Color Chic

05/27/2012

A Summer Drink... Mojito!

With the weather a balmy 64 degrees I decided it was time to make a summer drink! I can pretend I'm sitting out by the pool with the umbrella up enjoying a warmer day can't I?

Since we have a beautiful crop of mint in the garden I decided to try my hand at Mojito's..

Whenever I want to try something new I bring out "Hollywood" favorites...

First you muddle 50ml of Rum with four mint leaves...

Add a splash of lime, simple syrup, and soda.

Next... add shaved ice; I seriously knew I was saving this for something, I just never knew it was for making a summer drink. And with the amount of work it took to just get this much ice, I decided this drink was best served on the rocks...

The recipe....

We'll definitely be making this again! Perhaps the next time we will be sitting by the pool!

What's your favorite summertime drink?

Posted at 08:37 PM in Food and Drink | Permalink | Comments (4)

05/21/2012

Picture Day...

While Mama and Papa were away, we took Tuesday for Dance Photos! She was so excited to put on make-up... Lipstick, Blush and a little eyeshadow... Of course Grandma thinks she's already beautiful and doesn't really need the stuff!

There was a bit of waiting while the girls got ready...

They danced around a bit to warm up...

They waited patiently for individual photos...

And then one nice group shot...

This was the most fun I've had since I've been back from our trip!

Being a Grandparent is the Best! Thanks Grandpa for taking all these fun photos!

Posted at 06:52 AM in Just Plain Fun! | Permalink | Comments (5)

04/29/2012

An Adventure... Updated!

We were at Joshua Tree National Park...

And it was absolutely gorgeous! While we've been back two weeks now, I've been busy with Spring time activities. I hope to get back to posting fun things soon!

Bambi was out on a little adventure...

Any guesses as to where?

Posted at 08:10 PM in Airstream, Outdoors | Permalink | Comments (3)

04/23/2012

A Pence NW Project... ITT Tech

This post is long over due and it will be heavy on the photos!

As you know I wear a few different hats ; )! One which allows me to do a bit of design and to work with my son Brent. While I didn't do the design on this project, I was responsible for the counter top in the restrooms and witnessed the abilities of Brent and his company: Pence NW Construction .

This was another Tenent Improvement project in an existing space. It used to be GI Joes. Now it is ITT Tech School.

The Reception...

The Hallways... It's easy to get turned around in this space; of course I'm directionally challanged; )!

The Classrooms...

The Restrooms... Notice the lovely Corian Counter tops! Fabulous!

Signage....

Misc...

And that's it... A really great transfomation of an old space! Nice job Brent!

Posted at 08:26 AM in Pence NW | Permalink | Comments (0)

04/19/2012

She's Moving...

I was introduced to Chris when Amber's preschool teacher thought we could possibly carpool; after all we lived just a few blocks apart. It wasn't long and we were sharing coffee after dropping the girls off at school or after picking them up. I was introduced to her group of friends who's girls also went to Little Red Schoolhouse; and now I have life long friends. These woman are all awesome and I have great memories. Oh the stories I could tell... Now Chris has decided it's time to leave the rain in the Pacific NW for sunshine in California!

I tried to talk her out of it, after all I will miss her terribly! But with her girls scattered around the states and no longer here, she decided it was time to move closer to the grandkids. Not that I blame her, after all I'm fortunate to live close to both my children.

Of course I can visit her and she will be up here time to time; but I like having my close friends close... and I don't really like change all that well.

So here's to Chris... an amazing, fun, crazy, always there for you, friend! I'm going to miss you lots! Now I need to clean up all the tissue I went through thinking about all the fun times we had!

Posted at 10:16 PM in Life | Permalink | Comments (2)

04/12/2012

Spring Color...

I just love the fresh color that comes with Spring! I could spend countless hours outside in the garden but so many other things keep me busy... I'm thankful for the longer days, giving me time to fit a little more in!

Posted at 09:39 PM in Fabulous Color, Gardening | Permalink | Comments (3)

04/08/2012

Happy Easter!

Hope you are able to enjoy the day with loved ones!

Posted at 08:15 AM in Holidays | Permalink | Comments (1)

04/03/2012

A Request... Pillow Please!

It's been awhile since I made a pillow, so I was quite delighted when my neighbor asked if I would make one for her little guy. Bright Fluorescents with Black and Gray was the request. I have to admit this was a really fun project, putting together a pillow that he would like. Of course I used the Dinosaur Jacquard, also thought it would be fun to add a bit of reflective tape... just in case it's dark in his room, he can shine a light and find it! I wasn't sure about the Pom-Pom trim but she said absolutely!

If anyone has any secrets to using Pom-Pom trim I could use it. I just used a lot of straight pins to hold it all together, stitched down the side using my zipper foot and hoped for the best!

But first it was necessary to put the zipper in, so I decided to put the trim on the side that would have the photo on it and then put the zipper in, I really should have taken better photos of this process. But I sort of just do things by trial and error and hope for the best.

There are so many really good tutorials out there for pillows that I didn't want to waste space on one that is just so-so! Sew Mama Sew has a list of really great pillow tutorials to use! I definitely should have followed the tutorial from Noodlehead when putting the zipper in!