a great how to book

Love this book, Weekend Sewing. I am thinking about starting a little project. I want to start a fabric collection. Then I can do one of these little projects when I have a lazy weekend.

Perfect...

I love A Country Farmhouse. I look at it and it makes me happy. I was especially excited to see this...
I love the white, silver and wood on the shelves. I like that it is a little unorganized. I am now wanting the hubby to make me these kitchen shelves because I am running out of cupboard space. So perfect!!!

Coming soon...

I saw these gorgeous pedestal plates and cupcake platters from Rosanna. I am thinking I need a few more white cake platters. Very pretty.

one bad dinner....

So.....a little domestic trial. I found this recipe from Southern Living or Taste of Home I wanted to try. The recipe sounded like a perfect "boy" dinner. It was chicken pieces bread with bbq potato chips. As Joey from Friends would say, Chicken "good", bbq potato chips "good". You would think it would be delicious. However, it wasn't good. I mean it was really really awful. I followed the instructions to the letter, but the combination of the soggy and now flavorless bbq chips mixed with the chicken- infused greasy potato coating made me sick. The hubby tried to be sweet, pretending this wasn't the most heinous thing he had ever put in his mouth.

This is one of the reasons why I love cooking and baking. Sometimes you find something you love, a new classic. And then sometimes....well, you just have to remember to never make it again.

Don't be fooled. While this may look appealing...it in fact is not.

Homemade Pita Bread

I made homemade Pita Bread the other night using a recipe from Anna Can Cook. I have loved all of her recipes. It was really easy and so amazing with homemade hummus. This is a keeper.

A Sur La Table Sale...Yipeee

Sur La Table is having a wonderful sale. I love kitchen gadgets, bakeware, dishes, etc etc etc.... It only happens once a year. You gotta love this stuff. It makes my heart soooo happy. I am a freak!

Check out these little lovelies.....mmmm so so white and so clean.

Home Depot here I come....

I think I have a whole new set of New Year's resolutions. This incredible Knock Off Wood blog was shown on Young House Love. I can't wait to find a project for a entry table, a proper coffee table, bookshelves, side tables, etc etc etc.........Wahoo!!!

Custom Embossers and Stampers

These custom stampers from the paper cafe are great. Would make a perfect wedding gift, birthday gift or anniversary gift. I am just sayin'. Who wouldn't want a custom label to put with home baked or sewn goods?

when will spring come ?

I can't wait for Spring. After the Christmas season ends , I figure winter should be over. One of my first Spring projects will be a new front porch plant. My tree had a little problem surviving the winter.

One to remember...

I LOVE this idea from Ms. Martha's Team....so cute but this seems different from the other homemade cards everywhere. I want to remember this. Great idea!

dreaming...

There used to be the greatest shop, Shepard's Cake and Candy. The shop carried chocolate for melting and dipping, candy molds, baking pans, cake decorating supplies, etc. Shepard's also offered cake decorating classes and candy making classes. They had specialty candies and fudge. It was a wonderful shop. It has been out of business for several years but I was thinking about it the other day. Maybe I can start a similar shop. Wouldn't that be lovely?