peach cobbler - yum!

i've been craving peach cobbler for a few days now, so today i made some. it was and still is very yummy! i found the recipe here.

cupcake love

my kids LOVE cupcakes! so i try to make them cupcakes for their birthdays and any other occasions, like today. there really wasn't any reason, other than that i wanted to bake some cupcakes. i used betty crocker's lemon cake mix with lemon frosting, both staples in our household:

so far i've only made them with store-bought cake mixes, but my goal is to start creating my own cupcakes from scratch. we'll see when i finally get to that point, but until then, i will continue baking the way i know best, including baking cakes, and i'll post pictures of all my creations here, so you can be the judge!

i love sewing up curtains

i finally finished these...

i wish i would sew more, because i actually really like it a lot!

more curtains

just made these curtains last night for my daughter's room. i bought the fabric at hancock's about a year ago. i can't believe it's taken me this long to finally sew them up. ;)

revamped magazine files

last week i bought some white file folders at ikea, 5 for $2.99, and yesterday i finished revamping them with some vintage scrapbook paper i bought at robert's craft.

it was a fun project. see the results here:


all you need is:
plain magazine files
scrapbook paper
scissors
glue (i used scrappers' spray glue by creative imaginations)
mod podge
sponge brush

tutorial:
*trace each side of the magazine file onto the scrapbook paper.
*cut the scrapbook paper and glue it onto each side of the magazine file.
*make sure the scrapbook paper is glued on everywhere, especially on the edges.
*use the mod podge to seal the edges and the scrapbook paper.
*let the decorated magazine files stand until mod podge has dried.

have fun revamping your own magazine files!!!

my latest project...

i went to ikea yesterday and bought a five pack of magazine files for $3.00, then to roberts and bought a bunch of cute scrapbook paper, and am currently working on transforming these white magazine files into beautifully decorated ones. photos of the final outcome will be posted soon... hopefully...

my kitchen curtains

well these are not for sale, but i still wanted to show you these. i made these curtains using five napkins i got at pier 1. it took me just a minute to design them. here is the result. i am kind of proud of myself for coming up with this idea.