fort kit

went to a fun little ladies 2nd birthday party today. i got the idea for this fort kit here.

made the entire gift for under $15 out of vintage sheets, clips, suction cups, flash lights, and a sweet stuffed bunny. i sure hope she likes it, and invites us over to play in the fort.

mango turnovers...mmm

i have had these mangos for a while now and they were ripe and ready to go. i wasn't sure what i was going to do with them and then it hit me.... mango turnovers. they were delicious! here's how i did it:

ingredients:

2 ripe mangos

1 sheet of puff pastry

1 tbs. sugar

1/2 cup cream cheese

1/2 cup shredded coconut

1 egg

1. in a small bowl mix shredded coconut and cream cheese together, set aside.

2. in a separate bowl mix diced mangos and sugar. roughly stir together and let sit refrigerated for atleast an hour.

3. cut pastry into 4 squares and fill with equal parts cream cheese mixture and mangos. fold and press edges with a fork. cover the turnover with an egg wash and garnish with more coconuts and sugar.

4. follow the baking instructions for the puff pastry. enjoy.

RAWRRRR!

my little boy is growing up so quickly. how about these amazing postcard invites? created by my favorite lady from birdlime, with a little help from my photography. i think that we should start doing more invite collaborations!

sea shell memories

i just received the most awesome surprise gift from my most favorite mom friends. when i saw the package in the mail box i got super excited but automatically assumed that it was something for the boy. but boy oh boy was i excited to get a little happy in the mail. all the kids (and all the hubs) collected sea shells during our recent trip to long boat key. i have been staring at the boys shell collection wondering what to do with it. (last night we used most of the shells to "beirut" a coiled up object in the tree to determine if it was a snake....it was.)

anyway....i am getting side tracked.

"mama weeks" made these adorable candles out of the shells her cuties collected. i just love them, and there is no way that i can bring myself to burn them. thank you so much, you are so clever.

hip hip horray....

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happy birthday to my beautiful and talented sister haley! i love you and am so proud of the woman that you are becoming. you are a wonderful sister, an amazing friend, and a beautiful soul.

10 things i couldn't live without this week:

1. getting my new mk watch sized so i can finally wear it.

2. a long over due water park play date.

3. the boy stealing mangos from the neighbors tree...i will continue to send him on covert missions for the rest of the summer.

4. some fantastic thrifty finds from vita nova, and an amazing $2 yard sale find.

5. my amazing new double whammy dress. i have been doing some research on fabric, trying to price out the best quality jersey so that i can make some of these for you guys! the first run is going to be all black.

6. a ton of fantastic homemade alfredo sauce. the hubs had a hankering for some yummy alfredo, so i combine a couple of recipes and oh boy was it amazing! and there was a ton of it so we have been eating it all week.

7. friday evening swimming with the ladies. there may have been spiked crystal light.

8. a long night of laughing till we cried with the hubs.

9. all my freshly repotted plants. finally separated my violets, repotted the plumeria, and made a beautiful arrangement of succulent clippings.

10. my super duper clean car. the hubs got freaky on the cars today, and boy do they look and smell amazing.

the hills are alive...

this is what i wish i was working on right now! i want to start a sfl flash mob club. who's in?

but really....the sound of music reference was to this project instead.

taking a pile of old un-loved sheets and making them into something magical.....you have to keep reading to find out!