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Spoonflower

September 30th, 2008 natalie 1 comment

i’m so excited, i just received my invitation to join spoonflower!! it is a company based in North Carolina, and by invitation only, allows you, the ever imaginative crafter, to be able to design your own fabric!!! you can order by the swatch ($5), fat quarter ($11), or yard ($18). the hardest part will be [...]

Birthday Celebration

September 29th, 2008 natalie No comments

this weekend was filled with lots of cooking! i decided to have my family over for a birthday dinner on sunday night. i planned a vietnamese feast filled with egg rolls, dumplings, and shrimp on sugar cane (chao tom) as the appetizers, and pho as the main entree….mmmmm mmmm mmmm!!! (i’m hungry again just thinking [...]

Kiko’s first injury!

September 26th, 2008 natalie No comments

after almost a year of having our pup, he’s had his first injury! this morning he was so excited to see my husband that when they were getting ready to go out for their morning walk, kiko got too excited and slipped on the wood floor as he was trying to make his way downstairs! [...]

Birthday Breakfast

September 25th, 2008 natalie No comments

i decided to treat myself to something yummy for my birthday today! (ahhhh two years closer to the big 3-0!!!) i’ve been wanting to try a recipe out for cinnamon bun bread so today was the perfect excuse to indulge in a sweet treat for breakfast! i found the recipe here which was also an [...]

Cloth Blocks

September 24th, 2008 natalie 1 comment

because i can never run out of making presents for my niece, here’s the latest! she’s having tons of fun with her new soft blocks! i made them a lot larger (about 5×5) than her dinky little blocks that the dog tries to run up and steal everytime she tosses them!  i added some minky [...]

It’s almost that time again!

September 23rd, 2008 natalie No comments

pre-season hockey starts this week! my husband has been counting down! he hasn’t really been into football so much, so it’s kind of depressing watching him mope around the house because there’s nothing on tv! (like he always says, how can we have hundreds of channels, and there not be anything on?!) needless to say, [...]

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Mississippi Mud Cake

September 20th, 2008 natalie No comments

since i had some leftover buttermilk from the donut muffins i made earlier in the week i was trying find recipes that i could use with it. short of making biscuits, fried chicken, and scones, the only other recipes i could find were various forms of chocolate cake or red velvet cake. i opted for [...]