Oh Merci, Merci, Merci!

Good evening! I hope you had a wonderful day. If you didn't just remember, tomorrow is Friday! Yeah! Friday has always been my favorite day of the week. On Friday you know the full weekend is still stretched out before you. All that potential. Potential for relaxing, sleeping, flea marketing! Yeah, yeah, housework and all that yuck that I put off during the week too but let's not focus on that. I'm very excited because the Elephant's Trunk Flea Market out in New Milford, CT opens this Sunday. I'm going to get there bright and early. I can't wait to see what everyone has stocked up over the winter. Among other things, I'm going to be in search of some special treats for my swap partner Jenn. I'm participating in the Sweet Goodness S-P-R-I-N-G Fling Swap. This is my first swap so wish me luck!

Today the mailman brought me more goodies. First up is a beautiful - I mean absolutely stunning - wreath from Mary over at Oh Merci. This gal is super talented! I have to get a better scene photo but my camera is not the greatest. Mary also sent these super cute chicks. I plead innocence on the photo - I really do need to upgrade the camera (oh wait, did I mention that already?). These little guys are so cute and have found a home in my dining room corner cabinet where they are very cozy and warm. Don't worry Mary, I'll take good care of the little guys!

I also received some great ephemera and miscelleneous other goodies from Heather at the Speckled Egg. Can't wait to start creating with these.

I hope everyone enjoys their Friday - remember all that weekend goodness is still in store...

A Brand New Day

Hello Everyone! I am very excited to be debuting my new look courtesy of Larissa over at Mommy's Web Solutions. She was wonderful to work with and very patient. I did hit a snag with my favorites list. It seems to have disappeared. I tried to recreate it as best as I could. If you notice that you are missing - please let me know!

As most of you know, I have an online dog treat boutique. I want to introduce you to the inspiration behind Yuppy Puppy Pawtisserie, my mini schnauzer Margot. She is just over a year and a half and she is also my very first dog. My parents were never very animal friendly and so my sister and I were never able to have a dog. Luckily, Jeff, my hubby is a dog lover and finally caved in when I begged and begged for a dog. Margot is very sweet and my only "child" for now. She can be a handful but all in all a great joy. If you look at my favorite sites section, you will find a link to her very own website!

Hippity hoppity Easter's on its way...

I'm so very excited for Easter. To me Easter really heralds the start of spring. I love having the family over and cooking a big meal. I'm planning out this year's menu. Last year I started experimenting with turkey brining and boy was I happy with the way it turned out! I think I'm going to stick with that for this year as well as some other wonderful side dishes and desserts. I'll post the menu once I finalize it!

My mother brought me the cutest little plastic Easter basket from the local dollar store. It looked so lonely, so I decided to create some Easter eggs to go into it. Above is a photo of the results. I'm really pleased! All the materials came from D. Blumchen & Company.

I'm also working on some fabulous Swarovski crystal bracelets. I'll post some photos soon.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful start to the week!