Holiday Baking

M has been baking holiday cookies again.

This time they are Easter themed.

She did all the baking and made the royal icing.  It was our first time trying something other than buttercream.  We shared duties piping and filling the spaces.  I think they turned out fairly well considering it was our first attempt.

I found some food coloring markers and put faces on the bunnies.

Even the scraps got the "royal" treatment.

Hoping you try something new,

Sharon

Downtown Friday Night

Fireball, M and I headed downtown tonight. 

 I didn't bring my camera so I used my cell phone to snap a few photos.  

The view from the circle (the absolute center of town) looked exceptionally pretty.

What a difference just a few minutes makes. 

 The very short but well-lit building was our destination.  

You can see Fireball in the bottom, right corner of the picture.  

You can see M nearby taking her own photos.

Destination.  Hilbert Circle Theater.  

The symphony orchestra played Shostakovich 7. 

It was excellent.

The Story of a Fox

As some of you know M's birthday was last week.

I used templates from Lia Griffith to make paper feathers and bows to put on her packages.

A while back I was searching the internet for a particular fox fabric and came across this one.  It is not what I was looking for but I knew immediately that I had to get some.

I had several different ideas for the fabric but ended up making this little zippered pouch with a pretty floral lining.

It's called a dumpling and the pattern and tutorial can be found here.

It opens wide.

I used the zipper scraps for side tabs

and put ribbon on the zipper for a pull tab.

And, oh yeah, it happens to match M's phone case.

Happy birthday, M!

See you soon,

Sharon

A Snowy Day

 The snow began early in the day. 

It continued all day.

 The snow was wet and heavy, sticking to everything.

 Our street was peaceful and quiet.

 M and I took a walk and ate snowflakes.

Tomorrow is going to be bitter cold.  

Tomorrow we will be staying in.

Wishing you peaceful days,

Sharon