A couple weeks ago, I showed you how to make this Sparkle Headband from Christmas clearance items.  Today, I have another simple DIY made from clearance items – a Valentine’s Day wreath!

I started with a white wreath that I bought for $2 at a thrift store.  You can use one that you already have, or even get one at the dollar store.  I got the red felt hearts from the Christmas clearance section at Target.  $.30 a pack!  I thought they were perfect for V-day, so I decided to make a festive wreath with them.

This isn’t an official “tutorial” because I just kind of made it up as I went along.  I used my hot glue gun to place the hearts in groups on the edges of the wreath.

Then I decided to add “xoxo” to the wreath, so I traced the letters onto white poster board and hung a purple piece of embroidery floss across the middle.

I hot glued the letters to the floss and hung the wreath on my front door with red ribbon.

Cute and easy right?!  I love a good, quick DIY:)

I know you are all just sitting there, at home, wondering what you could possibly do with your weekend.  You have absolutely nothing to do…don’t deny it.

Have no fear, I have just the thing!  Wouldn’t it make your weekend perfect to do some delicious cooking??  I knew it would.

{Tomato & Bell Pepper Tarts}

{Rosemary Garlic Chicken Skillet}

{The Greatest Sandwich Ever}

{Naan}

{Quinoa Patties}

{Gnocchi Mac & Cheese}

{Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Cake}

{Apple Triangles}

Let me know if you try any of these — and don’t forget to invite me over to share some.

Kiss kiss!

Hi!  It’s been a loooong time since I’ve written about Project Runway, and I finally got around to watching Season 9 a few weeks ago.  I won’t talk too much about it here, in case some of you are waaaay behind and haven’t seen it yet – ahem Stormie; and I also don’t want to bore you – it was a bit of a snooze.  Definitely not one of the my favorite seasons.

One of the things on season 9 that I DID like was the strange stilt-walker challenge.  Each of the models looked like a kooky Tim Burton character.  Loved it!

I can’t really remember much about the Season 9 finale…except that Faith Hill was a judge and didn’t really seem to “get” any of the clothes (go figure).  Sometimes I don’t understand their choices of guest judges.

Honestly, with the exception of Season 8 (one of my favs!), ever since Project Runway moved from Bravo to Lifetime, it just hasn’t been as good.  It’s lost it’s edge.  It’s been formulaic and predictable and since it’s shown on Lifetime (television for WOMEN), the past 4 seasons have seen 3 female winners – and all 3 of them didn’t deserve to win…at. all.  Surprise surprise.

Now, I know it’s starting to sound like I really hate this show and that maybe I should stop watching it (and trust me, I’ve had those same thoughts), but I’ve been watching some of the past seasons lately and it has reminded me why I fell in love with it in the first place.

Season 4.  My all-time favorite season and the BEST final collection by Christian Siriano.  I still remember watching these clothes come down the runway for the first time.  The show gave me chills down my back, and made me hold my breath slightly.  Christian wowed me throughout the whole season, and for me, no one on the show has matched his talent to this day.

Season 1.  My 2nd all-time favorite collection by Jay McCarroll.  I remember being completely in awe when I saw this.  His clothes were so unique, eye catching, and COOL.  I would love to wear them – and they still translate to today’s fashion – even after 7 years.  Jay is amazing, and no other contestant has made me laugh so hard. 

Season 8.  My 3rd all-time favorite collection by Mondo Guerra.  I’ve already written about Mondo here, but I just love him too much to leave him out of this post.  His final collection was so bold, bright and beautiful.  I want that skull t-shirt SO much (oh, and the leggings and tights too!).  He had such a sweet presence on the show, and it was his personality that really connected me to his clothes.  And I guess it doesn’t hurt that he’s based here in Colorado:)

Speaking of Mondo, a Project Runway spin-off called Project Runway:  All-Stars just started a few weeks ago, and Mondo is one of the contestants!  So excited to see him and April busting out the cute clothes again.  I really hope that Mondo wins All Stars though….it’s gotta happen right?

P.S.  Wendy Pepper is still evil.

I am in need of a hair color change again.  I have decided, for the time being, not to cut my hair super short like this lady makes me want to do (maybe at some point though…).  I do want to change the color though…I finally got all of the black out from over a year ago – but sadly, I think I’ve gone too light and I want some dark back.  Dark hair just always seems to work better with my complexion.

I would like your opinion about what I should do though, I am curious as to what other people think looks best on me.  We will move backwards from my most recent colors, to what it was a year ago…

1. This is the red from my last dye-job…pretty bright

2. Prior to my most recent, but typically now what my hair looks like after it fades for a few weeks – SUPER light

3. Still with some dark hues in the tips

4. Random, on-accident-ombre

5. Lots of black left, red at the roots

6. Intentional red ombre with black base (also the most difficult dye-job I’ve tried at this point)

7. Mostly black/dark-brownish (this is typically the color that makes it easier to wear my black extensions and have them blend in)

8. Little blonde/red highlights in mostly black

9. Black

I am wondering if I should just go back to black?….I’m not promising that I can re-create any of the colors or effects exactly as you see them here.  For the most part I just throw some dye in and let my hair interpret it as it wants to…but I am curious, what do you think I should do?

My daughters are 6 & 4.  They are always very willing to “play dress-up” for my Fibbie photos, and I am always very grateful.  I love taking photos of them together – they are so sweet with each other.

I mean, how cute are they?

Hello lovelies!

This weekend I took a lot of time to relax and get some rest (& I may or may not have watched 13+ episodes of Gilmore Girls).  I also did this:

Yep, that’s Chris – hanging out at my house for the third time…we may as well turn the place into a tattoo shop.  Chris added to one of my tattoos in April and he gave Stephanie her first ever tattoo in May.

Finished!  These tattoos are scripture references (Isaiah 30:21 & Isaiah 48:17) and I am fully in love with them.  I wanted them to almost look like coordinates and I only wanted numbers, no letters – so this is what I came up with.  I couldn’t be more pleased.  Thanks Chris for the solid tattoos – and Steph for taking photos!

What next…?

I love Instagram a lot lot lot.  I’ve been using it on my iPhone for about 7 months, and I post photos almost everyday (if you would like to follow me, my user name is:  stephanie_may ).  I love following friends and blog authors that I admire.  It’s so fun to see little glimpses into their daily adventures.

One of the people I follow is Miss James, and she invited us to participate in a Photo A Day Challenge.  The challenge is to post a photo on Instagram everyday in the month of January that goes along with this list of given parameters.  Since we are half way through the month already, I wanted to show you the first part of my progress:

Day 1:  You

Day 2:  Breakfast

Day 3:  Something you adore

Day 4:  Letterbox

Day 5:  Something you wore

Day 6:  Makes you smile

Day 7:  Favorite

Day 8:  Your sky

Day 9:  Daily routine

Day 10:  Childhood

Day 11:  Where you sleep

Day 12:  Closeup

Day 13:  In your bag

Day 14:  Something you’re reading

Day 15:  Happiness

Hope you enjoyed seeing these photos!  :)  I’ll be on Instagram tomorrow with Day 16:  Morning

I saw Bonnie Gregory at a Christmas concert this past December and could not get over how much I loved her hair.  She is the sister of a good family friend (of whom I may or may not have annoyed with talking about said sister’s hair…endlessly).  Even a few days later, I said to one of my sister’s, “Did you see Gwen’s sister at the concert?  I LOVE her hair!”

I was then told about The Horse Latitudes -- and I have been hooked.

According to her website, “Bonnie Gregory aka The Horse Latitudes is a landlocked sailor writing love songs to the sea. Her music, best described as “seafolk”, is inspired by personal shipwrecks, sea turtles in the morning and other basic longings.”  You’re curious already, right?

Her voice is so lovely and with it being only her and an acoustic guitar, there is not a lot of fuss -- just pure, raw beauty.

This is my current favorite song of hers.  I have watched this video a lot…it might be because the first line is, “I can tell you’ve been home, by the smell of coffee”…or maybe it’s just a gorgeous song -- but the coffee thing can’t hurt.

Another great song and a beautiful video.  I love how simple the videos are -- they let the music speak for itself.

The hair people…the hair.

You can check out more of her music on Bandcamp….and you should.

This week has flown by!  I have been working on some new listings for my vintage kid’s clothing shop – FIBBIE.  Head over and take a look – there’s lots more to come!

Mexican food is the best.  That may be a bold statement, but I stand behind it 100%.  I could eat Mexican food everyday for the rest of my life and be completely content (this is probably thanks to my dad, who makes a mean Mexican meal and did so all of our growing up years).

Last night I made migas – and it was SO yummy.  Migas is super easy to make and there are so many variations (mine was more Tex-Mex than authentic Mexican because I had a lot of eggs in the fridge), you can literally put anything into that you want.  The main point, in my opinion, are the tortillas – beyond that, get creative!

(General) Ingredients:

4 corn tortillas (corn tortillas make me a happy girl)

2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1 small onion (I only used about 1/3 chopped)

8 eggs (beaten)

1 small tomato (chopped)

1 avocado (chopped or sliced, however you like it)

1 c. monterey jack cheese

1 lime

cilantro

Step 1: Keep the tortillas stacked and cut them into bite-size pieces (or tear them, whichever you prefer).

Step 2: Put the 2 tbsp. olive oil in a skillet on medium heat and add the tortillas.  Cook these for 5-6 minutes until golden brown and turning slightly cripsy.

Step 3: Add onion (and whatever other “harder” veggies you want that need to soften a bit – peppers, fresh garlic, etc.).  Cook these 5-6 minutes until they begin to soften.

Step 4: Add 8 eggs, a little salt and pepper, and scramble

Step 5: When the eggs are almost finished cooking, add “softer” veggies like tomatoes, green chiles, mushrooms, etc.

Step 6: Last, add 1 cup monterey jack cheese – mix it in until it just begins to melt and take the skillet off the burner

Step 7: Squeeze a little lime juice over the whole pan, serve it up and add some avocado, sour cream and cilantro to your heart’s content.

Seriously…Yum.

What do you like to put in your migas?