It was a very busy day today but luckily I was able to eeek out some chocolaty bird nests just in time for Easter. After a little trial & error, I think a little peanut butter was just what these babies needed. Keeping with the coconut tradition, here’s what you’ll  need: 1 1/2 C Flaked…

Hi there! I know I said these would be in the shop today, but some unfortunate weather made for a miserable day of trying to photograph the aforementioned oversized wrist pin-cushions. No ammount of photoshopping helped, which means they will be in the Polka-Dot Parlour on Friday around  1 o’clock PST.  SOLD OUT! Thank You! …

Gads. Has it really been 2 weeks? Sheesh. We are pretty much in the exact same situation we were in 2 weeks ago. Still no place to live. Fun. Really. This kind of fun should be out-lawed. What was fun was going to last weeks taping of "Dancing with the Stars." (Cheesy intro, I know)…

It’s officially here. The first day of Spring. What a lovely time of year. I’ve been singing "Popcorn popping on the Apricot Tree" to Henry for weeks now: "I looked out the window & what did I see?Popcorn popping on the apricot tree!Spring has brought me such a nice surpriseBlossoms popping right before my eyesI…

My darling friend Lindsey sent me this recipe last Fall and I just recently got around to making it this week. She sent it to me knowing that 1) I love the Amish & 2)when it comes to bread, well, we don’t always work out. I need something that’s simple. And to be completely honest,…

I love daylight savings time. This week has been so great. I love that it’s just starting to get dark around 7. It’s given me this sense of renewed energy & well-being. It’s been gorgeous here. Spring is in the air, can’t you feel it? It’s not officially spring until next week, but I just…

Last June, my dear friend Jill taught me how to make button flowers. She learned from her Sister Chris who learned from a friend of hers like 10 years ago.  These flowers. They got history. When I originally posted about these flowers I had a few of you ask how to make them and well,…

You know that feeling, that post-Thanksgiving feeling, when you realize you’ve probably had one too many pieces of turkey and you feel like you might just explode into a million little pieces? Well, that’s how I’m feeling, and not because I ate too many brownie cupcakes (I promise, I only ate 1!) It’s the love,…

You guys. I mean seriously, you guys!  From the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank you. Thanks for de-lurking, a lot of you for the very first time. I know it’s strange to comment on a blog for someone that you don’t know. I sometimes feel strange, too. But thank you for…

Hello Dear Friends! Well, the time has come. It’s officially the 100th post. I was thinking about doing something for the 1 year blog anniversary, but the beginning of my blog started out kind of rocky (ur…ugh… is this thing on??) and that’s not happening until April anyway, so we are celebrating the 100th post…