bathroom accessory: eight legs

octopus shower curtain

Found this photograph on Design Sponge... There's an old timey, vintage essence about this shower curtain. I'm certainly am not a fan of the octopus creature, however I am a fan of this creepy yet slightly whimsical bathroom curtain.

birthday treat...

Vintage Cocktails, $50

The Satorialist, $25

Domino: The Book of Decoration, $32

Tim Walker Pictures, $125

I Love Your Style, $19.99

There is nothing more fascinating then flipping through a rather large, vivid, coffee table book! My collection keeps growing at a rapid pace...never quite giving me the chance to take a break from purchasing these lovely reads. With my birthday steadily approaching (December 8th), I'm thinking about taking a trip to Anthropologie & treating myself.

Monday Thought...

It looks like I will finally be able to purchase a new car soon. I took up a part time gig to help 'fund' my additional needs, retail splurges & travel habits :) Also, I am thinking about creating an online antique furniture shop. However, I am concerned about the shipping & pick-up issue. Will I be limited to local pick-ups only? Will shipping tremendously large furniture, be affordable for my customers?!? In the meantime, I'm going to do more research and If all goes well, hopefully I could get everything up & running by October/November...just in time for the HOLIDAYS!

If you have any advice on starting an online furniture store, please send me a message. I will love to get some insider's advice before I jump into it :)

Carrot Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Makes 12 cupcakes

¼ cup brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

½ cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

¾ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup plain flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon nutmeg

1 ½ cups grated carrots (be sure to grate finely so it doesn’t all sink to the bottom of the cupcake)

¼ cup pecans, chopped

Maple Cream Cheese Frosting 4 ½ ounces cream cheese, room temperature

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

2 cups confectioner’s sugar, sifted

¼ cup maple syrup

12 pecan halves

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with cupcake holders.
In a large bowl, whisk together the sugars and oil until they are combined. Add the two eggs one at a time and mix until combined. Add the vanilla extract.
Sift all the dry ingredients into the bowl and mix. Add the grated carrots and pecans.
Divide the batter between the cupcake holders and bake for around 15 minutes or until springy to touch. Allow to cool.
For the frosting, mix cream cheese, butter, confectioner’s sugar and maple syrup until creamy. Spoon the icing onto the cupcakes and place the pecan halves on top.

* I absolutely love carrot cakes and ANYTHING cupcakes...so I thought this was a treat for all the sweet tooth's out there :)

This little recipe was published in Design Sponge Online