Wednesday, April 6

an act of kindness

What a delight it is to open the mailbox and see a little package waiting there for you!  I was a lucky winner in a pay it forward giveaway draw over at Razmataz, and yesterday I received a package full of spring lovelies, for no reason but simply because she was forwarding on a little act of kindness.  I love it!


3 pretty cards with a bright, glossy photo on the front, left blank for a personal message, and 3 adorable clay tags (one little bunny with a teal ribbon was broken on his journey, but he was quite lovely too!).  When my husband walked into the room, saw the envelope, wrappings, and goodies, he rolled his eyes and asked me what I had ordered from Etsy now.  Well, little does he know about random acts of kindness!  Thanks ever so much Razmataz!

Here is a sweet bird tag doing a lovely job of dressing up a bottle of wine...she shall sit perched like this until I give her away at Easter time.


Tuesday, April 5

pretty darn good brownies


If you are in need of a really good brownie recipe, look no further!  This is a keeper!  I thought I had my faithful, go-to brownie recipe but I have to say she's been replaced. 
You might recognize this recipe from the cover of February's Bon Appétit magazine where they are claimed to be 'best-ever brownies'.  I hesitated at first when I read the recipe over because it doesn't call for any melted chocolate just cocoa powder and I wondered, could they possibly be chocolatey enough?  They are indeed...they are fudgy, dense, with a deep chocolate flavor.  The recipe also calls for the butter to be melted and browned which adds a subtle nuttiness.
These were absolutely someone-hide-these-from-me delicious.  Got a hankering anyone?

Friday, April 1

Friday finds from Etsy

Well, here we are again with the weekend only a stone throws away...how nice for us!  I am looking forward to a lovely weekend filled with friends and family.  At one point, my sister and I will be joining a dear friend of ours as she goes wedding dress shopping.  Fun, right?  For me, there is just something wonderful about a shop that is filled to the brim with dresses made of satin, taffeta, lace, dupioni and tulle.  And as I haven't had a reason to step into a bridal shop in almost 7 years now, I am quite delighted about it! 

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend!  Happy Friday to you!


fabric rosette beaded necklace in classic summer colours...



a set of simple, beautiful stacking bangles...



a gorgeous photograph of cream peonies ~ fit for a princess...



fir, sage and grapefruit scented soy candle...



i can almost taste the cotton candy ~
fine art carnival photography...



being hungover never looked so good ~
 lavender and buckwheat hull eye pillow...


Anything pop out at you?
xoxo for now!

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...