Since I have my cute mother-in-law coming for Mother's day I looked through a bunch of my old magazines to find a yummy dinner I could serve her and this is what I came up with. It is from Country Home April 2006. Grilled vegetable Antipasto Salad, Mixed Melon with Basil and Onion stuffed Pork Tenderloin with a mango chutney sauce! What is...

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Have you checked out my Sister Tiffany's blog www.thechildrensnest.blogspot.com Tiffany the other half of "StyleSisters' has young kids still at home and is always coming up with fun creative things to do with her kids as well as fun inexpensive Do It yourself projects that solve storage problems with kids paraphernalia! Tiffany had to make a robot for one of her kids in...

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This is one of the yummiest salads I have ever tasted!! We had a big family gathering at our mom's house and my niece Madeline made this and it was amazing! I wanted to share it with all of you so you too could taste the deliciousness! It is from Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa Parties cookbook. All of her recipes are to die...

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Many thanks go out to Kim at http://www.todayscreativeblog.blogspot.com/ for highlighting The Style Sisters on her front page!! It is so fun to see us highlighted on her awesome site!! Kim's site is fantastic! If you haven't check it out you really should you will find amazing people sharing their creative ideas! Kim really finds the greatest blog sites to highlight! Thanks again!! Many...

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I know....... more cupcakes?! But I just had to post these because my daughter and I made them for the baby shower we just had for a friend of ours. We had so much fun making these adorable little gems. We made buttercream frosting and then tinted some of it blue and then added white to some of it to make it a...

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Aren't these precious!! I love these and think they would be so cute for a little girl's birthday party! If you would like to have the recipe just click here. Gotta love Martha for her great ideas! Have fun with these and be creative! ...

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I am helping plan a baby shower for a friend of mine and I saw lots and lots of diaper cakes on the internet and that motivated me .........so I came up with this one using ideas from a couple of websites. In the middle of the cake is a bottle of Martinelli's sparkling apple cider! It is the perfect size for this...

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Found this adorable child dish set at one of my favorite little shops in Chicago. French transportation Mealtime Set from P.O.S.H. Chicago. $49.50Made of durable, break-resistant melamine, this adorable set has the cutest drawings with their french names. Sure to make mealtimes FUN!Set includes one each: Tray, Bowl, Sippy Cup, Fork & Spoon. ...

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This portrait was done by our good friend Robyn Serage. Robyn is an amazing artist and really captures people's personalities in her work. Check out our website http://www.thestylesisters.net/ to see more of her work. Not only is she an amazing artist but she is the mother of seven children, an incredible seamstress, Gardener, Robyn has also written and illustrated a children's book (that...

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I was looking through some magazine tear outs that I have kept for a long time and was inspired by these creative ideas for an Alfresco Buffet. This is a wooden crate filled with some nice blue and white napkins, unique old silverware that doesn't match, and some pretty blue and white china plates (no paperplates!). It just makes me want to plan...

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I used some of the silk flowers we had left over from my daughter's wedding and made a nice spring wreath for my front door to welcome in spring! It didn't cost me a penny! Using up what you have to create something new. What do y'all think? ...

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Hey I decided to try my hand at making a cake plate and a pedestaled bowl if you will. I found these items at Garden ridge. The green plate was $2.00 and the little bowl that I used for the base was 1.99! The bright orange wavy edged bowl was $4.99 and the bottom little dish was 1.59! Very cute if I do...

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This is a photo from one of my neighbors yard...the wind was wild early this morning and some are saying we had a touch down of a tornado! The sirens went off at 3 AM to alert us of the possibility that a tornado was coming our way! My daughter and I went into the closet underneath the stairs with our dog and...

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Remember us showing you how to make a cake plate a little while ago, well here are some that I made! I love them! They honestly cost me $1.00-$2.50 each!!! They took no time at all and they are beautiful! I made some cupcakes and had to display them on my newly made cake plate! I really think these would make the perfect...

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This is just beautiful fabric designed by Sandi Henderson at Portabellopixie. Check out her blog with lots more fabrics and patterns for pillows. ...

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Tonight we had a simple dinner.... we grilled a Pork loin roast that was covered in a dry rub of yummy spices and a little bit of olive oil, oven roasted red potatoes with olive oil, fresh thyme, salt and pepper and a delicious salad made of fresh spinach leaves, romaine lettuce, sliced fresh pears and strawberries with roasted almonds in a raspberry...

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Isn't this the cutest necklace made with old wallpaper? You can purchase one of these for $18! Check out The Farm Chicks for more of these adoarable pendants. Aren't they so fun for spring? We love spotlighting places we love! The Farm Chicks have a really fun website. So check it out! ...

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How cute are these personalized plates!!!! At http://www.swoozies.com/ there are many styles to choose from....but the best part is you get to choose from a vast array of icons for the center of the plate and wording and fonts!! What a great gift idea!! Plus Swoozies has tons of partyware, totes, bags, invitations, kids stuff etc.. We have highlighted more things on the...

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SEW SIMPLE!! I saw some really cute chairs with ruffled seat covers from the Shabby Chic website at http://www.shabbychic.com/ and decided to try and make these for my chairs and this is how they turned out. The directions and before and after photos are on our website www.thestylesisters.net so go and check it out. SEW SIMPLE!! I saw some really cute chairs with...

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