Just Call Me {Cupcake}

 

First things first....we mailed out our Christmas cards on Friday!!!!

 

Sorry for the bad iphone pic...google is threatening me that I need to buy more storage space for my blog so I had to take this with my phone...I have since figured out how to add without paying! yay!

 

Friday night we went to Z's so called company Christmas party....it was a bunch of drunks who drank for 3 hours straight and danced to someone's playlist on their laptop...not.even.kidding.

 

As soon as Z and I walked into the party, one of his co-workers, whom I have never met, yells "hey your the cupcake lady!!"

 

See I made these amazing Oreo Cupcakes for my Christmas Happy Hour and not one was eaten, so I made Z take all of them to work.

 

Needless to say everyone loved them, my new name is cupcake and I got asked 50 million times when I would make cupcakes again.

 

We did get some cute snapshots in front of the pretty Christmas tree!

 

 

Z's co-worker Michael, his wife Mintara and Z's Boss Mike.

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I made two new friends at the party and one of the ladies has the cutest children's boutique that you can purchase from via Facebook called 3 Little Birdies Boutique - seriously if I had children they would be dressed in all of her creations!

 

However the best story of the night, thanks to my husband, since he decided to party like it was 1999 and drink like we are still in college. He could not understand while stumbling behind me to the cab why I did not think it was a good idea for us to go out with his co-workers after drinking for the past 3 hours....he also "thought" he could make it to the bathroom to throw up and that is why he did all of the household chores on Sunday!

 

I am the meanest wife in the WORLD!

 

Saturday I ran 10 million errands and drug Z out of bed to shop for our Angel Tree Child! This is something that is very special to us, we have been participating in Angel Tree since we very first started dating!

 

It also made both of us have baby fever even more as we were buying for the little two year old!

 

Sunday consisted of church, Z cleaning, eating some AMAZING blueberry biscuits and finally watching Love Actually for the very first time!

 

 

How was everyone's weekend??

 

It is officially cold in Texas and I am loving every bit of it!

 

Xoxo,

 

"E"



Do {You} Think I'm pINTERESTING??

 

I have not linked up with Michelle from The Vintage Apple in a while and I have been pinning Christmas like crazy lately to get ready for my 2nd Annual Christmas Happy Hour!

 

Here are some ideas I am kicking around!

 

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I love these chalk boards and will definitely be stealing one to decorate our chalk board!

 

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This cheese ball is so stink'n cute!! It does not look too difficult but it may be too cute to eat!

 

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The most perfect play list to be on repeat!

 

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And yummy Christmas treats!!!

 

What are you pinning for this Christmas??

Do you have any fun things you do for your friends around the holidays??

 

 

Xoxo,

 

"E"



 

 

 

 

 



Halloween {Crafting}

In an attempt to get into the Halloween Spirit and get my Pinterest crafting fix for the month, here are a few Halloween crafts I did this past week!

 

Halloween mix! My boss and I handed these out to our clients!

 

 

We kind of took a few mixes we liked from different Halloween mixes on Pinterest

 

Halloween Mix

~1 bag stick pretzels

~1 bag caramel pop corn

~2 bags candy corn

~1 bag candy corn flavored M&M's

~ 1/2 bag plain bugles

~ 1/2 bag white chocolate dipped bugles sprinkled with Halloween sprinkles

 

Last night I decorated the pumpkins I got this weekend at the farmer's market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I am not the best at the Chevron design, Z thought I was trying to make it look 3D.....

 

What Halloween crafts have you done?

 

Xoxo,

 

"E"

I've Been {Crafty}

I know we all "pin" these crafty little things on Pinterest and think "yes one day I will absolutely make that!"

Well I pinned like 50,000 crafts and finally decided I would try a couple out!

The first "pin" I tried was wedding photos on wooden frames

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I however changed it up a bit - I could not hang it straight across and I decided to use 8X10 canvas instead of wood.

(please excuse this sideways picture...you will need 3 8X10 canvas, modge padge, paint sponge and 3 8X10 photos)

(using paint sponge spread modge podge on back of picture and then place on canvas. Let dry)

(Once your pictures have dried, you and your furry little helper place the pictures the same width apart and lay tulling across the back of the canvas)

(gather tulling and nail in to canvas using a hot pink hammer)

(And Ta-Da!! Finally 8 months later we have wedding photos displayed!)

***The hardest part of this project was hanging it. I definitely had to play around with it and probably when we move I will try to flatten out the tulling a little more so that it is more flush against the wall**

The next crafty project was my favorite!! I think these would make great gifts for any occasion but I may be giving these for Christmas presents!

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I used modge podge and definitely did not let mine dry long enough prior to stacking them - so next time I will be a little more patient!

(You will need modge podge, paint sponges, scissors, 6 tiles and 6 4X6 pictures)

(After pictures have been cut down to fit on top of tiles leaving a small boarder around the picture, spread modge podge on the back of the picture and let dry)

(Once the pictures have dried to the tile spread the modge podge on top of the pictures to add a seal. Made sure to spread thin and in the same direction. The modge podge will leave a light white coat on the picture but once it dries it goes away)

(Once everything is dry place 4 felt circles on the bottom of the tile and then enjoy an adult beverage!)

I had so much fun making these two crafts especially since they both involved our wedding pictures!

What crafts have you made from Pinterest? How did they turn out?

Xoxo,

"E"

PS. Both of these craft projects combined did not cost more than $30!! Thank goodness for hobby lobby sales and cheap photo prints!

Oh How {Pinteresting}!!

I am so excited to do this link up today! Not only because I LOVE Pinterest but because I decided to do it beach themed since we leave in exactly 6 days for our beach vacay!

Let the beach waves crash and the wind blowing my hair begin....

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I plan on sitting with my feet in the water soaking up the sun....

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While catching this view.....

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While being fabulously dressed....

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While having some family fun beach cornhole games..

and of course not leaving until my Mom requires us to take the matchy matchy family photos..

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Thank you to Michelle from the Vintage Apple for this very fun link up!

What are some fun and "oh my goodness I have to do this" things you have found on Pinterest lately??

Xoxo,

"E"