Mixer Makeover

My friend, Jenni, showed me a cute idea for your mixer. Of course I had to try it with my new cutter :)  I'm thinking of all the different possibilities - especially for the holidays!

Perfect Yum!

I got this recipe off of HowDoesShe? - they have a lot of really fun and great ideas. I wasn't sure how they really would taste so we broke down and made some last night - YUM! 

It's not really an "eat the dough" kind of recipe. The melted butter makes it a little flat rather than nice and fluffy. But the cookies look great since you dip them into chips before cooking. This recipe made about 2 1/2 dozen with the size we made - Happy Baking :)

Happy Haunting

We've been busy decorating for Halloween. I love this time of year when the weather gets cooler and we start getting into the big holiday seasons.  I decided to add some decor in my foyer with my little "Skull Alley" - I call him Mr. Peabody. 

 I've also been using my new Silhouette cutter and making all sorts of Halloween stuff. I cut out the little haunted house scene that's on the mirror (bats, graveyard, house, etc.).

 This is probably my favorite decoration this year - Mr. Peabody printed and framed on my front door! He looks perfect in this ornate frame don't you think? I printed him 16"x20" and he fits perfectly. You can also see I printed him on damask paper in the photo above and stuck him in a frame we usually have a family photo in.

 Here are a few more things I made with my new cutter - these silly ghosts and the word "BOO" on the glass. They are sitting on the cutest runner my sister made for me. She has one listed on her Etsy site - in case you're in need of some cuteness.

 Even the lamps and pumpkin gourd are getting in the spirit!

Sunroom Chairs - FINALLY!

I bought two of these slipper chairs at Pottery Barn last October. I loved the style but not the fabric for my sunroom - you can obviously see I have a garden toile fabric on the French doors that I love. So I when I bought them, I knew I'd be slipcovering them.  I wanted a variety of fabrics in that room so I used four different fabrics in the chairs. I've had the fabric for about 10 months but just now finally sewed them up!

 Here are my more feminine looking chairs in the sunroom. I love the fabrics and now they aren't an eyesore - they're just cute sitting in there calling me to come sit :)

 Close up of the roses on the lumbar pillows with their cute Mother of Pearl button centers.

And this is the back of the chairs - I've closed the slipcovers with big bows made of the cute dotted linen fabric used in the skirt and pillows.

Homecoming 2010 (revised)

Marisa and Kurtis went to Homecoming tonight. Kurtis is a senior so Marisa wanted to make sure it was a really fun memory for him. They got together a bunch of friends to go out to dinner and to the school dance.

They grow up way too fast :( 

(I have to give a shout out to Angie Ward - she did Marisa's hair. I wish I had taken a picture of the back - it was all twisted and had flowers in it that matched her dress - so cute - thanks Angie!!)

Revised....I FOUND A PICTURE :)

 Kurtis' mom said she liked the leg up pose (meaning Marisa's) but Kurtis got in the act too :)

 Allie S., Devin H., Jenni, Kaylyn, and Marisa

 Marisa, Kurtis, Kaylyn, Jerrod, Jenni, Zach, Devin, Jacob, Allie & Kyle 

Wearing the traditional Mums. This crazy tradition is only in the South, I believe. The girls wear these monstrous creations - this is minimal compared to most! The boys wear a smaller version on their sleeve. I don't really understand it but "When in Rome...", right?

Silliness after a joke :)