Favorite Things Friday....

So, I know this is Favorite Things Friday, however every Friday is to much pressure and takes the fun out of it. So maybe I will do it once a month. That being said....this is one of my favorite things....organizing!! Or rather having things be organized. The fun part is when it is all nice and neat. Not the part of sorting and purging.

I love to cook and am always looking at new recipes. Tearing them out of magazines, printing them off the internet, copying them from a cooking show, calling my mom. I love to try new recipes! However when you have been saving all these pieces of paper forever and you use a lot of them, but they are stashed in a corner somewhere or box, it is hard to find anything. A few years ago i decided to put all of these loose papers in a three ring binder with page protectors. I seperated them into different categories, breakfast, bread, soup, main course, side dish, dessert, drinks, pasta. This worked great and I loved it.

I put tabs to separate the categories.

A few years down the road.....a new pile and stash of loose papers. I didn't have any page protectors but I did have a binder. So I just hole punched all the loose recipes and added them in. 

I now have enough for two binders

This one is solely dedicated to desserts!!

It is such a great feeling when you get all your stuff organized and in a designated space! Love It!!

I also like to wright on the recipe whether or not we liked it!

That way I know I have made it before and if it is worth making again! This works well. Try it!

Favorite Things Friday....

I wouldn't consider myself a true collector but there are certain things I could just buy tons of, enamel ware of course, and Vintage Cake Carriers. I Love them!!! 

They remind of church potlucks, ice cream socials, picnics in the summer time under a big shade tree...you know the time when women wore cute polka-dot dresses and heels everyday and would not go to town without a hat on..that brings me to this...

Cutest thing ever! My darling friend over at Winsome Cottage left this on my door step over Christmas! I was thrilled. It was a wonderful surprise. I had spied it in her shop and loved it, but refrained from purchasing it. How sweet of her. It made Christmas extra special!

It will hold a two layer cake and two pies, or three pies, or three single layer cakes!

I love the little green nob on top.

This one is super super cute too! My wonderful mom and dad gave this to me for my birthday a few years ago. I had spied this in a shop and they went back for it! This will hold a little larger cake. Round or square.

I love using these carriers! It's just a fun thing!! I hope you all enjoy the favorite things posts. Let me know what you think!
Happy Weekend!

Favorite Things Friday....

Quilts...I love them....They are cozy, warm, comforting. There is something special about them.

 I have a few that my Grandmother made and I cherish them.

This one she made when i was a baby..

I'm not sure when she made this one. I love how she used all different fabric scraps!

This one I found at a garage sell for $5.

These pillows use to be a quilt until I cut it up and made pillow covers out of them. I bought it at a garage sell as well. (Excuse the foot at the bottom of the picture...)

This quilt my mom made when I was a baby.

This quilt is outstanding...my great aunt made it and I love it! It is called "Egg Money"

I have attempted to make quilts and they turn out ok. Mostly mine have been baby blankets that have little ties or tacking instead of actual quilting. I just don't have the patience.

I have been wanting to make a quilt for my bed, quilted or tied, but I haven't got around to it yet.

So there you have it..one of my Favorites!

Happy Weekend!