Welcome Fall!

I am so pumped that it is officially Fall! I don't know if it's cheating to get a Pumpkin Spice Latte while it was still summer, but oh well, I did it; the temptation overtook me.

There were several things I did to celebrate the first week of fall.

1. Buy decorative pumpkins to put outside my windows.

2. Baking, Dark Chocolate Pistachio Chip Cookies. I used this recipe and switched white chocolate chips for dark chocolate chips, I love the bitter taste.

3. Baking, Pumpkin Brownies. I didn't make the brownie part from scratch like the original recipe states; I cheated and made the brownies from the box :)

Etsy Obession

I can't get enough of searching for great things on Etsy. I would literally be on there all day if I could. I get so excited when I come across a great shop!

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In Progress

As a side job, I would LUV to design people's wedding invitations, shower invitations, personal stationary or any kind of announcement. I've been doing a couple of things for some friends lately and have enjoyed it so much!

Here's a watercolor I found in my closet that I forgot I had painted. I need to find a good home for it, in or out of my apartment.

I'm looking forward to framing these prints from a 2007 calendar of vintage maps and hanging them in my bare hallway.

Old to them, new to me.

Our librarian at school is finding and giving away tons of discarded books that were published in the 1940's to 1970's and I'm reaping the benefits. There are so many great illustrations in these books that not only inspire me artistically, but could make for some great art to hang on the walls. Here's a glimpse at what I found:

The Art of Teaching

I was cleaning out the kindergarten classroom I will be residing in this coming school year. I found these old children's book from the sixties in a pile. Since they were falling apart and destined to end up in the garbage if I didn't grab them up; I decided to use them in pieces of art. Here's my first piece using a page from a career ABC book from the sixties.

Baking and Re-Making

I've been out of town for a couple of days on a little trip to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary. So I've been missing my kitchen and being able to and bake. So the day I got back I attempted my version of bread & honey's apricot tartlets. But our supermarket sadly didn't have any apricots in stock, so I turned to peaches. I added a little whip cream and sprinkled cinnamon on top. It was quite tasty.

Another exciting endeavor, well exciting to me, is an art deco chair I found at a local antique store. I didn't even know the store existed and it happens to be just a couple blocks away from where I live. This chair was a steal and I'm thinking yellow. I'm open to suggestions also.

Fabric Earrings

I have been obessed with Etsy.com this past week. I love the idea of it and I have been finding the greatest handmade things: art, clothing, jewelry. I purchased two pair of fabric earrings from fabricfarrago. Here are some others that she has for sale.