Jon and I have been stuffing our selves silly on some pretty fantastic pumpkin cream pies (also know as pumpkin whoopie pies) and we’ve been loving every bite of it. But what’s Halloween if not a time to share our sugary loot with others? So I got to work putting together some origami treat boxes …
From Paper Bags…
OK ladies, like we need another excuse to go shoe shopping. But it certainly doesn’t hurt if we know we will be reusing our shopping bag afterwards, right!? I’ve been particularly fond of this DSW striped shoe bag for sometime and have been saving it for just the right project. I think I finally found …
[five full days of Halloween!]
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OK, the countdown is on. Whether you’re scrambling to finish up your last minute costume preparations, parading through corn mazes, carving out those carefully selected pumpkin patch treasures or gathering with friends and family for hot cider, apple bobbing and spooky movie marathons…Halloween is in the air! And isn’t it about time for Mermag to …
summer round up: part 3
OK, I know your thinking…”Um, Mermag, I’m sipping hot apple cider in a chunky sweater and curling up inside with a good book, thinking of my final Halloween preparations…so why are you posting about summer?” Good question readers! All I can say is that this is the last summer installment and we are off to …
[summer round up: part 2]
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Aloha! I know we are well into October, and Halloween in on the radar…So…the only thing I can say is that I have to hurry and get this summer round up completed so I can delve into skeletons bones and black cauldrons! Shortly after the super-hero reunion we made our way out to Colorado for …
[summer round up: part 1]
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With yesterday reaching a record high of 113 degrees in the LA area (HOT, people…HOT!), I felt it only appropriate to begin my 2010 summer round up series. You might have noticed that I was a little MIA during the summer months, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have lots to share with you all. …
[a haircut + a backpack + a pose =]
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If you are like me, you are thinking “where on earth did the summer go?” or “how is my little one growing up without my permission?”. I know for many of you school has been in session for a few weeks already but for us Little A’s preschool officially starts on Wed. which means, haircuts, …
[Easy Breezy…]
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OK, so summer is officially coming to an end…which makes the nights a bit more chilly and (in my opinion) absolutely perfect. And what could be more sublime for a breezy night than a light weight cowl scarf? And one that is so super easy to make? Even better. In fact, you probably don’t even …
[incredible prices…]
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My good friend Jordan Daines has had a delectable grouping of enviable artwork stashed in her kitchen that I have wanted to get my hands on for some time. Well lucky for us she’s hauling them out and offering them up for auction…with starting bids that will make you squeal with delight! Jordan’s husband Matt …
[coconut cream donut…]
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When I asked Little A what kind of cake we should make for Jon’s birthday he said immediately and emphatically “a coconut cream donut cake!”. Jon and I looked at each other wide eyed, laughed and then smiled. Jon was definitely on board. I thought I would have to make this “cake” up but we …