Picnic Madness
What a busy day today – I have been going nonstop since early this morning! My projects today drew on my mom creative juice, since I had to come up with two separate picnics for two different concerts. First up was a lunchtime picnic…
Let The Sun Shine In
Chalkboard art for summer days:
Caramel Ice Cream with Nectarines
Yummm, I needed something sweet tonight after the delicious and oh so rich dinner the mister made tonight. The title says it all: Caramel Ice Cream with Nectarines. The fruit is perfectly ripe, the ice cream is sweet and rich – heaven on a…
50 Things To Make And Do
Vivi got a book for her birthday called “50 Things to Make and Do” and it seems like a pretty fun book. She spent the morning looking through it and picking out projects to try. She originally had a list of six things she…
Blue and White Friendship Bangle
It’s kind of a low key evening after an already busy weekend. I’m transforming a simple metal bangle into a friendship bracelet bangle by knotting white, blue and slate embroidery floss around it. The color scheme is currently matching my pajama pants and nails.
Happy Birthday Baby Girl!
Today my baby girl turns five, and we made this cake for her party with her family tonight: Its surely a candidate for Cake Wrecks (although that’s professional cakes) but we had a lot of fun decorating it. Princesses courtesy of Vivi (FYI the…
Hydrangeas
There is a big Mop-head Hydrangea bush in the garden bed in our front yard, and when it blooms it might be one of my favorite things about our house/yard.
Bunting Night Four – All Done!
I finished the bunting! Yay! It turned out really cute. I used 5/8-inch polyester ribbon and sewed each triangle onto the ribbon. I just estimated the spacing so its not always entirely even but that helps its sweet folksy look. I decided to divide…
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