Author: psaugust

Happy New Year!

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home sweet home

Happy Tet! Chuc Mung Nam Moi! My second favorite holiday of the year. Spring (Xuan) will be here soon, once we get through this so-called Snowmageddon. I don’t know about you, but I welcome the cold. It’sĀ  a good excuse to wear tights and mittens.Ā  Anyway, I wish you and all your loved ones a prosperous and healthy new year.Ā  Here are just a few things that remind me of Tet every year: fresh, blooming […]

Seed the day

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homemade / Parties

For favors to go, we arranged these vintage demitasse cups with bright mixes of flowers, and some wildflower seeds in these custom made packets (see my template below). My sister has this quirky cute planter that has “Seed the Day” printed on it that gave us such a laugh when she bought it. It ties nicely with the theme. These were fun favors to make, albeit time-consuming, but I like the personal touches in all […]

a French delicacy

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food

A lot of people were fawning over those delicious macarons at the bridal shower, but gasped in outrage when they heard how expensive these little sweets were. I want to try to make these one day. Maybe invite the girls over an we can experiment with some baking. (Did I mention my cupcake baking skills were a disaster for the party? Yeah, that’s why there are no close ups shots of the cupcakes šŸ™‚ Anyway, […]

Wish tree

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homemade / Parties

Originally, I planned on manzanita branches for the wish tree, but I found these sparkly branches on clearance at a sidewalk sale at the craft store and couldn’t pass up such a sweet deal. This makes good practice for the larger wish tree I’ll be making for the wedding reception.