Valentine Cookies

Soft and Puffy Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter
4 cups flour
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons soda
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream butter and sugar.  Add milk, eggs, and vanilla until combined.  Add already-mixed dry ingredients.  Chill dough for at least 30 minutes.  Roll out, cut out, and bake at 350 degrees for 6-9 minutes, depending on cookie size.

Buttercream

1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-4 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Use melt and dip frosting method.

Star Wars Bedroom Idea

` measure your room, and draw it on graph paper

1 square = 1 foot

` draw each wall to help visualize needed artwork

This wall has a circle representing a Death Star Fathead and two frames. Maximize storage in a small space with two narrow bookcases and writing desk.

` take a less-is-more-approach to paint colors and patterns

This paint was inspired by the hallways of Space Mountain in Disneyland.

` copy a pattern from the Death Star interior, and use it in a modern way

` instead of wall art, use a magnetic white board

` study paint samples in different lighting before you commit

` use solid bedding and neutral colors for an easy change-up later on
` fill in with favorite trademark accessories

See finished project!