veggie time.

this warm weather must be messing with my mind! all i can seem to think about are veggies and gardening lately. (or has my homemaking gene finally kicked in?) hoping to maybe, maybe have some time to work on that this weekend. i look forward to eating fresh tomatoes, basil, squash... but i'm concerned that our little doggy might think we're growing him a personal meal outside... and while i already have some space set aside for the garden, i'm thinking about maybe planting in containers this year. anyone have any experience with this? i have found this great website you grow girl with lots of helpful tips and ideas on growing practically anything.

with that in mind, i'm loving these plant markers found on etsy (made by ninagibsondesigns). do i see a diy project in the future? perhaps. these great fork markers give me lots of ideas... 

diy.

i guess i just have diy on the brain. all the time. found this a great tutorial on making stenciled shirts (using freezer paper, of all things) via poppytalk (where else?). tutorial is from this cute blog tangled and true. she even offers a free download of a little birdie stencil! i can totally see adapting this to pillows, bags, curtains... oh now if i just had the time!

this is why you're thin.

doesn't this pizza look yummy? all those veggies just make my mouth water. 

i'm sure you've all heard of the blog this is why you're fat. it's pretty disgusting. i can feel my arteries clogging just looking at it... but now there's the blog this is why you're thin with links to awesome recipes and food that is actually good for you!

as i have begun to look more closely at what i put into my body, i have grown to love fruits and vegetables even more. i don't know that i could ever completely give up my meat... but they are certainly becoming less and less what i rely on for my meals. just something random for today!

photo via this is why you're thin (photo by michelle ellis photography)

baby sinclair.

my weekends have been filled with baby showers lately and i wanted to share something one of my good friends put together for me for this last shower i went to on the 25th. we went shopping and found the softest materials for this blanket... i love how simple and beautiful it turned out. it was a hit at the shower! i guess i know what i'll be giving from now on... thanks lachelle for helping me put this together!

broccoli.

really loving these 'broccoli' business card holders found in today's 'under $100' on d*s. they come flat and you can assemble as you please! thinking this could also be one of those super easy diy projects... i have lots of those screw posts and a paper drill that would be perfect for this... from plastica

photo albums.

these photo albums are actually for two very special moms... and they are going off in the mail tomorrow to make their way to the giver! they are pretty much the same as my guestbooks except they are much larger, (8.5"x11") and only have 50 (blank) pages (but there is vellum in-between each page to keep larger photos from sticking to each other!) i have been trying to decide how to house our wedding photos and have thought of creating a photobook, with digital photos printed in a perfect bound book... but i have also thought about making a more tradition album and assembling it all myself. decisions, decisions... we're coming up on our two year anniversary in just a few short months, so i guess i should decide soon, huh?

now... i still have to find or make some gifts for the mothers in my life... any ideas?

charley harper.

oh charley harper. how my tired eyes needed to see these refreshing illustrations today... found on poppytalk, these images come from a betty crocker 'dinner for two' cookbook. now that's one cookbook i would love to own!