Every time I walk in the door of my mother in law’s house these days I pause in the entry to take a sniff. Hmmmm, rose today? With a bit of lavender? Actually I have a terrible nose for deciphering scents which is why I’ll never make a sommelier, so I stop trying to guess and maker [...]
 What'll it be? Alison! You’re the winner of a box of 12 truffles from Arrowhead Chocolate, so go ahead and choose your fancy: milk or dark chocolate, or go for a mix! Enjoy!
Here’s a great project for any time of the year, for adults or kids. My mother-in-law has been making gorgeous soap for a while now and came across the idea of felting soap. Basically you are creating a washcloth around your bar of soap that will shrink around the bar until it is all used [...] Hooray, a give away! My favorite chocolate shop is giving away a box of truffles to one of you lucky souls! See below to enter. . . .
Ever since this shop opened last winter I’ve been dying to take my family to Arrowhead Chocolate. Every time I go, I feel spoiled – [...]
Basically I have bad hair right now. (A trend in our family). So while it grows out, I’ve had to get creative. This is a pretty fun updo that results in wavy curls when you take it out. Often I put freshly washed hair (just a little damp still with some root pump and/or mousse) [...] Alright mothers, I have for you the one piece of footwear your child will need until summer. One. Yes, it is kind of pricey in my book, but if your situation fits any of the below descriptions, you need these boots: A) Your weather includes snow for the next 5 month B) Your weather includes rain during [...] You thought I was nuts when I started making homemade laundry soap. Well, you were right. That stuff kind of sucked. But I have a new, totally worth-while, homemade project that will not disappoint. I’ve been happily using homemade fire starters for almost a year and they are fabulous. Particularly if you are heating your home with [...] Here is something really fun to do. I did it last month and maybe I’m crazy, but it felt wonderful. 1) Go through your makeup bag and throw out anything you don’t use. 2) Take stock of what you do use (wipe bottles and compacts clean if they are smudged and powdery) and what you’re out of. [...] Baby crow taking flight Jude’s Costume: Cost: Under $5 Buy: Package of black feathers, a package of other colored feathers of your choice, a plastic face mask On hand: some fabric – felt works well but I used whatever I had, safety pins, glue gun and glue Wings How To:
Being 6 months pregnant has me back in the decorate/re-vamp/paint/clean out/organize mood and the kids’ room became my sole target. Since we hope to have all the bambinos bunking together eventually I thought I’d sketch out the room and strategize how to sleep first two and later three comfotably and in style. Bunk beds of course [...] Yesterday Nana gratified the request I’d been making ever since we’d had lunch at her place a month ago. On the menu was a jar of home made pickled beets and eggs she’d pulled from the fridge. ”You have to come show me how to make these!” I could probably have figured it out on my [...] It’s become a tradition. The only sewing project I ever consider doing. And now that two children are already the proud owners of my feeble endeavors it wouldn’t be fair to leave out Baby No. 3. When mom helped me with Jude’s cowboy blanket I was so happy with it, I’m going to use the [...] Give away – – – Give away – – – Give away – – – Give away – – - Give away – – - Give away This third pregnancy has really thrown me for a loop. I wasn’t puking every morning like with the other two, but the fatigue left me feeling like an 80 year old, [...] This will go down as one of my favorite shows. I just couldn’t ask for much more. Beautiful canyon backdrop, wine, cheese, salami, tomatoes and chocolate brought by good friends from Seattle, a warm July night, and smooth, soulful, blues music by an artist who set the mood of simply loving the moment we were all [...] At the risk of associating myself with this cook um . . . person, I’ll make a confession. If you see me at a party with a cake, yes, it’s a box cake. Don’t even ask. I have made a cake from scratch a number of times in my life and was rawther underwhelmed by the whole [...] Thanks to our new kitchen table we’re having fun playing tic-tac-toe over breakfast. It screamed for paint. . . but what color? I wanted black so I decided I would give chalkboard paint a try. Maybe not the most aesthetically stunning of choices, but it's fun. And surprisingly durable too. I figure when it starts [...] Some friends and I started a knitting group this winter and this was our first project. We wanted to start with something quick and easy. Easy it was. Quick it wasn’t. But we still had a lot of fun getting together once a week to chat, chase our kids, snack, and knit an average of [...] Today mine is gray. Or grey, depending on which spelling you like better. I’m especially crazy about it when it borders on a warm, browny-grey. About this time last year it was hot pink. And for a long time I’ve had a thing for aqua blue. But right now I am in love with the [...] Who knew Erin and I would both develop such a fetish for floor coverings? Anyways, here are the beauties on sale for June, enjoy! Stenciled Cowhide, Brown Giraffe on Beige cowhide, size Large, $310 Sale Price: $227 Stenciled Cowhide, Black leopard on white hide, size Large, $385 Sale price: $270 Stenciled Black “Baby Zebra” on white Cowhide, [...] |
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