vegan "milkshake"

marian spent last saturday at a friend's house.

while she was there, she called me to gush,

"they eat like WE do!"

which is very rare in these parts.

her friend's mother made them this milkshake,

and marian, a girl after my own heart,

made sure to get the recipe.

yes, it's vegan, but it is so delicious
that everyone will love it.

i think you could call it peanut butter chocolate.


i am dedicating this post 
to my vegan friend, emily,
and my vegan cousin, stephanie.

☼cheers, ya'll!☼

this recipe is for 1 serving.

i tripled the recipe and my blender was full.

                  vegan milkshake 

                          8 oz almond milk

                          1 banana

                          1 Tbs peanut butter

                          1 Tbs agave

                          1 Tbs cacao nibs

                          1 tsp vanilla

                          1 cup ice

add all ingredients to blender & blend well.

notes:

using frozen bananas will make a thicker shake.

by all means, substitute almond butter

for the peanut butter if you prefer.

the cacao nibs are little crunchy bits 

that seem like frozen chocolate chips.

♥

art-paper-scissors :: handmade holiday workshop, week 1

last year at this time,

i hosted a super-fun

handmade holiday workshop

in my home.

{see below for links to last year's projects}

this year, 

i will host my handmade holiday workshop

every saturday until christmas

{there are 8, counting today}

in my kids art column, art-paper-scissors,

at everythingeagle.com.

please come and see the project for

handmade holiday workshop, week 1

:: holiday cards ::

now is the perfect time to get started

and this is a great first project

to get the ball rolling this season.

you can find some of last year's projects

here, here, here, here, here, 

here, here, here, here, and here.

♥

etsy treasury :: you're getting warmer

in honor of our first snowfall today,

i have a cozy new etsy treasury to share.

:: you're getting warmer ::

paris photos set of four from eye poetry photography 

simple tiny gold drop earrings from nest pretty things

red royal typewriter from bmt vintage

5 vintage cotton linen dishtowels from concept furnishings

beautiful ethnic necklace from hobilium

spice bird pot from fe giaccio

boho vintage brass earrings from lady em

ikat pillow cover from habitation boehme

pair of english tin plates from ocean swept

golden rope bracelet from vizual accessories

cherry blossom hair combs from alexandra grecco

peacock feather sea stone from love from cape cod

lamb's ear winter wreath from kaleda

rustic country red bottle opener from alacart creations

pretty gold tassel earrings from kei jewelry

bright red finials tea towel from margot bianca

♥

:: yesterday was halloween ::

marian decided late last night

that halloween should always be

the last saturday in october.

saturday is the ideal day for halloween

for many reasons,

not the least of which is that 

it's followed by sunday.

{all those in favor...}

in spite of the fact that halloween

fell on a monday this year,

she managed to drag herself from her warm bed

and head to school this dark tuesday morning.

ned, on the other hand,

is on the couch with a fever and a cough.

{his cold from last week is having another go}

here are some scenes from yesterday

♥

:: it's almost time ::

and we are almost ready.

pumpkins?  check.

piles of monster fur?  check.

stripey monster horns?  check.

wings and tutus?  check.

tiara repairs?  check.

giant bag of candy?  check.

we'll see you tomorrow...

♥

art-paper-scissors :: falling leaves mobile

come over to everythingeagle.com

to see my new art-paper-scissors post:

falling leaves mobile

here is ned making his falling leaves mobile

you can find all my art-paper-scissors lessons

here.

♥

:: two new inventions ::

industrial chic jewelry display

{click here for etsy listing}

industrial chic purse rack / wall valet
{click here for etsy listing}

{i've had that handbag for over two years - it is from here}


coming soon...
pdf instructions to build your own
{soon, you will be able to click here for etsy listing}


♥