diy tuesday: peach cobbler

well, it's summertime-and that means some of my favorite fruit is in season. ESPECIALLY peaches. oh my my my my. &-being from the south, there is nothing that sounds better than cobbler-a warm dessert with ice cream (thankfully you can't see my drool as i type this)

i was in charge of dessert for our 4th of july party, so i made...yep-you guessed it. peach cobbler! this is my favorite recipe, and it never fails to impress (it's super simple-which is nice, too!)

*fun tip-to make it easier to peel peaches, cut a small x in the bottom and put the peach in boiling water for 30-45 seconds. then take it out & voila! the peel comes right off.

hope you all had a fabulous holiday weekend!

(photo courtesy of party attendee, and fellow cobbler lover neil conway)

diy tuesday: wedding favors!

soooooo, a girl-friend of mine asked me to make cookies as favors for her wedding (*gasp* could i have felt more honored?! probably not...)

oh the possibilities!

because i like to over-think pretty much EVERYTHING, i wanted to do something where the packaging would be easy to take home, and still cute enough to be displayed-as well as taste fabulous.

i used the recipe for the peanut butter oatmeal cookies from annie's eats (they also taste AMAZING when you do the whole sandwich cookie, too...just an fyi...holy bananas they are marvelous!) & increased the size to 3 oz & added peanut butter chips. i printed up fun labels & a recipe card to go behind the cookie, and am putting everything in a cd sleeve (which i embossed with a non-lame wedding stamp)

i think it turned out swell, and the bottom line is, it only cost around $1 a cookie! (ps, if you are looking for me thursday night, i'll be the one in a bathing suit, sweltering in my kitchen for the 5 hours it's going to take to bake them all!)

(*& you can put money on all 3 of my dogs hanging around my feet-like it's their job-waiting for something to fall!)

diy tuesday: may flowers

san francisco is not known for it's "friendly spring weather" & it can get pretty freaking gloomy. where we live, april showers definitely do not bring may flowers (or june flowers...or july flowers....you can see where i'm headed with this.)

soooooo, because we need a little sunshine, today's craft is fabric flowers! i've probably made 12 dozen of these-mostly because they're awesome. if you are new to a sewing machine, this is a FAB starter project. it takes more skill with scissors & hot glue than anything else! (it's also a great way to use scraps instead of throwing them out)

here's a link to the tutorial (tip #1-rickrack stitch. get into it. my only other tip would be don't freak out if you break threads or your petals aren't perfect-because honestly, most of my best flowers came from giant mistakes. see? i'm already sounding optimistic & poetic!)
*skips into the sunset*

DIY tuesday!

at mm headquarters we couldn't be happier that it's beginning to feel a lot like spring in the bay area (and around most of the country)! with fresh new weather comes new excuses to get off our butts and be creative.

in the name of productivity we're starting DIY tuesdays!

the list of to-do DIY (do-it-yourself) projects have piled up over the winter and today we crossed one off - an ipad case courtesy of p.s. - i made this.

a trip to michael's (or any craft store) will give you more duct tape color choices than you'll ever need (& everything else on the list.) the color combination and pattern is up to you! listening to music while making your new ipad case is highly recommended. while at the craft store i heard dancing queen by everyone's favorite swedish pop group. i may or may have not listened to the song on repeat while crafting in the privacy of my own home.

your dog will most certainly love your new fashionable accessory, because let's be honest - who hasn't walked in on their dog using their ipad?