Public Service Announcemtent.

And A Wonderful Little Reminder of How Much My Husband Loves Me.
Thanks, Hubbums! I needed that!



P.S. It said that he loves me on the bottom...I just didn't get that part in the pic.

Isn't he just wonderful? I have the best husband in the whole world. Sorry, ladies. I win! LOL!

Beautiful Silhouettes from Mountainbrook on Etsy

Today is Etsy Pounce Day! I actually stumbled upon this great shop last week while I was pouncing away and I can't even begin to tell you how beautiful these are! Mountainbrook focuses on handmade wood products and they are so neat! The silhouettes are just gorgeous! This one is called "Drinking Buddies" and I just love it! The detail is fantastic! Check out the other designs available! These are priced well within reach (especially for beautiful handmade goods!) and they would make a beautiful addition to your home or a wonderful gift!



Head on over to Mountainbrook and let me know which piece is your favorite! I had such a hard time deciding which one to use on my post because there are so many delightful designs!

A New Layout with Pink Paislee and Anna Griffin Fabric

I have a layout that I want to share with you today. This is a very old photo....over eight years old, actually. This photo was taken in the same spot where Sean and I were engaged just a short time after that wonderful and marvelous day! I can't believe how thin and bony I was!!! It's almost a little scary! Anyway, I wanted to do something simple, elegant, and yet convey the importance of this life-changing day in our lives.









I also wanted to share this really cool pin that my friend Carla made for me! I did a Close To My Heart gathering in her home (where she got to earn lots of free stuff!) and she was kind enough to make ME a gift for coming! She used alcohol inks to color the tile and then surrounded it with foil tape. She stamped the monogram with StazOn ink and then coated it with glitter! It is SO cute! I love it! Thanks, Carla!!!

Diet Coke Cupcakes and Peanut Butter Candy Treats

Diet Coke Cupcakes.

This could, quite possibly be my greatest discovery ever.

Seriously, though, folks.

These are wonderful, fabulous cupcakes made with...you guessed it...DIET COKE!

Do you know what that means? That means that even after you create the fun and interesting candy melt topping (I do avoid buttercream...sorry...it is just full of fat and sugar and not really that yummy!) you STILL get a cupcake that comes in around 2 POINTS on the good 'ole Weight Watchers Program!

Holy Cupcake Goodness, Batman!

And do ya' wanna know the best part? Sean LOVES these things! Yes, my husband, the man who just doesn't love sweets much, the man who can pass up Swedish fish, chocolate cake, or less than perfect oatmeal cookies any day of the week LOVES these cupcakes! He skips the topping, but that's fine with me! I'm just thrilled that he likes them!





How do you make them you ask? Well...it is my now secret recipe, so I will tell you, but you can't tell anyone else! ;-)

1 Cake Mix of choice (I used the Low Sugar Devil's Food Cake by Betty Crocker)
1 Diet Soda of choice (I used Diet Coke, of course!)

Preheat oven to 350.
Mix Diet Coke and Cake Mix.
Fill cupcake tins, lined with paper, about 1/2 to 3/4 full.
Bake for about 20 minutes.
Cupcakes are done when an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Amazing. Simply Amazing.

And, since I melted down some peanut butter candy melts to top the cupcakes, I also made up a few other treats. I just grabbed stuff I had on hand, so if I were to do these on purpose, I would probably make substitutions, but Sean liked them and the dogs LOVED them!

Peanut Butter Potato Chips

These were okay, but I think they would be better with chocolate. Sean like the peanut butter, but he's not a big fan of chocolate potato chips. Maggie and Thatcher thought that they were in puppy heaven!


Peanut Butter Cereal Clusters

I made these with Frosted Flakes because we had some, but they would be SUPER yummy and really high in fiber if you made them with Fiber One cereal. I plan on doing some on purpose soon! LOL! This would be great with popcorn, too!



Well, that's my adventures for you today. Tonight I am excited to be hosting a Signature Homestyles party at my house and I'm pretty excited about it! (Check it out! If you want anything let me know, I'm sure we can work something out to get it to you!) I plan to make Chocolate Diet Coke Cupcakes and Orange Soda cupcakes for the party, so that will be fun. Have a great day!

An Altered Clipboard - Great Gift Idea!

Well, I grabbed a few minutes to get a few things done this weekend, and looking back I have no idea how because I was pretty busy! LOL! But, I am not going to complain because I needed to cut some paper and it felt great to do it!

Here is one of the projects that I created. I altered a clipboard for my dear friend, Kim. I didn't go crazy with it because I wanted her to be able to actually use it for organizing and such, so I kept things pretty flat and clean.

The Patterned Papers are Pink Paislee, the ribbons are Close To My Heart and Dots & Dashes, the Sparkles are Close To My Heart, the letter stickers are Heidi Grace by Fiskars, and the trim came from a kit, so I'm not sure who that was made by. I believe the sticker was Rusty Pickle, but if I am wrong and you know this, please let me know! LOL! I used Perfect Paper Adhesive to glue the paper on and I LOVE how well it worked! Enjoy!






This picture just makes me happy! There is just something about wonderfully colored ribbons!





I have more that I want to share with you, but I will do that over the next few days! Let me know what you think! I love to hear your thoughts! Have a Happy Monday!!!

Who wouldn't Love a Pink Hedgehog???

No, seriously, though folks...who doesn't absolutely LOVE an adorable little pink hedgehog??? Did you know that you can actually keep a hedgehog as a pet? I just recently discovered this and BOY was I excited!

Sean said no.

I was sad.

BUT...that doesn't mean that I can't continue my love for the adorable fuzzy looking little critters! (Yes, I do realize that those are SPIKES and not fuzz, but STILL!!!!)

Check out this amazing pocket mirror from Madison Craft's Shop on Etsy!

UMmmmmm....CRAZY WICKED CUTENESS!!! And at only $4.00, these would make FABULOUS stocking stuffers! Or...perhaps just wicked crazy cute little gifts for your favorite blogger in the wholest widest world! (But...only if that blogger happens to be me! LOL!)

However...if you are not a big Hedgehog fan...no fear, my dear friends! Check out Madison Craft's Shop for bird, owl, mushroom, vintage camera, and other great designs...all of which I am drooling over! Owls & Hedgehogs AND vintage cameras AND mushrooms????!!!! I think I am in love! LOL!

Alas, this is the end of my delightful Etsy update post of the day! I hope you stop over and check it out! Because, quite frankly, this stuff makes me happy.

Then, come back and tell me what your favorite item in the store was! I am dying to know what makes you happy!!!

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