Yummy, Yummy, Yummy I got Chocolate in my Tummy!

Everyone loves something yummy for the tummy and anyone who knows me knows how much I love chocolate!  

I've got quite a tastey recipe for you, some really great

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

I made this myself a while back to top some brownies and Ummm was it good!

It tastes almost like the store bought kind you get in a tub but its better and you can make it to whatever consistency you'd like.

In case you're interested in making it here it is

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

1/2 C Butter

3/4 C Cocoa

2 1/4 C Powdered Sugar

1/4 C Milk

1 t. Vanilla

Melt the butter on the stove then add the cocoa.  Mix well and cook until boiling.  

Take off the stove and cool.  

Once cool add the vanilla and then alternately mix in the powdered sugar and the milk until the desired consistency is reached.  

Then add to your favorite treats and there you have it!  

It also makes a super yummy cookie sandwich!  

 One wont hurt. . . 

Now, Go and make yourself something yummy for the weekend!

Blog Swapping with Curly Q Crafts

I'm so excited!  Today Brooke, the mastermind behind Curly Q Crafts is showin us some love!
Take a look at the super cute stuff she has in store!


Hello Ready, Set, Create Readers!

I am so excited to be taking over Aleesha's blog today!

Let me introduce myself:

My name is Brooke from Curly Q Crafts and I am a CRAFT ADDICT!

I love to do just about any craft under the sun (some more than others).

But I would have to say wood crafts are my FAVORITE! I love to sit in the garage and create, some turn out, some get burned! LOL!

So that being said I thought I would share my newest wood craft that I am so so excited about!

I love things that change with the seasons, it just makes things easier, wouldn't you agree??

So here it is my newest porch decoration!

I also LOVE 2x4 crafts, so I thought I would share my favorite one!

These 2x4 blocks actually all turn 360 degrees, so you can mix and match and turn as you please!

What you need:

3 2x4x4 blocks

2 2x4x2.5 (for top and bottom)

1 dowel

Drill pit slightly larger than dowel

Glue

Paper

Mod Podge/Spray adhesive

Stain/paint

Ribbon

6 Clips

After all your blocks are cut and sanded drill a hole down the very center of you 2x4 as shown here. Make sure your holes are straight and centered!

Once your center blocks are drilled, drill a hole on the top and bottom blocks (do not go all the way through, only about half way)

Cut your dowel down to size. Glue your dowel into you block but not your top.

I stained my blocks and then added my paper with spray adhesive and mod podge. Once your blocks are all decorated glue the top on and now you have a cute picture display that spins!

Thank you again to Ready, Set, Create we have enjoyed our stay!!

How super cute is that!  And her new porch decoration. . . Yes please!

Thanks again Brooke!

Giveaway with CSN Stores (Basically just FREE money!)

That's right people. . . you heard me!

Free Money!
Basically.
The lovely people at CSN stores want to give you a gift certificate to buy something pretty from one of their 200+ stores
$40.00

Think of what you could by with $40.00!
You could put it towards something big like this beautiful dining table

or get a super cool piece of art for your home!
Maybe you'd rather get a fun and sassy pair of shoes
or something for your kitchen.
So many possibilities!

Wanna win a $40 gift certificate to CSN stores???

Here's what you gotta do,
Take a look at some of the CSN websites and leave me a comment letting me know something you see that you like!

If your a follower of this here blog of mine, leave me another comment and you'll get two entries to win!

I'll announce the winner next week. . . Happy shopping!

A Few Fun Finds

Crafting is always fun. . . But my other love is bargain hunting!
Who doesn't love finding something super cute for a crazy good price?!

Here are a few of my recent finds at some summer garage sales and the local thrift store.
I found this cute cloche which I just love!
I think it needs a little something on the bottom but I can't decide which one.
What do you think?

Or is this one better?

I also found this vase that matches perfectly with this larger vase in our living room!
They look so much better as a set!`

Its amazing how something as simple as a pillow can brighten up a room.
I ♥ this pillow! One dollar well spent!

OOOh. . . We also got a treadmill at a garage sale for 25 dollars! And it works great too!

There few things as great as finding a good deal and I'm always on the look out for bargains!

What kind of bargains have you found lately?

Subway Art

I love the look of subway art. Most tutorials require the use of the fancy schmancy Cricut. Well, since I don't want to shell out hundreds of dollars on one, I came up with my own way to make some subway art.
Looks pretty good I'd say!
Here's my how to.

I started with a piece of foam board and some stickers in several different fonts.

I drew some evenly spaced lines on the board then started sticking on my letters.
I decided to fill my board with just words and phrases that describe me and my hunky hubby.

I covered it with stickers, then painted it.
Once the paint is dry, its time to start pealing off the letters.
This step took way longer than I had anticipated. Maybe its cuz I used foam board instead of a canvas? I don't know. Whatever the reason, next time I think I'll use just a bunch of white letters (assuming I can find lots of them in a bunch of different fonts.)

Anyways. . . Once the pealing was done I just did a little touch up painting to fix any areas that needed a little help.
My hubby gets a lot of credit for the pealing. He was a huge help!
He is so sweet how he helps me with my projects even though he thinks I'm a little bonkers at times.

Well, it was worth the work for the final product. It goes great in my craft room and looks cute with the boxes I made here.
Well my craft room is one step closer to being fully decorated.

Thanks for reading!

An Unlikely Piece of Art

Need a quick easy piece of artwork for a sad empty wall?
Me too.
Here is what I came up with.

Believe it or not this cute picture was once a gift bag found at, none other than the dollar store.

All you need are a couple gift bags (that are way too cute to spend their lives being only gift bags) and a couple floating frames.

Its as easy as cutting up the gift bags and sticking them in the frames.

They don't look like gift bags hanging on the wall and I totally ♥ them as pictures!

It adds a little something to our guest bathroom.
There are so many cute gift bags out there that the possibilities are endless!

So next time your looking for a gift bag, use your crafting eye and see what kinds of ideas come to you!

Life is much more than crafting...

My life is so blessed.
Sometimes though I need a little reminder of just how good I have it.

My baby sister recently gave me just such a reminder.

This is me and my beautiful baby sister.

She is beautiful but most importantly she is so very thoughtful and kind.

She recently decided that she wanted to cut off her long beautiful hair and donate it to be made into wigs for cancer patients. She didn't donate it to Locks of Love because they sell their wigs. Instead she donated it to a place that makes wigs and distributes them for free through the American Cancer Society.

She donated 8 inches of her hair so that another girl/woman can have a beautiful wig.

Look at that totally adorable new hair style!

Doesn't she look cute?! She totally rocks that short hair!

We are so proud of what a wonderful girl she is.
What a thoughtful thing to do?! How many of us would just hold on to our hair?
I know I would. (lets just face it, I could not pull off a short cut like that)

Yes, we all love crafting and decorating, but let's all look for something nice we can do for someone else this weekend.
Happy Friday!