Tuna Avocado Melt

I absolutely LOVE avocados, so when I decided to make my lunch today I wanted something with avocados. I felt like I needed a healthy twist to start off my week. Family birthdays just call for way too much junk food!

Being that I love avocados so much and its the perfect season for them I buy them constantly. Sometimes they can be a bit pricey, but I've found Publix will often do 10 for 10. So stock up! 

My first thought was tuna with avocados, so I grabbed four 5oz cans of white albacore from the pantry. To add to that I used cherry tomatoes, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper, Swiss cheese, any kind of bread, and of course the avocados. Simple, right?!

First, drain the tuna and than put into a medium size bowl. Cut about a cup of the cherry tomatoes quarterly. For the avocado cut it in half and use the sharp part of the knife to jab into the seed to remove. The best way to cut the avocado is to cut it in chunks inside the skin than scoop it out with a spoon. I usually wait to put the avocado in until last because I don't want to mash it up while stirring. For the Dijon mustard use 1 tablespoon and stir lightly. Add salt and pepper to taste.

This is what it looks like all mixed together.  Delicious!

Next, is cheese time! Put as much cheese as you'd like on your bread (I prefer A LOT). Pop your bread into the toaster on a medium or high temperature to get a nice crunch. 

Finally, once your toast is done, pile on as much of the tuna avocado mix as you'd like. The mix should make two sandwiches. 

And there you have it! A delicious and healthy tuna avocado melt! 

Dig in and I hope you enjoy it!

  

xo G

{Colored Jeans} ft. Amy Van Epps Photography

I recently snagged these gorgeous lilac jeans from American Eagle on super sale.

Originally: $44.50

Sale Price: $29.99

Plus my coupon from rewards and the Extra 30% off promotion

Final Price:

$17.80

I was so happy to find these!

 Many of the stores are putting summers trends on sale to make way for fall trends. 

Now's the best time to stock up on all the trends you couldn't justify paying full price for at the beginning of the season!

I paired the jeans with a soft lace shirt from Hollister. They have all different kinds & I got this one on sale for around $20. The white keeps the look crisp and clean.

I love the delicate lace detail at the bottom. It softens up the look as it flows out around the hips. 

Who doesn't love a little lace?

You can really do anything with the shoes. I chose some leather Etienne Aginer wedges that I snatched up from TJ.Maxx for only $30. They originally had been $80!

Here's a little more detail of the wedge

Mint and Turquoise were the colors of the summer and they worked perfectly while styling the jeans.

Vintage S & T Necklace
By adding the touches of mint from the necklace you're keeping with cool pastels.  The 3 tiers add boldness and dress the outfit up keeping a chic vibe.

Mini arm party anyone?

 My favorite arm party. The 3 pieces work well with all my outfits.

Watch: Relic from Kohls 
Gold Bracelet: J.Crew $14
Turquoise Bracelet: 4th & Ocean $10


  

For a finishing touch add a nude shoulder or cross body bag. I picked this "Chanel" -esque one up from S & T for only $25!

So next time you slip into those colored jeans think about 

adding other colorful accessories, but in small amounts! A 

simple necklace, pair of earrings or a simple bag will do the trick!

Thank you so much to Amy Van Epps Photography who came out and photographed for me.  She's such a professional but so much fun to work with. I couldn't have done it without her.
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Melted Rainbow Craft

Just in the past few weeks I've been seeing a lot of people melting crayons on canvas, so I figured I might as well take a shot at it too!

I found a two pack of 16in x 20in canvases at Michael's for $10 and bought a 64 pack of Crayola crayons. Crayola is the only brand that will work correctly for this craft because other brands are too oily. 

For the first step I needed to figure out what order I wanted my crayons. I didn't really want to go by wrapper color, so I found this neat website that gives you the order of colors and went from there!

http://www.colourlovers.com/web/blog/2008/04/22/all-120-crayon-names-color-codes-and-fun-facts

This is what my order looked like when I was done. Feel free to do any order you'd like to other than rainbow I just tried this one first.

 I then held the canvas up to the crayons and turns out 64 is six too many! So I took out all the brown crayons. Now onto step two...the gluing! I used super glue instead of a hot glue gun so the glue wouldn't melt in the blow drying process. It is best to make sure the flat end of the crayon is at the very edge of the board (something I didn't pay attention to) so mine were laid slightly wavy. Whoops!

Now the fun and messy part!

Do this on a lot of news paper, trash bag or outside because the wax will fly everywhere. Turn your blow dryer on a high setting and either warm or hot. Hot will take less time. Begin blow drying the first color section than make your way across. Most boards I've seen the colors ran straight down, but as you can see below I decided to blend my colors together. Just that small portion took five minutes tops.

 

After I made my way across the whole canvas I started to run the wax down the canvas and blend the colors          together more. Thirty to forty minutes later I have created an awesome "Melted Rainbow"!

And there ya have it! An awesome and really fun craft to do that takes an hour or two. Hope y'all enjoy!

xo G

Nail of the Week- Lilac & Grey

I have actually been doing the ring finger trick for quite some time now. adding a little something different to my nails was always a goal. { not to mention it helps with me being ever so indecisive}.

This week I chose to steer away from the summer corals and pinks; and ventured back to one of my all time favorites Rupples Wiggin by Opi. 

It came out forever ago with the Shrek Collection, but I have recently fell in love with lilac all over again.

I decided to also change it up a little with adding Dove by Zoya to my ring finger. The light grey compliments the lilac just perfectly don't cha think?

I found that with lighter shades by adding a base coat it makes the polish thicker and harder to layer. Try skipping the base coat with lighter shades and opt for a stronger top coat. It will take less time to dry too!

Now by no means do I claim to be a professional manicurist.

I have found that by using lighter colors my manicures look like they last longer, because you wont notice once it starts chipping!

Also by investing in a good top coat your manicure will look more polished and last longer.

The only thing about lighter shades is you usually need to add 2 to 3 coats. 

I found that Rupple's Wiggin' took about 3 coats; while Dove took about 2. 

Left : Rupples Wiggin' by OPI Right: Dove by Zoya

Whats your current fave color combination?

xo M

A smile. A handshake. A courtesy. A hello.

Almost every girl has the fantasy of finding their prince charming, living in a castle and embracing extravagant lifestyles.

{Royalty} I think they call it.

For most this dream is just that. {A dream}.  But that’s only if you let it! Why not be the princess you want to be? Embrace the lifestyle you're living and make your own fairytale.

That’s what we have done. We have convinced ourselves {and everyone around us} that we are modern day princesses. We want to help as many fellow princesses {and possibly a prince or two} realize that we can do and be whatever we want to be by embracing every single opportunity.

Whether we're talking about our royal threads, our culinary creations or our creative spunk; we hope to share as many ideas and experiences with you as we can {not to mention while being on a budget}. So we can all become our very own versions of Modern Day Princesses! 

{Enjoy and check back for new posts each week!}

xo M & G