Sunday, September 27, 2009

Friday Find: Nut Grinder


My grandmother had a nut grinder like this one - that's probably the only way I knew what it was. You just put whole nuts in the top and hand grind them. It's perfect for one of my favorite recipes, Martha's Macaroons.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

All kinds of swords, embroidered

Here's the last in the embroidered children's drawing pillow series I did for parents at my school
for our fundraising auction. Here are the other two I made:



Friday, September 4, 2009

Friday Find: Kissing Salt and Pepper Shakers


Aren't they great? On the bottom they're dated 1956. She has been broken and glued back together, but still looks great on my kitchen table. Here's my question: which one is for salt and which one is for pepper? Let me know what you think in the comments below.