joann fabric's and scavenger hunt.

EXCITING NEWS.

Montrose is getting a Joann Fabrics!!! How many 17 year old girls are excited for this? probably just me, but seriously, i don't have to drive to Junction to get decent fabric!!! my sewing possibilities are endless!! (ok, watch the store not even come until after i move out to college... that'd be tragic.). I CAN NOT WAIT. people don't understand my love of sewing, i mean, what other 15 year old girl begged and begged for a sewing machine for christmas 2 years ago? probably only me.

but there it is, not as wonderful as my mom's sewing machine, but still my little baby. (:

scavenger hunt.

 i live in a small little town. with nothing to do in it for teenagers on a saturday night (especially when all the kinds you hang out with have to actually PAY for their movie ticket...) so we did a scavenger hunt in Walmart...
45 things to take pictures of- some of which included:

-a bald man
-food no one in the group likes
-disney movie
-book everyone in group has read
-"something that used to swim in water, now it doesn't"
-a boy kissing a poster of justin bieber
and so on...

GIRLS VS BOYS (girls dominated... just fyi)

 i don't really feel like loading a million pictures, but here were just a few(:

anywho, great saturday, and now i have to go back to school tomorrow... how sad...

sincerely,
erica

mutual crafts.

sooo... i know i might have complained about the ward change... but since the wards all split, we have had fantastic activities!!
Here are the last few!

making paper ornaments:

 the cut out paper (sister thun had a paper stamp thing...)

 fold them in have so the edges match.

 glue them together so the edges match.

 add a string before you put in the last paper circle, and walah!


Dipping Caramels, Making Truffles.

 caramels on the left, mint truffles on the right.

 dipping chocolate! (melted in a saucepan)

 learning how to dip!

 i love my young women(:

 ...because they're messy...

 

 

 

 the chocolates on wax paper drying!

Super Easy Mint Truffles.

 Recipe (Sister Armstrong's)

1 1/2 pounds dipping chocolate (lyndt, etc.)

1 cup cream

4 or 5 drops peppermint oil

In one saucepan, melt chocolate completely, do not let it burn. In second saucepan, heat up cream. In bowl, blend together chocolate and cream, then add peppermint oil. pour into 9x9 buttered pan. let cool in refriderator for at least 5 hours. (a day or two is even better!)

Sunday lesson.

so, i was in charge of teaching the {entire} lesson on sunday... this was my handout!! best quote ever.

Sincerely,
Erica