Yummy Cake ~ Eat or Share or Both:-)

  I missed Foodie friday but its never too late for some yummy poppyseed cake. I like to make these and give them to the neighbors for all the kind things they do for me.. Maybe I can get my post ready before next friday , cause I have the bestest Chocolate cake to share with ya'll... 

I'm almost embarrassed to post my tea recipe- its the lazy gals version of Russian Tea, but Country Lady asked so here it is...
1 container of Lipton Tea with Lemon ~ 1, 8 oz. jar of tang ~ 4 cups of sugar.. shake it up and divide into washed/dried jelly jars , label , cap and tie with pretty ribbon.. This way it lets folks know they can keep or toss the jar when they are done with it.

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1 1/8 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 4 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1 1/3 cups unsalted butter, softened
• 5 eggs
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup lemon juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
2. Sift together the flour, 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons white sugar and salt. Then mix in the lemon peel, poppy seeds and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
4. In a saucepan over low heat; cook 3/4 cup white sugar and the lemon juice until stirring until sugar is dissolved. Let cool to just warm or to room temperature.
5. Remove the cake from the oven and place the pan on a wire rack-place a cookie sheet underneath this rack. Prick the top of the cake several times with a toothpick. Brush the top of the cake with the warm or room temperature syrup, allowing lots of the syrup to run down and soak into the sides and bottom of the cake. Cool slightly in the pan before removing the cake to the wire rack to cool completely. When completely cooled, wrap the cake in foil or plastic freezer wrap and let the cake rest at least one day before serving to your guests.

Suzanne's Bedroom Makeover~So Beautiful

 I am so proud to post her Makeover for you all to see. It really is a Miraculous Transformation.

 I'm adding what she has to say about this contest win and process.. There are also caption under her photos on the RMS link.. On the Designers link you'll find out about Suzanne winning the makeover. Since all that is in different writing i wont bore ya'll with alot of text from me, except to say what a beautiful room is it and how happy I am for her.... Congrats Suzanne on your win and Kudo's for all the hard work you and your hubby did to make this all come together...

I'm joining Susan @ Between Naps On The Porch for Metamorphosis Monday

In her own words- below

"I’ve always wanted the help of a professional designer and my dream came true when I WON a bedroom makeover from Susan Taylor of Black-eyed Susan’s in Yardley, PA. I had been visiting her store and following her blog for a while and grew to love her style. She spent a lot of her (free) time w/ me giving me ideas for other projects in my first house when I would walk in there armed w/ photos and swatches. Then one day while shopping in there, I bought a ticket to win a makeover! Redoing my bedroom wasn’t first on my list of to-do’s…until I bought that raffle ticket and won it. Though she was willing to change which room we tackled (my living room is still unfurnished!), I thought it best to stick with what I won…the “bedroom” makeover. Oh, she threw in the master bath design, too…which was a nice surprise on top of it all. (And a necessity. Couldn’t leave that room w/ out even a coat of paint on the walls, could we?)

I'll be blogging her bath in a seperate post..

Being still so indecisive about what I wanted, I spent countless hours gathering inspiration pictures from blogs and from the members on the HGTV message boards (without telling them, except a select few, why) before it finally clicked…there was one home in Susan’s portfolio that I couldn’t stop thinking about and looking at. I asked for that color palette and we ran w/ it.

The prize included her design services, and painting. We ,my husband and I, did a lot of the work ourselves: painting furniture, etc. – I found some things in consignment and antique shops, craigslist and e-bay..Thanks very much to my HGTV PM buddies who watched a lot of the progress and special thanks to Sonny for making my photos look the best that they could be. "

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 And now for the best part~~ the photos.. When you go to the link I'm posting you'll see paint color she used and where she answered other questions you might like to know...

 Here are some links for more photos and Suzanne's own captions.. She also answered many question for folks on RMS as to which items she purchased and from what sourse. Her paint colors is also there..

http://www.roomzaar.com/rate-m...ail.esi?oid=13167341

RMS - As of today, I am #6 in the top-rated for this month AND All time

 Susan Taylor of Black-eyed Susan Interior designs

http://besusan.blogspot.com/20...makeover-reveal.html

Houzzhttp://www.houzz.com/photos/39931/Suzanne-s-Bedroom-Makeover-Win--bedroom-philadelphia

Picassa link-- also with Suzanne's captions.

http://picasaweb.google.com/Su...qkgE&feat=directlink 

BEFORE

After

See, I told you~B E A U T F U L.. The plates, mongramed chair and pillow, wall color, birdies and art.. This is truly a DREAM room and I hope you all enjoyed seeing it..

  Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me.. Come back often, I love having company..

If you have a moment, please leave me a comment and I'll do my best to respond as I want ya'll to know how appreciated you are and that I do read your words..

Brighest Blessings

Shades of Blue & a Bunny Too

I'm trying to participate in two parties at once.  This is something new for me and I hope I've done it correctly.

I dont have a lot of blue and white yet as I just started collecting last summer.  Then I found this tiny bunny with a sweet blue flower on its neck and just knew I had to add it.

I hope you enjoy my display as much as I enjoyed putting it together.

Thank you Barb and Tam for hosting these Tuesday Parties for Us..

 

Tam at The Gypsy Corner ~ ~ Three or More Tuesday

Barb at Grits and Glamour ~ ~ Tabletop Tuesday

  I teach psp Graphics class so I just had to make a tag using this display for them to use as a sample for tonights class.  They'll get the blank frame and have to fill it in with their choice of items.

 

Its all of Ya'll's fault you know, that I had to start collecting Blue and White.  After seeing so many beautiful displays in your homes, I just had to have some too.

The plate on the left, below, really is blue and white , its just a deep teal blue which makes it look almost black in a photo..

I plan to go thrifting with a friend of mine friday and we'll definatly be scouring the shelves for more Blue and White items..

Last but not least, I thought I'd add a my most favorite baby. Out of 109 I have made, she was the one I had the hardest time putting in a shipping box. She had a blue bunny too..  There had also been a couple of new real babies born among my friends and I was thinking making a print like this with their babies in it would make some nice wall art for them once it was framed.  they wouldnt be able to find this on any store shelves so it will make a one of a kind Memory. I can add Their favorite poem and birth date- weight - height- baby's name and such.  

as always, Thank you so very much for stopping by to see me. I cant tell you how much it means to know you visited, so please if you have a moment , leave me a comment..

Brightest Blessings  to (ALL))