New Recipe: Week 11

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bacon, bean, black, broccoli, chicken, cooking, cranberries, dinner, egg, noodles, salad, sauce

I never managed to do a new recipe in week 10, so instead I did two in week 11 to catch up!

The first was a chicken stir fry with egg noodles in a black bean sauce. It’s so easy because everything gets thrown into the same pan! The result was really delicious, definitely one to try again! second recipe was a bacon and broccoli salad with pine nuts and cranberries. Again, it was really easy to make, and super quick! I think I could take or leave the cranberries, but it’d make a great dish for a warm Summer’s evening…if we ever get one!

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Mickey Mouse Nail Art

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art, black, disney, fun, head, mickey, mouse, nail, polish, white

I love this Mickey Mouse nail art. It’s simple and cute and makes me smile every time I see my nails!

It was really easy and quick to do with the dotting tools I bought from ebay – I’d definitely recommend getting them!

I just love that it’s a more grown-up way to have fun, cartoon inspired nails!

Have a look at my Pinterest nail art board here, and let me know what your favourite Pinspiration is in the comments!

Typographic Gift Wrap

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black, Christmas, diy, gift, gold, handmade, made, man, paper, presents, simple, typographic, wrap, wrapping

A while ago I StumbledUpon Manmade’s DIY post for Typographic Gift Wrap. I loved the idea and definitely wanted to use it for my Christmas presents this year! As I saw the post back in October it’s been a bit of a wait, but I’m pleased now that I’ve finally done it!

Instead of using brown paper to wrap the presents I opted for gold paper that I had left over from last year – a little more luxurious, I must say! I also decided against using book pages, preferring the statement look I got from black on the gold.

I found the process was quite time consuming, but actually rather relaxing. I printed the letters on normal paper in my chosen font and cut them out. I then placed them face down on the card so I was drawing the letters backwards, which meant that when I did cut them out, any visible pencil marks would be on the back! All that was left then was to glue them into place!

I’m so pleased with the result – simple wrapping that still packs a visual punch!

Suit Up!

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art, black, design, nail, paint, polish, tuxedo, white

I love experimenting with nail art, and following my Jack Skellington design for Halloween I wanted to do something cute and simple. I found the tutorial for this tuxedo nail art design on the Cute Polish YouTube channel – it’s where I find most of my inspiration!

I decided to paint just one of my nails with the design, leaving the others plain black, and I’m really pleased with the finish! What do you think?