February 2012
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Picture Perfect: Valentine's Day Surprise!
- Sutton
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Mad About... POUND jewelry
So I just wanted to take a moment to introduce POUND jewelry to you, dear readers. POUND jewelry is the love child of Linda, Becca, and Mia Kannapell, and myself. Together we have taken our unique skills as individuals and put them together to form this family-run jewelry business. So please excuse this shameless plug for a moment, because regardless of whether I was a part of this company or...
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A Home: DIY Vintage Kitchen
I love a kitchen with well placed vintage accents— bright or pastel colors on a white backdrop is my absolute favorite. I adore big farmhouse sinks with beautiful curtains hung above, even more perfect if there is a freshly made pie cooling in the window sill.
1. Retro Kitchen 2. Norwegian Kitchen 3. Cape Race 4. Little Round Table 5. Bright Yellow Kitchen
We don’t use paper towels...
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Eye Candy: Band Posters
I’m sure it’s the graphic designer in me, but regardless, I’m obsessed with band posters. I love the illustrations, color, typography, witty content, and of course that they promote my favorite bands. If my husband would let me, I’d have band posters framed all over the house.
There are so many amazing ones, it was really hard to pick just 4. When you have some time you...
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Tunes >> Six for Saturday 2.4.12
1. Electric Guest - This Head I Hold (Los Angeles, CA)
2. Metronomy - The Look (Two Inch Punch Rework) (London, England)
3. SOKO - First Love Never Die (Los Angeles, CA)
4. Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (Reykjavik, Iceland)
5. Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings (Los Angeles, CA)
6. SWIM DEEP - King City (Birmingham, UK)
- BK
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Taste Love: Truffle Salt
If you’ve never eaten a dish with some form of truffles, your taste buds are sorely missing out, poor things. Truffles are rare, edible mushrooms that are considered a delicacy in most parts of the world. Tasting like pungent garlic and earthy mushrooms had a love baby, they add a level of flavor like nothing else I have ever had the pleasure of eating. Usually they are shaved,...
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Mama Bear: Butternut Squash Grilled Cheese
I tried out the first recipe from the book I received for Christmas “Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food” and it was a massive success! I started out with the Butternut Squash Grilled Cheese sandwich.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup of butternut squash puree*
1 tablespoon of butter (The recipe in the book called for...
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Mad About... Baby Animals
Baby animals. Need I say more?
I just can’t get enough of these adorable little creatures. It doesn’t matter what type of animal it is, if it’s a baby, it’s cute. Skunk? Gross. Baby skunk? Adorable!
It reminds me of the time my sister and I found a nest of baby rats in our garage. They were pink and adorable, and my sister and I ran to our mom, asking if we could keep...