Thursday's Temptation # 19 & Fabulous Features

Welcome to Thursday's Temptation!!

Just a quick REMINDER...You have just under 2 1/2 weeks left to get your entries in for the Project Pinterest Challenge. If you need a reminder of the details or want to know about it go HERE. We would LOVE to have you enter!!

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in last weeks link party!! You all are so fabulous and extremely talented. I learn so much from you each week. 

Here are this weeks Fabulous Features from last weeks party:

Our Most Viewed Link Was:

Wire Wrapped Tree @ Happy Hour Projects. I LOVE the look of this tree. Isn't it so pretty! The colors are gorgeous!

SOME MORE OF MY FAVORITES:

Flower Cookies @ A Baker's House. These cookies are so fun! What a great gift to make and give to some one or just have at the house! Very creative!

May Flowers @ Women in Real Life. I just LOVE the flower arrangement she made. It is gorgeous! I absolutely love how she put them in old canning jars! 

1970's Plastic Mirror Makeover @ Ramblings From Utopia. I am in love with this mirror makeover. I love the pop of red she gave it! It looks absolutely darling! 

Pom Pom Fun @ Sew Fantastic. This is such a fun activity she made for the kiddos to play with indoors on a rainy day. I love that they are all magnetic too! And how fun that they get to play with little pom poms!! LOVE!

Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps @ A Mommy's Life with a Touch of Yellow. Don't these lettuce wraps look Amazing?!? They sound absolutely delicious too! What a fun thing to eat for dinner at home!

If you were featured, make sure you grab a button!!

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The RULES are simple:

-Follow Two Yellow Birds Decor

-Grab a button or add a link somewhere on your blog

-Link to your post, not your main blog

{No giveaways or Etsy shops, Please}

-Come back next week to see if you have been Featured

-Lastly, check out some other fun projects and most importantly...
HAVE FUN!!!

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From Pizza Pan to Magnet Baord

Happy Wednesday All!!!
I am so sorry I am late today. I was on a field trip this morning with my little preschooler and didn't get time to get the post up!

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Today I wanted to show you how to make a Super SIMPLE, but CUTE Magnetic Board. 

Aren't these boards so cute?!?

I had this idea in my head of doing a cute magnet board for my kitchen. I wanted to use a small cookie sheet to make it out of. So I went to the dollar store to see what I could find. I didn't really like the cookie sheets they had, but then my eye caught a metal pizza pan. 

I just knew that this was it!! I got 2 of them so I could have one on hand for may be a gift for someone or something, but as I was making mine my little girl just wanted one for her room. So we ended up making 2 of them!!! 

They were SO SIMPLE to make!!!

For the first one- I picked the paper that I wanted to use and cut a circle out on my cricut the size of the pan. It was just shy of 12". 

Then I mod podged it on the pan. 

Next, I got some black ribbon and hot glued it to the back of the pan so I can hang it up. I LOADED the glue on there so it would hold. So far so good!! I made a bow out of some red tulle and hot glued it on the board.

Isn't it so cute!!

Lastly I made some magnets to put on it. I went looking around my craft room to see what I could use to make some. I finally found some black bottle caps that I had bought a few months ago at the craft store and have been waiting to use them on some project. This was the perfect time to use them! All I did was put magnet strips on the back and I was done with those. 

I also found some little clothes pins that my hubby gave me for Christmas this last year. I wanted to bring in some more red so I cut out some red paper the size of the clothes pin and mod podged it on. Then I put a magnet strip on the back. 

Here is what it looks like all put together:

I just love having it up in my kitchen! It is so bright and cheery and perfect for holding papers and reminders!

Now...for the second one I made for miss Kaitlyn. I wanted to have a little more fun with hers so first I spray painted it pink!!!

I took awhile for it to fully dry. 

Once it did we did the same steps as above. (If you want to see pictures or directions again just look above.) 

Here are the magnets we made for her board:

I did the same thing on the brown polka dot bottle caps as above and then on the white bottle caps we just cut out circles of paper that match the paper on her board and mod podged them on there to give them more color!

Here is what her board looks like all done:

We embellished it with the little flowers, which I had on hand. I hot glued them to the board. Little miss Kaitlyn LOVES to put her artwork up on her board!!

Joining the following Link Parties:

SATURDAY SHOWCASE @ BOWDABRA
TOOT YOUR HORN TUESDAY @ DEBBIE DOES CREATIONS

Guest Posting & A Guest Blogger {Wait Till Your Father Gets Home}

Today I am Guest Posting over at Wait Till Your Father Gets Home. I am going to show you how to make a Super Easy Yummy Dessert called Oreo Striped Delight! Hop on over and check it out!! You don't want to miss it!

It is also a fun day because we actually have Guest Blogger Meredith from Wait Till Your Father Gets Home with us. She is one Amazing, Talented lady. Today she is going to show us how to make some easy delicious cupcakes!!

Bloggy Friends....Meet Meredith:

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Hi everyone! I'm Meredith from Wait Til Your Father Gets Home, a crafty and diy blog that I recently started since becoming a stay at home mom to my little guy, Jackson.

{That's us on Easter....with the only egg he cared to find at his first egg hunt!}

I'm a former teacher, addicted to Pinterest , and love to read crafty & diy blogs as often as possible! Jill has been sweet enough to invite me to swap blogs with her today, and I couldn't be more thrilled!

For those of you that follow my blog, I'm sure you're aware that my little guy's 1st birthday is coming up! He was originally due on July 16th but decided to surprise us early on July 3rd, just shy of Independence Day! In addition to some pretty cute red, white, and blue decor, I've decided to make birthday cupcakes for him (and his party guests) this year! Don't get me wrong...I love a good store bought cake (especially if it's from Publix), but I wanted to do it myself and in the process save a ton of money. (I love ya Publix, but you can be expensive)!

So I begged a good friend to share her cupcake recipe (thinking it was going to be pretty in depth) and to my surprise they are not only the most delicious cupcakes EVER but they are SO super simple to make! I wanted to test out the recipe before the party, to make sure I did everything right and they tasted just as good as hers, so Mother's Day weekend I made myself and some other moms in my life some cupcakes!

To make {Homemade Cake Mix Cupcakes} you'll need:

1 box of Pillsbury Moist Supreme Classic Yellow Cake or Chocolate Cake Mix

Substitute 1 cup of buttermilk in place of the water

1/3 cup of vegetable oil

4 eggs (instead of 3)

cute cupcake liners

To get started, dump all ingredients into a bowl and mix! I used my Kitchen Aid (love that thing) and mixed on low for about 3 minutes. Fill your cupcake liners about 2/3 of the way full, and bake at 350 for only 15 minutes! Yes, I swear...15 minutes!

Soon you'll have beautiful cupcakes that look like this...

...that have an odd obsession with Vanilla Ice, and would like some homemade frosting (after they cool it down for a bit first).

To make the frosting you'll need:

5 1/2 cups powdered sugar (I used the whole box)

2 teaspoons vanilla

2/3 cup of butter, softened

4 tablespoons of milk (you don't have to use whole)

In a large bowl, beat the powdered sugar and butter on low. Once they seem combined, beat in the vanilla and milk until it's smooth and spreadable. Add more milk if the frosting seems too thick. If you wanted to have a colored frosting, this is when you'd add food coloring. To frost the cupcakes...

Place a sealable, Ziploc baggie in a cup, spoon frosting into the bag, seal the bag, and cut a small corner out on the bottom. Then you can use it like a pastry bag (without paying all that money for bags and fancy tips) to frost the cupcakes.

Doesn't that look a lot nicer than just spreading the frosting on with a knife?!

The cupcakes were DE-LISH and I know that my little guy will love digging in on his birthday!

Thanks again to Jill for inviting me to swap blogs today. Please come check out {Wait Til Your Father Gets Home} for more crafty ideas, diy projects and yummy recipes! You can also connect with me on Facebook and Pinterest. I look forward to hearing from some of you soon!

Enjoy!

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Don't those cupcakes sound delicious!!! I need to try this recipe out! I love how simple they are to make!
Thanks so much Meredith for sharing this awesome recipe with us today!

Project Pinterest Challenge

Happy Memorial Day!!!

Hope everyone has a fun Holiday remembering those military men and women who have fought and are fighting for us today. And also remembering those who have gone before us.
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Just wanted to do a quick reminder of the
Project Pinterest Challenge!!!


There is just a little over 2 1/2 weeks left to get your entries in!!

We are so excited to have YOU here with us!

Thank you so much to all those who have entered so far! We are grateful to each one of you!!

 I want to give a Big Thank you to my amazing co-host Chrissy!!! She has been so awesome to help me get this idea that I have had in my mind down onto the computer! Thanks for all your help Chrissy!!!

Hop on over to The Taylor House and give Chrissy some LOVE!!!

Just a Quick Reminder of the Rules:

-We would love for you, but it is not required, to follow Two Yellow Birds Decor & The Taylor House.

-What you need to do is recreate anything you have seen on Pinterest and Loved!! It can some something big or small {food, craft, gifts, etc.}! Then link up to this challenge. 

-You can link up as many as you would like. So go CRAFT CRAZY!!

-Please include the original picture of what it what you saw on Pinterest. {Giving Credit to your Inspiration piece}

You will have until June 17th to link up your entries!! 

After the deadline we have 4 Judges that will each choose their Top 3 Favorites which will give us our Top 12 Finalists. Then we are going to have YOU the viewers vote on the Top 12 and we'll pick the Top 3 winner's from the voting!! We will notify you when the voting begins and if your project makes the Top 12!

Your AMAZING Judges will be:

Emily from 52 Mantels

Hi! I'm Emily from 52 Mantels, a blog about all things home including weekly mantel makeovers, easy DIY projects, seasonal crafts and simple recipes! I'm blessed to be the stay-at-home mother to one adorable little girl and the lucky wife to an ever-supportive hubby (who puts up with my endless projects!).

I adore: Winter Parties, Spring flowers, Summer nights and Fall clothing! Throw in a sugar-free vanilla iced coffee and I'm a happy girl! 

Danielle from Blissful & Domestic

I am Danielle. The lady behind Blissful and Domestic. I am a Mamma, a wife, a homeschooler, Mormon, crafting/sewing diva, and a chef in training. I kind of dapple in it all and love to blog about that. I try to make Blissful and Domestic a place where you can be inspired to create and make your house a home. I love to blog and share my projects and recipes.

Trish from Mom on Timeout

My name is Trish and I blog over at Mom On Timeout.  I started my blog because I realized that I needed a "Mommy timeout". I stay at home with my two little boys Reece (age 5) and Bryce (age 3).  I have so much fun with my boys and I feel incredibly blessed to be able to spend each and every day with them.  I love sharing favorite recipes and fun craft ideas with my readers and I hope that you'll stop by for your own timeout with me!

Kim from The Sasse Life 

My name is Kim or mama to the cutest boy.  I blog over at The Sasse Life and have a little shop called Loved.  I'm a DIY crafter who might be a little obsessed with design, thrifting & Craigslist.  I'm so excited to be judging this.  So show me what you got!

We love all our judges and look up to them so much! Make sure you stop by and give them some LOVE!!

Best of Luck to all those who Enter!! 

Here is a button for the Contestants if you would like to put it up on your blog!!

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