chocolate fudge.

i'm not much of a cook or baker but i like to try new things once in a while so i've got a delicious chocolate fudge recipe for you today! i found this recipe from allrecipes.com. it's super easy too so anyone can make it! the measurements are from the website, but i of course am not one to follow measurements very well and i just kind of mix everything together with my own measurements, so really anyone can make this fudge. seriously. i also poured raspberries over the top of my fudge to give it a little different flavor. i'm sure you could do this with any other fruit of choice as well. 

ingredients: 

-3 cups semisweet chocolate chips (i only used 2 cups and it still tasted great!)

-1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 

-1/4 cup butter

-1 cup walnuts (optional)

-frozen fruit (optional)

directions:

1. mix chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter in large microwaveable bowl for approximately 3-5 minutes or until chocolate is melted. stirring occasionally during cooking. stir in the nuts after other ingredients melted if desired.

2. pour mixture into a greased glass baking dish. refrigerate until set.

*if you would like the original recipe source, click here.*

i looked out the window.

i haven't posted any projects in a really long time. but, the only excuse i have...is simply that i haven't been doing any lately. lame right? do you remember this post when i told you about my big plans to beautify an antique window? well, quite some time has past since i finished. and last month we finally hung it up in my mom's house!


as i was sanding the window down i realized i really loved the green paint that was already on the window frame so i decided to keep it. plus it took a lot less time to finish, which is always great.

once everything was clean, sanded and all the rough edges nice and smooth; i drilled the holes for the glass knobs and screwed them right into the frame. voila! mission accomplished. {the window is too high on the wall...oops!}

this was a slightly different project than what i usually do...cake decorating! i found this owl cake on pinterest and immediately LOVED it! lucky for me, my niece's family birthday party was this week so it was the perfect excuse to try it out. my sister thought we should use fruit instead of candy to make it a little bit 'healthier.' it was actually much easier than i thought it would be too. best part of all? my niece's face lit up when she saw it...which is really all i ever wanted anyway. :)

do you want to know how i made it? the ingredients? holla back and i will tell you all my secrets!