As previously mentioned, my daughter is having three mini celebrations for her 2nd birthday instead of one big celebration which means I get to make three different types of cakes/cupcakes. =) We did Elmo & Cookie Monster cupcakes for the first celebration, and then I decided on a chocolate & peanut butter barrel cake for…
Cookie Monster & Elmo Cupcakes
Last year we went all out and had a huge rainbow theme bash for my daughter’s 1st birthday. It was fun and we had A LOT of people attend. Since then we have moved to a very small town that is 1-2 hours away from the majority of our friends and family. This year for…
Breakfast Ice Cream
Little Miss asked for ice cream for breakfast today. Of course I told her no, ice cream is not for breakfast. But she was VERYÂ persistent. So I decided to be sneaky and make her some ice cream that would be acceptable for breakfast and everyone was happy. đ I didn’t measure (sorry!) but I took…
Oreo Poke Cake
Of course I found the idea of Oreo Poke Cake on Pinterest. (Where else?!) I ran to the local grocery store to get the simple ingredients. (Chocolate cake mix and oreo pudding mix.) Well, who would’ve thought that our little grocery store DIDN’T HAVE OREO PUDDING??!! So I grabbed what I felt would be a worthy (and…
Drab to Fab: Upcycled Cereal Box
Okay, so this here is what I call a “slop craft”. I have very little patience or desire to follow patterns, measure precisely or take TOO much time. Terrible, I know! This is not to say I don’t do those things with more important projects but for those that I just want to get done, or…
Baby Food Jar Christmas Tree
As soon as I started feeding my daughter baby food I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the empty jars. Correction. BEFORE I started feeding my daughter baby food I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the empty jars. =) Twenty-plus years ago I watched my mom upcycle baby food jars into this…
Delicious Veggie Salad
I don’t mind most vegetables but I have never eaten enough on a regular basis, especially raw, which is supposed to be the most nutritious form. Don’t even get me started on raw broccoli…I distinctly remember a time at the grocery store when I was little when I was given a piece of raw broccoli to…
DIY Lighted Glass Block
Hereâs a very basic overview of how to make those lighted glass blocks that are showing up everywhere. Get yourself a Krafty Blok and mini light set from the craft store. (You can get plain glass blocks at Loweâs or Menards that are less expensive, but then youâll have to drill them. I didnât feel…
DIY Cupcake Stand
PLEASE NOTE: Despite many requests we no longer sell finished cupcake stands. They are quite heavy and expensive to ship so we were unable to offer them at an economical price for most brides. As an alternative you will find basic info below on how to make your own or we do have step-by-step instructions…
DIY Foaming Soap
Still on my DIY Pinterest project kick I made some semi-homemade foaming soap. Or, perhaps it’s more of an “upcycled” soap? (Whatever.) 1. Take an empty bottle of Bath & Body Works (or other) foaming soap bottle. (Nevermind the disgusting pump…apparently I didn’t clean it up very well!) 2. Take a little bit of your…
