feather your nest

Right in time for Easter, I whipped up some meringue nests with coconut feathers and malted milk ball "eggs." I used the recipe from Holiday Cooking with Kids by Chuck Williams (Williams-Sonoma)...but you can also modify any basic meringue nest recipe. Perfect springtime treat!

Herbology 101

A few prized finds from a trip to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx.

where the heart is

Okay, one more wax project... with Valentine's Day now less than a month away, I made these adorable crayon hearts as window decorations. They're made from old crayons, wax paper and thread. It's also a great project for kids - or big college kids. Check out Martha's complete directions here. Too cute!

wax works

I took a hiatus from blogging over break. But I'm BACK with some fun wax projects I've been working on the past month. Wax is such a difficult material to work with--yet I keep wanting to melt more of it!

I made this sculpture from eggshells, clementine peels and wax recycled from candles collected around the house. It's a sculptural translation of Sylvia Plath's poem "Nick and the Candlestick."

A little birthday candle I made for my darling friend Madame Robinski. Made almost entirely of recycled materials (except for the wick): a soup can, a map from an atlas salvaged at a recycling center and wax from used candles. Happy Birthday, Robin! 

an apple a day...

Cinnamon, spice, and everything nice...that's what little girls in this house are made of. Or, at least that's what we eat.

final hues

With all the rain and storms and SNOW we've had in the northeast this fall, the trees have had a tough time. On my walk to and from campus, I still get some glimpses of crimson and copper. Here's a peak at the gold hidden behind a stone wall. 

no parlo americano

On Friday night, our favorite graduated friend--Mollie--who has now entered into the realm of the "Real World" came over for pizza. We made our classic Goat Cheese and Caramelized Onion Thin Crust Pizza, as she divulged about life on the other side...

And of course, a Margherita with tomato and mozzarella. And yes, we hid the leftovers when Roku came home.