I am pleased to introduce our guest artist to ChinDeep.com today! Jennifer Cook, the lovely and talented artist behind the “What My Coffee & Tea Says To Me” series! Whimsical, uplifting and inspirational! Welcome, Jennifer! As a 20 year strategic designer and illustrator I decided that it was time for a creative challenge and…
valentine roses & champagne godiva chocolates butterfly line drawings by my dad silly kitten cherry berry treats (I had red velvet! of course!) walnut honey cream cheese bagel with orange marmalade for teatime! dried valentine roses I hope you’ve all been having a beautiful winter…. Much love, Melissa
snow on mcsorley heart bread valentine’s egg in a hole valentine roses terry & jayden phillip’s foot phillip, jayden & gracie gracie and phillip snow day chicken soup & buttermilk sage dumplings alice the girl cat oolong love (TeaSource High Mountain Oolong Supreme) ikea lingonberry milk chocolate & blueberry dark chocolate (choklad lingon & blabar…
The Awakening of Adonis ~ John William Waterhouse A Week of Valentine Treats ~ Day SEVEN Are you ready for some romance in the form of food? Below you will find a romantic recipe collection that I’ve compiled from my blog. These are just suggestions for serving each of the aphrodisiac foods. You will be…
A Week of Valentine’s Treats ~ Day SIX… Decorating your home for Valentine’s Day! I’m one of those people who realllllly likes Valentine’s Day. Actually, I should say, I puffy heart LOVE it. I look forward to decorating my home with hearts, vintage candy boxes, antique valentines and everything romance as soon as I turn…
A Week of Valentine’s Treats ~ Day FOUR Today I put together some Valentine’s gifts for my daughters Andrea and Grace. Little “girly” baskets with cute heart socks, candies, cookies, and THESE adorable “Spa Sundaes,” among other things. These little “sundaes” would be great party favors for a girlfriends’ spa day or tea lunch. Just…
A week of Valentine’s Treats ~ Day THREE! ~ A LOVE NOTES JAR! Today I made a jar of love notes for the hubby. I included coupons for hugs, kisses, back rubs, batches of cupcakes, movie dates, tea dates, lunch dates, candlelight dinners, morning walks, theater tickets, sunset viewings on the porch (with vino) and…
smelling ~ rich, chocolaty espresso, tomatoey soup simmering, italian food, garlic roasting, THIS PERFUME seeing ~ snow gently falling in perfect puffy flakes… I caught some on my mitten today and looked closely…such amazing detail…fireplace blazing, amber candles glowing, vintage valentines and decor finally up and embellishing our rooms with romance, silly sweet fuzzy wuzzy…
It’s been a really cold week. Can you say 16 below zero? That’s like Antarctica cold. How do we Minnesotans survive, you may ask? Just remember “Melissa’s Three C rule.” Do you have a pen and paper ready? You’ll want to write this down. C is for Clothing : Dress in many layers. Whatever you…
smelling ~ Caribou Coffee’s Mahogany blend just after being pressed in our French Press pot…my daughter Andrea stayed with us this past weekend, so I made French press for four… so nice to see her sweet face when I woke up this morning… seeing ~ new-to-me vintage linens, hand crocheted hot pot holders, towels with…