Trend Watch: Ombre Nails

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

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 Ombre nails fade from one nail to the next. To get this look you could either have five different shades of the polish color you want to go from dark to light. Or you can start with a base color and mix in varies degrees of white or black nail polish.

 {left to right: OPI You Don\’t Know Jacques, OPI French Quarter for your Thoughts, China Glaze Pelican Gray, Zoya Dove and China Glaze Snow}
Since I wanted to go with a taupey gray look and already had five polishes that would work perfectly I used them instead of mixing polishes.

  What do you think of the Ombre Nail Trend?!

DSW Shoe Love

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

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I have a serious shoe obsession and I usually make a weekly trip to my favorite shoe store… DSW. One of the biggest reasons that I absolutely adore DSW is Madden Girl shoes. They are beyond comfortable and I own numerous pairs of them.Well while I was at DSW browsing around for a new pair of boots I spotted this Madden Girl Preppie Boot and I am beyond smitten.

Check out these shoes that i am loving from DSW as well.
What\’s your favorite place to shop for shoes?

Five Things

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

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 {a decorative bow topper on the soap in the guest bathroom}
For the past two weeks it rained everyday – followed by 40 degree weather. This weekend is going to be in the 80\’s. My plan is to head to the outlets for Columbus Day sales as well as attend a pumpkin festival in a near by town. What are you up to this weekend?
 {homemade caramel corn with candy corn cooling}
 {a fall craft project that took six rolls of ribbon}
 {the whimsy way I store cupcake liners on my counter}
 {gourds at the farm}

Go Pink

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

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Caramel Apple Muffins

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

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This past weekend I sent my mum a text message to see what she was up to. She informed me that she was making banana nut bread, pumpkin bread and apple bread. As soon as I received this text I suddenly wanted to bake some apple muffins. I headed to the kitchen to come up with a recipe that would have all the flavors of fall. That is where the caramel apple muffin was born (it\’s better without the topping though – at least I think so).

Caramel Apple Muffins
Ingredients
• 1 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 c. salted butter, softened
• 1/2 c. sour cream
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 Tblsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2.5 cups apples, peeled and grated

Directions
• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine the brown sugar and butter in a large bowl; beating at medium speed until creamy. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla; continue to beat until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in grated apples.
• Pour batter into your baking cups. Bake 15-25 minutes; or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and tops are golden brown. Place onto a wire cooling rack.

For the topping
*note: this taste so good without the topping! For added sweetness add the topping for a lighter muffin don\’t add the topping
• 1/3 c. firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3 c. butter
• 1/3 c. pecans, finely choped
Combine the brown sugar and butter in a pot. Cooking over medium heat, stirring continuously; until the mixture comes to a boil. Continue cooking until the mixture becomes smooth (3-4 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in nuts.
Drop the topping by the spoonful in the center of the muffin.

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