Weekend Link Love: 09. 30. 11

I really cannot believe that we are already at the end of September! How did this happen?! Ack! Okay, momentary freak out over.

Do you have anything amazing planned for your weekend? The weather continues to be kind to us here, so I'm hoping to spend at least part of the next few days outdoors...and the rest of it hopefully catching up on all the things I thought I'd have done by the end of this month. Eep again!

And before I go...just a handful of great things I've been loving from around the web this week:

• Vanity Barcodes - Umm...just far too awesome for me to put into words (spotted on Fine & Lovely).
• Pop by and make this brand new shop feel welcome (they literally just opened their virtual doors today). Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Yoke!
• This Fabric Fall Leaves Garland by Anna Torborg just might inspire me to make my own version. Pretty!
• I might also have to bust out some of these DIY Gold Twig Bangles by A Pair & A Spare (via Arianne on Pinterest).
• And these gummy candies are my new fave - no artificial anything and they taste delish (orchard fruits is the best).

Oh, and incase you missed it this week on Creature Comforts:

• I shared a super tasty Pumpkin Soup recipe that I made up...
• Then I decided to keep the pumpkin theme rolling with some sinfully delicious Pumpkin Whoopie Pies (and included a free printable in there too).

Have an amazing weekend friends! xo Ez

Today I Love: Weekend Handmade

Last week I did a little happy dance when I discovered Kelly Wilkinson's beautiful new book, Weekend Handmade waiting for me in my mailbox. Kelly has been authoring her blog Make Grow Gather for years now, and I can't even begin to say how inspiring it is to see all of her hard work and talent displayed in book form (go Kelly)!

Here's a sampling of some of the more than 40 projects and ideas for inspired crafting that you will find tucked inside:

Isn't it lovely! You'll have to pick up your own copy to see the rest of the goodness inside. I know how I'll be spending my weekend! xo Ez

Photography by Thayer Allyson Gowdy | Styling by Karen Schaupeter

Inspiration Daily: A Pop of Pink

Interior details from an interview with Silke Neumann by Freunde von Freunden - via Emmas Design Blogg (discovered via Anabela on Pinterest)

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies Two Ways + A Free Printable

So as promised earlier this week, I'm popping by to share the results of my Pumpkin Whoopie Pie baking excursion from last Saturday. I found the recipe for these pillowy cookies over on Martha Stewart. They were originally created by the charming gents of Baked Bakery. I highly recommend both of their cookbooks (I made some buttermilk donuts from their second book with my friends earlier this month, and they were delicious).

Anyhow...I had to adapt this recipe to make it gluten free (substituting gluten free flour and gluten free vanilla to make it work). The cookies really turned out great, but I wasn't such a fan of the cream cheese filling that was part of the recipe. The truth is that it probably tasted really good, but I'm just not much of a cream cheese fan. If you are, then you should definitely try it the way the recipe was intended. However...if you're looking for something a little bit different, might I suggest my little adaptation — Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Chai Spiked Ice Cream Filling!

Boy where they ever delicious! Too delicious! If you want to mix up your own ice cream filling you can use these basic guidelines. But by all means add more or less of any of the ingredients to suit your taste:

You will need (per 1 cookie serving):

• 1 large scoop of fine quality vanilla ice cream, such as Haagen-Dazs
• 1-2 teaspoons chai tea concentrate, such as Oregon Chai (I purchased mine at Whole Foods)
• Dash of ground cinnamon
• Dash of ground nutmeg
• Dash of Ground cloves

Allow ice cream to soften slightly in a bowl. Mix in all ingredients and stir thoroughly until fully incorporated. Return mixture to freezer until it is solid enough to serve (around 15-30 minutes). Place chai ice cream onto the bottom side of one cookie and then top with another cookie. Press together lightly until ice cream begins to show around the edges. Eat and enjoy!

And of course everything is better with fun packaging, so I made some little tags up that you can use if you'll be serving these at a harvest party or bake sale in the coming months. There is one sheet of tags and two different wording options to choose from: "Pumpkin Whoopie Pies" and "Enjoy."

To make the tags for your whoopie pies:

• Download printable dessert tags (download will begin immediately)
• Print onto cardstock with a color printer
• Follow the directions found on the printable to complete

If you get the chance to try these out (my version or the Baked Bakery one) I'd love to hear what you think. xo Ez

Psst...Just in case you were wondering about the awesome notepads in this post, they are by Samuel at Sparrow & Co.

All images by Ez Pudewa (that's me).

Today I Love: Gretchen Jones' Fall/Winter 2011 Collection

You know Gretchen Jones...as in, the one who won Project Runway? Well I recently stumbled across her website and am more than just a teeny bit in love with her Fall/Winter 2011 Collection (both apparel and jewelry). If you haven't checked it out before, then stroll on over and take a peek right here. It's ever so lovely.

All images from Gretchen Jones.