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You Should Be Dancing by Bee Gees

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My Top 10 Most Viewed Videos & Earnings for Last Week (4/13/20 – 4/19/20)

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Below is a list of my Top 10 most viewed videos for the week of 4/13/20 – 4/19/20.  If you have not seen them all, now is a great time to binge watch!

April sucks for me on youtube. I’m anxious for May so I can have a chance at a fresh new month. One day I hope to look back and see that I was able to get out of this slump. It’s good to have reminders that things always get better if you just stick with it!

Thank you to everyone who watches my videos!

My Top 10 Most Viewed Videos last week plus earnings!

** NEW **  I thought I’d add how much each video earned for the week just so you can get an idea of what youtube is like. Please remember that I’m a tiny creator in youtube’s eyes. There are many earning 10 times what my videos earn. And more.

  1. See What I Made With These Fabric Scraps – $123.31 (that’s for just 3 days, new video)
  2. The Ultimate Scrappy Quilt – Piecing the Blocks – Episode 2 – $79.42
  3. The Ultimate Scrappy Quilt – It’s Done! – Episode 3 – $79.27
  4. How I Turn Narrow Fabric Scraps Into New Fabric – $67.82
  5. Crumb Quilting Adventure – How to Start Piecing the Blocks | Ep. 1 – $59.91
  6. How to Quilt As You Go (QAYG) with Sashing and Self Binding – Sewing Tutorial – $36.98
  7. Fabric Unboxing – 215 Yards Batik & Muslin – Plus Chat – $35.20
  8. Easy Crocheted Tote Bag – How to Crochet Tutorial for Beginners – $26.17
  9. The Ultimate Scrappy Quilt – The Layout – Episode 1 – $16.83
  10. Crumb Quilting Adventure – Making My First 6×6 Crumb Quilt Block | Ep. 2 – $11.24

Total earned from those 10 videos in one week is $536.15

That old crumb quilt adventure, episode 1 is earning more for me now than it ever did.  Sometimes that happens to old videos (2.5 years old).  They get spikes.  Love that!

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Mini Chili Mac & Cheese Pies – Canned Biscuit Hack

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INGREDIENTS:
1 box (7 1/4 oz) macaroni and cheese dinner
Milk and butter called for on macaroni and cheese box
1 can (15 oz) chili
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (6 oz)
1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury Grands! refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
(see my tips below)

DIRECTIONS:

1:  Heat oven to 350°F.

2:  Make macaroni and cheese as directed on box. Stir in chili and 1/2 cup of the Cheddar cheese and heat on the burner for about 1 more minute until chili is warm and cheese is mostly melted.

3:  Separate dough into 8 biscuits and press each biscuit to 5 1/2-inch round. Firmly press 1 biscuit in bottom and up side of each of 8 ungreased jumbo muffin cups, forming 1/4-inch rim.

4:  Fill each muffin cup with macaroni mixture and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

5:  Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute and remove from pan.

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Darlene’s Tips:  You can skip the chili and just add some cooked ground beef or diced ham or nothing at all. Just mac and cheese!  You could also try mini pockets by adding a spoonful of filling on one dough circle and topping with another dough circle then sealing the edges with a fork.

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3 New Penny Auctions – Quilt Blocks

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Super Easy Blueberry Biscuits Recipe – Canned Biscuit Hack

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INGREDIENTS:
1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury Grands! Flaky Layers refrigerated Buttermilk biscuits
1 cup fresh blueberries
Optional: glaze (see my tips below)
(see my tips below)

DIRECTIONS:

1:  Heat oven to 350°F. Line large rimmed baking pan with cooking parchment paper.

2:  Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Separate each biscuit into 2 layers, making a total of 16 thin biscuits.

3:  Evenly divide blueberries among bottom biscuit halves. Place biscuit tops on top of blueberries.

4:  Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown. Transfer to serving platter and cool for 5 minutes.  Top with glaze if desired (see glaze recipe in my tips below).

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Darlene’s Tips:  For an easy glaze, add about 2 tablespoons of liquid (water, milk, juice) to 1 cup of powdered sugar and stir. Add more liquid if needed, just a few drops at a time, until you get the consistency you like. If you add too much liquid, add more powdered sugar. You can also add extract. You can try these biscuits with any fresh berries. Frozen might work too.

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My Newest Scraps Video Came Out of the Gate Strong!

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I have a hot video!!! It’s about time. April has been horrid for me so far.  At one point I was on target to earn about $1,500 LESS than March.  I’ve picked that up a bit, but I’m still going to take a big hit. 

The advertisers CPM has gone down, I’m assuming due to the economy. And I’m good with that because I plan for such things. It’s called savings.  I’m finding out many people don’t do that.  I’m actually shocked by how many don’t do that.  Like, for real, shocked.

I’m still excited by my little rocket erection.  That’s what I call the rocket image youtube provides once it starts to curve up.  I have another name for when it curves down. Limp dick.  I’m so mature.

In the image, the gray area is where my videos usually are. The blue line is where this video is at the 43 hour mark.  The first night of earnings is in, only $28.47, but that’s normal because I upload at night so that reflects just a few hours of earnings. The earnings for yesterday, which will come out tonight, should be much better since that will be for a full 24 hour period and the erection got stronger as time went on.

If you have not watched this video yet, it’s here. Thank you for watching… or not. Either way, I’m good.

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3-Ingredient Chocolate Cherry Cake Recipe

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INGREDIENTS:
1 (18.25-oz.) pkg. Pillsbury Moist Supreme Devil’s Food Cake Mix
1 (21-oz.) can cherry pie filling (check Dollar Tree)
3 eggs, beaten
(see my tips below)

DIRECTIONS:

1:  Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13×9-inch pan.

2:  Combine all ingredients and stir until well blended. Pour into greased and floured pan.

3:  Bake at 350°F. for about 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool then frost as desired while in the pan. Cut and serve.

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Darlene’s Tips:  You can frost the cake while it is still warm to let the frosting melt a bit. You can also poke the cake first with a fork then frost so some of the frosting will ooze down into the cake.  You can add up to 1/2 cup total of chococlate morsels and/or chopped nuts to the mix.

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3 New Penny Auctions – Various Selvages and Scraps

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Triple Mint Brownies Recipe

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INGREDIENTS:
1 box Betty Crocker Mint Chip brownie mix (like this)
Water, oil and egg called for on brownie mix box
28 Andes Mints, unwrapped and halved ()
8 Mint Crème Oreo cookies, quartered ()
(see my tips below)

DIRECTIONS:

1: Heat oven to 350°F. Line 8-inch square pan with nonstick foil, leaving enough hanging over sides of pan for easy removal.

2: Make brownie batter as directed on box, reserving mint chips packet for later. Stir in 36 Andes mint halves and 1/2 cup of the Oreo cookie pieces; spread in pan. Top batter with remaining 1/2 cup Oreo cookie pieces and sprinkle mint chips (from reserved packet) over top.

3: Bake 35 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes; top with remaining 20 Andes mint halves. Cool completely before serving, about 2 hours.

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Darlene’s Tips:  If you can’t find the mint brownie mix, just use plain brownie mix and candy morsels of your choice (mint morsels can be hard to find). You can get extra mint flavor by adding mint extract to the brownie batter. 

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See What I Made With These Fabric Scraps

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See What I Made With These Fabric Scraps

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Souper Easy Chicken & Dumplings – 2 Ingredient Canned Soup Hack

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INGREDIENTS:
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2 cans (18.6 oz each) Progresso Rich & Hearty Chicken Pot Pie style soup
1 can (7.5 oz) Pillsbury refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
Optional: chopped parsley or green onion for garnish
(see my tips below)

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DIRECTIONS:

1:  Heat soup over medium heat in a 10-inch nonstick skillet, stirring occasionally, until bubbly.

2:  Separate dough into 10 biscuits and cut each into quarters.

3:  Place biscuit quarters on top of hot soup. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes.

4:  Cover skillet and simmer 8 to 10 minutes longer or until biscuits are no longer doughy.

Optional: Sprinkle with chopped parsley or green onion just before serving.

Darlene’s Tips: If you can’t find the chicken pot pie soup, just use any hearty chicken soup, or any soup you like. It does not have to be chicken.  You could double the cans of soup and just use just one can of biscuits. I’m sure there would still be enough dumplings.  You can serve this soup over noodles or rice.

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