Author: The Plot Twisted

Dollar Tree Solar Lanterns

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Another cute craft from the Dollar and a Quarter Tree😍😍😍

You’ll need the following:

3 (or however many you want to do) Candle holders with handle – mine said “Happy”. I asked Jeff to take off the “happy”. He came back with, “whatever that’s on there with, we need to use it to paint the house”. “Happy” stayed😆

3 Solar light stakes
3 Outdoor Hangers
E6000

  1. Take a solar light and pull the stake part off. You can throw it away because you’ll never use it. Just throw it away.
  2. Put the E6000 around the rim of the candle holder.
  3. PULL OUT THE TAB ON THE SOLAR LIGHT TO ACTIVATE IT!!!
  4. Place the solar light down into the candle holder with the solar panel pointing up.
  5. Let the glue dry.
  6. Hang it up.
  7. You’re done.

You can also use hot glue plus the E6000 to keep the solar light in place. I used it on one and then decided I didn’t need the hot glue. You do you.

Aren’t these the cutest?!

Cooking Without Photos – Hawaiian Drop Cookies

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After a short break, I’m back with more recipes and stories to share!

This recipe comes straight from Ola, AR. Back in the day, Ola was first called Red Lick and then Petit Jean. They changed their name to Ola in 1880.

Settlers began arriving around 1840 from all over. Land was cheap and attracted folks from as far away as the Carolinas, Alabama and Tennessee.

The railroad arrived in 1899 and with it came more opportunities for growth. More businesses opened and folks were thriving.

Disaster struck in 1930 when a tornado ripped thru town and again in 1934 when a fire destroyed several businesses.

Over the years and like many small towns, Ola has experience economic turmoil. Today, Ola has a population of about 1,000. A few businesses remain, but mostly Ola is a small town with a big heart.

While flipping thru, “Seasoned With Love: Ola Band Boosters” I was reminded that Ola School District no longer exists. In 2004, Ola School district merged with several other small districts and Two Rivers School District was born. Living history, as they say.

Ola (Yell County)

On to the recipe!

I picked out Hawaiian Drop Cookies to make. Sounded pretty easy for this rainy afternoon.

Couple Things:

  1. I used a cookie dough scoop. The scoop made it way easier.
  2. I cooked these for 12 minutes and let them sit for a couple of minutes after they came out of the oven.

That’s really it. These are a not so sweet, fluffy cookie but very tasty and perfect with a glass of milk. Yessssss!