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I have wanted to decorate my kitchen with cupcakes for some time and I’ve finally gotten around to it. The whole “reno” so far has cost me about $35! Some of the stuff I had on hand, and other items were supplied by generous loved ones. Enjoy!

What, you don’t wear heels and pearls in your kitchen?

I bought the blue towels from Target (2 for $2.50).

The potholders and oven mitts are also from Target (and at the same price).

Brendan has already been warned that the potholders are purely decorative and he is not to touch them.

The oven mitts are for actual use.

The white towels were purchased plain at Big Lots in a pack of five. I embellished them with fabric from Jo-Ann’s and some pink rickrack.

Mom gave me the pink and pastry-printed dish towels for Christmas. I added the rickrack to the solid pink towel for some  interest.

I now have quite the towel collection.

The magnetic cupcake paper tablet is from Target ($1) and the super-cute magnets are original Jeanette Bowman’s. She did some custom artwork for me for Christmas. They look so cheerful on our fridge.

I made the curtains this weekend with adorable fabric from Jo-Ann’s. I picked it out when I went shopping with Mom and Jeanette the day after Christmas. (Thank you Mom Sullivan for the gift card.) I’m very pleased with how well the curtains turned out. I was able to cut straight and accurate lines with my new cutting mat, ruler, and rotary (Christmas present from my darling husband). My curtains are actually lined, too. The rickrack looks like icing and finishes the hem quite nicely. Brendan and I were reminiscing about the ridiculously misshapen and poorly constructed curtains that I had made for our first apartment. (Does anyone remember those?) We both readily agreed that these are infinitely better.

I framed a piece of the fabric with a similar rickrack embellishment for a piece of art!

Yes, my walls are painted “silver berry”–also known as purple.

This picture is actually a greeting card that I purchased from Target for $0.99. “How sweet it is” indeed.

I still haven’t decided where to hang it.

This apron is from Jo-Ann’s and Brendan gave it to me for Christmas. I love it. It’s a simple panel where you cut out the pieces and stitch.

Of course, I had to embellish it. The squiggle borders needed rickrack.

And why have printed buttons, when you can have cupcake buttons?

I have towels, curtains, potholders, magnets, and art . . . and finally:

The amazing cupcake cookie jar is from Wal-Mart! (Only $12!) It makes me so happy. I have a giant cupcake sitting on my counter at all times! How can anyone look at it and not smile?

I still want new rugs (did you see the current sickness in the first photo?) and I would like a brown or turquoise soap dispenser for the dish soap to complete the theme (and I, of course, would not turn down any other cupcake cuteness that I come across in the future), but I’m very pleased with my results.

Isn’t my husband so sweet to let me decorate a room in such a nauseating motif?

I’m hoping that the overall cuteness and cheerfulness will motivate me to cook more.

Love,

Tiff

P.S. I may need rickrack rehab. I’m obsessed with it now and have to stop myself from putting it on everything.