Salty Sand.

We bagged some sand from our trip to Coney Island and this is what we came up with.

To brighten up the dirty Coney Island sand we added some salt.

We poured salt on top of the sand inside the jar and then swirled it around like a drink.

We ended up really liking this cool sweeping sand art effect!

"By the seaside, hoo, hoo, by the beautiful sea!" 

Hey Ombre, Que pasa?

Ombre is a term meaning "shaded."  It's usually a multicolored stripe with colors graduating from light to dark.  
We've always wanted to try this effect and decided to try it with layering some tissue paper. Bam.

We used Mod Podge, an empty Bath and Body Works candle, strips of tissue paper and got to work!

Using a paint brush and Mod Podge we glued on a wide strip of tissue paper, covering the entire glass. Layering and working our way down we continued to glue on additional pieces of tissue paper, placing each strip 1/4 of an inch or so beneath the previous piece, creating an ombre effect. 

The first 2 layers were light blue and the rest were sea foam green.  We folded under and glued any excess tissue paper to the bottom of the glass and let dry upside down.

We tried to keep each piece evenly spaced. Working with tissue paper can be a bit of a challenge, but once it dries, it's very forgiving.

We made this one too!

We cut out and glued on some cute sea life from paper we found at the Paper Source.   

Darling it's better, down where it's wetter...under the sea!

Traditional Foolproof Sangria!

A little bit of this, a little bit of that...it's best to make sangria by taste.

We don't really measure out any of the ingredients.  

We eyeball everything and taste as we go...lots of tasting.

Use this recipe as a guide, but don't be afraid to stray from the path!

Ingredients
1 bottle of cheap chilled dry red wine
1/2 cup triple sec
1 cup orange juice
2 cups Sprite
cubed apples and oranges

Directions
In a large pitcher, combine wine, triple sec, orange juice and Sprite.
Refrigerate.  The longer it chills the better!
An hour or so before serving add the fruit.

We like to top off each glass with Sprite for a little fizz.

Salute! 

Coney Island, Brooklyn NY

We've always wanted to check out Coney Island and we finally got the chance this past weekend!

Coney Island is easy to get to and offers a break from the hectic and steamy city!

That's a wrap!

Rope is #trending.
This tin can vase came out so cute and we made it out of materials we had laying around the apartment! 

We wrapped some cotton rope around a tin can and cut the rope to fit the can perfectly. 

To add some color we marked the section of rope with a pencil that we wanted to dye. 

To make the "dye" we mixed a little bit of wall paint with triple parts water. 

It should be a very watery consistency.

Squeezing the rope in the dye will soak up the color quickly.  
We also squeezed out the dye to give it a faded look which also helped it dry a lot faster. And Lord knows, we are impatient when we're working on our crafts! 

Once the rope was dry, we rewrapped and glued on the rope with some tacky glue.

Not too shabby.

Overnight Oats!

We are loving these!  
#Addicted! 

They are a gift you get in the morning you made yourself the night before...and look so cute in the jars!

Twas the night before Overnight Oats and all through the house...

It's basically cold oatmeal you make the night before, but it's all about the toppings!  Strawberries, peanut/almond butter, bananas, jelly, berries...

The base of your oats is a 1/2 cup equal parts of oatmeal, yogurt and milk.
If you like your oatmeal thicker, use less milk or more oats...it's pretty foolproof. 

Old fashioned oats work best. 
Steel cut oats don't work best. 

Almond butter and jelly is our favorite.  Sometimes we go crazy and add a banana! 
We like to put the almond butter in first and scrape around the inside of the jar with the back of the spoon...that way it's spread out evenly...soooy good!

Banana, pecans, cinnamon tastes like banana bread...just saying. 

Close your jar tightly and shake your oats before putting it in your fridge over night.  
Shake again before devouring.

And start all over again!

Sugar high as a flag on the Fourth of July.

Enjoy this simple summery delicious pie!

What you need:

4 eggs

1 cup sugar
1 tbsp flour
1/4 cup of butter, melted (half a stick)
1 cup buttermilk
2 tsps lemon zest (two lemons)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 unbaked 9 inch pie crust
1 cup cold, heavy whipping cream
Fresh berries!

Preheat oven to 325.  In a bowl, beat the eggs, add in sugar and lemon zest.  
Once combined, beat in flour and melted butter.  
Beat in the vanilla and buttermilk.

Pour the filling into your uncooked pie shell.
Bake for about 50 min, or until the center of the custard has set...it can still be wiggly.

Let cool and expect the custard to deflate a bit.

whip the chilled cream until it holds a stiff peak.
There's no need to add sugar to the whipped cream, trust us the pie is sweet enough!

Add the whipped cream to the cooled pie and pile on the berries!

Have a safe and delicious Fourth!