DIY: valentines day cards

I always like to make homemade valentines day cards, whatever they look like, you know they're going to be sweeter than anything you could buy.
I used this pic of me holding a sign I made on the front.

On the inside I created a little piece of paper candy that would pop up whenever anyone opened the card.

 

xoxo, thea

a bit of sewing

Dear readers,
I think its about time told you a bit about one of my favorite (and most useful) Christmas present: my black bernette sewing machine by Bernina, its a small sewing, machine but I love it, its styled after Bernina,s retro machines.   
            the machine:

  my completed projects (and one for the future)

for my first project I made a new pair of bathroom curtains, so far I've also sewed a bow onto an old-ish cardigan. :)Once my sewing skills get better I want to try and sew this vintage swimsuit from here.

DIY: little homemade christmas presents

Here's some ideas for a few little Christmas present this year!
               
                      clay ornaments 
These are really fun to make, all you need is air dry clay, acrylic paint and a dose of creativity.

little blue bird ornaments, I gave these out to guests at my bruschetta party

little cute cloud ornament

toadstool ornament I made for my bruschetta party

             make your own coco kit
this makes a really great gift for fellow crafty people. Here's a rough guide to make the coco kit: fill a mason jar with layers of chocolate chips and marshmallows, put a piece of felt over the top, tie a piece of ribbon around a candy cane and the top of the mason jar, tape on the 
directions and ingredients: you'll need 1 cup of chocolate chips, 1 cup milk, sugar to taste and as many marshmallows as you like.Directions: melt the chocolate,add 1/4 cup milk and whisk vigorously, add the rest of the milk and mix, sweeten to taste, top with marshmallows and garnish with the candy cane. enjoy!!     

the directions for the coco kit, equipped with a candy cane

I made this little mug picture

 the coco kit filled with marshmallow and chocolate chips

im leaving you with a cool pic I took , doesn't it look wintery 

 

 

DIY: bruschetta party

 
  Bruschetta

A few days ago I hosted a party… not really your normal party (which isn't a bad thingJJ).

I hosted a bruschetta party; I made tiny rounds of toasted baguette topped with roasted eggplant for

Dinner one night, it was delicious!! So I came up with devoting a whole party to it.

Here are a few bruschetta I made for the party:

Toadstool bruschetta- goat cheese rounds topped with halved cherry tomatoes, they looked adorable! The green toast was "dyed" green with parsley pesto.

Eggplant bruschetta –delicious roasted eggplant and garlic with fresh parsley.

Wonderland bruschetta –prosciutto, fig, arugula and fresh
mozzarella.

Clementine sparkler- fresh squeezed clementine juice with sparkling water and a bit of honey garnished with clementine segments, they looked great!

I also served make your own bruschetta-I toasted a baguette and served it with roasted sweet potato and homemade white bean dip, YUM!



Here's how I set the table:

Here are a few pics of how I set the scene for the party-it was a mix of elegant, rustic, and cute.

Everything was delicious and I would have gotten some more pictures of the food but everything was gobbled up too quickly!

the cute invites

okay, I really didn't need to label the utensils but it was fun! 

my fall/harvest bouquet

Please comment if you've had an out of the ordinary party lately.  

adorable homemade toadstool ornaments stood by the drinks

every last detail...

the drink station