Flower Pounding Spring Table Runner

Did you know you can pound the color of flowers and leaves into fabric to create your own fabric designs?  I shared this project on Positively Splendid last month.  If you missed it over there, I'm going to show you how to hammer your way to beautiful botanic fabric creations.

Handmade Chocolate Covered Coconut Candy

When I was a kid and our family received a box of chocolates, we would each claim our favorites...which meant fighting over the two milk chocolate covered caramel squares.  We gladly handed over the round chocolate covered coconut candies to my mom and the rest of the box was pretty much a crapshoot, right?  In honor of Mother's Day, I decided to make my mom a box of all chocolate covered coconut candies.  Mom, if you read this before Sunday- surprise!  This heavenly Chocolate Covered Coconut Candy is handmade using only 4 ingredients.

Sweet Ambs Cookie Decorating Contest Finalist

Amber of SweetAmbs is hosting a Spring Cookie Contest and my fairy/butterfly cookies were selected as one of the 15 finalists!  To see the full blog post on decorating the fairies using the brush embroidery technique, please click here.  Thanks, Amber!

When Snow Falls on May Day - Hatchling Cookies

These poor bunnies and chicks are trying to be Spring hatchlings, but they don't want to leave the shell when it looks like this outside:

Changing the Color of the Front Door

I haven't changed it yet.  The current door color is on the left and I've been playing with other colors.  I picked up a dark charcoal gray exterior paint in the fall to paint the door in the spring.  I was sure I liked dark charcoal gray- especially near Halloween when I was thinking orange/black/white wreaths.  My two favorites are below...

Buying a home - Start New Buy Fresh

Are you a homeowner or renter?  I thought I'd be a renter for several more years.  Home-ownership seemed like a long shot given my single income and modest savings.   As a renter, do you wish you could personalize your space?  Custom cabinets instead of ugly stock cabinets?  Granite counters instead of linoleum?   New stainless steel appliances instead of plain white?  Are you already a homeowner interested in upgrading to new or newer construction?  Energy efficient instead of money sucking?  Click here to continue reading.

Major (or Little) League Baseball Cupcakes

 

Get ready to hit one out of the park with these assorted baseball cupcakes!  The "official" ball was caught at a Rockies/Padres game last summer and is one of my son's prized possessions.  With baseball season well under way, learn how to make baseball themed cupcakes to take to your little leaguer's game this season.