Yummy Cupcakes from Pinterest...

I had so much fun making these cupcakes, the recipe and directions are from here...I used the recipe as a guide, mixing up the brownie mix and the strawberry cake mix exactly as stated on the  back of the mixes...

It was very helpful to use my small cookie scoop from Pampered Chef for the brownie mix, one scoop was just right...and it kept me from dripping cake mix all over the pan (which I usually do!)

After filling the bottoms with brownie mix, I added two scoops of the strawberry cake mix...the recipe states that it will make 48 cupcakes, I must have filled mine a little fuller because my batch only made 36...

Having less of the brownie mix helped the cupcakes bake evenly, normally the brownies would take a bit longer to bake than just plain strawberry cupcakes...

Here they are, ready to go in the oven...please don't judge me by the looks of my old, stained, cupcake pan:)

And, boy oh boy! they smelled divine...

I added some frosting after they cooled and sprinkled some cute little red candy lips on top that I found at Hobby Lobby...

I definitely will be making these again, they were so, so yummy.

a Valentine surprise...

I get to see my grandson's tomorrow! They made the trip to Deda's house for the weekend so I'm heading that way tomorrow to spend the day with them. Since I won't be with them on Valentine's Day I decided to put together a little "heart" treat to take to them. That way I won't have to mail it to them:)



I've had a box of multi-colored DVD envelopes for quite a while, I just knew I would find a good use for them some day...Here's what I put together...I cut a piece of card stock a teeny bit smaller than the envelope...

...slipped the card stock into a sandwich baggie...added some M&M's to cover the top...flipped the envelope over to the back side...

press gently to get the air out of the baggie...seal the baggie...fold the top edge over snugly--tape down the edges...fold over the side in the same way and adhere with more tape...

Flip it back over to view the front, carefully slide it into the envelope...seal the edge of the envelope with more tape...

Voila! isn't that a cute presentation:)

I put their card on the back and secured the two together with some twine...can't wait to give it to them tomorrow:)

Happy early Valentine's Day!

...down with snowflakes, up with hearts!

I decided the snowflakes had to come down, enough already! So, I switched them out with the festive red hearts.

I like this look way better:) Then, I rearranged a bit and added some more valentines. Happy and festive, just the way I like it.

And, I love decorating with seasonal candy, it's inexpensive and I get an extra sugar treat!

The decor above is in the living room, over the fire place. Below, are some goodies on the dining room table.

I just love cinnamon candy, I wonder if my decor will last until February 14th?
I saw the candle idea in a magazine and thought it was a very clever idea. All I had to buy was the candy!

Here's to a happy February!

Yummy!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to all!!!

(02-14-09)

I hope everyone has a happy day today. Hubby and I went to Tulsa yesterday afternoon so he could take his car in for a recall check. I met him there, not knowing they were going to offer us a car to use in the meantime. While it was being worked on we ran some quick errands in my car, hung out at the bookstore for a bit and ate at Hideaway Pizza, YUM!! On the way home, we picked up a couple of movies to watch over the weekend. He even offered to trade cars, drive mine home and filled it up with gas! How sweet is that?