Just a few days left to see it.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Best if Used By
Sugar flowers purchased 19 years ago on a 10th anniversary trip to London were too pretty to eat. Now, while still lovely in their faded-to-ecru way, they are too antique to consume, so may become varnished components for collage or other crafts.
For fresh and fun baking supplies and decorations visit Lovely Little Parties or Bake it Pretty.
For fresh and fun baking supplies and decorations visit Lovely Little Parties or Bake it Pretty.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Bags in the Wild
Earth Day is upon us. Be on the lookout for these wild creatures and, please, for their own protection, reduce, reuse or recyle them when found.
Releasing them into the wild is not a good idea. They really can't fend for themselves after leading protected lives in the safety of the checkout lane.
Releasing them into the wild is not a good idea. They really can't fend for themselves after leading protected lives in the safety of the checkout lane.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Bejeweled with Buttons
A gift string of green buttons restrung with jewelry elastic made for a really quick St. Patrick's Day bracelet.
Kellie Christie takes much more care to create her fun and funky button jewelry even crafting some of the buttons herself.
Check it out here.
Kellie Christie takes much more care to create her fun and funky button jewelry even crafting some of the buttons herself.
Check it out here.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Pretty in Pink Pinwheels
Lavender, green, and yellow too.
Over at Missouri Star Quilt Company we discovered a pinwheel block method that is nothing short of genius. If you don't already know the secret watch the tutorial here.
Sweet is not usually our style. Ask anybody. But there is sweet and then there is sweet. Dandelion puffs, violets, and clover? Sorry. Irresistible.
Over at Missouri Star Quilt Company we discovered a pinwheel block method that is nothing short of genius. If you don't already know the secret watch the tutorial here.
Sweet is not usually our style. Ask anybody. But there is sweet and then there is sweet. Dandelion puffs, violets, and clover? Sorry. Irresistible.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Free Antiques
Just had a (25 years or so) belated little "aha" moment.
Taking photos of antiques is lots cheaper than buying them.
Takes up less space and no dusting either.
Taking photos of antiques is lots cheaper than buying them.
Takes up less space and no dusting either.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Just Full of Good Ideas
A visit to the Bachman's Spring Ideas House, greenhouse, and happily, a surprise on-site antiques sale made for a lovely day in the city.
So many ideas. Here are a few.
You can visit the ideas house through April 17, but if you miss it, never fear, Bachman's plans to redecorate for each season. The summer ideas house will open May 26 and stay decorated until June 12.
So many ideas. Here are a few.
You can visit the ideas house through April 17, but if you miss it, never fear, Bachman's plans to redecorate for each season. The summer ideas house will open May 26 and stay decorated until June 12.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Grandma Power
There is a baby boomlet going on in the neighborhood which has led to a bumper crop of devoted new grannies (and grandpas), many of whom are making superhuman efforts to be there for their kids and grands no matter the distances between them. Here, from our favorite independent bookstore, Redbery Books, is a lump-in-the-throat inducing book about the strength of a grandma's love.
Bibs embellished with a transportation motif seem like good go-with gifts.
Here you can read an interview with illustrator Julie Paschkis at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast. Then you can check out her colorful website.
It was just yesterday (and don't try to convince us otherwise) that we waved (between contractions) to some of these new, young mothers and fathers as they passed by the house on their very first day of school, on the very day the first baby was born to this family. Oh my! How time flies.
Bibs embellished with a transportation motif seem like good go-with gifts.
Here you can read an interview with illustrator Julie Paschkis at Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast. Then you can check out her colorful website.
It was just yesterday (and don't try to convince us otherwise) that we waved (between contractions) to some of these new, young mothers and fathers as they passed by the house on their very first day of school, on the very day the first baby was born to this family. Oh my! How time flies.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Shut Up and Put Up
Amazing how sewing productivity goes up when blathering away on the blog goes down.
We're making good headway with the fabric stash busting.
Unfortunately trips to the store for the necessities of quilt finishing often take us right by the new fabric aisle.
Two quilts forward, one quilt back. That's just how it is.
We're making good headway with the fabric stash busting.
Unfortunately trips to the store for the necessities of quilt finishing often take us right by the new fabric aisle.
Two quilts forward, one quilt back. That's just how it is.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Green, Green Grass at Home
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Yes, it's true. Tired of waiting for spring to arrive, we've had to grow our own bit of green turf.
There is still time for you to plant your own Easter basket grass too, and if you do, here is a hint: rye grass is a super fast germinator and speedy grower. One week after seeding, the rye is triple the height of the Kentucky blue grass that you see in the background just takin' its own sweet time.
Yes, it's true. Tired of waiting for spring to arrive, we've had to grow our own bit of green turf.
There is still time for you to plant your own Easter basket grass too, and if you do, here is a hint: rye grass is a super fast germinator and speedy grower. One week after seeding, the rye is triple the height of the Kentucky blue grass that you see in the background just takin' its own sweet time.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Calling Sargent Preston
We need a, well, a Mountie - to solve the case of the phantom plate gifter.
Found in the mailbox a few days ago.
Mystery gifts are great. Gifts that fit the week's theme and combine several of our favorite things are fantastic.
Will the generous, stealth gifter please speak up?
If not, we may have to call in the R.C.M.P. and as you know - They always get their man.
Found in the mailbox a few days ago.
Mystery gifts are great. Gifts that fit the week's theme and combine several of our favorite things are fantastic.
Will the generous, stealth gifter please speak up?
If not, we may have to call in the R.C.M.P. and as you know - They always get their man.
Friday, April 8, 2011
No Menu Substitutions
Would it be a faux pas to serve Hot Chicken Salad, Cottage Cheese, and Peach Melba on a plate designated for Chicken Timbales, Asparagus, and Orange Chiffon Pie? Somehow it just seems wrong.
A quick google finds that there is a similar, alternate, multicolor set of Nelson Lebo menu plates for every day of the week. The menus shown here are the same as the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday plates from that set. The other days feature: Wednesday, Clam Bisque and Aspic Salad; Thursday, Shirred Eggs and Cloverleaf Rolls; Friday,? ; and Saturday, Cheese Souffle and Grapefruit Salad.
Very fancy.
A quick google finds that there is a similar, alternate, multicolor set of Nelson Lebo menu plates for every day of the week. The menus shown here are the same as the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday plates from that set. The other days feature: Wednesday, Clam Bisque and Aspic Salad; Thursday, Shirred Eggs and Cloverleaf Rolls; Friday,? ; and Saturday, Cheese Souffle and Grapefruit Salad.
Very fancy.
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