Home Decor, Pumpkin Farm Kitchen
Pumpkin Alert! Pumpkins are supposed to arrive at Trader Joe’s today! You can bet that TJ’s will be my first stop when I get back to the “city” tomorrow! In the meantime, I’ve been having a little fun with my “beach” pumpkins Last year’s Pumpkin Farm has moved into … Continue reading
Gifts from the kitchen, Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars
Get a quick fix of fall with these Carmel Apple treats They are full of caramelized apple pieces and they bake up like a brownie First make the caramel apple filling by cooking the apples in butter and brown sugar Then make a batter with melted butter, brown sugar, and egg Add the cooked apples … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Brussels Parmesan & Tempura Fried Okra
I am an avid fan of Brussels sprouts, but if you’re not you might change your mind when you pop a tasty Parmesan crusted fried sprout in your mouth! I am NOT a fan of okra, which is practically a Southern staple, but these light and crispy okra pods are hard to resist We had … Continue reading
Ideas for Fall!
Make fall even more fabulous with these fun ideas~ Start the season off with some Apple Walnut Pie Fries with applesauce and caramel for dipping Remind everyone of the season with some chalkboard art and an apple vignette Make a FAN-tastic wreath to show your team spirit … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Watercolor Artichoke
This is a re-post of one of my favorite watercolors. I am busy with some personal matters this week so please forgive me for not visiting, commenting and replying. I miss you all so much, I hope to be back next week How do you feel about artichokes? Our family loves … Continue reading
Home Decor, Fresh Vignettes
Something unexpected happened a few days ago, so I will be taking some time off this week The Painted Apron launched in August 2012, so I would like to celebrate my “blogiversary” by re-sharing some of my first posts this week… Fresh vegetables make such great centerpieces and vignettes My “city” kitchen … Continue reading
Holidays, Christmas in July, Holiday Jump Start
When I walked into Hobby Lobby last week and saw the employees filling up the shelves with Christmas and holiday items I was shocked…not that I don’t realize that stores, especially craft stores, start pushing holidays early… I think I was surprised that summer was already starting to wind down! Well, if you can’t fight … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, “Lidy’s Flowers”
Day 27, World Watercolor Month!! I almost managed to do one watercolor each day this month, 😅 some very small and simple and others more complicated When I’m working on a large and detailed painting I set up my easel with the model photo on the … Continue reading
Tablescapes, A Taste of the Tropics
Welcome to the Alfresco Tablescape Hop! Our tireless leader Chloe from Celebrate & Decorate works so hard to keep us updated and organized so we can bring you wonderful round ups of seasonal and themed tables. All the links can be found at the end of this post, and you will want to visit … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Checkmate!
I made this flower arrangement several months ago with these crazy black & white check flowers from MacKenzie-Childs I have been dying to share it with you, but I wanted to wait until the back ordered bee stems arrived Well, buzz buzz, the bees finally flew in the other day, just … Continue reading
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