Wednesday Working – Hand Stitching

Working working, and always with some iced coffee ;) I’ve actually been making cold brew coffee for myself most nights/mornings, so good!

How To Tuesday – Cross stitch Cat

Today I wanted to share with you a little cat face cross stitch pattern that I made. Even if you have never cross-stitched before, its really easy to learn! This video I found teaches you all the basics in just five minutes (it really is that easy!) You can print my pattern here.
You can always change the colors to make the cat match your own cat too :)


A nice little project for those days when you are feeling catty :)

Philadelphia 2012 Art Star Craft Bazaar

I hope that everyone had a lovely Mother’s Day yesterday! My weekend was spent on a little road trip to Philly with one of my very best Momma friends–my sister in law Amanda. We left Friday night for a weekend in Philly, selling my goods at Art Star’s Craft Bazaar. The weather we pretty much perfect both days. Thanks so very much to everyone who came out and said hello, it was so nice to meet all of you!





photo by Amanda Kenney



We had a fun weekend staying up too late every night, eating cupcakes for breakfast (oh goodness red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting you were an amazing breakfast), and even doing a bit of shopping at the show. I’ll gather up all my goodies and get some photos to share. Now my personal goal for the week is to somehow recreate the amazing vegan beef tip wrap we ate both days for lunch from Soy. The wrap itself is cucumber, avocado, carrot, sesame, soy beef, and a lettuce mix, and so tasty…but the best part is the Homemade Garlic Mustard Dressing you dip it in. I feel like I could eat one of these for lunch for a week straight and never get sick of it. Now if only Philly wasn’t a 3 hour drive.
I’ll have a few more photos over on Flickr if you want to see more, and Amanda has more on her blog too.

Sunday Links – Time For Tea

Although coffee will always have my heart, I’ve been taking some time each day to make myself a nice hot cup of tea. I love that it takes a few minutes to boil the water, and some time for the tea to steep. It’s perfect for a small break in the day to sit still and relax.



First let’s talk about David’s Tea. Mostly found all over Canada (and it looks like NY too) I ordered my teas online and they arrived pretty quickly. I went with a few of their “cupcake teas” Ice Cream Cake & Birthday Cake. They both feature sprinkles and ice cream bits (looks like freeze dried ice-cream!) They smell pretty amazing.



Then Tom picked me up some local teas from Frederick MD’s Voila! tea shop. Flavors like Graham Cracker Twist, Shortbread, Gingerbread Cookie, and Chocolate Orange.



I’ve been using one of the Ikea Bird Trays to store all my tea goods in one place. This way if I need to move it all for counter space, or move it to the table to make my tea, its an easy process. I keep honey (the jar is from Pier One) Maple Sugar (that jar is thrifted) tea infuser, the teas, and a few measuring spoons.

When steeping my tea I use a timer on my phone, but if I have my laptop near by I like to use Steep.it instead. I’d love to hear about your favorite teas & tea shops!

The Vintage Heidi – Hansel And Gretel

Today’s book is a book & record from a community yardsale at the fair grounds.

Walt Disney Presents the Story of Hansel and Gretel
sadly there is not illustrator listed