Favors..

Merrill's sweet cousin is getting married (or hitched as I like to call it on occasion.. ;D) and her family is throwing her a bridal shower...
Because I have a thing for small packages filled with sweet stuff, I offered to put together some favors..
I made the simple mints and piped their initials on them with white chocolate.


I got M&M's in their wedding colors to have as a nice little bed for that yummy mint..


And tags.. love my scrapbooking stuff that is not just for scrapbooking!!

Matching ribbon and the tags and I am done!!


I so awesomely got these boxes on clearance at Micheal's..
I am loving the bargains lately!!

Oh my feet!!!

I am thankful that today, I am not preggers..
My back and feet already hurt, imagine what it would be like with that other factor in my equation!
Ouch...
Here's why..Bridal Shower, tomorrow..
Cookies for tomorrow..

I wanted to try a new technique, an idea I got from some inspiration.. gotta give credit where credit is due! (Thanks Brooke for the reference!)
But what about the ever so delicious buttercreme frosting?!
To buttercreme or not to buttercreme.. THAT is the question...
The Royal Icing is the way to go, this time.. it looks so pretty and elegant. The biggest pro is how it dries, makes these babies stackable. Perfect for our favors.

Over 150 cookies.
42 bigguns..
Over 100 bitties..

My hand hurts!
All that were baked did not survive the rigorous taste testing session(s).. and there will be yet another one this evening once Merrill gets home. :)
Can you tell that our theme is BUTTERFLIES? ;D

A peek..

Here's your sneak peek at what's been going on around here...
ONE of the paint colors going up..


I am trying Home Deaf-o's new Behr with the primer in it.. I'll let ya know how that goes. So far I am up to four coats, but I think the pink stripes have something to do with that digit.
A bridal shower that we are planning for Merrill's little brother's soon to be bride..


Our aim for this shower is to make people say, "Really? All this for a shower?!"
Because that's what we do best. :)
I knew I had to post a pic of the invite when Merrill said he "happened to see one laying around at the hotel" and he thought "they were amazing!".. that speaks volumes. :)
And a little boy has learned the art of going potty.


So it's "Potty Time!" instead of "Party Time"..
A cake was in order for the grand celebration.


The blue and brown theme just kinda came together.. I dreamed up the toilet paper trail one night during one of my insomnia bouts. I am thinking of adding a mangled and molded tootsie roll to it. I am fearful if that would lead to only me eating the cake..


I am still trying to decide if that is a bad idea. ;)