It's been a very sad week. Our adored little cat Poppy was diagnosed with cancer on Monday. We opted to try & remove it as the vet thought it was in the intestines, but once she operated it was found to be throughout the liver & spleen & nothing could be done. She could've had a few more days, but we made the hard decision to let her go peacefully under anaesthetic. We brought her home & buried her under the pink rose bush. She was a funny, friendly & feisty little cat who gave us 15 years of joy. She was bright eyed & purring right up to her last morning. I truly loved her. www.flickr.com/photos/90302621@N06/15119580562/in/album-7...
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on my very last shoot of 2017, after shooting 11 sessions in one week, i dropped my camera on my foot. it broke both my toe and my camera. i think it was the universe saying, "no, really, you are DONE." all of the following images were taking during that week in california. xx
Have you ever heard of a Decoration Day? It’s now known as Memorial Day here in America and celebrated at the end of this month. But today we are hearkening back to another previous holiday, Remembrance Day, now known as Veterans Day. Though it’s celebrated in November, we thought it would also make for a […]
I am sharing the Painted Poppy Bundle today. I saw it at Stampin’ Up! OnStage in Atlanta last month, and I have seen other demonstrators’ cards. Playing with it myself was still amazing! The stamps and dies, as always, are awesome. Poppies are very popular this year. I have been seeing them everywhere. […]
Light and fluffy Gluten Free Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes made with almond flour and lemon zest. But proceed with caution: you might eat the whole batch!
The Men’s Poppy Swim trunks are lined with a mesh brief and have side seam pockets, and an elastic and drawstring waist. These green swim trunks feature a peach Poppy floral pattern and are made with UV 50+ sun protection fabric from recycled material. They’re ready for endless summer adventures. Don’t forget to buy these other 2 matching styles for your little ones: The Boys Poppy Swim Trunks here or the zip-front Kids Poppy Swimsuit here. The swimsuits are crafted from an eco-friendly and sustainable techno-fabric made from 100% recycled polyester from pre and post-consumer waste. Made with Italian Fabric, Revolutional Eco by Carvico: About Farewell Swim: Discouraged by a lack of cute and fun prints for boys, Carly started Farewell Swim when she was pregnant with her second son. She began creatingthe brand in 2017 in her Brooklyn apartment, mixing and matching fun colors and whimsical prints that would suit boys and girls alike.
“One of Judaism’s gifts to the culinary world (alongside schmaltz and pickled herring, of course) are these ‘little horns’ – super-cute filled shortbreads – although which animal’s horns they’re meant to be is beyond me. Let’s say it’s in reference to the temptation to ‘ram’ these in your mouth! The inspo for this particular pastry’s pathway to shortness comes courtesy of Canada’s godmother of Jewish cookery, Bonnie Stern, who goes half-n-half with butter and cream cheese – a bit like a Yiddish Maggie Beer sour cream shortcrust situation. Stern prepared me a little rugelach care pack as a farewell from Canada, and they didn’t even make it onto the plane! Fill yours with whatever you like – from apricot jam to bitter chocolate, or even cheese and Tumami (tomato and black garlic spread).”
The Vanessas gather for a final elegant group portrait ahead of SNS departing for her new home in the US. Bye bye Van, we'll miss you!!!
#YaminoArt Farewell to Late Rainy Days
-By Howard Lyon I love auctions sites (and have posted on them before) because they usually provide very high quality, semi-large images of the paintings up for auction. The upcoming European Painting auction is full of some great images. Be sure to scroll all the way through to see several Bougu
I took the chance to escape one of the hottest days this summer by retreating to my craft room. I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches for inspiration. Really, the sketch was an excuse to play because I'd been wanting to try out Peaceful Moments using a mix of gold foil and pigment sprinkles. I started by using the Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody pigment sprinkles on a wet piece of Fluid 100 watercolour paper and letting them do their magic. I built the rest of the card around them. I'm really pleased with the vibrancy and colour variation in them. I didn't completely adhere the gold foil to the bases because I like the look you get when the edges are free and floating. If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or clicking on any of products below. Update: Delighted to be a Perfect Princess at Freshly Made Sketches. Product List Peaceful Moments Bundle (English) [153824] $109.75 Painted Poppies Bundle [153827] $109.75 Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $18.50 Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $20.50 Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $18.50 Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $18.50 Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $18.50 Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $18.50 Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $19.00 Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $10.50 Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper [151324] $24.25 Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $15.75 Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $15.75 Versamark Pad [102283] $20.00 Pigment Sprinkles [149663] $48.00 White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $12.50 Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $12.50 Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $20.00 Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.25
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A delicious and healthy variation of the classic Strudel with apples and berries!
I bid a final farewell to citrus season in the form of this simple Lemon Poppy Seed French Yogurt Loaf, drenched in a honey lemon syrup. It tastes deliciously moist, fluffy and zesty. And like any …
my dream poppy field in the stanford oval. now available as a print on etsy! :)
It is with great excitement that I can reveal Anya's "Paris in winter" party held last weekend. Thank you to the wonderful Amy Atlas and her team for featuring my party today, I am beyond thrilled and happy :-))) I love Paris in the spring time I love Paris in the fall I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles…………………. and so a theme was decided upon for my daughter’s 11th birthday party. My daughter Anya ADORES & LOVES France, especially Paris and the Eiffel tower and begged me for a Paris party this year. Since this theme has already been done to death I wanted to give her party a funky and modern twist without blowing the budget sky high. Lets face it, if this is going to cost me hundreds of dollars to create I might as well save up a little more to buy a ticket and visit the actual Paris. A lot of the elements for this party was homemade and we tried to incorporate quite a few wintery touches since its very cold down here in Melbourne, Australia. We started with gorgeous invites created by Jennifer Birkhead Design and to make it more fun for the guests Anya and I made envelopes from colour copied Paris street maps topped with Par Avion (free from the post office) and Eiffel tower stamps (free download from Google images). Jennifer also created all the cookie and dessert table tags to match. Since our Paris theme involved the actual French colours (funny how nobody has done a Paris party in French colours before) I ordered some inexpensive French flag bunting from Ebay and various French ribbons and paper mini flags to be used on the dessert table. I also knitted a blue, white and red square flag garland to hang from the fireplace to emphasise the winter theme. I didn’t want to go out and spend extra money on vessels and platters for the table so instead I bought some styrofoam square cake dummies and wrapped them in white wool before crafting the two main cupcake and pop stands you can see on the table. I also used empty, clean chickpea cans to hold my cookies and macarons and once again wrapped the tins in white wool to dress them up. I even used chickpea cans and empty juice bottles as vases as centerpieces for my dessert table and lunch table which I covered in fake fur (the cans stuck on candleholders) and red wool (the bottles on the main table). The background is a Parisian wall decal which can be (and was) easy to remove. Mademoiselle Anya unwrapping one of her tres chic pressies all decked out in her Parisian finery (clothes from Pumpkin Patch's Paris range) Close up of the Eiffel tower and snow cookies all displayed in wool covered chicpea cans! The Pièce de résistance was the Eiffel tower cake made from double chocolate sponge cake filled with chocolate buttercream and covered in fondant, yummmmm. Everything on the cake was edible (except the ribbon, flag and feathers). Vanilla and coconut "snow" cupcakes and edible choc Eiffel pops. All displayed on my handmade cupcake & pop stand. Some of the food we had for lunch was French pancakes, croissants with ham and mini bread rolls (Petit pain) with cheese. The dessert table had mini white hot chocolates with marshmallow moustache stirrers (the girls loved these!), a cheese (fromage) platter, raspberry macarons on sticks, Eiffel tower snow cookies, vanilla and coconut snow cupcakes and Eiffel tower pops. Guests were inspired by Edith Piaf singing French songs on the CD player in the background while playing games such as “name that Paris landmark”, “Paris bingo”, “find the moustache” and painting their nails in French coloured nail polish. Can't have a French lunch without French raspberry and vanilla macarons! These macaron pops were for the children. I loved how the living and diningroom looked after it was decorated, it looked like a French cafe overlooking a window with the Eiffel tower in the distance. Tres Bien! For the main lunch the girls had these mini French pancakes. Vanilla & coconut "snow" cupcakes were a hit at the dessert table. I scored some lovely striped plates from Bed, Bath & table for only a mere $3 each, Le BARGAIN! What is a Parisian lunch without flowers I say........ bought these lovely red carnations and silver leaf filler from Camberwell flower market and just added some feathers. I added these blooms to my fake fur covered can vases and stuck them to my candle holders for "drama". I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles.........found this gorgeous ruffle umbrella at my friend Lil's shop from Lily Chic Events and had to have it!! Isn't it just devine? Oo-la-la!! Mini hot white chocolate drinks in mini cafe cups (I embelished each cup with a French phrase) with marshmallow & moustache stirrers/swizzle sticks. The guests loved these the most! For the guests to take home they each received a mini wool felted postman’s satchel with poppy brooch containing an Eiffel tower cookie, a notebook bought from the dollar shop then covered in Paris street map paper, a stripy pen, Eiffel tower necklace and vintage airmail letter paper and envelopes (downloaded and printed for free) from Linda at Tortagialla. My daughter loves to write letters so the free printable letter set was especially appreciated by her. Eiffel tower snow sugar cookie with edible Eiffel tower image. One of the favourite items on the dessert table was the cheese platter! Forget napkin rings, just wrap some wool around your wooden cutlery, add a cute wool felted brooch with ribbon and viola, you've gone from cheap to chic! Close up of the raspberry & vanilla macarons I made, these were for the parents that stayed for coffee. It was only a small lunch of 6 guests who sat at the main table, this kept the lunch intimate and manageable. Even my youngest daughter Liandra got into the swing of things. See the red bottle? I used two empty juice bottles, wrapped them in red wool to jazz them up a bit and used them both as vasses on my main table. How easy and cheap is that!! Don't forget to join me on FACEBOOK and tell me what you think :-)) or you are welcome to leave a comment here if you wish. xxxx Leoni
Easy Care Native CA Poppies Inspired by Demo at the Maker Faire Now that it’s raining again in California, and weather will become ...