Monday, April 30, 2012

Cupcake Milkshakes

Cupcake Milkshakes

Looks so cute &
tastes delish!!!




INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup milk
2 TBS funfetti or plain white cake mix
1/4 cup canned vanilla frosting
1 cup vanilla ice cream
Sprinkles and whipped cream, for garnish
Layer ingredients in your blender as listed above (minus the sprinkles and whipped cream). Blend until frothy and well mixed. Pour into a glass and garnish with whipped cream and sprinkles.
Makes 1 large or 2 small shakes.

Want to make the cute little cupcake on top???


Well you'll have to pop on over to
to get all the deets on 
how to make this cutie!!! 



ENJOY...

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Strawberry Bruschetta

This is ah-mazing!!!

Strawberry Bruschetta by annieseats #Strawberry #Bruschetta #annieseats

via Pinterest


Strawberry Bruschetta

Ingredients:
1 cup Diced Strawberries
1 tbsp. Sugar
1 Sliced French Baguette
4 oz. Goat Cheese
1 tbsp. Olive Oil
2 tsp. Balsamic Vinegar
¼ cup Minced Basil Leaves
Freshly ground black pepper


Directions:

  • Combine the  strawberries and sugar in a small bowl; toss to combine.  
  • Let the berries sit for about 30 minutes so that they begin to release their juices.
  • Spread a thin layer of goat cheese on top of each baguette slice.  
  • Top each slice with spoonfuls of the strawberry mixture.  
  • Drizzle lightly with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.  
  • Top each slice with the basil leaves and cracked pepper, to taste.
YUMMY!!!





Saturday, April 28, 2012

DIY Mother's Day Ideas - Day 5

DIY Mother's Day Picnic


This is just darling....




Be sure to drop by
to get the step by step tutorial on how to create the picnic bags yourself!!!


Friday, April 27, 2012

DIY Mother's Day Ideas - Day 4

I adore this hand embroidered 
Mother's Day Card!




Materials Needed
Blank Card and Envelope
Tracing Paper
Pencil
Embroidery Thread
Needle
Scissors
Cardstock and Glue

Be sure to click on over to 
to get the free traceable image to create your own card!


Thursday, April 26, 2012

DIY Mother's Day Ideas - Day 3

I love, love, love this 
Custom Ribbon...
what a lovely gift for 
the "Crafty Mom"...
you could create a special 
custom ribbon just for her!!!

Personalized Ribbon 4 YARDS i love you ribbon personalized wedding gifts wedding decor wedding favors mothers day gifts

Personalized Ribbon 20 yards linen ribbon i love you ribbon diy wedding favors wedding decor Mother's Day gifts

from

And because you can 
customize your own message, 
the possibilities are 
absolutely endless!


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

DIY Mother's Day Ideas - Day 2

These fun & free printables ought inspire lots of ideas for a Surprise Mother's Day 
Breakfast In Bed!

love these tea bag tags!!!



from

Just go on over to the 
uber fabulous 
to download the free printables, here's what you'll get...



And while you're creating the perfect breakfast in bed, you might want to consider adding in this hand stamped spoon from
Bella Jackson Studios

I Love You to the Moon and Back  vintage silverware hand stamped spoon


Love it!



Tuesday, April 24, 2012

DIY Mother's Day Ideas - Day 1

With Mother's Day right around the corner, 
I thought I'd share some fun idea's over the next week, to help make Mom's Day special...


Starting today, with Mom's 
favorite gifts of all time...
DIY hand crafted items from the kiddos!!!
Like this...


"Mom's Gazette"
from Martha


This is darling!


Be sure to click on over to 
to get your free printable Gazette!

More fun to come...

Monday, April 23, 2012

For Bacon Lovers Only!

For those of us that LOVE Bacon,
100 Ways To Use a Strip of Bacon
from
is practically a survival guide 
for bacon lovers!

Here are just a 
few of my faves...

Bacon Donuts
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Bacon-Wrapped Date ‘Cannolis’ with Pine Nutsdate-cannolis-2.JPG

The Bacon Explosion
Rolled Bacon Weave

Bacon Wrapped Corn Cobs

Be sure to stop by
to check all 100 bacon ideas 
& to get the recipes for some my favorites pictured above...

OINK!

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Happy Earth Day!


Pinned Image

Today is a great reminder 
to us all to
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, 
Replenish, Restore...


Hop over to
to get this cool free printable. What a fun thing to do with the kiddos today!!!



Happy Earth Day!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

La-La-La-Lovely Lemon Pudding!

This is
La-La-La Lovely
Luscious and
Lemony!

Shabby-Chic Lemon-Themed Wedding Shoot

This "Lemon Yellow Wedding Ideas" post 
inspired me to make these yummy desserts.

Here's what you'll need:

Martini Glasses
Your Favorite Lemon Pudding as a base
Lemon Curd as a topping
Dollop of Cool Whip 
1 Lemon Candy Swizzle Stick to garnish
(cut in half)

VARIATION:
If the candy accent is just too sweet for you... 
you can also use a yellow & white striped paper straw (cut in half) to decorate your lemony treat

Sweet, Tart 
& Tantilizing!!!

Friday, April 20, 2012

Pears & Gorgonzola

This looks and tastes
Refreshing & Delicious

Pears with honey and gorgonzola (in Spanish with translator)

Ingredients (serves 4)
2 pears, peeled, cored, cut into 1 inch cubes
5 1/2 oz. (med. wedge) gorgonzola, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon butter
Black, ground black pepper 

Preparation:
Glaze the pears in a frying pan with butter. When browned, add the honey a little at a time. Stir carefully so that they caramelize.
Sprinkle with pepper and drain on parchment paper (do not use paper towels, they will stick)
Just stick with a piece of cheese between two dice pears. Serve.

via Pinterest

Enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Button Hair Band

I love this super cute
DIY Button Hair Band
tutorial from 


You can use pre made shank back buttons, vintage shank back buttons or you can buy this kit...


and create your own made to match fabric buttons...

Happy Crafting!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Patriotic Printables

We are starting to plan our annual 
4th of July
neighborhood block party...
and when I stumbled upon this darling 
Patriotic Printable from
I just knew I had to have it!

All American 4th of July - DIY Printable Party Package - Do-it-Yourself Print - Stars & Stripes

Just print on parchment paper 
to get  this retro vintage fabulous look!

All American 4th of July - DIY Printable Party Package - Do-it-Yourself Print - Stars & Stripes

All American 4th of July - DIY Printable Party Package - Do-it-Yourself Print - Stars & Stripes

All American 4th of July - DIY Printable Party Package - Do-it-Yourself Print - Stars & Stripes

For $8 here's what you get:
1 sheet of 2" circle or square party logos / labels
1 sheet of 2.5" square party logos / labels
1 sheet of folding or flat blank party labels – editable by you
1 sheet large blank party labels 5" x 7" – editable by you
1 sheet of party favor hang tags
1 sheet of extra long drink wraps
5 patterned pages
9" high 'HAPPY 4th of JULY' pennant banner 

And best of all, since this is a pdf file, 
there are no add'l shipping charges... wahoo!
I'm ordering mine right now!

God Bless America!!!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Biodegradable Party Ware

Yes I said it,
Biodegradable party ware...
can you believe it?

In honor of 
Earth Day
(coming up on April 22nd)

I just had to feature this 
fab & earth friendly 
party ware from 

WASARA Party Kit
and it's so stylish...

WASARA Party Kit - Click Image to Close
so simple...

WASARA Party Kit - Click Image to Close
so fabulous...

And this is 
COMPOSTABLE!!!
Compostable Party Kit

The complete line of WASARA
Biodegradable & Compostable 
Partyware is
available at

This is so cool!

Monday, April 16, 2012

Funfetti!

This is what I call
"Funfetti!"

Confetti Popper

You can get your own 
"Funfetti"
(fun confetti..get it???)
from 

BANG!!!

Saturday, April 14, 2012

FREE Printable Banner!

Check out this 
FREE PRINTABLE
Cinco de Mayo Banner




Go on over to Tip Junkie
to get your free printable today... so fun!

Friday, April 13, 2012

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Cinco de Mayo Cocktail

Yes, Cinco de Mayo 
will be here before you know it, and this "margarita" 
looks delish!!!

Cinco de Mayo

Plastic Margarita Glasses
Guacamole
Salsa
Sliced Lime

Easy peasy, lemon squeezie!!!


Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Spring Bucket List

Love this...
 and yes, it's a free printable!!!


from


Happy Day!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Lemon Cupcakes

These 
Lemon Cupcakes 
are Delish!

from Delish

Not only do these cupcakes taste fab, you must admit the lollipop cherry toppers are GENIUS!!!


Monday, April 9, 2012

Leftover Peeps!

Don't forget...
left over peeps make excellent 
S'MORES!!!

Happy Monday!

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Pink Lemonade Pound Cake

Ya gotta try this...

Pink Lemonade
Pound Cake

1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
1 (3 ounce) package instant lemon pudding mix
4 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup pink lemonade concentrate
4 drops pink or red food color, optional

Glaze
1 cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
1/2 cup white sugar


Recipe
1) Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour one 10-inch tube pan or
bundt pan.

2) Combine the cake mix, lemon pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, 1/2 cup lemon concentrate and the milk. Mix until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

3) Bake at 350 for 50 minutes to 1 hour. If your oven runs hot be
sure to adjust accordingly!

Remove from oven and prick cake all over with a fork. 
Immediately pour lemonade glaze over top of cake.

Let cake stand in pan until almost cool.
LEMONADE GLAZE
Combine the remaining thawed frozen lemonade and the white sugar. Mix thoroughly and pour over still warm cake.

Glaze above makes the cake moist that is sure too please. 

Making the glaze to pour over the top of cake: 
1. Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a saucepan or microwave. 
2. Sift 2 cups of powdered sugar into a medium size bowl. 
3. Add the melted butter to the powdered sugar. 
4. Add 2 tablespoons of cream. 
5. If desired either add 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract or 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla for flavor. 
6. Beat until smooth and creamy adding a little more milk if necessary. Drizzle over a cooled cake. 
7. Add Pink food colouring!!!



Thank you to 
for sharing this delicious recipe from

So Very Yummy!!!

Friday, April 6, 2012

Bunny Wreath!

OK, you must admit...
This really is
Too Stinkin' Cute!!!







Thank you to the talented
Emily at
for sharing this darling wreath!

I highly recommend that you hop on over and check out her wonderful blog & get the detailed step by step instructions, so you can recreate this fluffy piece of fabulousness for yourself!

Hippity Hoppity...
Easter is on it's way!!!
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