Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Lately I have had a little cold, so last night Ben and I decided to make some homemade chicken noodle soup.  This recipe is based on the chicken noodle soup my grandmother used to make for me. Ingredients Chicken (We used chicken breasts cut into medium sized pieces.) Chicken Stock 1 can of Italian Stewed Tomatoes 2 fresh tomatoes, diced About 1/2 of a large white onion Carrots, diced (Add as many as you like) Celery, diced (We used two stalks.) 1 green and 1 red bell pepper from our garden 3 cloves of garlic, finely...

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My Little Notebook

I am pretty in love with the new little notebook I made for myself.  I used WPA poster images for the front and back covers.  I filled it with all kinds of fun paper, pretty tarot cards, guest checks for grocery lists, some images from a calendar Ben bought me and a couple of vintage National Audubon Society bird cards.

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My Little Pin Collection

I love little collections.  Especially pretty little vintage collections. Last Christmas, my husband surprised me with my bouquet of flowers brooch pin.  My tiny green flower hat pin came from The Salvation Army and we found the pretty red brooch pin at a church rummage sale this past weekend.  I fancy them a whole...

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WPA Posters

WPA (Works Progress Administration) posters were commissioned as a part of President Roosevelt's New Deal to promote public works projects such as community activities, educational programs, cultural programs, travel/tourism, public health and safety programs.  I think these posters are really cool and some are even pretty funny.  What is even cooler is that you can browse the Library of Congress WPA Poster Collection here.  Have...

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DIY Bridal Brunch Decorations

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that my friend Nikki and I were in charge of the decorations for my friend Katie's Bridal Brunch on the day of her wedding.  I am proud to report that both the bridal brunch and the wedding were beautiful and so much fun. Here are a couple of our DIY Bridal Brunch Projects: 1.  Candy Bar Wrappers These little candy bars are Hershey's Nuggets in milk chocolate.   I used  Martha Stewart's Miniature Love Candy Bar template for the K and...

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DIY Baby Shower Collage

This past weekend was my friend Jillian's baby shower.  I decided to make her little one a collage for his nursery.  I was inspired by a similar collage that my friend Katie Murphey made for a baby shower last year and Petit Collage found via Martha Stewart.   Check out the easy tutorial and template here. I used vintage wrapping paper, craft paper scraps, the inside of envelopes and even the back of some of my leftover wedding programs to make the different pieces.  Once I had all of my paper picked out, I went to Lowe's and...

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Writing on Bathroom walls…

I carry around at least one marker in my purse at all times because I enjoy writing on bathroom walls.   It is really cool that someone actually saw something I...

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Halloween 2010

For Halloween this year, I went as Pre-Princess/Grimm's Fairytale Cinder Ella.  My friends and I went to a local bar's annual Halloween Bash.  Nobody got my costume, I mean I thought my costume was clever but whatever.  Maybe I should have been less clean looking.  Everyone knows that Cinderella was dirty. (Photo Credit: The Lovely Dena Ryan) 1.  Matt and Dena  2,  Nikki and Mike as Maw Maw and Paw Paw.  3.  Isa and Brian (They are newly engaged!)  4.  Nina's fun fairy tights.  5.  Zombie Shore aka Katie and Chris.  6.  Nikki...

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