Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes :-) !

I haven't had a day to myself in a long while. We've been done a lot of traveling/visiting lately. I decided to spend some quality time with my oven today.

I tried a recipe that I found on pinterest.

Here's their cupcake:

Here's how mine turned out.

I mostly followed the recipe. I did switch out the marscapone for some cream cheese in the icing. I could've made the icing beautiful and swirly, but I knew it would just get squished by the pyrex. Tasty!

Mirror Mirror on the Floor

I've been working on this project for the last week. As with our end table, we got an old mirror that belonged to Jeremy's grandparents. I checked with the in-laws and they said it was okay if I painted it because it wasn't in very good shape.

I took my inspiration from this Neiman Marcus mirror: $345

This is what I started with....

After I glued on the missing pieces and fixed the major cracks I covered up the mirror to protect it. I left some of the cracks in tact to add to the mirror's aged look. I also cleaned off the dirt because you always want a clean surface when you paint.

Now I could start adding the color on the mirror. The first color...

 I actually kind of liked it in just orange.

Then the second color...

After I sanded a bit of the paint off, added a few copper splotches, etc... I polyurethaned the mirror with a clear gloss. I used spary polyeurthane to make sure I got it in all the little crevices. Also, I hate using mineral spirits to clean brushes.... soooooo.... yeah.

 

I'm excited it to put it up! Still waiting for the poly to fully cure for now.