Etsy Shop!

Hello lovlies! We are so extremely excited to share with you all some great news and also why we've been a bit MIA and not posting as frequently. We are so proud to present to you all our etsy shop Crafting Beautifully!!!! Our online shop will feature an assortment of handcrafted planner sticker kits for all of your special occasions. These custom made kits were carefully planned out and designed to help keep your planner not only organized but cute and stylish. Have an appointment that needs to be rescheduled? We have a dainty sticker for that. Have a hot date night with your significant other that you don't want to forget? We got you covered. Customize and plan according to your day to day life and be proud to show off your busy schedule. 

This is our Kiss Me kit available now.  For more details visit our etsy shop. 

We really hope that you go check out the shop and try out a kit for yourself or share it with someone who you know needs it in their life.

Love,
Erica and Emely

Make Things Happen

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2017! How will I make things happen this year? This is a question we all ask our selves at the start of every new year. How can I get in shape? How can I stay organized? What should I eat to be healthier? How can I grow in my relationships?

Photography by From Snap to Shot

Love,

Erica and Emely

Bringing in the New Year!

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Happy New Years Eve! We just wanted to take a moment to say "Thank You" to all that have ever taken time to read our blog. Although we sometimes get busy with life and don't have time to post. We know that there are readers that do care about our tiny blog. The times that we have been able to post things on here have brought us so much joy to create and this is why we do it. We hope that this New Year is filled with Love, Kindness, and Happiness. As we truly believe that each one of you deserves it! It's our hope that we can continue to inspire you and help make you notice the Beautiful Things in Life.

P.S. We hope to bring you a lot more content this year and to be more consistent. Emely will be launching her YouTube channel January 4th (Living Plantfully) so please support. Also if you have any ideas on some post that you would like to see on our blog PLEAS leave us a comment, we would love to get some feed back on how we are doing and also to talk about things you all are interested in as well.

Love,

Erica and Emely

Mens Holiday Gift Guide

             

        The holidays are here beautiful people! Not sure what you should buy for your husband? brother? dad? Well today we want to share a few holiday gift ides for the men in your life. These gifts all range in price so you can choose which one works best not only for your guy but also your wallet. We chose these eight items keeping in mind that not all men are the same and that they are each unique. 

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1. Maca Root Saving Kit- Shaving is a necessity for most guys, and this is one of the best kits out there, it's super natural and gives shaving a whole new experience. 

2. HPR Spiced Tea Set- These spiced teas are perfect for the holiday season. They will make your loved one feel warm and cozy. Then once the tea is done the tins make a great keepsakes for storing small trinkets.  

3. Bamboo Sunnies- Each pair is made from actual bamboo which is a natural eco friendly sustainable material. On every sale, Tree Tribe plants 10 trees. Tree Tribe is all about the Earth and coming together as a community. Not only will your guy love them but he'll be helping improve the health of the planet.

4. Anti gravity Cell Phone Case- We're sure you've heard all the hype about these super unique phone cases that allows you to safely hold your phone on most surfaces using micro-suction cup technology.

5. Handsome Mug-For the coffee or tea drinker in your life and also the handsome man in your life. This mug can be personalized for a right or left handed man.

6. Yeti Rambler- This is the only cup he will ever need. Keeps drinks hot/cold unit the last sip. Perfect for on the go.

7. Simply Great beard oil- For the bearded man in your life or not, SIMPLY GREAT offers amazing products for rugged men, plus everything is handcrafted, vegan and cruelty-free.

8. Clarisonic Alpha Fit System- Great for any man in your life. This powerful cleansing brush will keep your though guys face feeling smooth and fresh especially during the winter months.

We hope that this gift guide was helpful and gave you a few great ideas for that bearded, coffee or tea drinking, bare faced,  bamboo loving, techy guy in your life. We will also be doing another gift guide soon so stay tuned for more. Happy Holidays!

Love, 

Erica and Emely 

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That Feeling of Fall

Socks / Candle / Gold Polish / Wine Polish / Pumpkin Jar (similar) 

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Why hello there! Hope you all are doing well. It has been such a long time since we have put up a blog post and we are so excited to bring you a fall themed one today.  Emely and I absolutely love the fall! Not only do our Birthdays take place in the fall but its also the kick off to all things pumpkin spice and some great sweater weather. The air is crisp in the mornings and all the colorful leaves are falling. Its such an amazing time of the year. We love decorating different corners of our homes with a touch of fall!

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We have been loving these block heel sandals for the fall time. Perfect for those not so cold days, pair with a cute t-shirt dress or even jeans. What are your favorite shoes this fall?

Thank you for stopping by. Happy Autumn!

xo,
Erica and Emely

🇺🇸4th of July Breakfast Mini Muffins 🇺🇸

Let's start off Independence Day with an amazing mini muffin that is perfect for the occasion. These breakfast muffins have 3 separate parts that combined make fireworks happen in your mouth. The first part is the muffin base, then a vegan cheese cake layer with fresh strawberries and blueberries and on top a yummy walnut streusel. These subtle red, white and blue beauties are delicious.

 What you will need for these mini muffins are as follow:

 For muffins

1C all-purpose flour

1C whole wheat flour

2 tsp baking powder 

Pinch Himalayan salt 

1C organic cane sugar 

1/4 C melted organic coconut oil

2 flax eggs (see notes for directions)

1 C unsweetened flax milk (room temp)

For berry cheesecake layers

10oz vegan cream cheese

6 heaping tsp powdered sugar 

2 tsp vanilla extract 

2 tsp coconut flour

1C chopped fresh strawberries 

1/2 C frozen blueberries 

For streusel topping 

1/3 C old fashioned oats

1/4 C chopped walnuts 

2 T organic cane sugar

1/4 tsp cinnamon 

1 T melted vegan butter

1 tsp all-purpose flour

I know this seems like a lot of ingredients but trust me it's so worth the effort.

Start off by mixing all the ingredients for the streusel topping together in a small bowl and set aside. In a separate bowl add the "cream cheese", powdered sugar, vanilla extract and coconut flour Mix all together until smooth and creamy, then refrigerate until it's needed again.

Next in a small bowl make your flax eggs and set aside. In a large bowl combine both flours, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl combine cane sugar, melted coconut oil, and flax eggs. Whisk together until a paste is formed then add In the flax milk(make sure milk is at room temp and not cold) Whisk together and then pour into the dry mixture. 

Now that all 3 parts are prepped it's time to assemble our mini muffins! Using aluminum cupcake liners(see notes) in your muffin or cupcake tin fill each one with about a teaspoon of the muffin batter, next add a layer of fresh and frozen berries, add a teaspoon of the cheesecake mixture, another layer of batter and lastly about a teaspoon of the streusel topping. Bake them at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until streusel is perfectly golden. Let muffins cool before serving. 

NOTES

• To make 1 flax egg combine 1 tablespoon of ground flax meal with 3 tablespoons of water. Let set for about 5 minutes. 
• You can sub any non-dairy milk for the flax milk I just like the extra omegas👍🏽
• Make sure when mixing the wet ingredients for the batter that the non-dairy milk is at room temperature and not cold, or it with curdle the melted coconut oil. 
• If you want a more vibrant red color in the muffin you can use frozen strawberries as well. 
• VERY IMPORTANT! : use aluminum cupcake liners as they work best in maintaining the shape and texture of muffins.

We hope you all give these a try and if you do please show us, use #btil4thmuffins on social media! 

Happy Fourth of July,

Erica and Emely

Save or Splurge: Summer Shoes

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Here are some shoes that we are loving for this summer. Happy Friday!
 xoxo,
Erica and Emely

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

 
 Today we are excited to be bring you some great gift ideas for Mother's Day which is just few days away! Mom's love it when their kids make them things. For this Mother's Day I (Emely) decided to make our mom a simple gift box. Since I live across seas I chose a gift box, that way it would be easy to ship. The things I used to make this gift box are as follow: a white box with a lid, some pink hay filler, some pink ribbon, card stock paper, scissors, a hole punch and a marker. Those are for the box itself, now all you have to do is buy some small gifts that you know your mom will like and fill it with all the goodies. For my mom I bought some simple cosmetics, a fancy bar of soap and a super cute roller perfume.

Mango and Strawberry Crumble

Ingredients:

Filling:

1 pound of strawberries, halved

2 medium mangoes, peeled, pitted and sliced

1/2 c coconut sugar or light brown sugar

2 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice

1 1/2 tablespoons of arrowroot flour

Topping:

2/3 cup old fashioned oats 

2/3 cup gluten free all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sliced almonds

1/4 cup coconut sugar or light brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon sea salt

1 stick vegan butter, chilled, cut into cubes

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice and arrowroot.

3. In a lager bowl combine the strawberries, mango, and coconut sugar.

4. Pour in the arrowroot mixture and gently toss until fruit is coated.

5. Pour mixture into greased baking dish.

6. Into the bowl of your food processor combine all topping ingredients except for the butter.

7. Pulse until mixed.

8. Add butter and pulse until the butter is the size of peas. 

9. Sprinkle mixture over filling and bake for 40-45 minutes or until filling is bubbling and top is light brown.

10. Serve with a dollop of coconut whip cream and fresh strawberry.

We hope you give these gifts a try and that your mom loves them!

If you do please let us know by tagging us on Instagram with your pics.

Love 

Erica and Emely

DIY Projects (Before)

Hello lovelies! We have alway enjoyed working on DIY projects. They give us something to do and also allow us to save some money. When working on a DIY project it is so easy to customize the item and really make it yours! So here are a few that we have and will be working on this spring. 

For the longest time I had been looking to buy a vanity for my bed room, but all the vanities I liked were really expensive. I decided since I couldn't find what I was looking for I would " do it myself".This desk was very inexpensive and is really cute.

 Planners are really important to have an organized life. I couldn't find a planner that I met all my needs for a planner so I decided to customize one that would. Most of these items were super inexpensive and are perfect for what I I need.

This is the entryway at my house and I feel that it is a bit boring and not really functional! It's a bit plain and dark. I decided to redo this area by adding a few DIY's.

This is a small bedroom in my house that would be perfect for an office space with a small sofa bed for guests. I will be adding all new furniture and a new color scheme. 

This is a second hand sofa bed that I purchased for only $40, new it would have cost me $179 at ikea (solsta). I will be reupholstering it with new fabric and adding it to my office space from above.

We can't wait to share with you all our finished DIY projects and hope you get inspired to do some of your own! 

Love, 

Erica and Emely 

Life via the Camera + Things We've been Loving

Spring time is almost officially here and we just can wait. Spring is our mom's favorite season so natural we grow up loving spring and everything that comes with it. Fresh blooms, pastel colors, Easter, baby animals and the earth getting a fresh new start after winter. Today we thought we would share some of the things we are loving for the spring and also whats been going on in our lives lately.

Dress

We have been head over heels in love with this dress. Its simple yet chic at the same time. Perfect for this spring paired with some cute sandals, a tiny belt and maybe a necklace. 

Valentines Day Photos with my Mr. 

My Husband loves taking picture so for this Valentines day we went to a lovely park near our home and he took pictures of me. What a lovely man!

Delicious Crispy Tofu Bites with a Honey Lemon Sauce!

Sometimes the best recipes just happen by accident! Made these for my Honey the other day, because he was craving chicken nugget. These are so much better and way more healthy. Recipe coming soon!

Here's some super simple cauliflower tacos that I made last week they were so good! Topped with chipotle slaw and cilantro lime ranch! 

Italian Vegan milk chocolate! So delicious and creamy! 

In the spring my husband and I love having our huge pitcher of infused water in the fridge! It's so refreshing and easy to make. This particular one has blueberries that we picked, sliced lemon and mint.

Melted long wear lipstick in the color fig we Love this color for the spring! And this formula is so creamy and pigment! 

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend and that your Spring is filled with beautiful days, family fun, and great food!

xoxo

Erica and Emely

Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

Hello lovelies! So glad to bring you this gift idea for Valentine's Day! It's right around the corner and if your not sure what to get your bestie, sister, mom or just a girl friend, here's some good ideas and things that we love!

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Remember that you can show love not only on Valentine's Day, but every day of the year! Be kind and love!

Love,
Erica and Emely

Sunshine in a Glass

Good morning Everyone! Today I am sharing with you all this amazingly delicious fresh juice and I promise it'll be like a cup of sunshine that'll brighten up your day! 

To make this yummy juice you will need: 1 orange

1 Apple

1 medium carrot 

1" piece of fresh ginger 

1 1/5 c cold water (if using blender)

Ice cubes (optional) 

(makes 1 serving, feel free to double or even triple) 

Make sure to use all fresh produce I personally prefer to have them straight from the fridge so that they are all nice and cold. Peel and cut all the produce, and set aside. Prepare your juicer or high power blender. If your using a blender go ahead and add it all in except for the ice cubes. Blend until pulpy, pour through strainer or cheese cloth. Add ice cubes if desired and drink up! Enjoy! 

This combo is so good and good for you! The orange provides for a ton of vitamin c and is full of beta-Carotene which is a powerful antioxidant preventing the signs of aging. The benefits are endless for these fruit and veggies. The perfect way to start off your morning is with this juice! 

Love, Emely and Erica 

Colorado Snow

Happy Friday Lovelies! So today's post is going to be a bit different from what we usually post here on our blog. Emely an I both love to travel, and thought it would be a fun idea to share our travels with you.We hope you enjoy our very first travel post and hope to share many more in the future.

This winter I got the lovely opportunity to visit my folks in the beautiful state of Colorado. There is something about snowy white winter days that make me feel so happy and alive.

On our way up to Pikes Peak we decided to stop and take some photos. The view was breathtaking!
The air at this altitude was so crisp and clean I just had to breath it in for just a minute.

Our trip to Colorado was short but sweet. My husband I can't wait to go back and we hope its sooner than later.

Love,

Erica

Happy 2016!

1. Exerciser more 
2. Pray often
3. Treat myself nicer
4. De-clutter and stay organized
5. Take more pictures
6.Thank others more
7. Stay motivated
8. Read more books
9. Help others in need
10. Drink more water

Thank you so much for stopping by our blog. We hope that 2016 brings you everything your heart desires and more. We look forward to sharing with you all some new exciting posts over the next few weeks and hope you enjoy them. 2015 was great but lets make 2016 even better. Tell us your new years resolutions we would love to hear them, leave us a comment down below.

Love,
Erica and Emely

Save or Splurge: Pave Link Bracelet

Happy Monday my beauties! Long time no talk. Emely and I had not done a post like this in a while and from our last save and splurge, it is the type of post you all seem to like the most. We will try to do these more often for you.

Target Bracelet / J Crew Bracelet

Both of these bracelets a so adorable for this fall.! I actually have one myself and wear it all the time paired with a chunky watch and some other fun bracelets. These bracelets are so classic and great staple to have apart of your jewelry collection

Happy Fall!
Erica and Emely