This little birdy dish is a gift from some dear ladies. I wasn't sure what to use it for till I got home and roamed around the house with it. I ended up in the powder room and hung my earings on it! It was even prettier. It reminded me of a tutorial for a cake plate and now I'm cooking up another idea for a cake plate/jewelry holder.....I'll show you as soon as I play around a bit with the idea!


I borrowed some books for the kids (good excuses to read picture books) and got excited when I saw the shoes on this elf ABC book. The illustrations are so cute and imaginative. I had been thinking of making some felt baby shoes and this was just the inspiration! The pink booties were the result. Actually, I made some stripey green ones, that were equally elfish, but when I tried them on Joy's baby, Mark he kicked them off in minutes. That pair went back to the drawing board.


Oh! I've got an awesome recipie for you using my Hawaiian salt!

The Best Steak You've ever eaten!

Leila's Hawaiian Salt
Brown sugar
Can of beer
Steak- try New York or Flank

1. Rub brown sugar on steak
2. Rub on Hawaiian salt
3. Pour beer over steak
4. Turn over and repeat
5. Let set for at least an hour
6. Grill as desired

Try it for Fathers Day!