Happy New Year!

Hello everyone! Just wanted to remind you that I’m blogging over here now. I don’t want anybody to think I disappeared off the planet because if you’re reading this then you might not have my...

A New Home + Many Thanks

I hope your summer has been lovely thus far! Mine is flying by but I am getting more and more inspired as each day passes. So inspired, in fact, that I took a little time off to evaluate this blog...

(Meatless) 4th of July Menu

This Fourth of July hasn’t even happened and it’s already my favorite one yet! I’m excited to avoid the traffic and crowds of the city and instead: watch fireworks from the awesome view in our new...

The Cat’s Meow: June

This month has simply flown by! There’s a lot keeping me inspired these days so I’ve put together another collection of things to purr over! Here they are: ^I love everything about this room ^Some...

Caturday At Last!

Please enjoy these phenomenal images of my cat lounging about! I don’t usually call attention to a lack of updates on the blog buuuut in all honesty: the boy and I have become hopelessly addicted...

Fun with Pegboards

Since we moved into our new house not a weekend’s gone by without a trip or two (. . . or three!) to a home improvement store. At first it seemed like each night we spent unpacking was just another...

Secondhand News

All our free time lately has been spent scouring craigslist and thrift stores for the perfect pieces to furnish our new house. We’ve found some great bigger items like a desk, tv stand, and a shelf...

Florals + Stripes

I saw this skirt sticking out of the rack at a thrift store and immediately knew I had to have it! The floral print reminds me of a watercolor painting and it has pockets, so how could I resist? I...

Cat in the Small Blue House

Just wanted to share a little glimpse of my new life here in Nashville so far! I live in a little blue house on a hill! There is a park next door and we scored a porch and a deck in the back! I...

Sketchbook Sunday #2

On my last birthday, I made a “Two for Two Dozen” list: a little directory of 24 goals to accomplish while I am 24. One desire of mine was to keep a journal again— it’s something I have done on and...

Flowers & Cut-outs

I finally had a chance to explore my backyard for the first time since moving! I snapped a few outfit photos and I am excited about them because: Nearly everything I am wearing is thrifted! I live...

Home Is Where Your Cat Is

I am pretty sure everything that has happened in the last week doesn’t even mathematically fit into 7 days! Besides not having internet, I changed jobs, stayed on a friend’s couch for three days...

Holy Fondant, Batman!

Here’s a little glimpse of the work I have been doing with gum paste and fondant recently. I learned to make a rose, cala lily, leaves, and a simple bow! I also made a carnation, but it’s not...

The Cat’s Meow : April

It’s already time for this month’s Collection of Things to Purr Over! ^ this Baroque necklace would fit right into my wardrobe ^This amazing table scape is what my dreams are made of! ^I can’t wait...

I’m not a superstitious person. I’m generally not even a little stitious (ba-dum-chee!) but I can’t help to think that this sweet Old Navy cardigan I thrifted is some sort of good-fortune magnet....

Mid-Century Manhattan

I am completely smitten with these photos of Don Draper’s apartment! If that name isn’t familiar to you then it might be because you don’t watch the show Mad Men. But no shame from me, I’m like the...

A Rosy Little Birthday

This week I made these cupcakes as a special order for a friend! His mom’s birthday was coming up and the request was simple (or so I thought): 24 red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. I...

Diagnosis: Music City Fever

When I woke up at 4:30 am last Saturday it wasn’t my intention to end the day sweaty, tired, and in disbelief from learning that I can bike 36 miles per hour. It all started off when Nick and I...

Apple Pie Yeast Braid

If I were Dr. Frankenstein then this bread would be my monster. It’s a mashup of a few of my absolute favorite recipes. The first is a yeast bread that my best friend, Shannon, introduced me to....

See It —> Make It

In case you haven’t noticed, florals are EVERYWHERE right now. Obviously, I am thrilled since this means I don’t have to update my wardrobe! I think it’s a combination of my interior design...

Behind the Scenes : How to Make A Mean Dirt Cupcake

For an aspiring baker, not much is worse than throwing out 22 cupcakes. Unless those cupcakes are evidence of your greatest baking fail to date, in which case you immediately delete all photos and...

The Cat’s Meow : March

This month has flown by! I changed jobs, Nick is graduating soon, and we are looking for a new place to live so things are becoming more and more hectic each day. Plus with the trees blooming...

My Favorite Tweets from #TheWalkingDead Finale

Am I the only one that thinks Sundays just got a little worse? I was pretty late to hop on board The Walking Dead train but now that I have I can’t really imagine being forced to wait an entire...

Springtime Free Style

I’m still amazed by the warm weather here in Tennessee! I have been prancing about sans cardigan or tights for the last week. On Tuesday I even biked to work at 5 am in just a t-shirt and jeans...

My Sweet Secret

I’m happy to finally share that I have made some more progress on my goals list! It all happened really fast but I am now officially working at a bakery!I got a call from a local cupcake shop on a...

Treasure Hunting

I started out looking for vintage cake stands on Craigslist and next thing I know. . . this desk is staring back at me! I can’t believe how unique and pristine it is. The ad says it’s a 1950′s...

High Hopes: Big Dreams

Thanks to my Two Dozen Goals list, I have started keeping a journal / sketch book again! I’m going to share some excerpts from it on the blog every now and then! It can be pretty hard to make...

Thrift Store Dream Coat

This post is my way of letting you know I failed at not buying any clothing for a year. But HOW FABULOUS is this jacket?! I was doing so well at avoiding thrift stores until I promised to help a...

“The Best You Ever Made”

I don’t mean to brag, but these Banana Maple Cupcakes with Spun Sugar Hearts were deemed “the best you ever made” by my partner. I mean, he does have a thing for banana flavored foods, and I have...

Hear, Hear! : The Cat’s Meow

I have some news! This is the first edition of what I am calling The Cat’s Meow: A Collection of Things to Purr Over. I really enjoyed the last two times I shared lists of little treasures that are...