Life Through a Polaroid Picture

Long Weekend!

2011-05-20T18:55:00.003-04:00

This long weekend will be spent at the cottage in the rain...well that's what the forecast calls for!! Even if it's raining all weekend, it just wouldn't feel like summer if I spend the first long weekend in the city.

But it's ok if it rains all weekend, because I'll be make these super cute DIY Pots from Alissa over at 33 Shades Of Green.

{image via 33 shades of green}

Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!

Today I Love: Brown Paper

2011-05-17T20:43:00.004-04:00

{images via: 1. WomensGirl: Kraftpaper Bag 2. No Plastic Cutlery 3. Paper Flowers
4. Doily DIY 5. Flowers

Weekend Images! House!

2011-05-16T21:23:00.003-04:00

This past weekend was a busy one! My weekend was filled with two belated Birthday dinners for Denis, my sister, and myself that we were happy to celebrate! Also, Denis and I watched a friend play Roller Derby...I was on the edge of my seat for the whole game! Too intense for me!

For the 'Weekend Images' I thought it might be fun to share some items around the house that I love!

Enjoy!

Weekend Images! Mother's Day!

2011-05-10T22:06:00.003-04:00

{My mom, me, and my sister...I do not look happy}

It was Mother's Day weekend and I had a great Saturday walking around High Park with my Mom, Sister and my nephew Jack.

{I couldn't tell if Jack was enjoying the day?!}

{I even got a chance to snap some shoots of the Cherry Blossoms in the park!}

{Happy Mother's Day Mom!}

CLICK HERE to see more pics!

Enjoy!

Friday Link Love! + Happy Mother's Day!

2011-05-06T22:37:00.006-04:00

{ Me at age 4, maybe? My Grandmother behind me, my Mom in the middle and my Great Grandmother on the left}

I will be celebrating Mother's Day this Saturday in High Park with of course my mom and sister. After brunch, I'm hoping the Cherry Blossoms will be in bloom so I can capture some great photos.

A great way to display your photo.

I love my new shoes.

What to do after the rain falls?

BHLDN's newest collection...LOVE!

I wish I still had my Nintendo Gameboy.

What to do when you have 40 hours to kill and 100 000 staples?

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!

Later!

Weekend Images! Birthday!

2011-05-03T21:47:00.002-04:00

I was super busy this past weekend celebrating my 29th Birthday!!! I didn't have a chance to take any pictures, so I though it was be great to share an image from my first birthday on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia where my Great Grandmother lived!

{Sharing the moment with my sister and my Great Grandmother}

Enjoy!

Today I love: Pink + Navy!

2011-04-27T21:50:00.009-04:00

{images via: 1. songstress777, 2. magalerie, 3. martha stewart, 4. ameliakayphotography}

Coming Soon! Zombie Rain Cloud

2011-04-26T22:23:00.006-04:00

{with his sidekick Raindrop pin!}

Also, if you want...you can 'Like' my new Facebook page!! for my Etsy shop...Shevon + Nacho!

Later!

Weekend Images! Easter!

2011-04-26T00:06:00.006-04:00

Easter is definitely more fun with my nephew Jack! It's not really the same as an adult looking for chocolate eggs the Easter bunny left behind, then when you were a kid!

Lots to eat and lots to do! It was a great weekend spent with family.

Later!

Bird's Nest Cookie Cupcakes! Yum!

2011-04-20T23:39:00.007-04:00

I saw this recipe to make Bird's Nest Cookies using butterscotch morsels, chow mein noodles and egg-shaped candies over at Tip Junkie that I had to try for this Easter weekend. But of course I had to adapt the recipe to my liking...
For example: instead of butterscotch I used milk chocolate and instead of leaving them as cookies I used them as toppers for my chocolate cupcakes!! I loved the idea of using chow mein noodles but you could also use pretzels.

Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies

12 oz. package chow mein noodles
12 oz. package milk chocolate morsels
90 egg-shaped candies

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Pour the milk chocolate morsels in a microwave-safe bowl and place them in the microwave. Heat for 30 seconds then remove to stir. Return to the microwave and heat again for 30 seconds. Stir until melted. Add in the chow mein noodles and mix till combined. Use a 1/4 measuring cup to portion out the cookies onto the baking sheet. If the mixture starts to solidify in the mixing bowl, you can reheat for 15 to 30 seconds to melt. Place three egg-shaped candies in the center of each cookie. Allow to set for at least 5 minutes before serving or transferring.
For the cupcakes I just made your everyday chocolate cupcake recipe and piped on some green vanilla buttercream icing. Once the cookies were set I transferred them onto the iced cupcakes.
I had to make mini cupcakes too!!

Enjoy!!

Today I Love: Anchors Away!

2011-04-19T20:12:00.012-04:00

This past weekend was not very eventful. It was me sitting on the couch stitching stuffy orders. I'm so thrilled and grateful to receive so many orders, but I was definitely happy to see them go!

Today I love:

{tattoo}
{i think i know what my next tattoo will be!!}

{leather bracelet}

{anchor motel}

{key fob}

{art by jon contino}

Enjoy!

Friday Link Love!

2011-04-15T19:56:00.002-04:00

{source}

It's the weekend!! WooHoo!!! my weekend will be spend making all 15 orders I got this week! The weather calls for rain this weekend which is great for staying in and sewing.

Here is some link love:

+ With Easter around the corner...why not make your own Cadbury Eggs

+ Excuse me!!! Cloud donuts!!!

+ I would use this for every meal

+ Map wallpaper. Love it!

+ This has been added to my DIY to-do list!

Have a great weekend!

Zombie Tea Bag + Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies

2011-04-12T22:42:00.008-04:00

It's funny! Yesterday I went on about how I had nothing exciting to report and now today I do! On Etsy's Facebook page they featured my Zombie Tea Bag. It was insane the response I got. With 11 orders and counting, over 2000 views and over 200 shop favorites I am one happy camper!!! I have been waiting for something like this to kick start my Zombie Stuffies!! My face hurts from smiling!!

Also, here is a fun recipe I did a few weeks ago that brings Oreo and chocolate chip cookies together at last!
2 sticks (1 cup) softened butter
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
10 oz bag chocolate chips
1 pkg. Oreo cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugars together with a mixer until well combined. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

In a separate bowl mix the flour, salt and baking soda. Slowly add to wet ingredients along with chocolate chips until just combined. Using a cookie scoop take one scoop of cookie dough and place on top of an Oreo Cookie. Take another scoop of dough and place on bottom of Oreo cookie. Seal edges together by pressing and cupping in hand until Oreo cookie is enclosed with dough. Place onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet and bake cookies 9-13 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

Makes about 2 dozen VERY LARGE cookies.

Recipe from Picky Plate

Enjoy!

Weekend Images! The Beaches

2011-04-11T21:45:00.007-04:00

Ooh man! I really don't have a good excuse to why I've been M.I.A. from my blog. I don't have anything exciting to report...I can't even say that I've been working long hours, because I haven't! But what I do know is that I'm back to blogging! Woohoo!

This past weekend the weather was beautiful...So, Denis, my sister, by brother-in-law, Jack, Nacho, and I all took a walk along the boardwalk in the Beaches. Nacho enjoyed running in the water, while Jack had a blast through rocks into the water.

Also, a special thanks to Victoria over at Batzy for featuring Shevon + Nacho and my workspace. Make sure to check it out!

Enjoy!

Old Catalogues!

2011-03-23T22:54:00.012-04:00

Eaton's was one of Canada's leading department store retailer. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto and closed their doors in 1999. Can you imagine how excited I am to have found 3 original catalogues???!!! It's great and sometimes funny to see the kind of things people were buying over 30 years ago!

There are so many great images...it was hard to narrow down a few to share!

Enjoy!

Weekend Images! Full Moon + Nacho's Birthday!

2011-03-21T22:51:00.008-04:00

On Sunday around 2 am Denis and I though it was a great idea to grab the camera and head on outside to take a few pictures of the full moon. The biggest in 18years!!

With the camera attached the the tripod, Denis slowed down the shutter speed and opened the aperture to capture the bright moon.

Today Nacho turned 6 years old. To celebrate his special day Denis and I took him to the beach.

Love you buddy!

Later!

Sassy Sailor Jacket!

2011-03-02T22:30:00.007-05:00

My mom and I decided to hit up the second hand shop near her house this past weekend. I wasn't really in the mood to search through clothes, but I can across this gem that just seemed to jump out at me and I had to buy it. Even my mom was in love with it!I don't know what I love more about this jacket; the embroideries at the cuffs and pockets, the shiny gold buttons, or the 80s shoulder pads?!

Click here to read about my new love for vintage shopping! After finding this sassy sailor jacket I love vintage shopping even more!

Later!

Weekend Images! Snow Fall!

2011-02-28T22:48:00.009-05:00

When you think you can't take anymore snow...It snows!

When it snowed this past weekend it was my favourite kind?! I love snow that's powdery fluff, that just rest on the branches.

Any kind of snow fall is Nacho's favorite!
Click Here to see more.

Enjoy!

Zombie Easter Bunny!

2011-02-22T21:05:00.003-05:00

Meet the newest addition to my SHEVON + NACHO Etsy shop...

Zombie Easter Bunny

This Easter Bunny was once sweet, but now a zombie with his sidekick carrot. Watch out! Someone has pink eye!

All handmade out of felt and sits about 8" high. Zombie mini carrot is also a pin!

May not be suitable for young children

Click Here to see all photos of Zombie Easter Bunny

Enjoy!

Weekend Images! Vintage Shopping

2011-02-21T20:37:00.011-05:00

Lately I found that my wardrobe needed a really great everyday wool cardigan sweater that wasn't in black or grey (which is pretty much my whole wardrobe). I thought buying it vintage would be GREAT! I have always LOVE the idea of vintage shopping! Finding great fashion that's back in style for a fraction of the price! I really don't know what I'm doing when it comes to vintage shopping so I called my friend who is pretty much the vintage queen, in my eyes. She always seems to be wearing something great that's vintage.

We spent a good 4 hours shopping on Saturday and these are the places we went.

Badlands

Silver Falls

The Public Butter

I Miss You

And here is my new cardigan sweat! It's exactly what I wanted!
I'm hooked! I can't wait to hit up the shops again!

Later!

Friday Link Love!

2011-02-11T18:50:00.007-05:00

{Gatopoder - Its raining cats!}

Is anyone doing any fun Valentine's Day activates? Denis and I celebrated last Saturday at our favorite sushi restaurant because he left on tour last Sunday. So on actual Valentine's Day, I will be spending it with Nacho!! Here are some fun links for your weekend reading!

Eat Drink Chic has a great template on her site for a super cute coffee wrappers to surprise your sweetie on Monday morning.

Just cut & paste an amazing Valentine’s Day papercut template.

A sweet treat for chocolate peanut-butter cup lovers! I'm totally making this!

DIY smooch!

Valentine's Day crocheted heart tutorial.

Enjoy!

Faux Fireplace

2011-02-09T22:21:00.006-05:00

So we have this non-working fireplace in our living room, which I think is a bonus! To be honest I don't think it was ever a working fireplace since there is no chimney that comes from it?!I find the fireplace a real focal point and a great way to ground the space with decorating. But what do I do when I can't have a roaring fire? I did some extensive internet research and found a great deal of candle inspiration which seemed to be a pretty standard option. But would be great if you still wanted that glow of light. Then I came across and fell in love with the look of stacking wood into the fireplace opening. It's visually interesting and natural looking! A great solution to the problem!

So I headed on over to the local nursery and purchased two 8 foot long birch logs and a few smaller logs, thinking I would have enough. I asked my dad to cut them into 2 inch sections to be easily piled on top of each other.
I think it turned out great but I still need more!!!!

Enjoy!

Whoopin it up with Whoopie Pies! Part 2

2011-02-07T22:30:00.011-05:00

It was a friends Birthday at work today and as much as I LOVE making cupcakes, I was ready for a change this time around. Awhile back I made Carrot Whoopie Pies which turned out great! So I decided Whoopie Pies was the way to go. With my internet search, I came across Bakerella (of course) where she posted about a recipe that she got from a book that was all about Whoopie Pies. She went with the Chocolate Whoopie Pies with peanut butter filling.
After you mix up the batter, drop it by spoonfuls on a parchment covered baking sheet.
After whoopies are baked, wait 5 mins to cool and carefully remove them from the parchment paper.Place them flat side up on a cookie rack.
Then you can spoon the filling or pipe it. I piped to keep it clean!
Sandwich the filling between two of the cakes and press gently together!

Enjoy!

Classic Chocolate Whoopie
By Whoopie Pies

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
4 tablespoons vegetable shortening (I didn't have any shortening so I just used more butter)
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a bowl, sift together, flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
In another bowl, beat butter, shortening and sugar with a mixer on low until just combined. Increase speed to medium and beat for about 3 minutes.
Add egg and vanilla and beat for two more minutes.
Add half of the flour mixture and half of the milk and beat on low until incorporated. Repeat with remaining flour and milk and beat until combined.
Using a tablespoon, drop batter on baking sheet two inches apart. Bake for about 10 minutes each or until pies spring back when pressed gently.
Remove from oven and cool for about five minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.

1 Tbsp of batter should make about 48 two-inch cakes or 24 pies.
2 Tbsp of batter should make about 30 four-inch cakes or 15 pies.

Peanut Butter Filling
from Whoopie Pies

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter (or crunchy)
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup confectioners sugar

Beat peanut butter and butter on low until creamy using a mixer.
Add sugar and salt and beat on low to incorporate. Increase speed to medium and beat for about four minutes until the filling is light and fluffy.
Spread filling on flat side on one cooled cake. Top it with a second cake and press gently.

Weekend Images!

2011-02-02T20:58:00.003-05:00

Now I know it isn't Monday and I'm way late on this post, but I thought the pictures were so cute of Jack (my nephew) and I that I had to share!
This past weekend my sister, Jack and I took my mom on a shopping weekend to the states! I started feeling ill Friday morning but I didn't let a cold stop me. So we all headed on down to Buffalo Friday night to start our shopping frenzy! Little did I know my cold would take over my life (I'm just getting over it now). With my cold in full affect I tried my best to enjoy the time with my mom. The only good thing about my cold was that I didn't spend as much money...!!

Later!

Weekend Images! It's a cold one!

2011-01-25T21:40:00.010-05:00

This past weekend was a cold one. Even with the sun out on Saturday it was still -18 °C with the wind chill of -30 °C!!! There was no way Denis, Nacho and I were stepping outside! So to keep warm we stayed in, watching downloads of The Big Bang Theory.

Nacho and I tried to take a walk to snap some pictures...
but that didn't last too long.

The clear blue sky reminded me how the days are getting longer and wishing spring would come faster. I'm not a big fan of winter!
Hope everyone else had a warmer weekend!

Later!