Friday Favorites--Linky Party

I can't believe it's already Friday.  

This week has flown by! I finished up finals on Monday and have kind of taken a break from blogging/crafting to spend time with my family.  

Here are some highlights from last week:

Love this magnetic banner! What a fantastic idea! 

{Sassy Sanctuary}

I love strawberries, and these strawberry cupcakes look delicious!

{The Sweet Life}

Aren't these the cutest little carrot cones? What a fun idea to do with the kids!

{The Seven Year Cottage}

Please link back to my page and visit a few other links! :)

Can't wait to see what you guys have been creating lately! 

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Food For Thought Tuesday: Orange Rolls

It has become sort of a tradition to make these Orange Rolls for Easter breakfast.  

So this year, it was Orange Rolls and bacon for breakfast! Such a good combination.  The best part, these are so easy to make and there is no mess! 

These are also fool-proof, anyone can make these.  Even if you aren't a "baker" you can still make these!

My family loves this recipe and they never last long in our house!

Orange Rolls

3 packages 7.5 oz pillsbury buttermilk biscuits

1 cube butter

3/4 cup sugar

2 oranges 

1 tsp orange zest

Preheat oven 350*

In a bunt pan, layer biscuits in a single layer around the pan. Set aside

Zest oranges and then juice them.  In a saucepan melt butter and then add sugar.  Bring to a boil and then add in zest and juice from orange.  

Pour mixture all over biscuits.  Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or until biscuits are cooked through and the top is golden brown.  

Serve hot. 

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My Easter Weekend!

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Weekend! 

I got to spend it with my favorite people.

I am so blessed to have such an amazing family!

I love Easter and I love celebrating Easter with my family.   

I'm not sure if most of you know, but I am a Mormon and we celebrate Easter by remembering Jesus Christ. 

My sister shared this video yesterday and I loved it so much, I thought I would share it with you.

Enjoy. 

Picture A Day {Week 4}

Hey everyone! 

It's week 4 over at my Picture A Day blog.  It was a fun week of photos, I had a ton of fun photographing my little ones this past week and I got some fun shots of Utah Lake.  

Last week your favorite photo was:

Who I Am.

 To vote, check out the photos here or you can see the full size images over here.  The poll is on my sidebar and you can vote for more than one photo! 

Can't wait to see what you pick this week! 

Friday Favorites--Linky Party

Happy Friday! 

I am so happy that it's the weekend! 

I just finished one of my last finals for the semester and I couldn't be happier! 

You guys linked up some amazing creations last week.

Here are a few highlights!

Love this pillow.  I love the simplicity of it! So cute!

{Persia Lou}

This dessert is making my mouth water, just looking at it! 

{Kimmy's Kitchen}

Just found this blog and LOVE it! They seriously do amazing transformations!

{The Boutique Girls}

I am in love with this wreath! Love the flowers, so pretty. 

{Just Dream Jelly Bean}

I have been in search of old drawers for a while, and I love the look of this one. 

{A Very Dandoislion Life}

Can't wait to see your latest creations!

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Cooking Fail

I am embarrassed to admit that I actually burned something.  

I mean really burned it.

Meaning it was completely INEDIBLE. 

This is what happens to your pan when you burn rice. 

This is the pan after it's been scrubbed, soaked, scrubbed, boiled, soaked, and scrubbed some more.

Pretty sure I ruined it. 

I still have the pan in hopes that maybe I can still salvage it. 

Any ideas on how to clean it?

Mod Podged Key Frame {tutorial}

So last week I posted this tutorial over at Brown Paper Packages, so I thought I would post it on here in case anyone missed out last week! :)

Right now I am loving the vintage look.  I am slightly obsessed with lace at the moment and I can't stop crafting with it! So today I thought I would show you a project that is both vintage looking and uses lace!

 I started out with this frame.  If you don't have a frame lying around your house I am always finding a ton at my local thrift store for super cheap.  

Alright, let's get started!

Step 1: Paint your frame.  I started with a coat of antique white so that when I distressed the edges white would show through.  

After your white paint dries, paint your frame black.  When the black dries, use some sandpaper to rough up the edges so it looks like this:

Step 2: Cut out a piece of cardboard or matte board to fit the size of your frame. 

Step 3: Paint it black

Step 4: Cut out a piece of paper to the size you like and mod podge it onto your cardboard.

Step 5: Cut out a key. (I used my cricut machine) Then mod podge it onto your paper. 

Step 6: Attach lace.  Apply a thin layer of mod podge to the edge of your board. 

Then carefully place lace onto mod podge.  You will want to trim the edges to the size you want. 

Step 7: Hot glue black ribbon around the edge of your lace. 

That's it! You're done! I love how it turned out, and I love the vintage feel of it. 

 

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Food For Thought Tuesday: Mexican Tea Cookies

This was the very first recipe I ever made by myself.  

I was about 11 years old. 

Yes I have been cooking pretty much my whole life, remember this picture? You can read about it here. 

Anyways, I was an interesting child.  Normal children ask for toys for Christmas.  Not me.

I asked for a Mixer. 

Yeah, like a kitchen aid.

And no, I didn't actually get a Kitchen Aid, I got a cheap knock-off.  But I didn't care.  I was thrilled about my new mixer, and ended up making these cookies to test it out! 

I grew up eating these cookies, especially during Christmas time.   They are basically a shortbread cookie, and they are delicious!

Here is the recipe! 

I actually made this dough a while back and froze some cookie dough to see if they would turn out.  It turns out that it freezes great, and I just had to cook them a little bit longer and they were just as delicious! 

PS: I still don't own a Kitchen Aid mixer. 

Maybe one day.   :)

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Spring Blocks

I love spring!

Last year, when I was doing Craft Night we made these blocks.

I finally just got mine out of our storage and was so excited to put them up again this year!

They were so much fun to make and I really love how mine turned out!

So I thought I would repost the tutorial, incase anyone missed out last year.

Here is the tutorial!

Supplies Needed

6 wood blocks, differing in sizes.

6 coordinating pieces of scrapbook paper

2 sheets of lighter color scrapbook paper for your letters. I just used white.

Paint

Mod Podge

Buttons

Ribbon

Hot Glue

Step 1: Cut out your blocks and sand them.

S: 9 x 5 1/2"

P: 6 x 3 1/2"

R: 7 x 5 1/2"

I: 3 1/4 x 4"

N: 5 x 3 1/2"

G: 4 1/2 x 3 1 /4"

Step 2: Paint your blocks. For these blocks I used antique white. I like it because it isn't stark white and it has a little bit of a yellow undertone.

Step 3: While your blocks are drying, cut out your paper to fit the size of each of your blocks.

these are the sizes of paper for my blocks

Step 4: After your blocks are dry, apply a thin layer of mod podge to the FRONT of your blocks and apply your paper. Make sure you flatten it out really well so you don't get any bubbles.

Step 5: While your mod podge is drying, cut out your letters. These are the sizes I used. The font is Alphalicious (cricut machine)

S: 5 3/4"

P: 3 3/4"

R: 6 3/4"

I: 3"

N: 4"

G: 3"

Step 6: Mod podge your letters on the front of your blocks.

Step 7: Add any embellishments and ribbon that you like! If you want to make paper flowers you can find my tutorial here.

You're Done!

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