Cherry Blossom Wreath

I've always loved Cherry Blossoms, but have never seen one for real. That's why when I saw some faux cherry blossoms at the shop it just melted my heart and compulsively wanted it to be mine. I thought of a nice and creative way to put it in our home and I'm elated how it turned out as inspired by my favorite creative discoveries in the world...Pinterest. 

                                                   

Yes, I just made a wonderful Cherry Blosson Wreath. Not only have I brought to the limelight our not so popular umbrella, I have also created a lovely bouquet of cherry blossoms. And who says I need to go somewhere else when I can look at the Cherry Blossoms everyday -- right in front of my door!

I think now is the perfect time to say goodbye and replace our old Christmas wreath which had been boringly hanging in our door for so many Christmas years. You may now take a rest, you have done your role well... thank you dear!   

In case you want to ginger up  your door this Christmas, here are some materials that you may need to make an umbrella flower wreath:

• Umbrella, any color you want

• Artificial flowers of your choice

• Ribbon to match your theme

• Any thing you want to add (buttons, lace, twines, etc.) 

 Happy holiday craft-making!

 

An Apple A Day Keeps Little Miss Yurie Happy

One of my Little Chills is a one-year-old Little Miss Yurie. She eats almost anything and has an appetite and attitude of a grown up. If you are in my kitchen, you will be inspired to bake some more because all that goes to her mouth are superbly YUMMY to her taste. 

Unfortunately, she has a mom who is  neither a cook nor a baker. But with the help of YouTube and other food blogs, surprisingly, I had slowly transformed into a pro...  (hahaaha..wish it's true!) And since we love apple in the house, I googled some easy apple recipes for my Little Chills to taste and nibble.

Here are some of the Little Chills' Favorites:

Baked Apple Cinnamon Crisps 

This is actually inspired by the Baked Cinnamon Apple Chips at http://sallysbakingaddiction.com. But instead of baking it at the oven, I baked mine using the Philips Airfryer.(Philips HD9240/94 Airfryer Avance, X-Large, Black) You may visit the site to see her method but as as always you can do your twist in baking this recipe.

I also use my favorite Mandoline Slicer (Swissmar Borner V Power Mandoline, V-7000, Red) to quickly slice the apples very thin and beautiful. 

Baked Apple Crisps inpired by sallysbakingaddiction.com

 Baked Apple Roses

This may not look stunning as the other Baked Apple Roses you can find on the web, but I'm happy I can actually make my own Apple Roses.Check  http://tiphero.com to see how these beautiful roses are made and you will be happy with what you can do.

Baked Apple Roses inspired by tiphero.com

Charger Plates Makeover

In the long years, I didn't notice my obsession for charger plates have gone so far that all the plates have been piling up high in my kitchen cupboard. Some are already worn out and broken while others are good as new. We thought, there should be something nice for these plates aside from being service plates for years. They have already served their purpose well and there must be something MORE than just plates!

So, we did a little makeover and look at how it turned out! We just made a festive and elegant Christmas plates for you! For sure, these decorative plates will be good additions to your Christmas tables or special gifts to your friends and family this holiday season.

Please check out our site http://chillsdte.wix.com/thelittlechills#!decorative-charger-plates/y6j5y  to see other designs we have created out of charger plates and vinyls.

The Little Chills Christmas Projects