The typical shortbread flavor is ‘plain’ (or the obvious ‘butter’), but why be limited by one choice? Choose a reliable shortbread cookie recipe and experiment with new ingredients, using inspiration from creative bakers like Butter Blossoms on Etsy.
1. Chocolate Espresso
It’s tempting to pick up a generic calendar at the store, but try to resist! Homemade calendars are so much better.
1. Silhouettes.
via Loopz
Although recycling tea bags is pretty awesome, you can also reuse loose-leaf tea. The most compelling idea I’ve seen so far is soap made with tea leaves. It exfoliates, adds color, smells good and, best of all, reuses tea.
It may not be as artistic as Seattle or as romantic as Paris, but Washington D.C. is nevertheless charming in its own political way.
1. Columns, columns, columns.
Latvia sits in the middle of the Baltic region and has the largest city (Riga), which is the area’s cultural center. Likewise, Latvian clothing designers offer a good taste of what ‘Baltic fashion’ looks like.
1. Velvet hat via Magpie’s Shop
The technical name of this Australian/Kiwi flower is Craspedia, but they’re more lovably referred to as billy buttons or woollyheads. They’re not as ‘famous’ as roses, perhaps, but their unique shape and bright yellow color make them just as unforgettable.
1. Wedding bouquets.
via Faye Marie
