It's a Bird!

Dusting this badboy off... Sorry for the neglect, friend. Life takes over and before you know it you have no energy left for blogging. I did get a little crafting in last week. The wifey and I got invited to two(!) white elephant parties. I saw this Flamingo on Pinterest and being a person who loves to glue things to things, I knew I had to try it. So simple. I ordered a 2-pack of flamingos on amazon.com. I'm going to do a charity craft sale this spring and I saw Walmart and Lowes have whole flocks of flamingos for pretty cheap so that may be the best way to go. Without further ado, I present my bird.

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So close to 30, I can taste it!

Sooo, my very best friend from Junior High School wanted to get me a cake for my birthday. I can't wait to see what it looks like. I've been coveting those blingy cake numbers that I see all over Pinterest for months now so I made my own. Big improvement!

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Sharpie Cookie Plate

 

First! Okay...this is maybe a little too embarrassing and I shouldn't post it but I'm so excited to make one of these so who cares, right? I'm so so so in love with these plates on etsy, but not in love with the price.  Bakey-Bakey? I probably shouldn't post this but we are firm believers in dessert. We have it every night. Most days we are so lazy that we just put some pre-made cookies in the toaster oven...hence "bakey-bakey."

 Before: Plain white plate from the Dollar Tree. Write, draw, scribble on the plate with a Sharpie. Feel free to doodle as much as you want because you can wipe it off if you made a mistake. Really, you can. I was so afraid! I put a little hand sanitizer, because it's always handy (pun intended) on my plate and started over a few times. To finish it off, place it in the oven for 30 minutes on 350 and enjoy!