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How I love thee Anthropologie...

My Christmas wish list - Dan, I hope you're paying attention here...

 

Marshmallows!

The girls and I decided that a nice little treat while we've been feeling a bit under the weather was definitely in order. Hot cocoa, and marshmallows. I remember seeing some fabulous gourmet marshmallows on etsy, so I went off on a hunt for some recipes. The recipes looked easy enough, and they were - however making marshmallows is messy business. I wish I had managed to get pictures of the mess we made of the kitchen. I didn't fully understand just how sticky marshmallow fluff is.....

Between the girls and I we had strands of marshmallows attached to ourselves, and just about every available surface in the kitchen. The girls of course thought this was hilarious, and it was until I had to clean it all up ;-)

The recipe I used can be found on epicurious, and I have to say, they are so much better than store bought. The girls loved them, Isla especially. Maya wasn't too impressed, but she doesn't have much of a sweet tooth. Maya's current favorite snack being frozen peas. She can consume an entire large bag of frozen peas in less than a week!

Here are the finished marshmallows after Maya decorated them with sprinkles - In Maya's view, all sweets need sprinkles ;-)

The Flu strikes again

There we are on friday - busy, busy preparing for the Mama's and Chicks show. Marilyn knocks on the door of the studio around 3:30 in the afternoon. This is of course 1 and a half hours earlier than she would normally come (she has a day job). There she is, standing at my back door shaking uncontrollably. Fever! and a high one. I had her lay down on the couch, and asked my husband to come and pick her up. There was no way she could drive home.

I continue packing up, and prepare to the show alone. I stayed until around 9 or so, starting to feel not so great myself (again - I have young kids, and we've been getting every little bug that has come through the school since September) I get home, and starting to feel even worse. But still determined to plug through. At 5:30 am it's obvious I have the flu too. Sigh - Since both Marilyn and I were both down with the flu, we missed the show.

We're so disappointed that we missed the show - and we now also have 96 baby chick soaps too :-) 

If you do want a baby chick, they're $5.00 each plus shipping - we have strawberry, watermelon, creamsicle, and blue raspberry :-)

Tis the Season

Etsy finds of the day - Holiday cards

Cheers Yo! From pearlmarmalade

Mini Pinwheel Snowman Gift Card Enclosures from InkspotWorkshop

Letterpress Holiday Cards - set of 5 by SarahDrake

10- Holiday Postcard Set - Sugar Plum Fairy by afancifultwist

Lots of Soap

And yes, lots of soap to wrap! Good thing Marilyn is coming tonight to help out. This is what I made this morning in preparation for the Mama's and Chick's Show this Saturday. Taking a wee bit of a break, and then more soap to be made.

Lot's O' Loofah's!

A sea of Duckies!

This little guy didn't make it :-(

Butterflies

This past summer we took the kids to Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls. While were heading back home, we passed a butterfly conservatory. The pics below were taken on my Iphone by my 6 year old daughter. I was quite impressed with how they came out. Maya may just be a budding photographer...

Giveaway of the Day

Under The Oak Pretty Pom Giveaway on IndieIcing

Meg from Under the Oak is giving away a gorgeous set up 5 poms to a lucky reader of IndieIcing.

Paper Love

Etsy Finds of the day. Happy Shopping!

Wedding Invitation Set from RockPaperSizzle

Shabby Chic PaperPosies from ChelseaVanTol

Paper Flowers With Gift Tag Set - Printable PDF from PaperGlitter

Chocolate Favor Boxes from SoInviting

Save The Thread

Some of you may have heard about this already. I just discovered it today via poppytalk. They have a long way to go to reach their goal of $3000. I will be setting up a donation with a percentage of sales on my etsy sites. If you can help out - please do!

about the project.

'Save the Thread' is dedicated to revitalizing a local studio/craft space in downtown Virginia that was devastated by an August fire.

Here's how you can help:

1. SHOPPES:
Please post a discount on your blog and Etsy home description of your commitment to help Angelia. You can donate as much as you'd like percentage-wise, but I'd suggest 20% of sales for the month of August.

2. BLOGS:
Spread the word about Angelia's fire with a link to this post, including the logo above.

3. ARTISTS:
If you have extra wares, please consider sending them to Angelia's gallery space. All inventory was lost, so she'll be replacing quite a bit of items. Contact Angelia right here to coordinate delivery.

Mama's & Chicks Show This Weekend

We're very excited to be part of the Mamas and Chicks show this Saturday in Oshawa. Over 55 vendors, and stroller friendly!

We're busy getting ready with lots of Kid friendly soaps and sets - and of course wonderful soaps and lotions for the Mama's too! Click on the pic for more details including a map to the show