Create a Beautiful Embroidered Necklace! Piece a Colorful Jelly Roll Quilt! Wait Until You See the DIY Hanging Chair! Planning Your Summer Garden NOW!Arrange a Spring Tulip Wreath! Make Pot Brownies (I snagged a recipe)! Rococo Fashion! Seed Stitch a Nau (2024)

Mid Century Modern Art Abstract Wall Sculpture Painting, $485.00 (buy it by clicking here)

An old man went to the Doctor complaining that his wife could barely hear. The Doctor suggested a test to find out the extent of the problem.

“Stand far behind her and ask her a question, and then slowly move up and see how far away you are when she first responds.”

The old man excited to finally be working on a solution for the problem, runs home and sees his wife preparing supper.

” Honey” the man asks standing around 20 feet away “whats for supper?” After receiving no response he tried it again 15 feet away, and again no response. Then again at 10 feet away and again no response. Finally he was 5 feet away “honey whats for supper?”

She replies “For the fourth time it’s turkey!”

DESIGNspiration

Thisis a beautiful multi-faceted paperweight style Kosta perfume bottle by Swedish glass master Jan-Erik Ritzman. The beauty of the bottle resides in the enclosed pink flower at its base which is surrounded by wisps of green simulating leaves. The bottle is well complemented by a clear cut hexagonal stopper.

Isn’t this DIY remote holder the grooviest? I can never find the darn things and I’m too darn lazy to get up to look for it or take the cushions off the sofa to look for them. Here’s the pattern:

http://www.stylishliving.org/2013/12/diy-remote-holder-i-can-never-find.html

I love this primitive heart-shaped sampler worked on linen. Really pretty on door knobs, drawer pulls, or your rear view mirror (just kidding). Here’s the pattern:

https://marklipinskisblog.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/53dec-ie299a5you.jpg

JALAPENO CHICKEN BREASTS

Ingredients:

bone-in chicken breast halves, skinned
chili powder
salt
reduced-sodium chicken broth
lemon juice
sliced pickled jalapeno chile pepper, drained
cornstarch
cold water
educed-fat cream cheese
bacon or turkey bacon

FOR THE FULL RECIPE, CLICK HERE: http://www.midwestliving.com/recipe/chicken/jalapeno-chicken-breasts

Isn’t this embroidered necklace something? I don’t know any fiber artist who should live without it. Get out your floss, seed beads, and have a ball! Start here:

http://thelittletreasures.blogspot.mk/2015/09/embrodiered-necklace-diy.html

This book, One Wonderful Curve: 12 Contemporary Quilts, and others, were sent to me from Landauer Publishing while I was in the hospital. I love the first book by Jenny Pedigo and Helen Robinson for Sew Kind of Wonderful. The aesthetic is modern and some of the patterns are terrific.

Paperback: 80 pages
Publisher: Landauer Publishing LLC (October 15, 2015)
Language: English
$22.95

WINTER BLUE MARTINI co*ckTAIL

Ingredients

Pinnacle® Citrus Vodka
DeKuyper® Blue Curacao Liqueur
DeKuyper® Triple Sec Liqueur
Lime juice

FOR THE FULL RECIPE, CLICK HERE: http://www.dekuyperusa.com/recipe/winter-blue-martini

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Wouldn’t bringing your friends a little live bouquet to pin on his or her jacket be fun to make (and so touching to receive). I love flowers and believe they shouldn’t be only for weddings, proms, and funerals. Bring wonderfulness into your life everyday. Here’s how:

http://theeffortlesschic.com/diy-floral-pins-for-your-best-gals/

How much fun would it be to create your own buttons then use them for your knitwear or as embellishments on your fiber art. Check out the tutorial:

http://journeycreativity.blogspot.gr/2016/01/clay-buttons.html

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour
sugar
eggs
baking powder
salt
oil (vegetable, olive, etc)
Vanilla extract
maraschino cherries
Cream Cheese icing

FOR THE FULL RECIPE, CLICK HERE: http://madamedeals.com/classic-cherry-bread/#_a5y_p=3182824

Waterslide decals!

Spring is just a couple of weeks away and it’s time to brighten your door. I love, love, love this Springy faux tulip wreath (of course, you had better be married to the CEO of Michael’s in order to afford all of these silken suckers FYI 40% off Spring stems at Michael’s this week!). Here’s how you can create one for yourself:

http://www.lifelovelarson.com/2015/03/diy-spring-tulip-wreath.html

And now a word from our sponsor . . .

MARIO BATALI’S DOUBLE CHOCOLATE POT BROWNIES

Ingredients:

butter
high quality marijuana, cleaned and ground (optional)
Dutch-process unsweetened cocoa powder
granulated sugar
milk
chocolate chips
real vanilla extract
extra-large eggs
unbleached all-purpose flour
Confectioners’ sugar

FOR THE FULL RECIPE, CLICK HERE: http://food52.com/recipes/40537-mario-batali-s-double-chocolate-pot-brownies

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Alberta Ferretti‘s limited-edition spring 2016

From Glamour: “Alberta Ferretti’s limited-edition evening collection for spring 2016 is priced approximately 25 to 30 percent higher than her signature range, per WWD, and is made with the most elegant of events in mind. In other words, add Queen Maxima’s pearl-and-diamond tiara and you’re ready to go.” Tres Rococo, oui?

Isn’t the seed stitch the most fun to knit (I also have fun with the popcorn stitch)? Try playing with the seed stitch by knitting this nautical-themed washcloth. Then, whip up a sweater or cowl using the — what else?– the seed stitch! Here’s the pattern:

http://www.architectureofamom.com/2016/02/nautical-seed-stitch-washcloth.html

Scottish Gold Agate Padlock Bracelet

Scottish Gold Agate padlock bracelet with engraved links. The octagonal gold engraved foliate thistle mounts each set with a varied color octagonal facetted cylindrical agate, terminating with bloodstone heart padlock clasp. $4850.00

https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/bracelets/more-bracelets/1870s-scottish-agate-gold-bracelet/id-j_1271113/

When you’re not scarfing a Jelly Roll, piece a quilt with one! Here’s a simple and quick Jelly Roll quilt tutorial. Here’s the pattern:

http://www.stitcherydickorydock.com/to-the-point-a-quick-n-easy-jelly-quilt-tutorial/

Giuseppe ZanottiJeweled Suede T-Strap Sandal/Bootie, $1,995.00

Now is the time to save money and avoid the spring rush at garden supply centers! Winter is the perfect time to start your flower and veggie seeds indoors. Take a look at the article by clicking the link. What are you planting this spring?

http://www.independent.co.uk/property/gardening/anna-pavord-winter-is-the-perfect-time-to-start-seeds-indoors-in-preparation-for-the-spring-a6864241.html

This crocheted Wonky Square Afghan is super pretty and bright! Out come my hooks and voila! Another UFO! Here’s the PDF pattern from Bernat:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/spinrite/pdf/WEB-BERNAT-SUPERVALUE-C-WonkySquareAfghan.pdf

“Spiralental” Hundertwasser Modern Ceramic Fruit Bowl

A large, impressive ceramic bowl, titled “Spiralental” by the Austrian artist, architect, and visionary Friedensreich Hundertwasser ((1928-2000). Wildly imaginative, Hundertwasser was known for his organic and irregular forms and use of bright colors. He championed against the straight line and functional architecture preferring to use the spiral in his work.

Hundertwasser Modern Ceramic Fruit Bowl, “Spiralental,” for Rosenthal, 1983

$3,800.00

This bowl is titled, dated and numbered 899/2000. A limited edition piece published by Rosenthal, Germany and marked with their stamp. A very sculptural and ingenious bowl, the use of silver and gold lustre glazes gives it a radiance reminiscent of the Wiener Werkstatte.