Ten on Tuesday

{1}
For those of you still waiting to receive our Christmas card...
you will be waiting a long time...
as in next December.

What can I say?
December got busy and my super cool Christmas card idea was thwarted at the last minute.
THIS was as close as I got.

Sometimes you just have to know when to throw in the towel.

I'll do better next year, I promise.

 

{2}

I have this thing about reading the book before I see the movie.

Chalk it up to my Type A personality.

More often than not I am then disappointed by the movie ("The Notebook" anyone?), but thats fine.

Its a good thing "The Help" is already out on DVD because I finished the book this week and can't wait to see how the movie plays out.

Very, very good read.

{3}

And speaking of books...
I got myself a Kindle Fire!

I feel so hip.

This weekend I made a simple cover for it. It didn't turn out quite as I would have liked - I screwed up the elastic a bit - but it is still cute and will work for the time being. Plus, I already had all the supplies so it was free. Yeah, baby!

Did you notice the cute little pocket on the left side?

I followed this tutorial.

{4}

Picnik will be no more come April.
I am so bummed.


 

{5} and {6}

The cutest baking partner ever,

and my super-cute (albeit ancient) KitchenAid beautified by the decal my sister bought me.

Love you, Jaim!

 

{7}
Buttermilk is my new best friend.
 Not only does it rock my Red Velvet Cake recipe, but it makes the yummiest coffee cake and incredible homemade pancakes. I can't believe I am 31 and only now realizing one should always have buttermilk in their fridge.

{8}

I attended a baby shower this week and had so much fun trying out a new gift idea I found on Pinterest.

My inspiration:

(source)

Those are baby wash cloths rolled up like lollipops and stuck onto a baby spoon.

So. Very. Cute.

Mine:

{9}
I love my evening craft time but boy does it make for lousy lighting in my pictures.
Sorry, folks.

{10}

This Week's Blessing:
Our local library has gone digital!
This means they do ebooks.
Yippee!
{A little shout out to Cassie for notifying me of this development. Thanks, Cassie!}