Superman Bakes Cupcakes

My Superman that is... David's birthday was this weekend and one of the things he wanted to do for his birthday was bake cupcakes. Not any cupcakes.. these specific cupcakes we saw on Bobby Flay's Throwdown. They were Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. We made them completely from scratch.. and they turned out awesome!! It was soo much fun! Oh check out David's Apron! I made it for him for his b-day... since he does most of the cooking and has been using my pink cupcake apron for over a year now! ha ha I think this one is much more suiting, don't you?

Saturday Saling! #1

Today I went Yard Saling with one of my girlfriends! We had a blast hunting for buried treasure (ar ar :) !! Here's what I came across!

#1 Navy Wooden heeled Pumps(Never Worn)
Price: $7.00

#2 Brass Towel Rack (before)kinda drab...
Price:$5.00+ Spray Paint $2.49= $7.49

Brass Towel Rack (after)

#3 Coral Pleather Ottoman(Soo Retro! :)
Price:$4.00

#4 Primitive Wooden Ironing Board + White Wooden Church
Price:$4.00 Ironing Board
Price:$2.00 Wooden Church
(I loved this ironing board and thought it was a steal... and would make a lovely unique sofa table.

#5 Shabby Chic Trinket Box
Price: $.99


I was pretty excited with my finds today! Let me know if you found any good ones!! I am linking with The Dalomba Days for her "Saturday Steals" weekly, Thrift Store Thursdays and Bloggeritaville for Trifty Thursdays !!

Thrift With Me Weekly #2 Before & After

Here are a few of my finds from this week! I just discovered the awesomeness of Spray Paint! First off.. I made this old silver plated platter into a cute chalkboard:
Price: $1.49 Platter + Spray paint I had already(FREE) = $1.49
BEFORE:
AFTER:

I have been wanting a cake stand for a long time now! But didn't want to fork out 20+ for it.. So I put two and two together! I found this amazing crystal candle stick holder and this glass pie plate at goodwill and Tada!!
Price: Candle Holder:$2.99 + Pie Plate:$2.00= $4.99
BEFORE:
I have more before and after finds that I will post once they are done! Stay tuned! But before you go! I have to share these!
Luvs! I am Linking with "Homebody Holly" and "A Soft Place to Land". Go check out these great blogs for wonderful finds and DIY ideas.

River runs and airsoft fun!

This morning David and I went out and played AIRSOFT with about 200 other people. It was a blast.. much like paintball.. but you shoot white plastic bb's instead of paint... and the bb's don't hurt quite as bad! We had a blast! It's soo much fun!! I have always loved lazertag and always want to go play.. but there isn't anywhere out here to go play so this is a MUCH FUNNER(pardon my bad english!) Game! I wish our family was here to play it with... it's just uber cool!! Then later in the afternoon we went fishing down the Caney Fork River.. waders and all! It was soo beautiful.. if you've seen the movie "The River Runs Through It" .. you'de know what I'm talking about! We didn't catch any fish.. unfortunatly .. but just being out and enjoying nature was wonderful and well worth it..I wish I had some pictures to post this time.. but I don't!Have a wonderful Holiday weekend..Until Next Time!

Flower bed n Coupon Trip!

I need to update ya. It's been a while. My mom came to visit a little over a month ago and while she was here she wanted to buy me some flowers to brighten up my front yard and give it some character. We found tons of beautiful flowers and got a good start on the flower bed.. until the rain came and slowed our progress down.. So after my mom left David started where we left off and got to shoveling and moving dirt. Anyways... we planted the flowers and it looked very pretty, but something was missing. It needed a border. We didn't have a ton of money to spend on landscaping pavers/rocks  so our friend Seth told us there was a huge pile of rocks of the side of the road that were free. So we went and loaded up the back of the truck and that's how it was done! On to another subject. COUPONING! woot woot! In my spare time.. which has been a lot lately since everyone in the Biz seems to be out of town.. I clip coupons! I've found a ton of great couponing blogs that have made it quite easy to get great deals. 2 weeks ago Kroger was tripling coupons, so I planned out my trip and went. I returned with $120 worth of groceries for $17.88! It was quite amazing.. time consuming I must add but pretty dang cool! Now you  have to keep in mind that your not going to get all the groceries you need with couponing, but you can stock up on dry and canned foods for "Food Storage". So it's fun! I would recommend it ! And If you are interested in doing it.. we could do a coupon swap, you get the coupons you need and use ( diapers, formula, crackers,etc) I get the coupons I want and use! Good Stuff! That's it for now! Have a great day!!!!

Keep on Keepin' on and Writin' Songs..

Here's a video from today of a song that my co-writer Sara Majors and I just finished.
It's Called "Shy Girls".. watch.. :) (Ignore the gum chomping and awkward intro.. hehe)

**Thrift with Me Weekly**

I love thrifting! I'm addicted! Not only do I love it because I found that I can make a profit doing so.. I love it because I am able to furnish my house, me and my husband for next to nothing! I think it's fabuloso! Thrifting is an acquired skill.. Not everyone can do it. So I would like to inspire all of you through my weekly posts to go out there and tackle the thrifting world, because I tell you what.. It will Change Your Life! :) This is what I stumbled upon this week:

Firstly: A beautiful Leaf Embossed Ceramic Soap Pump
Target Price: $19.99 Goodwill Price: $1.99


Next Jewel: Leather Weave Waist Belt
Miss Sixty Price:$29.99 Goodwill Price:$.99


Oo yay! I'm excited about this one!!:
Awesome Vintage Vinyl Mod Retro Cream Arm Chair
Ebay Price: $50.00 Yard Sale Price: $2.00 (ya! I know!)
& Crazy Cute grey & black Tiger Stripe Throw Pillow
Target Price: $17.99 Goodwill Price: $1.99


I don't have anything to compare prices with this one:
Adorable Framed Flower Print
Goodwill Price:$1.99



What a Steal! This one is going on EBAY!:
A Belkin Firewire 6 port Hub
Provantage.com price:$63.62 Goodwill Price:$4.99


For my wearing :)
Cute Isaac Mizrahi Drew Print Ballet Flats
Target Price:$29.99 Goodwill Price:$3.99


Love this:
Cute Retro Throw Pillow
Goodwill Price $1.99

Can't have too many:
2 Vintage Anthropologie Style Coffee Mugs
Yard Sale Price:$.50


Got to credit "The Huz" for this one:
Set of Two Parasol Bird Lanterns (David Eyed these baby's!)
Target Price:$37.99 Goodwill Price:$5.99

look!

So I hope now after seeing all of these steals of deals, you will be motivated to go out and not be intimidated by the not so wonderful smelling thrift stores. It just takes patience to look through and find that treasure!
Until next time!

EaSiEsT ApPlE pIe EvEr!

Ok. So I was craving apple pie today! It was 32 degrees all day! And I've been under the weather.. I didn't even step out of the house.. Who doesn't crave apple pie on such a cold, stay in doors kinda day? I came up with a concoction in my desperation for this beloved treat! It's a perfect 1 serving pie! I used a small round 16ounce corningware dish.. I had a box of 2 premade pie crusts in the fridge.. the really flakey ones!! Well I used 1 roll. cut it in half. And made 2 balls. Rolled them out. Put one rolled pie crust inside the dish to create the base of the pie. placed just the bottom pie crust alone in the oven for 10 minutes to make it crispy yum! Well this was in the oven. Cut up one regular sized gala apple. Skin on and all. Added about 1 tbs of cinnamon 2 tbs of sugar.. Mixed all in with diced apples.. added to the pie crust from the oven. placed the pie crust topping on. Made the little slices on the top to vent.. Stuck it in the oven @ 375 for 45minutes....
It's divine!! Forget the Martha Stewart Recipe.. this baby rocks!!!!!

Yahooligans!!

Ok maybe I'm a bit too excited... Maybe I obsess too much over worldly possessions.. Maybe I'm just down right crazy!! But! Hear me out! I was given Christmas money from the Parentals to buy whichsoever my heart desired. I thought long and hard about it.. took my time researching... scouring every handbag site imaginable to find just the right one. Well after a lot of searching far and wide I made a remarkable discovery. A hand bag that fit me to the T!!  The only problem was it was no longer available! I couldn't find anywhere to purchase it!! I even went as far as posting a yahoo question looking to see if anyone had one for sale. I get a bit obsessive once I find something I really want.. I will not stop until I get it!!! Well this bag I wanted was from Anthropologie. I knew that much. So I went to the Anthropologie website and found the Customer Service Email Address. It stated that they would answer any question you had and would get back to you within 24 hours. So I decided what the heck! It's worth a try! So I emailed describing this unobtainable bag I had been searching for.. thinking they will just tell me to search ebay like I already had. (Anthropologie only carries a certain # of handbags.. they make them kind of exclusive.. so you feel like you have a one of a kind) So anyways. I really didn't think I would get any helpful information. But to my pleasant surprise, they responded the next day notifying me that they had 2 of these bags left. And that I would need to contact the location they were at and order them from there.. Well I called the location.. turns out the bags were 65% off .. So I bought the last two the company had. I got a great deal on them! And I figured I would sell one on ebay to pay for the one I am going to keep! Super Cool huh! The highlight of my week!! Thanks for listening to me jabber about something so insignificant!! I just had to share!!! Have a great day!! And my lesson for the day! DONT GIVE UP!! GO GET EM' TIGER!!! :)