Drawstring Bag Project

Did you see these drawstring bags on the Purl Bee?  So cute - and useful!

Friday Featured Art: Twilight in the Wilderness

Do you like the artists of the Hudson River School?  This piece is called Twilight in the Wilderness, and it's by Frederic Church.

Thursday Tunes: Pioneer Day Concert

You may remember me mentioning Katherine Jenkins after we returned from a trip to the UK in 2009.  This year, she sang with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for their annual Pioneer Day concert.  If you missed it, you can see it below.

Apricot Tang!

Look what we found at our favorite Middle Eastern grocer: apricot-flavored Tang.  Tony bought it for me for fun, and I really like it!

Skylands Collection

I'm glad that Home Depot has so much Martha stuff these days!  One of our first projects was to install the Skylands collection towel bar and towel ring in our funny old bathroom.  It was a bit of a challenge, but I like how they turned out.

Young House Love

I've found a blog to inspire me as we try to update our new (old) home.  Young House Love has tons of great DIY projects - although the couple of things that we've tried so far have turned out to be more difficult than expected...  I think Sherry's post about painting wood paneling might come in handy down the road!  (These are the homes featured on the blog, and they are actually kind of similar to ours - I'll have to post as we go.)

Friday Featured Etsy Seller: PickClickSew

I really love the Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabric.  On Etsy, the shop PickClickSew has a great selection of patterns and sizes including this William Morris-inspired Strawberry Thief.  The fabric comes straight from England - how fun!

Thursday Text: How to Clean Absolutely Everything

I just got a Kindle book to help me with our new house: How to Clean Absolutely Everything.  It seems like it will be a good reference to have around.  Do you have a place to find information about housekeeping?

Swinging Hare Door Knocker

We were downtown the other day and stopped in Anthropologie.  They have some really lovely animal knobs and hooks.  I think I may have to get this cute rabbit door knocker.

Orbit Mist

Have you tried new Orbit Mist gum?  I've tried Spearmint Spritzer and Crisp Mint Waterfall, and I really like it.  Check it out!