Over the weekend, we made too many plans and got in over our heads.
We were indecisive and spent way too many hours at Home Depot mulling over pieces of wood.
We remembered our mothers and made mandu from scratch.
Then realized making the skin, too, from scratch was just a bad idea.
We also made jangjorim, artichoke dip and guacamole.
Our kitchen was a happy place to be in.
We sanded, painted & stained.
The wood we turned into shelves had little imperfections that made them perfect.
Our neglected frames of pictures and art prints finally found a new home.
And we fell in love with our weird blue wall.
Little knit pieces had their ends weaved in and found themselves inside little packages ready to be mailed.
The weekend was a crazy one.
But we need a little crazy from time to time.
I hope your weekends were a little crazy, too. Crazy and comforting.
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Sounds like a perfect weekend to me :) xxx
ReplyDelete;) hope yours was as well!
DeleteWhat a nice weekend!
ReplyDeletethank you!
DeleteOne does need a little crazy from time to time. Sounds like you had a good crazy weekend. I love the shelving and pictures on the wall. Looks so good. Everything is coming together.
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it was a good crazy :) i'm glad that the additions to the wall made it made. yay!
DeleteWow! You made the skin for the dumpling from scratch too?! Amazing! & the accent wall looks great -- gives it a pop of color to the room!
ReplyDeleteoh i was very misleading huh. i only made about 10 skins. it was just too much work and they weren't coming out as thin as i wanted. so i did buy a package of skins just in case this would backfire (oh how i know myself so well - lol)
DeleteThe dumplings looks good! I need to start making dumplings again but it takes me forever to fold them ;)
ReplyDeletethey do take forever huh! :)
DeleteSounds perfect to me! And I LOVE that blue wall.
ReplyDeletei finally like it as well! :)
DeleteWe made dumplings this weekend as well. Have never attempted to make the skins from scratch though. I find the pre-made skins a little thick sometimes.
ReplyDeleteoh i saw your dumplings! they look so delicious and pretty! i only made about 10 skins from scratch. it was just too much work!
DeleteYour wall looks beautiful! I am so glad that you like it now :)
ReplyDelete:) i'm glad too!
DeleteThe wall is outstanding!!! Love the groupings and the shelves!! And the cooking...oh the cooking just looks amazing! As do the pieces you made for gifts! Man you got so much done! All I can say is rockstar!! Happy Thanksgiving sweet friend! Nicole xoxo
ReplyDeletethanks nicole. we went back and forth with the shelving. first floating shelves but we realized how expensive they were going to be just to make and i have these tendencies where i want to rearrange and taking the floating shelf apart seemed like a nightmare so we just went with shelves with the L-shaped mount. i was worried they wouldn't look nice but i like how they came out! :) happy thanksgiving week to you!
DeleteSounded like a lovely weekend, Jane:) And that wall really is pretty cool.
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DeleteThat wall looks amazing to me Yay for a productive weekend! :D
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DeleteI like your blue wall- I think it's cheery. Those tiny hats are so cute! It sounds like you had a good weekend :)
ReplyDeletethank you!
DeleteWOW that wall is striking, in a good way! Oh fun knits. I bought a cool knit hat at Anthropologie today. It was $49 and I left it on my desk, I hope it is still there in the morning.
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hope the hat is still there! :)
DeleteOooh please send me some of those dumplings - they looks so good, haha! And I love how the blue wall looks in combination with your blue couch!
ReplyDeletethanks gloria!
DeleteYummy dumplings! I'm so impressed you made the "skin" too.
ReplyDeleteonly about 10 of them! they took too long to make and flattening them was just a pain! :)
Deletethis is great. I love that you had a "crazy" weekend. You're right...a little craze provides a good mix-up.
ReplyDeleteYummy food memories are great like that. I often remember my mom in the kitchen making some of my favorite Shanghainese dishes. What I would give to have some now.
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nancy
Wow, your weekend sounds so yummy!!! and also super productive, the wall is looking great with the shelves, art and styling. I peek some cute pictures of both of you together (yay!) and Rifle paper art (not sure!). I make a formal request for a close-up ;)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos like always!
ReplyDeleteThose dumplings look amazing.
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That wall is looking super cute guys!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a busy weekend guys! Lovely
ReplyDeletepictures as always c: Xx