Friday Favorites

As always, here are my five favorites for this past week!

Favorite Workout Song
                                       Scream and Shout - Will.i.am & Brittany Spears

Favorite Spring Line - Paper Crown

Favorite Quote

Favorite Room

Favorite French Press - Bodum Chambord French Press

Kitchen Love

Because I love to cook and bake, looking at kitchens is so much fun to me!  I am really good and imagining what it would be like to bake and cook in it.  Here are some dream kitchens of mine!  They make me want to cook for a family of my own  :)

I am studying... as much of a post as I can do.

In my world!

Pottery Barn Beauties

Pottery Barn finds of the Day.  I am loving these items!

1.  Shayne Kitchen Table

2.  Emma Yellow Dinnerware

3.  Great White Coffee Condiment Set

1.  Shayne Kitchen Table

2.  Emma Dinnerware-Yellow

3.  Great White Coffee Condiment Set

Baking, Reading, and DIYs

Baking...

I made a coffee cake!  I used a basic coffee cake recipe and added about 1/2 cup of sour cream to make it more creamy.  It turned out very good and the good thing was that my dad liked it probably more than all of us.  That is surprising because my dad is not one to eat homemade food.  I know, completely opposite from me, but the fact that he liked it says something!

Mixing in the sour cream

Reading...

I am still reading Spoken From The Heart!

DIYs...

#1  I needed to still unpack all of my jewelry from moving back to California.  I had nowhere to put it and it was time to figure something out.  So I found an old cork board in my sister's old closet.  I covered it with some extra white fabric I had and just tacked on the back.  The fabric was actually left over from some curtains I cut from Ikea.  So the fabric on the board matches my curtains.  I used tacks and hung my jewelry throughout the board.  I added a fabric flower I made a couple weeks ago to the corner to add some flair!  THis project only took about 30 minutes.

#2  This next project was a little more involved.  So I wanted a bedside table that would fit in my room really well, was very practical and cheap!  The cheapest one I could find that I liked was from Ikea for $40.00.  I was opposed to spending that much money but I was hoping to find something else.  I went to Micheal's and got some ideas white I was there.  This is what I came up with.
The items...
- 1 sturdy basket which was on sale and was the perfect size to store books but not big enough to get cluttered
- 1 small square piece of wood
- 2 long wood decorative border pieces
- 1 small bottle of white paint
- 1 bottle of light yellow paint
- 1 large fake decorative flower
Here is the finished project with help from my dad!

Painting the square piece

Waiting for the paint to dry

Finished project!

The beautiful flower I couldn't pass up!

Other Fun Things...

#1  Adorable new Tea Pot and matching cup from Cost Plus World Market!  

#2  To go with my new tea pot I bought some tea which should be here in the next few days.  I bought the tea online at Teavana.  I bought Cacao Mint Black Tea and Cocoa Praline Tart Rooibos Tea.  They are both dessert teas which are perfect for me and my sweet tooth!  I will let you know how they are when I get them!

#3  My to dos for the weekend...

-  Get hangers to for the rest of my clothes!  I have no where to put them and my room is too messy.

-  Bake chocolate and pecan scones

-  Wash my car

-  Finish cleaning my room

- Read, exercise, and have fun!!

My mom is in Wisconsin until tuesday and boy do I miss her!  I love her so much  :)

Lighting Inspiration

You can find all of these chandeliers at Lamps Plus!

DIY Christmas Gift 11

Polka-Dot Pillows      Trace a glass, compact disc, or quarter or silver dollar; or use your computer to make paper patterns for circles of different sizes. Cut out patterns, pin to the fabric, and every polka dot will be perfect.

Use a whipstitch around the edge of fabric that won't unravel, such as the wool felt dots seen here.

Breakfast Nooks

Breakfast Nook Decor Ideas: