The headboard...before and after...

Remember this solid wood headboard that we scored at D.I for pretty cheap?

...We first took off the bars..they reminded me of a crib, so I didn't want them....

...and then we (I should say "I"), painted it black, to match our night stands...

...and voila!

...pretty happy with the result...

Another bad but really good recipe...

...these beauties are Reese's cookies...

..so so so good inside... those who know me know that I have 3 loves: Mike, Mr. D and peanut butter...

...so yesterday after seeing the recipe, I had to try them...and let me tell you...they didn't disappointed...

...right fresh from the oven...

...my loves...

..and then I packaged them for my visits and neighbors...

I'm happy/sad to report, that I was strong enough to only have one.

Here is the recipe

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 40 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda; set aside.
3. Cream together the butter, sugar, peanut butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and milk. Add the flour mixture; mix well.
4. Shape into 40 balls and place each into an ungreased mini muffin pan.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately press a mini peanut butter cup into each ball. Cool and carefully remove from pan.

Recipe from allrecipes.com

From ugly to cuuuute!

I forgot to take a better "before picture" but we got this coffee table from Mike's sister's husband...it was pretty beaten up....so after some sanding (actually a LOT of sanding) and aome pain, it turned out pretty cute!

...and here is a little preview of my favorite corner of the house...
Oh and on unrelated subject, Spain just lost to Switzerland...that ruined my day.

Flowers

Long time ago I was approached by a cute old lady. She knocked on my door and told me that she lived a couple of houses to my right and that from her window she could see the side of our house. I first tough that she came to complain and to tell us to put some clothes on (Mike and I sometimes wandered in our undies around the house) but she came for a different reason. She told me that she spent a lot of time looking trough that window and that she would love to plant pretty flowers in our little garden so she could see them. I said yes, and this is what's blooming there:

love it.

Peaches & Cream Jello

I discovered this blog long time ago and I loved it......it's amazing the things that this lady does with jello!!! so the other day I was at (guess where...:) D.I, and I found the same mold she used for this recipe!...so I tried...a little tricky to make and not as pretty as hers, ( see the pictures), but yummy....

I have big plans...

...for this king bed headboard that I bought at my fav. place, you know the D.I, for 13 bucks...just wait and see...(currently in the sanding process...)

Home made baby food

look at me....I'm pretty proud of myself!...

...and the best part: Diego loves it!

cute, easy and cheap...now that is my kind of craft.

...that's why I made these hairpin vases...they make the cutest little present for your visiting teaching ladies, sisters, kids teachers or neighbors...I made one for my neighbor Stephanie, as a thank you for baby sitting Diego the other day, and for my sisters on mother's day....

...you only need a glass jar (50cents at D.I), cute hair pin (I used the typical black one and glued a fabric yo-yo that I made, but you can glue cute buttons, or use a hairpin that already has some kind of decoration) and a glue gun.

instructions: easy: hot glue the pin on the jar. the end.

...and then you can make cute thank you or i love you notes, or attach a picture or whatever using the hairpin...cute huh?

the great gray wall (sneak peak)

...I'm not even close to be done with our room, still missing cute pillows, white frames and many other things, but I just wanted to share what I have at the moment!...I'm loving my gray wall... best mother's day present everrrr...

...I've always wanted a headboard for our bed...but since we are pretty tight on $$ right now, I found this cute table runner and...voila! I love it!

lamp is from pier one, cute print from my girl, the blackapple....

...and bedding from dwell studio for target!....more pictures to come soon!...and happy weekend!

I'm a messy cook.....

...so what?

my first bundt cake....

...it didn't turn out so bad....not so bad at all...

...it all started when I spotted this beautiful pan at the d.i....I've always thought that bundt cakes are so pretty..., so I had to make one!

So I made a picnic/quilt/blanket

..or should I say that my cute sis. in law Heidi made me a quilt????....We worked on it together, kind of...she did most of the work. The fabric is from Ikea and Jo'anns...

the back...

I love it and Diego does too!...we are ready to have tons of picnics this summer!