Happy Halloween!
Our black kitty (who is convinced that he’s a ferocious panther, not a chubby skunk) wishes everyone a fun and safe holiday!
Halloween Costumes
Happy eve of All Hallows Eve! It’s time to reveal our Halloween costumes — can you guess who we are? I’ll give you some hints: Greg is exactly who he looks like he’s supposed to be. An old person. An old man, to be precise. My costume is a little bit trickier, and there were …
Eiffel Tower Pumpkin Carving
What’s Halloween without pumpkin carving? Just an excuse to wear a costume during your Saturday morning surfing session. (No, seriously that’s a real thing.) While I love the idea of pumpkin carving, when it comes down to it I always struggle coming up with a design that is sufficiently cool to merit disemboweling that poor, …
Polka Dot Pumpkins
We have so many pumpkins this year. It started with a handful of super cute […]
Teddy Bear Toast
One of Greg’s thirty birthday gifts was this quick and adorable breakfast. I squealed when I first saw the idea, and I still can’t get over how easy and cute it is! Simply prepare toast the way you like it (ok, jam might look strange, but try butter, honey or cinnamon and sugar), add 3 …
Scratch-Off Photos
Greg turned 30 this month! I wasn’t in the same city as him on his birthday, so I turned it into a ten day celebration. Ten days, three gifts per day, starting five days before his birthday. It was a bit of a scramble to pull so many gifts together (as if I didn’t know …
Pizza Barbeque
Los Angeles finally had a couple weeks of real summer heat, and turning on our oven has been torture. We took advantage of the grill and some backyard shade and hosted a barbeque. After a month of travelling followed by a week in a hot, stuffy house, dining outdoors with friends was the perfect refreshment! …
Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes
Continuing my love affair with all things Oreo (or fake, off-brand Oreo, as the case may be) I tried these Oreo cupcakes for our recent pizza party. I combined a favorite plain cheesecake recipe with a Martha Stewart “cupcake” recipe, and the result was fantastic (if I do say so myself). They only resemble cupcakes …
Ombre Paper Bow
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been slow to embrace the ombre trend that’s now so hugely popular. I think it’s because I spend a lot of my day job arguing that clients don’t actually need to add gradients to every. single. little. thing. And let’s be honest here — ombre is just …
Constellation Shower Invitations
One of my favorite people in the world is getting married in September! I’m extremely honored to be one of Angela’s bridesmaids and bridal shower hostesses. Angela was a bridesmaid in my wedding, as well, and though she wasn’t a confident paper-cutter (my invitations were admittedly intense), she was a great cupcake-decorator and source of …