The seal. We took the monogram our friend made and made it into a stamp :) Less costly and messy than doing the wax seal or stickers, but still looks really fancy!

Our invite and magnet :)

Real Wedding! Stole these pics off facebook from an aquaintance of mine. Her wedding was so lovely. Very personalized and vintage. Some really nice ideas and great color choice.

 Frame the invite for a cute decor addition. 

 Love the blues and peach - the fabric banner is cute, plus how perfect to use the vintage blue and white plates.

 How adorable is this cake? The icing is actually pretty easy to replicate too if you wanted to do this yourself. And just stick the babies breath in the top. 

 Really cute cake table.

 Nice set up, with old window and lace (probably an old lace curtain - watch out for these at thrift stores and when your grandma is clearing out her linens. depending on the material you could die one that is too bright white in some brewed tea to get the vintage look).

They had a banner that said "here comes the bride" and this one that said "mr and mrs". Good idea to use it in photos!

I'm excited to post these because then I can pin it to pinterest....I know I'm lame. But after browsing so many wedding things, I want to post what I actually did on my interest because it's real life and not just wishes! We had a friend design the invites/save the dates/and eventually programs and a friend took our photos. More photos to come!

The Rest of God

A goal of mine this semester is to learn to REST! So, I'm reading this book called "The Rest of God" by Mark Buchanan. Not only is it great, but it made me realize something that I think is pretty profound. Not only is is good for us to rest and have greater peace, not be stressed, and not be tired, but also when you rest it opens you up to experience the REST of God, as in all the things you miss when you don't take the time to rest, when you are too busy to let God speak to you and to notice all His blessings.

Please pray for me that this semester I learn to rest. No matter how busy I am...to rest in God and begin to see all the REST of Him. :)

SUCCESS!!!

I finally got brave enough to try to beat baking at it's game and won!!
The thing is, I'm not a baker.
But I REALLY want to be.
And I can't follow a recipe.
Because I'm a chef, NOT a baker.

Are you following?

So I found a good recipe and did it again and again just as it said to do it.
But I got bored.
So the following is a successful attempt to be brave, smart, and healthy.
Enjoy. :)


Liz's Banana Muffins
Mix together in a bowl just until all ingredients are moist (I HATE THE WORD MOIST!):
1 1/2 cups peeled, cored apples (small chop)
1/2 cup sugar (original called for a WHOLE CUP!!!)
1/4 cup almond or peanut butter (I'm slightly allergic to peanuts, so I go with almond, you could use any nut butter really)
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all purpose flour
2 eggs
4 bananas, mashed
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla (ok, honestly, I never measure vanilla...but just in case you want to, I would go about that much)

Mix and then portion into greased muffin tin. Bake at 350 degrees in a preheated oven for around 20 minutes, but check them around 15 minutes to see how they are doing. I know for sure when muffins are done by checking out the tops. If they are dry and springy, they are done, but if you push on one and it is wet and doesn't bounce back, not done.

I really want to post a pic with this because that makes it more fun, but my camera is at my sister's place...sad.

Interesting Banana bread recipe!

Try this and tell me what you think. My friend Maria is awesome and loves to create healthy, unique recipes. I'm always interested in a new banana bread recipe, but haven't ever seen one quite like this. It really sounds tastey, but I have NO TIME to try it out right now. Please click here to try it!