I personally love that at this time of year, magazines and blogs are full of recipes and ideas for Valentine sweet treats. I love baking goodies for my sweetie but they almost always seem to focus on chocolate. Now don’t get me wrong; I love chocolate as much as the next gal, but when it [...]]]>

I personally love that at this time of year, magazines and blogs are full of recipes and ideas for Valentine sweet treats. I love baking goodies for my sweetie but they almost always seem to focus on chocolate. Now don’t get me wrong; I love chocolate as much as the next gal, but when it comes to making a treat for my husband, chocolate is never the first choice. It’s all about pie.  As I see it, pie is the way to a man’s heart!

The little sweetie pies shown above are all really quick and easy to make. I didn’t even make my own pie dough for these, instead opting for a good quality store bought brand.  You can make tiny pies in different shapes and fill them with all sorts of flavors.

The rectangular hand pie is filled with black cherry jam and drizzled with icing.  The mini pie in the tin is simply apples tossed with sugar and cardamom and topped with a crust made of tiny hearts sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.  The heart shaped pie is filled with pears sauteed with vanilla and nutmeg and studded with some whiskey-soaked cherries.

They are the perfect size to sneak into your valentine’s work bag or lunch box.  Or leave one on his computer keyboard as a sweet hello.  Trust me, he’ll love it!

And because we at Rock Scissor Paper we love pie too,  here’s a free valentine card download!

Free download HERE

- Heidi

Here is a Valentine treat for you! Here’s a cute little box for you to print at home, assemble and fill with some yummy treats. Perfect to give to your sweetie!

Download the printable pdf HERE.

xoxo

-Susie & Heidi

a new year from susie bauer on Vimeo.

Here’s a little video we made to celebrate the new year and show off some of our newest designs. The song is called “All Smiles” by Jess Penner. Catchy, isn’t it?

Enjoy!

-Susie & Heidi

Once again we’ve been busy designing new goodies! This is the time of the year when we release new designs. We have a whole round of wholesale shows that we participate in during the months of January & February where we will debut these new product designs to store buyers.  You are getting a little [...]]]>

Once again we’ve been busy designing new goodies! This is the time of the year when we release new designs. We have a whole round of wholesale shows that we participate in during the months of January & February where we will debut these new product designs to store buyers.  You are getting a little sneak peek in advance!

We designed a group of mugs and jotter pads that feature our happy version on the signs of the zodiac. We used really fresh, happy colors and highlighted only the best traits of each of the signs. These will be really fun gifts, don’t you think? A favorite is the design for Gemini that incorporates a pair Siamese twin cats.

See the whole collection here.

-Susie & Heidi

illustration by rock scissor paper

When I am out and about, doing errands, driving from one place to the next, I will catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of my eye. Often it is a surprising splash of color: in the back alley, on the trash heap, just around a corner. I’ve been known to stop in [...]]]>

When I am out and about, doing errands, driving from one place to the next, I will catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of my eye. Often it is a surprising splash of color: in the back alley, on the trash heap, just around a corner. I’ve been known to stop in my tracks, walk backwards, or turn the car around to take a second look. I’m never sorry that I’ve taken the detour. It’s amazing to think of all of the beautiful compositions that we miss when we are too busy or too much in our heads to see the world.

all photographs by Susie Bauer

Enjoy!

-Susie

Who says coasters are only for putting a beverage on?  We’ve been having fun using coasters in creative ways, like using them to create a big Christmas wreath like the one in the picture above. We created this using coasters all in a red and white motif.

It’s easy to do.  Just cut a donut shape [...]]]>

Who says coasters are only for putting a beverage on?  We’ve been having fun using coasters in creative ways, like using them to create a big Christmas wreath like the one in the picture above. We created this using coasters all in a red and white motif.

It’s easy to do.  Just cut a donut shape out of a piece of foam core or sturdy cardboard.  Using hot glue, arrange the coasters in a circle and glue down.  Keep adding more and more coasters, overlapping the previous ones until the wreath is the size that you want.

Here it is on the wall at the Unique Los Angeles shopping event we particpated in last weekend:

On the wall, you might also notice some peppermint candy decorations.  We made those for the show as well, using a big puff of tissue paper behind a coaster to create a three dimensional candy.  Once we saw them up on the wall, we thought it would be really cute to wrap cookies up that way.  And you know what? It is!

All you need is a peppermint swirl coaster, cellophane, baker’s twine and some cookies and you’ve got a super cute holiday treat!

- Heidi

I am absolutely giddy over this print I purchased on Etsy from British artist, Lizzy Stewart.

It seems that lately, I am constantly seeking those moments of quiet, not only in everyday life but in my head and in my heart.  Every time I look at this print on my wall, I feel peaceful.

I think it [...]]]>

I am absolutely giddy over this print I purchased on Etsy from British artist, Lizzy Stewart.

It seems that lately, I am constantly seeking those moments of quiet, not only in everyday life but in my head and in my heart.  Every time I look at this print on my wall, I feel peaceful.

I think it particularly speaks to me because it makes me think of hiking, which is such a source of pleasure and calm for me. I like to say that starting my day in nature calms the voices in my head. Don’t take that the wrong way.  I’m not a nutjob! It’s just the chatter in my head of to-do lists and tasks and worries….the daily things that often keep me from finding the calm I desire and connecting with the moment that I am in.

How can you feel stressed out when you start your day out with views like this?

- Heidi