Apple pie crescent rolls

I love crescent rolls! You can put just about anything in them, roll 'em up and throw 'em in a pan. Then put them in the oven for baby and me... No, wait. That's patty cake. Crescent rolls, that's what I'm talkin' about.



So, here's one of my favorites to do. These Apple Pie Crescents are light and just the right amount of sweet. And, bonus, prep time is around 10 to 15 minutes (depending on how fast of an apple peeler you are).

Here's what you'll need:
1 can of crescent rolls
2-3 Granny Smith Apples
(I peel the apples, but they're prettier if you leave the skins on.)
4 oz cream cheese
Brown Sugar
Cinnamon
Melted butter

Preheat oven to 350*. Spray you pan with non stick spray; even if it's a non stick pan. It helps tremendously with getting the brown sugar off the pan. Lay out you crescent rolls on you baking sheet.


Peel and slice your apples into small quarters. Then trim off the seeds and such that you wouldn't want to chomp on.


Now layer 3 apple slices in the middle of each crescent. They'll come past the edges of the dough, but that's okay.


Slice off about a quarter of inch of cream cheese and lay it on top of the apples. You can use more or less depending on how big a fan you are of cream cheese. I suppose you could also use the spreadable cream cheese if you'd like. I haven't used it before but it's worth a shot if that's what you have.



Sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon over the apples and cream cheese. It going to fall all over the place and there isn't a thing you can do about it! Bwah ha ha ha!

I tried to be as neat as I could because I was concerned about the brown sugar scorching. Good news is they're not in the oven long enough for that to happen.



Bring the wide part of the crescent roll up over the apples. Then pull the pointed end over lapping the bottom of the roll. At this point you could brush the tops with a little melted butter. It helps them brown a little. But that's up to you.

Bake for 10-12 minutes; until browned. Here's where you can put your personal spin on these. You can sprinkle with brown sugar or confectioners sugar. They're also yummy with a glaze.



There you have it a crescent incased apple pie. Simple and delicious. Plus they make you look like you know what you're doing. Yay! Remember to share.

Face paint and what it taught me...

So, 2 years after my first and last post (I'm sure most would be bloggers can identify) many things have happend. I gave face painting a fair shot. I learned quite a bit about myself and the trade. Face and body painting like any 'home business' take major dedication. Starting out doing festivals and birthdays is very difficult and time consuming. There are so many 'face painters' out there than are using acrylic paints and charging a dollar a face that it's difficult to come out on top some times.

It's always great to see (when a festival director has booked 3 face painters and placed us right on top of each other; along with a non profit group that's painting for free) child drag a parent back to my booth. "I want this one.", says the kid. I want to dance a jig and be like "Ye-ah! This kid knows talent when they see it!" But that's in my head. Outwardly, I give this wonderful child my best sparkle smile and paint my absolute best dino-face.

    I did fairly well, considering the price of gas and most of the time I had to travel atleast 45 minutes to a booking. There were things that I didn't take into consideration.

It's mostly weekend work. I have two young children in school which only leaves weekends to really spend time with them. Strike one.

It took two days of feeling like I had been hit by a truck to recover from an all day festival. Strike two.

Most people can't pay what you're worth and have invested (i.e. gas, time, make up, etc.) and Strike three; I'm out. Mostly, for me though, it was the time it was taking from my children and my body seemed to be rejecting all the lifting and smiling.

 I will say it was alot of fun. I met some very interesting and passionate people.

My advice if someone was thinking about making this more than just a hobby? Be ready to live it and give it the time this artform deserves. With gas prices being what they are make sure you aren't living in too rual of an area. Weight your tent. Recruit help. Get a tall stool. Almost any face paint on your face scares babies. Be patient. Stay cool. Practice for speed. Love it and have fun.

Website is up and running!

Wow! What an endeavor this has been. Not knowing a lot (slim to none) about web design has made this quite a journey! AND it works *sort of* :). I feel like a 3 year old in a 'Look what I did, Ma!' way. I'm so thankful for my Dad and my friend Steve, I couldn't have done this without them. (Thanks guys!)

What I would like this blog to have is updates and details about events that I have going on and tutorials on how to do different faces and art. So, here we go!

The first event that I have coming up is the Cameron Street Festival on Saturday May 1st for 9am-5pm. I'll be painting faces to benefit Animal Advocates of Moore County. They'll have some beautiful pups up for adoption as well. They're one of my favorite organizations. AAMC has helped so many people and animals, their love and dedication to animals is amazing. I'm so blessed to be able to do this with them.

Thanks every one, again, for all your support!