Off they go to market!

These sweet beeswax crayon pouches are off to Bella Luna Toys for the back to school rush!
We are so thrilled to be working with such an amazing toy shop and all around wonderful Waldorf Business. If you live in the Mid- Coast Maine area, be sure to look out for their new brick and mortar store opening very soon! I saw photos of the lazured walls and they are gorgeous!
In the meantime be sure to check out Bella Luna's website for all kind of back-to-school goodies for you and yours!

apple cake & a playschool birthday celebration!

last week we had our second birthday celebration at playschool. i finally made the apple cake i came to know and love when i was an assistant for sarah baldwin of (bella luna toys fame) at the ashwood waldorf school. I think the origianl recipe comes from the Three Rivers Waldorf School.
it's a wonderful recipe and easy enough that even the young children can do all the mixing themselves. although i handled the 1 CUP of pure maple syrup...you heard that right...ONE CUP...can you see how good this recipe is already!
you can bake in just about any size or shape of pan, although i prefer the bundt version...there is something a bit more festive about it's sweet shape to me.
the recipe is as follows (and it's eggless to for those with allergies)

{apple birthday cake ring}1 cup oil
1 cup maple syrup
1 2/3 cups apple sauce
4 tsp cinnamon

Mix above ingredients together

3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon

mix above ingredients well and add to first mixture
bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes in a circle pan. we love to serve our birthday cake with homemade whipped cream and fruit...this time we had blueberries the family had picked in the summer and frozen for an year round treat...yum!

what all the fuss was about!

we are so so excited to finally reveal a little something that has been in the works for awhile...we got picked along with our friends at bella luna toys as part of mothering magazines "best natural toys 2010" we have known for a little bit and have sent our crowns off to sarah at bella luna to stock those shelves in hopes that the lil' feature would drum up some business...
it worked! lots of traffic and orders today over at our etsy shop.
hiphiphooray!

one down...a few more to go!

finished my order for bella luna toys, yay! still a few custom orders out there and diving into craft fair preparation.
here we come california!
we are really axcited to be joining chez-sucre-chez at the renegade holiday fair in l.a. ...more on that soooon!

new(s)

i just got some really exciting mail over the weekend! furniture and some little treasures from my friends over at bella luna toys! be sure to check out sarah's waldorf inspired blog!
finally it feels like our little space is really coming together, last on the list some lazure painting...peach blossom anyone?
i'm working on a tutorial for the painting to be posted in the coming weeks!
my love, as you may know by reading, has determined himself the cook and me the handyman. i am cool with this. i kinda loathe the market trips because i always get distracted...as camille would say "by the cute little chevre in the tiny wooden box" and forget the eggs, milk and bread. i also always spend too much...so it is a big relief that alex has taken over the bulk of shopping, organizing the pantry and cookin' our dinners!!! likewise i am basking in the glory of my hardware store gift certificate left over from my birthday (thanks mom!) and getting all my tools in order.
this is the long way of saying these things arrived in a flat box and i put them together whilst my beloved napped on a full belly.
cheers!