Last Saturday was our Arizona Bloggers Tea held at the English Rose Tea Room. Blogging merrymakers came from far and wide to celebrate the upcoming Royal Wedding. A few weeks prior to the event I set out to find a lavender colored dress to impress H.M. the Queen. Monday Makeover Disastrous Dress Becomes Fetching Frock Alas, I could find NOTHING in my desired shade of lavender. (Isn’t that the way it always works?) As you may know when I get my heart set on something I generally refuse to ... View the Post
Rainbows End Tablescape Happy St. Patrick’s Day
My longtime readers know how much I adore St. Patrick’s Day. In years past I have written several Irish themed posts which can be found in the March archives on the sidebar. A post I originally wrote in March 2008 on Thatched Roof Cottages continues to get several hits each week. Please enjoy this Rainbows End Tablescape Happy St. Patrick’s Day post. Rainbows End Tablescape Happy St. Patrick’s Day For this year's St. Patrick’s Day tablescape I wanted to create a setting which one might ... View the Post
Royal Wedding Week High Tea
Welcome to Royal Wedding Week High Tea for Catherine and William. Royal Wedding Week High Tea I began with a pale pink damask cloth topped with an antique piece of linen featuring hand embroidered roses and vines in a cheerful pink and green palette. A bird’s eye view of the table. Here is a close up of the floral centerpiece. I decided to go for a rather modern look to help cut the overall sweetness of the table. The stems of the roses are cut short and nestled tightly within ... View the Post
Be My Valentine Chocolate Bars
Valentine’s Day and chocolate seem to go hand in hand together. I decided to create a few sweet treats for those who are near and dear to my heart. Be My Valentine Chocolate Bars. Be My Valentine Chocolate Bars Cruising the clearance aisle of TJ Maxx I picked up several packages of foil-wrapped Christmas chocolates. You can also find foil wrapped chocolates in your regular candy aisle~ Hershey and Ghirardelli both make the bars. However, the price of the Christmas bars was fantastic and ... View the Post
Cream Puff Disaster and Cute Valentine Tutorial
Given your delight in reading about embarrassing stories I thought I would share my recent Long Beach Flea Market adventures. I also have a fantastically cute tutorial for you at the end of the post too. Cream Puff Disaster and Cute Valentine Tutorial. Cream Puff Disaster and Cute Valentine Tutorial The day began last Sunday at 3:3o am. The simple booth had been transformed into a sea of pink frothy loveliness. Soon after Kymberley Fraser of A Beautiful Mess Home came by. The delightful ... View the Post
Life is Like a Box of Chocolates Tutorial
Is it too early to begin Valentine posts? I’m wondering since I just celebrated the 12th day of Christmas, 3 Kings Day, also known as Epiphany, yesterday. How did I celebrate? I took down my tree and made a huge pan of brownies. Life is Like a Box of Chocolates Tutorial. Life is Like a Box of Chocolates Tutorial I just adore Valentine Day. I have, in the past, been the recipient of a few lovely valentines. Last year I was in a swap with the delightful Cupcake DD and she sent me a ... View the Post
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