• DIY Valentine's Day Lollipops

    Valentine’s Day Lollipops

    I LOVE Pinterest!!! Like, I luh-ove it!  I think I can safely say I am completely addicted – exactly what I knew would happen, which is why I resisted ever even looking at the site for the last six months or so. Anyway… I wanted to make something sweet for Valentine’s Day at work, but I didn’t want to spend…

  • Christmas Cookies

    The holidays are always a crummy time to have to go to work… and I always feel sorry for the guys at the fire station near my house on Christmas – they are busy putting out all of the Christmas tree fires!  So, it has become a bit of a tradition for me to take them Christmas goodies and wish…

  • Happy One Year Anniversary to the Houghs!

    Leah – My dependable, reliable friend.  How different life is from when we were 20 and our biggest concern was what concert we would be attending on the weekend!  Life is different, you’re married and celebrating one whole year of marriage, yet our friendship and my love for you remains the same.  I still talk waayy too much (and usually…

  • Pirate Cookie Bucket

    So I baked some cookies for the firemen who showed up at my place to turn off the building alarm last week, read story {here} and also made a Pirate Cookie Bucket. The station is completely decorated in Pirate gear – I know this from the first time I dropped off cookies with Brittany and we received a tour and even…

  • A Black and White Wedding Card Birdcage - perfect for holding your cards from wedding guests.

    The Evolution of a Birdcage: From Ordinary to Extraordinary!

    First things first: fix the uneven/unfinished whack-a-do color! I had so much fun spray painting a flat coat of black paint with my nephews on the Fourth of July. Shame on me for not capturing that moment on film! –Auntie Elise received just as much spray paint as the birdcage did…but it was all good. Next: a semi gloss black…