I’ve always looked to the softness of Autumn. It’s how I cope with the changing of the season. A season, followed by another season well of which I hibernate. It’s true. There is no hiding that I really don’t like Autumn. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I get sad when it…
Autumn Mood :: Slow Comforts & Quiet Warm Color Palettes
Autumn…I welcome your slowness. I will approach this season, this year, with that same slowness. With more ease, rest. A reset of sorts. Diving deep within, appreciating the details right in front of me that I love and am inspired by. Cherishing those moments in time that are crafting a comforting new season… To savor the…
French Vanilla Coffee Ice Cream
If you follow me along on Instagram and saw my story last month, then you saw me using up the last of that darn gallon of milk used in this Salted Caramel Ice Cream and these Milk Tarts “Queijadas de Leite.” I was experimenting and testing my luck with a highly caffeinated ice cream, I…
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
I see your yummy comforting banana bread, and I challenge you with a classic Zucchini Bread, a chocolate chip one at that!! Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy a nice thick slice of banana bread, but there’s something a bit more subtle and simple about zucchini bread and cake that I savor just a…
Floral Inspiration :: A Bright + Colorful Arrangement Inspired by Dutch Floral Still-Life Paintings
It is quite unlike me to be madly in love with a bright and colorful floral arrangement, but there is something so magical, so ethereal about this piece that it has become one of those cherished and special creations. Every element and moment was perfection; from the perfectly bloomed Cherry Brandy Roses and delicately blush…
DIY Flower Crowns :: Using Real + Faux Blooms
She was a bit like Spring; wild as the wind and fickle as the weather, but her love ran deep as the tree roots. Spring is here! When Mother Nature is once again awaken from her slumber of rest and solace. Emerging from the quiet darkness, to shine and brighten the world with its colorful…
Chocolate – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Where most would say January felt long and dragged, I on the other hand felt it was long in every perfect way! The kind of slow and long that allowed time for work, free creative time, time for personal stuff and simple relaxing things like stitching, cooking, baking and reading. But February. Now, February has…
3 Homemade Pizza Recipes that are Better than Takeout
Everyone loves Pizza! I think I’m with 99% of the world when I say that this is an undeniable fact, Pizza is an universally cherished meal. Even if you don’t like cheese, you still like some sort of version of pizza. And I know this because even though I don’t have children of my own,…
A Simple BUT Lovely Thanksgiving with Custom Leaf Place Cards
Isn’t it funny how often, we don’t realize how much time has gone by, or realize the things we’ve done, until we look back on photos or get a reminder that brings that specific memory back into our minds. Well, yesterday afternoon while doing a bit of photo clean up I realized I never shared…
A Bright & Colorful LEGOland 5th Birthday
I’m interrupting your cozy Autumn vibes to throw it back to summer and this brightly colored LEGO inspired 5th birthday. With giant building blocks, adorable themed desserts and even a waterslide fit for a theme park — we created Olivia’s very own fun LegoLand!! This is certainly the most colorful and vibrant event I’ve styled. Where…
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