Maker Mornings - Sat. May 15th

This past Saturday we held our May Maker Mornings brunch at my house.  It was a delight!!

We had a slightly smaller group show this month due to finals and graduations. Congrats grads!!
Words will not suffice so I have provided you with photos -

I made a strawberry & blackberry pie. My first ever...and it was divine!

I also made jam twists (plate on the right below).  I filled half with blackberry jam and the other with marmalade! D-LISH! 

A brunch wouldn't be complete without a morning cocktail.  Today's beverage was a refreshing sangria. 

Ingredients:

- White Zin

- white grape juice

- fresh mango

- fresh strawberries

Mix ingredients and refrigerate for 30 mins to allow cooling and saturation of fruit.  The long it soaks the sweeter it tastes! 

And tea, naturally!

Now for some making!!

My friend Beth brought her 15 mo. old daughter Ruby along! Sweeter than pie, she is. Check out Beth's online shop, Salvage Life. Recently, Taylor Swift's wardrobe stylist has called on Beth to deck Taylor out in some Salvage Life duds for her tour.  She loved the clothes so much she's asking for more - to wear around town! Go Beth!!

Ashley, Paige and Jessi in the middle of making and talking and eating. Yum.

Don't miss our next Maker Mornings Brunch on JUNE 19th from 11am-3pm!!  Location TBD.

Contact makersleaguelb@gmail.com for more information. 

Breakfast

...is the most important meal of the day.  It's during this time, where I'm not especially hungry, the process and the smell of a home-cooked meal in the morning entices my tummy and tantalizes my tongue.

Every morning, I try to eat an energizing breakfast to start the day off right - otherwise, I'll be sluggish and moody all day and won't probably get much done.

Here are some samples of a healthy breakfast (minus the iced latte)...
This egg is atop a toasted & buttered english muffin. Typically I choose toast, but it was moldy so I opted for the english muffin which was delightful as well.

And here is an example of my spec-ial-itay! CREPES! 

In my family growing up, this was a weekend special. Mom would make them for me and friends who spent the night (who, I'm convinced, only spent the night knowing they'd get crepes for breakfast in the morning).  They come complete with sprinkled powdered sugar and lemon.  At our house, you roll them up like a burrito, sprinkle and squeeze once more, and then eat! 

                          

To help it go down, fresh squeezed orange juice from my husband's grandparent's backyard! 

SO sweet! SO delicious!

                          

With that, I'll send you off with a "Have a Nice Day!" and something pretty - 

xo

Craft Brunch Bunch

There's no denying that spring has sprung.

This weekend was the official beginning of spring for me. I didn't blog last week because, to be completely honest, I didn't have it in me to sit in front of the computer when I could be outside enjoying the beauitful sunshiney days we've been having here.

A couple weeks ago, my close friend, Ruthi Auda, and I decided it was time to implement a monthly craft brunch. Appropriately, we named it the Craft Brunch Bunch.

On the menu this week:

*mimosas

*croissants from a local bakery

*homemade cinnamon rolls (thank you Ruthi!!)

*homemade lemon muffins w/ homemade blueberry drizzle (courtes de moi)

*peach & grapefruit slices covered in powdered sugar

I hosted the first meeting.

Here are some photos from our time together!

Carissa is the Visual Display Coordinator for Anthropologie in Rancho Cucamonga. She made these amazing birds from Hansen's drink cans!

Paige worked on a necklace made from mixed media materials. So cute!

Whitney croqueted the most adorable blue octopus!

Ruthi worked on a gift based on an inside joke for some friends...

And I finished embroidering one panel of our curtains...

We had a really great time enjoying and getting to know one another, while working on our projects, drinking mimosas, and relaxing. It was wonderful!

If you live in Southern California and are interested in joining, please contact me @ heather.trine@gmail.com so that I may contact you regarding our next meeting time and place. We'd love to have you!

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" (Robin Williams)