Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Shortcakes🍓

Have you ever attempted to make short cakes?? How fun! Also would be wonderful with our Strawberry Jam and fresh ripe strawberries!
Raspberry and Cream Shortcakes
Ingredients
Shortcakes:
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 stick plus 2 Tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
3/4 cup cold heavy cream, plus more for brushing
1/4 cup buttermilk
Sanding sugar
Filling:
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/3 cup confectioner's sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla bean paste
1 1/2 cup Red Raspberry Jam or our favorite Strawberry Jam (Available at Bonnes Amies kitchen)
3 cups fresh raspberries
Directions
Preheat oven to 400° F. In a food processor, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter and process until mixture resembles coarse meal, with a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes - 1 hour. Stir in cream and buttermilk until just combined.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to about 1-inch thickness. Use a large biscuit cutter to cut dough into 8 rounds (re-roll scraps once if necessary). Place, 1 1/2-inches apart, on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush shortcakes with cream and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake until golden brown and set, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Meanwhile whip cream, confectioner's sugar and vanilla bean paste until soft peaks form.
Slice the shortcakes in half and spread each with Red Raspberry Jam. Top with raspberries and whipped cream. Serve immediately.

Hand Carved Large Driftwood Candles

The joy this large hand carved driftwood wild green fig candle has brought me in my kitchen!! So strong you can smell even when it is not flickering....beautiful!! Can't wait to create a succulent arrangement or use as a beautiful rustic tray.
Suggesting memories of sea-borne driftwood washed ashore and dried in the sun, our hand carved Driftwood Candle Tray is a weathered, light color, natural, renewable mango wood tray with a braided raffia tassel, handsome leather dustcover and a tied jute decorative accent. Each candle will vary slightly in appearance. This brawny candle comes in two sizes; twelve and a half inches by three inches tall with two wicks and twenty-one inches by three and a quarter inches tall with four wicks. The Driftwood Tray is hand poured in Georgia, by our experienced candle makers, with forty-four or twenty-four ounces of a clean burning, United States grown, fragranced soy wax blend with a high-quality fragrance compound oil. Our distinctive fragrances are saturated with layers of nuance, complex and intricate, and are designed to evoke a particular time and place, triggered by memories and nostalgia. 

Wild Green Fig- fresh leafy greens and black currant with amber and musk. This candle should give approximately fifty or forty hours of burn time. And, as with all our candles, the Driftwood Tray can be reused once the wicks have burned away, and it has been cleaned out, by refilling with our easy Candle Refill Kit, or repurposed as a decorative container for your table, kitchen counter or desk, to be used time and time again.

Madonna Tees & Consuela Totes🌈 🙏

The sweetest Easter gift! One of our new Spring Madonna Tee's tucked in our super cute Consuela Serape Mini Totes!
Mini Totes $25.95 Let us help you fill it with fun items to wrap up for Easter!

WHAT MAKES IT RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME?

Our Basic Grab-n-Go Bag holds a ton and can be easily folded into your everyday bag, stashed under your car seat, or thrown in the grocery cart. Use this unlined utility tote as a beach bag, gym bag or carry-all; the options are endless! Our Mini Grab-n-Go Bag is perfect for carrying your lunch or giving gifts and folds easily to fit inside your everyday bag. This unlined utility tote in easy-to-clean ConsuelaCloth™ is the smallest of our Grab-n-Go favorites.
NEW for Spring! A unique & colorful Madonna adorns these soft t-shirts with a metallic gold crown holding a bouquet of blooming cactuses. Our favorite comfort color ring spun 100% cotton pigment dyed t-shirts soften and age with washing. This quote is printed at the bottom "As love grows in you, beauty grows too. For love is the beauty of the soul." -Saint Augustine 

Fabulous colors in Lagoon, Terracotta, and Mustard...perfect colors for a new season ahead!

$24.95 each

Look In The Mirror...🍰

The sweetest & unique Monday project!! This customer has gathered many antique hand mirrors as favors for her mother’s 80th birthday! A high noon tea party at the president’s house in Plainview sounds like so much fun! We matched each mirror with the festive invitation and she is tying a sweet poem to each mirror...we hope she has the best birthday ever!

 

Pomelo Pomegranate🌺

Restock on one of our favorite scents Pomelo Pomegranate for Spring! Our go to products when changing seasons to cleaning house...from wax melts, potpourri, and textured glass candles these all add a Spring touch to your home!
Made in Arkansas. Woman owned & inspired company.
As soon as you walk in our door you can smell a sweet citrus fragrance blend of Pomegranate, Oroblanco Pomelo, Eucalyptus, White Vetiver and Musk infused with a hint of Clementine Blossoms. The colors are beautiful and the scent is happiness for your home!

Pennsylvania Birch Wreaths

These pops of cheerful color and springtime burlap ribbon intertwined in our favorite birch wreaths makes us smile today! Show your front porch some love!
Let us help you design your own birch wreath!! Fresh from Pennsylvania our handmade wild and wooly birch wreaths are so unique! These twig wreaths are great hanging from a mirror with fun ribbon, featured on a large wall, or on your front porch...keep them simple or gussy them up with bright florals and fun ribbon. Made in the USA. Not cut from birch trees until they are ordered so wonderful!
Handmade Birch Wreaths Prices:
10” $20.00
12” $24.00
15” $32.00
18” $38.00

Sweet Easter Gifts!🐰🐥💐

So many sweet Easter gifts are being wrapped up at the shop!! Easter coincides with the return of springtime which makes a great opportunity to give some cheer this year! Love all of these ideas and our little chicks tucked in makes them extra special!



Mexican Vanilla & Strawberry Brownies👩‍🍳

These burlap bags are filled with the best brownie mix and chocolate icing! How good would hot brownies be this weekend with fresh strawberries sprinkled on top of them?? Made from our favorite Vanilla company it’s all so yummy!! More Mexico Vanilla has arrived stop by our kitchen and pick up a bottle! It also makes a quick and easy gift for the cook in your circle.
“I have tried many Mexican vanillas – my mother in law even brought me some from Mexico that she purchased from a pastry chef when she went on vacation! Your vanilla is simply the best – that’s why it’s the only vanilla I buy.”

Apricot Creme Coffee☕️

Warm up this morning and indulge in a springtime treat with one of our most deliciously wholesome flavored coffees: Apricot Cream. Made with the essence of sun ripened apricots the aroma of fresh apricots will fill your senses with that "just picked flavor" and summertime happiness!
Loving this mug?? We have more pottery on the way stay tuned!

Easter Designs🌷

We have been working on the sweetest Easter baskets today! This little antique basket is filled with white wildflowers, fluffy peonies, cabbages, white lillies, and herbs. The little chick, nest, and bunny make it extra sweet!
Oh we are loving this farmhouse garden arrangement filling a glass cloche with garden tomatoes, spring cabbages, lavender sprigs, rosemary basil bunches, apple blossoms, tulips, and large green artichokes for a kitchen! All this garden goodness makes us anxious for Spring!

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Spring Mantle Inspiration🌼🌷

Spring Mantles Before & After: Love getting pics from customers needing decorating help! These mantles needed a “spring pick me up” and just a touch of color makes them so festive! We packed up some accessories and off they were shipped to their new homes!




Blossom Stitched Kimonos💗

Our new Daisy Floral Kimono and Paisley Blossom Stitched Kimono are the perfect wardrobe trick to have up your sleeve; layer over jeans and a tee for instant elegance, accented by stitched flowers. Perfect for chilly mornings and spring afternoons.
Treat Yourself!
Black Daisy Floral Kimono $20.00
Paisley Blossom Stitched Kimono $48.95


Oversized Floral Anemone Bandana Scarves

Don’t let the West Texas wind ruin your good looks! Tame your tresses with one of these new Oversized Floral Anemone Bandana Scarves. 100% cotton their large 27”x27” size makes them a great spring accessory! Available in yellow or black. $9.95 each

Lemon Raspberry Sugar Cookie Flowers👩‍🍳🍋

Lemon Curd is a best seller and is delicious all on it’s own or to make these delicious Lemon Raspberry Sugar Cookie Flowers!!
Ingredients
12 Tablespoon (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 ½ ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg + 1 egg yolk
Zest from 1 lemon
½ teaspoon lemon extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 1/2 4 cups all-purpose flour
Lemon Curd (@ Bonnes Amies Kitchen)
Red Raspberry Jam (@ Bonnes Amies Kitchen)
For the frosting (optional)
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 ½ Tablespoon meringue powder
4-6 tablespoons milk
Directions
In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the egg, egg yolk, extracts and zest. Beat until well combined.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add 3 ½ cups flour, salt and baking powder. Mix on low until combined. Continue to add additional flour until the dough forms a ball.
Remove from the bowl, form into a small disc and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
While your dough is chilling, preheat oven to 350°F.
Remove dough from refrigerator and roll on a well-floured surface until it is about ¼” thick. Using a flower shaped cookie cutter, begin cutting flowers, re-rolling dough as needed.
Lightly spray a mini muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Gently press the flowers into the center so the leaves are overhanging the edges.
Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are slightly browned and the flowers are set. Remove from oven and let cool for approximately 5 minutes in the pan. Gently remove from the pan and place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the frosting, starting with 4 Tbsp milk, and whisk until smooth. Add additional milk as needed.
Fill each flower cup with a small scoop of Red Raspberry Jam. With a piping bag filled with Lemon Curd, pipe a small amount of curd on top.
Decorate the edge of the flowers with the frosting if desired, or you can dust with powdered sugar.

 

Thymes Lemon Leaf🍋

Close your eyes and feel the warmth of the summer sun enter your home with Thymes Lemon Leaf.
We love the countertop spray & dishwashing liquid. The linen spray is heavenly misted on sheets...the hand wash and lotion set makes a sweet cheerful gift!
Creating clean fresh smells that match the endorphin releasing high of cleaning itself, Lemon Leaf enhances the joy of cleaning by transforming spaces into a citrus-filled paradise, sparking creativity, boosting mood with this sunny scent.

Gorgeous Spring Arrangements🌼🌷

So many gorgeous Spring arrangements are going to new homes! New Spring ribbon adds the perfect touch to these birch wreaths. Love the bright orange poppies tucked in...also love the French striped and polka dot ribbon worked into white blooming wreaths for double front doors. White and greens are popular for a fresh and simple feel. All these colors bring us so much cheer!



New Arrival Navajo Pearls

New arrival of sterling silver Navajo Pearls...they are gorgeous! Basic, practical and essential to every woman's jewelry wardrobe. These sterling silver pearls are perfect to wear alone or to wear layered and/or with a pendant. A best seller every woman needs some silver pearls!

A Clean Kitchen🧽

We love wonderful cleaning products for our kitchen and these cleaners and dish soaps are so fresh and fun for Spring! Vibrant Spanish Lime fragrance is crisp, bright and very refreshing. Honeysuckle is a floral fragrance dosed with the sweet scent of honeysuckle nectar and herbaceous greens. Light a Spanish Lime or Guava hobnail candle after you are done cleaning!