Recipe Finds: Dessert Edition

Today's recipe finds is desserts! Hmmm. I know I'm trying to be healthy and all, but I'm a sucker for sweets and desserts. Here are some recipes I'm droolings over:

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes


Baked Apples


Red velvet waffles with cream cheese icing


Mini blood orange meringe pies

I'm especially eyeing the mini blood orange meringe pies, or would they be cupcakes?

Peace,
Rowan

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DIY: Liquid Handsoap

I've been trying to make our apartment more environmentally friendly. First stop: homemade liquid hand soap!


I know what your probably thinking. "But Rowan, if we're making liquid hand soap, why are you showing us a picture of a bunch of soap bars?" Well, liquid hand soap can be made from soap bars - mine sure are!

What you will need:
- a 4 ounce bar of soap
-2 quarts of water
-a metal grater
-a large pot
-hand mixer or wisk
-1 container for dispensing
-1 container for storage of extra



1. Grate the soap into a fine pile.
2. Then heat the water and as the water begins to simmer, mix in the grated soap and mix well.
3. Remove from heat and let sit for 15 minutes. Mix it well again!
4. Let the mixture sit over night. Then stir it to test consistency, if it's too thick you can reheat and add more water, and if it's too think you can reheat and add more soap. Don't forget to keep mixing it well.
5. Pour it into you're lovely soap dispenser, and store the rest in an the container

It's cheap, easy, fun and eco friendly - I don't think you could beat that unless you robbed a Walmart.
Don't forget, you can get all kinds of colours and smells by buying the different types of soaps. Etsy has tons of handmade soaps that have all sorts of soaps. Turkish coffee soap is one that stands out to me.

Hint: Within the next few weeks i'll be posting a how to on making mason jar dispensers.

Product photos:  1 | 2

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Weekly Roundup: Tattoos

Here are this weeks favourite tattoos, I'm really digging the first three!

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

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Weekly Roundup: Favourite DIY Tutorials

I absolutely love DIY's, I think handmade and recycled is wonderful! Making thing's by hand is good for the soul.
Here are this weeks favourite DIY's:

Letter Gardens

Colour Block Shelves

Braided Rope Necklace

Simple Pouch thats Lined

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Vegetables that can regrow themselves.

Yes, you read the title correctly. There are indeed thirteen vegetables that can regrow themselves, and pretty much all of them are from a piece or the stem...meaning you can eat most of it and then regrow it again! whaaat! I know, I know, I'll let that sink in. Infinite food supply? possibly. Probable? No. Magical? Most definatly. It's probably much easier to go to the grocery store, and you will probably die if you depend on the regrowth on eating...but it's fun to watch! And it's a fun family activity for kids!

                                    I couldn't help but add this adorable etsy print
Here are the magical vegetables, click each name to go to instructions on growing  care:

1. Ginger Root
2. Scallions
3. Garlic
4. Sweet Potato
5. Lettuce
6. Bok Choy
7. Carrots
8. Onions
9. Pineapple
10. Basil
11. Lemongrass
12. Avocado 
13. Celery
Some of these take much longer to do...as in ten years longer...but a year you can easily do in your kitchen. I have green onions growing in a beer pint on top of my stove. It grows like a weed!

I'm a sucker for stuff like this.


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Rowan

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Song of the Day: Shake it Out by Florence and the Machine

I know this song isn't new, but I never know what's new. I listen to the same 200 songs I did five years ago, I can't help it! Florence and the Machine has been one of my favourite bands for a couple years now. Not a day goes by where I don't listen to atleast one of the songs. Shake it out has been on repeat all day!



Florence Welch's voice is a beautiful woman with an equally beautiful voice. So strong and bold.
I don't even care that this song is old. I still love it just as much as when I first heard it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbN0nX61rIs


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Mintsperation: Mint Etsy Finds

See what I did the title?
Mint is a colour that has been around forever, but in recent years has really been gaining popularity! I know, I know, it's a well over used colour that everyone blogs about, but I just can't help but share these lovely mint items I found on Etsy.

These shoes!


I love this print



These wolf leggings


This beautiful ring.


This great washi tape set



I love the combination prints and colours in this scarf

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Rowan

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