DIY: Herb Wheel

My parents have a spectacular backyard overflowing with flower gardens, fruits, vegetables and of course herbs. My mum is always looking for a unique way to alter certain parts of the backyard. One memory she has is of a rickety wagon wheel (for ornamental purpose only) her dad had in their backyard. Since the herbs do not need a lot of space to grow, the wagon wheel becomes the ideal addition to the backyard. When herbs are collectively placed they become an aesthetically pleasing work of art. The wagon wheel I purchased is from here.

{Place the wheel in a cleared area, use a cultivator to turn the soil between the spooks}
{My soil did not come up high enough on the spooks so I added some potting soil}
compost or whatever type of soil you have will also work
 {To plant your herbs be sure to break up the bottom to allow for proper growth}
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Herbs used: rosemary, lavender, thyme, basil and parsley

Five Things

 {raspberry lemonade infused with lavender}
The majority of my week has been spent in greenhouses picking out shades of pink, peach and coral flowers. As well as prepping my parent’s backyard for Memorial weekend planting. With the wide array of color and flower shapes, staying inspired this week has been particularly easy.

 {the perfect minty green floral romper}
 {snapdragon inspired color block nails}
Orly Fiesta and Basket Case (light pink)
 {the first sign of summer: strawberries in my parents backyard}
{the perfect background relaxing noise}

Lilly Pulitzer Gift Card GIVEAWAY

With the arrival of spring, and flowers in full bloom I thought it was the perfect time for a Lilly Pulitzer giveaway.

What you can win….. a $50 Gift Card to Lilly Pulitzer

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Giveaway ends Saturday, May 19

Old Time Candle Factory

 {the Davisburg Candle Factory in Davisburg, Michigan}
Tucked away in the small town of Davisburg is a candlefactory with a whole lot of tradition. The Davisburg Candle Factory offers custom made, hand-decorated candles that have been made in the same factory the same way since 1960.  Tapers are dipped in a unique automated line that is made up of old roller skate wheels, bike chains, wheels and rims. This is my go to place when it comes to gifts. I always have some on hand for emergency purposes, and love to give them at Christmas. Or birthdays. Since the candles are each created by hand they all have a unique aspect to them.

 {colored taper wall}
 
{the process of creating taper candles}
{hand dipped in color}
 {hung to dry}
 {floral candle designs}
{lilly candle designs}

Lemon Glazed Muffins

Over the weekend I had a Mother’s Day brunch for my mum. Mum and I love lemon so I knew I wanted to incorporate it somehow into the meal. I decided to experiment a little and came up with a recipe for the most scrumptious lemon muffins. They are light and airy, topped with a lemony glaze. Making these an ideal addition to brunch.

Lemon Glazed Muffins
Ingredients
Muffins:
3/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons oil (I used canola)
4 egg whites (or 2 eggs)
zest from 2-3 lemons

Glaze:
4 tablespoons organic lemon juice (or juice from 2-3 lemons)
6 tablespoons granulated sugar

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. In a medium bowl add vinegar to milk and stir well (this will \”sour\” the milk – you can also use 3/4 cup buttermilk instead of doing this I was just saving money). Add oil, eggs and zest and whisk until combined.
3. In a large bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Add the milk mixture to your dry ingredients and whisk until just combined.
4. Pour batter into 12 cupcake liners. Bake for 15-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
5. While the bread is baking, stir the glaze ingredients together until sugar dissolves. When the muffins are done, and still in the cupcake pan, prick the bread with a wooden skewer making sure to go all the way to the bottom. Pour glaze over each muffin, and cool in pan on a wire rack.
* Note these taste better the next day so make sure you make them the day before you will be serving them.