Chonky Boys: The Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches that Scream Summer!

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Featuring my thick and nuggy Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookies, these ice cream sandwiches are the stuff that summer dreams are made of.  If you've ever had the Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich at Disneyland , you are going to LOVE these!  These big and bold chocolate chip cookies are based on a recipe from my culinary school studies at Auguste Escoffier, but with a few modifications to give them that Jennuine touch.  They make the perfectas book for a fat slice of real vanilla bean ice cream.  And those mini chips?  You just gotta have that extra cronch! Thank goodness this recipe only makes 8 sandwiches, otherwise I would be eating them for breakfast lunch and dinner.  This way, my big family can help save me from my inner child diet-saboteur.   Print With Image Without Image Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches Yield: 8 Author: Jenn Erickson Loaded with chocolate chips and buttery, brown-sugary vanilla flavor, these mall-sized cookies form a perfect partnership with a

Vintage Ephemera Cameo Wreath



The summer has been flying by so fast that the Fourth of July, and our annual Chili Cook-off, snuck up on me like a neighborhood bully with handful of firecrackers!  I had decided not to stress about decorations and go easy and casual...that is, until the night before the big event.  It was at about 9:00 p.m. that I felt a sudden drive to decorate.  


Once again, forced to use only what I had on hand, creativity was pushed to the max and some nice little projects were born. Whew!  My favorite is the wreath I created with just a handful of old book pages, a scanner, my trusty glue gun, and some inspiration from "Poor Richard".


What I like best about this project (besides the repurposing/upcycling aspect) is its versatility.  You can make the little "cameos" to suit any theme:  Favorite Authors, Family Tree, Great Thinkers, Famous Women, Poets, Artists, etc.  


Because it was the 4th of July, and since I have a collection of old engravings of US Presidents, I went with a "Founding Fathers" theme.  Click the link HERE to download images of the presidents used in this project for free.  



Vintage Ephemera Cameo Wreath DIY


4thofJuly009.jpg picture by sarahjmorriss1) Find yourself a wreath to use as your "canvas".  I used a grapevine wreath leftover from Christmas crafts, but you could use foam or wire as well.

2) Make paper rosettes in different widths and sizes. I used three different types of paper from old books that I purchased, already falling to pieces, at garage sales. I like the contrast of the different shades of aging provided by the dictionary pages, sheet music pages, and school primer pages. To make a paper rosette out of a single piece of paper, your paper will need to be at least three times as long as it is wide.  For smaller paper (like those I used from the school primer), make two separate fan folds and glue together for a full rosette.

4thofJuly011.jpg picture by sarahjmorriss3) Dry-fit the rosettes around the wreath to achieve good proportion and layout.  When you're satisfied with the design, glue in place.

4) Print black and white bust portraits on watercolor paper (or other medium weight ivory colored paper).  Trim and then mount on black paper.  Trim, leaving a thin black border.  



5) Glue "Cameos" in the centers of some of the rosettes.
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6) Print names of each person on same paper as the cameos.  Trim to create thin banners and v-cut the ends.    Optional:  embellish with small Dresden accents  (Click HERE for source).  Bend to give dimension.  Glue each side of name banner just beneath Cameo, allowing the center to bow out.

7) Optional:  Print quotes or anecdotes appropriate to your subject.  For my wreath, I chose some clever, witty, and inspiring quotes from Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack.  Trim, v-cut, bow and glue in similar fashion to the name banners.

Done!

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