Anthro store display

I was just in LA for the CHA trade show and while the men in our company went to a Lakers game, the women went shopping at The Grove. They saw Jack Nicholson, we saw a cool Anthropologie store display. Guess which one made for better pictures. (No offense to the talented and charismatic Mr. Nicholson.) 

Reminds me of this post from Katie.

Reminds me of Susan's "roots" Pinterest board. 

Shoes are Forever 21.

cookie time

Jack has the snack for "P" day tomorrow at preschool, and since I'll take any excuse to make cookies we made Pink, Purple, and (wait for it)... Plain. 

I love these sugar cookies! They might or might not make angels weep with happiness. (It's the almond extract.) Mmmm!

TAMMY'S SUGAR COOKIES

½ c butter
½ c shortening
1 c powdered sugar
½ c baker’s sugar or regular sugar
2 eggs
½ tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond extract

Cream butter, shortening, and sugars together until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla, and almond extract, mix until just blended.

Mix together:
3 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt

Add to wet mixture and mix until smooth. Chill. Roll to about ¼” thick and cut out shapes, or roll into 1.5" balls and flatten slightly. Bake at 350º for 9 minutes (less time for smaller/thinner cookies).

P.S. They are not going to look done after 9 minutes, and you can bake them for a bit longer, but by the time they look done, they'll be too done. At least in my book. 

sunshine necklace

Sneak peek of a necklace I made for the April-May issue of Simply Handmade. Full instructions in the magazine, out late March. (Beads are Fire Mountain Gems)

photo envelopes

CD envelopes I made for my sister and her friends to hold pictures of a "friends" photo shoot we did. They're easy and fun to make:

1. Stamp a white label sticker with a background stamp using pink ink. Peel off and wrap around a vellum envelope, leaving about 3/4 on the front. (The back? Whatever.)
2. Add a letter sticker and glue a punched heart next to it. Cut a  block of cardstock to go inside the envelope so you don't see the CD through the vellum. Done!

Cute girls.
dotted background stamp = American Crafts // white stickers = Avery // letter stickers = The Girls' Paperie // heart punch, pink ink = Stampin' Up! // vellum envelopes, cardstock = Artco

been working on...

stamps! I make rubber stamps as a small home business and just started it up again after a bit of a break.  

My store.  

And stamp blog. 

If you don't normally stamp, these are a little different than your traditional stamps. They're rubber, but instead of being mounted on wooden blocks, they're mounted on a special static-cling foam. So they cling to a clear acrylic block while you stamp, then you peel them off to store them on a panel when you're done. It's really neat, because they take up less space but you don't give up the clear, crisp image that you get from stamping with rubber. 

So that's cling-mount stamps in a nutshell. You should give them a try, they're fun. Of course, I'm biased. ;)

made: tissue cover

for my neighbor who has a cold


Tissue cover tutorial
Fabric: Heather Bailey
Green grosgrain ribbon, pink velvet ribbon: Unknown
Leaves: 7 Gypsies
Rhinestone brads: American Crafts

sugar cookies

I love these sugar cookies. They might or might not make angels weep with happiness. (It's the almond extract.) Mmmm!


Tammy's Sugar Cookies


½ c butter
½ c shortening
1 c powdered sugar
½ c baker’s sugar or regular sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp almond extract


Cream butter, shortening, and sugars together until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla, and almond extract, mix until just blended.


Mix together:
3 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt


Add to wet mixture and mix until smooth. Chill. Roll to about ¼” thick and cut out shapes, or roll into 1.5" balls and flatten slightly. Bake at 350º for 9 minutes (less time for smaller/thinner cookies).


P.S. They are not going to look done after 9 minutes, and you can bake them for a bit longer, but by the time they look done, they'll be too done. At least in my book.