DIY Herbal Soap

I recently discovered a quick and simple way to make your own custom herbal bar soap!
You only need a few ingredients and basic supplies from your kitchen.

Supplies:
soap base
herbs (i used chamomile)
essential oil
container to use as a mold
double boiler

Step 1:

Cut the soap base into smaller pieces so that it melts easier in the double boiler.

Step 2:

Once the soap base is melted in the double boiler, add about 2 teaspoons of herbs for every pound of soap & about half a teaspoon of essential oil.

Step 3:

Pour into a soap mold or any small container and let sit for 24 hours.

And, you're done!
Enjoy.

-sarah

Preschool!

Today marks a big milestone for Sadie Fay and I. My little bug had her first day of preschool today! She has been talking about going to preschool for at least a year now; saying she was excited about it would definitely be an understatement. I can't believe she is going to be four in a couple of weeks! It's days like today I realize how fast she is growing up. It has to stop i can't take it!!!

Here are a few pictures of my little cutie on her first day.

(Sorry for the bad cell phone pics.) 

Enjoy!

Morning faces on kids are the cutest!
On adults not so much.

Distracted by the TV.
She is definitely my kid.

Sadie and Dad.
Who's more excited?!

I love my little girl way too much!!!

Sadie and her friend Lillian.

Her new lady bug backpack.

She's pumped!
When did she get so big?!!!

  

I am so proud of my little girl she completed her first day of preschool like a champ! I must say she looked pretty cute today all grown up and stuff! 

Well, I'm going to go cry now.    

- Danielle

                                 

Birthday/Fall Wish List

Birthday/Fall Wish List by danielle-palencsar featuring black shoes

Black top
$53 - modekungen.se

H M black top
$23 - hm.com

H M top
$12 - hm.com

H M peplum top
$31 - hm.com

H M black top
$16 - hm.com

Zara skinny jeans
zara.com

Zara blue floral pants
zara.com

H&M bootcut jeans
$23 - hm.com

H&M leather look pants
$39 - hm.com

H&m pants
$23 - hm.com

H&M vegan boots
$55 - hm.com

H&M black shoes
$39 - hm.com

ASOS flat
$70 - asos.com

Minnetonka boots
$145 - theiconic.com.au

Giuseppe Zanotti flat boots
dsw.com

Merona leather messenger bag
target.com

Blu Bijoux bib necklace
maxandchloe.com

Tech accessory
etsy.com

Iphone case
wildflowercases.com

Delicious Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Quick, easy and very tasty!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of shortening

1/2 cup of butter

1 tsp clear vanilla

4 cups of powdered sugar

A small amount of milk (1-2 tbsp)

Step 1:

In a mixer, cream together your butter and shortening.

Step 2:

Add vanilla.

Step 3:

Slowly add sugar while continuing to mix.

Step 5:

Add small amounts of milk depending on how think or creamy you want your icing to be.

My mother has always made the best homemade icing and I've always struggled with trying to match her's... I think this is the closest I've gotten so far.

Enjoy!

-sarah

Not So Guilty Crushes.

So I am the type of person who doesn't have guilty pleasures because I don't feel guilty about anything that I love! For example I watch soap operas and I'm obsessed with NKOTB! Here are my top crushes that I should be ashamed of, but i'm not!

So my number one strange crush is the one and only Prince. He's sexy and strange and wears higher heels than I do! What's not to love?! 

Numbers two is Jason Lee. I have a thing for awkwardly tall and skinny guys. Even with his creepy mustache I can't help but swoon!

 Number three is my little creep Giovanni Ribisi. He's so awkward and spastic I love it! 

I'm sensing a pattern, I think my type is scrawny and slightly odd! So who are you secretly crushing on? Don't be ashamed you can't help who you fall in love with!

- Danielle

Oh Melisa Giveaway!

I am so excited to share that one of our favorite bloggers is hosting a giveaway of TWO onesies or tees of your choice (ohmelisa.etsy.com)! Go check out Elycia's blog for details on how to enter, and while you are there, stop and read for awhile!

Photo from Elycia's blog... isn't her little guy Milo the cutest?

 

http://www.loveelycia.com

-melisa

Busy Busy Busy.

I promise I will be posting a "real blog" soon. I have just been busy catching up on orders and adding new things to my Etsy shop.

It's been a whirlwind figuring out how to get into a routine that fits taking care of Henry (who is now 5 months), keeping up with this blog, my Etsy work, and having a social life.

For now, here are some fun new things just added to my etsy shop...
www.ohmelisa.etsy.com

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking! I will be back with some tutorials and Henry pics soon!

www.ohmelisa.etsy.com

 

-melisa

All Of The New Things!

Our blog is about to enter its terrible two's and it is sure growing up. We got a new look thanks to our friend Nora Housler and got some new photos taken by Rachel Norris--who is working with our very own Sarah taking photographs for the newly engaged and newly wed! Check that fun out here!

Now onto the main event.

******Spoiler alert****** 

We are very poised and professional models and take the art VERY seriously. You will be able to tell that immediately. 

We look like grown ups. 

Tough grown ups.

I'm an ass.

Melisa

Sarah

Andrea

Danielle

Sadie is way more into the berries than modeling and still did the best out of all of us!

We had a lot of fun taking these photos last week and it was a nice excuse to all get together. Not to mention that Danielle loathes berries so that was fun to watch her eat them, and her daughter Sadie got to hang out with us too and we became fast friends over applesauce so I'd stamp the adventure one big freaking success! We won't discuss the torrential down pour that caught us after dinner...let's keep this positive and light. 

Thanks for sticking around with us for this long, and here is hoping to many more years! 

-The Gals & Sadie