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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
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Free Vintage Clipart: Retro Kitchen & Cooking Graphics

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  A few weeks ago I came across a charming little cookbook from the 1950s while browsing through a local thrift shop.   I love the style of the cheery green and red illustrations.  I can't wait to make some dish towels featuring these merry images and kitchen cliches. What projects will you cook up? Right-Click on the individual images to download and save. Or, you can download a free scrap sheet HERE .  
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The Cat's Meow: A Vintage Cat & Kitten Scrap Sheet for You

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  I'm positively smitten with these kittens! I couldn't resist adding this vintage West German scrap sheet to my collection when I spotted it at a tag sale this weekend.  C'mon, it's cats in hats! Download and enjoy. It's FREE! Happy crafting!
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Free Vintage Graphics: 1913 St. Patrick's Day Postcard & Clipart

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This weekend my girls and I had some fun poking around a small vintage flea market. One of my treasures was this charming little Saint Patrick's Day postcard, dated 1913. The postcard is addressed to Rosy from Nelson.  From the content and inscription on the front, they appear to have been school chums.  So sweet! I cleaned up the original image and created a piece of clipart as well for you to use this St. Patty's Day.  I think the medallion would be perfect for cupcake picks!   If you have some creative fun with these images, you're welcome to show off your creation(s) on the Rook No. 17 Facebook page:  HERE .  
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Art Deco Halloween Ladies ~ Bridge Tally Graphics of the 1920s

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Happy Halloween friends! No tricks here today, just some little vintage treats: A few charming Halloween images that I scanned from my vintage Bridge Tally collection.  The ladies of the 1920s certainly had style! Enjoy!      
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Retro ABC Graphics ~ Vintage Alphabet Block Images

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Cleaning up and reformatting these vintage images was a lot of work, but printing them up and coming up with creative ideas for them will be as easy as A-B-C! I'm imagining an adorable set of wooden nursery blocks, a colorful bunting, and personalized gift tags just for a start.  How about you?   What will you make with them?   Be sure to show off your creations on the Rook No. 17 Facebook page!    Download the full set of 2x2 blocks in a PDF HERE for free.      Or, you can download each image individually and size to suit your project HERE for free. Enjoy!
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A is for America ~ Vintage Graphic

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  Just a little something to share in honor of the day.
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Vintage Animal ABC ~ Alphabet Flash Card Set

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  A is for Adorable! I hope you'll enjoy this set of vintage (circa 1966) Animal Alphabet Cards.  Print them as flash cards, frame them for the nursery, string them for a bunting -- get creative! You can print the entire set (A through Z) for free and use them as you wish for non-commercial purposes only .   Download the full set (twenty-six 5.5" x 4" cards) in PDF format HERE . Source:  Happy Animals ABC, 1966  You can download each image individually HERE ( images are for non-commercial purposes only ). As always, you're welcome and encouraged to share your projects on the Rook No. 17 Facebook Wall . ENJOY! This post has been linked-up with Weekend Wrap-up Party @ Tatertots & Jello 
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Tiny Tooth Fairy Notes ~ A Fanciful Free Printable

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  If your local tooth fairy (*wink*) has run out of personalized fairy note paper, you can be a fairy-helper by printing up a handy supply.   Simply download the image below and print in any size you wish.  Then, your child's tooth fairy can include a little note when they come to pick up a tooth.   This post has been shared with: Get Your Craft On @ Today's Creative Blog   Get Your Craft on @The Weekend Show-Off Party @ Ladybird Lane The Inspiration Board @ Homework Brag Monday @ The Graphics Fairy ( from whom I got my tooth fairy's golden crown )
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Vintage Graphics ~ Children in the Garden

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Here are some sweet little retro graphics from 1950s and 1960s storybooks that feature children in the garden.   What will you and your children be planting this fall?       You can click on the individual images to download high-resolution versions.  As always, feel free to use for non-commercial purposes.  You're welcome to share your creations on the Rook No. 17 Facebook page. You can find the full library of vintage graphics and clipart from Rook No. 17 HERE .
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Owl Valentine Featuring Smarties Candies
(#IAMaSmartie)

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Whooo's ready for some Valentine fun? I can't help myself -- Valentines Day brings out the kid in me. I love all the kitch, the whimsy and the nostalgia that this sweet holiday brings. So when an opportunity popped up to take part in the Smarties Valentine's Day campaign from  Collective Bias , I revved up my Big Wheel, rearing to go for a trip down memory lane.  (You can read more about my shopping adventures HERE on Google +.) If I close my eyes I can almost hear it: The satisfying crinkle of cellophane as you untwist the polka dotted ends of a roll of Smarties candies.  Inside, a party of pastels -- orange green, white, purple, pink and yellow.  The little dimpled dots are just a soft crunch away from dissolving into sweet-tart oblivion on your tongue! Longtime readers may recall the cake I made several years ago for a friend whose daughter is a Smarties fanatic.  Being a fellow Smartie-lover, I was only too happy to oblige! S
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Ninja Birthday Party, Part I ~
Ninja Water Bottle Wraps

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  My daughter asked for a Ninja themed party for her birthday in January.  We've been having lots of fun these past few weeks planning all the details for her "Shadow Ninja Academy" where each guest will "Enter a child ~ Depart a Ninja"! I had to start somewhere, so I started by creating my own little Ninja graphic to use as our mascott throughout the party.  Here he is: Feel free to use him as you'd like (for non-commericial purposes, of course). If you create anything with him (or her), feel free to share on my Facebook page. Once we had our Ninja mascot, I created some water bottle labels. You can download them for FREE through Google Docs by clicking HERE . If you have trouble with the download, please email me and I'll send you a PDF. Once you've downloaded the PDF you can print the sheet of labels on adhesive backed paper. I like the opaque Avery full-sheet labels because you don't have to take the original
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