happy day vintage...

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i love this lamp....our friends peter and trish that moved to ny have this very lamp.  i have always loved it.  i have one that is a melba orange color but the white one is tops!!

 slight kinship to my white stalactite pendulum earrings below :O)

 

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when i come across pink vintage glass it reminds me of chris' mom.  she has a really beautiful collection of pink carnival glass. i love it more everytime i see it.

both items found in happy day vintage

p is for pesto

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with the weather turning cold here it was time to pull our basil bushes and make pesto. i made about 5 huge bowls/about 20 liters of pesto...hahah, that is a quite a freezer full.  i improvised from a recipe i used last year...meaning, i never pulled it out of the pantry i just would add a bit of this and a little more of that. but, here's the main ingredients...

basil 6-8 cups

pecans - 2 cups...since we had a ton from my folks pecan trees up in illinois. some batches i used almonds or pumpkin seeds.

salt, pepper, cayenne to taste

lemon juice - 1/2 cup to cup

 olive oil - 1/2 cup

vinegar: either a splash of balsamic or red wine, sherry wine...whatever you have is fine - a few glugs

nutritional yeast....this is what i use instead of parmesian...about a cup - cup and a half

you can also use a bit of miso or high quality olives with the nutrional yeast to tang it up if you don't want to use parmesian either.

*this makes a fairly zesty/tangy pesto*

you can hold off a bit on the salt/lemon juice if you want a more mild version

10% off holiday sale and upcoming show...

here's the mass email i sent to the customers on my mailing list...you can partake in the sale too, just sign up on my mailing list thru my website.

hello friends,

the holiday season is in full swing complete with christmas music and festive lights.. well, it's official here in austin as we all cheered on the snow flurries floating about. as a big big hug and thank you for your continued support throughout the year i am offering 10% off with free shipping on any item/s featured on the "shop" pages of my website or my etsy site for the month of december.  THE SKINNY: find something you love and would like to purchase. send me an email with the item name/color description and i will send you a revised invoice via paypal. ............................................................................................. ...pieces are first come first serve... *sale excludes special orders/commission pieces* -pieces must be purchased by december 19th to ensure delivery by december 24th (applies to current stock available only)-

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SHARE THE LOVE: 10% of the sale price of each piece will also be collected up to december 22nd and given to a local family in need.

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upcoming show:

cherrywood art festival

www.cherrywoodartfair.org december 12 & 13, 2009 saturday: 10a - 6p sunday: 12n - 5p

wishing you a festive and peaceful holiday season filled with

friends, family, love and laughs,

enjoy!! jaimejo

banana bunker

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i officially bought my first christmas gift tonight...i just couldn't resist. well, that's not counting all the little gifts i collect and jam in a box/drawer thoughout the year.  bE WArNed!!! one of you may find this in your christmas stocking.  this thing is clever AND hysterical. i love it. it keeps your banana from becoming banana pudding in your bag..haha!!

p.s.---what the eff is a banana bunker,"that's what i said"...not to be confused with a banana hammock, yep!! couldn't resist :O)

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display with aqua cabbage patch...

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i found these aqua cabbage patch kid shoes in the left foreground that i am using to display some bubble and filigree earrings at an antique store a while back.  i bought them thinking i would cut them up and use the yummy aqua plastic in a few rings/necklaces.....honestly, folks...i just don't have what it takes to cut into them.  i have cut up uncountable number of objects for the sake of "the fun and quirky" but i just can't with these.  guess, i'll just love them just as they are, if that makes me a weinee, sobeit!!!