we remember...

back-to-school social

i recently co-hosted a back-to-school social with a photographer friend of mine for our friends and neighbors. it was a fun way to introduce my friend, alison's, recently launched business - sassafras photography. she took all the beautiful photographs that day.

we wanted a vintage school feel to the social. here is the invitation found on etsy.

i used some black & white washi tape and red & white office labels to pretty up the envelope

the great cousin camp out

i am finally posting some pictures of the great cousin camp out dessert table and favors. i know all of you were on pins and needles waiting for them!

each cousin received an orange burlap favor bag with a cute tag that matched the invitation.

the bag contained a pennsylvania "field notes" book, pencil, boston baked beans candy and a mini s'mores kit.

the dessert table included a vintage tackle box with various candies (swedish fish, jelly bellies, sardine-shaped chocolates, boston baked beans and chocolate rocks) and cookies by sugarlily. i also made some "white trash" (aka sweet chex mix) and served it in paper cones. there were also mini s'mores pies made-to-order ...aren't they cute?

the back drop included a baby picture and a recent picture of each cousin. their ages range from 6-18 and they all really enjoyed seeing how much they have grown. there were lots of giggles! the vintage camp chair and minnow bucket are from my own collection. i found the adorable twig letters here. these letters would make a great gift for a little girl's birthday.

the cousins cherish their time together. i hope this is a tradition carried on for a long, long time.

wood and wool stool

i love anything old, worn and vintage with chippy paint. so when i saw these items from wood and wool stool, i was in love!

stools made from old wood with crocheted covers

signs from old wood
you can have anything written on them

i am thinking sugarlily cookie company might look cute

unfortunately, ingrid's little shop is in the netherlands. wonder if my husband will mind if i have a stool shipped from overseas? he already thinks i'm nuts! go check out out her beautiful creations here and maybe we can place an order together to save on shipping...

after-school snack

today is the first day back-to-school for my kiddos. i made them a special after-school snack today - confetti squares - a twist on good 'ol rice krispies treats.

marshmallows and butter...

fruit loops, cap'n crunch and rice krispies...

melt butter and marshmallows and add cereal...


press into pan...

yummy!!!


one for each of my kids...

original recipe {martha stewart}


do you think you'll try it or stick with the original?

back-to-school cookies

i've neglected my blog during the entire month of august which flew by in a flash! i'm sure all of you were wondering where i was *cough*...

today is the last day of summer vacation. my kids go back tomorrow and then i promise to blog more often. enjoy these cookies made for a back-to-school social i hosted. i'll share pics of that party soon!

instagram and printstagram

for you iphone folks, there's a great app called instagram (if you haven't already heard of it). it gives a cool, vintage look to your photos. i'm obsessed with it!

sprinkler day

farmer's market flowers

painting in the backyard

and now there's printstagram which prints your instragram photos in cute little formats like this tiny book. {via poppytalk}

or stickers...


these would make great gifts!