April 2012

Guest Post: Sweet SugarBelle Lives, Blogs, and Prospers

Thursday, April 26, 2012

After reading today’s wonderfully geeky post, be sure to visit Tuesday’s Mini Strawberry Trifles post and enter for a chance to win Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft It, Style It by Amy Atlas. Today, I’m so excited to introduce you to Callye from The Sweet Adventures of SugarBelle. Callye’s blog is a magical place. She makes the most incredibly ...

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Mini Strawberry Trifles {Amy Atlas Book Giveaway} [UPDATED]

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

A few weeks ago, I found these sweet mini trifle bowls at Pier 1 Imports (you can also get them on amazon). Resistance was futile, so I grabbed four of them, without any real plan as to what I would do with them yet (aside from making some sort of trifle…obvs). Then, I got to take a ...

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Perfectly Pinterest: April Showers Cake

Sunday, April 22, 2012

If you follow me on Facebook, then you probably know that I’ve recently begun attending Zumba at my gym. Here are some important factors to take into consideration before I go on: I have little to no rhythm. Meaning that I can sing decently, but moving my feet, hips, and arms all at the same ...

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Guest Post: Chocolate and Carrots Shares Rainbows and Sprinkles

Friday, April 20, 2012

Guess what? We got news that the Hubster will be home a whole day earlier than we anticipated!! Woo to the hoo!! I mean……he still won’t be home for almost two months, but still, I’ll take every day I can get. AND. He bought his ticket home! Yay!! Not long now, and this will really ...

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Nutella Pretzel Brownies

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

I think you guys have gotten to know me pretty well over the last couple of years, but there are some things about me that I haven’t shared that I thought you should know. First, though, you know I love the Hubster and the kiddo and our little Lokmeister like there’s no tomorrow. I love ...

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Guest Post: Glorious Treats Makes Brownie Strawberry Shortcakes!

Thursday, April 12, 2012

You all know that I’ve been fortunate enough to finally have the chance to get back in the kitchen recently, and I have been having so much fun! I’ve made some amazing brownies to share with you soon, and used up extra Easter candy. I’m blessed to have a few more blogging friends to share ...

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Crispy Crunch Cookies

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

As you guys know, we’re settling into the new house nicely. We don’t have much furniture, and my dining room is still a jumble of boxes, but we are, in fact, settling in. With all of this settling in comes people. People coming and people going. People measuring, people repairing, people cleaning, people delivering stuff. ...

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Guest Post: Cookies and Cups Makes Strawberry Cookies!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

I’m still working on getting my kitchen together, my KitchenAid mixer (and pretty much every other piece of my kitchen) is still weeks out, and I’m still looking for *my* grocery store, but I’ve been able to get back to cooking, and I’ve even been able to some baking! In fact, I made some brownies ...

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Perfectly Pinterest: Mini Typography Anniversary Cakes

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Let me tell you a little something about these cakes: they were a true labor of love. These are the cakes that I made, and the Hubster and I shared, for our tenth anniversary. Here’s a fun fact about the Hubster: he loves vintage typewriters. Not like, old 80s electric typewriters, but very old, clickety-clackety ...