MONOGRAM

I was crazy blog stalking the other day and found tons of things I can't wait to do!! I had some stuff lying around so I decided to start with this cute little plaque!! It was sooo easy and cute, i think :) Here's where I got the tutorial! I skipped the part where she put the beige paint underneath, and just put two coats of black on it. Also, I don't have a cricut like she does, so I just printed out a big "G" and carefully cut it out with a pair of scissors. While the black paint was still a little bit tacky, i put the paper down so it would stick a little bit so i would get clean lines.

BABY BOOTIES

I've been trying to make a decent pair of these little shoes for a while now but it's just not really working for me..My mom found a cute tutorial and I tried those today and this is what I came up with.





They're kind of awful if you can't tell...The straps ended up coming out in different spots..but i tried..i really tried. I just thought I would pass along the link again for anyone who might be interested. If you do it right, they should end up really cute, so don't use my attempt to judge the pattern :)

Here's the LINK!! Enjoy!!

FRAYED EDGE PILLOWS

Lately I've been wanting to change up the decor in our apartment but it seems so hard...We can't paint the walls, and have to make do with the floor plan...So I've been changing small little things and finally got to the couches! I decided to make some cute pillows to jazz it up :) So i found this amazing tutorial and made my own cute frayed pillows. I LOVE it and, once i get more fabric, will make some more soon!!! Here's what i came up with!!

These were sooo easy and fun to make!!

YUMMY COOKIES

I found a really good sugar cookie recipe online and tried it out!! Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

and the Glaze:

• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons milk
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon butter

Directions

1. Melt the butter and add to rest of ingredients. Mix until creamy.

   

   

my little helper :)

FABRIC WALL ART

So, i saw this a while ago but never got around to trying it..but I was super bored tonight and decided to go for it, and it was soooo easy!! It only took me like 10 minutes to do. I've always like vinyl wall art but never wanted to spend the money on it... :) This is an awesome (and cheaper) alternative! I used this video tutorial!!



I made this "M" for Marlee's door. I just printed out a big "M" and traced that onto the paper. It kinda looks like i cut it out crooked, but that's just how the font made it :)
Maybe I'll Do some cute flowers with the scraps that i have left...

FONDANT ROSE

Sooo, I experimented with fondant today and made my first rose!! I think it turned out okay!! I watched this video and used this recipe. It was really fun, and easy!!

BIRTHDAY

My daughter is turning one!!! In two months...BUT i am so excited I've already started planning her party :) AND, I've been wanting to work with fondant more, so I've been looking for cute cake ideas. I know this is kinda ridiculous considering she isn't going to remember any of this, but I can't help it...



This is the cake that I am using for my inspiration :) The one I want to make isn't going to be two tiered, but I love the rose and the butterfly's. I've only made one fondant cake in my life so I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out hideous, but I'm going to try!!




I'm also going to make cupcakes like this :) THIS should be the easy one!!