I love the holidays!
Mostly because it’s an excuse to put up festive decorations and get crafty…which both make me happy. Here are some ideas I’ve come across…
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love, whit
Category Archives: DiY
it’s fall! – - – 20 pumpkin ideas…
i love fall!
i love pumpkin!
a few internet findings i’m thinking about for my “to-do” lists…
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MINI POTS OF PUMPKIN CREAM PIE!!! – love this idea
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CINNAMON ROLL PUMPKIN SHEET CAKE!
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PUMPKIN POOP! hahaha
easy PUMPKIN PRETZELS!
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love these vampire pumpkins…. made them last year off of Martha Stewart
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cute carved flowers for fall
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…i wish i could take the time to do this.
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12 THINGS TO DO WITH PUMPKIN SEEDS
CHEVRON! – so in right now..ha
and cutsie DIY PUMPKIN GARLANDS:
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and OF COURSE the PUMPKIN + CHOCOLATE CHIP combo!!!….
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here’s to pumpkin everything!!!
love, whit
DIY – the wooden pallet
i fell in love with this coffee table idea using a wooden pallet..
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and then found so many other uses for a wooden pallet!
my favies…
a wooden pallet planter!
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wooden pallet kitchen table
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wooden pallet shelving!
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cute DIY table for outside
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rustic DIY wooden pallet headboard.
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and then i just really liked this re-purposed door…
love, whit
artsy-fartsy friday
here’s to my friday with no classes and working from home…spent on my bedroom floor…
and the finished product…
love me some chevron stripes and lots of colors!
chels and i were feeling creative today.
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goodness, there is so much to update!
but right now i have a headache and my bed is looking so inviting….
goodnight!
love, whit
valentine’s day ideas
so, it’s PRACTICALLY february!
if you haven’t thought about Valentine’s Day…you should! i’m not sure why, but i enjoy this holiday very much. i don’t think i’ve ever had a romantic valentine’s day spent with a significant other…so i can’t say that’s why i like the day so much. however, i’m not one that scorns the 14th and dubs it “single awareness day”….come on people, that’s ridiculous!
i like it because it’s simple and full of LOVE…and a perfect excuse to give little thoughts and tokens of love to the people in your life. growing up, valentine’s day wasn’t a HUGE deal in my house, yet i looked forward to waking up and seeing splashes of pink and red on the kitchen table where my mom had set out little treats for each of us – usually candy and some valentine socks and a special note. since we’re all girls in my house, maybe a little bottle of pink or red nail polish or a lip gloss added. it was nothing flashy, but it was special. one year, my dad even gave me fresh flowers …(i’ll never forget it, because to this day, it’s the only time he’s done that…he just doesn’t do gifts – ever)
and i always looked forward to the valentine cookies!!! my mom only made them once a year…soft, cut into big hearts, and decorated beautifully with homemade pink frosting that melted in your mouth. oh i LOVEloveLOVED them.
do you remember making a “valentine box” every year for school?!! i DO! decorating my box and putting together a valentine with candy for each kid in my class was my favorite. then coming home at the end of the day with my box full of valentines from all my classmates waiting to be opened – it was the best. at least, to me.
so, today, i still love the holiday. i still love making homemade valentines to give. family…and many to send to my friends – hand crafted with silly poems i write on the inside. ha! it’s fun. and who doesn’t love mail?! valentine’s day is for any and all…not just romantic lovers. love has so many sides to it.
in my thoughts of spreading love this year, i already started getting ideas together. little things to be given to share the love:
i experimented with sugar cookies and raspberry jam…i think they turned out quite cute, no?! ( a little white chocolate drizzle for looks…aesthetics are important! )
my homemade peanut butter cups! very easy. way better than store bought…and i love that i can control the pb/choc ratio. (i’m not a BIG pb person)
so why not take your fav store bought candy and spruce ‘em up a bit?! i think it makes them extra special, and i can combine them with my other homemade treats in these little boxes (super cheap @ Hobby Lobby – just add some ribbon or something) ….
just some other simple little goodies for giving away that can be personalized….
i’m kind of obsessed with these little jars of my FAVVVY candy: dark chocolate covered almonds (dove)…mmmm….but look how cute! i would be so happy if i got this, so why wouldn’t anyone else?!?
yes, i am definitely in the spirit of the season…now it’s time for card making and more treats to prepare!
….maybe i’m just ridiculous. but it’s fun!
love, whit
Christmas Gift Wrap Ideas!
i get so excited when i give gifts!… and half the fun for me is wrapping it up, especially when i see so many amazing ideas such as these:
’tis the season for giving!
love, whit
today i just want my bed
i made crepes for the first time! no, this is not my picture…i was too lazy to make a visual production of my food – though it was the photo that inspired my craving…and the recipe (found here), which i will also share below.
yes, crepes are easy. and delicious. why haven’t i made them before? no idea, really. though i’m glad i did. SOGOOD! and foolproof.
Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 cup (5 ounces) all purpose flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1 1/2 cups whole milk (2% worked just fine for me, too.)
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
Sugar (to sprinkle on afterwards, if you want)
Directions:
1. Place oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet and heat over low heat for at least 10 minutes.
2. While skillet is heating, whisk together flour, 1 teaspoon sugar, and salt in medium bowl. In separate bowl, whisk together milk and eggs. Add half of milk mixture to dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Add butter and whisk until incorporated. Whisk in remaining milk mixture until smooth.
3. Using paper towel, wipe out skillet, leaving thin film of oil on bottom and sides. Increase heat to medium and let skillet heat for 1 minute. After 1 minute, test heat of skillet by placing 1 teaspoon batter in center and cook for 20 seconds. If mini crêpe is golden brown on bottom, skillet is properly heated; if it is too light or too dark, adjust heat accordingly and retest.
4. Pour ¼ cup batter into far side of pan and tilt and shake gently until batter evenly covers bottom of pan. Cook crêpe without moving it until top surface is dry and crêpe starts to brown at edges, loosening crêpe from side of pan with rubber spatula, about 25 seconds. Gently slide spatula underneath edge of crêpe, grasp edge with fingertips, and flip crêpe. Cook until second side is lightly spotted, about 20 seconds. Transfer cooked crêpe to wire rack, inverting so spotted side is facing up. Return pan to heat and heat for 10 seconds before repeating with remaining batter. As crêpes are done, stack on wire rack.
btw: this crepe cake looks heavenly…my next “crepe project” to try:
have you ever been to FOODGAWKER.COM ?! oh my…it’s amazing. just go…and you’ll find yourself craving everything you see. i especially like looking under popular and favorites. SO MANY THINGS TO TRY! not enough time…or dinero.
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this is how i feel today:
last october i had bronchitis. for a whole bloody month i had this horrendous cough! it sounded like death. though i didn’t realize it was bronchitis until i went to the doctor two weeks into the never-ending coughing. it was strange to me that i wasn’t congested, my nose was fine – and i felt pretty ok – just coughed. it got nasty though. low fever and feeling achy and tired. and the hacking my lungs out – horrible and painful at times. and exhausting.
anyway…for the past few days…i’ve had this “cough”. nothing else, just coughing. and progressing. the past couple nights it’s made it impossible to sleep well. and today, i feel like a zombie. tired. bags under the eyes. slight headache. slightly feverish, but i’m not positive. i don’t want to go all HYPOCHONDRIAC – but i reallyreallyR E A L L Y hope it’s not the ol’ bronchitis again. BOOOOO!
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thought for today:
i do like miss swift. there’s something admirable and real about an artist that writes all their own music.
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rad photo-manipulation for the day:
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and, along with the food-bit of this post, a neat shabby/chic DiY food display out of tins and candlestick holders! ingenuity – i love it.
and… HEART ENVELOPES! cute.
now i just need someone to write a “love note” to.
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i officially suck at my photo challenge. i work 9-5. come home and usually head to the gym. by the time i get home i’m tired, needing a shower, and it’s too dark to take pictures. excuses? yeah, maybe. whatevs.
and really, today i just want to go home and take a nap. or curl up with a good movie. or even better, with one of the 6 books i have in my room waiting to be read.
yes.
love, whit
