I mentioned in my lemon curd post that I’d come up with a lemon bar idea, only I promised it a week later. A month later’s the same thing, right? Trust me, it’s worth the wait. When Martha Stewart published…
Year of Pleasures – Great Tools
When I went to CHA in January, one of my first stops was the Clover booth and I got to soak up a ton of their attention. Maybe because knitting needles aren’t as sexy as trendy paper, but when a…
What I’m Eating: Hard Boiled Egg
I toss a few eggs in some water in the beginning of the week, and then whenever I need a quick snack all I have to do is peel a shell. I try to keep a few hardboiled eggs on…
Candy Bar Cheesecake
I think I might have married an evil genius. After years of pestering him to get a hobby, he takes up baking. Out of all the baking he’s tried his favorite thing to make is cheesecake. And now he decides…
Year of Pleasures: Fuzzy Pants
A Christmas present from my inlaws that was a total slam dunk. My love for lounge pants is well documented, but these ones are fuzzy, inside and out. Miraculous. sophie rain only fans
Summer Parasol
The sun has broken through our late Spring rain, and it’s now the time when Atti starts begging to be outside at all times. But this also presents a problem because I gave birth to a little vampire baby, and…
Glasses
I got contacts in 2010, and I hardly ever wear them. Basically I just wear them to conferences when I need to recognize people from across the room. Otherwise they sit in their case, slowly drying out until I remember…
Recipe: Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Other than my own chocolate cake, I’m not really big on them. For my birthday I usually request a Dairy Queen ice cream cake. Those crunchy bits, with the chocolate caramel…..excuse me. I wandered off for a second. For snacking,…
Year of Pleasures – Swag
Most of these conferences I go to offer swag bags full of sponsor goodies. Most of the time it’s random stuff that I end up giving away. But that’s another great thing about going to a conference focused on creative…
Tutorial: Spring Birdhouse Centerpiece
I’m not a great seasonal crafter. I guess I kind of get all my seasonal festivity worn out with my over the top Christmas, and then I’m spent. But when Elmer’s sent me a box of goodies to make something…