Color Inspiration - Honed Vitality - Serene and Calm

Color Inspiration 2013

 

The color forecast for 2013 has many lovely colors including their

 

Honed Vitality Color Palette
via Sherwin Williams Paint

Here are some serene and calm interior spaces.  This is such an easy color to incorporate in any interior.

What is your favorite?



Gorgeous Living Room Via decor8blog

 

 
Laid Back Living Room



Simple and lovely by Rob Levine







Asian Inspired by Elle Decor



Restful Bathroom via LiLu Interiors




Lovely space by Elisabeth Hasselbeck


What is your favorite?

 

Excited...

I know it is Super Bowl tonight, but I am holding my breath for something else...Downton Abbey. 

Is anyone else a Super fan like me? 



Who is your favorite character?

A New Year - Healthy Grapefruit Recipes

To kick off the new year right, I wanted to share some delicious recipes.  I am not big on diets, but I do think eating healthy is a good thing.

Did you know Grapefruit is an appetite supressant? Here are some amazing and  delicious recipes!  Which one is your favorite?

Avocado-Grapefruit Salad

 

 Maple Brûléed Grapefruit




Honey Grapefruit with Banana




Grapefruit Mojitos



Beet, Grapefruit and Mache Salad




Pink Grapefruit & Orange Compote with Ginger Yogurt Recipe

Which one will you try?  Do you have a favorite recipe for using grapefruit?

Fun grapefruit facts:

- A medium grapefruit is about 100 calories
- It is a great antioxidant and helps combat the aging
- A grapefruit contains Narigin, which is known to increase  
  your metabolism. 

Top 10 Posts of 2012

I wanted to celebrate 2012 with my top 10 blog posts. 

These were all picked by you. 

Thank you for your support this past year!

 

Art Party

 

 

Spring - New uses for Old Things

 

 

 

St. Patrick's Hanging Wreath Basket

 

 

 

 

 Woven In Love

 

 

Marinated Green Bean Salad

 

 

 

Rusty Red Inspiration - Guest Post

 

 

 

Patriotic Red Flower Pin

 

 

 

Awesome Apple Recipes and Snacks

 

 

 

Embellishing a Wire Dress Form

 

 

 

Sweet Inspiration - Built-in's with Color

 

 

 

Succulents and Shells Centerpiece

 

 

What is your favorite? I hope you will join me for 2013! 

 

 I plan on having many more inspirational

and informative posts.

 

Happy New Year!

 

Kari

 

 

Happy Holidays!

Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! 

 

I hope you had time to relax, spend with family and

eat lots of goodies!

 

 

Our little saguaro in our front yard.

 

My goal is to be much more active this year. 

To provide informative and inspirational posts.  I

 am open to all suggestions! 

 

What would you like to see on my blog?

 

 

Still Fall in Arizona

It is still fall here in Arizona!  My girls were excited to feel the "nip" (okay 70's) in the air and play with some fallen leaves!

(they are planning on jumping in the pile when done gathering leaves!)

While people are out Christmas shopping, we can still wear shorts and short sleeve shirts.  It is a little strange it still being in the 70's and even 80's later in the week.

How is the weather where you live?  Are you ready for the winter and Christmas?

Sweet Shop - Curly Q Bowtique

Introducing my latest Sweet Shop -

Curly Q Bowtique!

Marlis owner of Curly Q Bowtique

Marlis and I went to college together, and spent lots of time in Interior Design studio.  She has always had an attention to detail, and is always extremely organized!  She would always finish her projects early.  As a bigtime procrastinator, I have always been envious!

Learn more about her and her business,
and check out the GIVEAWAY of a
$15.00 SHOP CREDIT. 
Just in time for Halloween or early
Christmas shopping where you can get a cape of your choice!

 1.    What products do you make/sell?
Hair bows & flowers, Super hero capes, masks and accessories.

2.    What inspired you to start creating? 
My daughter loves hair bows and I had free time, so I researched how to make them. I enjoy putting together different colors and patterns to create the bows.

I kind of fell into making capes. I made batman capes for my son's birthday party for favors. I had some extra's so I posted them on The Sweetest Memory as a guest artist. They sold so quickly, I made more and eventually opened my own etsy shop in May.  All of the other cape styles came in as style requests, so I offered those for sale also.

3.    What room do you do your creating?
My craft room and loft.

 4.    What is your favorite organization tip/ tool?
Regroup and reorganize your supplies once a week, so you don't loose track of what you have.

5.    What tip can you give others interested in making/selling similar items?
Have some stock of each item made before listing it so you can stay ahead of your orders. Especially capes and accessories before Halloween!

6.    What is your day job?
I am a stay at home mom.

7.    Describe your ideal weekend.
Having no activities planned so I can work in my yard and enjoy the fall weather or sit in front of the tv and catch up on shows.

8.  What other activities do you enjoy?
Gardening, golf, bargain shopping, hiking, camping, skiing, running, playing pool.

9.    What is your sweetest memory from childhood? 
Me and my 5 brothers and sisters sitting at our kitchen counter enjoying homemade rootbeer floats.

10.    What is your favorite item in your shop and why?
Batman cape...it's what got me started making capes.

Www.facebook.com/curlyqbowtique
Www.etsy.com/shops/marliscurlyqbowtique

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**Would you like your shop featured in my Sweet Shop? It is a great way to get more exposure for free. Please contact me for more information at thesweetestmemory@cox.net.**