Craftyminx

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I just thought I would share a few things from our Valentine's Day. 

Sheldon was sick all weekend so we didn't do much. He had some beautiful flowers delivered on Friday. 

We registered at Target on Saturday. This was great fun! Sheldon was so excited he could hardly contain himself. 

On Sunday, I decided to make donuts. I used the Pioneer Woman's recipe, because really she's never led me astray so far. I have had a really bad history of making homemade donuts so I was a little skeptical that these would be any better. They turned out perfect! Light, airy, and not overly sweet. Ok, so they could have been even lighter, but I have a super drafty kitchen and it just wasn't going to get better, but even in my case, these were awesome! The only thing I will change next time is to make chocolate glaze, because that's my favorite. 

I would like to say that these are hearts just because I thought it would be cute for Valentine's Day. They are awfully cute, but really hearts are the only cookie cutters I have in the right sizes. I don't even have circle cutters. I make biscuits with a Wonder Woman glass from the 70s. That's the biscuit making glass, not the donut making glass. 

We also had dinner at the Paseo Grill on Sunday. It was wonderful! Best food I've had this year. 

Anyway, we had a great weekend of love. What crafty/fun things did you all do for heart day?

Cup Pies

On Friday, I decided that I needed to make some practice cup pies to see what I wanted to do for the wedding.

They turned out very well! A couple of the tops weren't secure and some filling oozed out but, other than that they were fantastic! I used this recipe for the crust and just used some canned apple pie filling. Next time, I'll be making them with wild blackberries from my parents' farm.

I even spread some honey on top of the crust for authenticity. It made it golden brown and yummy!

They were perfect with vanilla ice cream. I can't wait to make another round of practice pies :)

Apples 2 Apples

I love fall! Sadly, Oklahoma has decided to skip over fall and go straight into 50 degree weather, cloudy and wet--it has not stopped raining for days! We had about 2 weeks of good 65 degree weather. Oh well, even though the weather is not cooperating, I am thoroughly enjoying fall for what it is.

This week has been the week of apples. Apples are available year round, of course, but the variety is more substantial in the fall. A coworker recently became excited that honey crisp apples were now available. I had never had them before, so I went to the store and bought a huge bag.

They are delicious! Crisp, sweet, and slightly tangy. The perfect taste of fall.

 With my new favorite apples in the fridge I decided to make this apple cake.

BEST IDEA EVER! Make it, you will not be disappointed.

Now take a gander at these beauties...

I'll give you a moment. I needed one when I saw them in the store.

 I want to eat everything out of these!!! But I'm also afraid to touch them because they are in perfect condition and don't want to hurt them.

*sorry the photos are soo dark that just shows you how horribly cloudy it has been here. Even after editing them I couldn't get them much better. I really need to get lightroom.

Meat Cupcakes?

Yes, Meat cupcakes!!! I had a pot-luck dinner party to attend on Friday night. I knew just what to bring! Weirdly enough, I had been thinking about meat cupcakes all week. A friend was having a birthday soon, but didn't eat sweets. I wanted to make her cupcakes, but knew she wouldn't be able to eat them. That's when the obsession started. Why not make super cute cupcakes out of meat?

This was not my own idea, nope I'm really not the only crazy out there that thinks meat cupcakes are stinking fabulous. I had seen twinkie chan's meat cakes a while back, and I found this recipe online as well. I decided to use that recipe since I like to hide veggies in my meatloaf.

I also decided that mine had to be filled with ketchup because I can't eat meatloaf without it. I had to pipe it in and move it around some to get the proper effect. Next time I will probably just blob some under the "frosting" or drizzle it on top.

 

Overall, these were a hit at the party, though in the beginning the blue potatoes were a little off-putting for some. The instant potatoes left something to be desired as well. If I make these again, I'll try to make sure I have enough time to make regular mashed potatoes. I will also have to remember to make time to let the potatoes cool if I'm going to pipe them on. That was an interesting experience that you shouldn't try at home.

Boyfriend said they were the best cupcakes he's ever had. I guess I'll have to make them again.

Ice day in pictures

Bella decided she didin't like outside for the first time ever

Boyfriend wrecked his car on Monday...

I organized the craft room some...
 

Bella looked cute and slept a lot...

 I made homemade chicken and rice soup and it was delicious...

We wore appropriate attire for watching TV in my drafty house...

We watched:
1 episode of Ugly Betty
7 episodes of True Blood
4 episodes of Firefly
2 episodes of Arrested Development
The Ninth Gate
Pecker

Cupcakes... yum

A friend from work and I went to Sara Sara Cupcakes yesterday after work. It is a very cute place. All white with hot pink accents, astro turf front lawn and really simple but cute graphic design. They have 18 flavors of cupcakes 10 of which are offered everyday. The other 8 are rotated throughout the week. all their cupcakes are $3.25 a piece $36 a dozen. They have a milk bar, coffee and soft drinks. It is a family owned business and everyone is really nice. By the way did I mention their cupcakes are fantastic!?

I had the Cherries Jubilee cupcake while I was there, white cake and butter cream frosting with bits of cherries mixed in, topped with a cherry. The texture of their cake is a little crumbly so you have to eat them with a fork, but they taste very good.

I got the Bacon, egg and cheese cupcake to take home for breakfast this morning. I wasn't sure how savory it would taste. I was expecting something like the bisquick cheese muffins. But they were so much more than that. It really did have the cupcake base to it so you could taste the sweet mixed with the savory... an excellent combination.

I'm not a foodie blogger, but I am a supporter of local and handmade, so please go try a cupcake from Sara Sara Cupcakes, on 9th and Broadway. Tonight from 5-9 is their Grand Opening party. I'm going to be there! I hope to see others I know there as well.

Happy 4th! (the late version)

I have been away from the computer all weekend. But I do have some stuff to share. So this will be another photo dump post. Don't pretend like you all actually read this thing anyways. haha Photo dumps are always my favorites so let's get started...

I spent 4th of July with Levi's family. It was sooo much fun. I made cupcakes... of course.

I didn't get any pictures of fireworks, but they were amazing. If you live in the Oklahoma City area you should definitely go to mustang to see fireworks. They are everywhere! It was really an amazing sight.

I spent most of the day talking and spinning. I finished a batt of the pink and orange stuff.

Saturday was Levi and Dana day. These days are always fun, and usually end up with some antiquing. My mommy is going to kill me but I bought stuff. They were really really good deals and Levi is the master enabler when it comes to shopping. Note to self... no more Levi and Dana days for awhile. These are my purchases...

pink suitcases ($7 each) and a pink light fixture ($20) I have been looking for the perfect light fixture for my craft area for a couple of years. They are always over $50, usually more like $100 so I had to get this one when it was only 20. It may need some rewiring done, but is totally worth it.

New aprons. These were both under $5. I love the fruit fabric sooo much and I really like the pocket on the other one. It's hard to see but it is really cute and kind of gathered at the top. That one is a commercial apron with a "gingham girl" label on the inside. I don't usually get the commercial ones but I found this one to be very crafty looking.

I finished my second country kiddie. I just love this pattern.

Tink likes it too!

Last night we stayed in and watched movies, ate nachos and had a really really good time. My friend let me do him up in drag... Hot tranny mess I tell you...

I'm getting better at making eyebrows disappear.

And it wouldn't be a full random post without a bella video...

This is her potty dance. It makes me laugh at her every time.

Day in review

First... Bella is fine. I won't go into details but she apparently digested a bunch of my hair and I'm guessing that is what made her sick. Gross right?!?

The fiber fairy came to visit this week! I ordered stuff from Enchanted Knoll and KCknits.

Enchanted Knoll Gypsy superwash merino - I of course bought this for Gypsy.

KCknits pink lemonade batts - I love this!!!! Pink from space is my favorite color. :)

They also sent extras which were fun as well. I'll save those for when I get a wheel and can throw bits and bobbles in... and I got my last yarn pirate booty club yarn. It is pretty and soft! You can look at my flickr if you want to see it ;)

My last credit card purchase got delivered by fedex today. This is from coastal scents.

It is a 78 color palette and a bunch of pink handled brushes. Their palettes are only $20 each and have high pigmented colors. I'm excited about getting to play with it!

Tonight I made risotto for dinner. I finally found arborio rice and made it for the first time with some organic low sodium chicken broth. It was sooo yummy!

Now back to homework.