Treasure Hunting

Today, I went "treasure hunting" as my friend Erika's mother likes to call it. I found this amazing storage ottoman for my newly painted bedroom, for $14 at the Salvation Army!



I love the combination of mustard yellow and peach silk.

Sew Real

I love handmade cards, they're so much fun to make and give. I used my mom's sewing machine to make a card and an envelope for Andrew. My favorite childhood bedtime story was The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams. It's about how a velveteen rabbit becomes real through the love that the little boy has for him. I typed out my favorite excerpt from the book and sewed a printed bunny on it. Don't you love the effect that the zig zag stitching gives it?

Grow Your Soup I

I've always enjoyed making and creating things, but I've never taken pictures of them or shared my creations with people. While I was walking around home depot, and picking out different things to start growing an herb garden, I decided that I should also grow a blog, so that I can share my adventures, things that inspire me, and things that I create! So here is my very first entry :)

I potted a cilantro and basil plant, and planted some organic tomato seeds. I covered the pots in my mom's old dish towels and finished them off with some twine. Now they have a new home in the nook above the kitchen sink, where they will get plenty of sunshine :)



I planted this one for Andrew, since he likes tomatoes so much. I made a plant marker that says "Grow Your Soup". Hopefully, I can make tomato basil soup one day using the plants from my herb garden :)