Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays, I wanted to share with y'all a few pictures of our family's get together. My mom has incredible taste and style and i wanted to capture all of that and put it up on here for everyone to see.

Hello Everyone and thank you all so much for your support. I am pleased to announce that our Etsy shop is now open online and the pices featured on this blog are officially for sale! :)

So the countdown has begun. In T minus 29 hours will be the grand opening of our official Etsy shop. Gosh it feels like this moment has taken a lifetime but now that it's close I'm having a ton of mixed emotions and anxiety. Will they like my designs? Will I be able o sell a piece within the first day? week? or month? As a new business owner and a mother it's hard to find a balance. But all that hard work is finally starting to pay off!. Enough with the babble, I want to share a little more what to expect at CloverLeaf---you know clear up some questions and such. I love to work on antiques but is all the furniture "antique". No. in fact, most the pieces i am putting on the shop are not antiques. I am always partial to french provincial,shabby chic, beach cottage, patina ect. But i want my followers to know that CloverLeaf will not be limited tojust those styles. I also offer customized pieces---meaning if you have a particular look you want and have not been able to find, I will work with you one on one and find out what specific color, finish, stencil, and piece that you want and design it specifically to your taste, whether it's Aunt Sally's armoir or your kitchen cabinets (That's right. Local only.)If you can dream it, I can paint it.

This recipe is super easy and it is a favorite in my house. Sometimes I am in the mood for Chinese without all the MSG or additives that are mostly added with major Chinese chains, so here is a very fresh and healthy version for you. :)

Ingrediants 1 1/2 lbs of Ground Chicken 1/2 cup sliced Shitake Mushrooms (or any kind will work) 3 cloves of Garlic 2 Tbsp of Rice Wine Vinegar 5 Tbsp of Sesame Oil (divided) 1Tbsp of Olive Oil 5 Tbsp of Soy Sauce (divided) 1/2 Red Bell Pepper (diced) 1 /4 cup chopped Scallions (divided) 1 tsp of grated and chopped fresh Ginger (Powdered works too)\ 1tsp of orange zest 1/4 cup Hoisin Sauce 2 Tbsp of Siracha Sauce (optional) 1/4 Chopped peanuts 1 head of Boston Bibb Lettuce (Romaine and Iceburg will work too) Salt and Pepper (to taste) In a bowl add Ground chicken, 3Tbsp of Sesame oil, 5 Tbsp Soy Sauce, 2 Tbsp rice wine Vinegar and a dash of Pepper. Mix well, let marinate 30 min.

In a Wok on high heat add your Olive Oil and Remaining Sesame Oil, brown the marinated chicken until it's fully cooked. Then add Garlic and Ginger, cook for one minute.

Stir for 2 min, then add Hoisin Sauce and Siracha, making sure everything is coated. Top with other half of Scallions. Serve with rinsed and dry lettuce.

Hello All! as you know i m in the process of opening my shop on Etsy and wanted to give my followers a sneak peek into what to expect in my shop. Consider it an early Christmas present :)