Cupcakes for Two, Anyone?

{via How Sweet It Is}

Cupcake recipe for TWO.  Genius.

Check out the recipe HERE.

{Sweet Inspiration} Zac Smith's Story ~ Part I

This is a tear~jerker...but too inspiring not to watch.  I'll let the video speak for itself.

I've Injured Myself Yawning...

Well, not really.  

But this picture I came across while surfing the net {do people even say that anymore?} pretty much sums up my two-week Christmas vacation in a nutshell.

...And I'm lovin' every minute of it.

Here's to a relaxing end of 2011!

Merry Christmas!

{image via}

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.  And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas weekend!

That's a Wrap!

I just realized that Christmas is THIS SUNDAY.  I better get my butt in gear, and get to wrapping.  

Here is some inspiration {via Pinterest} for all of my fellow wrapping-slackers out there.

 

Click HERE to see a tutorial on how to tie a beautiful bow as seen below!

Happy wrapping!

Monday Manicure

Like I've said before, I'm sort of a freak about painting my own nails.  I actually just realized that I haven't NOT had nail polish on my nails since June...is that bad?

Today I ventured out of my comfort zone and decided I'd try the Shellac Manicure phenomenon. 

We'll see about this!

{31Bits} Free Shipping For a Good Cause!

 

 

Kallie Dovel, traveled to Uganda in the summer of 2007, getting a first- hand look at life in Northern Uganda. While she was there, she met women making paper beads but who lacked a plan to market and sell them. After spending time in their homes and hearing their stories, Kallie knew there had to be a way to give opportunities to her new friends. She brought a box of jewelry back to the U.S., and spent the next year finishing her degree and dreaming up the concept of a development organization. She brought a few friends on board and her ideas quickly evolved into 31 Bits. The girls traveled back to Uganda in August 2008, and selected six women to begin buying jewelry from on a monthly basis. Since then, we have grown to 99 women; each with a unique story of suffering that has been overcome with joy and liberation.

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