The Adventures of a German Girl

For Brian's step brothers wedding we headed up "North" to Tennessee for the weekend. They actually got married a couple weeks earlier, just the two of them on the beach but wanted to celebrate afterall with family and friends. We went to a really cool bar and restaurant called Sambuca and hung out with mostly Brians nephews Aiden and Tyler. This little guy below is Tyler, he is now 4 years old and the devil himself. The cutest little whirlwind and I'm obsessed with him.   and of course totally obsessed with my Brian too! :) Brians mom fed us Creme Brulee on spoons. A fun night came to an end... The next morning we drove to a lake with Brians mom, Steele and Toby The boys loved the water                                      ...

Because its my birthday today and I love cupcakes, here is a yummy recipe to share. Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes (recipe from BHG.com) Makes: 24 servings Serving size: 1 cupcake Yield: 27 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes Prep: 40 mins Bake: 350°F 18 mins to 20 mins Cool: 45 mins   Ingredients 1x 3 ounce package orange-flavor gelatin  1x 2-layer-size package white cake mix  1x 4-serving-size package cheesecake instant pudding and pie filling mix  1x 1/4 cups orange juice 4x eggs 1x 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1x teaspoon vanilla 1x recipe Cream Pop Frostings Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line twenty-seven 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with foil bake cups. Set aside 2 teaspoons of the gelatin for the Cream Pop Frostings. In a mixing bowl beat the remaining gelatin, the cake mix, pudding mix, orange juice, eggs, oil, and vanilla. 2. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full. Use the back of a spoo...

I love chairs and even more those which are cheap and need some work. In the last 12 months I brought home so many new additions of them that we almost need a bigger house! :) There were three we got from Blockbuster couple months ago and since then they were just stored in our basement. One of them was done right away and its new home is now my craftroom. You can read about this one here . The other two took a little longer, but eventually I got back to work. When I saw them I knew there was potential in turning them into real nice dining room end chairs and am now so happy we bought them for 15$. I got the sander out and started to get all the old paint off. It took forever! Sanding, sanding and more sanding, even with a dremel to get the edges clear. Finally done, what a difference. (but there is still one to go!) I put a primer on Two Bombai Mahagoni stain coats later, with 5 hours of drying time each, and...