Thank You Thursday

I had the very good fortune to be included in 3 treasuries this week.  These posts get kind of long when I include an image of the treasuries.  I've decided just to include a link so as to keep the focus on the featured item from each curator's shop.

The first one is The Peak of Fall Colors by Andrea of Andrea's Hobby Studio.  This is a beautiful autumn treasury; thank you for including my Picasso Inspired Bracelet. Andrea makes lovely knitted scarves, gloves, and jewelry.  I just love these Kitted Fingerless Gloves in her shop.

Next is another beautiful fall treasury The Colors of Autumn by Angelina and Elizabeth of Angelina Elizabeth.  Thank you for including my Picasso Inspired Bracelet.  Angelina and Elizabeth make a wonderful variety of items.  This gorgeous Ruffled Scar in Knit is perfect for autumn.

The third treasury is Red Apples Straight from the Tree, a wonderfully seasonal collection by Yali of Art and Accessories by Yali Paz-Gilboa.  Thank you for including my Gothic Rose Amulet Bag.  Yali makes the cutest fabric brooches!  This one, Emma the Flapper Girl, is so flirtatious and fun!

So once again, thank you all of you!  I hope you have a great week :)

Wordless Wednesday: Autumn Flowers

Cuppies

We've been pretty busy doing birthday activities for my youngest son.  I took a half day off work to meet him after school.  He really likes to cook, so I thought we would make a special treat together.

I had just read about a really yummy looking recipe on Sweet Magnolia Way for peanut butter crunchy fudge brownies.  I felt inspired by this recipe, but I have a hard time not improvising when I cook.  I decided to let my kids pick out their favorite candy to melt onto the brownies.

Problem:  When we got to the store, my kids could not make up their minds. 

So we got them all.  Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, marshmallows, toffee, butterscotch chips, caramel, white chocolate, and a few different candy bars.

When we got home, I made the brownies in cupcake tins so that the kids could put different toppings on each one.  They had a great time. 
  
We couldn't decided whether to call these things cupcakes or brownies.  My older son suggested brown-akes, but no one really liked that name.  Then he suggested cuppies, which everyone liked.

As you can see, a few had disappeared before I managed to take pictures :)

How about you?  Do you like to follow a recipe when you cook, or do you like to improvise?  Do recipes ever inspire you?