Our Weekend

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On Saturday, I made these scones for the premiere of The Pioneer Woman's Food Network show.

My kitchen helper was by my side the entire time:

Art for Joplin

Moosylvania, a Saint Louis-based company, is doing something unique to raise money for tornado relief efforts in Joplin, Missouri.  For their 'Art for Joplin' fundraiser, they cooked up a series of posters to print and sell, and 100% of the proceeds from these one-of-a-kind prints will be donated to the Southwest Missouri Chapter of the United Way.

Each design will be printed to order, so be patient!

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Entertaining for Easter

I'm contemplating hosting an Easter brunch this year - just for my parents and maybe a few others without family around they're spending the holiday with.  Martha is my go-to girl for menu and entertaining inspiration, and I just had to share this napkin folding technique!

I think it's an elegant way to incorporate the holiday into your table decor without having to add grass, furry bunnies and eggs.

What are your go-to dishes for Easter?  Please share and help a sista out!

20x200: Great Art, $20. Really.

One of my favorite design blogs to follow, Ampersand, posted a great site today.  So great I want to shout it out from the rooftops.  This little ol' blog is the closest I've got, so here goes.

20x200 was created to connect all of the artists that want to sell their art with all the people looking for art.  Their formula: (limited editions × low prices) + the internet = art for everyone

'Art doesn't have to be expensive to be good.'

Hallelujah!

Here's a taste of what you'll find there.  I can't wait to start filling my walls!

DIY Landscaping: Before & After

I'll just go ahead and say it.  I know you're thinking it.

It's about damn time.

Back in early April, I shared with you all our plan for redoing the landscaping in the front of our house. Believe it or not, we did actually complete it within a month.  100%.  That part was awesome.

So, without further ado, here's the before:

And now, the beautiful after:

DIY Landscaping: The Plan

First, and most importantly - we're finally getting our fence! Yes, that's right - in case you didn't know, The Stallion and I have been living in our new home for almost 10 months with 2 labs and no fully-fenced backyard. And Cooper was hit by a car one night because, well, not really because of the lack of complete fence - but still. I'll have to share that story at a later date. Cooper survived virtually unscathed. Although we did need to take a trip to the doggie ER that night for some stitches and an X-ray.

Here's the type of fence we're putting in - it's called shadowbox or board-on-board. Ours will be in red cedar - a bit darker and redder in color. We've already got 3 sides of metal fence - this will just finish the south side and front, connecting to the house. ...And enclosing 2 crazy labs!

Shortly after the fence is installed, we'll put in all new landscaping. We are so, so, SO excited for this. We've gotten the inside of our home pretty much to where we want it - except for the lack of furnishings in our extra bedrooms - and now we're ready to bring the curb appeal and function of our garden up to speed.