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Chicken Tortilla Soup

April 30th, 2008 natalie No comments

with the weather being so schizo lately (one minute it’s 90 degrees, the next it’s raining and feels like 50 for five days straight!) i’ve been making soups for dinner. one of my favorite soups is chicken tortilla soup. one of my sisters friends makes the BEST chicken tortilla soup, but i’ve never written down [...]

Oy…Puppies!

April 29th, 2008 natalie No comments

so…this is what happens when you put your puppy out on the deck, and you’re inside cooking dinner. and you’re so proud of the fact that he’s not barking like all the other neighborhood dogs! then your family comes over and asks where the dog is and you casually say, out back…and two seconds later. [...]

Fabric Withdrawal

April 29th, 2008 natalie No comments

being away for the weekend meant that i didn’t get to work on any projects so i think i definitely was going through fabric withdrawals! i just received an order from fabric.com (FINALLY got some Amy Butler fabrics!) and also had a few other orders that a friend made for some chenille baby blankets so [...]

So good to be back home!

April 28th, 2008 natalie No comments

have you ever gone away for the weekend and didn’t really want to go away to begin with even though your last weekend getaway was nearly a year ago? that’s how this weekend was, and i’m just glad to be back home! we went down south to Virginia beach for a friends wedding. hubby was [...]

No More Adorn Magazine!

April 25th, 2008 natalie 4 comments

well i’m bummed! when i just started sewing this past winter i had found a magazine that i thought would be great fun to get ideas from- has been canceled! i was anxiously anticipating the new spring issue since it only comes out a few times a year, but unfortunately it turns out that the [...]

Pleated Tote Bag

April 25th, 2008 natalie 1 comment

i’ve started being really fond of the artsy-crafty babe blog. she’s got a lot of great stuff posted, and i noticed during one of my visits that she had a free pattern tutorial for a pleated tote! so of course, it was added to my to-do list and i just finished it! it’s probably one [...]

Nutella Cupcakes

April 23rd, 2008 natalie No comments

i don’t know how i have never tried Nutella…but i have to say, i’ve really been missing out! Ferrero Rocher is probably one of my favorite chocolates and it never dawned on me that Nutella would taste just like it (duh, they’re both hazelnut and chocolate, and oh yeah, it’s the same company!) over the [...]