Brenda Baker Productions

My December 21 calendar quote reads, "Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas." If I'm on your gift list, please give me TIME! I think the Monday before Christmas always elicits panic for people who are normally in control but I really need to step it up today. And that's why today's post brings an easy (aka "cop out" project) centerpiece idea that is simple and charming, and the beauty of it is that it can be changed up for every season. On Friday, I stopped by Bartell's to grab some candy canes on the way to school and found a screamin' deal on a glass dome and wooden base. It had to have been at least 75% off, and it was Bartell's so, yeah, it was cheap. The sticker on the glass said "Mouth Blown in Europe" which made us all laugh because it sounded both impressive and awkward at the same time. That's how we roll in the Baker household. The only thing that didn't excite ...

Fingers crossed that this upcoming week will bring sunshine and warmth to the Pacific North"wet." It has been ridiculously chilly here, but we just keep thinking that it has to turn around sometime soon! Despite the weather, I've been bringing springtime indoors with lots of tulips and my sweet Easter bunnies (and a few chicks). This big guy has been watching me do the dishes for a couple of weeks now. You'd think he could lend a paw or two around here. I have to admit that I'm NOT a fan of blue, but there is something about that robin's egg blue that gets me. I bought this Glassybaby with a pink, light green and purple one...all with Easter in mind! Otherwise, I'm sure I wouldn't  have been drawn to the blue. My "delivery boy" brought all of my blue canning jars to me from the farm. I love them--especially that huge one in the background with the perfect metal lid! Plus, the pink Glassybaby is perfection, don't you...