New Dress A Day: 365 Days. 365 New Outfits. 365 Dollars.

Great blog! Marisa takes on a challenge to take a usually hideous dress and make it over into something wearable!!!!! Very interesting to see the magic she does!!!!

New Dress A Day/365 Days/365 New Outfits/365 Dollars

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Here's a great post on how to make a pumpkin spice latte (like Starbuck's) on Prairie Cottage Rose. Check it out! I'm planning on making these when the weather gets a little cooler!!!! Nothing says fall like a pumpkin spice latte!



Prairie Cottage Rose: Pumpkin Spice Latte

Window Shopping Wednesday on The Scarlet Poppe

Morgan @ The Scarlett Poppe was so nice to include my Black and Cream Monica Clutch in her Window Shopping Wednesday blog post.

Here it is:
Window Shopping Wednesday

Rolling Stones & Rice Krispies?

Who knew? The Rolling Stones made a commercial for Rice Krispies in 1964!

New Clutches!

I'm having lots of fun making these cool clutches!!!!

Frame Clutch

Frame Clutch Purse:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/52446048/frame-clutch-in-michael-miller-dandy

Red Toile Bag

Red Toile Bag:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/52487787/pleated-handbag-in-red-toile

New Style of Bag

A new style of bag in the shop. . .a pleated bag with a flap. Made with a pattern by Mary at Sweet Pea Totes on Etsy.

More Panama City Goats!

Our Unusual Vacation Tradition!

When in Panama City, FLORIDA: you must FEED THE GOATS!
H.G. Harders and Son, General Contractors, have a scrapyard across from their offices. Goats are EVERYWHERE! Everyone knows where to go feed the goats! If you go, bring lots of bread! The address is on the website:
http://www.hgharders.com/

Lost Sock Creations on Etsy

Look how cute this is! A new shop called Lost Sock Creations has opened on Etsy. Cute! This one is Harold. Here's Gomer the Goat. And Homer the Horse.


I have lots of single socks! I wonder if they could use them!!!! ;-)

New Bags in the Shop!

Save our Gulf!

This great shirt is from Etsy seller, letterhappy. Based in Mobile, Alabama, letterhappy is donating $5 from the sale of each "SAVE OUR GULF" tee to local organizations (including the Alabama Wildlife Center) helping to rescue and save our beautiful wildlife.

Here's the link to letterhappy on Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/letterhappy

Ties for a wedding!

Just finished two matching ties. A customer wanted matching ties for her husband and son to wear during the renewal of their wedding vows. Isn't that sweet? I was just tickled to get to make them for her! I hope she'll send me a picture of them wearing the ties! :-)

New things in my Etsy shop!

Pleated bag in Amy Butler's cypress paisley in lime and lined in pink and white gingham.

Baby Burp Cloths ****
cloth diaper on one side and soft flannel on the other side.

Goodies from the Dessert Auction!

Paula Deen's Coconut Cake

One 18 1/4-ounce package yellow pudding cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
12 ounces shredded coconut

Preheat oven to 350*

Make cake by following directions on the package but substitute milk for the water. Divide and bake in three 9-inch round cake pans for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Then remove from pans.

Stir together sour cream, sugar and coconut. Spread between slightly warm layers, piercing each layer as you stack them. Store cake in container in refrigerator for 2 to 3 days. This allows cake to soak up moisture from the coconut.

On the third day, prepare icing for cake.

ICING

2 unbeaten egg whites
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons light corn syrup or 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/3 cup cold water
dash of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla (I use clear vanilla to keep the icing white)
Additional coconut to top icing (about 1/2 cup )

Place all ingredients except vanilla and additional coconut in top of a double boiler, but do not place over heat. Beat for one minute with an electric hand mixer.

Place over boiling water and cook, beating constantly, until frosting forms stiff peaks (about 7 minutes). Remove from boiling water.

Add vanilla and beat until it reaches spreading consistency (about 2 minutes).

Frost sides and then top of cake. Sprinkle with additional coconut.

Cover and store cake at room temperature.

Page 120 of The Lady and Sons Savannah Country Cookbook.

Cinnabons – Buns from Heaven

Follow this link to the recipe for "my" cinnamon rolls. They really are "buns from heaven". As my friend Monica says, "I hope heaven smells like this". . .she was referring to her cream cheese poundcake. Either one. . .heavenly!

Cinnabons – Buns from Heaven

Key Lime Cake

Trying out a key lime cake. . .Trisha Yearwood's recipe.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe?id=10262217

One tip: my cake did not look like this! It had frosting in between the layers and on top, but none on the sides. Double the frosting recipe!!!!!!!! Either I have unrealistic expectations for how thick frosting should be on cakes or the recipe DOES NOT MAKE ENOUGH FROSTING!

Easter Lunch!

Our Easter lunch! After going to the sunrise service (at which the sun was obscured by the fog, but thankfully it was warmer than last year), I came home and got busy in the kitchen. We made ham, green beans, honey roasted carrots, mashed potatoes, garlic bread. JoAnna made sugar cookies glazed in lovely pastel colors and I made a Snickers cheesecake. It looked so good, I just had to take a picture of everything before we devoured it!

Afterwards, a food induced coma. . .

Pictures taken by my brother

My brother took these pictures of the Apalachicola River last weekend when they took a quick trip to the Apalachicola River Inn. Isn't it beautiful?

Ajax Diner in Oxford, Mississippi

After a trip to Oxford, MS this past weekend, I can personally recommend Ajax Diner. Fabulous home cooking! I had the country fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, butter beans and jalapeno cornbread. Soooo good!

http://www.ajaxdiner.net/Ajax_Diner/Welcome.html

Hub City Handbags now making ties!

Just made these matching father - son ties this afternoon. I like how they turned out! This particular boy's tie is sized for a 4 - 6 year old, but they can be made for any age including babies.

Our dinner

My husband cooked this the other night. I just thought it looked funny when it came out of the oven! Don't you agree?

Timeless Vintage Vixens on Etsy

Spent some time today poring over these wonderful vintage dresses on Etsy! A shop called Timeless Vixen Vintage. . .such glam fashions! I imagine "Leave it to Beaver's" mom wearing them to clean her house with pearls and high heels. Maybe not this cute little halter dress :-) but definitely some of them in the shop! The shop is called Timeless Vixen Vintage and here is the link:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TimelessVixenVintage

Casual Applause

Some young friends of mine made this cool movie for the Tupelo high school film festival. The original songs are great! Enjoy!

A Little Music to Start the Day!

Cute little couple playing a piano duet at the Mayo Clinic! Sweet!

Family Portrait

Family portrait. . .the only kind I like. . .casual. On a cloudy, but somehow very "squinty" day in Panama City, FL. Taken by my brother, Alex. Summer 2009.

How we wake up every morning! x 3

x 3! Fred. Ginger. Meeko. Fred and Ginger really do put their paws on our faces to wake us up. Meeko (the 14 year old cat) just meows.

So far, no baseball bats!

My Sweetie and Me!

My Sweetie and Me!

Another Snow Day?

Another snow day in South Mississippi? It was lovely waking up to see snow falling; even better knowing it wasn't going to stick!

New Fabrics!

Just got these new fabrics in. . .look for them soon as purses or pouches my Etsy shop! :-)

New Style of Bag!

Just finished this bag last night! I'm afraid it won't be going in the shop. . .I've claimed it as my own! I love this fabric. Amy Butler's Paradise Garden in Periwinkle from her LOVE collection. I will be making another one like it, since I have enough fabric. . .

A Very Talented Cat

Cowboys!

The cutest little cowboy zipper pouches that I made today!
These just make me happy!

Mississippi Snow

Two more of Kerry's bags!