A t lighthaus by @m2matiz just flew in my door! Love this idea of a wonderful photo to wrap around an old glass jar! Drop in a tea light & voila! :-)
Check out her work at: www.m2matiz.com
Took me a while before I realised this is a #kitchen. Like. #interiors
So, what’s your holiday colour scheme?? On trend black & white, traditional Christmas green & red, or…? I’ve done purple & silver & naturals like wood etc for years so am feeling like a change…hmm…
~ via papermashblog
When browsing for washi tape gift wrap ideas I came across this. Love it! A simple easy Christmas gift for the wee man in your life – just add cars! To adapt for little princesses you could make it more like a 2D dollshouse with rooms and furniture plus a dolly or two.
*Update in response to “Girls like cars too!” – well yes, of course they can (I used to as a child) but in my years working at a creche & observing my own kids, there is a natural gender divide which appears quite early on in life (around age 1)… generally speaking, boys like crashing trains & cars & girls like “caring” for things be it dolls, stuffed toys etc. My son likes playing with dolls with his big sis but generally cars will win out! :-)
We are fine tuning our apartment diet course right now and this article came up (by Heather at Habitually Chic) – an exposé of sorts of what happens with magazine photo shoots. Take an especially good look at the architect’s photos. I guarantee you will have an ‘a-ha’ moment like we both did (yes, besides styling & great photo angles, they do photoshop/airbrush interiors photos just like they airbrush models!). A GREAT reminder going into the weekend when you might be getting your space ready for entertaining! :-)
BTW – watch this space for an interview with Heather about her new book about one of our favourite subjects – office spaces!
Lemon crinkle cookies. yes please
& damn fast & easy to make ;) – 10mins prep, 10mins to bake
Recipe By Lauren
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter (110g), Softened
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1 whole Egg
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1-½ cup All-purpose Flour
- ¼ teaspoons Salt
- ¼ teaspoons Baking Powder
- ⅛ teaspoons Baking Soda
- ½ cups Powdered Sugar
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease light colored baking sheets with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest and juice. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again. Stir in all dry ingredients (except powdered sugar) slowly until just combined. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly.
Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
Bake for 9-11 minutes or until bottom of cookies begin to barely brown and cookies have a matte finish (not melty or shiny). Remove from oven and cool cookies about 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
*If using a non stick darker baking tray, reduce baking time by about 2 minutes.
A WIP but am pleased with my new ‘landing strip’ of #IKEA cupboards. Well done @micpicks for having the patience! One day I might even adjust those doors. ;-) Idea “inspired” (stolen) from @weekdaycarnival
#2. Place a Bouquet of Flowers on the Table and Everything Will Taste Twice as Good
— From Michael Pollan‘s new edition of Food Rules, illustrated by Maira Kalman