Finally a Hobby Lobby!

Though other bloggers I found out about a store called Hobby Lobby, where they sell Anthroplogie style hardware, and tons of mirrors and always have the best coupon deals! I've been very jealous of you all living in the Midwest and East Coast and Down South, because there where no Hobby Lobby Stores in California! Well I prayed to the Hobby Lobby Gods and my prayers were answered, they opened a store about 10 miles from my house in Northern California { Roseville } to be exact. Last Friday night { stop humming that Katy Perry song , lol}  my husband and I and the kids ventured into the Hobby Lobby. The minute I walked into the store I was blown away by the square footage and craftiness that is Hobby Lobby. It's like Micheal's and Jo-Ann's fell in love and had a baby and named her Hobby Lobby!! 


Oh yes, I'm hooked at all the crafty departments: Framing, Fabric, Home Decor { like cheap Home Decor, some of it crazy looking } the Art Section and much more. Oh and the people who work there, also nice. So this post is my ode to Hobby Lobby. I gave the Hasani the camera and asked him to walk around a snap a few pics. I was super busy, taking it all in to take in pictures myself! :) They had frames galore, a huge section of frames waiting to be framed! 

I love all the funky trim, it won't show up in my house but its fun to look at. I did buy some pom poms and if you follow me on Pinterest, then you know I have plans for them :)

They had a nice selection of various style fabrics, I saw some that caught my eye. Again the Hasani took the pictures, so I can't show you the ones I liked. But look at the thread in the background. Its cheaper than Jo-Anns!! And so are there zippers, and they actually have prices on there zippers, I hate going having to look at the stupid chart to tell me the price on zippers. Bless them for including the price on the zipper!

They have a ton of faux foliage. 

Lots and lots of home decor, some tacky and some very fun!! I like that little rope ball, very nice. Oh I also saw some great lamps, but again no pics. I was taking it all in :)

I left Hobby Lobby with a little loot and bought everything either on sale or had a coupon { I printed out early that day} I bought a picture to be framed, a pretty knob and some pom poms, I'll share all my loot soon when it shows up in future projects. 

For the Hobby Lobby veterans, what do you love, like and hate about Hobby Lobby? Do you skip Jo-Anns and Micheal's and head directly for their child Hobby Lobby? What's your last Hobby Lobby score? How often do you stop in there?


For the Hobby Lobby novices out their, have you heard of the store? Ever been to one? What's your favorite craft store?

Bulb Garden

Last week I shared that we Hasani dug up the rose bush because it wasn't us and planned to grow a bulb garden. I bought three bags of bulbs from Home Depot; Dutch Iris, Muscari Blue Blend and Crocus 'Firefly' & 'Romance'. In total 260 bulbs! I also planned on buying some Daffodil bulbs but only super small packs were left, so I skipped them this year For a nice full look  I wanted the triangle as I refer to the spot, to have a little greenery year round so I bought a ornamental bush. I thought about buying more than one, but figured the main show will be the flowers early Spring to Fall. 

I got some bulb planting tips from Martha Stewart, instead of planting the bulbs in the same grouping of flower type. I mixed all the bulbs together. 

Next I gently threw the bulbs in the dirt and planted where the landed. Its supposed to give the flowers a more natural look as they grow in. also planted a few in our front flowers beds. I picked flowers that would bloom from early Spring to late Summer. My tween helped my with planting it look about an hour and a half to plant the 260 bulbs. 

I'm hoping the new bulbs that were planted look pretty and brighten up this once plain corner in our front yard were the rose bush once stood. Since its my first time planting bulbs, I'm super excited to see if the bulbs actually grow. I guess now comes the waiting period, will they grow or not?


Have you planted any bulbs this year? If so what type did you plant?

Garden Design: CLH Featured

I have some exciting news to share with you all, I was asked by Garden Design magazine to participate in their online Fall series 'What Makes a House a Home' It's a wonderful series featuring bloggers from around the country { including Grace Bonney of Design *Sponge, Jennifer Reese of Tipsy Baker to name a few}  all talking about what makes their home meaningful to them. I've enjoyed reading their personal stories about design and their home and finding new blogs :) Below is the screen shot of the post I wrote for Garden Design Magazine.

{ via Garden Design }

I hope you all enjoy reading my personal thoughts about 'What Make's a House a Home' please click here to read the entire post.

Please let me know what you think about the post, I'd love to hear your thoughts. 

Now its your turn, What do you think Makes a House a Home? What specials elements in your home do you love?

Cutie Pies

Nope, this post isn't about my kiddos which are cutie pies! :) It's about baking. A few weeks back my mom was over my house and we were watching Martha Stewart together, on her show she had a guest named Dani Cone who shared her cute mini desserts. She wrote a book called Cutie Pies { I'm not getting paid for this, I love sharing! :) } Anyways my mom and I thought the her mini pies where darling and a must to try. When I was growing up my mom made almost everything from scratch and its an excellent cook, but she was always busy so we never got a chance to bake together. So I bought this book a few days ago via Amazon for my mom and I to bake together, mom and daughter bonding time! My mom was super happy about my surprise and loves the book and recipes 

What makes these pies so darling is that Dani bakes some of the mini pies in wide mouth mini mason jars. Talk about darling! We plan on making a few of her recipes in the book for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I'm so excited to start this new tradition with my mom for our family. I just adore the little pie in a jar, and I never knew you could bake in mason jars!

{ via here }

We are hoping to find 4oz jelly jars in stores ( Wal-Mart, Target and CVS) since canning is making a come back they should be easier to find. I also found some on Amazon! :) Around 11 bucks for 12 jars not bad at all. 

We can't wait to make these mini key lime pies, made using mini muffin tins. Don't those look good! 

{ via High 5 Pie }

I'll share how our pies turn out, most likely we'll do a test run before Thanksgiving! :) 

Are you stating any new baking traditions with your family this year?