Our Travel Gnome

Meet Felgar. He is our official travel gnome. He mysteriously appeared in our backyard during a BBQ with friends. Hmmmm… I suspect Justin Felgar (hence the name and because Felgar suits him so well). Our friend Justin (beau of my best friend Shan) will be away for the next 9 months or so with the Navy, so we've decided to bring Felgar the Gnome along on all our adventures. We'll send the real Felgar pictures of his gnome friend so he won't miss a thing. Any who -- this is him. He's going to be traveling to Israel in 2 weeks! Yipppeeee!

Easy Nutella Cupcakes

Super easy, yummy Nutella cupcakes! I made these with the rest of our Nutella from Berlin and the hazelnuts from Istanbul. Well, what an international cupcake -- A tasty way to reminisce about our honeymoon! 

Bake for 20 min at 350.

 

 

 

Pretty Tree

I went for a walk the other day and came across this pretty tree.

These blossoms are amazing. I was almost tempted to ask the owner for branch...but that would be weird right?

 

{can you find the little bee?}

The Best Yogurt You'll EVER Eat {Noosa}

Oooooh my gosh. This truly is the best yogurt I've ever had. I need that super-secret Aussie recipe! For reals...check them out. NoosaYoghurt.com

Dan and I mowed through these the other day. They didn't stand a chance to last a day in our fridge. I love their fruit flavors -- passion fruit and strawberry rhubarb. So amazing.

DIY Refinished Coffee Table

We found this great coffee table at a rummage sale last year for $15. It turned out to be made in Italy and imported by Bloomingdale's! Say waaa!? Score. It had a cute design, but it was all scratched up and whenever I put a cold glass on  it, a white foggy ring would appear on the table. Ahhh no good. So Dan and I resurfaced and stained our Italian coffee table!

Ooh it's so perdy and silky smooth now. And the wood is gorgeous! I'm kicking myself for not taking a "before" photo...but it looks 100% better.

 

Here's how we did it:

Step one

Use an Orbital Sander to take off the previous layers of lacquer and stain. Sand deep enough to remover scratches and nicks and reveal the original wood.

Step two

Hand sand with a fine grit sandpaper. I would suggest a 120 Grit, but it really depends on the type of wood you are working with.

Step three

Stain and let dry according to the directions on the particular stain you use

Step four

Lacquer. Dry. Repeat 3X

{This process will take a few days}

DIY Chalkboard Coasters

We threw a backyard party a couple weeks ago and our friend Genevieve brought us a cute host gift. She made her own chalkboard coasters -- what an awesome idea!
Thanks Genevieve, Dan and I love them!


What you'll need:
-ceramic tiles
-cork sheet
-glue
-chalkboard paint
-chalk

Here's how to make them:
-spray tiles with chalkboard paint -- let dry
-cut out your cork sheet to match the size of your tiles
-glue the cork to the bottom of the tiles

Simple as that.

Here are some cute ways to use them...

I would also suggest using a chalk marker. It'll help you make those nice neat lines.

Pictures: Rachel, Gouda, W

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