Sledding Party

The snow finally

dumped on

Montana!

Which means...

Sledding Party!

Complete with

sleds,

bon fires,

a hot chocolate bar,

and chocolate chip

cookies!

Infinity Scarf

As well as learning

how to sew...

I have also started

crocheting!

 

Now, I am still

just a beginner.

 So my work still has

loads of flaws in it.

But here is something

I made over the

Christmas Holiday...

And I think it will be
very needed for my
Sledding Party
today!

Happy Birthday Kelly

Today is one of my

Best Friends Birthdays.

It's hard to believe

how fast time flies by.

I met her almost

28 years ago.

And we are still friends

to this day.

It was wonderful

to be able to see her

and have a girls weekend

at the Alt summit.

I now have memories

that I will never ever forget.

So...

Happy Birthday
to my  beautiful friend.

AMradio

I love love love
these vintage finds from...

AMradio

They look like they are
straight out of an
old post office or
apothecary. 

House of Brinson

At the Alt Summit Conference

I was able to take a

short photography class

from House of Brinson...

My favorite

still-life

photographer!

Just look at these

beautiful photos

shot by them...

I stupidly

forgot to bring

my camera...

not cool.

But I did have

my iPhone!

So I made sure to

snap this photo of

deliciously lovely Kale.

Embroidery Calendar

 I am fascinated by
embroidery.

It is one of the projects
on my to do list.

And after seeing this kit

by Curious Doodles...

The project has

definitely jumped up

on my list.

Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies

I've had a leftover bag

of crumbled English Toffee

in my pantry since Christmas.

It has literally

been starring at me,

begging me to use it.

So last night I did...

And I made these!

Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup peanut butter

1 1/4 cup brown sugar

3 tbsp whole milk

1 tbsp vanilla extract

1 egg

1 1/2 cups flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp kosher salt

1 cup crumbled English Toffee

1. Preheat oven to 375.

2. Beat butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar together until creamy. 
3. Then add the milk, vanilla and egg.

4. In a separate bowl, sift the flour and baking soda together. Add the salt. 
5. Add the dry mix to the mixer and combine. Then add the English toffee. Beat until incorporated.
6. Drop tablespoon size amounts on to a baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes (do not over bake).
7. Cool on a cooling rack for a few minutes.
8. Then Enjoy!!

Alt Sponsors

What wonderful sponsors
Alt was able to get.

And what wonderful free gifts
they provided for us
to take home!

They really did
spoil us.

Thank You...

Kristy
HGTV
Mail Chimp
Square Space
Cargoh
Sherwin Williams
Pinhole Press
RuLaLa
BurdaStyle
Method
Epiphanie
Burnina
Minted
blurb

Bernadette Pascua

You have probably

guessed it by now...

But I love

Fashion Illustrations.

And I love these sketches

by Bernadette Pascua.

There appearance
is so simplistic
yet they are
dripping with
elegance.

Images originally found

on Miss Moss.

Smilebooth

On Friday night of the
Alt Summit
many different
sponsors...

Girls with Glasses
RuLaLa
HP
Uppercase
blurb

just to name
a few...

Hosted "mini-parties"
for all the attendees.

So much food.
So much fashion.
So many photos.
So much fun!

 

Thanks You  
Smilebooth and Method
for hosting a
fabulous mini-party
at the Alt Summit
last week!

Altitude Design Summit

Oh my.

What can I say.

Altitude Design Summit...

or Alt, as it is know for short,

was absolutely amazing

(to say the least).

For the past 4 days

I have been in Salt Lake City

attending a blogging convention

and I have to say

I was a little ‘star struck’

by all the amazing people

that were there.

 Bloggers from...
Design*Sponge
Snippet&Ink
Handmade by Charlotte
Apartment Therapy...

Then there were
the editors of

Martha Stewart

Better Homes & Gardens...

Photographers like

House of Brinson &

Jasmine Star.

But I think the best part

was getting to know other bloggers

who were passionate about

design and art...

Seeing old friends...

and making new ones!

(For more photos of my trip, check out my Instagram)

Rice Krispy Pops

I experimented yesterday

and made these...

Rice Krispy Pops!

BHLDN Decor

I posted about BHLDN 

a few years back...

But I just noticed

that they have a

BEAUTIFUL

decor line

as well.

I loved practically

everything.

But here are a few

of my favorites...

Clothing Swap

Yesterday some friends and I

got together and had a

clothing swap!

Because, lets face it,

in this economy,

it's not always feasible

to buy new clothes all the time.  

We all contributed by

bringing a bag of clothes,

that over time we no longer wore.

Then we completely turned

our friends living room

into a boutique and shopped!

I came away

with some awesome

new (to me) items!

(JCrew Sweater, Banana Rep Sweater, Anthro Cardigan, and one awesome cheetah scarf!)

Jennifer Collier

I love Saturday 

mornings.

I love sitting down

with my cup of coffee,

ready to see what

lovely things I can find

that inspires me.

Today I stumbled upon the artist

Jennifer Collier.

Here is how

she explains her art:

"My practice focuses on

creating work from paper;

by bonding, waxing, trapping and stitching

I produce unusual paper ‘fabrics’,

which are used to explore the 

‘remaking’ of household objects."