Friday Favorites: May 16th

Sigh of relief! It’s Friday, which means we’ve made it to the weekend! Phew! I don’t know about you but for me this felt like an especially long week! Long as it may have been, I still had time to find some of my weekly favorites to share with you. Enjoy!

Favorite Fashion:

Seriously? Olivia of What Olivia Did is only 17 and already has herself and her style figured out. I would love to have her wardrobe and effortless style.

Favorite Space:
Peptobismol Pink never looked so good! I think they did a great job pairing the pink with more neutral tones and fewer patterns so that the pink could be the star of the room! Wouldn’t that just be the most inviting and cheery entryway?

Favorite Recipe:
Molten Lava Chocolate Cakes with Sugar-Coated Raspberries. Need I say more? This recipe comes from my momma’s blog, Imagine Great Living and it is seriously my favorite dessert recipe and really simple to make! I give this my full guarantee and two big thumbs up!

Favorite DIY: 
This amazing and simple DIY comes can be found on one of my favorite blogs, The Wonder Forest. After reading how simple it is, I have the urge to ombre ALL OF THE THINGS!! Pillows, tablecloth, dishcloths, pants, the list is endless!!!

Favorite Pedi:
A bold chevron print and aqua are the perfect summer pallet and they look especially cute on your little tootsies!

I hope you have some fun plans for this weekend, I will be cohosting my sister’s baby shower on Saturday which is going to be oodles of fun :)

Have a great week,
Nat

Matthew 6:34

Isn’t that the truth though? I need this as a constant reminder to myself to stop trying to plan so far ahead and control every aspect of the future! Tomorrow will take care of itself so all I can do now is relax and enjoy the present knowing that everything else will work itself out. Enjoy your Wednesday and try not to worry so much about your list of to-do’s!

XO,
Nat

Happy Mother’s Day!

Good morning! I just wanted to wish a Happy Mothers Day to all of you mothers out there and send my love and a big BIG thank you to my wonderful mom who is my biggest supporter and best friend. Love you and wish I was there to celebrate with you :)
XO,
Nat

Friday Favorites: May 9th

Happy Friday friends! Hope you’ve been having a great week, I have spent mine preparing for my sister’s baby shower next week and recovering from this gnarly cold. Here are a few of my favorites from this week that have helped brighten my spirits and keep the sniffles away, you can find all original sources on my Pinterest.

Favorite Photo:

I have no words for this amount of cuteness.

Favorite Room:

VintageRevivals.com has become one of my favorite decorating blogs. The blog features rooms designed and completed by blogger and mom, Mandi, who shows you all her thrift store scores and DIY projects to complete an entire room. One of my favorites is her daughter’s room featured above, how fun is that ombre honeycomb pattern on the wall?! Obsessed.

Favorite Outfit:

Gotta love a loud print paired with a red lip and some heart shaped sunnies!

Favorite Food:

Yum. Homemade S’mores Ice Cream with Graham Crackers. This is going straight on to the top of my summer to-do list, it will be great for those days when I’m craving a ooey gooey s’more but don’t want to put up with the wilderness just to get one.

Do you have any fun plans for the weekends? Spill the deets.

Punk: Chaos to Couture Met Gala 2013

Did you catch all the fun fashions that graced the red carpet at this year's Met gala? Here are a few of my favorite outfits that obviously had fun with the theme, Punk: Chaos to Couture.

Did you have any favorite fashions from the ball?

On The Border Salsa Recipe

Hola and Happy Cinco de Mayo! This past week I’ve been craving some On The Border salsa but since we don’t have one near us I had to do some research and experimenting to make my own! The final product is crazy delicious and worthy of any Cinco de Mayo celebration!


Ingredients:
2 large Roma Tomatoes, chopped
2 cans (14.5 oz) of plain, unseasoned diced tomatoes
2  Jalapenos, seeded and chopped (use 3 for spicier salsa)
Juice of 1 Lime (aprox. 2 Tbsp)
1 Tbsp Cumin
4 Garlic Cloves, minced
1 White Onion, chopped
2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp crushed Red Pepper
1/3 cup fresh Cilantro, chopped




Directions:
Place all ingredients into blender and blend well until desired consistency. Refrigerate for 1 hour then serve with chips and ENJOY!

Now wasn’t that easy? Plus the world’s largest bowl of salsa will only set you back $7 and will keep in fridge for over a week.. if it even lasts that long before it’s been eaten!

Happy snacking,
Nat

Quick and Easy DIY Dog Bed

I have been on the hunt for a good dog bed for the last couple of weeks. I wanted something that would be big enough to fit both husky ladies, have a removable/washable cover, and be comfortable. Is that too much to ask? Well apparently it is because every bed we found that met the criteria was $60 or more (and I’m talking Walmart’s prices here). While standing in the middle of Walmart’s aisle complaining how I’m not paying $50 for foam and some cheap fabric, it hit me eureka! I can do it myself.

To make your own, you will need: a memory foam mattress pad ($12-$18), a beach towel ($8-$12), and a strip of velcro ($0.85). Pictured below is the full-size mattress pad ($12) which would work great for a medium sized bed but I wanted it bigger so I exchanged it for the queen size ($18) and opted for the oversized beach towel ($12).


The  steps to put it all together are cake. Just fold your towel in half inside-out then sew up the 2 sides. I then folded the queen mattress pad twice (so there are 4 layers of memory foam) and put it inside the case, to secure the flap down you will fold over the excess flap and attach your velcro. You can opt to sew or glue your velcro on or buy the type that already has the adhesive attached. I decided to sew mine on so with the foam still in, I pinned the velcro down exactly where it should go, took out the foam then sewed a quick line down each strip.


Before I let the dogs try out their new bed, I had to try it out. Seriously? This thing is comfier than my own bed but I guess that’s what 3 layers of memory foam will give you! Overall the dog bed cost me $30 and can be completed while watching one episode of New Girl, plus I got to pick out which cover I wanted, it has a washable cover, and the dogs LOVE it.  I literally had to drag Ruby off her bed to make her go outside yesterday when she’s usually the one that has to drag me off the couch to take her outside.





Pretty easy! Let me know if you give it a try :)