Watercolor Dabbles

My Bestie has her wedding planned for Spring, so we have been dabbling in some dealings with watercolor! She has a very beautiful setting reserved and it lends itself well to her love for pastels. To help imagine how her invitations might look, we made some mock-ups to show ideas. Pretty soon, we will have some words to go with the backgrounds, and we can see how different pallettes and arrangements can make for beautiful invitation backgrounds!

Here are a few favorites so far.

Fall Foods

Leaves are turning colors and a crisp autumn chill asks for rosier faces surrounded by fluffy scarves, brightening up the streets. And what comes with such splendor? A new taste in cuisine for the new season!

Today I am working on just a couple of my favorite cool-weather desserts to warm up a chilly house, starting with my favorite, apple pie!

Of course, the taste of apple pie is sublime, but what is even better? Memories.

Memories of peeling apples side by side with mom, learning her tricks, telling jokes, and getting juicy stories. Challenging each other to see who could peel fastest, keeping the peelings the longest without breaking them. Dropping the twirly peels to see what letter they would form, imagining it would reveal the secrets of the future.

Memories of perfecting buttery, mouthwatering crusts and decorating with with just a touch of sparkle, a crystally dust of sugar.

Memories of the house flooding with sweet and cinnamon aromas.