Hello, globe of fiery red blossoms also known as scadoxus multiflorus. I knew from the moment I saw you at the nursery that you were coming home with me. Thank you, Portland, for being zone 8 so I can have this new perennial friend.
Over the weekend I happened to walk by a parked car where upon the dash sat something I have NEVER ever seen before: this vintage kitschy hairy doll face tissue holder. You can understand my excitement when the owner of the car came strolling over and let me take a picture of this prize. She told me she had a whole collection. I was speechless.
Now I know what I can get everyone for Christmas presents.
Just kidding.
Thought it might make you smile this Monday morning.
I was remembering the felt boards from elementary school. Hanging shapes on the wall is fun. Felt sticks to felt and is so colorful. This was going to be an easy project! I decided to forgo the idea of a felt "board". I just decided to hang a yard and a third of white felt on the wall. I used thumbtacks; more like a felt banner. It could easily be taken down if need be.
I cut out grass to put along the bottom. I hot glued this down so the little miss couldn't tear it off. Since it's hanging right next to her cardboard house it would be like a little yard. Cute! I guess I could have done light blue felt with clouds, etc. but like I said, this was a SIMPLE project!
Next, the fun part of cutting out shapes.
Down the road I might cut out more elaborate shapes or numbers or maybe even little critters, but for today a big circle for a sun, some assorted raindrops, hearts, stars, squares, triangles, and a few flowers. Oh, and a cat. That word is in her vocabulary so I thought I would make one.
Such an easy craft project to do with your toddler and a great way for them to learn about shapes and colors as well as being creative!
once upon a time, on a wild half acre
nestled in a portland neighborhood,
there lived the nicest ever mr. and mrs.
he tended garden as she sang songs
and together they lived a happy life.
one morning, a blue bird whistled to get the mister's attention
as if to say,
"hey, come look over here!"
and that's when he found her...
tiny and sweet,
a little baby squirrel.
he picked her up. he would rescue this little critter.
it was always his dream to have a pet squirrel.
so he ran in the house to show his lady.
her heart pitter-pattered at the sight of it
and her motherly instincts immediately kicked in,
it would be part of their family.
together they nestled and fed it and gave it a cozy home,
and of course, a name...
senator megan snacks.
I decided to give my butcher block work table a makeover.
I painted it with chalkboard paint.
I loved it so much, I decided to do a little table for Clementine, too!
All done!
Clementine's table.
She can draw on it with giant chalk.
Older kids could play tic tac toe or hangman.
Dolls can play hopscotch.
As for my larger table...
chalkboard table placemat
Now there can be personalized (and erasable!) place mats.
Imagine a dinner party!
Photos for blogging can be labeled!
So could wines, cheeses, or food at a buffet.
My brain jumps to how many ways this would be great for a party!
To do lists can be written right on the table!
The possibilities are endless.
And erasable.
It was a very happy birthday for the little miss!
mushroom-cupcakes
I made mushroom cupcakes for the party. Edible table decor!
For the cake I used Martha Stewart's yellow buttermilk cupcake recipe, which I had used once before and they were amazing. I decided to make these the day before to save time and to be honest, they were a little dry. Ok, very dry. (Maybe my storage method wasn't exactly airtight.) But they looked really cute! We just ate the tops. Anyway, any white or yellow cake would be fine. I used unbleached kraft cupcake liners as the mushroom base.
Something I learned from this project is how hard it is to achieve true red frosting. I was about to give up on my pinky color when I realized if I dipped the cupcake in red sugar, pink was transformed to a lovely red! Yay! I piped on the white dots. Viola!
