DIY painted curtains

I saw a scarf several months ago that someone had painted a quote on and it gave me the idea to paint song lyrics onto curtains.  So I did it...

paints I had on hand and the cheapest curtains I could find.

I think it looks pretty cool, but I think I should have stuck with one color.  I'm not committed to hanging them yet.  But I loved the idea and it was fun to do.

Just in case you're curious...

We chose "So in Love" by Cole Porter

If you haven't seen De-Lovely, it will make you fall in love with that song.

blue cake

we had a party last night.

oscar kinda likes birthdays.

...but he won't be still enough for me to take his pic... he'd rather go sit by the door and meow all day.

sweet little zoe loves birthdays for sure!!  She was happy to celebrate.

Happy Birthday David (again)!

it's someone's birthday today... let's have ice cream cake!

today is my husband's birthday.

happy birthday, David... the best husband ever (seriously.  Other people just think they have the best husband ever)!

David loves this picture of himself.  That is why I chose it.

My husband's favorite cake is ice cream cake.  I usually spend way too much purchasing one, but last year I made ice cream cupcakes and they were delicious. So this year??  We're turning those cupcakes into a cake.  Let's see how it turned out...

I baked a chocolate cake in a springform pan.

scraps from leveling it off... tasty and dangerous.

melty ice cream (my husband would give his right arm for this)

melty ice cream spread on top of leveled cake.

now for the most frustrating cake frosting ever..

don't judge.  it's hard to frost melty ice cream... even after I let it harden in the freezer over night.

he loves chocolate... it's gonna be a happy birthday!!

DIY tiered monogram plate

I made this for a dear friend of mine...

first, I spray painted the inside of a dessert glass.

then, I printed out a monogram and taped it face down on the top of a glass plate.

then I just painted over the monogram... this works great if you aren't great at freestylin'

next, I spray painted a contrasting color on the bottom of the dessert glass and plate.

here they are after they dried.

final step to glue the dessert glass to the plate.  I like it upside down so that it has a broader base.

voila!  under $15!!!

oscar loves pedicures

look at that face... filled with disgust.  he can't even bear to look at that mess.

glad we don't have a close up on the toes... whew!

my style: honeymoon dress repurpose!

I was so excited to buy some beachy clothes for our honeymoon so I bought this dress off of Modcloth...

aw.

Since I haven't worn the dress since the honeymoon (6 months ago), I figured it was time to make a little use out of it.  So I cut the top off of it and made it into a skirt!

I like this length much better.

tank top: old, cardigan: Forever21, skirt: Modcloth repurposed, shoes: UO