Micky Mouse Cupcakes

so when monkey turned 2, i knew with his mickey mouse obsession, i had to do something mickey related.  the only thing i could come up with was these.

pulverized oreos with cream cheese made into balls.  then covered in dark chocolate.  they were rich, and very delicious.  must eat with milk though!  hubs LOVES them!  lol

they werent as smooth as i would have prefered, but i was ok with that.  i also would have prefered to make the icing more colorful.  like a good red or yellow cuz that seems to scream mickey colors to me, but alas- the time did not allow for such things.  so the icing stayed white.  but it still looked ok and tasted good too!

i was rather pleased with the reaction too!!

My Red Candle Sticks

so i got these babies at a garage sale. i loved the shape of them. just not the color. so i pondered at Lowe's with my sister bored on the phone and decided to go with the best color for me. Burgundy. when in doubt go with a red. and i LOVE them!!!!

how beautiful are they?  they migrate around in the house, i haven't really where i really want them, so until then.....  but yeah, aren't they AWESOME!!!  i LOVE spray paint!

Star Cupcakes

we are a total cupcake family here.

for birthdays i have found it MUCH easier to make and decorate cupcakes rather than whole cakes. and they are portioned just wonderfully for little kids! win-win if ya ask me!

so for my sweet little angels 6th birthday i made these cupcakes. they were a HUGE hit!

i LOVE the look of them!

these are the ones that i took to school for here.  i think i was the favorite parent for the day.  talk about an ego boost!  lol, all i did was make candy, put it in the molds, and then ice and top!

it was awesome!

definite repeat i think.... now to find different shapes!

Christmas Rug

for my moms Christmas present, my sister and i decided that while we were visiting for the extended weekend, that we would 'quickly' make my mom a cute rug i saw HERE. well-  we got the paint

cleaned the feet,



painted the foot,

and walah!  there are upside down ones- they are doing handstands....

but i have to say that we had to put like 4 coats on it, so that was kinda sad, but it worked out ok.

 

but i thought it was really rather cute.  i also made one of them for my MIL but it was just the trees.  i thought they were cute!!!

Paper Folders

so the kids have tons of papers from school and church. and somehow, they totally remember each thing that they draw on! how do they do that? anyway- i went on the search for a way to store them without having to dedicate a whole room to their 'art'.

i found THIS PAGE here.  and i was so excited to get rid of this!!!!

well- lets just say that it didnt work quite like i was hoping.  but that was only because i was keeping every stinkin sheet of paper all of my sweet childs hard work.  but its purpose was not to keep everything but just the important ones.  so i need to rebind them and get new folders.

see too full.

i even tried to alter them, but...... yeah it was a good thought, it just didnt work that well.....

so i just learned that i need to not keep all the letter practice sheets and all that jazz, and that i need to pare it down.  so i will just have to get some new folders to redo it.  otherwise it works great.  my sons folder is awesome.

30 minute Pumpkin Cake

for my daughters kindergarten class, i am the roommother.  and well, the teacher informed me the morning of a cake contest that i needed to have a cake decorated.  she brought a bundt cake and was going to glaze it and call it good, until she realized that i could/should decorate it!  totally freaked me out.  so after a few frantic calls to my mom, and one of my best friends i came up with this.

i filled the center of the bundt with chocolate chips. i made a 'play dough' type 'fondont' of pwdered sugar and watrer, and made some leaves.  with a fat tootsie roll as the stem.  not bad for only 30 minutes if you ask me!

oh and i used a fun size pack of oreos to crush and use as the dirt. 

i was quite pleased with how it came out on such a short notice.  her teacher was shocked to see what i did!  me too for that matter!

updates

haha.

ha.

 ha.....

(*clears throat*)

so i have like 7 drafts just waiting for the pictures to go with them.......

sorry.

i am far too tired tonight to do it though!

soon though, very soon!!!

thanks for waiting!