Happy 4th!

Well I hope you all had an amazing 4th of July! I know that we sure did. The past days have been filled with family, parades, fireworks, food and lots of fun.

And of course it wouldn't be the 4th of July without watermelon.

Mmmmm.... (crepes)

I can't believe I've never shared this recipe with you. It is my all time favorite food- crepes. It's pretty simple. I make them at least once a week. They're good for breakfast, snack, dessert, brunch or pretty much anytime.

Ingredients:
1 cup of flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 cup of water
1/4 tsp. of salt
2 TBSP of margarine (melted)

This makes 16+ crepes. When I make them I usually double the recipe. We found that if we triple it, it doesn't fit in the blender.

Just throw it all in the blender and blend it until it's smooth. We have a crepe maker that we cook them with, but you can cook them on a skillet. For toppings you can use fruit, nutella, yogurt, whipped cream, icecream or cinnamon and sugar. My favorite combo is raspberries, nutella and whipped cream. Mmmmm.....

June (what I'm thankful for)

  -June- Jamba juice- swinging- grapes- wii-

-chocolate- smiling- makeup- our world- jenga- purple-

-modpodge- sunlight- plants- scrabble-

-crafts- markers- sunrise- movies- garden- nail polish-

-vintage- happiness- bubble wrap- m&m's-

-flowers- beauty- scrapbook paper-

button, button...

....whose got the button?

I was going through all of our buttons to find the perfect one for my day planner. (Click here to see more about that) I found some pretty cool ones and just some plain old weird ones.

I pulled these out and realized they matched my nails perfectly. What a coincidence!

There were quite a few anchor buttons. (These were the best ones) I've noticed anchors are becoming more popular so I pulled them out just in case.

I thought it was funny that this button said "French Toast." Why would anyone put that on a button?

I thought these buttons were some of the weirdest. There was one that was covered in some sort of fur or something, but I quickly put it back in the jar because it felt very weird.

Elephant buttons! I love elephants, so it made my day to find these.

I thought these just looked so cute and "buttony."

This is my collection of favorite buttons. So many different styles, colors, shapes and sizes.

A new addition to my wall

I used to have a big bulletin board up on my wall before I put up my map. I've been missing it. I like to have somewhere to hang pictures, quotes and reminders. The thing is that I also love my map. I didn't want to have to take it down to hang up my bulletin board. I tried looking for a smaller one that I could hang next to my map, but I didn't have any luck. I finally decided to cut down the bigger one that used to hang on my wall. It was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. I painted the frame, so that it would match the map. I love the finished product. It's not too big, but it's perfect for what I need it for.

Just a quick brakedown of everything on the bulletin board:

 This is one of my favorite quotes. It's from Monk, my all time favorite TV show.

 Just a random mustache I drew. I have aquired a love for them lately.

 A postcard my good friend sent me from Australia.

 I saw this on Pnterest and had to make one for myself. Take what you need: courage, hope, faith, bravery....

 A quote I typed up on this paintchip with my typewriter.

 I love the colors on this card I got. I had to do something with it besides putting it in a box or drawer.

I'm in love with this chair. I love the colors and the vintageness.

And just one last look at the new addition to my wall.