Monday, February 23, 2009

Vintage Jewelry Box Redo

Remember these? I painted the box in matte black. The 6
little drawers on the inside are painted a chinese red. The
teeny handles went to gold. The old felt lining was removed
and the all the lining is a miniature pattern from Brunschwig
& Fils.



Below is the "BEFORE" and my little helper.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

What a fun & yummy day! Mom came over and we made SCONES! We made 2 recipes and our favorite is listed below. I did not have enough lemon rind, so we added some orange rind.


Lemon Cream Scones

Ingredients

rind of one lemon

2 cups flour

1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/3 cup butter

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 egg

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and rind. Cut in butter until resembles coarse crumbs. In small bowl, mix cream, eggs, and vanilla. Add to flour mixture. Knead the dough; it will be sticky. Pat dough into 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with small round glass. Place on cookie sheet sprayed with a non-stick spray. Bake in a 400-degree Fahrenheit oven for 10 to 15 minutes.