Sweet Love

It's easy to fall in love with a pretty face, but it's even easier to fall in love with a face that's attached to a person that's attached to a passion.

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Repeating Recipe: Monster Cookies

I've always been a fan of peanut butter cookies. Oatmeal Raisin is pretty boss, too. Chocolate Chip has it's place but it comes in a distant third, I guess.

Argue all you want, you won't change my mind. BUT! Maybe we can come to a compromise? Eh? Why not combine them all into one crazy cookie? A monster cookie, as it were? YES!

I know that back in elementary school (Kegonsa represent!) when it was cookie time, I was always rooting for Monster Cookies! And not even because I liked them better than any other cookie. It was because I was hoping and praying with all my might that this time, THIS TIME, they'd look like real monsters.

Alas, they never looked like anything more than lumpy M&M cookies. Which is why fate forced my hand to make this pattern today.


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Daily Pattern: The Long Overdue Bubble Tea Pattern

topic: luxury

A smart person once told me that you know you're doing okay if (without anxiety) you can buy a bubble tea whenever you want. I still think that's the best measuring stick for the amount of wealth a person needs to be content. Maybe now bubble tea is replaced with regular old person tea, or an espresso drink every now and again, but it still makes me feel like I'm livin' the good life.

Daily Pattern: Pie-Making

Topic: Harvest

I like to think fall is another good reason (excuse?) to make desserts. I tried making a pumpkin pie from scratch, and that didn't really work, so I think my next attempt will have to be an apple pie.

Daily Pattern: Ice Cream Overload

Patterning it up! This piece is a guilty pleasure. I know my pattern arsenal is almost all food related, and probably 80% of that is desserts. Ice cream is so cute and pretty, though. My sister and I used to have a collection of dolls that had dessert-themed clothes and furniture. I was thinking of the banana-split vanity when I made this one.

Daily Pattern: Birthday Candles

A few of my favorite people have birthdays in the summer! A cupcake for all of you. I'll have one too, in your honor.

Daily Pattern: Variety of Forks

There are too many types of forks, and not everyone knows how to differentiate them.I usually use an universal fork, but I like to consider all the variety of flatware.
-Ira

Daily Pattern: Wedding Cake

Express your love with food, my friends. I was pleasantly surprised by today's topic because I already had a whole bunch of ideas for wedding patterns. I decided to go with my favorite, which is the kind-of-whimsical food-related one.

Daily Pattern: Vân Tran's Sweet Tooth

When our friend Vân Tran heard our daily pattern topic was Minneapolis, she just had to join in with a super cute pattern dedicated to all her favorite local desserts!



Vân loves Minneapolis but will soon be moving to Copenhagen! So I guess this is her goodbye love letter to all the delicious deserts she'll be leaving behind! But I'll bet Copenhagen probably has some pretty dope desserts, as well.

Be sure to check out her adorable blog, rhymeswithfun!

Daily Pattern - French Pastry

Better late than never!

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Daily Pattern - Pastries from France

Lindsay Nohl

I couldn't help it! I'm sure everyone else that is doing this pattern was thinking about delicious, colorful Macarons. I know I was. The first time I had one was in Columbus, Ohio - when Chris and I were visiting our awesome friend Ryan. They had cookies in a million and one colors, some of them exotic, some of them not so much. They're light, fluffy and totally beautiful! There you have it! Delicious topic!