Pretty Flowers and a New Sign

Good Morning!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  

The family and I had a busy weekend but mostly we enjoyed the fantastic warm weather we received.  The kids went to the park, took the dog on walks, I even completed a few small outdoor projects.  The best part  - - not a single pair of gloves, hat or coat was required to enjoy the sunshine.

With all the glorious sunshine, I knew there was no stopping myself from splurging on a bunch a flowers during my weekend grocery shopping trip.  I had my heart set on a pretty bunch of white tulips.  

Sadly, their selection only had purple and pink left.  With my mind set on white flowers, I picked out a mini plant of these instead . . . 

I'm so happy with my choice.  

I haven't stopped smiling since I placed them on the kitchen table.  

Oh fresh flowers, how I've missed you.

This weekend I even had a little time to get creative.  

I painted up this camping sign to use in my Family Room Mini - Makeover that I'm scrambling to finish before it gets too much warmer outside and I lose focus.  LOL.

I think it turned out cute.

bye now,

Robin

Fun Finds

I have a few FUN FINDS to share with you today.

The first of which is the rustic twig baskets.  Isn't it lovely?

I can't wait to use it on my sun porch this summer filled with pretty flowers.

Right now I plopped a fern that I've somehow been able to keep alive all winter into it.  I normally have such bad luck with house plants, so of course I am thrilled that it's looking . . . well . . . alive!

This next find took me by complete surprise.

Typically I'm not a duck person but when I say this little guy I was smitten.

He's so tiny and I love all the realistic details to him.

I figured I'd be able to find a place for him somewhere.

And finally, I was so excited about this find.

A vintage cookbook.

I have a small collection of maybe three books and I love each and every one of them.

I love how thick the book is and it's fun tabs too!  

It's simply filled with wonderful idea's.

Printed back in 1940, I've been giggling over some of the recipes listed, however intrigued at the same time.

I have a few recipes I can't wait to try.  

I'll be sure to share them if they turn out as wonderful as I am hoping they will.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you again next week.

Bye now,

Robin

A Hankering For . . . a New Makeup Haul

A few times in the past I've talked makeup with you all.  

It's not a normal topic here at Happy at Home but with all the exciting new products out there right now it's all I can seem to think about.

Just like with my home, my makeup collection begs for a little updating with each change of the season.  Spring and summer makeup is always so much fun for me because of all the pretty colors.  Eye shadows, bronzers, eye liners, blush . . . it's all exciting!

Here are a few of the items I would really like to get my hands on.

Lets start with a new to me makeup company that I have hear a lot of great things about . . . It Cosmetics.  The Naturally Pretty Vol. 1, Matte Luxe eye shadow palette looks amazing.  Normally, I'm one that ends towards eye shadow with a little simmer but the colors in this all matte palette are so pretty I am very, very tempted to give it a try.

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I have also heard amazing things about It Cosmetics CC Cream.  I've heard it has great coverage and is most often used without any other foundation.  I think it would be great for summer.

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And the last item from It Cosmetics . . . Celebration Foundation Illumination.  The last time I was at Ulta I was playing with this foundation and was very impressed.  First of all I prefer powder foundations and this one is so creamy feeling and light on the skin and very bendable.  It claims to be a full coverage foundation that will also give your skin a glow.  This is one product that I think I will be picking up very soon, I'm so curious.

 

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Next up is a blush from NARS called Super Orgasm.  It's a peachy, pink color with gold glitter which looks so, so pretty.

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And talking of pretty look at this blush from Hourglass.  It's called Ambient Lighting and it looks amazing.

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Being a huge Urban Decay fan, I'm really excited to try their Naked Flushed palette of bronzer, highlighter, blush combo called Native.  It looks prefect for the summer.

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Maybelline has some very pretty new blushes also.  Their Master Hi-Light Blush in Pink Rose looks truly amazing.

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Cover Girl's Lip Perfection Jumbo Gloss Balms look very pretty too.  They have a ton of colors and I can't wait to try them.  They must be very good since they always seem to be sold out at my local stores.  Love the packaging too.

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I LOVE lip butters so I am itching to get my hands on the new NYX Butter Lipstick.  They have a ton of colors I think it will be very hard to pick between.

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And finally, Maybelline has a new line of nude shades of lipsticks in their Color Sensational line.  I can't wait to get my hands on two different shades.  Both the Nude Lust and Sinamon.  Both look like they would work great with my skin tone.  I have very high hopes for this collection since finding a good nude color for my lips is very hard to do.

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That's it for today's list.  

Have you tired any of these products?  

Would love to know what you think of them.

Talk to you soon, 

Robin

A Touch Of Spring In the Kitchen

Good Morning!

I have finally found the time to spruce up my shelf in the kitchen that has been sitting bare and neglected since I took down my Christmas decorations.  I know, it's terrible, but better late than never I guess.  LOL

Since it's now officially springtime I wanted a display that looked cheerful and simple yet wasn't "springtime" specific.

I started by bringing back my favorite cow prints that I love so much . . . thanks again Linda!

In front of the prints I grouped together three white pitchers.  The tall pitcher on the left is one of my newest thrift store finds.  No matter how many white pitchers I have, I'm always thrilled to find another one.  Are you the same way or am I just a little too obsessed with them?

The next item I added back in was my white rusty scale.  I'm sure a lot of you may remember it;   somehow my kitchen displays just don't seem finished with out including it.

I topped the scale with a pretty crocheted doily and a white chicken dish.

Next to the scale I placed a new to me pewter cream and sugar set inside a oval shaped ironstone dish.  It's the perfect pairing if you ask me.

On the other side of shelf, to help balance the pewter set, I place my collection of miniature salt and pepper shakers inside another ironstone dish. This collection is a very new obsession of mine and have to say I can't get enough - - they are just so adorable.

And finally to fill out the shelf, I place a chicken wire basket filled with faux flowers on the shelf.  If you missed yesterday's post I showed how to sew the fabric liner for this basket.  You can check it out here.

On the hook below the shelf I added a pretty apron I found last week at the thrift store.  

Not at all practical for whipping up a chocolate cake but with it's pretty lace it looks wonderful on display - - plus it adds a homey touch I think.

I also added a simple mini basket to the hooks.

I played around with different items to fill the basket but in the end I enjoyed the look of it empty best.  This way all the attention is on it's shape and size which I love so much.

That's it for me today,

Robin

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Sewing Basket Liners

Hello Everyone!

I have a quick and easy project to share today.  

If you've stopped by my blog often you've probably know how much I adore wire baskets.  I prefer them over a wicker basket any-day but sometimes it's nice to be able to hide contents of a basket which is tricky with a wire basket.

Every now and then basket liners become a necessary.  Not only is it a fun look, they are simple to make.

The basket I'm sewing a liner for today is a small one I picked up at Walmart a while back.  It's only 6 inches tall and the opening is about 5 3/4 inches wide.  Whatever size basket you'll want to make a liner for this tutorial should give you a general idea of what to do as long as it's a circular shaped basket.  Just adjust your fabric size to fit.

Here is what the basket looked like before adding a liner:

And here it is with a liner . . . cute right!

I've tried a picture tutorial format this time to make things quicker.  

Please let me know if you like this style or not for future tutorials, thanks!

Follow along below to see how I sewed the basket liners.

And that is it!  

You now have a pretty new liner for your basket.

Here is an example of what it looks like in the basket with a cuff.

And here is an example without a cuff.

Using the liner either way would work out great I think.

You can see that I made the liner slightly shorter than the top of the basket.  Personally, that's the way I like it.  You could always adjust things to your preferences.

I prefer using the liner cuffed and am thinking they are prefect for spring!

Have a great day,

bye now,

Robin

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Spring Break and A Blogging Break

Good Morning!

This week the girls have spring break so I'll be taking a mini vacation from my blog to spend some time with them.  Later in the week we will be having an extended weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's cabin which I am very excited about.

While were gone this is one of the daily moments I'll be missing that I always find so adorable.

Every morning, Shelby will sit on this red chair in the kitchen and watch my youngest daughter and my niece walk across the street to their bus stop.

She'll sit there patiently waiting until the bus arrives, just to make sure the girls get on the bus ok.

In the afternoons, Shelby will once again take her spot on the chair to wait for the bus to arrive again.

Once spotted, this peaceful scene is replaced with the loud chaos of delighted yelps, puppy paws scrambling on linoleum in a mad dash for the front door, more yelping and jumping until finally . . . finally the front door opens and her girls are home.

It's replayed daily, and I'm sure I'll miss it terribly while I'm away.

Soon enough, spring break will be over and then Shelby and I can get make on schedule.

Talk to you next week.

Robin

Cinnamon Breakfast Biscuits

Good Morning All!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.  At our house things were busy yet restful at the same time - - the perfect weekend.

Today I'd like to share with you a well loved recipe from our home that I have been meaning to post about this whole winter. 

During the colder months of the year I love to make my girls a warm breakfast to start off the day and this is one recipe that I turn to at least once a week for something quick and easy.

Cinnamon Breakfast Biscuits

3 cups bisquick mix (or homemade version)

3/4 cup Milk

1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

3/4 cup raisins (optional)

Mix together bisquick mix, milk, cinnamon and raisins until dough forms.  Either use a biscuit cutter to shape the dough or use the drop biscuit method to form dough into eight biscuits.

Bake at 450 for 15 minutes.

Allow to cool and top with a powdered sugar glaze.

Powdered Sugar Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar

2 TBLS. water

Mix together well



First gather your supplies, and mix together both the Bisquick and cinnamon.  In the past I have used both store bought Bisquick mix and a homemade version.  Both work great.

 Next add the milk and mix just a little until the dough forms.

At this point you have two choices.  Either make drop biscuits - the super quick version or use a biscuit cutter - - the longer version.

Most day's I prefer the drop biscuit method since it takes less than a minute.  Simply take your mixing spoon and scoop out some dough and plop it onto your baking pan.  If I think the biscuit needs a little extra forming I'll quickly squish the dough into a ball like form and I'm done.

Today I wanted my biscuits to look pretty so I chose to use my vintage biscuit cutter to form the biscuits.  I simply dumped my bowl of dough onto the counter and used my hands to squish it all together in a clump that was about two inches thick.

I followed the same method until all my dough was formed into biscuit shapes.

After baking them for fifteen minutes at 450, I let them cool about five minutes and then drizzle a simple powdered sugar glaze over the top.

Served with some fresh fruit and a little milk or orange juice it makes a quick and very tasty breakfast.

Hope you enjoyed!

bye now,

Robin

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