The other day I came across this beautiful painted wooden spoon tutorial. I trashed all my wooden spoons a while ago after finding splinters in my cookie dough, but I figured I could apply the same technique to a terracotta pot. I love the contrast of the high gloss shellacked paint next to the matte terracotta. This [...]
In October I fell in love with John and Sherry’s puffy paint pumpkins, but it seemed a shame to waste such a great idea on perishable pumpkins. So, when my maidenhair fern needed a planter to call home I went to work on an old glass vase. You’ll need: a glass vase a dry erase marker [...]
I’m not a chicken pot pie connoisseur, but this recipe makes the best pot pie I’ve ever tasted. A turkey pot pie would be a great way to make use of post-Thanksgiving turkey leftovers, don’t you think? I’m heading to Wilmington to visit the in-laws. Happy Thanksgiving! 1 lb. chicken breasts, cubed 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup frozen green [...]
Our front door is on the side of our house. It’s really quite strange, but it seems like all the a-frame houses around here have side front doors. The view from our doorway is of the side of our neighbor’s house, so I thought I’d hang some plants out there to improve the scenery. I [...]