Archive for February, 2010

Happy Valentine’s Day! These roses are scratch and sniff. Go on, scratch your screen and take a whiff.

Coming soon to the shop—jotters! You know, for jotting things. They are perfectly sized to slip in your purse so you can scribble things down that you would otherwise forget—phone numbers, appointments, shopping lists, etc…

Felted soap is the cat’s pajamas. It’s like having a washcloth built around your soap! The best part is that you can make it yourself. You’ll need: wool (I got mine from this shop) bar of soap bowl filled with hot water scissors paper towels How to: 1. Cut a piece of wool that is [...]

I’m always looking for quick healthy lunch food recipes. This one takes the cake! whole wheat pita bread sun-dried tomato pesto chopped roma tomato chopped fresh spinach (really pile it on, it wilts in the oven!) mozzarella (or feta) cheese grated Parmesan cheese olive oil ground black pepper Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F [...]

I saw this ensemble (left) on Anthropologie’s website and fell in love. I decided to raid my closet to see if I could put together a similar outfit that wouldn’t cost a fortune. I already had skinny jeans and a blazer, and Forever 21 came through with a floral shirt and belt (right). Petite Floral Shirt (from Forever [...]

In honor of my Dad’s Birthday… Spring chickens! Sorry Dad, you’re no spring chicken, but Happy Birthday anyway!

I’m hosting a baby shower for my friend Bekah this weekend, and I’ve been running around like a crazy person trying to get everything ready. Bekah has incredibly good taste and hates all the traditional pukey pastel baby stuff. (Yay!) So, I’m using paper rosettes and spray painted tree branches to decorate. Paper Source has [...]

I love the section of the grocery store with the weird fruit. Have you ever had a persimmon? I haven’t, so I got one. I was expecting it to be like a tomato inside, but it wasn’t at all. It had the texture of a firm peach but with it’s own unique sweet taste. But, [...]

It snowed here in Raleigh, NC! We haven’t had this much snow on the ground since I was in high school. The dogs loved it! As I watched my husband playing with them in the snow wearing shorts, tennis shoes with no socks and my purple beret pulled down over his ears, I realized if [...]