Happy Halloween!

     
     Happy Halloween 2016! This is Paris' 1st Halloween in her lifetime so we have to make it special right? The trick-or-treaters come around 6:00 PM and stop around 9:00 PM so we will be sure to post picture throughout the night of Paris' fun adventures meeting new kids and having fun! Although the constant doorbell ringing may drive her a bit crazy! Not to mention the kids repetitively saying the word 'treat.'



Paris and I wish you all a fun and safe Halloween night!
See you tomorrow!
-Paris

Halloween Bowl DIY! Easy Pumpkin Candy Bowl!

    

DIY Pumpkin Candy Bowl!

Halloween 2016 

    Happy Halloween! For this Halloween I wanted to do something a little bit more unique when handing out my candy. So I decided on making a real pumpkin candy bowl. I got this idea originally at Target while looking for Halloween candy, then I found out it had already been down by many bloggers. The directions & ingredients are what I used to make my own bowl, they are not from another blogger's website. Enjoy! 

Ingredients: 

- Real or faux pumpkin, preferably tall
- Knife or pumpkin tools
- Scooper or spoon
- Saran wrap
- Bowl
- Spray paint (optional)

Directions: 

1. Start off by drawing a circle around your pumpkin using a pencil, make your marks heavy and dark. Make sure the lines are straight and even, you don't want a lopsided bowl!

2. Next trace the pencil line with a thick black sharpie or marker. 

3. Using a knife or pumpkin carver, cut on just below the sharpie line.  Throw away the top half of the pumpkin. 

4. Scoop out the inards of the bottom half of the pumpkin. Try to get as much out as possible. 

5. Let the pumpkin dry outside for 1 hour or inside for as long as desired. 

6. Cover the inside with clean wrap (aka saran wrap), to protect the candy. 

7. If you would like to, take spray paint and spray the exterior of the pumpkin (dark orange part only) the matching color of your Halloween costume or whatever color you'd like to. 

8. Lastly insert the bowl of your choice and pour in some delicious candy into your DIY pumpkin bowl! 

Happy Halloween! 

See you tomorrow! 
-Paris 

Calming Glitter Slime! Recipe #3!

Calming Glitter Slime

Recipe #3

   Okay, so I don't really think this is even a recipe but it is a cool craft you can make with a friend or family member! I introduce to you: Calming Glitter Slime! I have only made this twice but it is always a fun experience to mix colors and scents to create the best slime ever! The original website for the recipe is: http://lemonlimeadventures.com/calming-glitter-slime/ . Let's get crafting! 

Ingredients: 

Liquid starch

Clear Elmer's Glue

Food Coloring 

Glitter

Calming Essential Oils

- Lavender

- Macadamia Nut (my favorite)

- Almond

- Joy

- Cedarwood

Directions: 

First, mix together 1.5 oz bottle of clear glue and some of your liquid starch. We started with 4 oz in our jar but we slowly mixed it in, to make sure we had the right consistency. Add your glitter and a few drops of food coloring (you can always add more later).

Next stir everything together. If your slime is gooey and stringy, mix in a tad more glue or stir a little more (sometimes it just needs a lot of attention). If your slime is too sticky and solid, add in some more liquid starch. There is no wrong or right way to do this, simply add a little more or less of each.

Now onto the fun sensory step. To really get your slime good and mixed you need to knead it and squeeze it. This is where our recipe went a little off. We kept adding liquid starch which was making the slime less sticky and in turn made our slime very “flubberish”. This is completely a choice. Remember how I said its okay if you don’t have the recipe just like mine.

Finally, once you have the consistency you like, add in just a few drops of calming essential oils. It doesn’t take a lot. We used 3 drops of Peace and Calming (or any other calming oil) and then just started kneading and squeezing the slime again.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGpoE7khePc

Go to the original website here:http://lemonlimeadventures.com/calming-glitter-slime/

See you tomorrow! 

-Paris

Snickerdoodles! Recipe #2!

Snickerdoodles

Recipe #2 

    Can you believe Halloween is just hours away?! I'm so thrilled! I decided to show you one of my favorite recipes for the fall time: snickerdoodles! I have made these yummy cookies countless of times! The original recipe is from http://www.realsimple.com/ (type in 'snickerdoodles' in the search bar on the site.) Let's get baking! 

Ingredients: 

Makes 30 cookies, double for 60.

1 1/2 cups of flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cream of tartar 

1/4 tsp. kosher salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/4 cup light brown sugar

1/2 & 1/8 of sugar (separate cups)

1 large egg

1 tsp.  vanilla extract

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions: 

1. Heat oven to 375° F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.

1. With an electric mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low and gradually add the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated.

1. In a shallow bowl, combine the cinnamon and the remaining 1/8 cup of granulated sugar. Form the dough into balls (each equal to 1 level tablespoon). Roll the balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture and place on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.

1. Bake until the edges are golden, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool slightly on the baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

To view the website of the recipe click here: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/snickerdoodles

See you tomorrow! 

-Paris 

Paris' New Costume!

It's almost Halloween! Today we went shopping for Paris' new Halloween costume! We decided on a adorable Christmas elf from Target! This has to be one of my favorite costumes I've ever seen! Click the link below to view this costume and many more at Target!

http://www.target.com/p/elf-pet-costume/-/A-51772637

See you tomorrow!
-Paris

Fall Contest

Okay, so I know this blog is not popular, but... I was thinking why don't we do a little contest! A fall contest! I won't be giving away a GoPro or an iMac or anything crazy but I guess I can do a mini contest!

Here are the rules:

1. Follow this blog ( paristheteddybear.blogspot.com )
2. Comment on a picture ( "fall contest" )

What you'll get:

Hopefully, this blog with get a little more popular over time, I will make a column to the right about my suggested followers. This isn't really a big contest, but a contest is a contest.

-Paris

BaxterBoo Anouncement!

     

    If you are wanting to purchase a BaxterBoo dog Halloween costume order by 10/26 to receive FREE shipping and to get your costume by Halloween! If you are wondering what BaxterBoo is it is a large dog essential online store! They sell anything for any pet! From clothing to puppy treadmills, to cat leashes and furniture BaxterBoo is the BEST website to get cool finds for your precious pooch! Act fast free shipping won't last for long! 

See you tomorrow! 

-Paris 

BaxterBoo link: http://www.baxterboo.com/

Pumpkin Cheesecake Fries! Recipe #1

   Pumpkin Cheesecake Fries

Recipe #1

   For my first recipe of this blog, I will be starting off with a delicious fall treat; pumpkin cheesecake fries! Yum! I tried this recipe out today and it was a total success! The original recipe is from http://www.delish.com/ if you would like to check out many more of their delish recipes! Let's get baking! 

Ingredients:

1/3 cup pumpkin pie filling 

1/3 cup cream cheese, softened (this is VERY important!) 

12 slices of whole wheat bread with crusts removed (regular white bread works too) 

6 tbsp. butter 

1 cup cinnamon sugar

Caramel sauce, warmed (for dipping)

Tips: 
- Use a non-stick skillet when cooking fries. 
- Remember to warm the cream cheese.

Directions: 

1. 1. In a medium bowl, whisk together pumpkin pie filling and cream cheese until smooth.
2. 2. Using a rolling pin, roll bread slices into thin, flat squares. Spread a thin layer of the pumpkin-cream cheese mixture over each slice and roll up tightly. These are your “fries."
3. 3. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, add the pumpkin fries to the skillet, seam side-down. Cook, turning often, until all sides are golden, about 3 minutes. Wipe the skillet clean with a paper towel and add more butter before adding more fries.
4. 4. Roll cooked pumpkin cheesecake fries in cinnamon sugar until coated. Serve warm with caramel sauce for dipping.

This recipe is from the website delish. This is not my original recipe. 

To view the video of this recipe click here: https://youtu.be/4NdUcA6Q8Zc

To view the website of this recipe click here: http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a49190/pumpkin-cheesecake-fries-recipe/

See you tomorrow! 

-Paris



Just in case you are wondering what a pumpkin cheesecake fry is here is a picture:

Update!

~Back with another throwback picture!~

   Hey! I have two thoughts to discuss: my first thought is,can we just take a moment to look at this precious picture?! This was 6 months ago; too cute! Thought number two, make sure to scroll down to the bottom of the blog to find a new addition to this blog: Weekly Question! This weeks question will last until Halloween night around 8:00 pm. On the bottom of the page there will also be Halloween costumes suggestions for you and your pet, and the featured post. On the sidebar there will be new additions as well! Such as...
- New search bar
- Follower count and Follower link ;)
- Live page viewer count
- Different ways to subscribe to Paris' new Emailing list! (You will be sent an email every this blog uploads a post.)
- Google+ count and an easier way to add me and refer to your friends about our blog!

Hope you enjoyed this little update!
See you tomorrow!
-Paris

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Before-Bed Post!

    I thought I would share with you a throwback picture of Paris a couple weeks ago. Back when she still had 2+ inches of her hair. Before her tragic hair cut! Anyway, I though this would be a cute picture of Paris when she was about 5 months old. Hope you enjoyed!

See you tomorrow!
-Paris

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Mid Day Car Ride!

    "The sun in my eyes, the wind in my face, could there be a more perfect car ride to my grandmother's house?" Paris loves a good car ride, especially to her favorite grandma's house! She has know Paris since the week we got her. We had lots of fun seeing grandma on such a beautiful day outside!"

See you tomorrow!
-Paris


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Post Walk Snack

    Paris is one hungry girl! After taking Paris on our usual estimated one mile walk she sure is a hungry little pup! Since it has been only a couple of weeks after Paris' first big haircut, her harness is not as fitting as it should. One day is just slipped right off in the middle of a slow jog. Now we dress Paris in a dress, coat, or sweater before leaving the house along with her harness and leash from Petsmart! After her walk we reward Paris with a Bacon Bit treat!

*Here are the links to Paris' harness, sweater, leash, treats, and poop bags, just in case you are looking for some new pet accessories! I couldn't find the exact leash, but here is the leash to match the harness.*

Harness: Pet Smart Top Paw Orange Refelctive Harness
Leash: Pet Smart Top Paw Stripe Reflective Leash
Sweater: TJ Maxx Humane Society Bailey Dog Sweater
Paris' Favorite Treats: Beggin' Strips (Bacon Flavor)
Potty Bags: Pet Smart Unscented Poop Bags

See you tomorrow!
-Paris

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First Official Post! Toy of the Month!

 Toy of the Month! 

      Welcome to Paris' first official post! Today I will be sharing Paris' favorite Toy of the Month! Paris is a very distructive puppy, so we can't buy those adorable plush toys, we have to buy durable rubber toys which are usually very expensive! Until we found the Petstages toys and bones. We got the toy originally from TJ Maxx for only $4.00. You can purchase your own Petstages toys at Target, Petco, and the official Petstages website. Click HERE to purchase a Petstages toy. Hope you enjoyed this Toy of the Month, see you tomorrow!

-Paris

Intro of Paris' Blog

Paris' 1st day home

    What's up? Welcome to Paris Bella personal blog! On this very blog I will be posting day to day posts of Paris, fun crafts, favorite products, new treats and toys and much more! Here are some facts about Miss Paris:

Born: January 4th, 2016 (she is about 9 months as of 10/22/16)
Adopted: March 5th, 2016
Place Adopted: Affordable Pups ( click HERE to visit the Affordable Pups website )
Breed: Teddy Bear or Bichon Frise Shih Tzu Mix

Our family loves Paris quite a lot! So come along the wonderful journey for the twists and turns of life with Paris! I will be sharing
- Recipes, fun crafts, favorite products, new treats and toys, tips for  a new pup, and much much more!

Enjoy!
~Paris