{ Baking In The Morning - Serious Goodness }

Whatever was I thinking??!?! 

My husband wanted fresh hot Cinnamon Rolls to take to his early morning meeting at work. 

So me being the ever good wife that I am made them. 

I started last night and got all the rolls on trays, saran wrapped the suckers and stuck them in the fridge. When the Mister got up this morning he preheated the oven and got them out and rising again. Well, THIS RECIPE doesn't like that (mental note to self) they just weren't the same. So now I have to remake the hummers (one of these days) so I can prove to his Co-Workers that I really can bake. 

Don't get me wrong they are still delicious & yummy but they just didn't have that same Fabulous-ness that they normally do!

But let me just say that this recipe is HANDS DOWN the most:

Yummiest

Lightest

Fluffiest

Most Delicious 

Roll recipe I HAVE EVER HAD!

Just make them all on the same day..... :)

Thanks to my friend Kim for sharing her amazing recipe with me.

Cinnamon Rolls

Mix and Cool:

 2 C. boiling Water

1/2 C. brown Sugar

1 C. butter or margarine

1/4 C. white sugar

I let this cool in my kitchen aid bowl in my sink filled with a little cold water and I stir it often.

Add in a bowl: 2 Tbsp yeast in 1/2 C. warm water wait until bubbly. 

I add a sprinkle of sugar to help proof the yeast.

After your bowl of "sugar water" is cooled off enough add your yeast mixture to it and then add the following:

2 eggs slightly beaten

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

7 C. flour or more for a soft dough

Mix and cover. 

Let raise.

Carefully put raised dough on Oiled or floured surface. It rolls out fast

& easy when it's raised up.  Roll out to 1/4" thick.  

Brush dough with melted butter, and then sprinkle brown sugar all over it. 

Next sprinkle cinnamon all over dough.  

Roll up tight Cut into 2" rolls.  

Place on a greased cookie sheet. 

 Cover with a towel and let raise really well. 

Bake at 375 degrees for 18 minutes.

Makes 3 dozen rolls

Frosting:

3/4 C. Soft butter

3 C. Powdered sugar

1 Tbsp. Vanilla

Pinch of Salt

1-2 Tbsp. Milk

Mix well with electric mixer it should be thick and creamy.

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{ Hold The Emails Please.... }

EDITED:
Photo is by: Brian Tibbets
Click here to link to his direct photo

Okay, so my Inbox overfloweth with LOADS of emails for this picture.

 I do have to apologize as I didn't think ahead and just do a link to download, (live & learn) that's what I get for being in a hurry.  

So for my sanity's sake and for the love of having to copy and paste all the emails you can just go here and download this photo. 

There are 2 versions: Click on either to download. 

Hopefully the links work.

Color 

Black & White
I printed this photo as an 8x10

 I have a love for these more candid shots of our prophets. I think these make them seem more grandpa-ish, I bought this one back in 2004 from Boyd Ivey in Utah

Disclaimer: I didn't not take the above Monson photo & 
I do not sell it.  

I did take it into photoshop as it was on the cool side and I removed a few spots on his face as well as making it black and white.

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{ Felt Pinked Valentine Heart - A Tutorial }

I finally finished my Felt Valentine Heart!! I ended up folding my circles a little differently than other tutorials I have found.. Lets just say it's more compact by design, I like to think of it as the 
Mini Cooper of Valentine Hearts.

I love how it turned out and it was cheap, no frugal! 
Like $5 smackers frugal, ya gotta love that. :)

FREE Love One Another Print found HERE

Thanks for reading.

Sorry for the double post, my blog went all wacko on me.

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{ Projects }

I am slowly working on a couple of crafts for Valentines Day which is also known to some as 

Single Awareness Day :)

But I ran out of red felt, so it's off to the store for me tomorrow, hopefully I can get them all done before the big day, if not, I guess I'll be ahead of the game for next year right! 

 Well I better go and peel all the hot glue off my fingers and I also I hear my pillow calling.

Did anyone watch The Young Victoria?? 

What did you think?

Inquiring Minds Want To Know

:)

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{ A Date With Netflix =The Young Victoria }

Okay chalk another movie onto my Favorite Movies list!!
 Seriously 
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!

Emily Blunt is amazing.  

The Young Victoria is a movie about Queen Victoria immediately before and after her rise to the throne. 
It has an amazing Soundtrack (thank you iTunes), exquisite costumes, and to-die-for sets/locations. 

I'm a total sucker for period genre.

You can watch this online if you have Netflix, I myself have watched it 3 times and still absolutely love it!

You won't be disappointed. 

It's like 600 count sheets, it just gets better 

every time I watch it! :)

Okay, I better get back to my red felt and pinking shears, I promised myself I would finish Valentine's projects early this year! :)

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{ A Blissful 600 Count Bargain }

I happened to be shopping at Wal-Mart a while back, I know, I know it's Wal-Mart but frankly it's all we have in the teeny tiny town and I'm grateful for it's presence at times & sometimes they have some pretty great stuff... Sometimes....

Anywho, I was checking out the clearance section because I'm a girl who LOVES a bargain and I found these little lovelies sitting on the shelf right next to the Hanna Montana sheets (gag). When I first saw the $30.00 price tag I winced (enter cheap here) but then I looked up and there it was, a paper stating that all clearance was an additional 50% off!! Yes I got 600 thread count sheets for $15.00 smackers!!

Of course they went right into my cart and let me tell you something, these babies may not be Ralph Lauren but oh baby!! It's like sleeping in one of those 5 star Hotel beds. These are oh so soft and they get better everytime I wash them. So the next time you are in the store and you see discounted 600 count throw them in your cart

I promise you will thank me later. :)

Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!!

PS. After re-reading this post, I'm afraid my friends that I may I have hit an all new blogging low as I have officially blogged about sheets & sheets alone....  

Please don't leave me.. :)

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{ $8 Off Secretariat DVD Coupon!! }

I heard from friends that this is a really good movie, the DVD release is on Tuesday and those of you that know me, know that I love a good coupon and Disney NEVER disappoints. 

Now hurry on over and get printing!!
Click HERE.

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{ i CAN craft }

I STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO CRAFT!! 

And here I thought it was long gone.... :)

My girlies and I went to the cutest little cupcake birthday party on Monday and I had bought a Dress up Tutu as the gift, but then decided around 10:00 p.m. that she needed a little something else.

 So me being the 11th hr type of gal that I am, asked my husband if he would cut me some blocks and he against his better judgement  

(knowing I would be up till the wee hours in the morning) did just that! 

Here is the final result.

  I love them and have been requested to make a couple more for my girls room. 

Here is what I did:

1. Painted the blocks white.

2. Hit them with the sander on all edges.

3. Cut out some cute scrappin' paper.

4. Used mod podge to paste the paper to the blocks.

5. Used my Cricut & Sure Cuts Alot to cut out the letters.

6. Inked edges of letters (just a little bit).

7. Mod Podge the letters onto the blocks.

8. Wiped some stain on the edges that I sanded.

 DONE! 

Cost......

Free!! 

I had all the stuff already on hand and the blocks were made from leftover wood.

Note: I meant to wrap one of the letters with ribbon and tie a bow. But it was late and I forgot, sorry Tayler I will bring you ribbon another day. :)

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{ Before & After }

I bought this cute little item at a local but very "short lived" craft store that we had here in our town. 

(crafts stores around here seem to have a shelf life like a gallon of milk, they never last long)

I love that I can keep some of my small stuff organized but still within the kids reach & the items inside change all the time.

 It's one of the things that's allowed on the counter top in my kitchen along side my toaster and sugar/flour containers. 

I loved it when I bought it but hated the "wood look" yes I'm a paint lover, not so much with the stain.

So I gave her a quickie makeover by painting it white and sanding down the edges. I need to go back and do a little more sanding but I have to say that  I love it so much more now that's she's all pretty & white.

I am so glad to finally check this project off my mile long list of things to do!!  

Do you have a quick makeover project that you are working on?

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{ 9 }

It's officially Brinley's 9th birthday today!

We are having per her request:

Ice cream cake from Dairy Queen

Lunch: Tuna fish sandwiches with pickles.

Dinner: Breakfast with all the works.

Well I better run, tuna fish sandwiches are calling as is a girl super excited to open all her presents.

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