Posts Tagged ‘crisa’

Bake Date

June 2, 2010

Happy Wednesday!!

Last night Crisa and I got together while Alex was in class.  We were both craving her Red Velvet Cupcakes so we decided to make them last night!

First, we had a salad for dinner — we weren’t about to let a large dinner ruin the massive amount of cake we were going to make and then consume.

We revisted her recipe (and you can here), but made a few changes.

1.  We used half the red food coloring.  We’re actually looking into finding some all-natural food coloring and trying it out. So if you know of a place to get some, let me know in a comment below!

2.  We used heavy whipping cream to make the frosting instead of half-n-half, this time.  We both agree that it’s amazing and way better.

The cupcakes baked for exactly 20 minutes and were perfect.  They even sprung back when you poked them.

True bakery status.

They were sooooo good!  The frosting, the cake, the sprinkles, and as you can see in the last photos… the more frosting, the better.  Crisa even spread a bit more on as we were eating them.

YUM!

The Herzogs

May 12, 2010

Crisa and TJ, very dear friends of mine, are having their first child. They have waited and planned for this little one for a few years now, hitting every bump along the way. But, Crisa and TJ have been extremely faithful and the Lord has blessed them with the desire of their hearts. So, as you can imagine, we are all very excited to meet her when she comes.

In the anxiousness of waiting for their baby girl, I got together with Crisa and TJ for some photos of them to hang in the baby’s room. Crisa wanted some formal portraits at their house, edited in a brown tones to match the room, so we started there.

Then we went down the street to the beautiful CBU.  We took a blanket and had loads of fun walking in the grass with our bare feet.

This little one will never go a day without realizing how much she is loved or how much her parents love each other.  And that’s something to shout about!

Congratulations Crisa and TJ.

Love you.

4 Ways Artist’s Loft

May 5, 2010

Is it Wednesday, already?! Wow.

Today’s post is inspired by a little living room project I’ve been working on with my dear friend Crisa.  She’s looking to re-do her living room and wanted an artist’s loft look, with an Anthropologie twist.  So of course, my mind exploded.  I was completely inspired. 

Here’s the only catch.  She wanted to use this table:

 

And this couch cover:

So I went to work!  I took into account her personality and style to create four looks for her using the above elements:Cool Tones Living Room
Cool Tones Living Room by nataleelpz on Polyvore.com

Earth Tone Living Room
Earth Tone Living Room by nataleelpz on Polyvore.com
Industrial Living Room
Industrial Living Room by nataleelpz on Polyvore.com
Art Deco Living Room
Art Deco Living Room by nataleelpz on Polyvore.com

I’m falling in love with Polyvore all over again.  This project was so much fun and I would recommend that anyone who is looking to redesign a room use it.  But you may run into the same problem as me…

You might like them all!

Happy Wednesday.