Peanut Butter Cookies

Last week I whipped up a batch of peanut butter cookies that I found on Pinterest. The recipe was great, and the cookies turned out AMAZING! You can find the recipe here and the pin here. The cookies were titled "irresistible peanut butter cookies," and I couldn't agree more.

I made a few slight changes to the recipe. I didn't make the optional chocolate dip. Instead, I added 2/3 cup of chocolate chips to the batter. I also didn't dip a fork in vegetable oil and sugar and spread it on top of the cookies.

One night, I even heated up a cookie in the microwave, scooped some vanilla ice cream on top, and finished it off with whipped cream. It was a scrumptious peanut butter cookie sundae!

Ready to go in the oven!

 

 

YUM!

 

 

These classic peanut butter cookies are delicious, and I definitely recommend making them!

Blue Manicure

What better way to start off the weekend than a manicure? Yesterday (Friday), I got my nails done at a local salon. I didn't even realize how much I needed a manicure until the lady spent about 10 minutes just on my cuticles!

I picked a beautiful blue color by Essie, which is perfect for the end of summertime. I believe it was called "Where's My Chauffeur," but I'm not positive.

The lady also did a cute flower design on each of my ring fingers.

As much as I love doing my nails at home, I also love the occasional treat of getting them professionally done. Happy weekend!

Back to School Supplies!

My favorite part of the back to school season is definitely shopping for school supplies! Target, Staples, and Wal-Mart have such great deals and I always stock up on everything I'll need throughout the year. Read on to see my supply must-haves!

First off, everybody needs lots of notebooks and folders!

I got these spiral bound notebooks for a penny at Staples! The top notebook is filled with graph paper, which is perfect for math.

 

Most of these folders were also very cheap at Staples. The top green and purple ones I purchased from Target for $0.50 each.

 

These pretty folders from Staples were a bit more pricey, but they are adorable!

 

I organize each of my school subjects into a 3 ring binder (one for math, science, history, etc.).



Each of these binders was a couple of dollars at Wal-Mart.

 

I love new art supplies!

And of course, pencils, Sharpies, gluesticks, and Wite-Out are necessities.

I prefer mechanical pencils because they don't have to be sharpened.

 

 

 

I use tape, index cards, rulers, and paperclips on a daily basis.

 

Index cards are great for flash cards!

 



These ribbon paperclips are from Michael's.

 

Colorful pens make correcting homework and classwork so much more fun!



 

 

When it's cold season, these pocket tissues always come in handy.







These cute packs are from Target.

 

 

Finally, to store all of the supplies I use daily, I carry around a pencil pouch.



This chevron pencil case was a couple of dollars at Target.

 

 

*Happy back to school season!*



Summer Fashion Class

Last week I took a fashion design class where we repurposed old clothing and created stylish new pieces. It was a blast, and today I'm going to share what I made!

First off, I made these lace trimmed-shorts out of an old pair of denim shorts. Check out the tutorial that I posted here.

Next, I made this summer-time tube top using this website. I used an old blue t-shirt, and added a panel of purple to each side.

I also transformed an old pair of plaid Bermuda shorts by cutting and hemming them.

I took a very large men's long-sleeve dress shirt and fitted it to myself, creating a tank top. The instructor helped me a lot with this project, but you can find out how to do it using a website like this.

Finally, I made this drawstring bag using squares from an old t-shirt. You can find instructions here. To create the design, I made a stencil out of iron-on paper, painted over it, and then peeled the stencil off.

 *** Happy Sunday! ***

DIY Lace Shorts

Last week I completed a summer fashion class (more about that in the next post), and one of my creations was a pair of denim shorts trimmed with lace. I was inspired to do this a couple of months ago by this video, but I didn't get around to it until last week.

So, for this project, you will need an old pair of denim shorts (or pants), lace, scissors, and a sewing machine.

I used an old pair of jean shorts that were too long and poufy.

To start out, cut your denim shorts/pants to your desired length. To ensure that the legs are even, fold one side onto the other and cut from there. Next, turn you shorts inside out and pin the lace to the bottoms of the legs. Sew around the edges (for this part, I used the thick lace pictured on the right).

 

 

Flip your shorts right side out. Take a thinner piece of lace (I used the one pictured on the left), and sew around the edge of a pocket. Repeat with the other pocket.

 

And there you go- your very own lace shorts! Simple and easy!

 

*If you don't own a sewing machine and/or don't know how to sew, you also have the option of using fabric glue. The video mentioned above calls for that, but I don't know how well the glue will hold up.

S'More Cookies

Wow- long time, no blog! It's been almost a month since my last post! Summer is a busy time of year.

At the end of June, I attended a beginning of summer party, and I made and brought some of these delicious s'more cookies. You can find the original recipe here, and the pin here.

To make these cookies, you first whip up a batch of dough using chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, cinnamon, and other basic baking ingredients (I had to substitute chopped regular marshmallows since I didn't have any mini ones). Then, you lay graham crackers on a cookie sheet and place a rolled piece of dough on top of each one.

Next, you bake the cookies for about 5 minutes. At the five-minute mark, you take the try out from the oven and press a piece of a Hershey's bar onto each cookie. The tray then goes back into the oven for about 5-7 minutes.

Pressing the Hershey's Bar in

 

 

Finally, allow the cookies to cool and enjoy!



 

 

Check out my s'mores board on Pinterest for tons of other delicious-looking recipes using the classic idea of graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate!