Ucreate has a great list of tutorials from clothing to gifts and more using Ric Rac so I just had to share it. What's your favorite way to use ric rac?
Awesome Ric Rac Tutorials
Ucreate has a great list of tutorials from clothing to gifts and more using Ric Rac so I just had to share it. What's your favorite way to use ric rac?
Featuring Huppie Mama
I've decided that Fridays are going to be my "Feature Fridays" now instead of fashion because I follow over 200 blogs for one reason or another and I wanted you guys to see just how great some of these blogs really are.
I met Carrie about two years through my Etsy shop and I've loved following her blog ever since, she really focuses on her journey as a "huppie" mom, trying to keep things natural while enjoying the conveniences of modern life as well, basically a mom after my own heart. Here is her definition of a Huppie Mama: As a new mom, I've begun to explore a variety of eco-friendly, traditional baby products. Sometimes my sister calls me a 'hippie' because of the earth-friendly, back-to-basics nature of these products, and sometimes she calls me a 'yuppie' because of the level of research I do and the extra few dollars I'm willing to spend to buy something special for my family. So what does that make me? A well-educated, earth-friendly mama - a huppie! -from March 2010 "Huppie Mamma"
I loved her post on "I Know if You Breastfed" because that's pretty much how most of us breastfeeding moms feel, like when my SIL gave my other SIL and me a hard time about the fact that our 11 month olds were still "so dependent" on us and how she could never have done it, she used to give the excuse that her babies were allergic to her milk but we all knew that she really just had no desire to breastfeed, and that's okay.
Her sister site "Busy Lil Hands" also has great posts on teaching our toddlers.
I met Carrie about two years through my Etsy shop and I've loved following her blog ever since, she really focuses on her journey as a "huppie" mom, trying to keep things natural while enjoying the conveniences of modern life as well, basically a mom after my own heart. Here is her definition of a Huppie Mama: As a new mom, I've begun to explore a variety of eco-friendly, traditional baby products. Sometimes my sister calls me a 'hippie' because of the earth-friendly, back-to-basics nature of these products, and sometimes she calls me a 'yuppie' because of the level of research I do and the extra few dollars I'm willing to spend to buy something special for my family. So what does that make me? A well-educated, earth-friendly mama - a huppie! -from March 2010 "Huppie Mamma"
I loved her post on "I Know if You Breastfed" because that's pretty much how most of us breastfeeding moms feel, like when my SIL gave my other SIL and me a hard time about the fact that our 11 month olds were still "so dependent" on us and how she could never have done it, she used to give the excuse that her babies were allergic to her milk but we all knew that she really just had no desire to breastfeed, and that's okay.
Her sister site "Busy Lil Hands" also has great posts on teaching our toddlers.
Bad Grammar Therapy Anyone?
My sister knows me well and shared this hilarious post about how a fellow blogger copes with bad grammar, now I'm a lover of the Alot as well.
Awesome Photography Tutorials!
So Lindsay over at Shrimp Salad Circus put together an awesome list of photography tutorials that I just had to share.
And what else could it be called but...
via guggenheim and edited by shrimp salad circus
Right now she has 12 great links for tutorials on everything from portraits to great beginner tips, so what are you waiting for click on the link and get your cute butt over there right now.
Rainy Day
I love the color trend of gray and yellow but I especially like it when you add aqua or teal, it really makes all the colors come alive.
Kids Are Like a Magnifying Glass
This has been coming up for me a lot lately in one form or another so I thought I'd share something that I wish someone had told me before I had kids. Kids are like having a BIG FAT magnifying glass on the world, your life and especially your relationship with your significant other!!!!!!!
All of us parents see the world differently once we bring that little bundle of joy home, colors are brighter, new dangers seem to creep up all over the place, the simple act of folding clothes can turn into tug of war or dress up with one little tug, many of your favorite hobbies get forgotten or at least put aside to make room for lots of peek-a-boo, sticky fingers and preschool shows played over and over until you start dreaming about them. These changes I expected for the most part, I knew that I'd be setting aside a lot of things for these formative years with my kids and I was excited to do it because I knew all the joys that would replace them, what I hadn't expected was the effect it would have on my marriage, where our relationship was already good it became WONDERFUL, I can't even describe how amazing it felt to watch my husband hold our tiny baby boy and look at him with such pride and love and where it wasn't so great it got frustrating if not down right miserable like how hurt I felt when I realized that his expectations of what his job as a father were compared to mine and that my son liked his uncle better than his dad that first year. (Things are great now though)
Looking back I could have avoided a lot of problems if someone had only told me this secret, my life felt a little like a roller coaster until I figured it out and then my DH and I were able adjust and now life is so much better than it was before kids, it is never boring with them around and they teach me every day, if DH was up for it I think I'd have ten of them, maybe more. I greet them as they get up in the morning with a big smile and an enthusiastic "IT'S MY ...!!!!" not because I'm always feeling that awake and cheery but because they make every day interesting and I want to make sure that they know that I'm always excited to be with them and that to me being their mom is is the greatest privilege.
It just doesn't get better than this.
What I Wore Wed.
I actually wore this with my carnelian necklace and a pair of bright red orange ballet flats
and the tights were actually gray leggings from target and the dress is one from last spring with the same cut and color except that is has a pattern to it.
My color philosophy for fashion is that I try to always have one color that is a "nearly neutral" The pop of color might be the main color or just an accessory and I might have more colors than three but that is the basic formula I tend to go by.
New Look - from H&M
http://www.hm.com/us/s/02H9VHProducts in this look:
Cable-knit Tights, Dress, Necklace
www.hm.comGreen Soup For My SIL
My SIL got a Vitamix for Christmas and is supper excited to start making great healthy "raw" meals for her kids and this recipe is her request.
I first started making this back when I was single with my roommate, I found a recipe and found it so delicious, fast and easy to make that it immediately became one of our favorites. I'm showing it in my Vitamix but you can make it in a pot and use an immersion blender just as well.
1- You'll need: Chicken or veggie soup stock, 2-4 greens, garlic, pepper. For the greens I used celery, a green butter lettuce and spinach but I've used collard greens, romaine, cabbage and iceberg, so use whatever you like.
If using a Vitamix heat up the stock before starting to speed things up then throw everything in the blender to taste and blend away til nice and smooth. If you are using a pot and immersion blender then just throw everything in the pot at once and heat up until the greens have wilted and it's steamy then blend.
For the garnish or topping you'll need sour cream, cilantro and garlic, I cheated and used pre-chopped cilantro in a tube and garlic powder because I forgot that I was out of fresh garlic and I love the tubed herbs for convenience.
If you use the powdered garlic this will taste much better if you make it ahead of time.
I know it doesn't look as pretty but I prefer lots of little dots of the sour cream rather than one big one in the middle because it's easier for me to eat it that way but either way you'll want a little bit of the sour cream mix with every spoonful of soup.
This makes a great meal with sandwiches and my kids love it, here are pictures of my two youngest, they practically drank theirs and I really did drink mine.
Enjoy.
Mini Pinata's are AWESOME!
I found this tutorial from Oh Happy Day through Dollar Store Crafts and it was love at first site. when I was a little girl my uncle introduced us to having a pinata at Christmas and I've loved having them as part of the celebration for Christmas and birthdays ever since. I love the idea of mini ones for each person.
Stylish Hair
Abby at My Yellow Sandbox inspired me to start doing my hair almost every day with her "30 hairstyles in 30 days" all that took only 10 minutes or less and even with my now shorter hair I can still do some of the styles like this one:
My DH is very happy :)
I Love Soup in the Fall
And one of my favorites is a really good tomato soup so this time I thought I'd try Simply Modern Mom's recipe for a roasted tomato soup, it sounds simply DELICIOUS!!!
Thanksgiving or Tea Time TeePee
I know that a teepee makes more sense in the summer but I saw this tutorial from Sew, Mama, Sew! and just had to share, I think I'll make it up for my kiddos to use in their playroom.
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