Someone special is turning 4 today—Mabel! Oliver’s 6th birthday is in a few weeks, so I made them little crowns (from toilet paper tubes, spray paint, and twine) to celebrate the occasion. They seemed to think the crowns were some kind of weird punishment, but since I bribed them with treats they let me snap [...]
Last Friday my sister and I threw a surprise 30th anniversary party for my parents. It went perfectly! To decorate we rented a helium tank and filled my ceiling with massive 36″ balloons and a sprinkling of regular sized balloons. For my parents’ gift I dusted off my old drawing pencils and sketched their wedding [...]
Happy New Year! I hope you got to dress up and celebrate in style. Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? My resolution is not to get any older this year. I’ll let you know how that works out. 1 In-tent-se Dress from ModCloth 2 Ice Wine Clutch from Anthropologie (Weirdest clutch ever!) 3 Double-cloth [...]
These are delicious & creepy. The perfect Halloween dessert! Make them if you dare: 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted 1 tablespoon vanilla extract red food coloring (optional) 12 ounces white chocolate, chopped 2 tablespoons shortening blue food coloring 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips red [...]