tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85924001009743720132024-03-12T21:47:40.948-05:00Kitten's Lost Her MittensKitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-36870795904226490512017-06-17T21:23:00.000-05:002017-06-17T21:23:23.603-05:00Maternity Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Three weeks ago we had our maternity photos taken by Marc and Leda of <a href="http://studio306.com/" target="_blank">Studio 306</a>. They are incredibly talented wedding and portrait photographers, and we are so lucky to have them in our lives! I've known them for years, and they have taken gorgeous photos of some important life events for me. Here's just a selection of the beautiful maternity photos they shot! </div>
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Just eight days later our little guy came early - born on June 4th (his due date was June 12th). So we were calling it a little close with these photos! But I'm so thankful that we were able to fit them in, and that Marc and Leda had time for this session.<br />
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So in love with all the shots they took! I've spared you, and narrowed down the 100+ photos to just the nine shared here. :)<br />
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If you are looking for stunning portraits for you and your family, you should definitely hire <a href="http://studio306.com/" target="_blank">Studio 306</a>! Love, love, love their work so much!<br />
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xo, KatherineKitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-44466994283519904372017-02-19T11:00:00.000-06:002017-02-19T11:38:50.200-06:00Kitchen "Before" Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had to put "before" in the title in quotation marks, because really - there's already so much we've done to this kitchen (like filling it with stuff! and changing out some things that had been in there for years). BUT - we are doing a major overhaul, and I thought it would be fun to post what it <strike>looks like now</strike> looked like January 1st, when I took these photos. <br />
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(The only before photo I could scrounge up on short notice was this one below, that I've scanned and added in. This was taken shortly after I moved in - over 12 (!) years ago. I know I have some true before photos somewhere - will see if I can find them and share at some point).<br />
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The doorway into the kitchen has always bothered me - we have this beautiful molding, trim, and casing in every part of our home but here (the house was built in the early 1920s). I could not for the life of me figure out why there was no casing around the kitchen door. When <strike>we</strike> my guy ripped up the linoleum, we figured it out. At some point, the doorway had been moved (half the doorway floor was missing the original hardwood we found in the rest of the kitchen). So I guess when they moved the door, they didn't bother to even try to make it match. We've got plans for that...<br />
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Here's more photos than you could possibly want to see of my kitchen. Enjoy!<br />
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The dishwasher! 😂 I considered adding the bottom piece back on for the photos, and then decided 'forget it' - this is really what it looks like now! Our old dishwasher gave up the ghost completely and we couldn't use it at all. We got this dishwasher for $40 from a neighborhood sale group, got it home and installed it, and discovered it leaked from the bottom (and could see that it had been for some time). The people we bought it from hadn't realized it, and reimbursed our money. So for a little while we lived with this, with a cookie sheet under it to catch the leak. Classy! But it wasn't worth replacing with a new one until after we redo the floors - that way we only need to install it once...<br />
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We have a teeny kitchen and I love kitchen stuff, so I sort of toyed with replacing the dishwasher with shelving. We were just fine for quite awhile when our old one wouldn't work at all. But apart from the convenience for day-to-day life, it is really useful for canning, so I decided maybe it's worth the space it takes.<br />
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Those lights above the sink are a DIY I conceived of and my guy installed - I haven't finished painting behind it cause I'm still trying to decide if I should go white to match the rest of the kitchen or go with chalkboard paint. It's only looked like this for you know, maybe 6 months or something. I'm sure I'll get to it at some point.<br />
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This stove is new to us but will also need replacing soon. Our old one was mostly black (like the dishwasher in the scanned photo above) and the oven temp was way off and two burners weren't working. My guy got this oven for free when he removed it from a home he was working on. We scrubbed it down and put it in, and it has been working well (considering what we were used to) but is definitely a temporary fix. We'll see when we get around to a new one.<br />
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So there you have it! Don't hold your breath for the 'after' photos - we're squeezing this kitchen redo into late nights after work, here and there as we are able. It's taking a bit of time! But it will be worth it when it's done (that's what I keep telling myself, anyway). 😉<br />
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xo,<br />
Katherine<br />
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Actually, my favorite season is autumn, but still - almost nothing beats the brief peony season.<br />
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I feel like there's some sort of metaphor for life there - how beautiful but fleeting they are. But I'm not really coming up with anything eloquent for that. :)<br />
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A little ant made it in with this bunch.<br />
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(In the image below, the + pillow is from <a href="http://www.pencilmeinstationery.com/" target="_blank">Pencil Me In Stationery</a>, the house pillow is by Amanda Rydell of <a href="http://becraftyworkshop.com/" target="_blank">Be Crafty</a>, and the jadeite vase is from <a href="http://www.wiseapplevintage.com/" target="_blank">Wise Apple Vintage</a>.)<br />
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The bright pink peonies are from my own bush (I only have one! That needs to change). The pale pink below are ones my mom cut for me from her own garden. She has a number of beautiful colors.<br />
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I've been keeping the peonies on the porch, and when I open the door I'm greeted with the most glorious scent.<br />
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And when I'm home, I've been carting this vase around with me from room to room, just so I always have peonies with me!<br />
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A little crazy maybe, but what can I say?! Love me some peonies.<br />
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The words feel inadequate, but thank you to those who gave their lives for this country.<br />
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Memorial Day always comes at a busy time (the end of the school year), and it is nice to take a breath and a step back, and celebrate the day by doing what is most important - spending the day with those we love.<br />
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Today my guy and I went to his parents' house to eat and spend the afternoon with them and his grandparents. Our contribution to the meal was a rhubarb compote (made with fresh-picked rhubarb from the garden) served over vanilla ice cream. We made the compote together in the morning (we used <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/336492/rhubarb-compote" target="_blank">this recipe</a>).<br />
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Then we went to Andrew's parents' house, where we spent the afternoon in their lovely garden.<br />
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They live on a pond, and it is just beautiful there.<br />
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His dad grilled, and we ate outside on the patio. Everything was delicious!<br />
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Our compote in action!<br />
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After our meal, Andrew and I walked through the woods to the pond.<br />
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We saw a turtle!<br />
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Irises are in bloom!<br />
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At the rate I'm going with the spring clean-up over here, it might get done just before our first snowfall...<br />
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Earlier this week I actually had a few evenings off! I'm done with my spring semester and have a short break before my summer semester starts for grad school, so I'm squeezing in everything I can before the homework starts up again!<br />
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One of the nights I weeded under our bushes, and then planted a bunch of hostas. My mom and her neighbor have both been thinning their gardens of hostas and giving them to me (and her neighbor gave me irises too, though not the ones pictured above). There were a few in there already, but it was nice to fill in the space!<br />
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Our potted veggies are growing and doing well!<br />
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I also filled this little planter with Hawaii Blue Ageratum and Clear Crystal White Alyssum. It's looking pretty!<br />
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Today I weeded our alley garden and planted annual marigolds in with the perennial lilies and daylilies. But I somehow forgot to take photos!<br />
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xo,<br />
KatherineKitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-16718700073464334442016-05-24T22:00:00.000-05:002016-07-10T18:56:08.211-05:00Gregor Farm and Greenhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently, my friend Melissa and I went to a new-to-me greenhouse (though it's not actually new at all - it's a family-owned business celebrating 40 years this summer!).<br />
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I also got to feed the chickens! Melissa keeps her own chickens, so that was maybe slightly less exciting for her. ;)<br />
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They can jam there as well, and I couldn't resist taking a jar home with me (I chose Dolgo Crabapple, which is an absolutely beautiful jewel-toned jam - and it tastes delicious too!).<br />
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And they have three silkies! How cute are these guys?!<br />
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Happy Sunday! The kitties have really been enjoying the porch weather...<br />
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Here's what's blooming now in our garden. The cherries are still green:<br />
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So are the serviceberries:<br />
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The peonies (my absolute favorite) are almost here!<br />
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The chives are filling in:<br />
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I spent today clearing out the herb garden just outside our kitchen door, and then planting the new herbs I got (went to a lovely greenhouse with my friend - photos coming soon!).<br />
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Planted in the herb garden:<br />
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<li>Cilantro</li>
<li>Curled parsley</li>
<li>Dill</li>
<li>Italian large leaf basil</li>
<li>Mojito mint</li>
<li>Lavender ('Munstead')</li>
<li>2 Arugula plants </li>
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Already in the herb garden, back from last year:</div>
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Also planted some fruits and veggies in pots. We're planning on building raised beds this summer, but don't know that it will happen in time to plant much besides garlic in them, so for now at least we have these pots going...<br />
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Planted in the pots:<br />
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<li>Jalapeño</li>
<li>Super chili</li>
<li>Yellow bell (sweet) pepper</li>
<li>Carolina Gold tomatoes</li>
<li>Husky Cherry Red tomatoes</li>
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Sunday dinner at my parents' house as usual...<br />
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And a few shots of my mom's garden. She is the most talented gardener I know, and her yard is always lovely:<br />
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KatherineKitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-91886698006046234412016-05-08T22:00:00.000-05:002016-05-08T22:09:22.344-05:00In Our Garden - May 8th<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pennant by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/thebeeskneesshoppe" target="_blank">The Bees Knees Shoppe</a>.</td></tr>
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Happy Mother's Day! We had a wonderful, relaxing day. Spent the morning and early afternoon with my guy's parents. Went out for brunch to <a href="http://craftsmanrestaurant.com/" target="_blank">The Craftsman</a> in Minneapolis, and it was deeeelicious! Can't wait to go back. Then we all went to their house for awhile.<br />
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We had dinner and spent the evening with my parents at their house and grilled. It was the perfect, gorgeous day for that.<br />
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In between we spent a little time at home, worked in the yard a bit, and mowed for the first time this season.<br />
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In our garden, the lilacs are going strong!<br />
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Here's the state of the cherry tree and serviceberry tree. The blossoms are gone, and the fruits aren't quite here yet!<br />
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The thyme is growing back in our herb garden, and the chives are filling in nicely.<br />
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With so many lilacs, we knew we had to incorporate them into our Mother's Day gifts.<br />
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This past summer I went to Arkansas for a weekend of <a href="http://natalienoack.blogspot.com/2015/10/2015-freckled-hen-farmhouse-canning.html" target="_blank">Canning at Freckled Hen Farm</a> with <a href="http://natalienoack.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Natalie</a>. While we were there, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meganmodderman/?hl=en" target="_blank">Megan</a> led us in such a great craft - what I made that weekend is the jar in the background above, on the left below.<br />
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The one next to it is what my guy and I made this weekend. We made two of them, one for each of our moms. We used the smaller jars since the wood we had was narrower. My guy saved the wood from flooring he pulled up at work (it was just going to get tossed in a dumpster!). The leather around the jar is a belt I thrifted from Goodwill. I've been keeping my eyes open for good belts while thrifting ever since we made these with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meganmodderman/?hl=en" target="_blank">Megan</a> last summer.<br />
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On the back of the wood we nailed a hook for hanging it up.<br />
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And of course we filled the jars with lilacs. Our moms loved them!<br />
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Hope you had a wonderful weekend.<br />
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Happy May Day! I picked this bouquet from our May garden (more photos and details at the end of this post!). <br />
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Some of the lilacs are just starting to bloom...<br />
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...others are still buds.<br />
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The rhubarb is looking fantastic! I'm ready to pick some and cook with it. Yum!<br />
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We have just a few tulips left.<br />
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And the chives are beginning to bud.<br />
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There's some growth on the raspberry bushes, and just the hint of flowers to come.<br />
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The cherry tree is holding on to its blossoms.<br />
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The serviceberry tree, which was covered in white just a week ago, has only a few flowers left.<br />
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The rhododendron is looking stunning right now!<br />
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The ferns are beginning to uncurl.<br />
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The pagoda dogwood by our porch is beautiful.<br />
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I went out this morning to pick some of the spring flowers in our yard to make a May Day bouquet.<br />
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My guy and I go to my parents' house every Sunday for dinner, and we wanted a little something to take to them today.<br />
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A riot of pretty colors from the garden, plus a cheerful happy flag from <a href="http://www.nataliecreates.com/" target="_blank">Natalie Creates</a> and a homemade tag by me (with washi tape!) were just what we needed!<br />
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I <i>love</i> the red edging on these yellow tulips...<br />
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Hope your Sunday is wonderful and filled with color!<br />
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I recently gave our back door a little makeover!<br />
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It had been white, and pretty scuffed up:<br />
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First, I painted the door with the colored primer that came with my paint choice:<br />
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Next, I painted the color on over the primer:<br />
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The paint is "<a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/jeweledpeach" target="_blank">Jeweled Peach</a>" by Benjamin Moore - I saw the color on <a href="https://instagram.com/smalltownstripes/" target="_blank">@smalltownstripes</a> account on Instagram, and completely fell in love with it.<br />
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This gorgeous wreath is from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheFeltFlowerShop" target="_blank">the Felt Flower Shop</a> by <a href="https://instagram.com/colefranke/?hl=en" target="_blank">Cole Franke</a>.<br />
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KatherineKitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-1386645824089828872015-10-04T23:00:00.000-05:002015-10-05T00:00:18.621-05:00Be Crafty Workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple weeks ago I attended a <a href="http://becraftyworkshop.com/" target="_blank">Be Crafty Workshop</a> in Minneapolis. I've been wanting to go to one for awhile now, but this was the first time it worked out with my schedule. It was all just as wonderful as it looks! </div>
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I've been trying to be more conscious about making time to create - in all the busy-ness with my jobs and school, that can be the thing that gets pushed to the side. But I'm much happier when I take a little time to make something; it's as essential to being happy and healthy as exercise and good food for me. </div>
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This weekend was just what I needed! Gorgeous surroundings, lovely hostesses, delicious treats, and an afternoon to make three pretty projects. </div>
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Our hostesses: <a href="http://www.maggieholmesdesign.com/" target="_blank">Maggie Holmes</a> and <a href="http://becraftyworkshop.com/" target="_blank">Amanda Rydell</a>.<br />
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Cookies made by <a href="http://www.thefauxmartha.com/" target="_blank">The Faux Martha</a>.</div>
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Balloons (and more!) from <a href="http://shopsweetlulu.com/" target="_blank">Shop Sweet Lulu</a>.</div>
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When we walked in, our name tags were on this table, along with these beautiful flowers from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheFeltFlowerShop" target="_blank">The Felt Flower Shop</a>. </div>
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xo, KatherineKitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-77566535348415341042015-09-09T20:00:00.000-05:002015-09-09T20:00:00.575-05:00End of Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
I've been back at school for a week and a half now, so I guess it's time to acknowledge that summer is over! The end of my summer went way too quickly, but it was filled with lots of good things. </div>
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It's pretty hard to get non-blurry photos of her - she definitely acts like a kitten! </div>
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The rain has been great for the garden, though it's only annuals for the most part this year (other than the <a href="http://kittenslosthermittens.blogspot.com/2015/07/summer-at-home.html" target="_blank">window boxes</a> and <a href="http://kittenslosthermittens.blogspot.com/2015/07/flower-pot-before-and-after.html" target="_blank">planters</a>). I didn't have enough time for the veggie garden this year, but my <a href="http://kittenslosthermittens.blogspot.com/2015/07/flower-pot-before-and-after.html" target="_blank">herb garden</a> is going strong!</div>
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The first half of the summer was so busy, with us moving our bookstore and the summer class I was taking. The second half gave me a bit of time to slow down, and enjoy quiet moments at home.<br />
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I've also spent much of my free time painting! Shelves, counter, and display for our new space for the bookstore, but also a lot of pieces for my home (sneak peek behind me in the shot below - hoping to share more soon!). </div>
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One of my favorite things from this summer is this Mexican Limeade:<br />
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Even though I didn't plant a vegetable garden this year, we've been enjoying incorporating fresh herbs into much of what we make. A favorite is bread with butter, rosemary, and this <a href="http://jacobsensalt.com/" target="_blank">Pinot Noir Flake Salt</a>. Delicious! </div>
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I also managed to squeeze a mini-vacation in, when I went to Arkansas for <a href="http://www.nataliecreates.com/" target="_blank">Natalie</a>'s Canning at Freckled Hen Farm workshop. It was such a treat to be away from all responsibilities for a few days, and to enjoy all my favorite things - canning, thrifting, and crafting! </div>
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Natalie was such a gracious, welcoming hostess, and I met some fabulous ladies this weekend! </div>
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And these vintage trailers were our homes for the weekend!<br />
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I made one of my pompom garlands for each of the hostesses and guests, and it was fun to see it hanging up in Natalie's beautiful home!<br />
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<a href="http://www.contentedsparrow.com/" target="_blank">Megan</a> showed us how to make these vases, and mine is now displayed in my home:<br />
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I have a lot more photos from the weekend. I've gone through and picked out my favorites, but I still need to edit most of them. I've "narrowed it down" to 477 photos from my DSLR and 288 from my iPhone, but I'm guessing no one wants to see that many! So I may need to go through them again. ;)<br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
xo, KatherineKitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-88313028828306095122015-07-12T14:22:00.000-05:002015-07-15T14:37:08.573-05:00Flower Pot Before and After<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a long list of projects that need to get done, but most of them have to wait until summer finals are done (so soon!). But in between work and homework I've managed to fit in a few small projects to keep me sane.<br />
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These three pots have been sitting in my garage waiting for their makeover. I found them on the side of the road; someone had put them out for free. There was an original price tag on one still, and it said $20, so that's essentially $60 worth of pots there for free. That was a good find!<br />
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I also had this little one from a craft store.<br />
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I was out of white spray paint primer, but just <i>had </i>to do this project. No more waiting! So I used my grey primer and that worked just fine.<br />
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Then I spray painted them a bright, cheery yellow.<br />
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When I picked up flowers for my <a href="http://kittenslosthermittens.blogspot.com/2015/07/summer-at-home.html" target="_blank">window boxes</a>, I also got some for these pots.<br />
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I really love how the colors look together!<br />
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I had a few extra plants after I'd potted most of them in the yellow flower pots, so I put the remaining ones in this pot. It was given to me as a gift a number of years ago by some students of mine at the end of the school year - they painted it and planted basil in it. Such a thoughtful gift! I'm still using the pot all these years later.<br />
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And in the small flower pot I planted this pretty plant for my porch.<br />
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The big ones went on the steps up to the house!<br />
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I enjoy seeing them there every time I come home. Such a small amount of work for such a lot of pleasure!<br />
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This past Monday we also had an unseasonably cold day. It rained a ton most of the day, and really put me in the mood for roasting veggies, though that's definitely not a typical July meal. :)<br />
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I have a little herb garden just outside my kitchen door, and the thyme grows back prolifically each year. I love using it in cooking!<br />
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We had sausage, roasted veggies, and a salad for dinner that night, and it was all delicious!<br />
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The rest of the week has been pretty sunny, and now we're working our way towards 90 degrees, so probably no more meals like that for awhile!<br />
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But all the sun means I get to enjoy the light in the house.<br />
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So glad to have these flower pots checked off my list, and to be enjoying them in our home!<br />
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(Bird hoop and cage, yellow pillow, and pink bench on my porch are all from the <a href="http://thewhitehouseboutique.com/2015/06/10/studio-sale-in-minneapolis-mn/" target="_blank">Be Crafty/White House Girls sale</a>).<br />
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It has been quite awhile since I've posted here! Not sure if the few of you who were reading my blog ever come by anymore. There has been a lot going on that has kept me away from this space, but I have missed writing here and I've missed visiting other blogs, which I haven't gotten to do much at all. This is an amazing online community of creators, and it has been hard to be away. </div>
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A little over three years ago, my best friend and I started a business together. It's a brick-and-mortar young adult and children's bookstore, and it quickly took over our lives! It is still going strong (and growing! We are in the process of moving into a new, and bigger, location). In addition, we both have day jobs. Until recently I was working as a teacher, but this past year I got a job as a school librarian, which has been such a good change for me. However, it has put me back in grad school for another master's, this time in Library and Information Science. All of this has been wonderful professionally, but it has really put my creative life on the back burner. Although I'm still making, it's not as much or as often as I would like, and I certainly haven't been able to make the the time to share it here. <br />
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In addition, I have started my own photography business, and I also take photos for the bookstore. I found that as soon as my jobs required me to take and edit photos, that I was doing it much less for pleasure. I was no longer capturing memories of my home and pets and loved ones. Last winter I decided to make an effort to take photos just for me; to make sure that I was still loving the process and not just doing it for work. And since then, I have indeed been taking many more photos for me - but they were sitting on my computer, not getting looked through or edited. And so it occurred to me to come back to this space - to go through my photos, pick some favorites, and share them here. I'm not making a commitment to a certain number of posts, or to any sort of frequency here. If I feel I need to post, I'm worried it will become another thing I <i>have</i> to do and will become a burden rather than an outlet. But I certainly hope to visit and share more than I have been - which shouldn't be too hard to do, as I haven't been here at all. :)<br />
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And so, for my first post in well over a year, I bring you a few photos from around the house and garden this summer. My cherry tree is still small, but it yielded a delicious harvest that we took to my parents' house on my dad's birthday.<br />
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A few weeks ago I went to the <a href="http://becraftyworkshop.com/" target="_blank">Be Crafty</a>/<a href="http://thewhitehouseboutique.com/" target="_blank">White House Girls</a> sale and picked up some perfect things for our home. One was this adorable milk glass planter, complete with succulent and teeny deer. (If you follow me on <a href="https://instagram.com/kittenslosthermittens/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, you've seen this already!).<br />
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My sweet guy got me a special drill bit for ceramics so that I could put a drainage hole in the bottom of the cup. One house project checked off the (very long) list!<br />
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We've been enjoying open windows all around the house (especially the cats! Sitting in windows just may be their most favorite summer activity).<br />
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And speaking of windows, my guy made me three stunning window boxes! I now have one outside of each of the kitchen windows, as well as one of the dining room windows.<br />
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I've been wanting window boxes forever, and he built and varnished them for me, and then attached them to the house. I finally got around to putting the flowers in this past week, and they have been bringing me such pleasure!<br />
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Whether I see them from inside or outside, they never fail to make me smile.<br />
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Seriously, even doing dishes is awesome! I can now stand at the kitchen sink and look right outside at my sweet window box garden.<br />
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I'm looking forward to watching these plants grow over the summer, and trail down from each of the boxes.<br />
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If you made it this far in my post, thanks for reading all the way to the end! I look forward to sharing bits of my life here. It makes me happy to have a place to share my photos, and if you happen to come across them, I hope they can bring you some happiness too.<br />
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xo, KatherineKitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-57575483609484156872014-04-09T14:00:00.000-05:002014-04-09T14:22:37.447-05:00100 Happy DaysHey! Have you heard about <a href="http://www.100happydays.com/" target="_blank">100 Happy Days</a>?<br />
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I discovered this via <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/" target="_blank">A Beautiful Mess</a>, and started my challenge today! If you're not already participating, you should think about joining too.<br />
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You can follow along with me <a href="http://instagram.com/kittenslosthermittens" target="_blank">on Instagram</a>, where I'll be using this hashtag:<br />
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Last week I shared <a href="http://kittenslosthermittens.blogspot.com/2014/03/corners-of-my-home-4.html" target="_blank">my stairway</a> with you. This is at the bottom of the stairs (you can see the risers now!) - a glimpse into the laundry room.<br />
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This is also where I store all my canning. :)<br />
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Sources: the print is of a painting at the <a href="http://new.artsmia.org/" target="_blank">MIA</a> (<a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2907/temptation" target="_blank">Temptation</a>, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau); <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30058508/" target="_blank">shelving</a> and <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80198101/" target="_blank">baskets</a>.<br />
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This is the stairway down to the basement.<br />
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The ceiling is low, so when I first moved in my mom stenciled this on the wall for me! (My parents found the pig head at an antique store in northern MN and gifted it to me. I love pigs!).<br />
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The painting is by my great uncle, who was an artist.<br />
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I had the carpet ripped up from the stairs and then I painted them myself. The tread is red, as you can see, and the risers are white (but not visible in these photos).<br />
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I decided, after my <a href="http://kittenslosthermittens.blogspot.com/2014/02/corners-of-my-home.html" target="_blank">last 'corners' post</a>, that maybe the next corner to share would be what was in the background behind my garland. So here it is!<br />
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This bookshelf is in a corner of the dining room and shelves most (but not all!) of my cookbook collection.<br />
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I was inspired to make the bird tree after seeing <a href="http://aestheticoutburst.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Abbey</a>'s version on <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2011/06/something-old-something-new.html" target="_blank">A Beautiful Mess</a>.<br />
The branches are dead ones from the oak tree in the front yard, the moss is from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/teresab123" target="_blank">this</a> Etsy shop, and I have been collecting feathery birds at antique stores. It's a work in progress...<br />
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Sources: metal bird found at an Italian flea market; oil lamp, feather birds, and teacups are all vintage from various antique stores; <a href="https://www.bibelotshops.com/" target="_blank">candle holder</a> (no longer available); <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40210925/" target="_blank">curtains</a>; <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/theblackapple?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav" target="_blank">book print</a>.<br />
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See all my corners <a href="http://kittenslosthermittens.blogspot.com/search/label/Corners" target="_blank">here</a>.Kitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-73216558135443315352014-02-02T10:00:00.000-06:002014-02-17T16:23:48.222-06:00Corners of My Home 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to part 2 of Corners of My Home! (First installment <a href="http://kittenslosthermittens.blogspot.com/2014/01/corners-of-my-home.html" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
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This is a little paper garland that hangs in the doorway that leads upstairs from the dining room. I used a square punch and several different colors of card stock (and vellum), and then sewed the whole thing together with my sewing machine. Really fast and easy!<br />
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I love home tours and before-and-afters, and I have both in the works here, but just haven't had the time to finish them up and post them. I decided that in the meantime, I would start a new feature on my blog - Corners of My Home. Each Sunday, I will post a photo (or several) of a little part of my house that I find beautiful, inspiring, or is just making me happy.<br />
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If there is anyone still reading this blog, feel free to join in! In the comments section, leave a link to your corner. I would love a peek into your home! <br />
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Above is a shot in my kitchen by the sink. The planter on the left was made by a local ceramics artist, and I got it at a craft fair a few years ago. If I find a link for it online, I'll add it here. The second planter I spray painted red (there's a lot of red going on in my kitchen). And finally, the dish soap is in a Ball jar, with a lid and soap dispenser that I purchased from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MidwestFinds" target="_blank">Midwest Finds</a> on Etsy. I actually have three of them throughout the house - two are just the lid and pump that I put on jars I already had, but one is a vintage jar I purchased from them. I really love Midwest Finds! The whole kitchen looks prettier now that I'm not using a plastic dispenser that the soap came in. :) Kitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-59600179610525215812014-01-07T20:28:00.000-06:002014-01-07T20:28:32.859-06:00Goals for 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello, and happy 2014! I cannot believe that it has been </span>close to a year and a half since the last time I blogged here. I will be back to explain that absence soon - it involves starting two(!) of my own businesses - but in the meantime I wanted to share this simple craft project with you.<br />
Make your own book of goals for 2014! You will need: <br />
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<li>paper cutter (optional)</li>
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6. Add tabs with washi tape. I have four categories that I wanted to use, so I counted the pages equally and cut four long strips of washi tape. I folded each piece of washi tape in half, around the first page in each section. </div>
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7. Label your tabs, and the inside pages if you'd like to. I divided my goals into four categories: home, bookstore, photography, and personal. <br />
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8. Start listing your goals! <br />
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The first goal that I wrote down under "Personal" is to blog more here. That should be easy - with this post I've already blogged more than I did in 2013! ;) <br />
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I love having my goals written out like this, especially for the bigger things. I can get bogged down in the day-to-day to-do lists, and not make enough time for some of the other things I want to accomplish. Having those goals written down makes me more likely to spend time on them. I made this book on Sunday, and have already started on a number of my "Home" goals!<br />
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Do you have new year's goals or resolutions? How do you keep track of them? <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">All photos taken with my iPhone and edited with <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-beautiful-mess/id603092599?mt=8" target="_blank">A Beautiful Mess App</a>. </span>Kitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-41460803540563776062012-08-27T21:00:00.000-05:002012-08-28T07:33:42.827-05:00Canning Strawberry Jam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know when you think August, strawberries aren't the first thing that come to mind! But the <a href="http://www.kedemroses.com/" target="_blank">pick-your-own</a> place that we like to go to has ever-bearing strawberries, and we picked a lot of them this week.</div>
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The place where we like to get our strawberries is a family-owned organic farm, about a forty minute drive south of us. </div>
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Last summer we picked here for the first time, and we loved it! The family is so sweet, and we enjoy visiting the farm. </div>
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I've canned a lot of <a href="http://kittenslosthermittens.blogspot.com/2010/11/more-canning.html" target="_blank">raspberry jam</a>, but last summer was the first time I made strawberry jam. It was so good! Like, eat-it-with-a-spoon-out-of-the-jar good. </div>
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We decided we needed to make a lot of it again this summer, because we need to make sure it gets us through until next summer.</div>
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...and 24 pounds of strawberries later...</div>
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PS The recipe I used for our strawberry jam is from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Put-em-Sherri-Brooks-Vinton/dp/1603425462/ref=la_B001K8EGY2_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346118374&sr=1-1" target="_blank">this book</a>. </div>
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I'm taking the most amazing online class this summer - <a href="http://www.squamartworkshops.com/pages-and-paint" target="_blank">Pages and Paint</a>. Our teacher,<a href="http://www.sarahearn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Sarah</a>, is fantastic. Part of our assignment this week was to set up the space we were going to create in, and to start our inspiration boards. Both of these assignments were perfect for me, because those two things were on my 'to-do' list anyway! I started reorganizing my studio this past winter, but then things got busy and some of my projects never got finished. This class was just the motivation I needed to finish up my craft space! </div>
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I had two inspiration boards that I made that have been ready for<i>ever</i>, I just needed to get them on the wall and start putting things on them. When I looked back through my photo archives to find the 'before' pictures, I realized that I have had these done since September <i>2009</i>. Wow! Only took me close to three years to actually get them on the wall...</div>
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Just this week, I attached some bakers twine to the back of the frames and hung them in my studio. Then I started putting up inspiring photos, art, and handmade items. It's still a work-in-progress for sure, but I'm already enjoying seeing all that inspiration up on my wall! </div>
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Among other things, I have a quotation from <a href="http://sarahearn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sarah</a>, and a page from a children's book:<br />
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Flowers crocheted by me (yellow) and a friend (purple):<br />
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A photo of my mom in high school, and a rat by <a href="http://www.duckieuglings.com/" target="_blank">Duckie Uglings</a>:<br />
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Bunting I made out of paper and baker's twine (they were part of some baby shower invitations I made awhile back):<br />
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I'm so excited to keep adding to my inspiration boards, and I'm looking forward to what the next couple of weeks in this class will bring. <br />
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Do you have an inspiration board? What types of things do you like to put on it?Kitten's Lost Her Mittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153497266232131059noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8592400100974372013.post-87546643578623673322012-06-19T10:00:00.000-05:002012-06-19T11:01:05.037-05:00Baking with Serviceberries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Serviceberry season is coming to an end here in Minnesota, but we've been taking full advantage of it while it's lasted! </div>
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First up, serviceberry muffins. I used the basic muffin recipe from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Joy-Cooking-75th-Anniversary-2006/dp/0743246268/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340121225&sr=1-1&keywords=joy+of+cooking" target="_blank">here</a>, and then added the serviceberries.<br />
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They didn't last long in our house...<br />
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We also made serviceberry pancakes for a Sunday morning breakfast in bed.<br />
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I keep a dry homemade pancake mix on hand in the kitchen, so when we get the urge to bake pancakes it's super easy. The recipe is from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nigella-Express-Recipes-Good-Food/dp/1401322433/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340121424&sr=1-6&keywords=good+food+fast" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Delicious!<br />
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