Chocolate Croissants at home

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We like shopping at Trader Joe’s and after my husband’s cousin told us about this, we had to buy it! These 4 little croissants are packed up in a box and frozen. You take them home and let them proof overnight. These puff balls were 1/3 the size you see here. Seriously.

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Here’s what they looked like after baking. You can’t see it, but there was a river of butter winding its way off the pan. That’s a hint to how they tasted.

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The downside is, there’s so much fat in these little babies that we probably won’t buy them too often. They were almost too rich, but they’re sooooo tasty. Maybe if we have guests…

Mother’s Day 2009

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Breakfast in bed has become tradition in our house. No, I did not eat all that bacon. We all ate in bed, so, yes, the sheets were taken off immediately after breakfast.

Breakfast in Bed...mmm, Bacon

Toast, bacon, an ambrosia-ish salad, raspberry jam, Kerrygold butter (so good), a blob of Delice de Bourgogne cheese (even more delicious), Burnside Estate (black tea) from TeaLula and Ollie-friendly blueberry granola.  Eastman outdid himself this time.

Scrambled Eggs with Cajun Seasoning

Cajun-seasoned scrambled eggs were hiding under the plate o’ bacon.

New Books to Read

So excited to start reading these books!! But, best of all, Abby made a most beautiful stained “glass” picture of a flower and did a survey on Mom.

Giveaway at “Just Spotted” and “Swanky Paper”

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I joined a blog directory after my brother asked, “Have you joined any blog directories?” I’m learning, I’m learning…

Anyhow, after joining Blogcatalog, I’ve found even MORE people like me addicted to lifestyle blogs, crafting, family creativeness, etc. The world is so full of awesome, creative, artistic, life-loving people!

Like this one: http://www.just-spotted.com/2009/05/swanky-paper-giveaway.html

Check out their giveaway! You just might win!

Teacher Appreciation Gift idea

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Last week was National Teacher Appreciation Week.  I’m one of the room parents, so I went out and bought a simple flowering plant (kids are studying plants next week) and printed up this card.

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The little faces were stamped with my pinky and ring finger.  Used washable markers to color them up.  My stamp pads are stored right now since I haven’t been  stamping too much lately, and I didn’t feel like dragging them out.

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Just a cute, simple, heartfelt card.  You can find poems all over the web, but this one was from here.

Hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day!

Completed Baby Burp Cloths

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Here are the finished burp cloths that I wrote about late last month.  There’s a great tutorial here at A Chelsea Morning.

Finished Baby Burp cloths

More burp cloths and baby blankets to make… friends have had or are having babies this Spring.  But first, I want to finish that wine cork bulletin board!

Cup of Tea While I Sew?

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My little pincushions that resemble strawberries are starting to look a little frazzled. When I was sewing my Easter project, I had to turn the cushions upside down, and the things looked like porcupines.  Actually, when I was younger, I thought they were tomatoes, with the green one looking like a not-so-ripe tomato. And then I thought, what is that dangling thing for?

Pin cushions out of control

I’ve bought and collected more pins over the last year as I’ve cultivated my sewing habit. The vintage Sucrets box and Brass Silk Pins box are from an estate sale across the street, and are filled with more pins.  So… I thought I’d make more homes for the pins and borrowed a little book from the library, “Pretty Pincushions”.  There is an easy project that marries tea with sewing, and it happened to be designed by Amy Karol (author and blogger, see her blog here).  Basically, it’s a teacup, stuffing, scrap piece of fabric and glue.

Orphaned Fine China Teacups

I went to a local Salvation Army store (There is a lot of stuff there! Holy cow!) and rummaged through the house goods and found these cuties (65 cents and 45 cents each for the pair).  No saucers, at least none that I could find.  They were all separated.  Out of curiosity, I looked up the manufacturer of the all-white teacup which has a delicate, lacey pattern that goes around the cup.

Norleans White Lace Teacup

A cup and saucer on a site similar to eBay was selling for $8.00, surprise!  So, now, I’m not sure… do I try to resell these little teacups? Is it worth it? Or do I just make my pincushions?

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