Cupcakes and Crinoline

Happy Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2012

Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life. Leo Buscaglia Have a Happy Valentine’s Day! hugs, mb Pin It

We were going to a last minute get together with the family and since Valentine’s Day is only two days away I wanted to make some Valentine treats. Since time was an issue, I pulled out a bag of sugar cookie mix, some premade buttercream frosting and got to work. I prepared the sugar cookie [...]

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Baked Chicken-Salad Bundles

February 9, 2012

I love chicken salad and croissants ~ this is a great recipe that combines them both but it is baked in the oven. I have so many recipes saved on Pinterest and this was one of them {via Quick-and-Easy-Dinner}…I was short on time and wanted to make a warm dinner in a hurry with ingredients [...]

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Cupcake Liner Pom~ DIY

February 5, 2012

I love cupcakes and one of my favorite things about them {other than eating them} is the decorating options ~ including all of the pretty liners you can choose from. I saw this idea on pinterest and knew I had to try it. It is in keeping with my “30 Minutes or Less to Fabulous” [...]

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Valentine’s Day Cupcake ~ You Fill My Heart

February 3, 2012

These cupcakes are so easy to make….so tasty and so ‘sweet’. Bake a batch of cupcakes, any flavor, from scratch or from a box ~ my favorite is this chocolate cake recipe. You will also need to whip up some yummy frosting ~ I used my Creamy Frosting recipe and tinted the frosting lightly pink. [...]

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Vintage Valentine

January 31, 2012

I had been looking for some vintage heart cookie cutters and kitchen items and found a few the other day at a local antique store…I am hoping to make some cookies and perhaps use the heart molds for some cakes or brownies ~ I’ll share if I get to this…hopefully sooner rather than later! [...]

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Crescent Wrapped Brie

January 25, 2012

I have seen this recipe for a while now and finally tried it. My sister was having a family dinner last week and I baked some cookies but wanted to take an appetizer as well. I happened to have some brie in the refrigerator {which is so not like me} and a tube of Pillsbury [...]

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Valentine Bunting Tutorial

January 23, 2012

This Valentine’s Bunting cost $2.00 to make and took less than 30 minutes. Supplies: 3 Felt Sheets ~ you can use whatever colors you wish…red, pink, purple, white, etc. 1 spool of ribbon 3/8 inch to 1/2 inch ~ 3 yards total Thread 1. Cut out 3 paper hearts of different [...]

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Valentine’s Day Clothespins

January 18, 2012

I bought some wooden clothespins at the Dollar Tree to use around the house….they have so many uses…and decided to use some for a 5-minute Valentine’s Day craft. All you need are the clothespins, some small stamps {I have a box of letter stamps from the dollar bin at Michael’s} an ink pad {I chose [...]

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Antique Silverware ~ Decorate with Flair

January 17, 2012

via Sometimes the simplest of things…the every day, the mundane….can become something stunning…something that you will never look at the same way again. In this case….antique silverware. If you are fortunate enough to have some, why not use some of these photos for inspiration and if you are like me and don’t have any, pick [...]

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