I’ve been seeing a lot of really nice paper roses around on the net lately. Since I recently bought a whole bunch of tissue paper to make fiesta flowers with my daughter, I thought I would try out one of the patterns on ellinée. I’m still experimenting with good backgrounds and my photography techniques. Last […]
Read more "Flowers for Valentine’s Day"My son turned four this last week, and when asked what kind of cake he would like, he responded immediately and definitely, “A taco cake!” I have no idea what he thought he meant by this, but this is my interpretation. The “tortilla” is sponge cake; the “beans”, chocolate mousse; the “cheese” and “lettuce” (or […]
Read more "Taco…Cake?"I am always a little bit distressed when it comes time to take down the tree. Here is this beautiful tree that we picked out with loving care, (Actually, I usually leave it to my daughter who has a wonderful eye for symmetry and the correct size for our house), and we’re just going to […]
Read more "Repurposed Christmas Tree"It’s two days before Christmas, and I have officially brought in my last handful of tomatoes from my garden. I’ve been waiting to post that for almost two months, but mild weather and a crop of strong producers has kept me in tomatoes. Many of the ones I brought in today will have to be […]
Read more "“Isn’t borage an annual?” and other lessons from a first year garden"In doing the research for yesterday’s post. I ran across a really awesome tutorial at Layers Magazine (a Photoshop magazine). I just had to try it. It’s pretty easy for someone with basic Photoshop (not Elements) knowledge. I’m having a lot of fun with it. For the one below, I had my daughter choose 5 […]
Read more "This squirrel is running fast!"I was making my weekly bread this morning, and getting irritated because even though I make it every week, and I created the recipe myself, I still have to look it up every week. I got to thinking that it would be nice to have a decorative way of displaying my favorite recipes in the […]
Read more "Squirreled again!"I was clicking around the other day on Craft Gawker when I found a beautiful and beautifully simple pearl and ribbon necklace posted by Anne Weil over at flax & twine. I hadn’t seen anything like this before, and it struck me as very elegant, and something my little Girly Girl would love, especially if […]
Read more "Pearly Girl"Also known as cream puffs, choux pastry has to be one of my favorites, especially when filled with rich mousse. These however, I did not make for that purpose. Some time ago, for a reason I can not now remember, I picked these up for my children. What was I thinking? Frozen eggs?! *shudder* Anyway, […]
Read more "Choux, Beautiful Buttery Choux"The family has left after Thanksgiving. It was a really wonderful visit. And since my dad’s birthday is in early December, I was able to give him his present early. This should have been his present two years ago, but I got so frustrated with it that I put it away. It was an illusion […]
Read more "Deceptively Difficult"Ok, so it’s been a little while since I posted. This is a difficult time of year to keep up to date because so much of what I am working on are gifts and I am fortunate enough to have very supportive family and friends, many of whom read this. So I have to delay […]
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