School Supply 'Cake'

There are several ways to create a 'School Supply Cake' if you were to search how-to's.Here is my version. Short and Sweet. I think pictures tell it better than paragraphs of words.{I'm not giving an exact list of 'What You'll Need' like I usually do. The supplies will vary with the size of cake you are aiming for and your own creative touches!}I started with a round, silver charger as my base. (You could also use an actual cake base).The...

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Home Again!

In the words of my Dad after a vacation..."Home Again, Home Again, Giggity, Gig, Gig.""Where did you go?" You might ask..."Where did we NOT go?" Is my response.We left late one Wednesday evening from our Humble Abode and traveled about 2 hours away to get a head start on our long journey.Our pit-stop for the night was in Indianapolis, IN.Thursday, we got up bright and early and started for Virginia. Our usual 12 hour trip will now only take 10 hours...

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DIY Photo Frame

Remember the Graduation Frames I made for Reese's Kindergarten Graduation?Well, here are my instructions ofa VERY easy and VERY cute DIY frame....Pick up an unfinished wood frame, or two...Stain the back sides of the wood frame....Don't forget to get into the little holes in the back:(The little holes hold the wood dowels that allow you to prop the frame up. You will want to stain the wood dowels too!)When the stain is dry, turn the frame over...

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The Gift of Starbucks

One of my favorite gifts to give (and get!) is a Starbucks Gift Card.Here's a super cute way to give one as a fun gift!Here's What You'll Need: 1 Starbucks cup, dome lid, and their signature green strawGift CardBrown paper (I used a bag)White TissueHot GlueHere's How:1. Cut your brown paper to the appropriate size of the cup. Crunch the paper for texture.2. Fill your cup with the brown paper and stick the gift card in the middle of the cup.3....

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Graduation Celebration Lunch

Reese's Great-Grandma hosted a Graduation Lunch for Reese after she graduated Kindergarten.We had such a nice time celebrating with Reese.I made the desserts and did minimal decorations.We had fun with 'unusual' graduation colors....Instead of a whole cake, I decided to make cupcakes (in Reese's pick of flavor).I happened upon these cute baking cups at Wal-Mart and thought they'd be perfect to hold my cupcakes and the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup graduation...

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