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Inspiration Challenge: The Sky {Paper Flowers}

March 3, 2014 by Melissa 3 Comments

I know what y'all are thinking. What on Earth is "The Sky" challenge? Believe me I had a hard time coming up with a plan for this one. The only thing that kept coming to mind is rainbows. Rainbows are in the sky and with St. Patrick's Day approaching they would be perfect. So I was all set to make some cookies with rainbows on them but I just couldn't get myself to make them. When we did our first yearly challenge they were strictly for cookies. This time around we can do anything. I wanted to truly challenge myself to come up with something other than cookies. Friday a package arrived at my … [Continue reading...]

Triple Chocolate Muffin Tops

February 25, 2014 by Melissa 15 Comments

I recently purchased a muffin top pan and have had muffins on the brain ever since. I finally got a chance to put the pan to use with these triple chocolate muffin tops. They combine dutch process cocoa powder, milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips. The addition of chocolate jimmies as a garnish adds that extra little something. They are chocolatey goodness my friends. My favorite part of a muffin is the top so now I can enjoy a muffin without the added bulk of eating a full one. These are in no way trying to mimic the healthy muffin tops you can purchase at the super … [Continue reading...]

Slice of Life Sundays: 2-23-14

February 23, 2014 by Melissa 2 Comments

Happy Sunday friends. Hope you had a great week. Mine went by super fast. Right now I'm up to my elbows in cleaning, going through junk mail and taxes. Dreaded taxes!!! Every year I say I'm going to get more organized and it doesn't happen. I have receipts strewn all over the house. It's a mess! Yesterday I went to see my chiropractor. I always enjoy the muscle stimulation part of my visit. The electric currents massage the muscles and help them relax. It's also good to help relieve swelling or so the doctor says. Ever since I refinished the table and chairs for my kitchen I just haven't been … [Continue reading...]

My Royal Icing Recipe

February 21, 2014 by Melissa 16 Comments

Sharing my royal icing recipe with you has been a long time coming. I've been hesitant to share it not because it's top secret but because I fear the responses to it. I don't want people to say I made your recipe and it didn't work. My friend Callye {Sweet Sugarbelle} is about the only person that can convince me to share my recipe. She recently shared her updated recipe and then shared recipes of fifteen other decorators. She's hosting a link up for us to share our recipes and this convinced me to go for it. Let me start by saying that it took me about a year to a year and a half to find … [Continue reading...]

Slice of Life Sundays: 2-16-14

February 16, 2014 by Melissa 1 Comment

Hello my lovelies. Did you have a nice Valentine's Day? I did. My husband and I like to stay home and avoid crowds. We ordered take-out and just enjoyed a quiet evening at home. He bought me the most amazing orchid called a mystic orchid. I made chocolate covered strawberries for us to share along with a few pretzel rods. Sorry the only pic I have is crappy but they were really tasty. I've been caught up watching the Olympics. My favorite Olympics are always the winter ones. I enjoy watching quite a few of the events, especially ice skating. During the summer games I pretty much only … [Continue reading...]

Stenciled Valentines Cookies

February 11, 2014 by Melissa 7 Comments

Keeping schedules and time management have never been my strong suit. Case in point this post. I was supposed to post these stenciled Valentines cookies last week but it didn't happen. So as the saying goes better late than never. This set is a tribute to my relationship with my husband. We recently celebrated ten years together and four years of marriage. When I met him we were living in two different cities three hours away from each other. We did the long distance thing for awhile but eventually we knew that one of us was going to have to move. I decided to take a leap of faith and leave … [Continue reading...]

Inspiration Challenge: Love

February 5, 2014 by Melissa 10 Comments

It's challenge time again. This month we're celebrating all things love. I haven't decorated cookies since December so I thought it was time I brushed off the cobwebs and got back to it. I wanted to do a set that combined different techniques and textures. From hand painting to airbrushing I'm really pleased with how everything came out. These two are my favorites. We want to see your interpretations for the theme love. Remember that this challenge isn't just for cookies. Link up your cakes, cupcakes, recipes, crafts, etc. I can't wait to see how Stephanie interpreted the theme. I … [Continue reading...]

Slice of Life Sundays: 2-2-14

February 2, 2014 by Melissa 4 Comments

Hey there. Hope you're having a great weekend. We've made it into February. It's challenge time again and this month's theme will be "Love". I'm late as always. I just think it's in my nature to procrastinate. I'm frantically trying to get my project done so I can share it with you this week. Hopefully early in the week rather than later. I'm sure most of you will be watching the Super Bowl. I won't be. I lost my love for football a long time ago. Not just football but basketball too. I may tune in to the halftime show because I love Bruno Mars but other than that I'm not watching. I … [Continue reading...]

Transforming a Table & Chairs with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

January 30, 2014 by Melissa 14 Comments

Let me start off by saying that this is my first time refinishing furniture. I'm not an expert and this post is not intended to be a how-to. As I work on projects in my home I may share some of them with you like I did with my chalkboard frame. This is one of the projects that I wanted to share because it's something so new for me. If I can refinish furniture then believe me you can too. I've always been intimidated by the thought of refinishing furniture. I think what scared me the most was having to sand a piece to achieve the look I was going for. I figured it was just easier to buy a … [Continue reading...]

Slice of Life Sundays: 1-26-14

January 26, 2014 by Melissa 3 Comments

Warning: This post contains spoilers for American Horror Story and Revenge. We got ice in Texas on Friday. Well here in Houston we got ice. Further north some got snow. It's a rare occurrence for us to get ice but when we get it the city seems to come to a halt. Texans really aren't equipped to drive on ice. We just don't have the experience. I was fortunate to be off from work and not have to deal with it. This cold weather we're getting is no good for fibromyalgia. I've been having to see my chiropractor more frequently because I've been in a lot of pain. My best friends right now are … [Continue reading...]