There is the most darling shop/bakery about 10 minutes from my house called The Sweet Tooth Fairy. They sell cakes, cupcakes, cookies, trinkets and ...(drum roll please)...cake bites.

This leads us to my next thought..."how can I make these?". Because being Brooke, I can't just enjoy something and leave it to the experts, I have to figure out how they did it and try to do it myself. This way of thinking has lead to some colossal failures, but I've also had some pretty impressive successes.
I have researched this process and from everything I've read, it's virtually impossible to duplicate The Sweet Tooth Fairy's cake bites, but there are cake bite recipes out there. I have found a relatively simple one that I am going to try this week and let you know how it measures up.

I am using a recipe from AllRecipes and you can find it HERE.

Above is a picture of this darling shop, you can't help but feel pampered just standing in line surrounded by pretty things and sweet smells.

These shirts were so easy to make! I think they turned out really cute. Instructions below.

3. purchase fusible web and fuse the pattern to your choice of fabric, for more detailed instruction go to CURBLY. 4. cut out the shape and fuse it to your shirt. (I bought all the shirts you see in the pictures above for $2-$3 on sale at Wal-mart). 5. take your sewing machine and just sew around the edges to keep it in place.

Jello Stars
This looks so refreshing and patriotic!

If you live in or near Kaysville please stop by this yard sale/lemonade stand/cupcakery! The proceeds will be given to a child who is bravely fighting cancer.

Twig & Thistle is one of my favorite blogs ever. Click here for their templates of the straw and match embellishments shown above.

Another favorite blog of mine is say yes to hoboken, you can find this tutorial there.

Goodness I've been busy lately, not with projects or anything really exciting...just with the joys of motherhood (you know, sweeping up what is left of my favorite glass plate off the floor, scrubing dried PB&J off of the table, chairs and cabinets. OR my favorite....wiping bums.) But I wouldn't trade it for anything, and giving them a big bear hug makes up for it all!

These are silhouette pillows of the kids I made as Christmas gifts last year.

1. I took profile pictures of each child. 2. I ordered 8x10 prints of each individual child from Costco. 3. I cut out the silhouette with a small crafting knife so all you have left is what you see below. 4. I taped the picture with the cut out silhouette to a thick piece of white fabric.

6. I let the paint dry for about 10 min. and then removed tape and let it dry overnight. I made 2 sets of silhouettes of each child.

7. I used pillows I already had on hand to cut down on cost, but with 6 pillows I had to buy some (they can be purchased at any fabric store). I recovered them so the silhouette is on one side and the fabric (which coordinated with the grands' Living Rooms) is on the other side.

PS if you can sew a straight line you can recover a pillow. Click HERE to see an easy tutorial on recovering already made/bought pillows at West Hampton DIY.

My flowers have begun to bloom and I am smitten. Below are some pictures I took of them. They make me happy just to look at.

Bells & Lillies

My potted flowers in our front and backyard

short border flowers that add a pop of color and prettiness