I love atmosphere blue and deep, chocolate brown as a color combination. I decided to crochet this wine bottle carrier for some friends of mine in these colors. If you like giving wine gifts for the holidays or birthdays or any other special occasion, and you’d like to make some of these…here’s THE PATTERN I…
“Maggie’s Harvest brings together over 350 of Maggie Beer’s signature recipes, detailed descriptions of her favourite ingredients and inspiring accounts of memorable meals with family and friends.The recipes highlight Maggie’s philosophy of using the freshest and best seasonal produce available in the Barossa Valley South Australia, and treating it simply, allowing the natural flavours to…
I would like to thank my sweet friend and fellow blogger, Kristina Hunt, for featuring me and my little books on her blog Domesticated Gypsy. Kristina is one of the most authentic, and down to earth women I have ever met. I am awed and amazed by the wonderful, creative people that my book journey…
This is a sweater I made last winter for my grand girl, Maddie May. Over the summer, as most of you know, my blog got sick and a few favorite posts were sacrificed. This was one of them. I’ve been asked a few times to re-post the pattern, so here it is! It’s actually a…
I decided to make these trendy little fingerless gloves and beanie hats for my BFFs for Christmas this year. They crochet up quickly and look adorable. This way you can keep your hands warm and still show off your fingernail polish. I used THIS PATTERN to make these, but instead of the 6.0 BOYE crochet…
~melissa’s flourless chocolate espresso torte~ “What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate. A pound a day often.” – Katharine Hepburn There’s torte, and then there’s my torte. This is the first time I’ve ever shared this recipe. You’re welcome 😉 preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 1…
The first time I heard Julie Delpy sing was while watching the movie Before Sunset (the sequel to Before Sunrise.) Pretty, pretty music…and the movies are great too! Here are a couple of my favorites by Julie… Waltz Je T’aime Tant What are you listening to? ~Melissa
“When we send down water upon it, [earth], it quivers and swells, and puts forth herbs of every joyous kind.” ~The Koran For those of you new to my blog, website and facebook page, I am the author of two lifestyle books on home-spa rituals, taking time for yourself, and luxuriating in your own relaxing…
Citrus Pomander “Christmas – that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance – a day in which we think…
“It’s a stretchy, close-fitting, and comfortable hat in a style that’s popular as casual street wear and with outdoor sports enthusiasts, boarders, skaters, and bikers…one size fit’s just about everyone.” ~Laura Killoran I’ve been crocheting like mad and my current passion is hats! I adore a pattern I found in Debbie Stoller, the yarn guru’s,…