Insta-Recipes 2.0

Here's another round of recipes I've posted to Instagram!

I have been loving some flavored tea!  My favorite combination for the last few months has been brewing two bags of black tea with two to four (yes, four!) bags of peach tea.  Leave the peach tea bags in, and the flavor will get stronger the longer it sits.

A Beautiful Mess did it again with a spring roll recipe and dipping sauce that is oh, so good!

Smoothie: banana, cashew milk, almond butter…mmm mmm

Roast some chickpeas and then toss in vanilla, cinnamon, and pinch of sugar

Cut a head of lettuce into quarters for each serving.  Add purple onion, tomatoes, strawberries, avocado, Mini Babybel cheese, vinegrette, and leftover brussells sprout salad if you have any ;)

Banana Berry Butter Smoothie: banana, strawberries, cashew milk, almond butter

Okay, okay….here's one more from A Beautiful Mess.  This spaghetti squash stir fry is soooo good!

I love a good veggie recipe if you have any to share!

*Insta-recipe posts are inspired by dishes I throw together and post on my personal Instagram account.

Hair Bow Holder/Pet Portrait

The first project I completed for our baby girl's room was her bow holder.  Bows are a must for babies in the American South, and I wanted a fun way to display them.  I was inspired by this pet portrait post from A Beautiful Mess.  I knew immediately that I wanted to do a portrait of Ruby (our dog) for the nursery, and then I had the idea to make the portrait a bow holder.

I followed the directions on ABM for the pet portrait.

Here's what to do next to turn it into a bow holder.

1. Use grosgrain ribbon and cut 4 strips that are each 25 inches long.

2. Use a lighter on the ends to keep them from fraying.  Be sure to blow it out quickly!

3. Two of the ribbon strips will stay as they are.  Two strips will be altered to hold headbands.

Take more ribbon, and lay it on top of one of the 25 inch strips.  I didn't cut the ribbon that was laid on top until the end.  With the ribbon that is on top, create loops.

4. Pin down each loop.

5. Each loop should be about 3 inches from the next loop.

6. After you have each loop, go back and glue the looped ribbon to itself.

7. Now glue the top looped ribbon to the bottom ribbon just below each loop.  I used E6000 glue throughout the project.  Each clothespins at each loop to hold the glue as it dries.

8. Glue each ribbon to the back and bottom of your frame.  I used tape to hold them in place as the glue dried.  You can later remove the tape, or leave it like I did.

9. Hang and display your bows and headbands!