I picked a couple of little tomatoes while I was out there, just for fun, but they really have nothing to do with this recipe.

Thanks so much to CIL for sponsoring this post, challenging me to create this project, and for inviting me to join them on stage this Saturday.I was compensated for my time in writing this post, however all thoughts, opinions, and over-zealous enthusiasm for the upcoming summer season are all my own!I wanted to take a minute to let you all know about a new book coming out next Tuesday (March 22, 2016) that I think a lot of you will really be inspired by called.

“Crafting With Nature”.It’s written by my friend Amy Renea who you might know from the blog.A Nest For All Seasons.

, and it’s the perfect book to dive into at exactly this time of year when spring is just about to start springing and we’re all starting to really enjoy all the little things that make spending time in nature so special.. She sent me an advance copy of the book so I could give you all a little sneak peek and share it with you if I liked it, which of course I did!I really love how Crafting With Nature is sort of half garden book and half crafting book.

She talks about different easy ways to grow your own crafting supplies, and what to make with the things you’ve grown, but there are also sections about gathering things from nature and even the grocery store for making your nature-inspired crafts!

I love any book, blog, or other publication, where I can read it and learn something that I can put to use immediately!.Here’s the sink before with our old faucet:.

It was sort of fine, but a little eccentric, and it really made our old almond colored sink look outdated.. Then, just at the right moment, in swooped our new faucet from Pfister to save the day!.This is really what our bathroom looked like for about 3 weeks.

But once Chris had a few spare moments….. Ta-da!It’s amazing how just putting in something simple like a new faucet can really make everything else around it feel so much more updated and new.