Practice makes perfect!

As I stated in my last post, http://www.pinterest.com/ has completely inspired me to get creative again and shut my computer down in exchange for some creating... in this case; baking!  This was my 3rd baking adventure in the last 2 weeks, and finally, I got it right!  As they say, "practice makes perfect!"  I found a recipe for delicious looking red velvet and cream cheese cupcakes and absolutely HAD to make them I.M.M.E.D.I.A.T.E.L.Y!

1 hour later and 2 trips to the store for more ingredients, they were complete!  All 5 of them!  haha!  The recipe only makes 8-9 regular sized cupcakes, but since my holders are ginat sized, I only made 5... One isn't pictured because it was already settling into my tummy!

They may not look perfect in appearance, but close your eyes and take one bite and you'll agree that they're the most moist, creamy, delicious cupcakes you've ever tasted... and from SCRATCH! 

I was determined to conquer baking and I think I just might have done it with these red velvet delights!

Recipe credits go to Lick the Bowl Good!!

I love us!

To be honest, I've been feeling abnormally bored l in the last couple weeks.  I haven't been inspired to get up and go hiking, explore the city, check out new restaurants, or sip on coffee at hip coffee shops.  Ever get in one of those funks?  I will say though, thanks to http://www.pinterest.com/, I've been slowly being bitten by the creative bug and have been inspired to create once again!  Hallelujiah!  I found this darling sign on pinterest, courtesy, originally, of lovelylittlesnippets!  Darling, right?!  I loved the phrase, loved the look, and knew I could replicate it!

So, I did!

I went to Daiso, Korea's equivalent of the Dollar General back home and picked up a wooden tray ($1.00), which I flipped upside down and painted on the underneath side.  Since Korea's art supplies are limited, I had to get creative and resourceful!  With that said, I bought a white paint board marker ($1.00), 1 small tube of avocado green paint ($1.00), and an eyeshadow brush ($1.00) to double as my paintbrush!  Like I said, you have to be resourceful around here! 

For a grand total of $4.00, I happen to love how my little DIY sign turned out.

And lucky for me, I actually do happen to love us, so it works out quite nicely! (wink, wink)