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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITY: Prom corsage+boutonniere DIY
SO EXCITED for you to download this tutorial. Its simpler than you think! Such a fun+rewarding activity only requiring a couple things: ( everything in one place LINKED right here ) floral tape floral wire hot glue gun pearl pins or safety pin T strips or suit pocket holders or magnetic strips (we LOVE these-but check with your dates if they have a pocket in their jacket!) slap bracelets if you are making corsages as well We love these pearl bracelet ones! Look for ready made bouquets with filler flowers and greenery that you like. We love using wax flower, chamomile and mini pompom mums. Best options for focal point flowers aren't always what you think. A full sized rose ican be too heavy and can flop as soon as you put it on-instead opt for spray roses or ranunculus. We love visiting trader joes a couple days ahead to see what options they have. Give them a fresh cut and put them in water and somewhere cold until you're ready to use them.

Birthday Printable pack
One of our very favorite ways to help our young women feel loved and special. Whether it be a birthday, 1/2 birthday or just because :) We've created the cutest printable kit for birthdays- if you look carefully there are coordinating scriptures with each! Having these printed and ready has been SUCH a lifesaver, just make a quick run to the dollar store for the cutest Haribo gummies or movie theatre treats. ( Don't know your girls favorites yet? Send out a cute questionaire-whats your birthday and fav sweet? You'll never have a quicker response in a group chat!And all the girls will know each others as well :)) Invite girls from the presidencies to help with the late night fun, they'll get such a kick out of it and really appreciate it when it's their turn! The night before the girls birthdays- are always a good idea.. that way they wake UP to a birthday celebration waiting for them on their porch or locker or car knowing they are loved and cared about all throughout the day! Heart attack with all the girls for an ACTIVITY and make sure you leave a home made treat! We love sharing the fun surprise with the bishopric, new family in the ward or new beehive! You have a girl not feeling their best? Make sure to leave them with yummy soup+bread+LOVE notes with cute little get well soon puns ♥️🩷♥️🩷♥️🩷 Here are our favorites: •THE CUTEST Birthday PRINTABLES with matching scripture • Bows we like 🎀to decorate door/car/locker with •Our favorite makeup/pencil bags and these fabulous checked ones too! •Get Butter🧈soon puns.. add a cute little doodle with each! 🧋Hope you feel tea-rific soon. Aloe you vera much — get well soon. Rest up and 🍌peel better soon. Donut worry 🍩 you’ll be back on your feet soon. I’m so so soda-pressed you’re sick.🥤 You’re one tough cookie. 🍪Get well soon. Orange you glad this sickness won’t last forever? You’ve got this in the bag-el. I carrot lot about you. 🥕Feel better soon. Taco ’bout bad timing 🌮 get well soon. Lettuce hope you recover quickly.🥬 You’re 🐝un-bee-lievably strong. This bug is nacho friend. We love you a waffle🧇 lot. Hope you feel grape 🍇 again soon. You're🍓berry special — get well soon.

THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITY-Watercolor Temples+Jesus
We absolutely LOVED this activity, and so simple everyone from the new beehives to the leaders made one. All of the water color temples turned out unique and frame worthy. PRINTABLE/downloadable invite + TUTORIAL Video to watch as a leader or share with your class: LINKED HERE Here is a video of the Berries+Baguettes picnic we had on the grass just outside the temple. And here is a video of clarke (9 years old) sketching Jesus. Here is a list of everything you need to make your activity super easy and fun! LINKED HERE all in one place! THESE 16 inch wooden easels (we've used these for so many activities) THIS water color paper -perfect size. 8.5"x11" THESE water colors that come in bulk THESE spillproof cups are a lifesaver no matter what the age of your group is! THESE kneaded rubber erasers- so cool.. just dab the pencil and it lightens off the page- no knead for rubbing THESE pencils- nothing fancy here.. just wanted to help with having everything in one place ;) THIS gingham tablecloth THIS paintbrush pack- the variety is great!

TUESDAY TIP: 90s blowout in half the time it takes to pick out your outfit.
Welcome to our new BEAUTY series where we take a simple concept and break it down step by step for you. Making it easy enough for a teenager or beginner! LEARN ALONG WITH US HERE: (link) Violet and I made TWO tutorials for you, one with her learning how to use it for the first time and one with just myself +my favorites styling tips. (CLICK on the black highlighted link or head over to Brits SHOP on the upper right of your screen to download!) This week's TUESDAY TIP: 90s SALON Blowout from home OUR HERO PRODUCTS+TOOLS: These clips that come with me on every photoshoot LINKED HERE AIR styler LINKED HERE This hair turban LINKED HERE These Hair Products Wet Hair Prep: HEAT ACTIVATED #19 Root Spray: SPIRITUALIZED Dry-hair Heat Protectant: GOLD LUST Texture Spray: DRY TEXTURE Smoothing lotion: WATERFALL Most are all in one place: SHOP MY LINK Want to learn step by step with v+me? CLICK HERE!

THIS WEEKS ACTIVITY
GLOW in the dark DODGE BALL Here's a shopping list of everything you need to host this activity for a youth group or party, including a downloadable invite you can add YOUR date to. (just put in your instagram stories .. add a text, use all caps and just add it to where mine was. Instead of posting just hit save or screenshot and boom, you've edited it in 3 seconds Shopping list LINKED HERE Stop by your local walmart for the giant bounce balls+ Dollar store for some neon poster board, neon accessories and maybe even glow stick packs. I linked the other essentials like these foam dodge balls (did not glow but we added neon tape), neon crayons (dont use the purple- its lame), black lights that are under $10 (we used 8 for the entire gym), glow soccer ball +other glow in the dark fun things. TAP IMAGE FOR LINKS: Don't worry, the crayon comes off easily with a wet wipe. Printable invite here:

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Orzo pasta salad+Raspberry vinaigrette
Cannot wait to share our favorite shortbread cookies with you + how to press flowers in 2 minutes instead of waiting 2 months! These recipes+how to will be on next weeks love letter🌼🌸💛 So in the mean time go get yourself a beautiful whismy bouquet of Chamomile+pansies to enjoy this week. Are.you.ready! Love to kick off Spring with this salad I learned and adapted from my very favorite Italian women Marylin Staffieri. If you know her, you know how to proper garden, swap out refined sugar and you know how to substitute things for even more delicious flavor. The original recipe is golden raisins+Pepitas+currants.. so if you have them, go for it :) this recipe is so darn it good- you won’t find yourself venturing off too far to find them currants. If you do, get me a bag cause I have yet to! OH and the only thing to not sub out: the raspberry vinaigrette✨ CLICK images or links below TO SHOP my favorite Spring supplies: Dish it up onto these cute hand made plates Serve it from this beautiful oversized handmade shallow bowl Preserve extra dressing in these . .or send your guests home with leftovers for tomorrows lunch Hexclad pans on sale ! Brown up those Pine nuts in these metal safe dishwasher safe pans blend up that dressing: this vitamix we have had for over 14 years and its $160 off right now ah! fav chef knife beautiful and such great quality FAV fool proof ice cream+sorbet+frozen yogurt maker Don’t have a mini food processor ? I really should just leave this cutie on the counter we use it so much 3 piece STAUB set more than half off.. run!
We LOVE this carafe set by Yield- comes with green+ clear+ cobalt blue This new take on berry bowls come in green+blush
This entire line of side plates mugs and bowls are just so beautiful and made in Italy.
RECIPE: 1box cooked+cooled ORZO Equal amounts of these: (Roughly around 1-2cups) Feta Chopped craisins Toasted pine nuts Yummy seasoned grilled chicken (Never boiled. No chicken ever lived her life to be boiled.bleh.or canned) 2cups finely finnnnely chopped spinach (I pack them in a pretty little stack and thinly slice across both ways like I’m making a plaid print 😂) the idea here is to keep everyone guessing to what it is :) ✨✨✨✨ Favorite Raspberry Dressing! Place all in a mini food processor or blender: 1T Italian seasoning A few pinches each of salt+pepper 2 garlic cloves Drizzle of real maple syrup 2/3 C. Olive oil or Avo oil 1/3 C. Raspberry vinegar (If you don’t have this shame shame on your family name but you can swap out for red wine vinegar+10 raspberries and a couple strawberries) I’ve had to do this in some out of town away from my treasured pantry occasions Make this for your next BBQ, picnic, baby shower or pretend get together. So fresh and colorful and happy and pretty🙆🏼♀️👌🏼 feel free to add more of any of your favorites of these things. If you are a feta girl.. totally add more.. craisins? Go for it. This is one of our v v favorite summer salads. Love you Marylin! How to make the vinegar?
1 large weck jar, Mason or old pickle jar fill to the brim with 1 carton of fresh a raspberries and rice wine vinegar. Place in garage and set a timer on your calendar for 4ish to 6 months. Just keep adding more jars to your collection as berries go on sale. We have added blood orange, tangerine and also a strawberry peach jalapeño that is so good!

How to plan a Chinese dinner party
We had so much fun shopping, planning and creating this menu. Thinking about having a Chinese New Year party this year? Look no further. Use this shopping guide, menu and all the links I've already sourced to have yourself a 美妙的时光 (Měimiào de shíguāng) fabulous time 🙏 Here are all the recipes from our 20th anniversary dinner party. Crispy chicken with honey garlic sauce, spicy cucumber salad, and a sesame carrot ginger slaw. We chose the theme based on our anniversary gift this year which was.. CHINA :) and our first date was Chinese food too! 🥡 Excited to share with you all the tips, recipes + our shopping guide to creating this intimate dinner party. Dinner party MENU: Appetizers: (Pick these up at your local Asian market or hit up good ol Trader Joe's) Pork Gyoza Sechwan steam buns-bao buns crispy egg rolls Main course: Orange chicken for the children ;) Crispy honey garlic ginger chicken Spicy cucumber salad Sesame carrot slaw Rice+mango of course ;) Dessert + treats for the table: Lychee Yellow kiwi Mini egg tarts With blackberry cheong (Korean I know ;) Coconut sticky rice+mango Meiji strawberry cookies Lychee jelly fruit bites Jin Jin Jelly strips Take home favor: Green Guava candies Norimaki arare rice crackers (Seaweed wrapped crunchies) Crispy honey garlic ginger chicken recipe: Chicken Marinade: 6 chicken breasts - sliced into long strips or chunks 2 cups buttermilk 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp garlic powder Crispy Coating: 3 cups flour 2 tsp salt 2 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp celery salt 2 tsp dried thyme 2 tsp paprika 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp chilli flakes Honey Garlic Sauce: 2 tbsp vegetable/avocado oil 2 thumb-sized piece of ginger - peeled and minced 3 clove of garlic - peeled and minced 2 red chilli - finely chopped (optional) or a tablespoon or two of your favorite Chile paste 1T. Lemongrass paste 3/4 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup Honey 1/2 cup brown sugar pinch black pepper To Serve: Cooked rice 2 spring onions/scallions - sliced into thin strips Black or white sesame seeds 1 tsp dried chilli flakes stir fried or steamed veggies (Bok choy, broccolini, bell peppers) We love this cucumber salad as a side or as a topping for bimbimbap, along with a fried egg and any leftover roasted veggie in the fridge! Spicy Cucumber salad recipe: Ingredients 6 Mini/Persian cucumbers 2 tsp Salt-to dry out Dressing: 1 T soy sauce 2 cloves Garlic minced 1 T Rice vinegar or white vinegar 1 T Chinese chili oil 1 T white granulated sugar 1 tsp. Sesame oil Black sesame seeds Green onions thinly sliced Instructions Sprinkle salt over cucumbers. Let cucumbers soak in salt for 5 minutes (no more than 10 minutes or they will break down). Rinse with cold water 3-4 times to completely remove the salt. Strain+set aside. Combine dressing ingredients in a separate bowl. Pour dressing over cucumbers and gently mix. Enjoy! Our favorite carrot side dish: 2 medium-sized carrots, cleaned and peeled 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds ½ teaspoon flaky sea salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper Use a vegetable peeler to peel the carrots into long, thin strips over a mixing bowl. Add all remaining ingredients: sesame oil, rice vinegar, sesame seeds, sea salt, and black pepper to the carrot strips. Toss several times to combine. Serve immediately.

Brown sugar balsamic glazed roasted carrots
We love this recipe and make these carrots every Easter and try to sneak it in as a side for Thanksgiving. I ask my sister in law Rachel Gharring for this recipe a few times a year. So happy to have it here if only for myself :) So delish and has the perfect savory to sweet ratio. Best part? No waste. Our chickens gobbled up all these beautiful shavings 🐓 Ingredients 2 pounds carrots+turnip mix 2 tablespoons olive oil salt and pepper, to taste 4 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons honey 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon minced garlic Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss carrots with oil and season with salt and pepper to taste and arrange carrots in a single layer on a baking sheet. Combine butter, brown sugar, honey, Italian seasoning, balsamic vinegar, and garlic in a small sauce pan and stir over medium high heat until completely melted and mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat and pour over carrots. Bake for about 20 minutes until tender and easily pierced with a fork. Serve

El Breakfast tacos
Fried cheese.corn tortilla.brown sugary smoked bacon. creamy peppery cheesy black beans. two softly fried eggs.fresh salsa.green onions. cilantro. all. in. one. bite! Here is a super simple Blender salsa made with my favorite kitchen tool: the vitamix we have had ours for over 14 years. love using it for salsa, hummas, smoothies, ice cream, soups and even hot chocolate. Literally pour the milk in straight from the fridge, and 4 minutes later, viola! Steamy hot cocoa.Sometimes I like to whip my cream in it with vanilla syrup right before we do hot cocoa and we don't even clean it out. In goes the chocolate, milk and sometimes a peppermint stick. LINKS TO A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS: BLACK BEANS- OK lets talk about these beans. They are creamy+cheesy+and peppery good. 1 can of black beans drained and rinsed 2 splashes-1/2 C. of cream 1 handful of Mexican blend cheese 8 turns of black pepper sprinkle of taco seasoning if you're bored. Simmer these babies on down and slightly give them a mash These should be kinda sweet and a good balance with the salsa and bacon magic. CARAMELIZED BACON- How on earth can bacon get any better.. Half way thru your favorite bacon cooking method..sprinkle bacon strips with brown sugar and sometimes a sprinkle or two of cayenne.edges will get that burnt sugar deliciousness and all will be right in the 2020 mask wearing even in your car with no one else in it and dont forget the gloves still on the stearing wheel world. Fresh Blender salsa: Well come and make some! Have a blender? Perfect! 🍅🍅🍅🧅🧄🌶🌿 Place these in order in a strong blender: 3 cloves garlic (don't worry about peeling these guys) 1/2-1 jalapeño seeded or 2 yellow peppers 1/2 red onion or half a bunch of green onion tops 2 cans of diced tomatoes Juice from half a lemon Two goood pinches of salt 5 rounds of cracked black pepper Sprinkle of cumin 3/4 bunch of cilantro (Rip into thirds if your blender can’t hack it.. and just toss the last little dirty ends- I like to save the prettiest tops for the last last min or for garnish with more pepper) TRY THIS with grilled veggies too! (Tomato+onion+jalapeño) ✨DID you know: cilantro has just enough flavor in the stems as it does in the pretty leaves? YUP! Be sure to tell ALL your friends, I sure do! 🙆🏼♀️🥰😘

Aprés ski raclette fondue dinner party
Cheese fondue is said to have originated on Alpine farms as a way to feed a family inexpensively; the original version was simply stale bread dipped in melted Gruyère. Fondue became so popular that it was named the national dish of Switzerland in the 1930s. Now, this concoction of melted cheese is a decadent way to celebrate chilly winter nights. It features melted Gruyère along with other Swiss cheese; Emmentaler, Vacherin Fribougeois, Appenzeller, and Raclette are blended in, depending on the region and personal preferences. Splashes of kirsch and wine, and a bit of garlic are the traditional seasonings, but you can add a few chopped herbs, a swirl of mustard, or a spoonful of toasted spices if you like. Oh how we have a love for all things Swiss French and cheesy. We visited Spain recently and met up with some dear friends who are French and had us over for a vintage raclette party with a topping and cheese selection that could make you audibly gasp. I love how both a giant pot of fondue or raclette can bring a whole table together in conversation and gossip -such a fun and interactive dinner party. When we visited Switzerland a few years ago my jaw dropped to the floor when they read the total.. $87 for a pot of cheese. The most Bubbling Boiling Stringiest and Richest cheese we have ever had and on one of the chilliest coldest nights we've ever experienced. And did we gobble it up in no time. This cute fondue restaurant sat at the end of a very long pier overlooking the city of Geneva. The wine was strong and the emmental was stronger. Pearl Onions, Gherkin Pickles, Pears and Prosciutto, French bread and Home made croutons are our favorite things to dip. Of course left over honey baked ham or roasted veggies are delicious as well. Here are a few recipes we've loved over the years as well as a shopping list and items for your table to make it memorable and fun! Favorite things to dip+accompany fondue/raclette Thick cut ham Spicy Italian sausage sliced+browned Meatballs+salami+prosciutto+bacon Roasted+heavily seasoned potato wedges Steamed giant Yukon gold potatoes Apple+pear+grapes+roasted tomatoes Puff pastry cheese twists Bread sticks+fresh Croutons+French bread Home made Pretzels Cauliflower+Broccolini+Brussle sprouts+Mushrooms Roasted peppers/chiles I like to include atleast one or two of each of these items a couple meat options, bread, fruit and veggie. CLICK TO SHOP We love these raclette grills so we bought 2! Modular table setting in three materials, metal melamine and wood. Perfect for portioning out sides If you only need one, buy this one also doubles for a griddle and you can make pancakes, crepes, french toast on it etc this is the original raclette grill by Swissmar These green double-walled glasses by YIELD provide insulation suitable for use with hot or cold drinks. Love adding these 6oz double walled glasses along side larger water glasses for a specialty drink or punch We used this wooden mug tree to hold our pretzles Get two of these cheese boards one for savory and one for sweet This gorgeous marble+wood cheese board is on sale right now $25 instead of $40 Great round charcuterie board same day shipping and on sale for $17 These real sheep skin rug throws kept us nice and cozy+warm and add an element of lux These collect-all nesting trays made of wood metal and melamine are great for just about anything. Love for an entry way for keys and emptying out pockets of doodads and treasures. Bedside for jewelry, watches, earbuds, snacks. These rad medium size metal basket sets with leather detail are all form and function. Comes in 5 shades and two sizes. Scandinavian red+white table cloth similar to the ones I got from ikea. Large Tea towels come in 4 two toned color ways woven in France and made of linen CLICK TO SHOP GRID Favorite cheese options for melting+Recipe for our favorite fondue Raclette- hard to find but ask your French friends Havarti Gouda Brie Jalapeño cheddar Emmental Plan to buy 3 of these and atleast 8oz of each cheese and make sure you get pre sliced to help with party prep and to keep things looking consistent. A pre-done cheese platter isn't a terrible idea though you most likely will only want to eat two of the options. Unless it's a specialty cheese, arrange those on a separate platter. Keep in mind soft cheeses like Brie get a little messy-serve on a bed of kale/dark left greens. Here is the "Wow I have everything on hand for a last min fondue party" recipe. Simple FONDUE recipe 1 clove garlic 1+1/4 cup white wine (you can sub for sparkling cider just use half and don't cook down ) 1 16oz jar best Alfredo you can find (trick question) 8oz Swiss shredded cheese or Italian blend Nutmeg- a grind or three over the top DIRECTIONS: RUB garlic around the edges of a heavy large saucepan. POUR in wine and simmer on med heat for 2 minutes- until reduced to half. Whisk in Alfredo sauce. Gradually add cheese, whisking until cheese melts and mixture is smooth. Transfer mixture to a fondue pot+serve with bread and potatoes and favorite veggies Be careful when dipping: The person who loses their garnish in the pot usually has to pay a penalty to the rest of the people at the table, like buy a round of drinks, or clean up after the meal. After you eat the melted cheese, the layer at the bottom of the pot cooks into a crust, called a religieuse, that is a reward for the table and eaten at the end of the meal. Classic Fondue Recipe: 1 garlic clove, halved 1 pound Gruyère cheese-grated 1/2 pound Emmentaler cheese-grated 1 cup dry white wine 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1 1/2 tablespoons kirsch Freshly ground pepper Freshly grated nutmeg DIRECTIONS Step 1 Rub the inside of a cheese fondue pot or medium cast-iron pot with the garlic clove; discard the garlic. Step 2 Combine the grated Gruyère and Emmentaler with the wine, cornstarch and lemon juice in the fondue pot and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the cheeses begin to melt, about 5 minutes. Step 3 Reduce heat to low. Add the kirsch and a generous pinch each of pepper and nutmeg and cook, stirring gently, until creamy and smooth, about 3 minutes; don't overcook the fondue or it will get stringy. Serve immediately

GRANOLA dairy free with cashew+pecan+macadamia nuts
Make this today! Tomorrow morning you’ll be happy you did :) All you need is oats + maple syrup/honey and loads of NUTS!
Recipe: 3cups any NUTS you like (I like the salty mixed nuts from Costco) Leave the cashews and pecans and Marcona almonds whole-chop the rest (I do 1/3 of that amount just roughly chopped boring raw almonds) but really it doesn’t matter :) Back to the recipe: Preheat@350 5 cups OATS 1-2 cups COCONUT (I love adding Trader Joe’s coconut shaving CHIPS at the very end) 2tsp. SALT 4tsp. VANILLA 1cup BROWNsugar 1/2 cup MAPLEsyrup (real stuff only) 1/2cup HONEY 2/3cup vegetable/coconut/olive or avo OIL ✨ after cooking 20 minutes add in your dried fruit bake another 10 minutes until edges are bubbly and or golden 1cup of your favorite dried fruit: mangoes craisins strawberry apricot blueberry pineapple We love doing hazelnuts with cinnamon and craisins too!
ps These mini matte dumpling bowls are from @daiso and perfect portion control for serving up littles especially for dessert time