Jane and the ducks

Yellow for Corn + Green Sweater + Orange Flowers

Made some corn muffins today, following this recipe. Manon's comment: "Mommy, it tastes like pasta". Nice! Then, she brings me a package of cubed butternut squash saying she wants a bowl of that melon...??? Could this be the Spongebob effect (this guy is a bit different after all)? She is a fan of that show (I know...) but fortunately only watches it on weekends...

In other news, my mom sent me this sweater and I am so happy. It is very soft, the color is just right with the cutest buttons and it even has pockets!

 

Jewels

I love buying supplies to make jewels but very rarely do I find the time to actually sit down and make them... I bought all the supplies for these necklaces last summer and I am glad they are finally ready... it took very little time and it really is easy... except that I made them on my bed with child #2 jumping around (see, I am definitely not a pro;-)

My bumblebee

Lily will be a bumblebee in the Washington Ballet's Nutcracker and we are so excited! She spends her life in her leotard and with a bun (see the drawing;-) and loves every minute of it!
 

Lily, Manon and Stella;-)

I am completely in love with the new collection from Stella McCartney for Gap. In fact, we went to New York to attend a special event and the next day, I ran to the pop up store on 5th Avenue with the girls;-) Ha, ha. It's all very exciting and pretty. I brought a nice little pile of things on Friday but now that the collection is online, I ordered a few more things... and I feel less guilty knowing how absolutely adorable and party-worthy it is and see, I can always return it;-) Hmmm, maybe not! 

The Farm

A bit late to post these pictures because the pumpkins have since been carved to become jack-o'-lanterns... The girls were on vacation this week and we went to the farm as you can see and to New York which was great. We love Soho more and more each time we visit. I managed to take zero picture of our stay there and it felt nice (strangely enough) to take it all in and enjoy the spooky Halloween decorations rather than worry about the camera. Too bad for the blog but I did some shopping and I will share that at least;-)

 

Ghosts + Curtains

After repainting Lily's room, I also wanted to sew new curtains for her and I had to because I used the old panels from Ikea to make ghosts for Halloween (dying them in tea and tearing them for the extra scary touch).

The fabric is a pretty linen from Belgium. When I was done sewing them, they reminded me too much of the old curtains and to give them a more modern look, I added silver bias tape at the bottom. And Lily likes it;-)

Manon et son Chapeau-Chat

I wanted  to share this picture with you. Manon and all of her friends at school made this gorgeous Cat-Hat. Needless to say that the teacher and her assistant are very talented. I will share more projects this year because they really amaze me!

The Wall (again)

About 6 months ago, Lily and I decided to display her school artwork above the little bench... several months later, some drawings fell and the paint underneath was chipped pretty badly (note to self: never use glue dots on walls again)... one paint job later + lots of new art from Etsy to frame and voila! I miss Lily's artwork though and we will frame what she brings home next and add it to the wall;-)

Indian Summer Outfit

It's gorgeous outside and so unfortunate that Lily has the flu... she is feeling fine and her symptoms are mild but we are stuck inside for now... I made this little skirt out of linen, I cut in on the bias which was quite complicated because linen "moves" a lot and I had a very hard time measuring it before cutting... The little blouse was much simpler. She goes with anything and when I get their clothes in the morning, I always go for the white little top if there is one in the drawer that day!

 
 
 

Where The Wild Things Are

I loved this movie (my husband did not)... NPR's critic said it wasn't good, the Washington Post said Go!... The girls liked it a lot and we all agreed that the soundrack is fantastic. Manon has already chosen her costume for Halloween (she will be Dorothy)... but I am wondering if she would like a Max costume as well... just in case it's cold;-) I have seen some on Etsy but what I am looking for is a great pattern!!