Wow! I'm Such A Horrible Person!

Okay! So I haven't done a post since like oh...um THANKSGIVING! What a horrible terrible person I am! UGH! I guess life just got away from me. Plus, I guess it doesn't help that I go through these terrible points where I just don't want to do anything at all. I just have to make myself do things instead of just sitting around feeling sorry for myself. Does anyone else ever feel like this?


 Anyway! So, the new year is here and as my resolution I'm going to get this blog back on it's feet and try to keep it that way.

 YAY! So I'm going to Favorite Finds Friday back up and running starting this week. And eventually work my way back to your linky parties. Please guys, bare with me! Sorry for neglecting you for so long. Really, I don't deserve your forgiveness! Okay...I'll stop grovelling now.

Now, I want to know what your New Year's resolution is. The ever popular weight loss? Quit smoking? Please let me know!

Wordless Wednesday - Thanksgiving Humor

DIY Fabric Vase

Hi everyone! Recently, we added another couch to our living room to get ready for football season. I live in an apartment and the living room area is kinda small, so I had to rearrange my entire living room in fit a second couch in there. If I had got it my way we would have gotten rid of the old plaid couch that we have. Football season. Football season, Alex said to me. So, compromise. We can keep both couches if we can get the cooking channel and food network when we get our cable service turned back on for NFL RedZone. But really, it's a pretty good deal for me. Not only do I get my food network, but I get to enjoy Sunday night football without cramped quarters with all the boys around. But, I won't tell Alex that it was a good idea. No need to grow his ego any bigger than it already is. Why am I telling you this story, you ask?

Mixer Monday 10

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Saturday Social Blog Hop 9

Hi everyone! How is the weekend going for you? Mine has been pretty low key, which is exactly what I like. But it's really the calm before the storm. Wednesday is going to the be start of the crazy holidays. At least for me. But I am kind of looking forward to those Black Friday sales. I've already got a couple of things circled in my Black Friday ads. Black Friday is always very nostalgic to me. I always think of shopping with my Mom. I miss it a lot, but with an ocean between us, going holiday shopping with my Mom every year just is feasible. But I always do think of her when Black Friday comes around. I know for some people Black Friday just isn't their cup of tea. How do you feel about it?

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Wordless Wednesday - Cruise Pictures: Haiti

Tutorial Tuesday - Tiramisu

Hi everyone! You guys ready for some tastiness?

Today, I want to tell you guys a story. About seven years ago, I met my boyfriend Alex. He was working at our local Blockbuster at the time and I went in there constantly just to get a look at him. Can you believe I was actually shy at some point in my life? Yeah, really not that far of a stretch. I'm still a little shy to this day. Anyway, I would go into Blockbuster probably about three to four times a week. Nothing says I love you like a little stalking, right? One day, I went in the early afternoon, there was no one in the store but me and him. Two minutes after I walked into the door he approached me and started recommending movies. Me, of course being the shy person that I am, just smiled, nodded, and blushed like a fiend. I knew he was a very confidant person. It was one of the many reasons why I was attracted to him. So, as he was talking to me, I thought to myself that there was no way a guy like this would ever go for a shy quiet girl like me. Then, he asked me for my email address. He said he would ask for my number but that was against company policy. However, asking for my email wasn't even mentioned in Blockbuster's employee conduct book. Who knew?

Mixer Monday 9

Hi guys! Welcome to this week's Mixer Monday! I'm super excited to see everyone's projects for this week.  So everybody have fun, be nice, and make sure you follow the rules! See you guys tomorrow for tutorial Tuesday!

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Saturday Social Blog Hop 8

Hi everyone! If guys haven't noticed already there are going to be some changes around here. Because work and home life are so busy, Emily and Melissa are no longer going to be doing posts for Whimsically Homemade. I'm really going to miss them, but don't worry we're still friends. With this change, I'm going to try pull this boat along myself. This is a huge task to under take, but I'm ready for the challenge. So, with all this said, please bare with me as I make changes and decide where I want Whimsically Homemade to go as it becomes a solo act. As of right now, I've got Favorite Finds Friday on hold until further notice, but Mixer Monday and the Saturday Social are still running weekly. I hope everyone understands and can be supportive. Thanks!

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Masquerade Tutorial - Dinner Party Recipes

Hi everyone! Megan here! So, this is our final tutorial on the Masquerade Dinner Party. So sad, but there is always next year for a new tutorial series. Today I'm going to be sharing with you all the recipes that we used for the dinner party. Now, we didn't take pictures of our actual dinner, but I'll include the pictures that came with recipe and link back to their original site where we found them. The pork loin that we made wasn't any special recipe. It's something you can in the meat section a Wal-Mart and they have like a bazillion different kinds to choose from.

So, what on the menu for today?

Mixer Monday 8

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Favorite Finds Friday {26}

Why hello there! Emily again, Megan went on vacation. You know, you guys don't have to lie, the reason y'all like Favorite Fridays is because it reminds you that it's Friday, and some how some way we all survived another week. I don't know how I got through this week, being I just got back from my vacation...sad face. I miss it already but luckily I happened to just miss the hurricane. 

It was so pretty in Maryland, I miss seeing the trees already. One day we spent half a day just riding the back roads and I hung my head out the window of the car just smelling the air and looking at the leaves. Nothing this pretty in Savannah! 

So on we go, lets see what we found this week! 

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Masquerade Tutorial -The Raven Charger Plates

Hi everyone! Megan here! So, I know you guys have seen the all the cool stuff we've been doing for the Edgar Allan Poe Masquerade Dinner Party Tutorial Series. If you haven't go ahead and pop on over and check it out. Today I'm going to show you how I managed to make those super cool charger plates that have stanzas from The Raven. You guys remember the charger plates right?

How about now? Yes? Thought so. I was pretty impressed with myself coming up with this. But really I just used an idea that I had previously come up with before for a Christmas advent calendar I made for Alex last year. 

Mixer Monday {7}

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Masquerade Tutorial - Tombstone Ice Chest

I know what you guys are thinking, a tutorial on Sunday? Yes, we wanted to try to get out all the Masquerade projects before Halloween, so y'all get an extra treat! At our masquerade we made the styrofoam cooler into a tombstone, it's the little things really. So after we were about done with the project we realized we wanted to do a post on it, so we had to recreate the photos, bear with us. 

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Favorite Finds Friday {25}

Hey everyone! Megan here! SO, finally another edition of  Favorite Finds Friday. Halloween is almost here! I'm super excited even though I'm gonna be on a cruise ship this Halloween. But I was able to squeeze in some pumpkin carving before I set sail for the seven seas! I always take my pumpkin carving very very seriously. And I always try to challenge myself with something harder each year. Alex always just likes to free hand his, then he's always sad it didn't turn out as cool as everyone else's. Planning! Planning I told him. I've had my pumpkin idea picked out since last Halloween! And just what did I carve this year? Well, I'll just show you!

Why yes! That is in fact Maleficent; my all time favorite Disney villain! Pretty cool eh? I thought I might have messed her up for a long while that, but me, being super awesome at pumpkin carving was able to save her. 

Thirsty Thursday - Starbucks Via Ready Brew

Hey guys! Megan here. So, this week I'm doing something different for Thirsty Thursday. I want to talk about Starbucks' instant coffee packets. Now, I sure everyone here has at least seen instant coffee. I know I have and I've tasted it. And if you haven't, take my word for it, it is gross with a capital G! My Nannie Glenda drinks the Folger's instant coffee stuff and it just smells like overly burnt coffee, but she swears by it because it's stronger than the brewed stuff. No Mam! Not to me. And it tastes like battery acid, or rather  what I think battery acid would taste like. So with my aversion to instant coffee, why do I want to talk about Starbucks's Via Ready Brew?

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Wordless Wednesday - Halloween Costumes

Masquerade Tutorial - Napkin Rings

Hello! Melissa here with another easy tutorial for you. As you may have seen in previous posts, we held a Masquerade dinner party at the beginning of this month. It was fantastic! Great food, great decorations, and great company. Megan and Emily did a lot of the bigger projects and man did they knock it out of the park. I'll be showing you how I made the napkin rings. 

Mixer Monday Link Up {6}

Hi everyone! Just a quick reminder before we get started on this week's linky party.

The Hello Fall! $1000 Paypal Cash give ends tonight at midnight. It's still not too late to enter! Just hop on over to the giveaway page and enter right quick! You might be surprised. Now, on to this week's link up!

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