Could you send me a photo so I could see where the cracking is? I might get a better idea of how to camouflage it. Thanks!
xoxox
Carly
I received the following question on formspring.me:
Hey there! Can you plesae make a list of 10 MUST-HAVE FASHION ITEMS? I’m currently in ‘lost-my-style’ phase and I can’t decide,what key items should I buy to find a new style.
I can definitely relate! Sometimes, when I’ve been living in sweatpants for days on end, stuck inside recuperating from one cold or another, or just doing the day-to-day “mom” thing…I feel like I’ve left my style somewhere and can’t seem to locate it! But here are some ideas – some must-haves that will spice up the ol’ closet as pictured above…
And, some other things to work in…
on the model: Side Braid / Ear Cuffs (Spiky Rocking Horse Ear Piece, $85, Etsy.com) / Cut-Out Shirt (Tripp NYC the Thrash Tee, $38, Karmaloop.com) / Bike-Shorts / Nude Colors / Bows
Hope that helps you reinvent your wardrobe!
xoxox
Carly
all illustrations by me.
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Lil’ Tot loooves the Nick Jr. cartoon Max & Ruby. Like loves. He begs me to watch it every day. It’s a sweet little cartoon about Max and his big sister Ruby and her difficulties with keeping him out of trouble. Repeated viewings are also definitely helping with Lil Tot’s English vocabulary.
He especially loves the episode where Ruby loses a tooth in one of Grandma’s Triple-Nut Coconut Crunch Muffins. So, since he has come down with a cold and has to stay indoors, I decided to make similar muffins with him as a special treat.
I’ve adapted this recipe from the “Coconut Cupcakes” recipe in Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting
*3/4 cup sugar
*1 1/4 c whole-wheat flour
*1 1/2 tsp baking powder
*1/2 tsp salt
*1/3 cup shortening (like Crisco)
*1/2 cup vanilla soymilk**
*3/4 tsp coconut extract
*1 banana, diced
*2 T brown sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin tins with paper or foil liners.
2. Combine the first 4 ingredients in a bowl, and mix them until well-blended. Add the shortening and cream together with the dry ingredients. Mix the soymilk and coconut extract in a separate bowl, then add to the first mixture, mixing until batter is just moistened.
3. Stir in banana pieces.
4. Scoop the batter into the liners (you can use an ice cream scoop; I didn’t since the batter is quite sticky). Sprinkle on the brown sugar over the tops of the muffins before placing in the oven, which will create a delicious “crunchy” topping.
5. Bake for 20 minutes; rotating the pan after 10 minutes. Remove from oven and then remove the muffins from the pan to cool. They are delicious warm and are more cakelike when cooled.
**(If you do not have vanilla soymilk, use 1/2 cup of soymilk + 3/4 tsp vanilla.)
Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
xoxox
Carly
from Formspring.me:
who is your best friend?
Hmmm….that’s a toughie. I’ve been blessed to have a handful of wonderful, dear friends scattered the world over – London, L.A., Tokyo, Brussels, Honolulu, New York, D.C…but I have not lived in the same town as any of them for a couple years now. I also have 2 friends whom I count my closest (and oldest, all the way going back to high school) – we’ve shared so many highs and lows, 15 years…and it’s been a lot. One girl and one guy, the best of both worlds. I don’t know where I would be without either of them.:-)
Thank you for your question!
xoxo
Carly
Gladiators = OUT (for the most part) for Summer 2010. You can still get away with wearing yours from last year though…now that they’re not a HUGE trend like they were in ’09, you’ll look more like you’re defining your own style and sticking to something you like rather than hopping on the trend bandwagon.
Hope that helps! Thanks for your question:-)
xoxo
Carly
Carly J. Cais I am a DIY’er, designer, sewist, maker, and marketer. Chic Creative Life is where I share what I do, and help others bring their unique style into their own lives.
