Author: jennifer

Repainted Mirror

Decorating

My 11 year old daughter moved into a different bedroom a few months ago and she’s got fun plans for how she’d like it to look.  Taking a cue from this wall of pictures, she wants a room that is full of color with a grown-up feel.


I’ve had this old yard sale mirror for a while now, and we decided to start by updating it.


The mirror isn’t terribly unique, but it is a good size for her and has a bit of nice detail at the top.


First we primed it, then went after it with some celery green spray paint that she picked, and now it’s on her wall!


We distressed it just a bit, and she’s very happy with it.


I must say that I love what a single can of spray paint can do!  Instant improvement and inexpensive.


I’m not sure when we’ll get to it, but we’ve got a $10 headboard in the basement waiting for some paint and a few other ideas to try.  It will be a fun project to tackle together.  For now, we’re very happy with this little spot.


Have a great day!
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Who’s got the passa?

Musings on Life and Beauty

We were trying to go somewhere.  My two year-old was getting ready to go when she suddenly said, where’s my passa?  (Yes, we need to take it away, but sometimes it’s so great to be able to calm ONE of them down easily!  This is one of my goals for the summer.)

I picked up the baby who was crawling around the room and held her, facing away from me while we scoured the room in search of the passa.  We couldn’t find it, so I went and got a replacement.

A few minutes later, still holding the baby, we went to get in the car.  I turned her around and set her in her carseat so I could buckle her.  And there was the passa, in her mouth!


We all laughed that she stole her big sister’s passa while her own was clipped to her shirt!  I guess maybe they’re like shoes, you can’t have too many?!?

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Graduation Cupcakes

Parties

As a dessert for this party and keeping with this theme , I had an idea for some BYU cupcakes.  It turned out to be inexpensive, creative, and added the final touch to our party.


I used some dark blue candy melts, a Wilton squeeze bottle and a sheet of “Y” letters I printed on my computer.


I placed the printed Y’s on a cookie sheet and put a piece of parchment paper over it.  I then melted the candy in hot water and began tracing the Y’s.  I just moved my pattern around underneath the parchment paper until it was filled.


We let them harden overnight, baked some cupcakes and whipped up a fairly stiff buttercream icing.  I simply piped the frosting onto the centers of the cupcakes and we stuck the Y’s in the center.  TaDa!


For the kitchen table centerpiece, we lined up my cupcake stands and put a cupcake on each one.


We all had a lot of fun with these.  Everyone enjoyed trying their hand at making some Y’s.  As we did it, I thought how versatile these cupcake toppers are.  You could make numbers for a birthday party, monograms for a birthday gift, or even photocopy and trace logos for schools or other organizations.  These treats were SO much fun to make, now I’m looking for an excuse to make more!


I hope you’ll try them!
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