Happy St. Patty's..

Hope that everyone's St. Patty's was spectacular.. 

mine has been excellent so far.. with the wondrous smells of cornbeef and cabbage drifting through the house.. drinks.. and chocolate covered pretzels.. What?!  chocolate covered pretzels.. tell me more..
So for treats this year my friend and I made chocolate covered pretzels.. and they turned out..
Well.. amazing... just take a look..

Some of the tools..

Mmmm.. peanut-butter and chocolate.. 

now that's beautiful..

And some cute packaging to put it 

all together...

Hope that your St. Patty's was just amazing.. 

and that no one got pinched!

Sprinkled with Love....

Some Valentine's Day fun..

 A Valentine Card Wreath.. courtesy Williams Sonoma.. what a fun festive idea...



Message Heart cookies.. too cute to eat.. But if they are chocolate
they don't stand a chance.. no matter how freakin' cute!



A seed-packet Valentine.. imagine the possiblities..



I love this idea.... Poetic Wrappings..





























I love getting flowers.. even better are flowers that will last..
Unless you forget to water them and they die..
and for that I am sorry flowers..




And this is even better.. if you have heart shaped plants.. amazing!



Cute treat packages.. that could be sent to school with the little ones..



I love this craft.. says for kids.. but hey, aren't we all..
It's made with crayons..





























Alright thats all for now.... hope your love fix was satisfied..

Gettin' back into it...

So its been awhile.. I have put all my mental effort into reading other blogs that I have throughly neglected my own.. and partially because I haven't been doing too much.  I have been trying to get into the Valentine's spirit though.. I have always considered Valentine's to be a holiday not only for lovers, but for friends and family too.. Okay well I freakin' love every holiday.. any reason to make things and be silly.. and enjoy friends and family... holidays are like little magic fairies coming to make things all beautiful for one day..

So I have been working on some Valentine's cards to send out.. and here is what I have got so far..

I saw this card on Etsy so I decided to try it..

I didn't have red glitter.. but its still okay.

Just love doilies, they do all the work for you!

A little Whimsical.. it can be used for Mother's Day too.

This one is my favorite!

And another..

Happy early Valentine's!

A Pasta Creation..

For Christmas I got a fantastic attachment for my Kitchen Aid mixer.  I was so excited to use it, and I have used it twice since Christmas!  The first time was a learning experience and tonight I think that I might just have it down.  I can't wait to try and make different kinds of pasta, but for now I just stuck with the regular egg noodles.  

Get the Ingredients.. Just missing the water...

Blending the ingredients.. Added some extra egg to the mix

since it was kinda crumbly.. 

The dough hook at work!

Knead a little.. and wait twenty minutes.

Put it through the rollers.. until the thickness is just right.

And tonight I made spaghetti.. 

Boil.. 

Some homemade sauce..(taste much better than it looks)

Wa-laa.. just add bit of parm.. 

and dinner was ready.. 

Of course a glass of wine!