~Inspired by This~

I was really excited to do this post. I have a nice little picture collection of things that I love but can't afford so that one day I can make them and love them even better than the photo.Now that I have this blog to keep me motivated....This is my first assignment!No more drooling and wishin' I'm making this(my motified version with cheaper less cool fabric) over the weekend and should have a nice new pillow to show off for next tuesday. Also, I'm working hard on a post that is all about my cousin Mallory's up and coming wedding!! We have been chatting back and forth about our ideas and I'm as excited for her as much as I am for myself! P.s. we are finishing up our Easter Garland and I will do a post later this week with Part Two so don't getchur'panties twisted.

                                            anthropologie

Oh! and While you are over at anthropologie looking at cute schtuff  look at these pretty things for your feet.....

~Robin's egg polish~

and these fancy yellow sandals...............

~Mellow Yellow Strappy Heels~
actually they are called Lemon Cooler...

~8 Days A Week~

                      ~Stuff we are really liking alot lately~

~our beautiful sunrise view~

~ our growing garden~

~listening to our records~





~Grilling~

~this great cartoon~

~this really fun game~

~and this one too!~

~and a little less of this~

Happy Week Dear Friends. Do Some Things You Really Like.

~Fix Me Something Sunday~

Today we did yard work most of the day! But, before we did, Brian and I got up and went to Starbucks then took a nice Sunday morning stroll dtown.We took a peek through the point park gate and we could see the island!!(I'm so excited!) It was lovely and nice and he even picked me a tulip. What a romantic gesture ;) I'm very sorry for gushing about him sometimes...I'm sure it might be somewhat annoying to some.... but he really is the sweetest guy plus his beard is pretty stylin'. I'm pretty wore out but I did have enough energy to make Something for Sunday.....    

     


~Banana-Nana-Fo-Fanna-Triple-Berry Bread~
      
Mix together thoroughly{2/3 cup of sugar,1/3 cup of soft shortening(not melted),2 eggs}

Stir In{ 3T. sour milk or buttermilk, 1 cup of mashed bananas}* substitute 1 cup of buttermilk by adding 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar plus milk to make a cup(you only need 3 T. for recipe)

Sift together& stir in( stir as little as possible) {2 cups of sifted flour,1t. baking powder,1/2 t. baking soda, 1/2 t. of salt}

Blend in 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts(optional)

Pour into well greased loaf pan. Sprinkle frozen mixed berries(around 1 cup) on top of the batter. Let sit for 20 minutes before baking.

Bake @ 350 50-60 minutes

Don't stir it alot it makes it tough! It should look lumpy and kinda gross;)

I'm sure glad I wasn't feeling like her today.

~ Make sure you sample whatcha make!~





Yum!

~ No Comment. My mouth is full~

~Fyi it's a Diy~

On Monday when we were cleaning I did a little spring decorating with a vintagey tablecloth and some antique bottles(wedding sneak peek people) and some springtime blossoms. Here's a quick diy for a pretty spring table.

         

~start with some randomly picked flowers according to how big you want your display.
Use some antique bottles you have laying around for vases. Regular glass bottles or vintage juice glasses would work too. I dug the coca cola bottle up last summer when I was mowing and saw the tip of it sticking out of the ground!~

~clean off any buds,blooms, or leaves from the base of the stem with a pair of scissors~

~Start playing with how you want your arrangement to look. I like to keep one large bloom in a vase with a bunch of smaller ones jammed together in a smaller bottle.~

~Lay down a favorite old table cloth or large doilie. I would advise ironing it first but mine has been packed up for almost a year. Plus it never stays clean enough to enjoy for long. There. Wrinkles justified.~

~Add your homemade flower arrangement and have a cup of coffee at your pretty table while enjoying the spring rain~


I hope everyone is having a great weekend. All my love.

~Crafting With Tweens~

Easter Project~Part One

supplies needed:

*an assortment of paint swatches (bright spring colors)
*one adorable tween volunteer
*  a free printable egg template
* a good pair of scissors
* a carton of icecream...( we buy generic.. tweens have a rule of thumb that they will eat generally anything)
*a small hole punch
* white nylon bead thread
*some random buttons(optional)
* and if you are crazy busy like us a couple nights to finish this project!

oh my! So lovely!

~one happy helpful crafty tween~ ehhmm....

~much better~

trace your egg template on the back of the swatches.
use the lines as a guide if you are picky and care if they are even.

~let said "volunteer" take many high calorie breaks
(remember to be cautious of a tween out of there regular secluded enviroment of the bedroom)

~ a peek at your eggcellent project~
make sure you joke about the ridiculous color names because it's alot of fun

~ EEP!! How cool! I can't wait to show ya the finished project!~

The bottom banner is something I added to go with the project. Freehand a banner type triangle onto the backs of the larger swatches you see in the top photo. the little circles are already made to be removable so I just popped em out and glued em on the triangles! Easy Peasy! you can also use the larger samples for your eggs if you prefer them one color.









~Currently Kindle Wednesday~

                                                        

                                                      I read this book a little over a year ago and just absolutely loved it. In fact it was almost my first kindle post. I decided not to do it since I read it barepaperback but then today I saw a trailer for the movie!! With Reese Witherspoon!? The book was not what I expected at all(so sorry, I'm not saying anything).....  anyway I had to spill the beans and tell you the book is fantastic even though I can't vouch for the movie. You really should read it and enjoy it so you can say it's so much better than the movie and really mean it. Because if it's anything like Time Traveler's Wife (which I've read multiple times) the book really was best. I had a really craptastic day at work today, then a very long track meet,  came home late to cook dinner and our water was off because the line broke down the street, then I had to freeze(with a Dr. Freeze kit from drugstore) Moses's wart on his hand that he has fondly named Hogwart's and the little wart beside the giant wart is Hagrid's Hut. Goodness me I am beat down and I never enjoyed any of this awesome weather today. Tommorrow I will be back refreshed with an awesome spring craft post we worked on yesterday. Sleep well~m           P.S. get your own book by clicking on this link.......

~ Happy lil' Home ~

Dreaming of mirrors.... Brian and I have been casually talking about how we want to decorate our new home once we get in it. I have a small(4) collection of mirrors I've been trying to grow for a long time. We both think this is a really neat idea and I'm super pumped to do it. In the meantime, I have tons of stuff I would love to just get rid of(burn) so I really need to focus on selling and donating(yes, i went thru stuff last night thank you very much)

Sources for one, two, three, four, five, 6-oops(i lost that link), 7-and this one, 8, and 9