DIY #2 - New Nightstand

I found this cute little table in the middle of an aisle in my favorite local thrift store and I had to have it.


After an insane trip to get the table home in monsoon-like weather, it eventually made it safely back to my garage. Next, I headed out to Lowe's for some sanding and painting materials. After quite a bit of sanding, two coats of paint, and some touching up with left over spray paint, my new table was finally coming together. With a freshly cleaned glass top, I replaced my old nightstand with my good-as-new table!


Total out-of-[my]-pocket cost: $35

Cooking #1

I found a cute recipe for Bacon, Egg & Cheese McMuffin Cups via the Picky Palate website. (Link: http://picky-palate.com/2010/05/06/bacon-and-cheese-egg-mcmuffin-cups/)
I think they turned out well, but I used a regular muffin pan instead of the Texas sized cups and found it a little challenging... but they tasted great and were fairly easy to make!
Here is there's:


And here is mine:



I also love the Hungry Girl cookbooks - if you haven't heard of these you need to (Check out the website at http://www.hungry-girl.com/)!! One of the recipes I tried recently was for the Chicken Fajita Pitas. I decided to use regular tortilla's instead of pitas, but they turned out amazing. The recipe is very simple: chicken, onions, and green peppers with fajita flavoring with lettuce and sour cream, wrapped up in a tortilla! Yum! Here's what it looked like while it was cookin'...

DIY #1 - Toilet Paper Roll Artwork

I found this awesome DIY art project that I thought would be awesome for a little decoration over my TV in the living room... so I started collecting toilet paper rolls with help from my whole family. The original idea -->


After many attempted designs and a few layers of white spray paint, I have something to hang up.

Mine:


Once I hung it up, though, I found that it didn't quite fill the space as I'd hoped, so stay tuned for updates on this project (either additions or a totally new design!)


Original source: Design Sponge
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/11/diy-project-toilet-paper-roll-wall-art.html