Give me a little lemon and I just say HELLO YELLOW!
Nothing beats a burst of SUNSHINE especially a bowl full of lemons!

Yellow is such a soothing color to have in your home to freshen up any place.

I love keeping them in my Cinnabar Footed Server on my kitchen island ~ it's

the first place I go in the morning and seeing these are a bright wake up call

along with the smell of a fresh pot of coffee!

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!

Here are just a few other uses for this yellow burst of sunshine:

1. Sanitize a chopping block. Run a slice of lemon over the surface to disinfect.

2. Eliminate the browning that occurs when food sits out too long. Sprinkle apple or pear slices with lemon juice before serving, or squeeze a bit into guacamole and give it a stir.

3. Remove tough food stains from plastic and light-colored wooden cutting boards. Slice a lemon in half, squeeze the juice onto the soiled surface, rub, and let sit for 20 minutes. Rinse with water.

4. Fade tea stains on cloth. Dilute lemon juice with an equal amount of water. Use an eyedropper or a Q-tip to make sure the juice targets the stain. Thoroughly flush with cool water.

5. Decorate on the cheap. Fill a glass bowl with lemons for a sunny centerpiece. Or display a row of them along a windowsill.

6. Relieve a sore throat. Cut a lemon in half. Skewer one half over a medium flame on a gas stove or an electric burner set on high and roast until the peel turns golden brown. Let cool slightly, then mix the juice with 1 teaspoon of honey. Swallow the mixture.

7. Whiten fingernails. Rub a wedge on the surface of your nails.

8. Shine the interior of copper cookware. Sprinkle a lemon wedge with salt, then scrub.

9. Brighten laundry whites. Add 1/2 cup lemon juice to the wash cycle of a normal-size load.

10. Remove soft cheese or other sticky foods from a grater. Rub both sides of the grater with the pulp side of a cut lemon.

Happy February from The Dandelion Cafe!

I can't believe that February is already here and it won't be long before we are all out buying those Valentine cards for the ones that are special to us. This month I wanted to highlight one of my favorite collections ~ CINNABAR from Willow House! The beautiful red gives any room that extra POP of COLOR! Not only is our canister set a great piece for your kitchen, I also use one canister as a flower vase for a bunch of white tulips to accent my coffee table. Cinnabar Collection consists of bakers, platters, plates, tidbits, a canister set and vase. This collection is easy to bring a neutral room to life with its color.