DIY Fashion 3-Strand Bandeau on HelloGiggles!

Hi, everyone! Here is a super quick DIY accessory that you can whip up in less than 30 minutes! 

Head over to HelloGiggles for the full tutorial! 

DIY Eats: New Favorite Salad!

Hi, everyone! Its over two weeks into the new year, and let us tell you, we've had a tough time keeping our new year's resolutions! As always, one of ours was to eat healthier! Since we're on the go, salads are quickly becoming a staple in our house, but the same old salad gets boring very quickly. Here is a quick but absolutely delicious salad recipe that you'll love. It's a mix of bold and sweet, and full of different textures that'll take your salad experience to a new level! Yum! 

Ingredients

Organic Spring Mix with Spinach

Organic Caesar Romaine 

Pear

Walnuts/Pecans

Cranberries

Gorgonzola/Blue Cheese

Spicy Brown Mustard (*only about a teaspoon)

Raspberry Vinaigrette 

Steps

1. Mix all together! (That was really easy, right? Perfect for running out the door!)

Our Mom's new eBook!

We are so so proud to announce that mom's first eBook, "...And He Whispers In Her Ear: A Collection of Romantic Short Stories"  has been published on amaazon.com! She is a fantastic writer and an unbelievable storyteller who is sure you captivate you. She's taught us everything we know. So, if you like us and our quirky, dainty lifestyle, you'll love her work as well! 

Her collection of romantic short stories is available here! 

If you want to know more about her and the book, visit her blog! 

Stay Darling! 

Darling DIY: Whipped Coconut Body Butter

We've recently discovered that it's so, so simple to make your own beauty products with a few simple ingredients, and we've been whipping up a few super simple winter-friendly recipes! A few great ingredients to have on hand for many different products just require a quick trip to your local grocery store. We stocked up on our supplies at our favorite: Trader Joe's! On our DIY Beauty trip we bought: extra virgin coconut oil, Vitamin E oil, peppermint extract, and white cane sugar.  It's also great to invest in a few essential oils, too. 

This DIY features one of our favorite ingredients: the coconut oil! Coconut oil has MANY benefits, whether it's cooked into your food or used in topical products for your skin and hair. It's a fantastic deep moisturizer, which is particularly important during the cold and dry winter months! Because it is all natural, it doesn't dry out your skin like most of the store bought lotions do. 

Supplies:

Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (1/2 cup)

Vitamin E Oil (2 tsp)

Cocoa Butter (3 tbsp)

Essential oil (optional)

Steps:

1. Place coconut oil in a mixing bowl and mix on high with a hand mixer for 5-7 minutes

2. Add in vitamin E, cocoa butter, and any essential oil 

3. Whip for another minute or so

4. Place in fridge for 15-20 minutes

5. Smooth onto hands and body to feel your extra soft skin!

Darling DIY: Peppermint Sugar Lip Scrub

Brrrr! Here in Pennsylvania, it snowed two feet and is current 15 degrees outside! And while we have a ton of fun playing in the snow like we were when we were 5, the weather does do a a little damage to our skin! Like the Coconut Body Butter we made, this peppermint sugar lip scrub is another perfect and super simple beauty DIY that will keep  your skin soft and hydrated. It's made with coconut oil, our favorite DIY beauty ingredient,  and a hint of peppermint extract for a minty fresh scent as well as a nice natural lip-plumping! So, whip up a batch for yourself and for your friends, so everyone will have beautiful kissable lips for the rest of the season! 

Supplies:

Coconut oil (1 Tbsp)

Cane Sugar, you can use brown, too (5 Tbsp_

Vitamin E extract (1 Tsp)

Peppermint extract (1/4 Tsp)

Steps

1. Just one! Mix all the ingredients together! Just remember to mix in the coconut oil in last (just give it a light mix so the sugar doesn't dissolve)