Quilting bees

These rare, solitary Turkish bees use flower petals to build their nests, resulting in colorful quilt-like cocoons that are like teeny little works of art.
How very Martha of them!

March of the olives

These little olive penguins are the most adorable edibles I've seen in a long time. Replace the mozzarella ball with a pickled onion and it's the perfect pal for a winter martini!P.S. Thanks to Annie for reminding me that tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of my first blog post. In the coming year, I'll be tagging all posts from here on out ... just so you know.