It's been awhile...

Seriously...where does the time go?!  I can't believe it's been 5 weeks (again) since I last posted.  Time for a little "catch up"!

Baby boy's nautical themed birthday

Baby Girl baby shower 

Speedy recovery from knee surgery

More nautical...clearly a very popular theme right now!

Teacher Appreciation

Can't forget the dance teachers!

Graduation

And more...

And just because I love watermelon cookies!

Father's Day gift baskets...or should I say  "burger baskets"?!

Off to boot camp...

More graduation...

A little summer fun for my bestie who is returning to her home away from home!

And last but not least...some fun banners that I have become obsessed with making!

Turns out...there Is life after cookies!  

Till next time!

More of "Polly's" Cabinets and...

...another little piece of news!  I am happy to say that I sold my little headboard!  You remember this one, right?

I don't mind telling you that she sold for $75...not bad for my original investment of $5.99!  I really hated to see this go, but I don't have twin beds in my guestrooms anymore, so it had to go to make room for other projects!

Carry on...I

In case you don't remember my last project using one of Polly's cabinet doors,  I will refresh your memory...this cute little wine tray:

Since then I completed another tray using the same image but the original wording and adding a couple of flourishes:

Next I decided that I want to make some message boards.  For this one I used the same image that is on the bed.  I bought the knobs from Hobby Lobby when they were 50% off...perfect for hanging dish towels or keys.  The handle on the top is one that I picked up from Restore...it was painted using Rustoleum Flat Black.  I purchased a package of 4, 12 x 12 pieces of cork board from JoAnns and cut to size.

The second one I used a Valspar sample paint from Lowe's.  I purchased these knobs from Hobby Lobby and painted both of those plus the handle with Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze.  The image is another that I purchased from Graphique.

And last but not least, I actually have a few cookies to share.

Last night was the teacher "meet and greet" for Thomas.  Believe it or not, he will be returning to school next week!  What better way to butter up your new teacher than with a little cookie bouquet!

till next time...

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There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!

How sweet it is!

Yesterday was my granddaughter, Taylor's, "official" last day of dance class till after the summer. Her recital is Saturday and can I just tell you there is nothing cuter than seeing a bunch of 3-4 year olds, dancing in their cute little costumes, on  a big stage.

This year the theme is "How Sweet it Is!"...Taylor's class is doing "A Spoonful of Sugar".  Anyhoo, for a little "Thank You", Melissa wanted to give her teacher some cookies.  Ummmm hello...what represents "sweets" better than good ol' cookies.  This is what I came up with:

 
Whatcha' think?  Good representation?  I hope her teacher enjoyed them!

FINALLY have some more finishing touches of my guest room to share...be sure to stop back by in the next day or two!

Till then...Happy Baking!






There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!

More Teacher Appreciation!

Not that anyone has really missed me, but trust me, I have been a little busy!

First we spent a great week with my sister-in-law and her boyfriend that came to visit from Portland.  This is the perfect time of year to visit AZ...not hot enough to literally fry you, but plenty warm to heat the pool and go for a refreshing swim.  Not me, however....I like my pool water like what most people would consider bath water...so I appreciated the pool from a lounge chair.

Anyhoo, last week was my birthday (well, okay...not the whole week, but you get the idea) so my hubby and I took our usual birthday trip to Las Vegas (since turning 50, we go there for both his birthday in November and mine in May).  We love that place!  He kept us in the game by winning a few nice jackpots and I kept the whole trip real, by losing!  Sad, but true.  Regardless, we had a great time but it is good to be back home!

So, today I have a few last "Teacher Appreciation" cookies to share that I managed to make in between everything else.  The cookie bouquet was for Thomas' teacher:

 And these were divided up and packaged for two of Taylor's teachers.  My daughter found a really cute idea on Pinterest, where you purchase little gifts to represent each letter of the alphabet, so with the help of the entire class, they filled two big baskets full of goodies.  Hmmmmm, was it just coincidence that Melissa got the letter "C"...I think not!
 

 So,now it is time to get back to cookies and miscellaneous projects, so I should have lots to share soon!

Till then...have a great weekend!  








There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!

Teacher Appreciation!

I am not really sure if this week is Teacher Appreciation week everywhere, or just here in good ol' AZ!  Typically, our schools get out much sooner than anywhere else, so others may not celebrate it now.  My grandson will be out about the third week of May...I know my daughter, for one, can't wait!! 

I was recently asked by Deena to make four TA Gift Boxes...this is what I came up with:

Whatch'a think?

Back in the day...when my girls were little, we did not have a "Teacher Appreciation Day".  Don't get me wrong...we still appreciated them, they just did not get any cute little gifts telling them so!  I was not doing cookies back then, so they would not have gotten them anyway...just looked what they missed out on, lol!

A special "Thank You" to all the teachers out there! 








There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!

School Daze

This is a slight blast from the past! These cookies were actually made as school "end of the year" gifts for my grandson's preschool teachers (see how honest I am, I did not even have to tell you that). I have to remind myself that in most states school is just starting...for us here in AZ, it has been in for over a month. I think these would make a great "hello teacher" gift as well!



Anyhoo, the "cookie pops" were put into teacher coffee mugs, but sadly they were out the door before I remembered to snap a picture of the finished arrangement! Need I say, I think they turned out super cute!



Yep, that is a little worm coming out of the apple!

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There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!