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I just love these two living rooms designed by Jimmy Stanton. 

 via AH Magazine

Calming, rustic, and beautiful.

Flower and Urn Project

So....remember when I painted and glazed this ugly colored urn? 

Ugh.

Yes, that's much better.

 

Well, I've just been holding it in the garage because I can never seem to find the right thing to put in it.  I thought, "I'll just make my own flower arrangement."  And that's what I did.  

I bought all the faux hydrangeas and carnations they had at Everything's a $1 and Wal Mart. 

 I bought a styrofoam half round and a big styrofoam square. 

 I glued them against the inside of the urn.  After cutting the stems of the flowers with wire cutters, I tightly pushed as many flowers in the foam as I could.  

 Voila!

 It could use a couple more flowers.  

 But, for a $10 project, not too shabby!

Sorry So Long!

I know, I haven't posted in a week!  My husband owns his own business and has been working from home due to humongous gas prices.  Unfortunately, he uses my computer, his laptops, and my desk.  So I'm SOL when it comes to actually getting any posting time when he's home.  This is my moment to steal the desk while he's actually eating some dinner!  Muahahaha.  I have spent some time shopping lately and wow, do I love springy, summery colors.  Thanks to the fashion police, I'm well informed on the latest and greatest : )

Kate Hudson

I love pale yellow.  She totally rocks this whether she was prego or not.

Katy Perry

It's Katy Perry, what else can I say?  Only her....

Emma Stone

 

Maybe on a really tan person, I would love this dress.  Otherwise, she's a complete wash-out, no?

Kerry Washington

 

I think Kerry is beautiful.  This dress I'm somewhat indifferent about. 

Beyonce Knowles

umm...is it Christmas?   I hate it and that's that.

Jessica Simpson

I really liked this dress.  It's a cool pattern and she looks lovely.  

Reese Witherspoon

I love the color of this dress.  It's a pleasing color for any skin type and she looks awesome!

Rachel Bilson

Very cute and petite.  I wish it was a brighter color but, it is a feminine dress.

I love to critique Others' fashions, don't you? 

Actually, I'm just obsessed with clothes but, that's for a therapist to fix...or not.

Spring Cleaning!

There's just something about spring that urges you to have order and cleanliness. My mom took my little girl with her the other day while my son was napping.  

Image via House Beautiful

I thought, "I could actually clean those cupboards that have been bugging me without interruption!"  Oh my....my first thought after clearing out the shelves was, "Wow, how did I not see all of these crumbs?"  My second thought was, "Wow, I'm grateful nobody has seen these because I should be ashamed!"

First Cupboard Before

First Cupboard After

Look how little is left after I threw everything that was old, unused, or just plain garbage, out!

Second Cupboard Before

Second Cupboard After

I guess it was time to get rid of all the baby food jars I'd been saving.  Don't worry, I'm recycling!  Isn't it nice when your home is organized? 

 Image via

Ah, now this is something to aspire to!

Sun...Sunshiney Daaaayyyy!!!!

I Love yellow.  It makes me think of summer which is just around the corner.  I love these summery, yellow images.

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See!  Isn't your day a little bit brighter already?!

Have a great weekend!

At Last! A Ray of Sunshine!

I'm getting my yard work done today people.  

 Image via

It's a must do as I have no clue when another sunny day is coming!

Happy Wednesday to you!

My Attempts at Easter....

Every year we have a fabulous Easter egg hunt at my parent's home.  Every family is in charge of bringing a basket full of a special treat for each person.  We then hide the baskets in addition to eggs and everyone gets a ton of stuff!  For example:  My sister-in-law brought a basket full of  Pringle cans.  My other sister brought containers of cookies for each person to have.  I had a great idea,  why doesn't everyone grab a cupcake from mine?!!! 

So these were my inspirations:

Image via  Ezra Pound Cake

Yes, I can do the nests.....

Image via Flickr

and I can totally make delicious cupcakes! 

So here was my attempt.  The nests I made by mixing melted milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips with Asian noodles.

 

After dolloping a good nest size on a greased baking sheet, I put on the eggs immediately.

 

  The cupcakes were super simple.  I used a yellow cake mix with added vanilla extract.

The butter cream was what made them so special.  It was fluffy, delicious, and oh-so-bad for me! I even made mini cupcakes for the kids or for individuals who just wanted a small bite.

Problem one arose when we had so many treats, desserts, and candy, that almost everyone took their cupcakes home.  Problem two was that I ate all the left over nests MYSELF!!!  Diet starts Monday?  

My second Easter attempt was bunny rolls.  

I saw these cute images:

Images via Auntie Lolo Crafts

I thought the second image was something I could totally do.  

These were my bunny rolls.  

 

Not exactly the same....

some definitely lost their ears in the baking process. 

 What can I say?  I attempted to be festive but, not everything worked out.

That's okay, I guess. 

At least my kids enjoyed their cupcakes and rolls without judgement!