Outfit Post

Here's a short little outfit post. This night, my good friend Jackson was in the first regional production of Spring Awakening. It was amazing (of course) and since the lead girl's father produced the original, they got to use the original costumes. So this is what I wore, I just kind of threw it together but I thought it came out cute.    

 

 



 Outfit Details: Shirt- thrifted Necklace- Forever 21 Rose Pin- Sam WishSkirt- upcycled from dress Belt- very oldBoots- Urban Outfitters (a gift from the fiance) Hope everyone is have a fantastic, super awesome, weekend! 

DIY Drawer Necklace Holder

Brandon dug this drawer out of the trash for me along with one other drawer so I could use them in a book shelf but unfortunately this one wasn't wide enough! So it sat around until I figured out what to do with it and then I came up with the idea to screw some knobs in it and use it for a necklace holder!





Here is what I did:  What you'll need:  A drawer   Primer Paint Mod Podge Fabric Scraps Screwdriver Glue Gun w/Glue 2 knobs (I bought this pack at Target for like $8)  Instructions: So first I removed the hardware on the drawer.  

 

Then, I painted the drawer with a coat or two of primer and then a coat of just white paint.   Next, pick your two pieces of fabric.   Cut some squares that will fit completely over the top of the knob, around 2" or so   Round the edges into circles. Plug in your glue gun.   Next, take your modge podge and pour a little on the tops of the knobs.   Stick your fabric to it and kind of smooth out.   Now take your glue gun and you're going to glue down the edges of the fabric to the undersloping part of the knob.     Last, screw back in the hardware and your knobs into place. Now hang you some necklaces!     I'm back from vacation and excited to finally catch up on all my posts! There will be lots of DIY in the near future!  

Fruity Chicken Salad

One of my other favorite recipes from Eliza's birthday party is a waldorf chicken salad! It's got some chicken in there with a bunch of fruit to make it nice and sweet! Here is what you need:
 I doubled my recipe for the party but I'll just share the regular portioned recipe. First off you will need about 3 pieces of boneless chicken breast. The way I like to cook it is making a foil pocket, put the chicken on top of a piece of foil and then put another piece of foil on top and fold together the edges to form a pocket. Place it on top of a baking sheet and bake it for 45-60 minutes at 350 degrees to make it juicy and tender. Then let it cool and dice it.   Next you'll dice up 1 apple and slice in half about 20 red grapes.   Combine the two in a large container.   Chop up about 2 sticks of celery and add that to the pile.    Scoop about one third of a cup of sweet relish and this is optional but you can add in some raisins for some extra sweetness!   Now for the last part, add a glob of mayo starting with just a spoonful and mix. It really depends on how much you like mayo but basically you want it to make all the ingredients kind of stick together without it being too mayo-y.   And there you have it, fruity waldorf salad! Yum!  

Peanut Butter Reese's Cookies

Hey everyone! I'm bloggin from michigan and boy it is beautiful up here! The weather is about 30 degrees cooler than Houston and I can not tell you how amazing it feels to me right now. Really. Anyways, I'm going to share a yummy recipe that I used for Eliza's Birthday Party. It is a super simple peanut butter cookie recipe that I stole from my good friend Meg. I had some at a party of hers and just had to make some of my own! Here's how:

 First I used this packet of Peanut Butter Cookie mix.  And a thing of Reeses Peanut Butter Cups.   Follow the directions to make the dough.   And form little balls about the size of a ping pong ball.   Follow the directions for how long to cook and at what time. While these are cooking, you are going to take your reeses, count out how many you need (one for each cookie) and unwrap them. This just saves a lot of time towards the end. Then unwrap one more and reward yourself for all this cookin'!  When they are done, let them cool for a couple minutes and scoop them onto some wax paper (or a plate).   Before they cool off any more, you're going to take a reeses (top side up) and gently press into center of cookie. Tip: It helps to kind of hold the sides of the cookie while doing this so it doesn't split apart.    The last time I made them, I made the mistake of using sugar cookie dough and they just didn't have the same ummph! But if you're not a peanut butter person than that may be the way to go. They are so simple but sooo delicious. Brandon, who usually doesn't eat a lot of sweets, ate over half of them so I will definitely be making them more often! It's nice to have an easy go-to dessert, just in case! Look out for my next recipe, it's another one of my all time favorites! Have a great weekend everyone!  

Eliza's Second Birthday!

Last Sunday was Eliza's second birthday and it was so much fun! I was planning and making stuff for about a month and it turned out better than I could have imagined! I've got some fun tutorials to share in the next few posts but for now here's a peek into her birthday weekend.  

  On Saturday, I sent Eliza and Brandon off on a photo scavenger hunt so I could clean the house and get everything ready for the party. It kept them out untill 10 o'clock! So that was perfect.    And here is all my hardwork on the day of.


 
 Ants on a log, PB & J Sandwiches Chicken Waldorf Salad Spinach dip and baguettes


 And here is the dessert table:


 
 The first row of stuff was for make-your-own mud pie! The blue pot on the left was where the pudding went. 
 Peanut Butter Cookies with Reeses in the middle (I'll share the recipe later!) 
 
 My favorite dessert- lemon bars! Recognize the plate stand? 
 Look out for some yummy recipes in the near future! I've got some serious blogging to do and I'm going out of town tomorrow! It'll have to wait until I get back. July is coming to an end and that means summer is almost over! What happened to June?