Ok some business first. The winner of the Umlauf giveaway has not contacted Jess or I since last Friday so Jess asked if I would draw a new name from the magic hat. So the new winner is: JENNIFER SURINE!! Yeah Jennifer! Hope you enjoy your new cowl just in time for winter to freeze us all to near death. Enjoy!
So in just a couple of days it will be Thanksgiving and I am so excited. It's my favorite holiday eating wise and can't wait to eat too much and then nap the rest of the day. Bliss. And the best part is going over to my parents house where it always smells so nice and feels so cozy and I don't have to worry about cooking a turkey and the hassle that is in our wee kitchen at home. But I do want to make something sweet to bring over there and I have been tossing around some different ideas-white and chocolate cupcakes, apple strudel cake and a list of other pastries found in cookbooks and online. But the other day while reading Emily Martin's blog Inside A Black Apple, she talks about making macaroons. And they not only look delicious but they are so pretty too. They are what I imagine Alice (of Wonderland fame) eating before her whole too big/too small incident. But I digress. So yes, the macaroons look lovely and so I *think* I am going to give them a go for Thanksgiving. And Ms. Martin was even nice enough to share some tips so you too can make these pretty pastries. You can read about her macaroon misfortunes and subsequent triumph here.
And my Sparrow shopis slowly but surely getting a bit of a face lift with new items, new photos and a more (I hope) cohesive style and look. I just posted these very cozy warm bracelets in the shop last night:
(I love mustard and grey together!)
Well I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and eat lots of yummy food! I will be a little MIA next week because I have a craft show on December 5th-7th and I will be busy making tags and getting displays together and all those fun things. If any of you are in the STL area you should come on out. See here for details. xxx
