JessicaJaeger

Cards

I decided to make a batch of cards for a couple friends as their Christmas gift this year. They came out very nice and since we exchanged gifts over lunch yesterday afternoon, I decided to post the images today. Congratulations Card Thinking of You Card Happy Birthday Card Thank You Card

Make Your Own Gift Bag

While shopping for wrapping for this holiday season, I realized that all the gift bags out there are super cheesy and lame. So, I decided to buy plain white bags and jazz them up myself! It’s very easy – just follow these 4 simple steps. You will need: Plain gift bags Decorative ribbon Glue GunContinue reading “Make Your Own Gift Bag”

Holiday Decor

I just love to decorate the house for Christmas! Here are a few highlights of this year’s holiday decor… I removed the usual pillows from our living room couch to highlight this cute little Christmas tree pillow (mini pillow from Crate & Barrel) An array of candles, plants, etc… to highlight the photo of ourContinue reading “Holiday Decor”

Red Pants

I love colorful pants. I also love skinny leg pants you can wear with knee-high boots. The perfect marriage if both is in the Gap’s Always Skinny Cords: I of course bought them in red (they come in basic colors too: black, navy, and gray) and have worn them non-stop since I got them aContinue reading “Red Pants”

Cute Cupcake Christmas Cookies

I was shopping at Crate & Barrel recently and came across this adorable cupcake cookie cutter, I obviously couldn’t leave the store without it. Well, this weekend I made a batch of Holiday Gingerbread Cookies with the cupcake cookie cutter. To make them more resemble a cupcake, I decided to use a thin wooden skewer toContinue reading “Cute Cupcake Christmas Cookies”

New Art!

For our honeymoon a year and a half ago, my husband and I spent a couple weeks in France. At the end of the trip, we were in Paris for 5 or 6 days and it was just spectacular! Every night we went somewhere fantastic for dinner and one of our favorite dinners was atContinue reading “New Art!”

One Last Fall Recipe

We made one last fall recipe the other day before we dive into WINTER! We made Beef and Butternut Squash Stew with popovers made from scratch. The popovers are SO easy to make and always turn out looking very impressive. Beef and Butternut Squash Stew from Giada De Laurentiis 3 Tb olive oil 1 onion,Continue reading “One Last Fall Recipe”

Turkey Day Dessert

We decided this year to do a non-pie dessert for Thanksgiving. I saw an episode of Giada at Home on the Food Network and thought the cake she made look delicious!! Not only did we eat it for dessert on Thanksgiving, but we ate it as a sweet tasty breakfast throughout the long holiday weekend.Continue reading “Turkey Day Dessert”

Pumpkin Lasagna

We made our favorite fall meal for dinner this weekend – pumpkin lasagna! It’s a very rich lasagna of pumpkin, sage, prosciutto, and creamy bechamel sauce. It’s best served with just a small side salad and a little crusty bread. We usually halve the recipe, then assemble in 2 bread pans, then eat one andContinue reading “Pumpkin Lasagna”

Window Treatment

So I took a very basic sewing class a couple years ago and have since sewed a few curtains, a few valences, and…well, that’s been it. I’m not a great sewer but I can get by and curtains and valences are the 2 easiest things to sew. Here is my latest window treatment project. IContinue reading “Window Treatment”