super simple summer drink recipe.

If you know me at all, you know that I love short-cuts. and things that are “almost homemade”. (You can see examples of this, here, here, here and here). I love hosting meals for friends and family and I love DIY’ing gifts for people, but I’m slightly lazy about it in that I don’t make […]

how to….host a lovely spring party.

A “How to” by Melanie: The lovely Melanie over at You Are My Fave really needs no introduction.  Her blog is lovely and inspiring and I could go on and on….and on….  She also knows how to throw a mean shin-dig (as seen here in one of my favorite examples).  So….because of her awesome party planning skills, […]

pumpkin carving party.

What do chili con carne, cornbread, crock pot apple cider, apple pear crisp, vanilla bean ice cream and pumpkins have in common? They were all included in our “First Annual Pumpkin Carving Party” (in the invitation I stated that it will be the first annual party, unless it ended up being lame in which case […]

Getting Started….

So…I’ve been realizing that I spend a lot of time reading design/craft/DIY blogs, and I got to thinking that since I’m getting so many great ideas from other people’s blogs, that maybe I should start my own to share some of my ideas too. On top of that it will be a fun way to […]