Happy Thanksgiving!
Greg and I are hosting Thanksgiving in our tiny apartment today, and we’ll be enjoying this layered […]
Message in a Bottle Shower Activity
I hesitated to set up this Message in a Bottle activity at Trish’s nautical baby shower, as I had already sent out Message in a Bottle invitations. But what the heck — it’s such a cute and easy idea! The note on the chalkboard reads: “Share your wisdom and encouragement! Leave your messages in the …
Sail Boat Napkins
When my wife decided to throw a baby shower for my sister-in-law, she asked me to make boats out of paper napkins. What do you mean, boats out of napkins!? Ummm, napkins (especially paper ones) definitely do not float. However, it turns out that for hundreds of years, people in Japan have been successfully turning …
Sea Glass Candy
On a recent trip to Portland, Greg and I visited a tea tasting room with my brother and his wife. It was a great experience — I consume crazy amounts of tea, but am woefully ignorant of the nuances of the historically-significant beverage. It was fun to taste them side by side and ask the …
Colorful Dessert Stands
My nautical dessert table needed more color and height, and dessert stands seemed like the obvious choice. If your cake stand collection is like mine (um, I only own one!) and isn’t as extensive as Bountiful (lovvvve), you might want to whip up a few of these for your next party! I bought two glass …
Nautical Twizzler Knots
I was never a Boy Scout, and as a consequence, I can tie exactly one kind of knot—a granny knot! When I need to make sure something is especially secure, I just tie a bunch of additional granny knots. Somehow I’ve managed to survive this long without losing any furniture on the freeway… Anyway, while …
Happy Halloween!
Schrödinger and his cat hope you ate lots of great candy tonight, and avoided any flasks of poison! We weren’t sure if Pixel would be dead or alive… But luckily, he was alive! Those pesky flasks of poison… After repeatedly proclaiming that we weren’t going to dress up this year, we decided to throw these …
Nautical Baby Shower
I’m going to be an aunt! In honor of this momentous upcoming occasion, I co-hosted a baby shower in Los Angeles for my sister-in-law Trish. Even before knowing that Trish and Phil were having a boy, I thought that a nautical theme would be perfect for them. It just seemed so fitting; they live in …
Jell-O Letters
I’m always on the hunt for simple foods and decorations that can be customized for any situation, and these Jell-O letters fit the bill “purrfectly.” We already know that I love to use cookie cutters for foods besides cookies (1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5). This time, I wrote out a silly …
Basketball Brownies
I jumped on the Pinterest basketball cake bandwagon and made this cute dessert for my father-in-law’s birthday. I baked peanut butter brownies for the base, instead of a more typical cake, to complement the Reese’s Pieces flavors. They’re certainly the most involved brownies I’ve ever made, with a layer of peanut butter frosting topped with …