looking forward to adding these to the shop...

Working on a few necklaces & absolutely loving these...
made with vials and vintage inspired card stock stickers and maps.

Le diable dans le details III...

crush hard...

really, guys?! really! could you be any more awesome and talented?!

Apple Cinnamon goodness...

If your still not over the holiday goodies...

2 tbsp soft butter

1tsp vanilla extract

1 cup milk

2 tbsp veggie oil

1 1/2 cups diced apple (I used green for a bit of punch)

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 large egg

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Topping: granola and an extra pinch of cinnamon

- preheat oven to 375degrees

- In large bowl, stir dry ingredients, (flour, baking powder, salt,cinnamon)

- Add in brown sugar, egg, softened butter, veggie oil and vanilla. 

- Slowly add in milk after every few stirs, until all ingredients are wet

- Stir in apples

- Spoon batter into lined muffin tin

- Sprinkle granola and a pinch of cinnamon over the top.

- Bake for 16-18 minutes.

- makes 12

tele-photos...

 To my dear & unfortunate successor,
Sunday night (Christmas night)...this holiday weekend is coming to an end. Mr. and I had a good one this year. It was peaceful, less stressful than most others, and we drove...a lot. We took a "Polar Express" train ride in Mt. Hood. It was filled with hot chocolate, ginger cookies, children screaming for Santa & great views of the forest and some apple orchards. We drove along the river for hours listening to great music (thanks Josiah;) We went shopping...together! We never get to shop together. We drove around fancy neighborhoods to look at the gorgeous old houses. We got lost. We made dinners. We saw Christmas lights...
I hardly ever get to use "we" when recounting the things that I've done for the week. I am very glad that this holiday weekend I got to describe with "we." However, like I said, it is coming to a close and I'm back to I for the night. The Mr. has gone to work and now I'll just cuddle up in all my blankets and watch Edward Scissorhands on Netflix.

crafting...

I've been super crafty lately...and I'm loving it! There were so many tutorials, sewing patterns and various projects that had (until now) just been taking up space in my craft notebook...it was really stressing me out. I love sewing and making various things, but just seeing the ideas & projects pile up in writing without actually being created...well, that just gives me mini anxiety attacks. Anyway, all my holiday shopping was done about a week ago so I spent this week making and reinventing many, many skirts, cooking with new recipes and making a few of these super cute little wallets...