Happy Valentines Day

Enjoy the day!

Valentine Candy

Here's a quick-to-make recipe for a delicious candy:

2 11oz pkg Giradelli white choc chips
1 cup chopped macadamis nuts
1 cup dried pineapple, chopped
1 cup crushed corn chex cereal

Put last 3 ingredients in a large bowl and pour melted white chocolate over it. Spread out on parchment paper and cool to set. Break into bite size pieces.

I'm on vacation...

I'm off to Palm Beach, Florida for some well-needed sun and sand...and leaving the laptop at home!!

I am hoping my flights won't be affected by the snow in the mid-atlantic states...yearly I am challenged with weather, flight delays, airline cancelations or de-icing during February break. It's always a crapshoot! But once I get out in the sun, it's all forgotten!

A "Key" Idea

GW had a 44% off sale for Super Bowl weekend and I bought 2 frames for $2.44.
I have a small blank wall and these keys - can you see where I'm going with this?....

A little bit of black spray paint....
And a quick arrangement for my blank wall:

I'm joining Thrifty Thursday at Tales from Bloggeritaville and Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch...hop on over to see some great ideas people have to share.

My Mantra...

If you can't find what you want, MAKE IT YOURSELF! I've seen some black and white candles, but they weren't the exact color I was looking for. So I took a black Sharpie marker and colored a harlequin design onto my candles:

I wanted to match my plate from Hobby Lobby:

And on the other side of the room to match my bowl and lampshade
It was simple to do, just pencil on the design and color it in with a marker! I purchased these candles at the Christmas Tree Shop for $1.69 and $1.99 ea. - a bargain!

I am joining Strut Your Stuff at Somewhat Simple for the 1st time...Visit to see some great ideas that bloggers are sharing

Games People Play

This is an easy idea for a quick little gift for a friend. These jewelry pieces were made from dominos.
To make the necklace, you must first drill a hole large enough for a jump ring to hang freely. The dominos are best prepped by either sanding lightly with fine sand paper, or soaking a few hours in bleach. Any permanent stamping ink will work on these (I like Stazon). I finish the edges with a Krylon marker.
The pin above was finished with a spray acrylic and the pin below was finished with diamond glaze, with a few mini beads sprinkled on top. I use self-adhesive pin backs, but I reinforce with E6000 glue
So simple, and such a conversation piece. Many old game pieces can be turned into fun jewelry- use your imagination!

JANE, I'm waiting for your address, one of these is for you!

I'm joining Thrifty Thursday at Tales From Bloggeritaville. Don't be a party pooper - go see what other thrifty ideas are being shared!

A Pink Kitchen

Pink is probably my least favorite color, however I think I could live with this kitchen. The hanging lamp is just beautiful and the cupboard knobs are so unique....and my favorite, the courtly checks:
Look at these wonderful cookie jars:
This kitchen is in the old farmhouse at the MacKenzie-Childs plant in Aurora, NY. I think I could live there, even with all that pink!

What is this?

Did you ever find something and like it, but you didn't know what it was ? I found this in my father's cellar a few years ago:
It says Humphrey Gas Iron across the top and General Specialty Company across the bottom. It has 4 little feet and is about 8 inches long:
It was all rusty and crusty, so I spray painted it black:
Does anyone know what it is - because I don't! But I use it as a trivet!

UPDATE: This is a rest for a gas iron. When I read GAS on it, I was thinking a "gas company". And the shape certainly didn't resemble an iron. But after all your help, I googled and found more info....and there are even some for sale on Ebay (but I am keeping mine!). Thanks to everyone who helped identify this!

I am linking with the following parties, hoping that someone knows what this is:
Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch
2nd Time Around Tuesday at A Picture is worth a 1000 Words

Real Men Don't Eat Quiche...

Remember the book "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche"? Well the title became a common saying during the 80's. As I made a joke to my eighth graders and quoted that very saying, they looked at me quite puzzled. Not only had they never heard the saying, they had never had quiche.

I love quiche. Quiche and salad is the ultimate lunch for me. So, because this is a very small class of 8th grade boys, and it meets at 8:00 am, I decided to make them quiche.

I offered a variety of "flavors" and they chose tex-mex. This recipe is from the prettiest cookbook, Goodness Gracious by Roxie Kelley. Yes, cookbooks must have great photos or artwork for it to be considered for purchase! The art work is fabulous, quite similar to Susan Branch's watercolors.
The boys LOVED the quiche....and each one left class with this recipe so they could prepare it at home:
Fiesta Quiche (page 97)
5 eggs
2 c milk
1/4 cup salsa
1/2 onion diced
7 oz chopped green chiles
2 cups grated monterey jack cheese

Combine all ingredients and pour into a 9" pie shell.
Bake for 40 minutes.

A photo? No...they ate it too quickly!

My favorite quiche is spinach and bacon...Yours?

Milk Glass

I like milk glass - how can you not like it?
Some pieces bring back memories from my childhood.
I had only one of these dishes, but lucked out last week at GW and found 3 more for .49 ea.
I have a small collection, and...
I don't know how to display it...
...So, for now, some sit in a bookcase in my guest room.
And some are scattered around the room with cheery red flowers.
It's fun to collect something...BUT, I'm afraid I collect too, too many things! What do you collect?

I am joining Thrifty Thursday at Bloggeritaville and Vintage Thingies Thursday at the Coloradolady . Visit these parties to see what other bloggers are "sharing and showing" this week.