diary of a suburban twenty-something

Yummy Apple Crisp

diaryofasuburbantwentysomething — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:13:12 +0000

Here’s a great apples crisp recipe for all those New England apples!

For the Crumb Topping

1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter

Combine oats, flour, sugar and cinnamon, cut in butter until course crumbs are formed. (You can used your hands to toss).

4 cups if thin sliced apples – peeled and tossed with mixture of 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Place apples in a buttered 8″x8″ pan. Sprinkle with crubms. Bake for 30-305 min at 350 degrees.

where is the world is guy?

diaryofasuburbantwentysomething — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:57:05 +0000

So Guy is on another one of his world tours. He will be on 3 continents in 12 days! He just finish is North American leg out in LA and has now made his way over the pond to Switzerland. It’s tough being a sports guy!

I’m busy back at the ranch counting his frequent flyer miles and deciding where we should go on our vacay this fall….any suggestions?

I love bridal bow hats!

diaryofasuburbantwentysomething — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:47:00 +0000

I had the great honor of making the traditional “bridal bow hat” for my sister-in-law the other week at her shower. Joce was lucky enough to have had two wedding showers. At the first shower I was also in charge of the bow hat but to my dismay NO ONE put bows on their gifts. WTF! I wouldn’t even dare post photos of that mess. Lucky for me, the gifts at shower #2 were adorned with lots of pretty bows. Here are some photo highlights of the special occassion.

A close up

the happy couple

wall art

diaryofasuburbantwentysomething — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:35:26 +0000

As I work on decorating the house…i’ve noticed that some of the home design companies have a category called “wall art” on their web sites. Here’s a peak at some of what is available….

pb – wood buttons

I might acutally consider these for the craft room

pb – wood rakes

Pb – spoons

Just for fun I should buy these and hang them up in the kitchen…I wonder if Guy would notice.

And then there are the animals…

You can find all of these at Ballard Designs

pb teen…go figure

diaryofasuburbantwentysomething — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:16:42 +0000

Last night I got the PB teen catalog in the mail. I have never received this catalog before but I have to admit that they had some cute items.

I’m really into wall letters

vintage iron jewlery holder…every girl needs one of these right?

Blossom Bracelet Tree…for all my pretty jewels!

ribbon hats

diaryofasuburbantwentysomething — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:59:41 +0000

Yesterday I attended my best friend’s wedding shower. The shower was held at the Grape Escape a winery in galmorous Dayton, NJ.

I am seriously the most neurotic driver ever. ”Guy” lent me his car (brave man) and Linds and I began our adventure around 9:15am. By 9:30 my palms were a sweaty mess. Here’s what I dislike about driving:
- merging on the highway
- reading directions from mapquest
- changing lanes on a major highways
- getting on the GW bridge
- going over the GW bridge
- getting off the GW bridge

After several freak-outs…we finally arrived

The party was great. I got to see some old college friends which is always a nice treat. The bride looked fabulous and I was so glad to be there to share this special day with her. It’s not too often in your life where you get to have all your friends and family in one place AND you get to open tons of presents!

I had the honor of creating the traditional “ribbon hat.” I have to admit, I am one damn good ribbon hat maker. Anyone need a ribbon hat, give me a shout.

baby surprise

diaryofasuburbantwentysomething — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:29:52 +0000

After taking a few days off from knitting, I’m back on the old horse. My class tonight gave me the strength to move on

My new project is the baby surprise sweater.

wish me luck!

crafts are stressing me out

diaryofasuburbantwentysomething — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:27:21 +0000

As a new knitter, it takes me forever to knit anything remotely recognizable. I’ve been working on these baby booties for a week now. After several failed attempts, it looked like I might just finish one booty successfully last night. I got to the very end, tied a knot and cut the yarn. That’s where it all went downhill. The knot must not have been tight enough or something because the whole thing started to unravel. ARG! I was so annoyed at myself! No knitting for me today….I’m still brooding.

garbage night

diaryofasuburbantwentysomething — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:20:11 +0000

garbage night is always really exciting in our house. Lucky for me, my husband usually takes one for the team!

thanks guy!

my house is famous!

diaryofasuburbantwentysomething — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:05:50 +0000

This week I hosted a photo shoot for an upcoming CraftStylish issue. Here are some highlights….

our man with the plan

gotta love an editor with an iron

kat our model….meow!!!

photo equipment…lots of it!

pretty curtains…just a peak at the gorgeous projects in this upcoming issue

can’t wait to see more….buy craftstylish accessories today