Do you remember shrinky dinks? I definitely have fond memories of some smurf shrinky dinks. If you’re not familiar with them, a shrinky dink is a thin, flexible plastic material that you can color on, after which you cut it out and stick it in the oven for a few minutes and incredibly, it turns into a hard, shrunken piece of plastic. Basically, they’re awesome.
I saw this post by Nicole over at Making It Lovely awhile ago and have been eager to try my hand at modern day shrinky dinks, meaning I can design something on my laptop and print it on my inkjet. She made a super cute dog tag and well, since we’re getting our pup this weekend (!!!) I couldn’t resist. I found my shrinky dinks at Cog & Pearl in brooklyn, but you can order them online at Readymade. Following Nicole’s instructions, I made my tag about twice the size I wanted and about half the color saturation. I simply cut it out and punched a hole with a paper punch and popped it in the oven.
Let’s just say my tag has a bit more “character” than hers… meaning it’s a bit lumpy and squished.. but still pretty dang cute. Plus I have 3 3/4 more sheets to play with, so Maude will be one stylish lady. The color isn’t coming out quite right in the photo, but it’s a nice moss green (rather than gray green) and as an added bonus these shrinkies are double-sided, so our info is on the back side. Now I need to think up some other projects that can be shrunk…
Have a fantastic weekend! I’ll be back next week with a snuggly little friend… yay!
crispy salted oatmeal cookies with white chocolate
So the title is a bit of a mouthful, but boy oh boy are these cookies delicious. I saw them on smitten kitten earlier this week and couldn’t get them off my mind. I mean, white chocolate aannnd salt? Sounds like heaven.
I mixed and poured and mixed some more until all the ingredients had been incorporated. I scooped them onto a baking sheet and then sprinkled a little sea salt on top of each one. I put them in the oven for the required time and when I pulled them out I was a little bummed to see that they had spread and flattened more than I had expected. But, I rolled with the punches and transfered them to the cooling racks.
I’m happy to say that even though they’re not the prettiest cookies, it’s what’s inside that counts… and they taste great. In fact, the flatness works in their favor by making them nice and crispy with a rich buttery flavor. Every once in a while you come upon a chunk of chocolate or a sprinkle of salt and it’s pretty great. I think next time I may cut back the butter by a few tablespoons, but other than that, they are probably the best oatmeal cookie out there.