SUNNY SIDE UP IN NEW ENGLAND

Working with Architectural Designer Louise Brooks, Serena Crowley designed the interior of the home she shares with husband Paul!  This New Canaan, Connecticut home is absolutely beautiful.  ENJOY!

To see more of this home and others, pick up your copy of Elegant Homes Fall/WInter 2010.

See you soon,

Teresa

xoxo

WOOHOO! Happy Friday! And that means that it's time for a new challenge over at Wags 'n Whiskers! This week, the challenge is brought to us by the lovely and very talented Michele (You've GOT to check out her hand made flowers!!) Michele's challenge is vintage/shabby chic. For my card, I chose to use this adorable fairy called Hannah. She's colored with ProMarkers and then cut out and popped up. The flourishes and doily are Doohickey dies by Magnolia from Magnolia-licious. Bow is made from May Arts silk ribbon.  Please be sure and visit the rest of my sister Divas to see their gorgeous creations, and then we'd love it if you'd join us in the challenge. But remember, you must use a Wags 'n Whiskers image to win!

Chris, Tracy, Michele, Karen, Angelique, Tina, Jeanette, Debbie, Melanie, Louise, Crystal, Emma, Kristen, Vicky, Lacey, and Nikki

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon!  Hugs!

How 'bout THEM apples?!?

I volunteered to make cookies for a teacher appreciate dinner last week and since it was September, and the beginning of the school year, I had apples on the brain.

These apples are inspired by my friend, Jennifer, a FABULOUS cookie decorator who makes cookies for Frost Bake Shoppe.  This summer, she made these cute little sun cookies...aren't they darling?!?  Well, I thought my apples needed smiles as well.

{One note on these...the dots are just a lighter red, but next time I make them, I'll make the dots a bit darker....I think the eyes blend in a little too much with them. And wouldn't green apples be fun, too?}

To make them, you'll need:

• apple-shaped cookies
• royal icing in red, light red, black, green and white (Americolor Super Red, Super Black, Leaf Green & Bright White)
• decorating bags
• Tips: #3, #4 and #2 

 

Using a #3 tip, outline the cookie (apple & leaf) in black icing (I STRONGLY recommend AmeriColor Super Black).  Pipe the stem.

Because of the black outline, you may want to let the outline set for a bit longer than normal.  One hour should be fine.

Thin the red and light red icings with water, a bit at a time, until it is the consistency of thick syrup.  Cover with a damp dish towel and let sit several minutes.

Stir gently with a rubber spatula and transfer both icings to squeeze bottles.

Working 6-8 cookies at a time, fill in the apples in red, using a toothpick to guide to edges.

Go back over the same 6-8 cookies and drop dots of the lighter red icing.

Let stand at least one hour.

With the #4 tip, pipe eyes on the apples with white icing.

Using a #2 tip, add the pupils to the eyes and a smile. :)

With another #2 tip, fill in the leaf.

Let dry overnight.

You know what they say...
"An Apple a Day Keeps the Skinny Jeans Away." 

Or something like that.

LOUSIE BRADLEY ~ INTERIOR DESIGN

Louise Bradley has been designing classic contemporary interiors with with a trained eye for color and tone and a rare gift for mixing old and new for over twenty years. This London designer is very talented, and she uses the neutral tones that I love in my own home.  ENJOY!

 I hope that you have enjoyed this portfolio.  I know that I will continue to reflect on this photographs.

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo

ALIDAD IN LONDON

I really am not that familiar with Alidad, but I have an enormous weakness for anything british.  Just look at these wonderful rooms designed by this designer.  Some of the rooms remind me of the work of Miles Redd, and since I haven't seen any new Redd rooms lately, I went searching for rich color!  ENJOY!

To learn more about this designer visit here.

See you soon,
Teresa
xoxo