Pretty Things

What do you think this looks like? I think it looks like a gorgeous sheet of the prettiest scrapbook paper on the planet.

And it was at Pier I Imports today. Can you believe that?

I don't know what they think they're doing, dabbling in the scrapbooking industry. Aren't they supposed to sell home fashions?


Oh, I guess they still do. This isn't paper, it's a plate.


And it's not at Pier I anymore. It's in my possession. In my house.

Do you want to know how I rationalized this purchase? Well, I'm going to tell you anyway. I had a gift card, I've been looking for pretty dishes to put in my practically empty dinette cabinet, and they're sooooo pretty!


Shallow, I know, but they make me happy.

Waldorf Salad

This recipe for Waldorf Salad is my last unposted recipe from my Winter Crop. I remember eating this as a kid, and I've loved it ever since. I love crunchy salads, and if they have nuts in them, even better. I'm so glad I don't have any nut allergies. I'd have to keep an Epi Pen in my back pocket.

Oh, and if you're on Weight Watcher's you might not want to know the points value for this. This is one case where ignorance is bliss. I'm just sayin' . . . Not that I would know.

Enjoy!

Happy Valentine's Day

Yes, it's Valentine's Day and I'm struggling to finish the Valentine projects that I planned to do last month. I just finished this apron this morning, to wear it for one day and then put it away until next year.

This is a new pattern for me, although I've actually had it for close to a decade. Hey, some projects are like that.

Anyway, it's a McCall's Home Decorating pattern #2897, and it's out of print. I did find it on eBay though. If you're interested, click on the pattern number. The apron is just one of several items included in the pattern.

Now, since the model in the pattern actually has the body of a Barbie doll, you don't really get the full effect with me wearing it. With all the frills I look more like a Valentine bon bon, than the feminine Domestic Goddess that this pattern intended.

It doesn't matter though, this apron will act as the protective armor I so desperately need from the butter splats in my life.

And if my personal bulk wasn't bad enough, I went and bulked it up even more by making it a reversible apron. This particular pattern wasn't supposed to be reversible, but I like reversible aprons so I just cut all the pieces in two fabrics and then struggled with my topology handicap to put it all together. I ended up with some extra pieces, naturally, because I didn't need double the number of ties, and I'm a bonehead when it comes to visualizing how everything will fit together.

It's done though and I can now cross it off my list. Have a very Happy Valentine's Day my bloggy friends!