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weekend recap 03.22-03.24

March 25, 2013

Happy Monday friends! Wow. I did not expect to take an entire week off last week. I kid you not, I seriously had written out ideas for 4 posts the week before that I wanted to do last week. But then last week came around and I got on the computer in the evening, signed into WordPress, stared at the blank screen and I just wasn’t in to it. It felt so forced and unnatural. I had nothing I wanted to say. This repeated a couple times and by Wednesday I said to myself (and probably to B) “I’m just not blogging this week” and then you know what happened?

Absolutely nothing.

Life went on as normal. And now I’m back ready to go and actually excited to be sitting here typing out this silly story to you all.

This past weekend wasn’t too particularly exciting. But I can give a few explanations to the instagrammed highlights above:

Look forward to this week’s Petit Elefant DIY post! Its basically all kinds of adorable.
B, Lucy and I enjoyed a nice walk Saturday evening when it actually felt seasonably warm. (we currently have a forecast for a ridiculous amount of snow tonight and early this week…umm hello, Spring? We’re ready for your arrival now)
Lucy got a haircut. I also got haircut, chopped off 8 inches, but have yet to really take a picture of it. My phone doesn’t have a front camera, so I have to hold my hand in a super awkward position to press the button and have it in a somewhat flattering direction toward my face (i.e. not pointing up my nose) and most of the time it just doesn’t work. On the other hand, Lucy is pretty easy to photograph, so all haircut photos default to her.
I made some tasty soup for dinner. A version of my chicken soup I posted about here, but I added in some red potatoes since I had them on hand.

That’s about it! How were your weekends? Has the warm weather finally arrived for you? or are you still braving the snow and gloomy forecasts?

Enjoy your Monday!

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{friday five} green scarves

March 15, 2013

green scarves for st. patrick's day

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Yep, St. Patrick’s Day is this weekend and that means you’re supposed to wear green. Don’t have a green shirt or pants or shoes? Throwing on a green scarf is an easy way to get spirited, so here’s five great options for you. Continue Reading…

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pies for pi day

March 14, 2013

I think I’m exposing some of my nerdiness by actually making a post in celebration of Pi Day (3.14), but why wouldn’t you want to celebrate it? You get to eat PIE! In fact at 3:14 today my office is partaking in a massive pie sampling and I’ll give you one guess who planned that event…I think that’s why they put me in charge of the Fun Committee.

Anyway, instead of rounding up the basic apple and cherry pie recipes, I found some alternatives to share; all sound amazing and all still technically fit into the pie category so they are totally fair game for today.

(Starting at top left and going clockwise)

//1. Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Baileys Butter Cream. Whoopie! Pie! Plus there’s Baileys in it, so its good for St. Patty’s, too. From Jo Cooks

//2. Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies. You can’t go wrong with Little Debbie, and homemade versions are even better. From Cooking Classy

//3. Individual Strawberry Cream Pies in mini mason jars will help curb your pie craving without going overboard. From Damn Delicious

//4. These Mini Pecan Pies (ok, technically they’re tarts, but they look like mini pies) are adorable and look delicious. From Sugary Winzy

//5. What’s Apple Pie without ice cream? Not as good, that’s what. These Baked Apple Pie Ice Cream Bowls look fantastic. from Domestic Fits

If you want to see even more pies (more alternatives and full blown 9 inchers) check out my pinterest board dedicated to the dessert. Which one do you want to try? Happy Pi Day!

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{midweek refresh} emily barletta

March 13, 2013

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Well dang, the first post of the week is the mid week post. This tends to happen more often than I plan, but sometimes life just gets in the way of blogging, you know? I suppose it’s better that way; once blogging gets in the way of life it may be time to do some reevaluating.

Anyway, how cool is Emily Barletta? I stumbled across her work through The Jealous Curator‘s Pinterest Board and no longer had to search for this week’s artsy inspiration post. In case there was any doubt in your mind, take a textile or fiber art medium, mix in a cool pattern and great color and you’ll basically have me swooning over it, and this Brooklyn fiber artist nailed it. Continue Reading…

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{friday five} st patrick’s day diy projects

March 8, 2013

st patrick's day diy projects

Hints of green, shamrocks, and Guinness have been popping up all over the place this past week. St. Patrick’s day is right around the corner and if you are planning on celebrating, this is your last weekend to get those projects finished up and ready for the big party next weekend!

Might I make five suggestions:

//1. Who would have thought to make a wreath covered in split peas! Not me, but it’s pretty great. via Little Things Bring Smiles

//2. Brittany from The House that Lars Built transformed a gaudy tinsel shamrock into this fabulous mossy door decoration.

//3. Those bars of gold are Rice Krispie Treats. YES! via Sweet Tooth

//4. Drink your Killians in style with these glasses from Sarah Hearts

//5. Milk Glass + Gold Leaf + Shamrock = a great three-step diy from You Stir Me

Inspired? I hope so!

Enjoy your weekends and happy, happy Friday.

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