I have been wanting to make recipes with dragon fruit all summer and I finally did! Dragon fruit is very light in flavor, but brings fun texture and color to your dishes. I made this dragon fruit simple syrup following a basic simple syrup recipe. Heat equal parts water and white sugar over low heat … Continue reading Dragon Fruit Simple Syrup
Ever since I started my sewing journey last year, I've been pulling inspiration and tips from different blogs to help me learn and grow. I wanted to shout out a few of my favorite blogs & YouTube channels that I love reading and watching! A Pair & A Spare I love the simple outfits that … Continue reading Blog Love: Sewing Bloggers
I have a special request DIY to share with you today! My friend asked if I could make her a Deathly Hallows lamp for her birthday after she saw one on Pinterest, so of course I couldn't let her down. I originally wanted to make it from wood so it would be sturdier, but I … Continue reading DIY Deathly Hallows Lamp
I am way overdue on posting my DIY night stands from when I made my own furniture in May! I've been using them for almost two months now, and I every time I get to tell someone "I made these" I feel so accomplished and proud. For the design of my night stands, I was … Continue reading DIY Night Stands
I vacationed in Waikiki, Hawaii last week and it was just what my summer needed. I wanted new clothes for my trip, but instead of buying everything I challenged myself to make a few items. I planned to make two dresses and a pair of shorts, but I only finished one of the dresses in … Continue reading Sewing: Clothes For Hawaii
Happy Summer! I hope you've had a great first week and have lots of summer celebrations planned! I work in the wedding/party industry and part of my job is to help with content for our company blog. We were looking for ideas for an upcoming campaign and floating around Pinterest, there is this amazing photo … Continue reading DIY Gold Pineapple Cake
I'm back with the second project for my DIY furniture series! This DIY coffee table is really easy and doesn't require any special tools other than a power drill. The main part of this table is a 3' plywood round I picked up from my local hardware store. Home Depot offers a similar wood round, … Continue reading DIY Coffee Table
I'm finally ready to start on my next sewing project! I was a little traumatized after my first shirt, but I am so excited for this next adventure. I have been wanting to make a midi-skirt for a while so I finally picked a pattern. I have looked at a ton of circle skirt plans … Continue reading Sewing A Skirt
I am finally ready to share my first DIY furniture I built for my new place! Everything took longer than expected, but it's because I made five things and was only working on them on weekends. I saw this stool while furniture hunting online and I immediately wanted to make my own. I knew I … Continue reading DIY Vanity Stool
So I have been hard at work on my DIY furniture for the past few weekends and I am proud and excited to say it is coming along very nicely! I would not have been able to accomplish my goal of building my own furniture with out my boyfriend, dad and some excellent bloggers. During … Continue reading Blog Love: Furniture Build & Design
