Tuesday, February 26, 2008

I have just died and gone to heaven...



I LOVE cardigans! If I only had this collection of delectable colors, I would be the happiest girl in the world! Oh how I envy you, Jane. I was playing around on your blog and happened to stumble onto your flicker page. Oh, the color in your photographs! Oh, the marvelous stack of cardigans! Oh, the humanity!

Bad, Bad Blogger...

I am sorry for the long delay in posts. I have been in the middle of a complete overhaul with my life. Re-organizing things, catching up with old friends, getting in shape (o.k. attempting to get in shape), you know the usual...

I swear I will be a better blogger and I will have multiple posts in the next few days. Check back with me!

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Who doesn't love heart-shaped cupcakes?

I always have a hard time with Valentine's Day. Some gifts are cute, some gifts can scare someone, some gifts are just right. The perfect gift, to me, is one that comes from the heart. I am also partial to home-made gifts. They seem to mean more that your generic shirt or tie from the mall. I was wandering though my favorite place on earth, Target, last Sunday and ran across these little happys... HEART SHAPED CUPCAKE MOLDS! OMG. I flipped! What a great idea! Why didn't I think of that?! I grabbed up 2 packs and headed to the cake mix isle. Hmmm, I found some hot pink sprinkles and butter cream icing. I really wanted to get confetti cake mix but the were out so I grabbed generic vanilla cake mix. I headed home to take on the kitchen...



I am not a baker. I can cook a mean poppy-seed chicken casserole as well as any side dish you can think of but I can not bake. By the end of this, I had icing in my hair, cake mix dripping down the side of the refrigerator, and sprinkles down my shirt. Don't ask. Oh, and not to mention the smoke alarm has gone off...twice. This is turning into a disaster. The bf better appreciate these cupcakes of love.


All in all, they turned out...not that bad! You couldn't really tell that they were heart-shaped from the top but you could tell from the side. How cute! I only had 20 heart shaped molds and the box of cake mix made 24. Yes, I ate the rest of the cake batter. Raw. I was in heaven. Until I got a HUGE sugar rush followed by a horrible stomach ache. Whatever. It was totally worth it. 

Why does cake batter, cookie dough and brownie mix taste so good?!

My next baking challenge? A birthday cake for someone special :)

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Holy Crap.

One of my all time FAVORITE bloggers has posted about ME! Thank you so much Decorno!

Sunday, Sunday.


Hey guys! I apologize for the sporadic posting. I can't promise a post everyday but I will try to be a little bit better with them. I hope everyone is having/had a great weekend. I am sitting down after spring cleaning all day and enjoying the Grammys! 

P.S. Tina Turner is more in shape than me. Not. Fair.

P.S.S. Do you think Beyonce will let me be her friend?

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Lamps and Duvets, Oh My!

Thanks for everyone's lovely complements on my bedroom! I am still working in there so I will keep you all updated. Soon to come, a new headboard! (I need to find a weekend to do that...) 


Ok, Lets get started. The lamps came from Pier 1 (on sale) and I nearly fell over when I found them. Great bargain. I have not seen them on the website but you might still be able to get them in the store. I have looked around and found some things similar...

Teal Drum Lamp. Peir 1. $25
(Reg. 125/ON SALE $99)


Target. $69.99
Target. This one is pretty steep ($220) but with a larger drum shade added it is almost an exact match!

Morgan Duvet Cover. Pottery Barn. This comes in Dark Porcelain Blue (similar to mine)

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Small Spaces

I stumbled onto Small Space Style's blog this morning and realized that there is just something so quaint about living in a small space that makes me feel all warm and toasty inside. Check out this small space found on Better Homes and Gardens website. Do we see a pattern here in my taste of decorating?...


Love. Love. Love. I wonder how picture molding would look in my house?


Pictures courtesy of Emily J. Followil Better Homes and Gardens

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Roll Tide!!!

Alabama has the #1 recruting class this year! I think I like the way 13 National Championships sound. I also think the the Bear would be proud.

Oh, be still my heart!



Country Living February Issue "House of the Year"

I am absoultley IN LOVE with this house! Almost every room is a different shade of blue or gray! YES! (wow, to many exclamation points....)
  • Living Room: OMG. This is the exact look I am going for in my house. Ok, maybe this is a little more frilly than I would like but you get the point. 
  • Bedroom: I believe this is the color scheme I am going to go with in my office. Speaking of color schemes... does anyone know the website where you scan a picture in an it pulls the colors out for you?  I know I have seen it on of the fabulous blogs I look at everyday, I just can't remember which one! ARGH!
  • Library: How freaking great is this library. I can never make my books look good on my shelves like that. (Maybe because most of them have half naked Fabio on the cover/spine embracing a half naked beautiful woman....).  Oh! And that pillow! 
Country Living has really outdone themselves this time with the 2008 House of the Year. Ok, HGTV and Cottage Living, get  you game face on. You've got some stiff competition.

Office Space



BEFORE

This is a corner piece that I inherited from my grandfather's sister. It is not very pretty to look at now but I am sure it was all the rage back in the day. Besides the ugly wood finish, it is actually a really great piece. I have had it in my spare/craft/office room for about a month and last weekend I decided that it needed a new coat of  high gloss black paint. After a trip to Home Depot and 4 hours later, it turned out better than I could have thought! 


AFTER

Yes, I know the curtains do not match. They are retired from the bedroom. I really liked them and didn't want to throw them away. I will eventually find a place for them. Maybe some pillows...? Oh, the desk is made out of 2 black filing cabinets and door, laid on top. THE BEST DESK EVER! I. swear.

My Lil' Duplex

AFTER


BEFORE

I have been living in my little duplex for about 3 years. After 3 roomates have come and gone, I now have the place COMPLETELY to myself. Not that I didnt LOVE haveing them them there but I need space to pile thing up, move stuff around, paint, and what-not with out bothering someone. This time is now. I have made a few changes to the bedroom, which is still in progress...