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Girls Hawaiian birthday cake

  I am horrible about not taking progress photos…however, this cake was made over the course of about two weeks, so please forgive me! This was my first ever attempt at a tiered cake, making and using fondant, and decorating with buttercream. I am proud of the results, so this is not so much a tutorial as much as a brag post!

  The he cake is made with four 12″ layers, four 9″ layers, then 2 6″…

Super Simple Cookie Pops

These cookie pops are so easy to make and taste like thin mints! I made two batches for my children’a teachers and school staff. In the past, I have made cake pops, but these are so much simpler and taste even better.

All you need is: wax paper double stuffed oreos Andes Creme De Menthe Baking Chips lollipop sticks sprinkles, or decoration of your choice cellophane baggies ribbon

*I found all…

This cute little maple sideboard was given to me by my mother-in-law a couple years back. I loved it as-is, but it just DID NOT look very nice with my chalk-painted dining table. So, off we go on another d.i.y. adventure!

I started off by removing the drawers and taking the knobs off of them. I them used Annie Sloan’s Old White to paint the body of the sideboard. I chose Duck Egg Blue for the…

Annie Sloan Chalk Painted Dining Table

I love antique furniture. Especially sturdy antique furniture. I figure if it had lasted through one family’s wear and tear, hopefully it can withstand my rough bunch’s abuse. Let’s face it. They just don’t make furniture to last like they used to!

Anyhow, I paid $200 for this table and 6 chairs. The chairs were split and falling apart, and the table was marred and scarred with veneer missing and…