Life at Random

My life recently...

- Finally completed my primary set! The little blue was one of my first ever Pyrex scores, which means it was probably under $2. Last summer, my parents found the yellow & green at a garage sale for $3 for both. Last week I found the red for $1.99 at my local Red Racks. This brings my total to $7. Yay!

- Scored one of my most-wanted Pyrex pieces! I'm sure others out there have their "must-have" list, right? My #1 is a complete Spirograph, #2 Mod Kitchen, #3 New Dots set (good luck to me, right? Haha!) Well, cross off that #2! I scored this Mod Kitchen last week for a wee bit more than what I'd normally pay, but...c'mon, it was my #2! $19 for this beauty! I figured the best way to break it in was to use it. Here she is, fresh out of the oven with stuffed shells.

- Helped my momma yesterday bake for a church fundraiser. Can we just take a moment and look at how adorable my mother, Ace, is?!

We made so many cupcakes!

#1: Drumstick

Chocolate cake stuffed with chocolate buttercream & waffle cone pieces, topped with chocolate buttercream, waffle cone pieces, walnuts, and chocolate drizzle

#2: Dirt & Worms

Chocolate cake rolled in chocolate ganache, topped with chocolate buttercream, oreo crumbles, gummy worms, and a mini Oreo

#3) Peeps

Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream, topped with Sixlets, sprinkles, and a Peep

#4) Lemon (My personal fave!)

Lemon cake topped with lemon buttercream, candy pearls, and a Lemonhead

- Found this little guy at a local flea market - and although it made me chuckle, I didn't bring it home:

- Practiced my "wedding hair"! I'm getting married in ELEVEN DAYS. Holy canoly! It's a very non-traditional Vegas wedding (yes...Elvis will be there) with our immediate family only (large reception with extended family/friends to follow back home.) I'm wearing a birdcage veil made by one of my very best friends, and I'm thinking wearing my hair down in a long vintage wave like so:

Thanks for tuning in to my chaotic ramblings!

xoxo,

Cherry Loaf...and Pyrex

My fiance is in love with the cherry bread at Bob Evans...he literally says "mmm" during every bite.

So I found a copy recipe and decided to give it a try!

Maraschino cherries

Batter!

All done!

It turned out great! Got the boy's stamp of approval. :)

Of course, my favorite part of baking is cleaning my Pyrex!

xoxo,

Snow Day

Hey, all!

It's a wee bit snowy here today, so I worked a half day from home...and then I grew oh-so bored. So I did what any sane person would do. 

I rearranged! The blues & yellow/oranges totally scream spring/summer. LOVE.

Have I mentioned how much I love my hutch?! My mom found it for $50 and I bought it from her - it's one of my favorite things.

P.S. Here's the view out of my front door. Ayy!

xoxo,

Snow Ice Cream!

It's been a wee-bit snowy in the midwest this week (with more to come Monday, I've heard!)...my backyard currently looks like this.

I was telling my slightly-sheltered fiance about snow ice cream and he said that couldn't be real (WHAT.)

"Why would you eat snow? That's gross."

Oh...I will show him. I will show him how DELICIOUS IT IS.

#1) Gather clean, white, unadulterated snow.

#2) Find a can of sweetened condensed milk (or the Mexican version, if you're me) and some vanilla. I added in a little horchata mix & Mexican cocoa powder to add some extra flavor for my Latino.

#3) MIX IT ALL TOGETHER.

Enjoy!

xoxo,

Golden Tulip!

Hey all!

I got off work a bit early today and stopped by some local thrifts on the way home and found this gal for $3!

I flipped it over to discover it's previous owner had written on it...in sharpie. SAY WHAAAT. Unacceptable! Don't worry - Barkeeper's Friend took care of that craziness.

Wanted this guy, but not paying $9 for it! Uh, yikes.

I had to get this little Autumn Harvest for $2! (It's one of my favorite patterns!)

On a completely unrelated note, I made this print today to display at my reception and I'm kind of in love with it! I'll post a picture once I get a frame for it. :)

xoxo,

Recently #2

Random photos of my life.

Parents backyard on a cold, cold morning.

Blackberries & blood orange. New favorite snack.

Funfetti cupcakes for a special 11-year old's birthday!

Oreo cupcakes.

Red velvet cupcakes.

S'mores cupcakes.

Sneak peek!

My favorite boys. My favorite city. KC!

 

2013 Thus Far!

Hello, all! 

Time is flying by at super speed, I swear.

2013 has been pretty amazing.

I rang in the new year with the best group of friends and family I could have ever asked for - I'm blessed!

I haven't been buying much Pyrex (I've been buying too many things for my upcoming wedding - AHH yay!) But, I mean, I've still got some new goodies to share... 

Pyrex full of chocolate from my momma for Christmas - looove!

Fifty cents each - love deals like these! Has anyone seen this little bowl before?

First Sandalwood pieces - Christmas gift from my momma!

And this beauty was a trade from the lovely Brittany! It's my first piece of Horizon and I can't get over how much I love this blue!

I also scored this for $1 awhile back. It's currently sitting on my counter holding my cupcake wrappers. 

 Also in 2013, my darling fiance had a birthday! (He's 28! Big kid.) He requested vanilla Coke cupcakes, and they turned out pretty delicious.

I'll leave you with this horrible, dark, grainy picture...okay, I'll explain.

I was born and raised in a small small town. Last week, a new restaurant opened up - which is big big news around here. Of course we had to go and try it. (It was pretty awesome, FYI.) However, as we were leaving the rather charming downtown area, I noticed I parked in front of this:

A display of Pyrex...say WHAT?! They were most definitely closed, but now I'm so intrigued to go check it out...I'll update when I do. :)

xoxo,