Needs...

Needs and Wants, there is a difference.  Every time I go off to church I'm reminded that I need to buy myself a brown skirt to go with my brown shoes and brown bags Or I need to buy a blackish bag to go with my black dresses and black shoes instead of mixing black and brown.  Anyway, I've done nothing about it and I am happy that I've thought of it mid week so I can do something about it before Sunday.  I found a great pattern for a handbag.  I'll let you know how it goes.

adding color

Changing spaces in my home always invigorates me.  I was noticing the lack of color in the playroom and decided it needed something.  I am changing the space to be a place to read and a place to play.  I took a soft chair and put it in the room with some storage spaces for books.  Then I added these butterflies.  They are like these from Pottery Barn Kids.   I also painted the main wall of the room today a light brown color.  I am happy with the changes.  I think the next step is simplifying the toys in the room so it is easier to keep clean.  

Pay it forward

Here is my one hundred and first post!  This is how it works..... the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a hand made gift from me during this year (don't worry I'm not going to wait until December!). When and what will be a surprise. BUT, in order for you to leave a comment on my blog, you have to post this on your blog FIRST. (That means that sometime during this year you will send a gift to 3 people as well, not necessarily hand made) Get it? Ready, set, pay it forward!

Paper toys

My boy and I had some fun putting this guy together the other day.  He has an open mouth, so he can hold small items such as marbles.  The link for this and other paper toys are here.

Soft Valentine Envelope

Here is the link to this tutorial I made last year.  It can hold love notes to your sweetheart or for members of your family.

English Scones

After noticing scones at Whole Foods and a real English scone recipe on MS yesterday I couldn't help but make some.  So these are this morning scones.  They look good, but they are even better than they look.  They are perfect and it made me feel a little like Cherry Menlove, who in my opinion is the real Martha Stewart because all of her ideas are her own and she really lives it.

Pink shower

    There was a baby shower this weekend.  It was making me so happy to create ideas and food around a pink theme.  There were Gerbera Daisies in shades of pink and ribbon accents.  It was beautiful.  I should have taken more pictures, but sometimes when you are in the middle of it you're not thinking about anything, but enjoying yourself!  

    I did want to make macaroons in light green and pink, but then I thought I would be spending eternity in the kitchen at the wrong time of year.  Here's why...It's January!  I once brought cupcakes to a social gathering of women in January.  Though they looked delicious no one would touch them because they all began their diets.  So with the baby shower, I decided that they can't reject popcorn in January I used this idea from Heidi Swapp.  I couldn't find the recipe so I made one up.  It had pink white chocolate, (if that makes sense) and crushed starlite mints.  I worked in batches laying out the popcorn on a cookie sheet and slow streaming the melted chocolate, then the mint dust.  I even used microwave popcorn for a shortcut.  It was such a hit I bought a huge white bowl just for the occasion and there was only a tiny bit left.  I will be making this recipe again.