Dishes

I just wanted to share...Alex and I recently got these beautiful dishes:

We are so in love with them. As usual, we've been constantly on the lookout for the perfect ones (like with our TV stand, dressers, bedspread...). Over the last couple years, we'd sort of agreed on a few different sets, but nothing was perfect...UNTIL...we laid our eyes on these beauties at Crate and Barrel. *sound revelation music* Love at first site! No joke, everything looks awesome on these plates.

We also got these bowls (not the ones pictured above) and side dishes (wide enough for salsa, shallow enough for soy sauce):

Thank you, Crate & Barrel, for giving us our perfect dishes.
Also, anyone else in love with these glasses??

hehe...As you may know, I'm a fan of things that say exactly what they are ^_^ hehe..

Okay, sharing over! ♡

Tie-Dye Cupcakes!

In case you missed it in my Summer Projects post, I've had a hankering for rainbow cupcakes! Yesterday some friends invited us over for dinner, so I had a delicious opportunity to make some :D I'll admit, I cheated. I used a confetti cake mix (I never do that!). But I did color them myself :) You may remember that I made some (amazing) red velvet cupcakes for my birthday this year...Well, due to the boys being unable to find a large red food coloring bottle, we ended up with three multi-colored packages. So when I reached for the food coloring to make my rainbow, I discovered lots of yellow, green, and blue. I improvised - tie dye cupcakes. Perfect! Yellow, yellow-green, green, turquoise, and blue!

(Anyone else think it's strange that yellow food coloring looks orange?)

(LOVE these colorful wrappers!)

(Fresh out of the oven - mmm)

(Taste test!)

They turned out rather nicely, if I do say so myself ^_^ I topped them off with chocolate frosting, and everyone enjoyed them! *yay*

Scenic Embroidery

I just finished this yesterday and I am super excited about it! I completely love it and can't wait to get it in the shop. I made sure to use a slightly different stitch for each element and I'm really happy with the result. Once I get it framed and set I'll upload some detail pics!

I'm already planning a new series :D It's combining two of my loves and it's going to be awesome.

You Amaze Me, Fireworks

Every year I start getting really excited...for fireworks. I dance around and squeal like a small child. And I'm ok with that. Because fireworks are awesome. And this year I'll get to see TWO shows!! On Friday Alex went to the Concerts in the Gardens 4th of July celebration with my parents. It's an annual event that includes a couple hours of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra playing patriotic music with a fantastic fireworks finale! I hadn't been in a few years, but it was just as good as I remember! There's nothing better than eating watermelon in the Botanic Gardens while listening to live music and watching FIREWORKS. Am I right? (A: YES.)

Now I'm off to my in-laws' cookout. They live close to downtown, so we can watch the Austin fireworks show from their front lawn! While eating. I love eating ^_^

Happy Independence Day!!

PS: Also check out my colors of fireworks post on Birds of a Feather :)
PPS: And I'll be uploading more photos to my Flickr :D

Ties That Don't Suck

I saw these ties at the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art yesterday, and was so pleased! They have tons of styles and are so neat :) They even have a unicorn one ♡

The topography and the wind turbines are my favorites ^_^ Which is yours?

Prints

No Thursday Threads yesterday, because we were on the road! Actually, I started off the day with some freelance graphic design work (color me happy), then we drove up to Fort Worth. It's so nice to see my parents! Last night we went to a Labanese restaurant, which was delicious, and saw a belly dancing show. Today we're going to the Kimball Art Museum and the Modern Art Museum ♡ The Kimball is one of my favorite buildings ever (by Louis Kahn, who was a great architect).

ALSO...

In case you haven't seen, I opened a new section in my shop: PRINTS! I'm soo excited. I absolutely love drawing and it's long been a dream of mine to be able to sell my artwork. Check it out here and tell me what you think!

Happy Friday :D