Birthday cupcakes!

These are some cupcakes I made for my friends 20th birthday, I decided to make a cupcake holder by cutting holes out of a cardboard box and wrapping the box to make it look pretty. 

I traced the cap of the sprinkle lid in to the shape of the number 20. Then cut out the circles with a sharp knife. 

I made sure all the holes were big enough to fit the cupcakes.

Then I picked up some wrapping paper from the dollar store and then wrapped the box.

I poked the holes through the paper with my finger, it was pretty easy because the dollars store wrapping paper is thin.

Then I started to decorate with pre made icing from betty crocker. It was kinda hard to make it look good when the icing doesn't keep it stiffness. I cut V in a Ziplock baggie and squeezed the icing through the bag to get this design.

Then added this flower design to the cupcakes 

and added some sprinkles

Close up the cupcakes, the look very homemade. Not perfect at all.

I hope you enjoyed this post and it has inspired you to make cupcakes for someones birthday!

Night Stand Change

Yes that white stand beside my bed is what I am using for a night stand for right now and also what I am posting about today. It isn't too bad, I painted it white when I found it it was a retro chocolate brown ( I wish I had a before picture).  I took out a wooden dresser and added this instead and I think it is little more suited. You can see the before picture below this picture. 

I had that wooden dresser as my other nightstand. There was nothing too similar between the two tables. Thats why I decided to change it. At least now they are the same colour and almost a similar height, so it doesn't look so odd. Oh and I also got matching glass lamps. I think it helps in the whole "trying to achieve symmetry" around the bed that is suppose to be very attractive to the eye. 

I really need to take some new photos and upload them so I have something more interesting to post about, but until then I hope you enjoyed my short post on my night stand switch!
xoKendra

DIY Barn Closet Door

My brother has been making quite a few things out of wood lately and he was asked to make this barn door for a closet. This was his first time making one and I think it turn out quite well. Here are some pictures of it.

 I know he went to home depot and I think he picked out some inexpensive spruce and he laminated all the pieces together. My dad is a welder so he was able to make the track and purchase the wheels from a local hardware store.

I think it looks great, it is a little on the masculine side because I think it was just my brother that came up with the design. But it looks great and the clients love it.

If there is any interest on how to go about making the barn door or the track. I will be happy to ask my brother and my dad.

Happy Wednesday!!!

Style Monday: candles

My favourite christmas gifts were the Bath and Body Works Candles with the polish sliver candle sleeves.  I love the look the bath and body work candle sleeves, it just makes the candles that much more decorative. Here are some picture of them burning in my room. 

This is a picture of the large sleeve from bath and body works it almost looks like a diamond/chevron pattern. 

The other candle sleeve I received was the snowflake pattern(14.5oz) that fits the 14.5oz candle perfectly. The snowflakes are just so festive and I love how I can still have it out as a winter decoration even when all my christmas decorations have been taken down and put away.

The scents of the candles are received are Merry Mistletoe I think it one of there best holiday candle scents. 

The other candle is Sea Island Cotton it is classic scent that is at the store all year long and it smells very fresh and clean. 

I am not normally a big fan of candles but these candle smell amazing and the fun sleeves you can pair with the candles make the candles so much fun.

Happy Monday!!

New Years Table Setting

I hosted a New Years day dinner party for my family at my parents house. It was lots of fun I cooked a 4 course meal and the best part about it is that I got to use my new china that I bought in the summer for the first time. I got a 11 place settings for 80 dollars from the antique market near my house. I am absolutely in love with it. Soo.. back to the meal,
1st course -  homemade cream of mushroom soup from the Julia Child cook book
2nd course -  simple garden salad with homemade oil and vinegar dressing
3rd course - julia child cream chicken (can't remember the name of it)
4th course - mini pomegranate cheesecake for dessert

I didn't have enough time to take pictures between surviving courses, but I did manage to take pictures of the dinner table before the meal began.

Here are some photos

Before the meal began and people came over I decided to put all my dishes on the table just to see what it would look like to do a proper place setting. It was way to crowed to eat a meal but it looked pretty. 

1 place setting of the china, I have the mint green!

Funky and Fun New Years Centre Piece. 

View from the head of the table.

 The Two Centre Pieces

When my family came over I just left the soup saucer on the table to make the table less crowded and ready for the 1st course. 

More pictures of it!

I took some Christmas ornaments off the tree that went with the colour theme.

Everything all ready to go!

Even little place setting cards

Holly molly I took more pictures then I thought.

Enjoying the 1st course!

Last picture of the little christmas balls that are place card holders.


I hope you enjoyed my table setting arrangement as much as I enjoyed using my new dinner ware.

DIY Christmas stocking!

One thing that keep me busy this holiday season was making stockings for a whole family. Sorry for the bad photos as they were taken from my iphone quickly before I packed them up to give as a christmas eve gift. 

Here is a picture of the final product!

The front of the stocking before the back and the lining was sew on. 

Close up of the moms stocking!

Just one of my many crafts I did this holiday season, is there any you would like to share with me?