Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day Lovelies! 

I hope your day is filled with; 

Have a GREAT day!

Cupcakes for Your Valentine

Sweet tooth!

Today I made cupcakes for my sisters kindergarten class. 

They turned out so cute I just couldn't not share them with all of you! 

I used boxed cake mix (sue me), and premade icing that I coloured with food colouring. 

I baked the cupcakes in plain white liners, then when I placed them in the clear cup I put a decorated liner on the bottom of the cup.

I iced the tops with a pretty pink icing and stuck a cute little glittered heart in each one. 

 

I wrapped each cupcakes cup in a clear plastic treat bag and tied with a pretty ribbon. 

I added tags saying who they were from and curled the ribbons. 

 

 

 

Adorable!! 

 

Enjoy your Valentines Day everyone!

 

 

Welcome February

February is here already! 

2014 is flying by! 

This month I am going to focus on;

~ weekly meal plans

~ new recipes 

~ simple, inexpensive hacks to make your home look amazing!

~ a new birthday cake recipe for my birthday

~ Valentines day crafts with kids

STAY TUNED! 

February is my all time favorite month and I am beyond excited to spend it with all of you!

 

Valentines Vanilla Heart Cookies

These are the perfect Valentines Day cookie. 

They are not regular sugar cookies. 

They are vanilla cookies. 

And they are absolutely delicious!

Ingredients Needed ; 

~ 1 1/2 Cups Flour 

~ 3/4 Cup Butter (not margarine), cut up into little pieces

 ~ 1 Cup Sugar

~ 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract 

~ 1 Egg (not pictured .. opps)

What To Do ; 

~ Sift flour into a large bowl.

~ Add butter and crumble into flour until you get the texture of bread crumbs 

~ Add sugar, vanilla, and egg

~ Stir well 

~ NOTE ~ the dough will appear crumbly (have faith) 

~ Take about half the dough in your hands and pack it into a large ball 

~ Roll out on lightly floured surface (only roll half the dough at a time)

~ Don't roll too thin or the cookies will burn 

~ Use cookie cutter then transfer shapes onto a large cookie sheet 

~ Leave some space between each cookie on the sheet - these cookies spread a little bit, but they don't lose their shape 

~ Bake in a preheated oven of 350 degree for 10 - 12 minutes until golden

Before Baking

After Baking ~ On Cooling Rack 

~ Transfer to wire rack for cool immediately 

~ Do not decorate cookies until completely cooled, as tempting as it is 

~ Decorate in any way you wish 

All Decorated!

NOTE ; 

                      I only baked half of the batch of cookies. I froze the other half in a freezer safe bag to be baked on another date.

Happy Heart Day!

<3 

Hope you are spending this lovely day with the people who mean the most to you. 

Even if they know you love and car for them, remember everyone likes to hear it once and awhile!

Today is a great day to remember those who are there for us every day in our lives. The ones we lean on when times get tough. The ones who will stand by our sides through thick and thin. The ones who genuinely love us back. 

~

Give hugs, kisses, and love today to those who need and deserve it. 

"If you only have one smile in you, give it to the people you love."

- Maya Angelou 

"The Eskimos had 52 words for snow because it was so important to them: there ought to be as many for love" 

- Margaret Atwood

"So, fall asleep love, loved by me ... for I know love, loved by thee."

- Robert Browning 

Love Songs Playlist

I have decided that with Valentine's Day fast approaching, I would compile a list of my all time favorite love songs to share with all of you! 

My Heart Will Go On ~ Celine Dion 

"Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime
And never let go till we're gone"

Crazy in Love ~ Beyonce ft Jay-z

"Got me hoping you page me right now your kiss's
Got me hoping you save me right now"

You Are So Beautiful ~ Joe Crocker 

 "You're everything I hope for
You're everything I need"

You and Me ~ Lifehouse 

"And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you"

My Girl ~ Temptations 

 "I don't need no money, fortune, or fame.
I've got all the riches baby one man can claim"

I Will Always Love You ~ Whitney Houston

"I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you've dreamed of
And I wish you joy and happiness
But above all this I wish you love"

Wonderwall ~ Oasis 

 "Because maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all, you're my wonderwall"

Time After Time ~ Cyndi Lauper 

 "If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you I'll be waiting
Time after time"

Hey There Delilah ~ Plain White T's

 "If every simple song I wrote to you Would take your breath away, I'd write it all Even more in love with me you'd fall, we'd have it all"

Chasing Cars ~ Snow Patrol 

 "If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?"

Maybe I'm Amazed ~ Paul McCartney 

"Babe I'm a man and maybe you're the only woman

Who could ever help me
Baby wont you help to me understand"

Eternal Flame ~ The Bangles 

"I believe it's meant to be, darling
I watch you when you are sleeping
You belong with me"

This I Promise You ~ N*Sync 

 "When I hear you call
Without you in my life baby
I just wouldn't be living at all..."

Only You ~ Ashanti 

 "Boy you stay inside my mind ain't no denyin' that
And only you could do them things that got me comin' back"

My Boo ~ Usher & Alicia Keys 

 "It started when we were younger
You were mine my boo"

Underneath It All ~ No Doubt 

 "You're really lovely
Underneath it all
You want to love me
Underneath it all"

We Belong Together ~ Mariah Carey 

 "Who else am I gon' lean on When times get rough? Who's gonna talk to me on the phone Till the sun comes up?"

Thank You ~ Dido 

"And I want to thank you for giving me
The best day of my life
Ohh, just to be with you is having
The best day of my life"

Hero ~ Enrique Iglesias

 "Would you dance, if I asked you to dance? Would you run, and never look back? Would you cry, if you saw me crying? And would you save my soul, tonight?"

I Don't Want To Miss A Thing ~ Aerosmith 

"Lying close to you feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming"

Crazy For You ~ Madonna 

 "It's all brand new, I'm crazy for you
And you know it's true
I'm crazy, crazy for you"

You and I ~ Lady Gaga 

 "It's been two years since I let you go,
I couldn't listen to a joke or rock 'n roll
Muscle cars drove a truck right through my heart"

I'll Be ~ Edwin McClain 

"And rain falls angry on the tin roof
As we lie awake in my bed
And you're my survival, you're my living proof
My love is alive, and not dead"

Fix You ~ Cold Play 

  "Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you"