Cupcakes & Crinoline

Make Your Own Mattress & Carpet Powder ~ Homemaking 101 Week #2

mb — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:47:54 +0000

When I change my sheets and wash my bed linens I like to spray the mattress, sheets, blankets and pillows with a linen spray. I also, twice a year ~ once in the spring and once in the fall ~ like to sprinkle a fragrant baking soda mixture on my mattresses and pillows, letting it sit for about an hour. I then use my vacuum cleaner with attachment to vacuum away the baking soda leaving a light clean scent behind. {Read More}

Shabby Chic Tie Back

mb — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:58:54 +0000

I wanted some tie backs for some window sheers….nothing too heavy, something inexpensive and something I could make in less than 30 minutes. I gathered together my supplies: Ribbons Flowers Drawer pulls Wooden mount {I didn’t want to put a hole in the wall to accommodate the drawer pulls so I used a wooden mount with a nail instead….a nail hole is much easier to cover than a bigger hole. Gather your supplies ironing the ribbon if necessary and cutting to size {Read More}

Homemaking 101 ~ Week #1

mb — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:20:17 +0000

I’m starting a new series…Homemaking 101. I love homemaking tips and over the years have acquired quite a few. I thought I would start sharing these once a week. I would LOVE to hear about any of your favorite tips and perhaps feature them in the following weeks. My first tip is a real basic one and it came about because of my absolute dislike of ironing boards…they wobble, are cumbersome, take up room, don’t have a very efficient use {Read More}

Whipped Cream and Cream Cheese Frosting

mb — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:36:13 +0000

I made some white batter cupcakes this weekend and wanted to top them off with some white icing. Something simple but not my usual favorite Buttercream Frosting {my mom’s recipe which is absolute fluffy perfection}. Whipped cream seemed to easy…..cream cheese frosting too blah but combining them both produced the recipe below which is light and tasty! Print Whipped Cream and Cream Cheese Frosting Yield: Enough for 24 cupcakes Ingredients8 ounce package of cream cheese ~ softened 1/2 cup white {Read More}

Happy Mother’s Day

mb — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:43:03 +0000

My Mom has been gone for a long time but there is never a day that goes by that I don’t think of her, thank God for her, miss her or think of how much I loved and still love her. Mom loved simplicity, order and beauty. She was so elegant and graceful. She loved to sing and had a beautiful voice ~ I love to sing and have my Dad’s voice….which was, well, um…not so good . She played {Read More}

Mother’s Day Gift Round Up

mb — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:14:23 +0000

Malia {one of my favorite bloggers~so sweet and awesomely talented!} from Yesterday on Tuesday has a lovely, free Mother’s Day All About Mom printable {she also has a link for a Father’s Day printable for those who want to get a head start!} Memory Board Lampshade from BHG ~ I really love this ~ you can adapt this for the season, for birthdays, holidays…such a great idea!!! Mother’s Day coasters from Setting for Four {mug cozy link here also from Setting for Four} ~~~I love, love, {Read More}

Texas Sheet Cake ~ oh my!

mb — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:39:49 +0000

I have never been to Texas but any location that has a huge chocolate dreamy cake named after it…well, put that on my list of Places to Go! When I was a teenager the baking bug bit me. My mom, who I adored, hated messes. Anything that even slightly resembled disorder was banned from our home. The only time I could bake or cook was if mom was preoccupied with a life crisis….and sad to say, being a teen {I’ll {Read More}

Repurposed Hay Racks ~ Towel Holder

mb — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:08:15 +0000

I have been in the process for over a year now of updating my bathroom on a less than a shoe string budget. Someday, I would love to show you ALL the pictures. My problem is…I sometimes FORGET to take the before pictures. I get started doing something on a whim and then remember that I have a blog {it’s only been 3 1/2 years OIIIIII!!!!} and then think how awesome it would be if I had before pictures. I {Read More}

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

mb — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:27:35 +0000

My nephew and his wife keep me up to date regarding food….sort of sad but true! They travel a lot for both business and pleasure and have friends all over the place. When they come home from trips they fill me in on what’s new. I travel between my kitchen to my laundry room to my office corner {yes…my office is in the corner of the living room} so there’s not much of an opportunity for me to experience new {Read More}

DIY Envelopes ~ Wrap It Up

mb — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:06:26 +0000

I love to get snail mail and to send snail mail. I still get excited when I go to my mailbox and there is a personal note or card just for me! {or my kids!} Little Guy had a birthday celebration the day before Easter and we wanted to send out personal Thank You notes. I had a birthday picture that I personalized and printed out using a Smilebox template {if you print it yourself using the from home {Read More}