Thanks to clear skies, great friends and a whole lotta peanuts and pecans, our party turned out fabulously. We had a lot of fun (and a little stress) making the decorations and food, and we were quite pleased with the results! Let me take you on a tour: To snack on, we offered a biscuit …
Get ready — I have tons of projects coming up! Today (eek!) we’re hosting a Southern Soirée (or, as Greg says, putting the Southern in Southern California). Rather than an autumn party (hello 100 degree temps this week), we’re having an end of the summer party. Strands of paper circles have been living in our …
This post strays a bit from typical Seakettle fare, but it’s too cute not to share! Check out the package that arrived on my doorstep: (The nighttime picture doesn’t really do it justice.) A half dozen delicious cupcakes with frostings and sprinkles to match! My brother sent these from Saint Cupcake — a cupcakery we …
It was only a matter of time. Ever since I first spotted not martha’s blueberry cobbler in jars […]
I inherited a small cabinet from a roommate in Indiana, and it has fearlessly traveled the country with me for the last four years. Though thinly coated in flat white paint, it faithfully held a TV in South Bend and a lamp in Atlanta before becoming the perfect entryway piece here in LA. The many …
I just have to start with a question: do you have any idea how hard it is to draw the lines on a basketball? Not on paper, no, that’s easy-peasy. Just a plus sign and a couple semi-circles. No, I mean on a sphere. Or 25 spheres. Eek! Drawing the curvy lines that almost-come-together-but-change-their-mind-at-the-last-minute-and-don’t was …
Note: This is Greg’s first Seakettle post! Since he was completely responsible for every step except number 11, I figured it would be easier for him to explain the shelves than for me to transcribe the process. Thanks, Greg! We acquire a surprising assortment of stationery on a regular basis—postcards, wedding invitations, a Charley Harper …
Sorry for the lack of posts lately! It seems I have a million projects on the to-do list, yet we’ve been spending all our free time out of town! Speaking of traveling, we’ve added this new print to our collection: “We don’t take vacations, we take adventures.” Greg came to this conclusion in Charleston, as …
Despite my taking 5,000+ photos per year (for fun), our apartment had exactly one photo on display. Pitiful. It isn’t even a particularly good one, it just happens to have been framed years ago. Yesterday, I finally changed that. Part of my hesitation in putting up tons of photos (especially, no offense, of family and …
Two years ago today, Greg’s little (middle) brother married his college sweetheart. Happy anniversary, Phil and Trish! In their honor, I thought I’d do a little flashback to the gift we made them. (Sorry about the photo quality — they’re the only shots I have!) One of my wedding-gift-giving strategies is to purchase something(s) off …