This was a custom order for a lady out of GA. I thought it was an adorable idea and was pleased with how they turned out.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Aprons!!!
Saturday, October 8, 2011
And the WINNER is…
My favorite item from the shop is the Pink Polka Dot Apron.
Thank you to all who entered for your lovely comments. Please stay tuned as I will have another giveaway soon.
xoxo
Renee
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Apple Pie Recipe
Pie Dough
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 stick of unsalted butter
1/4 cup shortening
5 tbsp ice water
I used my food processor. I mixed dry ingredients first, then added the butter and shortening. Once it looks crumbly (like corn meal) I added water. I separated into 2 flattened discs then refrigerated for 30 min.
Filling
2/3 sup sugar
2 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
8-9 med granny smith apples
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp butter, cubed
Mix all ingredients except for the butter, in a bowl. Remove dough from fridge roll one out to fit pie dish. Fill with apple mixture then top with cubes of butter. Next roll out second dough disc and place on top of apple mixture. Mend top and bottom layer of dough, pinch edges, and make slits. I used excess dough to form my apple shape to top the pie. Then I brushed the top with heavy cream and topped with raw sugar. Bake at 400 for approx. 1 hour. You should cover your edges after 20 min or so.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Patterns Patterns & More Patterns!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Pink Glitter Nails
I love to pretty up my nails now and then. I saw this tutorial by Maegan and had to try.
Tutorial credit: http://www.lovemaegan.com/
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Giveaway
You have a chance to win $20 credit in my shop!
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Krystal’s Kitsch Giveaway
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Orpheum Theatre
Isn’t it beautiful?! This theatre opened back in 1929. It was restored in 1997. Oh how I would love to have taken pictures of the inside. I took these a few months ago while visiting the downtown area. I took them from my phone. If I had only brought the camera. I have always been fascinated with architecture. The husband, the camera, and I will soon be taking a trip to the downtown area. Just waiting for some cooler weather.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Are you a paper piler?
I am currently working on a command center project that is going to be located in our laundry room. This is our in and out hot spot. This hanging fabric filer was fun to make and will solve some paper piling issues for us. I like to keep all receipts but they would end up in drawers, my purse, basically everywhere. As for mail, I had a spot on the bookshelf that was to easy for me to forget about. Homework is a big one in this house. Having 4 kids means lots of homework. The kids used to try and hand me papers to sign, newsletters, and have me look over homework during dinner prep. They now just set it onto the laptop for me to go over. Recently a few school papers got mixed in with sales ads. Now they will have a specific spot to set it in. I am confident that this project was a perfect solution for us.
Here are some tutorial photos:
Cut 2 base fabrics and iron on interfacing to one. Mine were 16”x26”
After peeling back the interfacing, I put face sides of 2 base fabrics together, sewing around the edges leaving enough space to invert. Once inverted, I tucked in the opening and pressed, adhering the fabrics together.
I did the same with the file area. The large pockets were 12.5”x8”. The small one was 12.5”x4”
I cut strips and ironed them in half, creating what will be an expandable file.
Once all of your pockets are stitched, pin them in place.
I stitched all pockets in place and went around the edge with a satin stitch.
I added grommets and labels. I wanted to make sure that everyone knows what they are to be used for. Once done it measured out to be 15.5” x 24.5”.
Dr. Seuss
I’m a big Dr. Seuss fan. My husband and I found this fabric recently. I love it! I just posted these 2 aprons in the shop and have more to come.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Draw String Bag
So my daughter was going through this faze of grabbing napkins from the kitchen, tearing them up and wrapping stuff up with them. She has plenty of toys, I promise. So I decided to make her a little bag to wrap and rewrap whatever her little self desired. This was really simple and only took minutes. She was a happy camper. I thought I’d share some photos with you.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Megan Auman
Megan Auman is an amazing contributor to my inspiration bank. I have followed Megan’s Crafting an MBA and her work for some time now. Somewhat recently, I visited the Phoenix Art Museum. I was so excited to find Megan Auman’s jewelry in the gift shop. I recognized it from across the room. As if going to the museum isn’t inspiring enough.
My visit left me feeling so inspired, I decided that I was going to make a new personal goal.
“I will one day have my work displayed in an art museum.”
If you ever find yourself feeling stumped, uninspired, or just downright uncreative… visit your local art museum. You never know, you might find someone’s work that you know and recognize.
There are so many ways to nurture your creativity. Surrounding yourself with creative mediums of all sorts, is a sure way to inspire productivity.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Kitchen Chalkboard
Friday, September 2, 2011
Fireflies
Imagine yourself out in the open on a moon lit, warm summer night. Free as a child to roam around. You stand in awe as you begin to see the flickers of light come toward you. They are just so beautiful, you are captured by the off beat gleams of light. For the first time ever I'm experiencing the magic of fireflies.
My somewhat recent experience at the Phoenix Art Museum brought me back to my first firefly experience as a child, only a bit more colorful.
Being from California, I had never experienced such wonder. Not until I was 7 anyway, when I went back east to visit my grandparents.
I love it when you get that nostalgic déjà vu feeling that brings you back to a great childhood memory. This exhibit was amazing!
Phx Art Museum exhibit:
“You who are getting obliterated in the dancing swarm of fireflies” By Yayoi Kusama
Photo credit to: MadManCheffer
Monday, August 22, 2011
Skateboard Cake
My husband and I made this for our sons birthday party. It was a combined birthday party with the neighbor. They were born on the same day 10 hours apart. No wonder they are so much alike. They are both really into skating and were stoked to have a cake to represent it. My writing was a bit goofy but I’ve seen much worse. I used a new recipe for the cake itself. It was out of this world! We used Satin Ice Vanilla Buttercream fondant…great stuff! We have recently found a great source for all our cake and baking supplies. What do you think?
Banana’s for Banana Bread
Although I’m not the biggest fan of plain ol’ bananas, I love banana flavored foods. I had a ton of bananas that were in need of baking. Solution… yummy banana bread. I am still adjusting my new schedule. To be quite honest I feel that I could make better use of my time but baking banana bread was a productive task. Right?
It’s time to buckle down on myself and create a fool proof schedule to keep me on task and productive. Easier said than done. Any ideas out there? I have been reading up on lots of different ideas and have tried many different things. Nothing proven yet. I will keep you all posted.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Crazy Busy
Things have been crazy busy around here lately. Getting four kids ready and off to school is not an easy task. Especially when the school has been making it a bit complicated. Things will smooth out soon though. When it does, I will be back at the many many projects on my to do list and of course will be sharing them with you.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Professor Pincushion Giveaway
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Oh Yeah!!!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Look what I found…
He’s loving the new house.
Unpacking in a new home can be so exciting. Earlier I posted some before pictures of the new house and am excited to soon share some after pictures. So much more to unpack but it’s getting there. After two full days of painting and with the help of the best grandma in the world, we are done with the kitchen and most of the living room. We spent Thursday and Friday prepping and painting. The house looked great for our son’s birthday party this weekend. Of course it’s a work in progress but it’s been lots of fun getting settled in.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
76% Savings
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Dinner for My Chef
The Chef and I have been craving Asian food lately. I finally decided to make some since we aren’t aware of many places here. We sure miss our hot spot back in Cali, Noah’s Hof Brau (yes, it’s Asian food) it was the best. Eh, homemade is better.
Call what you want but it’s chicken with a side of my own version of fried rice (RAMEN). Yes, Ramen. Don’t knock it till you try it. This is something that I’ve made for years now, it’s easy to make and good. The chicken on the other hand is something new. I decided to use some of my favorite Asian sauces as a marinade. To add a special treat, we tried some of our Pickled Radishes we made a while back. (I’ll post about that a little later)
Dinner was a hit! My Chef who said, “I wasn’t even that hungry,” had two large servings and so did the kids. This was quite the tasty dish. I’ll definitely be making it again.
For the chicken marinade I used:
Oyster sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, a splash of fish sauce, Asian Toasted Sesame salad dressing, honey, Sriracha (I love this stuff), garlic, salt, and pepper.
I marinated the chicken with half the sauce. Then I made a reduction with the rest to top it with.
For the Fried Ramen I use:
RAMEN (of course), diced carrots, onion, peas, soy sauce, a little oyster sauce, egg, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
This was the Pickled Radishes. (Post soon to come) They went well with my dish.