Tory Burch for Kids!

Have you seen the latest from Tory Burch?  Designer duds for your little princess.  Oh my!

Lacy Oatmeal Cookies

Today was a great day!  The family and I were very lazy and milked every second of that extra hour of sleep we gained last night.  We watched TV, played outside and I baked these delicious sweets.  My friend had them at her daughter's birthday party and I couldn't resist making them myself.  I found the recipe here.

Lacy Oatmeal Cookies

• 1 cup quick cooking oats

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1 cup white sugar

• 1/2 cup butter, softened

• 1 egg

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 and line a baking sheet with parcment paper (these are very sticky cookies). Combine oats, flour, salt and baking powder together in a large bowl. Cream sugar and butter together until smooth then add egg and vanilla. Slowly add the flour mixture. Drop teaspoons about 4 inches apart. Bake for 6-8 minutes. The cookies should be brown on the edges and white in the middle but darken as they cool. Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips over a double broiler and cool slightly. Put in a ziplock back and cut a tiny hole in the corner. Peel cookies of the parcment and decorate with milk chocolate by squeezing the bag when cool.

*Adapted from Mrs. Field’s “Lacy Oatmeal Cookies”

The Cat's Meow

Happy Halloween!

Some of My Work

So do you ever wonder what I am up to when there is dead air on this blog for days on end?  Here is just a sampling of a couple of projects. 

The extremely talented Megan with Toast and Laurel hired me to sew the drapes for her master bedroom that was desinged by Erica from Urban Grace Design.  Here's a peak at her room with the drapes and a gorgeous Madeline Weinrib rug.

Then a few months later Megan sent over one of her clients, Courtney who was having a fall party.  Courtney hired me to sew burlap ruffled tablecloths for the festivities and here they are.  And you can see more beautiful pictures from their fall party  here.

All That Jazz

I recently discovered a gorgeous new nail polish shade that has women of all ages asking me, "What is that color you have on your toes?"   Jazz by Essie is the perfect shade of nude and taupe with no pink undertones and it's my new favorite color for fall.  Next time I get a fresh mani/pedi I'll snap a photo to share.

Yes please, I'll take all three.

My jaw hit the ground when I saw these gorgeous Sarah Storage Towers from Ballard Designs.  Yummy! 

Pretty DIY Play Kitchen

Are you a Master Crafter?  Do your friends bow down to your mad DIY skills?  Then perhaps this precious torquise kitchen is just the project for you.  Check out the full details here.