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I’ve discovered the quintessential snack: a cinnamon roll and tea/coffee. The best part about this? It works for ANY time of day: breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner, supper, bedtime snack, midnight snack….yep. Any time of day.

Oh, oh, oh, and a song, too, since I’m majorly on this 50s/60s kick:

“One fine day, you’re gonna want me for your girl…”

+++++++

I’ve found it. At long, long, long last: I’ve found it. A gluten-free breakfast sandwich. Yes, yes, it’s true. So deliciously true.

You’ll need these–they are the key. They don’t look like anything much, certainly not like a standard english muffin. But watch it toast. Watch it toast a beautiful golden brown. Butter the insides, if you are feeling like throwing caution to the wind. And then put the egg, cheese, bacon, sausage, ham, avocado, whatever you got on top, and squish it all. The squish is the most important part. 

I’ve got a mind to assembly-line these, wrap them in foil, and freeze them. Then in the mornings I could just throw them in the oven! Yes, yes!

xo,
Natalie

This is my Cuppow. Cuppow is an awesome new(ish) product designed and produced in New England by two cool guys. Cuppow turns a canning jar into a travel mug. Now, I had been drinking from my canning jar {thanks, Leigh!} as a travel mug for many months before I came across Cuppow. But Cuppow makes the experience much more fulfilling…you feel like a human drinking from a normal cup instead of trying to slosh the liquid into your mouth minus spills, hippie-style. So it’s kinda a great invention (and cheap, too. and beautifully packaged) 

 Cuppow solved one of my canning-jar-awesomeness problems. But one more remained–the jar lost heat quickly. My tea was cold before 10am! This was a major no-no for me, since I drink my tea all. day. long. On a whim, I decided to make a cozy for my jar. I started (late at night, as these pictures show) with some fabric, felt, and a favorite old tee shirt from high school, along with a paper pattern I made quickly based on the jar. There’s no real particular pattern for this, I just cut a piece of paper and fitted it around my jar the way I wanted, then added room for a seam allowance. 

And sewed all the layers together. Then I made two tabs from ribbon, and sewed velcro on the tabs and other end of the fabric. This way my cozy comes off and is easily washable in the event of spills.

Since the glass jar is slippery, and I didn’t want the cozy to potentially slip and cause me to drop the jar, I cut a piece of pink shelf-liner that I just  put on with my cozy. This makes it totally secure, and I never feel that the cozy is slipping. I thought about attaching the shelf-gripper to the cozy itself, but then it wouldn’t be washable. The two generally peel off together, and I just roll them up for next time! Perf! 

Also, of course, when I’m travelling, I use the metal canning jar insert lid, and then just switch it out for my Cuppow when I’m actually drinking. This makes it so easy to throw the jar in my bag without worrying about spills.

 It’s done! 

Your jar is now super eco-friendly, super-awesome, super-easily-drinkable, and super-awesomely labelled with the quirky “MissPerfect” sleeve. 

Happy sewing, and happy coffee/tea drinking!

Hello dears! It’s Saturday, and around these parts, that usually means a few projects! 

Fixing the zipper and a spot or two on a new vintage dress! I drool over that color!!!!

Installing my new coat rack minus drill/level/stud finder. But it’s nothing a little costume jewelry, a jade-colored screwdriver, and some muscle {thank you, bootcamp workout weight lifting as of late} can’t handle.

And some sewing…well, actually, this happened awhile ago, but I haven’t shared it yet. 

And, of course, chillin’ since I still feel sorta sick. What are you up to this weekend, loves?
Be well and have fun!

Good Friday Morning, lovelies! How are you? I am coming down with a bit of a cold, I’m afraid. Anywhoo, I know I usually share my Friday morning tea, but this morning (along with my tea), I’m having some toast and beautiful, lovely, cold, organic local milk from a glass bottle. I LOVE milk in glass bottles.  I’ve gotta admit, I’ve always been a bit of a milk ‘snob.’ I can’t stand milk that is even slightly warm or slightly old. And I’ll tell you a secret…milk from glass bottles gets COLDER. 

Living in New England, I love to support local, family farms.

Plus, how cute is this glass bottle in my fridge with my coordinating Gluten-Free bread? 

Makes a girl happy. 

The little things–it is, yes, the little things. Have a great one!

(PS. I’m scared to post another outfit because I love my last one so much, I’m not sure I can ‘top’ it! Ha.)

{the picture above shows it still in the thrift store}

Of course, I’m looking for some fun accessories for my funky 60s couch. I get a pitter-patter in my heart when it comes to 50s mid-century modern furniture, and I think the clean lines and simple colors would go well with the more ebullient 60’s floral. So I put together a little inspiration/dream board for the space…

vintage modern yellow/turqoise by fashionatalie featuring platform heels

Super loving on this color combination, and so glad I get to play with it in decor, too.

Friday Morning!!!!! Most excellent, my dears 🙂 

And a cute song, live version:

“You are the girl that’s been running around in my dreams, I finally found you…I’m as a sure as boy could be.”

That just makes me smile.

Any boys out there who want to sing this to me? 

Hehe.

Have a great Friday!

xo

Natalie

I was going to make a picture with all of the things I’m wanting to spend money on right now–and then I thought, How cruel, Natalie, to make them drool over the things you want, too! 

So none of that. I’ll just tell you, there are plenty of things I want. But do I REALLY need to spend $7.99 at the drugstore for that exact same Revlon lip gloss that Emma Stone was wearing at the Oscars? 

Um, probably not. 

And J.Crew adorable Spring catalogue items? Drool. But no. 

Polka-dot scarf my best friend just sent me the link to?

Gonna say no.

So practice thrift, practice self-control, practice good stewardship–do you really need that $2 candy bar at the gas station?

And besides, $2 can probably give clean water to a child in Africa for a day. 

{No, seriously, check it: Blood:Water is proposing a challenge for Lent to only drink water, and to give all of the money you save towards clean water in Uganda. You don’t have to join their mission, but think about saving your fancy-drink money and donating to a charity you love. Remember to make giving part of your budget! And if you find a charity your really love and believe in, it also fulfills your values & goals. I particularly love to help families access clean water.}