PHOTO: Jena Coray
01/ gorgeous color block scarves
02/ whoa, this apartment is intense in a great way
03/ beautiful light paintings of dinosaur skeletons
04/ coveting this zig zag shift dress
05/ pumpkin cocktails with a punch
06/ in lust with this convertible teak pool table
07/ such a great idea, use scarves to make curtains!
08/ make a DIY Kelly Wearstler-inspired scarf
PHOTO + RECIPE: How Sweet It Is
There’s really only one thing that can make ice cream better, and I think you already know what that one thing is. Alcohol. Specifically bourbon in this Hot Fudge Bourbon Milkshake.
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I don’t really think think any cocktail says summer quite like sangria. Sure, margaritas are a close second but not quite the same. You need fresh fruit for sangria, and probably a deck or porch of some sort. At the least a picnic blanket (it’s a requirement, I looked it up). Whoever decided the addition of fruit could make wine even better is a genius. [Click on the photos to be taken to the recipe.]
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If my weaknesses for cocktails, illustrations, and cookbooks all got together and had a baby (don’t think about it too hard) it would come out as this book.
An Illustrated Guide to Cocktails, by Orr Shtuhl and Elizabeth Graeber, tells the tales of the heyday of cocktails, from the origin of the margarita to the grandeur of the first celebrity bartender with some modern twists. Along the way, this fun, handheld guide is dabbled with beautiful illustrations and, of course, recipes.
(via Design*Sponge)
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PHOTO: Amy Haslehurst
01. can’t wait to try this hair product – I hate blowdrying my hair in the summer!
02. a DIY Bloody Mary bar? yes, please.
03. looking forward to Chelsea’s bi-monthly flower recipes
04. great post about what art + creativity mean to evie s.
05. I want to make hundreds of these fabric flowers
06. this lady smells books all day, love that
07. hoping to play some iphone hipster bingo this weekend, which will consist of my friends taking photos of one another
08. my favorite snowboards ever (yes, I know it’s May)
09. make your own pudding pops!
10. words banned by New York Magazine
Monday is Memorial Day in the States, so I’ll be taking the day off to do patriotic things like (unintentionally) fry myself to a crisp and (unintentionally) burn some hamburgers on the grill. See you Tuesday, lovahs.
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PHOTO: yumsugar
This cocktail is brilliant on about ten different levels. Madam Geneva’s Jam Cocktail – from the Manhattan gin bar Madam Geneva – requires only five simple ingredients that you’re likely to have around your house already: gin or vodka, lemon jiuce, simple syrup, jam, and crushed ice. Seems life-changing to me.
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PHOTO + LINK: The Backyard Bartender
In high school we used to chase just about anything with Kool-Aid or Crystal Light. Vodka, gin, whatever. Usually in someone’s parents garage or backyard by the light of the moon. This is so not that.
Posted In cocktailsTequila is one of my favorite libations, so it figures that margaritas are high on my list as well. Preferably not too sweet, on the rocks, no salt. And not that you need a good reason to mix (or shake) up a good one, but it is Cinco de Mayo… so you’re sort of obligated. (As always, click on the image to be taken to the recipe.)
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PHOTO: Lisa Golightly
St. Patrick’s Day is one of those go big or go home holidays. Either you love it and celebrate brashly, or it’s basically just another day. With green eyes, a name like Kelly, and a wee bit of Irish heritage I’m in the former camp. And while I don’t request the day off work, I am out the door at the stroke of five and headed to the nearest pub a mere six blocks from the office. Today will be no different.
A few Irish goodies for you:
01. Irish Stew
02. Shamrock Cake
03. Homemade Irish Cream
04. Irish Soda Bread
05. Irish Potato Candy
06. Car Bomb Whoopie Pies
07. The Irish Mojito
08. Steak and Guinness Pie
09. Chocolate Stout Cake
10. Guinness Chocolate Bread Pudding
11. Irish Brown Bread Ice Cream
12. Shrimp in Jameson Cream Sauce
13. Red Flannel Hash
It’s frickin’ freezing in most parts of the country right now, wouldn’t a cuppa Amaretto Hot Chocolate hit the spot nicely? Methinks so.
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