Hi people! Welcome back to another episode of the show. This week I have a special treat for you. Mary Ellen is back! She joined me while I made a delicious apple strudel. You’ll also get a glimpse of the beautiful fall foliage here in the northeast. We took a trip to Ochs Orchards in Warwick New York to pick our apples for the strudel. 

Here’s the recipe: 

You’ll need: 

4 moderately sized apples, peeled and cut into thin wedges

1 puff pastry sheet

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

2 Tbsp butter, melted

1 Tbsp cinnamon sugar 

Preheat the oven to 350. Begin by laying out a linen towel and covering it with a sprinkling of flour. Work the flour into the towel. Place the puff pastry on the towel and work it out with your finger tips to enlarge it a bit. Brush the pastry with melted butter, then lay out your apples on the pastry and roll it up like a jellyroll. Gently transfer the rolled strudel to a greased baking sheet and brush with the rest of the melted butter. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on the buttery pastry and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown. 

Serve warm with ice cream for dessert or cold for breakfast. 

I have some exciting news for everyone. I'm going to be introducing a new feature on this blog. I'll be discussing a different classic film with each post. We'll be talking about some terrific films, many obscure, but all will be very interesting, and with all my intelligent fans out there I know that we'll have some great discussions! This feature is being sponsored by Netflix. So if you're not a member, please click here to sign up! In signing up through the above link you'll also be supporting this podcast. Thanks!

 

Hi people! This week on the show we’re making strawberry smoothies. They’re so easy to make and so delicious. Here’s how: 

You’ll need: 

6 frozen, hulled strawberries of varying sizes

½ banana, peeled and sliced

1 cup apple juice

1 fresh strawberry for garnish 

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a glass and garnish with a fresh strawberry that’s been split and slid onto the rim of the glass. Serve with a straw. 

Our product of the week at Felix Populi is our holiday coasters. They make the perfect holiday hostess gift and come in four sensational colorways. Have a look at this and all our other great products for the home at FelixPopuli.com

Hi people! Brini here, this week with the perfect cucumber sandwich! These little morsels are a delightful addition to tea, wonderful canapés at a party and just down right tasty for a lunch time treat. They’re easy to make too. Here’s the recipe: 

You’ll need:  

Cucumbers

White bread

Butter

Chives (optional) 

Begin by slicing your cucumber. You can leave the peel on or you can peel them. If you decide to leave the peel on it’s nice to groove it with the tines of a fork. It makes the slices look pretty. The cucumber slices should be extremely thin. It’s been said that one should be able to read the London Times through the cucumber slice. Once you’ve sliced your cucumber (you should have 3 to 4 slices for each sandwich you’re making), you can turn your attention to the bread. The bread should also be thinly sliced – it should allow light to pass through it – and it should have the crusts cut off. I like to use a Pullman loaf of bread – the rectangular loaves that are baked in a pan – and once I’ve cut the crusts off I cut the slice in half to make a small, delicate sandwich. Spread a thin layer of butter on each slice of bread, then make your sandwich with 3 to 4 slices of cucumber. This is the traditional English cucumber sandwich. I like to Americanize them by sprinkling finely cut chives on the buttered bread before adding the cucumber. It gives the sandwich a subtle kick that I find very pleasant. 

This week on my NPR Podcast I’ll be discussing some traditional ideas for fall entertaining. Be sure and listen! 

I’m proud to say we have some lovely new products available at Felix Populi – new placemats, napkins and a sensational new crafting kit for the holidays – yarn ornaments. Have a look! 

That’s all for this time. See you soon!

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Hi people! This week we’re featuring my recipe for potato salad. It’s ever so easy to make and I know you’re going to enjoy it.  

You’ll need: 

10 – 12 boiled red bliss potatoes

1 cup halved cocktail olives

1 cup sliced scallions

3 Tbs. mayonnaise

1 tsp curry powder

Salt and pepper to taste 

Cut the potatoes into bite sized pieces, then combine with the olives, scallions and mayonnaise in a large bowl and mix well. Add the curry powder, salt and pepper and taste. Adjust seasonings. Serves 6 as a side dish. 

My NPR podcast will be returning soon. On the next episode I’ll be talking about adventures in the kitchen – ideas for making ordinary food taste terrific! Be sure and listen. 

Have a look at our new products on Felix Populi. This week’s episode features two of them. The doily dishtowel and our new tablecloth check linen napkins.

Hello people! Welcome to season 4 of my podcast! New season – new developments. This season is all about new material. We’ll be exploring new territory together. I hope you enjoy it! 

This week I’m featuring the city of Brotherly Love – Philadelphia. I have many good friends down there and over the past year have been involved in several fun events. You’ll see footage from my trunk show for Philadelphia Home Art Garden, the designs for the flagship store for Felix Populi as envisioned by two students at Drexel University and my cooking demo with Steven Petrecca from Jones Restaurant at Fosters Homeware – a benifit for MANNA.  

Steven and I made Jones’ famous mac and cheese and it’s just delicious. Here’s the recipe: 

You’ll need: 

1 pound elbow macaroni, cooked

2oz butter

+/- 2oz flour (see below)

1 qt milk

½ t Tabasco

1 T dry mustard

½ t paprika

½ pound yellow cheddar, grated

½ pound white cheddar, grated

Salt and pepper 

In a heavy saucepot, melt butter.  Add flour until it looks like the consistency of wet sand.  You may need more or less than recipe.  Cook on med-low heat for five minutes until redolent of popcorn.   

Add milk (cold) and whisk well to avoid lumps.  Add Tabasco, mustard, paprika, simmer on low for 20 min, whisking often.  Whisk in cheese a little at a time.  Do not let sauce get too hot or it may break.  Taste and adjust seasoning. 

Place macaroni in a bowl and toss with sauce.  It should be very cheesy.  Spoon into a baking pan. 

Bake in a 350 degree oven until top starts to brown, about 20 min or so.  Top with breadcrumbs for final 10 minutes to achieve a golden brown crust (or broil), watching carefully so crumbs do not burn. 

Can be made ahead no problem—just allow longer for reheat. 

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Hi people! Brini here with some fun tips. This week we're featuring a couple of tips from the last season of the original show. It's about tooth brushes - use them to clean your grout - and folding fitted sheets. It's not as hard as it looks. Watch and see!


Now I have some great news for all you New Yorkers out there! I'm going to be hosting classic films at the Chelsea Clearview Cinemas for the months of July and August - 9 weeks in all. The screenings are every Thursday at 7pm starting on the 3rd with The Gang's All Here - the patriotic musical from 1943, featuring Carmen Miranda and Alice Faye. If you've never seen it you're in for a treat. It's an outrageously creative Busby Berkley musical in technicolor with terrificly over the top production numbers. The tickets are $6.50 and there is a raffle drawing each week with Broadway tickets and products from my line up for grabs.


The rest of the schedule for July is as follows:


July 10th Thoroughly Modern Millie
July 17th Palm Beach Story
July 24th Rear Window
July 31st The Ritz Hope to see you there!


This week on my NPR podcast we're discussing how to make your home a haven of convenience with pushbutton technology. Be sure and have a listen! Next time I'll be back with a brand new episode! Thanks for sticking with me...

Hi people! Brini here, back with a new episode. Now I know it’s been a while, but we’ve been busy working on some exciting new projects. More about that later. 

This week we’re featuring the lost episode from the first season. This episode was planned for, but never aired during the first season of my podcast. It’s all about making the most of your mornings. I’m demonstrating a family recipe for coffee cake that I like to call Hobokuchen! It’s very simple, here’s how. 

You’ll need: 

2 ½ cup flour

4 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

1 cup sugar

½ cup butter

1 tsp grated lemon rind

1 eg

2/3 cup milk

1 tsp cinnamon

½ cup chopped walnuts 

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a 9â€� by 12â€� pan. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar and place in a bowl. Add butter and blend well with a fork until the mixture is crumbly. Reserve 2/3 of a cup of dry mixture for the streusel for the top. Add grated lemon rind to the remaining mixture. To the reserved streusel add the walnuts and cinnamon and blend well. Combine milk and egg and mix by hand, then add the milk mixture to the dry mixture and blend thoroughly. Pour into baking pan, spread with the streusel and bake for 30 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. 

Now making your morning more pleasant isn’t difficult if you apply these tips: 

Do everything you can the night before – lay out your wardrobe for the following day, set up your breakfast, you can even take your shower the night before. Having everything prepared will make getting out the door that much easier. 

Do you wakeup with the news? It’s a rather jarring start to your day. Try waking up to a jazz or classical station, or buy an alarm clock that will connect to your MP3 player or one you can use a CD with. It’s so much nicer to program your mornings for serenity than it is to greet the day with angst. 

This week on my NPR podcast we’re talking about how buying vintage can help you avoid planned and programmed obsolescence.  Here are a few links with information about making this a reality: 

www.retrorenovation.com – This blog is choc full of ideas for creating retro interiors 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence - An interesting article about planned obsolescence.  

http://www.antiqueappliances.com/links.htm - some links to sites about vintage appliances.

I’m sorry I missed posting my recipe for Brussels sprouts last week. If you’d like it, please email me at Brini@BriniMaxwell.com and I will send it to you. 

Don’t forget to come by Felix Populi. The site has been revamped and we have quite a few new products up, and more coming soon!

Hi people, Brini here with another episode for your viewing pleasure. This week we’re delving into needlepoint! It’s a charming craft and so easy to do. The project that I’m working on in the show is Clyde the Camel and he’s ever so much fun. 

One of the stitches we detail this time around is the tent stitch, which when done diagonally creates a basket weave on the back of the canvas. The reason we do the stitch in this pattern is to reduce distortion of the canvas because each diagonal line pulls the canvas in the opposite direction of the last, keeping the canvas much more square than if you work the stitch across or down. 

The other stitch I demonstrated is the satin stitch. It can be done vertically, horizontally or diagonally and covers more than one intersection of the canvas. The parallel stitches create a smooth surface that’s pleasant to the touch. 

If you’re interested in needlepoint you can find materials and supplies at www.needlepoint.com and information about the craft at www.needlepoint.org. For a more ironic view of the craft be sure and have a look at The Needlepoint Museum. 

This week on my NPR podcast I’m discussing the wonders of life without furniture. It’s a young look, but can be lots of fun in a rumpus room! Be sure and have a listen. 

Don’t forget to have a look at Felix Populi this week. We’re just about to add some exciting new products, and while you’re shopping have a gander at the Brini Maxwell auctions. This week we’re featuring easy shifts for casual summer living.  

That’s all for this week. Bye now!

 

Hi people, Brini here, and this week on the show we’re taking care of your carpet! It’s important to keep your wall to wall looking fresh. It’s a big investment, and a shabby floor makes for a shabby home.  

A clipper comb is perfect for shaving the pills off your low pile Berber carpet. You can also find a little electric razor designed for the purpose that’s better for high or loose looped pile carpets. Simply run the clipper along the surface of the carpet with the blade tilted just above the surface and the pills come right off! 

Carpet dents can be removed with a spritz of water. The dents will relax with the water and a little fidgeting.  

I was pleased to find that the spots on my carpet almost all came up with Kaboom, that product from late night television. Although Orange Glo no longer makes the stain remover (they’ve migrated the Kaboom brand over to bathroom cleaners) I’m pleased to recommend Spot Shot Carpet Stain Remover. Though I haven’t used it myself, I’ve had positive reports from other’s about the effectiveness of it. Of course, be sure and test any spot remover on a hidden area of your carpet before using it on an exposed area. 

For more useful tips on home maintenance have a look at the tips section of the part of my website devoted to my Style Network show. 

My NPR podcast this week is all about stew. Even though it’s spring, it’s still quite nippy in a good part of the country. Stew can warm your cockles and make you a hit with your family and guests. Be sure and have a listen! Here’s my recipe for Hungarian Goulash: 

You’ll need: 

2 lb stew beef cut in 1� cubes

3 Tbs. all purpose flour

2 Tbs. vegetable oil

¼ cup chopped onion

1 bay leaf

2 whole cloves

1 ½ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

1 Tbs. paprika

1 ½ cups beef bullion

8 oz egg noodles

2 Tbsp butter 

Coat the beef with the flour, then sauté it in a heavy pan with the vegetable oil. When the cubes are browned on all sides add the onion and cook until transparent. Add all remaining ingredients except the noodles and butter and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat and simmer until fork tender, about two hours. About 15 minutes before the two hours is up boil the noodles, drain and toss with the butter. Top the noodles with the stew and serve. 

Don’t forget to come by FelixPopuli.com and have a look at the Brini Maxwell auctions this week! 

That’s all for this week!

 

Hi people, welcome back to another fun episode. This week we have a bit of a variation on the theme. My cousin Pebbles and her best friend Lisa found themselves with nothing to do one afternoon and decided to make a little something in the kitchen. They chose my recipe for Lazy Daisy cake and it’s just delicious. Here’s the recipe:

You’ll need: 

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

½ cup milk

4 Tbsp butter

3 Tbsp dark brown sugar

2 Tbsp cream

½ cup coconut  

Preheat the oven to 350, then butter and flour an 8â€? square pan. Beat the eggs with the vanilla until thickened slightly, gradually add the granulated sugar and beat. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt together and add to the egg mixture, blending until smooth. Heat the milk and 1 Tbsp of the butter together in a small pan. When melted, stir the butter mixture into the batter and mix well. The batter will be runny. Working quickly, pour the batter into the pan and bake for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown. While the cake is baking combine the remaining 3 Tbsp of butter, brown sugar, cream and coconut in a small pan, over low heat until well blended. After removing baked cake from the oven, spread the coconut mixture on top and brown lightly under the broiler, being careful not to burn. 

It’s just delicious! 

Don’t forget to have a look at Felix Populi this week. Be sure and explore all the possibilities with the new linen pillow line and look for fun new products soon! While you’re shopping have a look at the Brini Maxwell auctions. You never know when you’ll find something you can’t live without.

 

Hello people, Brini here with a new episode! I know it’s been a while, but we’re back with some great new content. Thanks for your patience! 

This week we’re making charm bracelets! They’re so easy to make. You’ll need: 

Charms you make or buy

Chain and clasps

            Or

Open link bracelets

Jump rings

Needle nose pliers

Round nose pliers

Wire cutters 

The process is simple, just connect the charms to the links of the bracelet or chain with the jump rings. The needle nose pliers are very helpful with this process. They allow you to manipulate the tiny rings and hold them in place while positioning the charms and links. The round nose pliers act as another pair of “handsâ€? when opening and closing the rings. If you’re using chain and clasps, use the wire cutters to shorten the chain to fit around your wrist, and then attach the clasps on either end. 

We also made charms with beads and headpins. For this you’ll need: 

Beads of your choice

Headpins in the same color as your bracelet or chain

Round nose pliers

Wire cutters 

Thread the headpins with beads of you choice. I like varying the size and color of beads to create different effects. You can begin with large beads and graduate to smaller ones or vise versa. Other ideas include stacking sequins to make cylindrical beads, using buttons and bead caps. Once the beads are stacked cut the head pin off about 3/8â€? above the top bead, then, using your round nose pliers bend the tail around into a loop. Bend the loop back to center and you’re ready to attach it to your bracelet with a jump ring. 

All the supplies you need can be found in most craft shops. There are wonderful bead stores in most big cities that have a terrific supply of beautiful beads that can be bought one bead at a time. Those shops usually carry beading tools, chain and jump rings as well as beads. Here are a few internet sources: 

www.jewelrysupply.com  

www.tohoshoji-ny.com  

www.fun2bead.com  

This week on my NPR podcast we’re talking about making your home beautiful with cut flowers. Flower arranging is simple when you know a few easy tricks. Be sure and listen! 

Don’t forget to drop by Felix Populi. We have some delightful new pillows up that can be customized for your home in 65 different colors of linen, and this week on the Brini Maxwell auctions we’re ushering in spring with some beautiful garments in blue, green and white. 

That’s all for this week. Bye now!

 

This week we're featuring an encore of the episode featuring our bridge party. Bridge, being an extra special occassion, demands extra special nibbles. Here's an idea for sandwiches with a bridge theme:

You'll need: 

Suit shaped cookie cutters

Thin sliced sandwich bread

Deli meat

Thin sliced cheese

Leaf lettuce

Sliced olives

Toothpicks 

Start by stacking your sandwich, then place your cookie cutters on top and press down very firmly until you've separated the shape from the rest of the sandwich. Open top tin type cookie cutters work best for this because they're sharp enough to cut through all layers. Remove the sandwich from the cutter and trim off any stragglers with a scissors. The bottom of what you've just cut will be the top of the sandwich. Finish by garnishing with a sliced olive speared with a toothpick. These can be made with all different types of cookie cutters for all different occasions. Keep in mind, however, the more elaborate the shape the more difficult it will be to cut the sandwich - the club is the most complicated of the suits to cut. 

Hint: If you want to add condiments to your sandwich, do it after they're cut. The layers slip around too much if you've dressed it before you attempt to cut them. 

This week on my NPR podcast we'll be featuring an encore of the branding episode. Be sure and listen!

Be sure and have a look at Felix Populi for charming objects for your home. We'll soon have some new items up for your consideration! And come by and see what's new at the Brini Maxwell auctions. There's always something exciting to bid on!

I'm sorry about the recent radio silence. We've been having some technincal difficulties here at Brini central. Hopefully we'll be able to resolve those and return to bringing you exciting new content soon. Hang in there!

 

This week we have an encore of the episode featuring Mary Ellen's cold. Being sick is never fun. Here are some tips for making the circumstances easier. 

Reading material like magazines and books can be kept in a new wastepaper basket. The corralled publications can be easily pulled up on the bed to be retrieved or put away. 

Instead of a tray, use muffin tins for serving meals in bed. The cups are perfect for holding the various courses of the meal and things won't slide around or spill. 

If the flavor the medicine is less than appealing an ice cube on the tongue will numb the taste buds and make medicating less unpleasant. 

Standard sized newspapers can be a bit much to handle when stuck in bed. Split them down the middle to make them easier to deal with. 

One of the least pleasant aspects to being incapacitated is the difficulty of bathing, and forget about washing your hair. This can be accomplished more easily by putting your subject in a plastic rain poncho. Place it on them backwards so the hood can be used as a pocket for the shampoo and conditioner. Then attach a sprayer to your kitchen or bathroom spigot and you're all set.  

As you saw in the show I let my self get a little carried away these tips to the expense of Mary Ellen's sanity. I would advise you to keep your head about you, even though the circumstances of taking care of a cranky sick person can be a bit trying at times... 

Don't forget about the the Brini Maxwell auctions and all our wonderful items at Felix Populi!

 

This week we're featuring a first season encore that's all about fires and fireplaces:

It's lovely to cuddle up next to a nice warm fire during the brisk winter months. This week's episode was taped at a lovely home on Fire Island with a real fireplace. If you don't have the luxury of a genuine hearth you can create a facsimile with a product called sunjel. The little cans of jel will give off a flame that looks like wood flame but doesn't give off smoke so there's no need for a flue. You can also get log and grate sets that have boxes to hold the cans of jel that create the effect of a traditional fireplace.

What's better than a hot cup of cocoa in front of the fire? Here's my recipe for hot cocoa. Here it is:

You'll need:

1/4 cup Cocoa powder

1/2 cup Sugar

Dash Salt

1/3  cup hot water

4 cups milk

1/8 cup Coconut, vanilla or orange rum

Combine the cocoa, sugar, salt and water in a sauce pan and heat until boiling, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 minutes. Add the milk and stir until heated, but do not boil. Remove from the heat and beat with a mixer until foamy. Add the rum and serve.

This should make about 6 servings. If you're a tee totaler you can eliminate the rum and flavor the cocoa with extract instead.

Don't forget the Brini Maxwell auctions this week and come by Felix Populi for some fun Valentines Day products!

 

On this week’s episode we’re revisiting a delicious recipe using one of my favorite foods - cheese. It’s milk’s leap to immortality and one of nature’s wonders. We’re making toasted sesame cheese wafers. This segment is from an episode devoted to the wonders of this dairy delight. 

For the wafers you’ll need: 

5 oz processed cheese spread

3 Tbs. butter

¾ cup flour

¼ tsp paprika

2 Tbs. toasted sesame seeds 

Preheat the oven to 400. Sift the flour and paprika together, and then blend in the sesame seeds. Combine the cheese and butter in a bowl and cream together. Add the flour mixture and stir until well blended. The dough will be stiff. On a sheet of wax paper work the dough into a log about 6 and one half inches long and an inch and a half in diameter and wrap in the wax paper. Chill the dough in the fridge for at least an hour and up to one week. When chilled, unwrap the dough, slice thinly and bake for about 15 minutes, or until lightly brown around the edges. 

Now on my NPR podcast this week we’re finally getting around to that brunch episode that we missed last fall. Don’t miss it! 

We’ve just launched a charming new tabletop collection at FelixPopuli.com. It has Valentines Day written all over it (well, not literally…) so be sure and have a look! Also, don’t miss the Brini Maxwell auctions this week.

 

Hi people, Brini here. And this week on the show we have an encore of the organizing episode from season 1. There are so many useful tips in this one folks. Be sure and watch! 

On my NPR podcast we’re talking with Jamie Adler of Phyllis Morris Originals and 655 Home in West Hollywood. They have some wonderful ideas for interiors and some great over the top furniture. Have a look, and have a listen! 

We’ve just put up some new products on FelixPopuli.com and there will be more new items going up early next week. Be sure see what’s new, and don’t forget to come by the Brini Maxwell auctions this week – just in time for Valentines Day it’s all about pink!

 

Hi people. This week we’re revisiting an episode from season 1. It features a lovely family recipe for date nut cake. It was my grandmother’s recipe and I made it for Mary Ellen’s birthday. It’s just delicious. 

You’ll need: 

1 stick of butter

½ lb dates

1 tsp soda

1 cup boiling water

1 ¼ cup flour

1 cup sugar

1 egg

½ cup pecans 

Begin by putting the butter, dates and soda in a bowl and covering them with the boiling water then let them cool. Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a 9 x 12â€? baking pan. Then add the egg, flour, sugar and pecans to the cooled ingredients in the bowl and mix well. Pour into your greased pan and bake for about 30 minutes, or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan. 

On my NPR podcast I’ll be discussing an idea for a few New Year’s resolutions. Be sure and have a listen! 

Don’t forget to come by Felix Populi. We have some new items available and some others on sale!  

And don’t miss the Brini Maxwell Auctions this week!

Hello people! This week on the show we’re showing you all the little details of the renovated apartment. It’s such fun to dot all the i’s and cross all the t’s. One of the things we discussed this week was training your drapes. It’s easily accomplished and should be done when new drapes are installed.  

Begin by cutting strips of scrap fabric about 4â€? wide, then stack the drapes back as far as they’ll go, and arrange the folds as you’d like them to be. Then wrap the strips around the stacked back drapes and pin the in place. There should be a band about every 3 feet. Leave the bands on the drapes for about 2 weeks. When you remove them the drapes will “rememberâ€? their position when ever you open them. 

This week on my NPR podcast I’m discussing how best to use the week between Christmas and New Year’s. There are lots of things to do with down time. Be sure and listen! 

If you haven’t already, take a look at my new product line at www.FelixPopuli.com. While you’re there, sign up for an account – there are lots of fun products that will be debuted in the coming weeks and months. You won’t want to miss them! 

Don’t forget the Brini Maxwell auctions. This week it’s all about vintage shoes.

 

Hi people. This week we’re rerunning a holiday episode from season 2 that features a delicious recipe for Christmas morning. It’s called Mattie Belle’s Cranberry Bread and it’s very easy to make. 

You’ll need: 

2 cups flour

¾ cup sugar

1 ½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon soda

¼ cup butter

¾ cup orange juice

1 egg

1 tablespoon grated orange rind

½ cup walnuts

1 cup halved cranberries 

Preheat the oven to 350. sift flour, baking powder and soda and set aside. Cream butter and sugar together, add the egg, then add the flour mixture in parts, alternating with the orange juice and blend well. Then mix in the orange rind, walnuts and cranberries. Bake for 1 hour, then turn the oven off and crack the door slightly to let the bread slowly cool down. 

On my NPR podcast I’m talking about decorating with food. Making our morsels do double duty as décor is such fun, and it honors our holiday feast in a lovely way. Be sure and listen! 

Don’t forget to have a peek at the Brini Maxwell auctions this week and if you haven’t already be sure and come by Felix Populi and have a look at my new line of products!

 

Hi people, Brini here with another episode for your enjoyment. This week we’re touring the renovated apartment. Don’t miss it!

On my NPR podcast I’m talking about bottle cutting for a fun gift giving alternative. Be sure and listen, it’s such a fun craft.

I have quite exciting news for you this week. My product line has been launched and is available at www.FelixPopuli.com. For the launch we have two lines of pillows. The Felix Populi line features luxury fabrics, leather appliqué and custom tassels, while the FP line features graphic prints with a pop art feel on cotton canvas with colorful backs. You can also find my book there and soon we’ll have more items going up, including items for the kitchen and bath. I hope you’ll come by and have a look!

Don’t forget the Brini Maxwell auctions! This week it’s all about the 1940’s.

 

Hi people! We’re coming into the home stretch with the renovation! This week we’re installing the carpeting and doing some upholstery. Don’t miss it! 

This week on my NPR podcast I’m discussing a fun idea for holiday gift giving – bottle cutting. There are some lovely projects that can be made with the right bottles. Have a listen and find out how. 

The Brini Maxwell auctions are featuring some fun items this week, and there are always new ones going up. Don’t forget to have a look! 

I’ll have some exciting news for you next week. Be sure and check back!

Hi people! Brini here with this week’s episode. We’re finishing up the fireplace this week and it looks great. Have a gander! 

The insert we used for the fireplace is a log and grate set from 2 Burn Inc. and the fuel we’re burning in it is SunJel. You can find those products along with free standing fireplaces right here. 

This week on my NPR podcast I’m discussing decorating your door for the holidays. It’s such fun to greet your guests with these clever ideas. Be sure and listen! 

Don’t forget the Brini Maxwell Auctions this week. We’re featuring all the glitters – holiday garb in gold and silver, and there are still some of last week’s offerings left in red and green!