eyeshadow repair

February 25, 2014

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First your boots, now your favorite eyeshadow.  But seriously, whats better than salvaging something that you thought was a goner?  Especially when that something is a MAC eyeshadow that cost you a pretty penny, and then hurtled towards the floor one day and shattered right before your eyes.  Not a good way to start your day.  The good news is, Petit Elefant featured a DIY on this, and we have tested and concur that it indeed works!  (Go ahead, do a little victory dance.  And then go get that broken shadow!)

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To get started, you’ll need:

  • shattered eyeshadow
  • a quarter, or coin of similar size
  • rubbing alcohol
  • tissue
  • butter knife
  • medicine dropper
  • plastic bag (or plastic wrap)

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Step 1:  Place your shadow in a plastic bag.

Step 2: Using your butter knife, mash the broken shadow into an even powder.

Step 3:  Remove your shadow from the bag.  (This is what it should look like once mashed.)

Step 4:  Drop about 3 drops of rubbing alcohol into the shadow, moistening it.

Step 5:  Place your tissue over the top, and press a quarter into the shadow to reform it.

Step 6:  Allow your shadow to dry.  (Don’t worry!! The rubbing alcohol stench will dissapear when the shadow dries!)

 

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Voila! Your pretty shadow is (almost) good as new!

shansig

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night out in knit (22 weeks)

February 24, 2014

A perfectly tidy bedroom is no match for a girl who does not know what to wear.  Dress after dress, top after top, nothing felt special, nothing felt good.  The carnage of clothing strewed across the room made for the saddest scene.  With frustration setting in and time ticking I needed to decide on something.  Grey knit dress it is.  It was a celebratory date night after all, there was no time for a “what to wear” meltdown.  Add a pretty necklace, a little animal print and all of the sudden grey knit is more than acceptable for an evening out.

leopard_coat_grey_dress_1 leopard_coat_grey_dress_2 leopard_coat_grey_dress_3 leopard_coat_grey_dress_4When sporting a bump in public people are going to stare, it is only natural.  In most cases the stare is immediately followed with a warm smile, which is so nice.  Makes me wish we did that to each other regardless of pregnancy status.  What isn’t nice is to ask a woman when she is due and then to look astonished that it is so far away.  No one needs to feel more massive then they already do.  My 22 week bump is just the right size (thank you very much lady in the bathroom).

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link love

February 21, 2014

link_love_0221141SOS Children’s Villages Norway “Would you give your jacket to Johannes?” Video regardless of language it’s impossible to watch this and not be moved.  Children all over the world are freezing, there is never a bad time to donate warm clothing. 2Why Sex and the City Is Still Important, 10 Years Later fabulous article about my all time favorite television series.  SATC will always be relevant because it brought fashion, a city, designer shoe awareness and women empowerment to mainstream America.  I will forever and always love Carrie, Charlotte. Miranda and Samantha. 3And speaking of shoes Spring Booties are all the rage this season.  Light tones and airy cutouts are perfect for this transition season.  4Dinner A Love Story a blog and now book dedicated to helping busy families get meals on the table.  Encouraging parents and children to prepare meals together and use food as an everyday bonding tool. 5Bringing Up Bèbe is a book gifted to me by my sweet man during my first pregnancy.  Being the awful procrastinator I am it was never read until now.  French parenting is interesting and something worth learning about especially from the perspective of an American.  No matter one’s parenting style I think there is something everyone can take from this book. 6Lil Man Apparel – believe it or not I have yet to purchase more than a clearance pair of lounge pants.  I am however getting more and more intrigued by what is out there, especially as summer styles roll into stores.  Now having one of each I will admit that there are far less “non-typical-cutesy” options for boys than girls.  These pieces from Old Navy however have me swooning.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

brandyjsig

 

 

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boot salvage

February 20, 2014

I’ve got a pretty bad history of ruining boots.  Last winter, I wrecked two pair within one week.  Both grocery store incidences, the first involved my beloved over the knee grey suede boots and a slippery jar of salsa that was no match for the floor.  The second, my go-to Steve Maddens that are so comfortable you could run a marathon in them, that I so gracefully dumped a mango smoothie on. (Not that I’m really one to run a marathon or anything.  But you get the picture.)  It was a sad week.

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I had written my boots off and thought that they were goners (and that suede pair is still in question)- but after some pinteresting I came across this watermark rememdy and gave it a go on my leather boots.

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Here’s what you need:
vinegar
a sponge
cold water
ruined boots

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In a small bowl, mix equal parts cold water and vinegar.  Dab your sponge into the mixture, and rub in circular motions over the watermarks on your boots.
Wait for them to dry, and go over troublesome areas a second time if needed! All of my spots came out!

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My boots are like new!  Now, to figure out how to de-salsa the suede pair….
shansig

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peanut butter and jelly muffins

February 19, 2014

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Ohhhh, these muffins. The biggest issue I had making them was choosing which flavor jam to put in the middle. And they were so so good.
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Last night I had scotcharoo’s on the brain, but woke up in a very muffin mood. (Do muffin moods happen to everyone, or is that just me?) My muffin mood combined with my giant bag of fresh jams I got on Friday lead me to hunting down a good pb & j muffin recipe. So those scotcharoo’s may be seen next week. Unless a brownie mood strikes or something, you just never know. Okay, back to these muffins.

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peanut butter and jelly muffins
 
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Ingredients
  • Topping:
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • 4 tbsp creamy peanut butter
  • Muffins:
  • 2 cups flour (I used one cup whole wheat, one cup all-purpose)
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup jam or preserves
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375F, and line muffin tin with 12 liners.
  2. First, make your topping by whisking together the 4 tbsp of each flour and sugar. Next, add your peanut butter and crumble together. Set aside.
  3. In a seperate bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking soda. In another bowl, whisk milk, eggs, vanilla, sugar, peanut butter and oil.
  4. Fold wet ingredients into dry until just incorperated.
  5. Add 1 tbsp of batter to each muffin liner, followed by 2 tsp of jam, and then topped off with remaining batter. Top each muffin with a generous amount of topping, and press down just a bit.
  6. Bake for 18-20 minutes, let cool and enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Anecdotes and Apple Cores.

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Nom nom nom,
shansig

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