Just went over to a friend's house to have lunch with the girls. We had dover sole with kale potatoes and for dessert brownies made with Bailey's Irish Creme frosting. Delicious. Now I'm off to work in the garden and get some things planted. I heard today that it's supposed to be good luck to plant peas on St. Patrick's Day so I'm going to try it.
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Getting ready for spring and decorating for Easter around here today. Even though it's gray and raining outside, I'm loving the pastel colors to liven things up.
Planting some flowers outside..
and adding decorations inside...
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Today I pulled out a bunch of old stamps and went to town. I found these burlap tags at Michaels the other day and I used up the whole bag of them in minutes.
One for the kitchen...
One for my minature greenhouse..
One for Easter decorations..
And probably my favorite one... we went and saw "Oz the Great and Powerful" last weekend and I made a tag for it to use in my project life album:
And then I took out a canvas bag and stamped right on it to hold some souvenirs from a recent trip...
It's been such a long time since I stamped anything. I need to remember to do it more often.
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I posted today over on the Crate Paper Blog about a baby shower I had for my cousin this past weekend and I thought I'd post a few extra pictures here on my blog.
First up is the lemonade. We actually found these spice jars at World Market, but they were big enough to use for individual lemonade glasses.
I added little vellum umbrellas I made using paper from Crate's Party Day collection with my Cameo.
It helped to keep things simple and only serve one kind of drink vs. setting up a whole bunch of different drinks.
We only played one game which was matching the names of the party guests to their meanings.
Of course there were prizes for the winners:
I also set up a frame which everyone could sign for the baby:
We had a fruit tray, tea sandwiches and cupcakes.
The cupcakes were a big hit. At first I was going to just get one kind, but in the end I decided it would be more fun to get different flavors and let everyone choose their own.
We had everything from Whiskey Maple Bacon to Lavender.
I used Crate Paper's new washi tape paper to make little flags to mark the different flavors.
Lots and lots of flags..
People liked picking out their cupcakes..
And I ordered doubles so I could send everyone home with another flavor...
And finally a small photo holder for the guest of honor made using more of Crate Paper's Party Day goodies...
It's been such a long time since I planned a baby shower, but it was a lot of fun and now I can't wait for the baby to get here. He's due next month!
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Spent the day organizing...
rearranging the furniture...
working on Project Life...
and feeling very productive.
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Everything is frozen outside.
I feel bad for my poor hummingbirds... their feeder is frozen solid.
Took a walk yesterday and took pictures of the ice...
Now I'm at my computer planning a birthday, a baby shower, and some scrapbook layouts. Time for more coffee.
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Hope everyone is having a wonderful last day to 2012. We are getting ready for a delicious dinner followed by some fireworks and party favors. Bring on the New Year!
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It's a rainy, stormy day out today. Feels like fall. I started the day with a trip to Starbucks. I've been looking through Country Living magazine for ideas.
Started a little bit of decorating for Halloween...
Put a pot roast in the oven with fresh rosemary and thyme.
Have a date with my daughter after school for hot chocolate. Love days like this.
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We don't have granite counter tops or fancy appliances. But in many ways we still have the kitchen of my dreams. I love having open shelves, touches of red and stainless steel, and vintage pieces here and there.
Kitschy Kitchen kit by Sahlin Studio.
A look around the kitchen...
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