Memorial Day Cupcakes

CAN you BELIEVE
that it's almost THE END of MAY!
what in THE world!

gotta make some cupcakes!


i used betty crocker's vanilla cake mix
and this honey cinnamon buttercream recipe

Honey Cinnamon Buttercream

Ingredients

§                                 1 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

§                                 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

§                                 1 tablespoon honey

§                                 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat confectioners’ sugar, unsalted butter, honey, and ground cinnamon until smooth, 4 to 5 minutes



p.s.  i trimmed a brown coffee filter and wrapped up the bottom.
top with blueberries, a raspberry & a boysenberry
and a flag!

ENJOY!

The Princess & her Pooch

 

the two = friends

Today...

was a good day.
i organized the kids closet
with these buckets that i found at dollar tree



i had a friend make some vinyl for me
and WA-LA
a place for everything, and everything in its place!

and on another note...
two adorable dogs sleeping

love them!

Marmalade

i've been making marmalade!
and i LOVE it...



i've got {34} left to do
and then i can start puting the blocks together

months and months ago,
i quilted this quilt for maggie and fell
{in love}

she used urban cowgirl
and it's perfect.
i'm hoping for an almost perfect match!
and how cute is the back!

backs are like bathrooms...
i always love it when they are cute!

hope you had a great weekend!

Bunting!

summer is just around the corner and i am in the
red white & blue mood!!!


i found this link on pinterest and thought you would like it!
click here for the how to's.

Today...

i'm so bad about blogging lately!
i thought about doing the quilters day journal again
but didn't pull it all together today.
maybe next week...

in the meantime...

masyn came home from school sick AGAIN!!!
seriously!

i started working on marmalade. LOVE it!!!
i'm using urban cowgirl. LOVE it, too!!!



went to target.
nolan bought this lego set with his easter money.

we made this.
he calls it something i can't understand and says it's his other brother

i decided that i needed a plastic template for marmalade so i stopped doing that
and pulled out my swoon fabrics.
i really should finish something!

 

 

three blocks down, six to go.

and to finish off a good day, a friend brought over
three vintage windsor chairs and a mustard table!
LOVE them!!! thanks leticia!!!

an older lady stopped by today looking for her toy poodle.
she was crying and i felt horrible.
all i could do is pray for her.
if you are the praying kind, please say a prayer for her.

i hope you all had a great day!
LOVE,

Creative Minds at Play

i am always so impressed with the creativity that comes from children
when they are given the freedom to express themselves.

masyn especially.
i can create, but rarely do i create something all on my own.
masyn, on the other hand, is just like her dad.
she conjures up images in her head and has the pure talent to create it.

saturday, as i was leaving to run my errands, i was instructed asked to pick up
poster board for a beach...hmmm. okay.

as i was preparing for my class, the kids made their own beaches
with sand, blue tissue paper and odds & ends that they found here & there.


here's masyn's beach

 

and here's nolan
proud as can be!

 

 

 

i truly believe that if you allow children to be on their own
and create their own games, etc. their mind and imagination will grow.

spending time with our children is wonderful.
spending all our time & theirs doing for them and entertaining them
doesn't spark their mind because they rely on ours.

give them the material and see what they can do.
they will surprise you!