hello february

Hello February! Long time no see... I love this sweet sweet outfit... so lady like and perfect for February love spells and all our preparation for Valentines Day. 

credit: http://www.lateafternoonblog.com/2012/02/case-of-reds.html

jelly cookies

Yummy treats for Valentines Day...

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup strawberry preserves
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
2. Cream the butter with the white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
3. Mix the flour and baking powder together. Stir in the flour mixture into the butter mixture and combine.
4. Cut dough using a heart-shape cookie cutter and place on the prepared baking sheet. Inside the indentation in each cookie and fill with jam. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

a hint of pink...

shades of pink

With Valentines Day steadily approaching, I'm celebrating the 'lovers' holiday by embracing pink...,

post valentines weekend...

 

What a long, relaxing weekend...in the mist of Valentines day, President's day and every other normal day, I spent time drinking herbal tea, eating chocolate and watching old movies. On Sunday, I drove to the antique capital of the south...Chamblee, Ga. It's a small, southern charming town located just north of Atlanta. It was nice browsing the 20,000 sq ft mall, however I was slightly disappointed that the other 14 antique shops were unfortunately closed on Sunday's....but at least I did find some lovely goodies for myself!

I also added a few gorgeous wicker handbags and a snakeskin purse to the store last night...they are beyond rare and unique! I was very tempted on keeping all 3 for myself, especially the red one but I figured someone else could give 'her' a better home.

As for the white handbags, they should be in the shop by this evening.

How did you spend your Valentines weekend?

olive manna craze...

 

  

  

These are the cutest packaging supplies I have ever seen! The ribbons, masking tape and red twine will be great for wrapping all of my Valentines gifts this year. The olive logo is also genius for the perfect touch...

Olive Manna is the name of this cute company and I plan on doing a lot of business with them in the near future!