Jelly Beans.  Jelly beans are high in sugar but do not have any fat content.  Although they are not healthy, they are a better choice than a lot of the other sugary easter candies out there.

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3. Get creative.  Use healthy alternatives to make Easter basket treats.  here’s a great idea: use Goldfish to make a carrot snack.