WEEKLY INSPIRATION + NEW APP

I have a new app obsession. It's called PicLab...and I LOVE IT!!! Finally, its easy and cheap to make quotes out of your very own photos! I have always loved the quotes that are on pinterest so I am really excited to be able to make my own now!! The app is free but there are a couple of upgrades that you can purchase for .99 cents {obviously I did}.

This is one of the ones I made that might be my favorite! Always good to keep these wise words in mind! Have a great week!!

BRIGHT HAIR BANDS

I realize I am a little late on the uptake making these cloth, allegedly crease-free hair ties, but regardless I have been wanting to make them for a while now, so I am excited I finally did. I looked at every possible store that might have the elastic needed to create them but had no luck so I had to resort to ordering it online. Of course, I should have done this from the get go because it was really affordable and came within two days of ordering! I ordered form Elastic by the Yard and chose to buy 1 yard each of 10 different types of fold over elastic. The hardest part of the project was picking which colors to buy! My choices were all over the place but I wanted to have a fun variety!

To make one hair tie you will need 8.25 inches of elastic. From there all you have to do is tie a knot close to the end and pull tight. To keep the bands from fraying, burn the ends with a lighter.

Because I love to wear headbands I also decided to make a few of those. Use the same process as before only this time you will need 22.5 inches of elastic.

Had a little extra fabric so I made a couple of bunches to add to gifts for friends!

SPRING ENTRY

I must have feeling the need to escape to a spa this spring {after a crazy time at work} because I think the vibe of the entry was a little zen. I had all of the pieces {trying to rotate what I already have and use in creative different ways} excluding the faux palm leaf that I purchased at Michaels for less than $10.

Altogether, this simple decor was very clean and easy to put together.

BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

These are my all time favorite muffins! They might not be the best for you {hello butter} but they are so delish!! The recipe is actually out of the local paper back home in Colorado. It goes as follows:

Blueberry Muffins:
2 Cups all purpose flour
1/2 Cup sugar
2 Teaspoons baking powder
3/4 Teaspoon salt
1/2 Cup butter-divided into pieces
3/4 Cup milk
1 Egg
1 Cup frozen blueberries

Topping:
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 Tablespoons butter-melted

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In medium bowl combine dry ingredients. Add butter, cut with pastry cutter into pea sized pieces. Beat together milk and egg. Add to dry ingredients. Stir until combined but don't overmix. The batter will be clumpy. Then add blueberries.

Divide into muffin tins and bake for 15-18 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.

Next combine sugar and cinnamon. Brush tops of muffins with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar mixture. Let them cool and then enjoy!

These are the BEST when they are fresh out of the oven. If you can manage not to eat all of them then, I like to microwave them later to have them as snacks!

WHO KNEW?

For Christmas my mom received a gift card to Coldwater Creek. We have never shopped there before, but you have to spend free money right?! We went in hoping we would find something to use it on and we both found something we loved! Mom found a beautiful wrap dress and I got this beauty:

I have been on the hunt for the perfect poncho for a long time {maybe a year} and this is just too perfect. Love the neutral colors and its a thick weave so its great quality! So excited to wear this to stay warm around here! BRRRR!!! I'm not convinced that CC will be one of my new shopping stops yet but I am still pleased that I finally found a poncho!

BEST FRIEND MUGS

SO thrilled with how these best friend mugs turned out! Obviously, I found the inspiration for this on pinterest, but I was disappointed with the directions that I followed. The post recommended that you make a stencil and then outline it with eyeliner first the go inside that line with permanent marker. I did this but when I went to wipe away the eyeliner then marker came off as well, possibly because of the oil in the makeup. I'm not sure, and it may work for some but it didn't for me. My solution was just to wipe it off and free-hand and I think they turned out adorable!

However you get the state shape, the key is to put them in the oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Seals the deal!

Can't wait for my best friends to get these!!

WEEKLY INSPIRATION

From Pinterest Quote Board

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