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China Cabinet Hutch Makeover

July 28, 2014 by Jennifer 6 Comments

DIY Cabinet Before & After

I found this great vintage Ethan Allen china cabinet hutch at Goodwill for $79.99.  What a great price!  I loved the shape of it, but it definitely needed a little bit of updating.  I had done some research to find a china cabinet for our new house, but all of the ones I liked were…

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Craft Room Reveal!

July 25, 2014 by Jennifer 1 Comment

It’s time.  Well, it’s past time.  This past year has been wonderfully busy.  We moved from California to Oregon, bought a house, decorated the house, redid the yard, and tried to get ourselves settled in.  Now that things have settled down a tiny bit my goal to get back into blogging.  I love crafting and…

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Fabulous Oreo Cookie Chocolates

August 8, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

oreo cookie mold tutorial

This is another project from my Mother-in-law Shelley that I am definitely going to try out.  These wonderful little chocolate cookies have a show-stopping presence that is much easier to do that it looks.  They are made using Spinning Leaf molds, colored melting chocolate, and oreo cookies.  The beautiful prints are made by using chocolate…

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Filed Under: Events, Food, Sweet

Kool Aid Gourmet Popcorn Recipe

August 6, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

kool aid candy popcorn

Here is another fabulous treat that was showcased at the birthday party. I totally never would have thought of this!  I had always thought that gourmet popcorn was something that you could only get from high end popcorn stands at the mall or hand delivered from small family owned companies in the midwest.  This was…

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Princess Cupcakes

August 4, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

My niece Becca LOVES princesses so we made her this tower of yummy girly cupcakes.  I used Gale Gand’s Buttercream Frosting Recipe from Food Network and it turned out pretty well.  It definitely needed a pinch of salt, though.  The cute flowers are from fancyflours.com.  They have so many wonderful cake decorating supplies!  I will definitely be…

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Filed Under: Baking, Events, Food, Sweet

Princess Wonderland Candy “Bar”

August 2, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

girls birthday party ideas candy display

My Mother-in-law Shelley has the magic touch when it comes to making parties wonderful.  For my niece’s 5th birthday party she threw the most perfect pink princess party you will ever see.  One of my favorite things from the party was this candy bar that she put together.  It is a gorgeous array of colorful pink…

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Filed Under: Events, Food, Sweet

Double Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

July 28, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

I guess I have been doing a lot of food lately…  This week was pretty hard for me, so for a little pick me up I turned to some double chocolate cupcakes.  It did just the trick.  It was also a great excuse to get out of the house and deliver some to a couple…

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Filed Under: Baking, Food, Sweet

Herbed Butter Steak and Creamed Spinach, Pioneer Woman Style

July 18, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Herbed Steak Creamed Spinach Recipe

I have to admit that I have been a little obsessed with the Pioneer Woman (Ree Drummond) on Food Network Lately.  Her food is always so yummy!  So I thought I would share a couple recipes of hers that I used the other day.  I know a lot of her recipes begin with a stick…

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Filed Under: Food, Savory

Wedge Salad with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing

July 16, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Wedge Salad Recipe

My husband loves a good wedge salad.  This one definitely fit the bill.  It has yummy creamy homemade dressing and thick cut peppered bacon.  You can always add more bacon if you like.  Since I’m from California and I love avocado, I just had to add some into the mix.  Enjoy this great recipe for…

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Filed Under: Food, Salads, Savory

Easy Yummy Spiced Graham Cracker Crust Lemon Bars Recipe

July 14, 2013 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

Lemon Bars Recipe

I have come to realize that although I thoroughly enjoy crafting projects, I also thoroughly enjoy cooking and baking.  Thus, I shall begin to also share what I have been cooking. This lemon bar recipe is a mix of my mother in law’s “luscious lemon bar” topping and a spiced graham cracker crust. I had…

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Filed Under: Baking, Food, Sweet

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