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DIY Idea: A Window Chalkboard
Ever since I saw the above image, I’ve been wanting to transform an old window into a chalkboard and magnetic surface. A chalkboard will fit very nicely into our old schoolhouse theme (we have a science lab table in our dining room, an old desk to hold our succulents, a slate from the 1800s, a wire gym basket for Hoss’s toys, and one of those giant wall maps that pull down).It’s taken me several weeks, however, to find a window small enough for our purposes. Well, honestly, it took me three trips to my favorite vintage store on three different weekends. And then I found a great window. It’s … Read More
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Pound Cake Present
I’m going to visit a friend I haven’t seen in a while, and we had some leftover pound cake from dinner last night (which, by the way, I highly recommend you bake! It’s pretty easy to make a delicious-tasting cake from this recipe).Wax paper + ribbon + sticky note = instant present
Voila!
Happy Saturday to all of you…
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Monthly Dinner Party
Apron courtesy of AnthropologieMatt and I like to have friends over for dinner, but if we don’t make a concerted effort to do it, the entire month can fly by with no dinner parties.
At the beginning of the month, I like to sit down and decide whom to invite for dinner that month. Matt hates such calculated planning, but he puts up with it!
Last month, we met a really cool couple at a party. They seemed like the perfect choice for January’s dinner party.
Now we have to decide what to serve…
I’d like to serve a salad and bread, so pasta seems like a logical choice. … Read More
