• Gold confetti 12″ latex balloons
• White 9″ latex balloons
• Balloon pump
• Balloon decorating strip
• Scissors
• Clear strong tape

1. Measure the height and width of the area where the balloon garland will be displayed then, cut the decorating strip and attach to the area using clear strong tape.
2. Inflate the balloons and knot.
3. Grab the knot that you tied and insert into an open hole on the balloon strip. Pull the knot completely through the hole. Note: Make sure you insert balloons on both sides of the tape by shifting the colors to create a balloon cluster. The strip has two hole sizes.  The smaller hole will accommodate 5″ to 9″ latex balloons. The larger holes are for 11″ to 18″ latex balloons.

Yields 10 Mini Pies

• 3 Apples
• 3/4 cup Dark Brown Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 1 tablespoon Flour
• 1 pinch of Salt
• 2 tablespoons, plus 1 tablespoon Melted Butter (separated)
• 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 2 rolls of Pie Crust, at room temperature

1. Start by heating your oven to 375 degrees. Then prepare the pie crusts. Use a biscuit cutter to cut out 8 circles from each roll of pie crust. Knead and roll out the remaining dough, cutting 4 more circles. Then roll out 10 of the dough circles increasing their size by 1/3. Place these circles of dough in the ramekins, lightly pressing the dough up the sides of the ramekins. Set the remaining dough circles aside, you will use these for the tops of the pies.
2. Peel the apples and chop them into thin slices. Place the apple slices in a medium bowl. Add the brown sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, flour, salt, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, and the cinnamon. Stir to mix.
3. Divide the apple filling between the 10 pie crusts. Then place the remaining circles of dough on top of the pies, and use a fork to seal the pie crust in place.
4. Bake the pies for 20 minutes. Then remove from the oven and brush with 1 tablespoon of melted butter. Return the pies to the oven for 10 minutes letting them become golden brown. You can serve the pies warm or a room temperature. Add ice cream on top if you like.