Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Happy December 1st

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm a little lax posting because we've been very busy. I won't lie and tell you that we are all decorated. What you see here is what we've done. :) That's ok...it will happen and we will enjoy the month.

Tonight's the night for us. We are putting the tree up and having a big bowl of hot soup. Guess what's for dessert...some of this fabulous hot chocolate that I won from Cathy at Mille Fleur. This is the best and most fattening hot chocolate ever! Worth it though.

Thank you very much Cathy for such a generous give away prize.

Doesn't it look yummy? I'll share. :)

Holiday Cards: Vintage X-mas

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These christmas cards kindle a sweet sense of nostalgia. Who wouldn't want to receive {and display!} one of these? All are available from Etsy sellers -clockwise from top right: kellystreetvintage, storiesdivinations, forestofice, storiesdivinations.

Monday, November 30, 2009


Hermes+Snowing+Dreaming
Hermes winter ad

"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."


-W.T. Ellis

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Hey Y'all

We are still celebrating Thanksgiving but I wanted to pop in let you know that Paula Deen is posting 32 days of homemade gifts on her website. Click here for a look.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Handmade Holidays

I'm so excited I could just scream because I'm Not Crafty!!
Have you seen birdseed wreaths in catalogs lately? They are usually around $30.00.
It's tempting but in the end I always pass.
Got the great idea to Google the other day and I found a recipe.
Birdseed Wreath
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups boiling water
4 1/4 ounce pkgs. Knox unflavored gelatin
8 cups birdseed
dried cranberries
Empty the 4 pkgs. of gelatin into 8 tablespoons of cold water in a large bowl.
Let the gelatin sit for a minute.
Meanwhile, boil the 1 1/2 cups of water. Add the boiling water to the gelatin and stir for 2 to 3 minutes until the gelatin has dissolved.
Pam your Bundt pan thoroughly.
Place a handful of cranberries in the bottom of pan.
Stir 8 cups of birdseed into the gelatin, mixing thoroughly.
Let the mixture set for a few minutes, then stir again. Repeat this process several times allowing all liquid to be absorbed. Pack birdseeds into Bundt pan.
Refrigerate at least 3 hours - overnight.
**After my first attempt here's what I will do differently:
Next time I will use 4 cups of birdseeds to keep it from being so heavy - it's supposed to hang from raffia.
Oh, I will also follow the direction with the gelatin so mine will stick together. :)
My cost to make this was about $2.00.

DIY: Deck Your Heels

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Although these kate spade heels are absolutely stunning, they sadly don't fit within my budget right now. Fortunately, there's great DIY potential. Maybe I'll try decking out heels I already own by using an inexpensive brooch like these from Forever21.