Back to school Week #2!

Hey Everyone!

So as the title says it's back to school week #2! Man! I can't believe how the time flies, I mean one minute I am hanging at the pool and the next I am having homework out the wazoo!!!

My life has been interesting...  I have been trying new things, doing well in school, and I have my fingers crossed to get this job at my Church!! So yeah, life has been good! :)  While expanding my mind, I have also been trying some new recipes and thought I would share. 


Pancakes have been on the brain...  These are by FAR the best pancakes I have had! Not only are the healthy (as pancakes go) but they taste amazing!!! Get the recipe here.


I also found the MOST amazing spelt cracker recipe! Again, these are healthy and DIVINE! :D  I can't wait to make them again!  My sister and I ate almost the whole batch, but shhhhh... don't tell anyone! Get the recipe here.


And a recipe that I REALLY want to try this week is.... Peanut Butter Chocolate Crunch ‘Blizzard’!! Does that not sound amazing!? Plus it's RAW! Try it here

I am really hoping to get back to blogging, I just haven't found time to! But I promise to try! :)

Meg

What I love... all thing Pinterest!

So you have probably been hearing the word Pinterest whispered are blog world.  The way I like to describe it is this-it's like the Internet in pictures, you can find anything, tag anything... if you like a photo but hate to bookmark the link all you have to do it pin the picture! Yes! It's that easy and SOOOO much fun! I recommend requesting an invite. :)

Here are some of my favorite now.


Doesn't thing make you want to drool??? via

This is just awesome! via

One word for this.  WILD! via

Beautiful! via

I WANT!!! via


I showed this photo to my Mom who say honey (my dad) someone took a picture of our house! YES! I would love to live there!!!! via



I am pretty sure I need this! via

Head on over to pinterest now!! :) Also, you can follow me here!

Me from A to Z

My friend Paige posted this on her blog and I just had to join in on the fun! :)


A. age - fifteen

B. bed size - full

C. chore you hate - Pulling weeds!  It's a total bummer!

D. dogs - One, yellow lab.

E. essential start to your day - Fruit, smoothie, or juice. Raw people! ;)

F. favorite color - Fuschia! Bring. It. On.

G. gold or silver - SILVER!!! I really hate gold, which I guess considering the price is a good thing! lol!

H. height - 5.5 1/2.

I. instruments you play - none... but I love to rock it on band hero!

J. job title - owner of world shaking designs, blogger, sister, daughter, friend, chef, artist, model, joker. That's me all wrapped up!  :)

K. kids - not yet!!

L. live - in Kansas... that's in the USA a fyi!

M. is for Maegan!

N. nicknames - meggie sue, meg, chica.

O. overnight hospital stays - never! thank God! :)

P. pet peeve - chewing with you mouth open! AGH!!!

Q. quote - Umm... I have lot's! ;)

R. righty or lefty - LEFTY!

S. siblings - 3.  Sister and Two Brothers.

T. time you wake up - 7-8

U. university attended -not yet but SOON!! :D

V. vegetables you dislike -celery!

W. what makes you run late - my family!

X. x-rays you’ve had - I broke my wrist (left one) by slipping in the mud.. yeah, not the best day.

Y. yummy food - Raw drinks!! I could live off of those! haha!

Z. Zoo animal - Tigers!! Do the roar please! ;)

That's me from A to Z! 

Enjoy,

 

Meg

Hey...

Sorry for the lack of posts.... I have been working on improving some areas of my life and just taking a little time off to visit with family.   I have been enjoying my summer, I just can't believe it's almost over!! UGH! Haha

I just want to take a moment to share some things that have been happening to me these last couple of months.

First off, I was inspired by a fellow blogger to try going raw.  Raw meaning nothing heated over 118 degrees, and when I say raw I mean in food in it's purest form! ;) I am excited to share my raw "journey".  I can't wait to share recipes, swaps blogs, and inspire others to try going raw!! All I could think when I started was... I don't want the same foods for the rest of my life.  Boy was I wrong about eating the same foods over and over, but more on that later!

Also, I have been teaching a friend of mine how to sew! She just made the cutest pillows!!! I can't wait to share more! :)

How is everything in your part of the world?? I will be getting back to blogging soon!

Meg

Where am I?

I have some exciting news to share with you today! I am guest blogging over at Pink Lemonade! 

Here's what my tutorial is about... see these lovelies?


Sorry for that sudden absence but I have been under the weather lately... stiff joints, stomach, head... yeah, the whole sha=BANG!  I am starting to get better and I can't wait to show you what I have planned! But, in the meantime head over HERE to see my latest tutorial.  Although it's not mentioned in the tutorial all I spent to make these were $0.20! Pretty sweet huh? :)

Be back soon!

Meg

Upcycled String T-Shirt Scarf!

I have been going through my craft room lately, looking through all of my "needs to be refashioned pile" and I found this old yet still cool Rain Forest Cafe shirt... I loved the rain forest cafe! I totally recommend it to anyone! haha Now as I was saying I found this old ribbed knit (has to be a knit) tie dyed t-shirt that was begging to be made into something pretty... do you ever have clothes that you want to refashion and know just what to do with them? That's the kind of moment I had with this shirt...
I give you... Upcycled String T-Shirt Scarf!

 Just grab any old (or new) t-shirt, scissors (or rotary cutter and mat)... Let's get started!

 Put the bottom of the T-shirt together (the hem) and cut it off (shown in two photos below).

Cut the shirt into 2 inch strips all the way up to the arm pit seam.  You should get 4-6 strips depending on the size.

 Like so!

 Now take a strip of the shirt, I had a total of 5, but you can have as many as you want!  The shirt could be white and you could dye it or you could even have (I thought about this a lot, okay) multiple t-shirts with ton's of different colors!  

 Stretch the strip as far as it will go!

Repeat with all other strips.  Gather all the stretched strips and put the together.

 Take a bit of the sleeve, stretch it, and tie a knot through all the pieces!

 Like so...

 You DONE!  Think of all the fun colors and ways you can wear it!  Here are three ways... #1 Just put it over your head.

 #2 Wrap around your head twice!

 #3 Knot to bottom..

Enjoy!

Meg

One Awesome Week Planned!

This week is going to be awesome (yes, I do know it's Monday) first up we have quilt camp for kids (I will be mentoring my sister), then we hop, skip, and jump over to Cheri's blog I am Momma Hear me Roar!  for Hair week!! Oh, YES! It's awesome but only to bad for me 'cause I just cut my hair like way shorter! (pics coming soon)

I am so excited and can't wait to share all the photos and especially the "action" shots of my sister sewing her first quilt!  Ahhhh... good times! What are you doing this week??

Last bit of news I leave you with is... This BEAUTIFUL photo!


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The T-Shirt Bag (15 minutes tops)

This has to be one of my favorite tutorials of all time!! This is so simple, quick, fun, easy, and stylish!  I think it took me less than ten minutes to make, so that's extra brownie points! wink! I know that you are dieing to make your own... here's how.
I bring you....

Here's what you need to make this awesome bag!
Yourself (duh!)
An old shirt, any size, shape, or style....Might look awesome made from a tank top?
Scissors
Sewing Machine
Let's get started!
Gather all your supplies.  Lay your T-Shirt out flat.  Since my shirt had exposed seams I didn't need to flip it inside out, but if yours doesn't have them like that then flip it!

 Next cut off the sleeves.

 Now cut the neckline down a bit (as I found mine to be too small) and don't worry about sewing it if your shirt is a knit because it rolls and doesn't fray.

 Sew about 3/4" in from the hem with a straight stitch.  Then go back and sew a wide zig zag next to it!

 Flip back out and your bag is ready to hit the stores!  They are Eco friendly and super cute!!  Just take a look at the images below!

 It matches my sisters outfit! WAY cute!!

Enjoy!
Maegan

The Clutch Refashion that almost didn't happen...

So I have been working on this project for almost a week now, first I thought it needed straps (that's why it almost didn't happen, but I won't go into it)...  Here's how it decided to turn out...

I've had these pants since I was 8 or 9.  I thought they were the COOLEST thing!   I used to drive my Dad (my Mom liked them) crazy wearing them everywhere!   (I mean everywhere!)   Those pants held a special memory that will be with me forever.  But sadly they didn't fit and were stuffed into my refashion box where they were hiding until I happened to spy!
So for this tutorial you could add straps, but as I said before they didn't wish to be on my bag...
Let's begin shall we?? 
Here's what you need:
1 pair of pants (jeans, cotton...etc.)
Sewing machine
Pins
Sew on Snaps
Scissors or rotary cutter and mat
Gather all your supplies! Lay your pants out flat and cut an even line directly above the crotch. Edited in later~~Be sure to save you pant bottoms! Waste not want not! wink!

It will should look like the image below... Get ready to sew!

 Turn your pants wrong side out and sew a 1/2" seam (I sewed my twice for support) all along to bottom edge.

 You clutch is almost ready!!!  Now sew on a snap to keep it closed AND you now have a one of a kind clutch!  
My sister is modeling the bag for me.  I think it goes great with her shirt! ;)

 I was thinking of all the different types of pants/jeans you could use!  Like a high waisted jean pant (the top would fold over), or even some rad colored pants (like mine)!

xo

Meg

Let's talk...on what it means to be beautiful!

Elise has a really cool blog post on beauty that I was included in! You should totally stop by and check it out here! (you should see her rab blog while you're there! ;)

{What I wore to drop off the dry cleaning}...

Mom to Me: Meg, did we drop off Dad's dry cleaning??

Meg to Mom: Uh! No.... We better hurry though so they can clean it today!

Envision a mad scramble to get ready ~~ Dressed in ten and we're out the door! (we took the photos after we returned home! ;)

Do you ever have one of those days where you forgot to do something and you just throw on whatever looks good?  Well, this is just one of those days! Teehee... Enjoy!

Shoes~~Madden Girl

Skirt~~Grace Elements

Shirt~~Express

Cuff courtesy of~~World Shaking Designs

Headband~~{just.lovely.things}



{tutorial} Easy Peasy Mango Pops!

I have a quick tutorial for you today... it's super easy and they taste SO good!!
I bring you... (wait for it)

How yummy do they look?? Bet you want to make your own!
Here's what you need:Popsicle Mold ~~ Wal-Mart, Target, or your can find them online.Naked Mango Liquid smoothie ~~You could subsitute this for anything liquid and you can add fruits, sweets, etc. Have fun making them!! Popsicle sticks

Gather all your supplies beforehand!Shake up your liquid.

 Rinse out your molds~~optional.

 Get your sticks ready.

 Pour to the the fill line on each mold...

 It will then look like this.

 Stick the sticks inside them! :)

 Pop into the freezer and wait a couple of hours for them to freeze!

Enjoy!  The cool thing about these is that you control what goes into it, and you can make your own flavor!

xoMeg