highlights no. 26

Happy Wednesday!  We've been counting down and realized that graduation is only a mere 6-ish weeks away!  This is craziness - I have much too much to do between now and then...

In the meantime here are a few lovely finds from around the web:

darling DIY envelopes

see a familiar face?

the most amazing baby shower

I NEED to try out this homemade Nutella

a good idea for summertime 

an interesting shopping trip

I'll make us one of these...one day

and a bit of JK Rowling just for fun

too good

A while back I found a recipe on Pinterest that looked A-mazing:

Microwave Coffee Cake in a CUP

in under 5 minutes

What double what, what??
It was love at first click and I added it to our to-try list immediately.

Well we tried it:

And it was. . .okay.

A bit sub par.

Not our favorite.

I had such high hopes!  A quick sugar fix after a 5-minute swirl in the microwave??  What could be better?  Alas, it was indeed too good to be true.

Such has been the way with most of my Pinterest recipe finds...

I guess I need to be more aware of the comments people post instead of looking through all the pretty pictures.

Lesson learned (again).

happy monday

Today I:
(a) didn't wear my jacket walking home from school
(b) rolled the windows down while driving and
(c) went outside at 8:00 PM (sans jacket again) and didn't collect a single goose bump.

Doggone you spring fever!  You came too early!  It's only March 5th and, well, the weatherman says it's supposed to snow on Wednesday. . .

Goodbye mid-ish 60's, it was lovely while it lasted.
See you in a month (or three).

creative juices

They've been aflowin'  this week for some reason - perhaps it's the (long overdue) snowfall around here that has kept me indoors or something, but it's been fun to try out new ideas (or at least ones I got from Pinterest)

First of all, I am still lovin' floral design.  Pretty much a great class, and minus the back to back exams (that she gives you all the answers too) it's pretty low maintenance on the homework side of things.

Also there's snow on the ground outside and I have two vases full of fresh flowers in my apartment.

Feelin' pretty good about that right now.

 Does anyone love those yellowish orange roses as much as me? I think they're pretty amazing.  Also there's a tiny white Persian buttercup (aka: ranunculus, but I love saying buttercup so much more) hiding in there that is swoon worth.

I was doing some digging in one of my scrap craft bags yesterday (I used to work at a scrapbook store in high school so trust me when I say I have A LOT of stuff in that bag) and I found a hidden stash of the most wonderful buttons!  It was quite a find and I couldn't resist pulling up this pin to get some inspiration.  

I need to find a frame for them, but in the meantime it was fun to fiddle...

And do you guys remember THIS post from awhile back?
Well I finally pulled out the spray paint and this is how they turned out:

I love their clean, crisp look and can't wait to get some fresh flowers in them come springtime.

And that's a wrap for now, maybe next time I'll have a big impressive project to show off (or maybe not...), til then happy Friday!

xo

& then there were two

The married life:

5 things you can't blame on your roommates anymore... 

Disclaimer: I've always had the best roommates (what can I say?  I have the best girl friends), however, girls will be girls...

1) The heating bill
Single Excuse: "We split it four ways - no big deal."
Married Excuse: "We haven't cranked it up to 80 that many times this month, right...?"

2) Locking the front door
Single Excuse: "I knew you wouldn't get home from your date til past midnight and I didn't want to lock you out..."
Married Excuse: "You came to bed last."

3) Doing the dishes
Single Excuse: "There are four of us cooking and eating here, of course things will build up."
Married Excuse: "We have to hand-wash everything (no dishwasher in our married pad), of course things will build up."

4) Taking out the trash
Single Excuse: "There are four of us living here, I'm pretty sure one of us will think to to take it out sometime."
Married Excuse: "There are two of us living here, I'm pretty sure one of us will think to to take it out sometime."

And the real kicker...
5) Hair in the shower
Single Excuse: "That hair is too light/ to long/ too something to be mine."
Married Excuse: NO EXCUSE