New old or Old new Table?

So today Todd and I decided to try switching our dining room table. We have a really nice one that I added to with some chairs I salvaged from a garage sale a few years back… but we were fortunate enough to inherit a beautiful teak danish table from his grandparents just this week. Todd [...]

upside down mango tartlets

I was so excited to make this recipe. Anything with mango or fruit I am a total sucker for… I do have to thank my “friend” Martha for the recipe from her EVERYDAY FOOD magazine. Make sure you have a “jumbo muffin pan” I didn’t and used metal muffin tins… Also my pastries didn’t “puff” [...]

Rose Bowl

This past Sunday a few friends and I visited the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena. I was looking for some new rhinestone pieces for Cleeo (my jewelry line) but what we all ended up with was some great household items. Tables, lamps, stools, and a metal jewelry cabinet. We definitely scored… but not with [...]

Monkey Business

Happy April Fools Day! What a better way to celebrate than to be apart of a memorable and adorable prank?! Long Story Short: A friend decides to surprise her fiance with a faux chimp adoption. The plot is that they have already adopted the chimp and it is being delivered to her fiance at his [...]