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Easy Holiday Gift-Wrapping

November 18, 2015

Easy-Holiday-Gift-Wrapping-8Easy-Holiday-Gift-Wrapping-7As much as I love giving and receiving gifts, I love to wrap them up too. I’m always looking for different ideas to wrap gifts. Even as a kid, whenever I would attend a friend’s birthday, I would wrap the gift with a nice paper, tie a ribbon write a small message on a card, even if it was a chocolate. I feel that a nice wrapping always brings a smile on the person who is opening the gift and adds to the excitement of finding what’s inside.

Easy-Holiday-Gift-Wrapping-4And now that holiday season is here, I wanted to share some gift packing ideas with y’all. A beautifully wrapped gift doesn’t always need an expensive wrapping paper, ribbons, cards etc. You can be creative and make your own wrapping paper too. Just with a few colors, simple white paper, and some accessories you already have at home, you can create an elegant gift-wrap. Today’s post is just about that – an easy holiday gift-wrapping idea with a few things from your backyard or even on the street.
Materials: watercolors (metallic), leaves, pine-cones, white paper, tape, gold ribbon, scissors and gold sharpie.

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Mango Raspberry Frozen Yogurt

July 9, 2015

Mango-Raspberry-Frozen-Yogurt-15Mango Raspberry Frozen Yogurt! I’m on a roll this summer you guys. I have never tried so many fun recipes for summer before. Kind of rolled with whatever was available. But this year I’m actually proud of myself for actively making an effort to try out new recipes and also find some healthy one’s there to share with ya! Here is another delicious recipe to beat that summer heat. It’s a healthy froyo recipe so you wont even feel guilty even if you have a little extra. It’s one of my favorites and was a major hit when I made it at home too. There are few tips in there too, to help you to get that perfect smooth consistency without having too many ice flakes.Continue Reading

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Lychee & Grapefruit Cocktail Recipes

July 7, 2015

Summer is just starting and it’s already getting SO HOT here in Houston! All I can think of is sitting by the pool somewhere sipping some delicious cocktails. Remember this lemonade recipe I shared last week ? Well today I’m sharing three lychee & grapefruit cocktail recipes and a snow cone syrup recipe too. Enjoy!

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Favorite summer color

July 2, 2015

What’s your favorite summer color this year? I have been leaning towards this shade of summer yellow a lot. Pantone is calling it ‘Mimosa’. Last year I was more into pastel shades but this year somehow I have been drawn to bright warm hues. Wanted to share some of my choices with ya!
Last month at Alt Summit Summer 2015 (see full post here & here) , Sherwin Williams was one of our event sponsors and they were handing out these pretty swatch cards promoting their summer color collection. My eye just went directly to this ‘decisive yellow’ shade. Trust me guys if I had a renovation going on right now, I would be definitely be using this one.

I do however, plan on painting my coffee table with it or accent a chair.

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Fovorite-Summer-Color-2Also last week I got these table napkins from Sur La Table. Shop them here!

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Got this dress from Forever21 too. Shop this dress here! They have a great collection this season and have collaborated with some cool designers.

Fovorite-Summer-Color-3A lot of my artwork has this color too!
Check these art posts here. 1,2,3,4. These prints are free to download too.
(All downloads are for personal use only and should not be redistributed or sold)

Have a lovely summer you guys! Would love to hear your color stories too 🙂

 

 

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Stylish 4th of July Entertaining

June 30, 2015

I’m so excited to share this beautiful and stylish 4th of July entertaining post with you guys today. It’s got simple DIY projects, recipes to go with our color theme, a delicious summer drink and an elegant tablescape. Cool right? I wanted to keep it simple and just bring out the patriotic colors through flowers and food. And the best way to do that was with a clean crisp white background.

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I made two watercolor patterns to use as placemats. I wanted to keep them subtle but give some contrast between the table and plates. I also made watercolor place cards with same shade of blue which I used for the mats and finally a bouquet of beautiful red roses. You can download the prints for free! at the end of this post.

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10 Outfit Ideas for 4th Of July Weekend

June 29, 2015

Over the weekend I was looking online for an outfit to wear at a party next weekend. Found these really cute ones from  Zara, Topshop, LOFT and this vibrant fun shop called Show Me Your Mumu. This store has got some really fun graphic prints and bold colors perfect for the summer. So I put together these 10 outfit ideas for 4th of July weekend for you guys. You could wear them to a friend’s backyard bbq party or a formal event or maybe even a wedding.

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Healthy Smoothie Fizz

June 25, 2015

HEALTHY-SMOOTHIE-FIZZ--12I have always believed that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I would like to start mine with a glass of healthy smoothie. However most of the times I end up with a mug of tea and a toast or a cracker. But last year I decided to make some changes in my lifestyle and started exercising and tried eating healthy. One of my regular routines was trying new recipes for smoothies after workouts. Then one day while shopping at IKEA, I tried one of the Naked Juice smoothies at their restaurant and was instantly hooked on to it. I loved it so much that I almost tried all their flavors in just about a month.
But today I’m putting a twist on these and making a healthy smoothie fizz instead. By adding a few ingredients we’ll transform it into a great summertime drink and a definite crowd-pleaser. This recipe is not only super healthy (with an extra boost of vitamin C), but also a stylish looking drink for your all those parties you’re planning to throw this summer.

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