Tuesday, July 20, 2010

I'm back!


Another project I did with my neighbor's daughters was custom brownie cupcakes! We used a brownie mixed, and I scooped the batter into cupcake liners. Then we got out a whole bunch of yummy treats (cherries, marshmallows, chocolate chips, caramel sauce, sprinkles, coconut, pecans, etc.), and customized them all!

Mine, before baking:


I didn't take any after baking pictures, oops, but rest assured, they were yummy! And a great activity for the kids , too. It kept them both entertained for about an hour. :)



We were in Maine for the last 2 weeks, so not a whole lot of crafting got done (though I did do a lot of my other love, reading!), however I did work on these embroidery hangings while I was there. They are Jenny Hart designs, and I think they look very sweet hanging up in the kitchen.

I did finish one thing before we left which was the first of three valances for our kitchen windows:


It helps to conceal the ugly blinds lurking beneath. 

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