adulting with whimsy
Bring whimsy into your home and garden with playful ideas and projects including home decor, garden design, recipes and more inspired by fairytales and Alice in Wonderland.
Today was one of those emotionally draining days. I came home, climbed in my robe, and collapsed on the couch. It was almost a “cereal for dinner” kinda night, but I decided to make one of our frequent comfort food dishes: Sweet Potato Fry Frittata. Making it commits few brain cells, yet it fools my […]
Myth: White is one of the easiest colors to use. It goes with everything and make the room look brighter. Those dreamy, creamy all-white rooms that you swoon over in magazines are surprisingly difficult to recreate in your decor. More often than not, instead of a creating a peaceful, heavenly space; white-lovers may create spaces […]
Deer are regular uninvited guests in my yard. Over the years, I’ve learned that it is better to just accept their destructive presence and plant more of the types of plants they don’t like. https://marieyoungcreative.com/2013/07/13/deer-resistant-garden/
I’m still exploring covering hollowed egg shells. This little black bird ornament is one of my latest iterations. Read more: https://marieyoungcreative.com/2013/04/20/black-bird-ornament/
Finding novel treats for office birthday parties is challenging, but when I saw a recipe for pops made chocolate-coated nuggets of raw cookie dough, I knew I had a winner. Thank you Sally’s Baking Addiction. I tried Sally’s recipe for the safe-to-eat-raw, egg-free cookie dough. The only thing I changed was using a gluten-free flour. […]
A combination family recipe scrapbook makes a great gift for mom (or even a new bride entering your family). This post show how I made this one for my mom.
Tomorrow is Easter, and I will be super busy hosting my family, so I thought I’d wish you a “Happy Easter” a little early. I popped outside today, while we had a little sun, to take some pics of the eggs that I made for my family. I chose a “chick” theme for my two […]
Everyone is busy creating Easter-themed eggs right now, but while you have the blown-out egg shells handy, why not create a few that you can enjoy all year? I covered these ones with polymer clay in colors that matched my living room. The bowl is one of my only experiments with a pottery wheel–25 years […]
