Happy Valentines Day!

I hope you are out doing something lovely!

Lime and Stripes for Spring

Dress, Striped top, Striped Trench, Cami, Shoes, Bag, Belt, Mug

Let me just say that I am IN LOVE with this lime striped trench from LOFT!

What do you think about lime for spring??

HBD Sissy!

Happy 25th Birthday to my beautiful sister Krissy! She is my sounding board, fashion inspiration, roomie, dj, friend and is pretty much the best kind :) 

I am so lucky to spend my days l-i-v-i-n with you!

 

She doesn't like cake, so birthday cupcakes were not an option...instead, she got her favorite sweet treat: m&m cookies! She loves the buttery dough mixed with the crunch from the milk chocolate shell of m&m's. Seriously, these are really the only sweet treat of mine that she will eat!

I do agree that they are pretty decisious...here is the recipe:

m&m cookies (I usually cut this in half)
1c brown sugar
1/2 c granulated sugar
1c room tempurature unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 1/4 c flour
2 c m&ms

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Combine sugars, butter and vanilla and beat until creamy. Add in eggs and beat. Mix in baking soda and salt and then add in flour and beat until mixed well. stir in m&ms. I usually throw in any other ingredients that sound good...a few drak chocolate chips, some walnuts...whatever you have.

Drop spoonfulls on to a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or foil. I always use a little scooper so my cookie turnout about the same size. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Recipe yeilds 3 - 4 dozen cookies depending on cookie size.

How was your weekend?? Do anything fun? 

Febuary Birchbox

Yesterday my Febuary birchbox arrived and it was full of goodies!

For those of you who who have not heard of Birchbox, it is a monthly subscription service that sends hair, makeup and skin care samples to your mailbox for the low cost of 10 bucks per month! I have been getting it for the past three months and I have got some awesome samples. My favorites so far have been a Zoya nail polish, Stila waterproof eyeliner, Benefit primer and Loreal Professional hair oil. Needless to say, my Birchbox is a highlight for me because I LOVE trying new products that I couldn't otherwise afford! This month did not disappoint.

I tried the Dermalogica microfoliant scrub last night and my skin felt like I had just gotten a spa treatment! The grain was super fine and took off all of the dull, dry skin leaving me fresh and dewy. This morning I prepped my freshly scrubbed skin with the Jouer tinted moisturizer. Typically I like to use a medium coverage foundation, but this product is great for a mellow Saturday :)

Ummm it is highly unlikely that I will be using these eyeliner strips as I have really small eyes and these things are at least an inch and a half long...but they are pretty silly and could be fun for Halloween next year!

It wouldn't be a February box without a nod to Valentines day...a cute pink nail file and a new band to check out!

Well there you have it, my February Birchbox! I hope you are out enjoying this beautiful Saturday!!

  

The little things

In my experience, learning something new comes with ALOT of different emotions. My favorite include excitement, creativity and inspiration...but authentic learning also comes with frustration, mistakes and the all consuming time suck. However, it is all worth it when you figure it out! Check out my new signature!!

ps: look forward to a post with the contents of my February birch box tomorrow!

What I made: Sewing machine cover

Happy Sunday Everyone! Look at what I made today!!!

I saw this sewing project of Martha Stewarts a while ago and today I found the perfect fabric to make it out of! I used the directions as guidelines and made the following modifications.

The directions call for a large dish towel as the source of fabric, instead I bought a yard of fabric and sewed wrong sides together with an 1/4 seam and cut it down to fit the machine. To bind the edges, I used double bias tape and cute slits to allow for the ribbon. If I was making it again, I would either close the seams so they are not visible or use a wider bias tape...there are certainly parts where I didn't get it the tape close enough to the seam! Oh well! I highly doubt the sewing police are going to come by and check my stiching!! This was a simple project and only took a few hours.

How was your weekend? Anyone do anything crafty??

xo, M

What I wore: Monday!

Well I am LOVING blogging, so now I need to get in a rhythm. One major component that I want on this blog is outfit posts. Therefore, I must work on the self portrait pics! Here is one from today, don't mind my room...they will get better!

Top: Target Necklace: Gift from Jennifer...but from Target: Watch: Micheal Kors, Nail polish: Zoya from my January Birchbox!