Saturday, April 10, 2010

Large Terrariums & Hurricanes

Love this extra large hurricane which could also be a terrarium...Looks great filled with these hand-blown small green vases! Can't you see this filled with gravel with tiny pots of ferns and succulents on your patio table? How interesting that would be! Even a large candle in the center with succulents planted around the candle inside would be wonderful....
Here is an article by Martha Stewart on how to put together your own terrarium:
Martha's Terrariums

Want an indoor garden? One of the most unique and attractive ways to garden indoors is to garden with Terrariums. An attractive, well constructed terrarium garden can become the focal point of any room. Indoor gardening could never be easier.
Terrariums are wonderful, magical environments. Decorative, attractive, and easy to care for: you just plant and forget. Because terrariums recycle their moisture, they need very little attention. A closed terrarium can often go a month or more between watering. They actually thrive on neglect! Now even people who tend to neglect plants can develop a "Green Thumb".

Peach Bellini Shortbread Bars

One of the favorite things Stonewall brought back from a trip to Venice was a love of the classic Bellini cocktail. The wonderful taste of white peaches mixed with prosecco, a sparkling white Italian wine, is refreshing and the flavor makes this jam a perfect choice for brunch or breakfast.


Indulge yourself even more with these tasty Peach Bellini Shortbread Bars....these would also be a great party favor or delicious with a hot cup of cinnamon toddy coffee....yummy!
Serves: 24 bars
Ingredients
1 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Stonewall Kitchen Bellini Brunch Jam
1/2 cup Sliced almonds
click here for recipe

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Barefoot Contessa Coffee Cake

A perfect Saturday morning starts with this yummy coffee cake mix-so easy to whip up!
“Coffee cake tastes infinitely better warm from the oven. Delicious sour cream cake plus a rich swirl of chocolate makes this the ultimate breakfast treat.” - Ina Garten

Dry Feet & Toes?

A scrumptious bottle of love for heels and toes. This divine honey-based moisture veil seals in moisture and brings rich color back to tired feet - simply brush on and rub into feet for chalkless bliss. This golden jar is a true guilty pleasure from the first moment you let it breathe - fragranced with velvety cinnamon notes, sweet cloves and actual honey. The finest of moisturizing elements have been incorporated from genuine honey, and aloe leaf juice to pineapple and papaya fruit extracts. Honey Heel Glaze is ultra-smooth, non-greasy, and addictive in every way. Includes application brush in a darling carrying box to delight your gift recipients.

Monday, April 5, 2010

The Ultimate Airstream

I had to share this one-I think I could just move into this airstream and become a professional traveler! My own bubble of tartan & plaid...
"Here's one way to take a trek through the Scottish Highlands! This vintage Airstream trailor is bedecked with plaid fabric lining and flooring, creating a 'bubble of tartan' in which to camp. I love the Scotch pies on the plate by the toaster-oven, the multitude of canned Heinz beans and I can just imagine opening the door to the view of some foggy loch at the base of a heather-filled mountain."

More RL Plaid

Here are a few more RL plaid rooms to inspire! Love the kilim rugs mixed in, the black furniture with large braids, and the pine...
Makes me want to go to the mountains and pick flowers for that indian basket...

RL Plaid Spring Bedroom

So we all think plaid is wonderful(most of us anyway) Love this RL room with the plaid with a touch of spring. Think of Scotland and images of bagpipes, remote craggy castles and tartan spring to mind. But now, thanks to savvy designers, plaid is making its mark on interiors all year round.
Fashion houses have often peppered their collections with touches of tartan, but this season the pattern is far more prominent than usual.

This Ralph Lauren room mixes black wicker dining chairs with redandbrown gingham, herringbone tweed blankets and red, plum and green plaid on bedroom walls.

Friday, April 2, 2010

Happy Easter

The meaning of the many different customs observed during Easter Sunday have been buried with time. Their origins lie in both pre-Christian religions and Christianity. In one way or another all the customs are a "salute to spring" marking re-birth.
The white Easter lily has come to capture the glory of the holiday. The word "Easter" is named after Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. A festival was held in her honor every year at the vernal equinox.
The Easter Bunny is a rabbit-spirit. Long ago, he was called the "Easter Hare", hares and rabbits have frequent multiple births so they became a symbol of fertility. The custom of an Easter egg hunt began because children believed that hares laid eggs in the grass. The Romans believed that "All life comes from an egg." Christians consider eggs to be "the seed of life" and so they are symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

New Spring Florals

We have received a wide selection of spring/summer florals in. Cosmo bushes, dogwood garlands, tulip bouquets, and peony sprays. Mixed in are also berry sprays, boston fern bushes, and cornflower bushes....
Spring up your house with bird nests, daffodils and wild daisy bushes-all are very beautiful!

Spode Grove "Special"

Don't miss out on our special priced Spode Grove. For a 5 piece place setting they are offering a fabulous price of $48.95 due to a misprint (it's missing the Christmas tree in the center!) They are running out and this is a one-time offer!

Firelites For Summer

Our hottest and coolest introduction ever, Firelites produce a dramatic flame that crackles and dances as if to music. Our Firelites are an unexpected addition to any romantic evening, dance party, poolside celebration or whatever you can imagine. Firelites make a great gift item and double as an artistic object for your home.

We have them in a variety of bright & summer colors-these are also beautiful in a large glass hurricanes. Glazed ceramic pots come in soft earth tones of red, blue, green, and yellow and in three shapes honey pot, oval jar, and flared square. Stainless steel lines the inside for the gel. The gel burns clean without hazardous fumes and smoke. The gel is "green." It is non-carbon based and made from recycled material in the USA.The gel is economical. One 32-ounce bottle of gel lasts eight hours. Use Firelites indoor or outdoors. Choose citronella gel to discourage insects from coming to outdoor parties.


New Serape/Leather Chair


New Serape multi-cotton chair is in with aqua, red, and sand stripes....Bottom is trimmed out in leather and matching camel suede ottoman to go with it.