Chelsea

North Carolina Museum of Art

We took a field trip on Saturday to Raleigh. Eric had a conference and I wanted to see the new and improved North Carolina Museum of Art. When we arrived at the North Carolina Museum of Art it was a stormy, rainy afternoon. I was not even thinking that a stroll through the sculptures wouldContinue reading “North Carolina Museum of Art”

Baby Handprint Watercolor

I started this painting quite some time ago. I won’t tell you how long I have been procrastinating finishing this, other than my daughter’s hands and feet are much bigger than they would have been had I finished it when I started it. I started by painting simple abstract design using patterns of shapes andContinue reading “Baby Handprint Watercolor”

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

It’s Saturday afternoon, my daughter just goes down for her second nap of the day and I am struck with the urge to go up the street to the local coffee shop, Spring Garden Bakery for coffee and their delicious pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. What am I to do? Make my own muffins and coffeeContinue reading “Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins”

Repurposing old books

Part of me cringes at the thought of cutting up books and the other part of me loves the idea of turning an old yellowed hardcover with no hope of being read anytime soon into a work of art. My newest collage I have started is based on pages from old books. We visited theContinue reading “Repurposing old books”

Easy Ribbon Headbands

Cut a length of ribbon, use your head and the hair tie to measure. Cut the ribbon longer than necessary so you can trim excess. Fold and iron a loop of ribbon around the hair tie at one end. Sew and back stitch along the length of the hair tie. Measure one last time byContinue reading “Easy Ribbon Headbands”

Upcycled Tee Shirt Bib

What to do with all those old concert tee shirts that crowd my closet? Make my baby a rock star at meal time! I started with one tee shirt. The smaller, the better the neck hole will fit without alteration. I traced around an existing bib with a chalk pencil for the correct length. IContinue reading “Upcycled Tee Shirt Bib”

Brought to you by the letter G

Some friends gave us baby room decor as part of a baby gift way back in July. I finally have the project finished and up in her room. It was a fun and really simple project. I started with the blank G. What to do? I decided to go with magenta. A coupleContinue reading “Brought to you by the letter G”

DIY diaper bib

On Sunday morning, I woke up early and felt the urge to make something. Lucky for me Miss Greta was still soundly sleeping and so I had plenty of time to whip up this easy diaper turned bib. I started with a clean, ironed, cotton diaper. I trimmed it shorter, taking off about 5 inches.Continue reading “DIY diaper bib”

Super Bowl Surprise (vegan) Cake Part II

As usual this dairy-free and vegan cake was a huge hit, when we brought the pan home there were only a couple small bites left. I wanted to lick the pan clean, but resisted. Notice the sliding marks from knives and forks scarping the good stuff off the bottom of the pan.

Super Bowl Surprise Cake

The surprise is that this chocolate cake is vegan. This recipe takes the cake on vegan desserts. One would have no idea it is vegan unless told. It is everything a cake should be – moist, dense, and so chocolately! I doubled this recipe to that I would have a larger cake – just bumpContinue reading “Super Bowl Surprise Cake”