Single Page Art

Pride and Prejudice

Check out this artistic approach to displying some of your favorite books. Spineless Classics takes an entire book and transforms it into one page. And suprisingly you can actually read it! The website states that the font size is perfectly legible with the naked eye. Where there are shapes in the design, the words wrap to the edges rather than being removed or shaded.

Good Fortune

Change can be scary sometimes. And as cliche as it sounds, I believe that everything happens for a reason. Whether it may be a career change or life altering moment I only hope that it is for the best! My thought for the day is to think positive, react positive, stay positive.

Kissssing....

Happy Valentine's Day! I found Kissssing - a love blog to be very appropriate for sharing with you all today. What a great conglomeration of images illustrating people showing their love. May your day be as bright as these images.


Ohhhhh, Rhett!



Heaven for Handmade Craft Lovers!

Got Etsy? I am literally obsessed with this website. The way I explain Etsy to people is that it is the ebay for handmade arts and crafts. Here you can visit the community of sellers with adorable goods to offer. Or you can sell your talented crafts to others. With millions of amazing handmade items, vintage goods, and crafting supplies available on Etsy, you are bound to find something you love! Check it out - and don't limit yourself in the search box - you will find what you are looking for, and almost guranteed to love it!

Afforadable Letterpress Stationary

Check out this new affordable online letterpress company! The Pressroom & Company (TP&C) is a select group of experienced and passionate stationery designers that offers beautiful stationery to online buyers as of January 15, 2011. Check them out for save-the-date, wedding invitations, baby, and personal stationary.

Guaranteed Hit!

Try this 'Gooey Butter Cookies' recipe at your next party. Your friends will L-O-V-E them! Here is a recipe that one of my girlfriends was kind enough to pass onto me.

•  1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 8 ounce cream cheese softened (I use 1/3 less fat kind, still tastes great)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 box yellow butter cake mix
• 1-2 cups powdered sugar

Directions: Beat the butter, cream cheese, egg and vanilla in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Stiff in the cake mix. Chill covered for 30 minutes. Next, drop the dough by teaspoonful into a bowl of powdered sugar and roll into ball (it will be pretty sticky). Finally, arrange on cookie sheets lightly coated with nonstick cooking spray. Then bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks. AND ENJOY!

Sweets for your Sweetie

What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day this year than pampering your loved one with some sweet love! I found these divine ideas online. Click on the links for the 'how-to's' on making each.

Heart Cake

Brownie Love

Be Mine Sugar Cookie

Parisian Love

Can you remember the last time a commercial made you cry? Watch this google commercial and it may get you choked up inside (in a good way). This commercial was featured during the 2010 Super Bowl game. Simple. Touching. Brilliant!

Check out some other creative google ads on YouTube which have been uploaded by Search Stories. They are all enjoyable to watch. 

Craving brunch at 3 Square Café!

3 Square Café (Venice, Ca)

One of my favorite places to eat brunch in LA is at 3 Square Café. If you haven't eaten at Rockenwagner's 3 Square Café and Bakery you are missing out! The location on Abbott Kinney is superb, but even better is the fabulous German/Austrian inspired menu. My Husband and I make a point to stop and eat brunch here at least once a month. What to order? I would highly suggest starting off with the Elderflower Prosecco (the Austrian Bellini) and/or the Mint Lemonade. Very refreshing! For food, I crave (on a daily basis) the pretzel sandwich with goat cheese, Tavern ham, folded eggs and arugula. Is your mouth watering yet? My Husband usually orders the savory grilled Weisswurst (veal sausage), 2 eggs any style, Bavarian sweet mustard, and bratkartoffeln. And yes, to top off this hearty satisfying meal is a shared dessert (of course!). We ask for a side order of the bread pudding french toast and share this in addition to our meals - to die for! Trust me, you will leave a happy camper. So, if you are in the area this weekend be sure to stop in and try it out. I may actually run into you. There may be a small wait, but it is worth it. Also, if you don't have time for a sit down meal, you will love (guaranteed) the Rockenwagner bakery. The adjacent bakery offers baked-daily pretzel rolls, scones, danishes, breads, cheese twists and cookies, as well as convenient sandwiches and snacks to go. Bon appétit!

The PEN Story

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. This is the PEN Story in stop motion. There were 60,000 pictures, developed 9,600 prints and shot over 1,800 pictures. The story is cute but the stop motion techniques are fascinating.  

Treat your dog to some homemade love!

For Christmas, I received a set of dog biscuit 'cookie' cutters from my MIL. Along with the adorable shaped cutters came a few new recipes. I tried the following for Willow and she LOVES them. Even better, I was able to personalize them just for her! What better gift to treat your dog to homemade love or send a gift to your friend with a dog on Valentine's Day! (Note that these treats should be fed in small amounts and are not meant to replace a well-balanced diet)

Basic Dog Treat Recipe

1/2 cup cornmeal

6 tablespoons oil

2 cups whole wheat flour

2/3 cup chicken broth

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all ingredients together well. Roll out to 1/4 inch thick. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutter. Bake 35-40 minutes, let cool and store in tightly sealed container.