When Madge has her nieces and nephews over they always want to craft.  This go round we opened up the Sculpey Oven Bake Clay and let them get to work.  It is so fun to see how creative these kids are.  You can actually see their little minds spinning while they are creating. 

As you can see there are so many colors to choose from.  The possibilities are endless with this awesome clay, plus you get to keep your creations forever once you bake them in the oven. 

Watch just how easy it is to create with Sculpey Oven Bake Clay.  Madge's niece Rythymm shares with us what she made and how she made it.

Now didn't you just love what Rythymm made?  This mermaid is so cut and fun, she is so proud of it.  I am not sure if you could tell by her expressions on her face but she loves this mermaid and can't wait to create again!

I told you that my nieces AND nephews love to create with Sculpey Oven Bake Clay! Check out this little 5 year old, his name is Kulia and he made a truck! Just look at the twinkle in his eye, you can see that he is on cloud 9 and so very proud to show off his awesome truck!

This is a super fun craft! Anyone can do it. Young, Old, Girl, Boy! If you have yet to try Sculpey Oven Baked Clay then you need to get some today! We love playing and making anything and everything from Mermaids to Trucks, to Sushi Bowls to Mushrooms! You dream it, and you can create it! What are you waiting for get your Sculpey today!!!

***Disclosure:  This is part of a compensated campaign.  All ideas, experiences and opinions are our own.

If you like fish, you are going to L-O-V-E this recipe.  The topping on this fish is the perfect balance of sweet and spicy.  And, the coating of sliced almonds adds a delicious crunch.  This dish will surely please even the pickiest of eaters.  (My kids even ate it!)  

Don't be deceived by the pink color of the fish.  That occurs after placing the fish in the yummy juice based marinade.  A quick dip in egg, flour, and lastly almonds, and you are ready to bake.  Then the magic happens!  The  Cherry Man Cherries  blend perfectly with the green chile peppers and other ingredients of this simple yet mouth watering topping.  

We don't want to toot our own horn But...oh my stars!  Not only does this fish taste DIVINE, it just looks so darn pretty!  We suggest pairing it with rice and your favorite veggie.  And, this flavorful fish looks waaaaay harder to make than it actually is!  Trust us, if we can do it, so can you!

We would be crazy not to mention our adorable recipe cards!  Our sweet friend  Laura Kelly designed them.  Check out her amazing online shop.  She has tons of cute printables and kits.  
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Last but certainly not least, we want to thank Cherry Man  for providing all of the delicious maraschino cherries that we use in our recipes.  We just LOVE them.  
We hope you and your family enjoy this recipe as much as we do.  

Can you say "scrum-diddly-umptious"?!!  We can!  It only takes one bite of these delicious treats and you will be hooked.  The name may be a tongue twister, but this recipe is a people pleaser.  You can't go wrong with these yummy bundles.

This recipe is chock-full of the tastiest ingredients (the name says it all).  MMM MMM!  But don't be fooled by the amount of components, these are really simple to whip up!  *TIME SAVING TIP* If you are really in a hurry, you could use a boxed Chocolate Devils Food Cake, mix as directed And add the 1/2C chopped cherries to batter.  Then make filling and bake as listed in our recipe.   And we can't forget our perfect recipe cards designed byLaura Kelly!  Check out her fun online shop!

Clearly we Love  Cherry Man Cherries!  There are cherries in the cake batter.  You put a whole cherry on the center of cupcake before baking.  Last, everything is better with a cherry on top! (whipped cream and sprinkles too!)

This is our favorite version, the Crumble!  Midge broke a cupcake in half while taking the wrapper off.  Of course you would never waste dessert so she threw it in a bowl.  HAPPY ACCIDENT we say.  It looked pretty good crumbled up.  So we purposely broke another in the bowl.  Put some topping on and ate it with a spoon.  Pure Awesomeness.  (You could even try this version on a bigger scale--Trifle style :)

We hope you will run out and try this recipe today!  If you have a great Cherry recipe, we'd love you to share it with us!

Island Vacation in a glass!
     Need to get away, or just take a quick break?  Want to feel like you've been carried away to a tropical paradise?  These creamy cool concoctions are just what the doctor ordered!   Just mix up one (or four) of these delicious cocktails, find your favorite lounger, kick your feet up, and sip away!  YU-U-UM!  Click through the pics below and snag this recipe. 
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And we absolutely can't forget to mention our adorable recipe cards designed by Laura Kelly!  She has tons of fun printables and craft kits.  Shop all of Laura's creations here!
     For more scrumptious Cherry Man Cherry recipes check out our "Cherries" Board on Pinterest!

Getting Crazy with Crayons! Are your kids bored?  It is summer, grab your box of crayons (broken crayons work awesome too) and get crazy! We have some fabulous ideas using crayons! Check out this awesome Canvas! Help your child hot glue the crayons onto the canvas, then using a blow dryer or heat gun melt the crayons and create your piece of art.  (Be sure to cover your surface with newspaper, tablecloth or plastic before starting). Also pictured below is a cute tin wrapped with crayons and crayons inside to keep your crayons looking nice and adding great organization to your childs art station.  Now for the broken crayons: Midge took her broken crayons and created Custom Crayons using cupcake liners and her oven.  For details be sure to watch the Mingle!!! 

Who loves Play Doh?  There is nothing better than making your own crayon play doh! Madge found this awesome recipe on Pinterest and tried it, and guess what?  It worked! Whoop Whoop! Get out a cutting board, knife, and a few other ingredients and make the crayon Play Doh! (Be sure to check out the Recipe that Madge found on their Pinterest Page HERE).

Do you love lipstick?  Making your own is easy and fun! With help from a teenager or an adult you too can have your own custom colored lipstick using crayons! Midge's daughter Avrie loves lipstick and couldn't wait to try it!! Together they created these three colors! Putting them in these tins (be honest who had chapstick in tins like these?) Midge found this fun tutorial on YouTube by Madis Radd to watch the tutorial click HERE

A couple more ideas for you and your kids this summer! How about Scratch Cards?  This is an easy but fun thing to do! You can make a whole sketch book to give to your child or you can cut pieces of cardstock and create different cards.  Madge created these scratch cards using: Black acrylic paint, laundry soap, crayons, toothpicks, and crayons.  Be sure to click HERE for more detailed instructions!  

Iron on Sandpaper with Crayons!! Did you see Midge's cute shirt?? She made it using the sandpaper iron on technique! Be sure to watch the tutorial on how to do it, and REMEMBER: if you are writing be sure to write in mirror image so your design will be the right way! Poor Midge, she had to learn the hard way on that one! EEK!! If you want step by step on how to make your own customizable T-Shirt click HERE

Are you loving our Boredom Busters as much as we do?? Be sure to mention it by sharing this post, and pinning our fun projects! Whoop Whoop!

How about this fun and simple way to create rock art?  Madge found this technique on Pinterest and tried it! It WORKS!!! so fun and my nieces had a blast helping me create the examples shown! Be sure to check out this pin to get all of the details on how to create your very own rock art!!! Click HERE  

We hope that you enjoyed this weeks Boredom Busters! Be sure to keep watching each month as this is a series of tutorials and videos! You can find past episodes on our YouTube channel HERE  you can also check out our Pinterest Board HERE 

Be sure to check out our main page and click on Winners to see if you are a big winner of Midge and Madge Mingle from the previous weeks!!!! 

Until next time,
​Loves- Midge and Madge