Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Mini Vacation and OOTD!

So as you read this Jim and I have embarked on a small vacation. One of my dearest friends is coming to visit our home town and Jim and I have decided this would be a great time to get away and spend some time with our friends. Don't worry though, I haven't forgotten about my blog! I have a few things lined up and I'll even be bringing my video camera to capture some of our fun stuff. This Sunday's Vlog will be packed with out adventures! 

This is the outfit I wore yesterday to go run some errands to get ready for our trip. It was a little gloomy outside, but that didn't stop me from wearing this awesome spring dress. I have to admit that I'm self cousious about my bare legs. If I have leggings or tights on, for some reason I don't worry about them at all. Thanks to amy and her awesome self love chalange, I am trying to step outside my comfort zone and accept me and all of my body worries. I'm not perfect, but I'm me and I wanted to wear this dress sans tights.... SO I DID!!!!

A big thanks to Amy over at A is for Ampersand. Her journey and willingness to share her triumphs and struggles with body issues is oober inspiring and I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that feels that way. I hope you get a chance to check her out.

Well I'm off. I still have to pack and get a few things done. Everyone have a great week and be safe. See ya' soon!

OOTD_
Dress- F21+
Sweater- Target
Flats- Payless




 P.S. I don't have any shoes that match this dress, what do you think would go with it? I was a little stumped on this one!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Homemade Apple Turnovers!

Jim requested that I make these and to be honest I was a little intimidated when he told me what he wanted. Apple turnovers sound hard and time consuming. I hoped on the Internet and started to do some research. After looking at a few recipes I started to realize that these wouldn't be hard at all. The key is the puff pastry, now you can make you own but the dough is super temperamental and is hard to work with so I opted to buy the pre-made kind.  Here's what else you'll need....

INGREDIENTS
  • ONE PACKAGE OF FROZEN FILO DOUGH
  • 4 APPLES OF YOUR CHOICE (I LIKE GRANNY SMITH)
  • 1C BROWN SUGAR
  • CINNAMON TO YOUR LIKING
  • 1 TBSP CORN STARCH
  • 1 TBSP WATER
  • 1 EGG
  • 2 TBSP BUTTER
  • SUGAR IN THE RAW (OR ANY KIND OF LARGER GRANULATED SUGAR)
Pre-heat oven to 400F degrees

 Start off by peeling your apples and slicing them into small cubes. As you slice them you can put them in a bowl of cool water with a little lemon juice so they don't turn brown. Once all four of your apples are cut, grab a skillet and put on Medium heat. Melt the butter in the pan and add the apples (make sure apples are not super wet if you did the water bath), add your Cinnamon to your liking and let cook for 2 minutes.


Next add in your brown sugar. In a small bowl mix the corn starch and water together. Add the cornstarch mixture to your apples and mix well. This will make the liquid in the pan thicker and more of a sauce. Cook this mixture for another 2 minutes and then set aside.
Grab your Filo dough and take out one of the sheets, lay it out flat and cut into 4 equal squares. I strongly recommend that you keep the other sheet of filo in the fridge until you are ready to use. If it sits out and warms up, it becomes this sticky, gooey mess and it's super hard to work with. 

Now your ready for apples! Grab a spoon with slats in it, so the liquid can drain out. Spoon in the apples to the middle of each square of dough. Fold the dough over itself on the diagonal to create a triangle. Make sure that you seal the ends by pressing down on the edges with your fingers or a fork. (I did both to make sure that I sealed them all the way). Take out your other sheet of dough and repeat these steps. You will have 8 turnovers all together.
In a small bowl or cup crack your egg, but only put the white of the egg in bowl. add a small amount of water to your egg whites and mix. You just made an egg wash! Brush the egg mixtures onto the tops of your turnovers. Finally Generously sprinkle your raw sugar on top of the pastries. 

Bake at 400f degrees for 20 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes and then enjoy. 


 Let me tell you, these bad boys are impressive. Our friends couldn't believe that I had made these.  I am still getting compliments on how good they were. If you can spare a half hour of your day to making these, you will be the talk of the town! I also made a batch for Jim and I and stuck them in the freezer and we just grab 2 in the morning and put them in the toaster oven for a minutes and they are super good!

Have a great day! See you tomorrow!



Sunday, February 26, 2012

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Fat, Sexy, Saturdance

this weeks Saterdance is a little risque. I love the band Uh Huh Her and this is one of my favorite songs by them. This song makes you feel sexual and dance-y all at the same time. It's a perfect sex jam and you know what I might have had sex to this song. I think that being sexual is not something one should have to hide, in fact I think you should be proud of it. Yell it from the rooftops if you'd like! 
As a plus size gal your not supposed to be sexual at all! The two main unspoken rules for fat people are... not to be seen eating, and don't be thought of sexually (unless you are some sort of fat fetish person). No one wants to think of fat people having sex, fat jiggling and flopping all over the place. ewww.  Well excuse me, but FUCK that.
I am fat. People see it and there is no hiding it. I am me and part of me is my size. Part of me is that I'm a sexual person and I have some dam good sex. What I'm trying to say here is, be proud of you. You only have one life and making the most of it is the only thing that makes seance. So if your fat and you want to dance to a sexy song, dance. If you want to go to a nude beach and strut, then do it. 

Happy Saturdance y'all!
Have a great weekend and I'll see you tomorrow for Vlog Sunday


Friday, February 24, 2012

Eye Rock, stick on Eyeliner Review.

I recently hopped on the beauty box band wagon. I liked the idea because when it comes to makeup I never know what to get. I tend to stick to the same things and I want to venture out of my comfort zone and try some new stuff. So for ten bucks a month I get this box of new things to try and then if I like it then I can get the full size discounted. 
In my first box I got a purfume sample, tinted moisturizer, mouthwash, face cream and these bad boys. 

The pack came with 4 stick on eye liners. You can cut them to fit. The material is kind of like medical tape. I was super curios about these. 

grab one of the ends with tweezers and lift it away from the paper. Hold it close to your eye and see if you need to cut any of the excess off. I had to snip the inner corners off.

the back is super sticky so make sure the the placement is in the correct spot. When you have it all lined up, press down with your index finger .


 
When you apply these, the package says to clean area and apply them with no makeup on. I found that to be a little funny because I usually put on liner last.  After they are applied you can put on your makeup. There may be a few places you have to fill in with your liner.


 
I will say that the inner corners started to peel almost immedietly.  I think puting on eyeshadow made it worse. After about an hour the liner was lifted about halfway. Good thing I wear glasses! I took them off after about 2 hours because they stoped lifting, but the first half was flapping every time I blinked! They felt kinda weird being on my eyes (it's kinda the same feeling when you wear fake lashes). All in all I will try them again, but I'm still super skeptical about them and at the same time, it's almost easier to just put on eyeliner. Also I feel like the liners are really wide. I usually do my liner about half the thickness of these. I don't think that I would purchase these, but it was fun to try them out.

Happy Friday y'all. I'm looking forward to Saterdance this week. Also if you have some suggestions for Vlog day, let me know what you would like to see.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

OOTD

Today I had to go to DMV. I dread going there. So much so that my car registration was late! I have nightmeres about going to DMV and I'm pretty sure that the first zombie came from DMV.
 When I went there today though we were in and out in less then 20 minutes. That has never happened. Usually I will walk in and get my little ticket and there is only one other person in there with me and it still takes an hour. For some reason today though, the god's of DMV shined down on me and took pitty on my impatient soul! 

OOTD
Sweater and skirt- Target
White tee and belt- Target 
Leggings- Target 
Flats- Payless 
Hair flower- Oh SweetHenry




 Here are a couple of outtakes!!!!

 

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

DIY Peter Pan Collar


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I love the idea of being able to put a collar on anything you want, so I thought I would join the masses and make myself a Peter Pan collar. Here is my take on this super cute and dainty fashion trend.

SUPPLIES
  • NEWSPAPER (OR PLAIN PAPER)
  • SCISSORS
  • SCRAP FABRIC (OR A FAT QUARTER WILL DO)
  • INTERFACING
  • SEWING SUPPLIES/MACHINE (OR NEEDLE AND THREAD)
  • HOOK AND EYE
  • OPTIONAL: IRON
To get started take your newspaper and fold in half. Draw a template for your Peter Pan collar on the fold so that it will be symmetrical. I've seen a couple of different styles of the collar, so I leave the design up to you but you could also print out my photo and enlarge and use the one I have made :) To make it a bit easier on you here are a few pieces of advice... I took my neck measurement and divided by 2 and x pi. Just like making a circle skirt. Then for the outside, I free handed the shape I wanted and I had to try a couple times before I got the shape I wanted. also once you have your pattern make sure you try it on and then cut what you don't need in the back off.


Next take your fabric and pin your pattern. When you cut out make sure to leave plenty of seam allowance. You will need two pieces (a front and a back).

After that you will need to cut out two pieces of interfacing (one for each side). Use the fabric as your guide to cut out the interfacing because you will need the seam allowance. I got fusible interfacing and it added another step for me, but I find it easier to work with. If you are using the fusible kind you will iron it down to the wrong sides of each piece. P.S you iron shiny side down. 


Once you have all your pieces it's time to assemble (News Teams Assemble!), sorry that was a lame Anchor man reference. You want good sides together, so it should interfacing, fabric, fabric, interfacing. Pin your fabric sandwich together. As a guide I traced the original pattern onto one side so I could use it as a reference. It actually helped a lot. 

Next grab your sewing machine or needle and thread and sew around your lines, making sure to leave both ends open and and one end a two inch slit so you can turn it right side out.  I started sewing at the scallop point and I triple stitched right there to ensure that it would make a crisp point. 


Once you have sewn completely around (except the ends and the slit) it's time to turn this bad right side out. I did not leave a two inch gap and let me tell you this was a pain in the ass! This was single handily the most time consuming part of the whole project! Put on some good music and start pulling. 



Once you have it all turned, you may need to iron it flat, mine was pretty wrinkly from all the torture! It's time to attache the hook and eye. Now this is were you can get creative, if you don't want to use a hook and eye you can use ribbon or even a necklace chain. It's all up to you. I didn't have a hook and eye but I had pants closure so I used that. Attach your choice of fastener and your done! I like a dumb ass forget to take a photo of the finished product, but I will be in an upcoming outfit post. 


If you make your own Peter Pan collar I would love to see it. If you have any questions feel free to drop me a line! Have a great Wednesday y'all and don't forget to subscribe!


Monday, February 20, 2012

Thanks

I just wanted to take a minute out of my day to say thank you to everyone that has come to check out my little ol' blog. I just hit 1000 visits to my page last night and this Sunday's vlog has been the most viewed post so far! I'm sure that a thousand views is nothing for some bloggers, but for me it's a mile stone and a sign that I am being heard. I'm so excited to see that my little slice is finally taking off and there are lots of new exciting things coming up in the next couple months. With all this growth I just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to subscribe and take an interest in what I have to say. 

They have some super cute cards and journals

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Vlog Sunnday: Lush review!

Sorry it's so late. I'm still learning how to edit videos. Have a great night ya'll!


Saturday, February 18, 2012

Saterdance

Sater-dance is a new feature on Saturdays that will feature a fun, catchy, toe tapping, jig inducing video that will hopefully be the sound track to the rest of your lovely day. I love a wide variety of music, from Doo Wop to Diddy and I am willing to listen to most everything (except the genre called "noise", it's basically just a bunch car horns and pots and pans banging together), but I will say that I'm totally guilty of playing one record over and over again till it's played out! One of my all time favorites is Kate Nash. She is super cute and writes catchy little ditties from an honest point of view. If you haven't heard of her, make sure you check out the rest of her impressive albums. Happy Saterdance

Everyone have a great holiday weekend and you will see me tomorrow for Vlog Sunday with some exciting Hair updates. Goodbye violet, hello bold!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's day. He's the Jam to my toast!

My special man. Valentines day is not such a big deal, in fact we are both still in out pj's and mister is going to go take some trash to the dump today. I think I'm going to touch up my roots and work on some etsy stuff. With all of the non-holiday stuff going on I thought I would take a moment out of my day to mention how much I love my husband. We have been through a lot in the past year, but with each day we grow more and more and my love grows stronger with passing moment. I know mushy, but it's true. Four years has flown by and I can't believe that I get to spend the rest of my life with this guy. He always doubts me, but he really is the coolest guy I know. Our love has had ups and downs and life isn't always the easiest, but I love this roller coaster and I am so glad to be on this ride with you.  I love you Mr. Jim! Happy Valentines day, now here is a random montage of my handsome husband!!!! Be jealous! :)

P.S. this also a tribute to past hair styles and colors!