Handcrafted Delights

Last weekend was Walker’s 30th Birthday. We had a little party, Desi and I made him a cake and a dinner of Mexican food. I found a great recipe for taquitos that was pretty easy to make, although I did end up getting a pretty nasty burn on my hand from the deep frying. We also had cute little cheesecakes with blackberry coulis. These were SUPER easy to do, the recipe called for a frozen cheesecake that you cut into one inch squares, but I was able to find Sara Lee cheesecakes bites at the grocery store and it saved so much time! And they tasted delicious.

Then on his actual birthday we went to see the local children’s theatre group do a storytelling of Babar. Desi enjoyed it.

Love this beautiful print on this tote bag from Dutch Door Press.

They also have a pretty letterpress print for Year of the Tiger. Would be neat for new baby, but Desi is Year of the Rat, which I’m not a big fan of…so might have to pass on it.

I know a certain little someone who would LOVE this. And pretty enough to have in the house.

Wooden Bowling Set by Camden Rose Toys:

I love how these sinks look in kitchens. Are they are trend though? They seem to pop up on blog photos everywhere. I was wondering if they are going to be a trend that dates your house as late 2000s/2010s. They do create such a clean classic look.  photo via Desire to Inspire.

Here are some pictures of Desi having fun in the snow. It snowed a bunch yesterday and overnight and he couldn’t wait to go out and play in it!

Some adorable prints from My Little Shoebox:

Here is Desi’s first painting. We worked on paintings over the weekend and he had a great time.

Gap rolled out some new things for Spring (already!). Here is a sweater I like, nice layering piece for cooler weather. Some of my hoodie sweaters are looking a bit rat-a-tat. This one has a nice grown-up look to it.

It would be great to be able to finish decorating and putting together Desi’s bedroom next year.

Here are some things I think would look nice:

Dresser:

Open Shelf:

Orange Pendant Lamp:

A bookcase, curtain rods and framing and matting a print are also necessary and eventually a twin bed, desk, window bench seat, wall shelves and possibly a trundle would be nice. It would also be nice to rip out the carpet and have pretty hardwood floors, but for now, carpet is nice for little kids.