November 24, 2012
October 31, 2012
October 30, 2012
Kids Room Inspiration
Our baby girls are walking, talking climbing and are outgrowing their nursery. Time to pack away the baby cribs and move into BIG girl beds. While looking around the internet for kids room inspiration here is what I found that inspires me.
The bed skirt is adorable
The ottoman is yummy
I like the idea of the floating bookshelves with the tree wall art.
Love
The bed skirt is adorable
The ottoman is yummy
October 27, 2012
October 24, 2012
Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop Contest
Made this video for a Tootsie Pop Contest We
asked our 2 year old daughter if she was up for the challenge of
finding out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie
Pop, we never figured it out but we made this great video! :)
You Can simply click on this link and VOTE
You Can simply click on this link and VOTE
October 2, 2012
Baby Doll quilt
With a few fabric scraps, some vintage trim and a few hours of my time I made this baby doll quilt for my baby girl.
The squares are 2 1/2 inches with a 1/4 inch seam
7 squares and 8 squares down.
October 1, 2012
Book Review
This book was simply written,easy to understand and I came away encouraged after reading it.
September 23, 2012
Sunday Afternoon Blueberry Pie
Fall is in the air.
Time for baking
I love the smell of homemade pie baking on a Sunday afternoon. I think they smells extra good on Sunday.
Time for baking
I love the smell of homemade pie baking on a Sunday afternoon. I think they smells extra good on Sunday.
Filling
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 9 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
- 1 tablespoon butter
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Mix sugar, flour, salt, and cinnamon, and sprinkle over blueberries.
- Line pie dish with one pie crust. Pour berry mixture into the crust, and dot with butter.
- Bake pie on lower shelf of oven for about 50 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.
French Pastry Pie Crust
Ingredients
Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Mix well, then cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- In a small bowl, combine egg, vinegar, and 4 tablespoons of water. Whisk together, then add gradually to flour mixture, stirring with a fork. Mix until dough forms a ball. Add one more tablespoon of water if necessary.
- Allow dough to rest in refrigerator 10 minutes before rolling out.
September 18, 2012
Green Mohair couch
My choices were to
1. cut up the couch and REuse the mohair for a project (never got around to it, story of my life)
2. USE it as a couch. (that's a good idea)
The day finally came that I was going to either use it or reuse it. So glad I decided to USE it just the way it was.
She fits perfect into my music room.
September 14, 2012
July 16, 2012
July 14, 2012
July 9, 2012
June 23, 2012
Sunshine and dirt
This is the mud pie kitchen I put together for my two little peanuts. Needless to say they love it!
June 20, 2012
Tree Branch Curtain Rod
When we moved into our new house I had no idea what I was going to do for a window treatments on this HUGE window in our bedroom. My hubby's solution was to tape the curtains to the window for the night in order to get a good nights sleep. Well, needless to say I grew tired of the "tape your curtains to window idea" and went on the hunt for something that would fit out budget of $0 dollars.
Items needed:
1. 3 curtain rod bracket s ( found in junk drawer)
2. Hemp Twine (found in craft room)
3. Gromets ( found in garage)
4. Fabric ( used what was taped to window)
5. The best part TREE BRANCH (found on burning pile in backyard)
$0 dollars for window treatment makeover
Kitchen Garden
June 13, 2012
June 11, 2012
Kitchen Garden
June 10, 2012
Stained Glass Hearts: Seeing Life from a Broken Perspective
"Life is no doubt full of difficulties, but it is also filled with promise and possibility," says best-selling author and WOF speaker Patsy Clairmont. In Stained Glass Hearts Clairmont guides readers to view the difficult experiences of life through the lens of God's grace. Using art as a theme, and likening people to stained glass windows, she shares that it's when we're surrounded by darkness that His healing light shines most brightly within us. Encouraging women to step back and see life from this new perspective, Patsy offers help and hope for the dark places of life.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this well written and interesting book and recommend it to anyone in the process of healing from some hurt, or wanting an uplifting read.
June 5, 2012
June 3, 2012
How to make a lined zippered pouch tutorial
This is what happens when it rains for two days straight.
I have seen these cute little zippered pouches around the internet and on etsy. So I decided to make a couple for birthday gifts.
I found this tutorial over at Skip to my Lou. They are sure easy and fun to make.
May 31, 2012
Vintage Camper
May 29, 2012
Week 3 in the Garden
May 20, 2012
Week 2 in the Garden
May 11, 2012
April 17, 2012
New Vintage Website
I am very excited to announce the launch of our new and improved vintage website. It has been a whirl of activities at the Queen's Palace.
We will be adding vintage items for sale daily. If you are looking for a deal on vintage items to re-purpose or re-use in your home decor, you are going to want to check out our website.
April 13, 2012
Happy Friday the 13th
It's a beautiful day!
My view outside my sewing room
The sun is shining
"Is your Mama a Llama?" is a must read EVERY night.
My view outside my sewing room
The sun is shining
The best flowers to get from your children. There chubby little hands wrapped around them ready to give them to me is precious and melts my heart ever time.
What shall we read tonight at bedtime.....hmmmm
