A Beautiful Day for Crafts...

Sunday Morning Brunch

Gosh I spend all week running around that I almost live for my Sunday Brunch. After what would be my usual early morning 15-mile bike ride through the lovely Everglades Park. (If it weren’t for the rain this weekend.)  I get home clean up and make myself a nice mini brunch. Consisting of a fine almond croissant and a peppermint tea. At least I have my brunch…nothing kicks in relaxation than tea and croissant. I found this easy recipe for the sweetest croissants to start of you’re Sundays in the most fanciful way. Aren’t they lovely?                                                  

                                                 

Not to mention the unbelievable teapot I got at a local thrift store. It was on a super discount section because of a flaw. The top edge of the teapot has a paint smudge, but I crochet a nice teapot warmer to make unwanted smudge go unnoticed!  I wove a hot pink lace to tie around the top as a finishing touch…came out really cute, don’t you think? The plates are a gift from mom. I am so into the black and white mode in the house ware industry! Hope it stays a little while longer because I just can’t have enough black and white! I have a whole collection of black and white mugs of different places and different styles. I started off because I hated buying a set and slowly watching them break and then finding yourself left with two or three…so I made it a point to only have single black and white styled mugs. So now I have about 15 mugs that if someone dares break one of them I’ll simply ban them to drink out of plastic cups…lol! Instead of helping the worry I may have created an entirely different worry game! (Molena, if you read this...yeah that was meant for you! LOL)

I did manage to finally get to fix my studio up this weekend. Thanks to the horrible weather I was pretty much homebound and so what better to do then get the house shores nicely done before the week runarounds begin again. I do look forward to snapping some shots of the studio soon…with the weather today it looks a bit gloomy, and that is not how I would like my room of design to be remembered by. So that will be soon to come. I hope I've inspired some of you sweet tooth’s to make and enjoy these divine almond croissants!

                                                  

Hello Dear viewers...time for summer parties

Hello dear viewers... I finally decided to join the blog club and as a start I would like to embark a diary of party planning… I know, sounds pretty mundane, but not for me… I know there are plenty of people out there who are always thinking up some great ways to celebrate all kinds of festivities. As for me, I’m planning way in advance a Spanish cocktail and dinner party. I love themes and when it comes to get-togethers there is always a fun theme to spice up the evening. My first source for inspirations is usually cooking magazines and some home décor shows. Much to my surprise, while waiting at the supermarket checkout counter I spotted Winter 2007 Martha Stewart’s ‘Weddings’ magazine (the fabulous dress with fine needle point stitching got my attention)

                                        

There was a citrus springtime table setting picture that screamed gorgeous! Having my inspiration, I sought out to mimic this beautiful setting at a much less cost. So here is where the crafty ideas kick in.

After the guest list I started with the menu. I thought since there is such a rich yellow color in the table setting it kinda brings me to the rich colors found in Madrid, Spain.

Therefore a Spanish cocktail/ dinner is my theme. A Spanish dinner must include Paella, I quickly searched a great healthy way to make Paella from the food network’s site.

  Isn’t it tasty looking? Mmmmmmm….

But before the main course I thought I would entice the appetite with some refreshments and appetizers….

Sangria and Potato Tortilla...what more can you

ask for?

With the menu set I can start planning the fun part... DECORATIONS…

There’s a huge list for this section and I

guess what grabs my attention the most are the wired lanterns. I plan to make some handmade lanterns and table runners...tune in soon for those pics... Until the next time...thanks for stopping by... Take care.