(Key) Lime Pie!

Hey guys! Happy Pieday Friday! Today we're talking Key Lime Pie. Ok, technically it's not Key Lime Pie, because I didn't use Key Limes, but ya know what? It's so delicious I can't see how you could possibly care.

This recipe is one of my favorites because it is one of the easiest things in the world to put together. With minimal effort you end up with a sweet, tart, creamy pie filling with a deliciously crunchy graham cracker crust. And let me tell you, it is delightful. What could be better?

Here's how to make it!

(Key)Lime Pie- Makes 1 Pie!

Ingredients:
- 1 pre-baked graham cracker crust (my recipe can be found here)
- 1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (key lime if you're fancy!)
- Zest of 1 lime (about 1 tsp)
- 2 cups of homemade whipped cream (beat 1 cup of heavy cream until soft peaks form, then add 2 tbsp sugar and a splash of vanilla extract, and beat until hard peaks form)

1. Combine the sweetened condensed milk, lime zest, and lime juice. Mix until well combined, then let sit for 5 to 10 minutes until the mixture thickens up.

Just to note, this recipe will not end up a vibrant green. If you are looking for a color that's more than a hint of green, you can feel free to add in 2 drops of green food coloring at this point.

2. Add your whipped cream to the lime mixture and fold it in.

 Keep going...

There ya go! It's done when all there are no white streaks or lumps of whipped cream.

3. Pour the filling into your pie crust and smooth it out with a spatula.

4. Chill your pie in the fridge for 3 to 4 hours, and then serve!

Yum! Now, I know it will be tempting to eat the pie before it chills, and you certainly can, but that chilling time is going to be key (ha!) to actually being able to cut pieces of it. The filling is super soft and gooey (part of its beauty) so that chill time is helpful to firm it up a bit.

I hope you guys enjoyed reading along, and I hope you get a chance to try this recipe out soon!

Til next time!

-Becca

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DIY Decorated Clothes Hanger

Hey guys! Today I'm super excited to share a DIY project with you for a decorated clothes hanger! This project was actually not on my radar until late last week when I got a super exciting email from the folks at Buzzfeed asking me to come up with a DIY for a pretty decorated clothes hanger for an upcoming post! Guys, my brain kind of exploded, I was so excited!

Now that it's up on Buzzfeed, I can share the project with you here! You should also be sure to go check out the post on Buzzfeed to see all the other awesome ideas people came up with!

When I was approached about this project, I had honestly never thought about decorating my hangers before. But why not??? I love clothes, I love organizing, I love all sorts of pretty little things, so decorating clothes hangers is actually a great project. Immediately, my brain started swimming with ideas. I thought about doing some string art in the middle section, covering the hanger with fabric, painting a fun pattern on it, or maybe insetting fabric into the middle section. Then it hit me: why not decorate the hanger bar with embroidery floss? Yea, that's right, I went all friendship bracelet style on this hanger!

This project is super simple to do, but does take some time, so it's a perfect project to do while you're watching a good movie or having a relaxing day at home.

If you want to make one yourself, you'll just need some simple supplies: a hanger with a bar (preferably a wooden one), four colors of embroidery floss or thin yarn, and scissors.

1. Cut a piece of embroidery floss about 36” long, and then cut a piece of each of the remaining colors of embroidery floss to the same length.

2. Tie the bundle of embroidery floss around the bottom rung of the hanger and knot it in place. Be sure to leave about 1” of embroidery floss at the end of the knot so you’ll be able to hide the ends.

3.  Select your first color of embroidery floss. With the bar of the hanger vertical and the hook of the hanger to your right, hold the remaining pieces of embroidery floss and the ends from the knot flush with the hanger bar. Then, take the selected piece of embroidery floss, bring it to the left, and then over the hanger bar, forming what looks like a “4”. Next, bring the end of the embroidery floss around the back of the hanger, and through the “4” shape. Pull tight to make your first knot.

4.  Continue step 3 with your first color until you have a section of color the length of your liking. When you are ready to switch to the next color, simply bring the color you were working with back to flush with the hanger bar, select the next color of embroidery floss, and repeat step 3 with that color. Continue these steps, alternating colors to your liking, until you reach the end of the hanger bar.

5.  As you work, you will need to add additional lengths of embroidery floss to the existing ones so you can continue with your work. To do so, simply cut another 36” of that color and tie the new length of embroidery floss to the older one, and then trim the ends to about 1/2". Be sure to think ahead, so you can hide the knot under the other colors of embroidery floss as you work.

6. When you reach the end of the hanger bar, tie a tight knot around it, and trim the ends.

Voila! You're done! Now you have a beautiful hanger to hang your lovely clothes on!

Til next time!

-Becca

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Weekly Wishlist- Beautiful Browns

1. Tights for Every Occasion: ModCloth; 2. Highwood Mary Jane: Lotta from Stockholm; 3. Academic Fellowship Dress: ModCloth; 4. In the Zone Necklace: ModCloth; Metallic Basket Belt: Anthropologie.

Alright, buddies, it's September! I don't care if it's still 80° out, I want fall clothes. Like, all of them.

This week when I was doing some online window shopping, I was positively drooling over all the beautiful, rich browns I was seeing everywhere. I decided that I wanted to put together a dreamy outfit full of gorgeous brown hues for this week's wishlist.

Now, technically these tights from ModCloth are grey, but they're a warm grey, so I'm putting them on the brown team! I think they'd look great with pretty much any color you could think of, so I'd love to add these to my wardrobe.

I'm also head over heels (ha!) for these mary janes from Lotta from Stockholm. The heel is a little higher that I usually spring for, but I've heard nothing but good things about the comfort of these guys. I actually love these so much that I mayyyyyyy have ordered them prior to posting this wishlist!

As you may have noticed, I wear stripes all the damn time. I love that this pretty printed dress would get me away from stripes and into plaid, which is another one of my favorite prints. The color combination, fit, and styling of this dress are to die for. All it needs are couple of cute accessories!

Now, this belt from Anthropologie could be a bit overkill with the dress, but I love mixing prints, so I'd certainly give it a try! I love the way the different colors are woven together to make such a pretty piece. I also really love this adorable watch necklace from ModCloth and think it would look darling with just about everything. I think it's subtle, but just interesting enough to work really well with the plaid dress.

So, that's what I'm wishing for this week! How about you guys?

Til next time!

-Becca

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Weekend Wardrobe

Dress: Vintage/Similar; Hair Bow: DIY; Necklace: Oh my gosh, I have no idea! I've had it for years/Similar; Belt: Anthropologie/Similar; Shoes: ModCloth

Hey guys! I hope you all got to have a nice long weekend! I was actually on staycation all last week, which was pretty great. As nice as it was to be off last week, though, I did have some sad times. One of my dearest friends flew out of Seattle on Sunday to begin a new adventure in a new city. I am so incredibly excited for her, but my heart is a little heavy knowing that I won't get to see her on a weekly basis anymore. It's always hard when friends move away.

Heavy heart aside, it was a very nice weekend! Apart from helping with moving preparations, I had a fun mini-slumber party at my house, put some new shelves up in the living room with a lot of help from my dad, and worked on a fun project that I'm excited to share with you guys later this week!

Even though I haven't gone back to work yet, I'm already excited for next weekend! Guys, I've been rocking my natural hair color for a few years, but for the last few months, I've been falling prey to the siren song of darker hair. I loved being blonde as a kid, but when my hair started to darken up as a teenager, I pretty much wanted nothing more than to have brown hair. It's not there yet, so I'm going in to get my hair dyed a couple of shades darker on Friday! I'm pretty pumped about it.

Did you guys do anything fun over the long (or regular length) weekend? Any fun plans for the rest of your week?

Til next time!

-Becca

P.S. Don't forget to enter my giveaway with Belle Hibou! Tomorrow is the last day to enter!

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Looking Back at August

September! You're here at last. And with you, fall is just around the corner! As excited as I am to look forward, let's take a look back at August, because guys? It was a great month!

Early in the month, my mom and I took a trip to Carnation to go Blueberry Picking! It ended up being a super wet day, but was a total blast! The trip led to me eating blueberries by the handful, making Blueberry Peach Crisp, and whipping up some Blueberry Limeade!

I celebrated a year of having these two goofballs, Buddy and Hank, living in my house. They're seriously the best and make me smile every day. I'm so glad I have these two little critters!

I put together some fun DIY projects, including my first real stab at jewelry making with a Wire Word Necklace. I also worked on some Painted Cork Coasters, which started out a mess, but ended up pretttttty cute.

Two of the most amazing people I know got married, which led to a reunion of sorts with some of the most amazing women I've ever met. I still get all teary-eyed every time I look at the pictures. It was a weekend SO full of love!

I kept up on my canning with some delicious Salsa Verde and some Pickled Okra...

...And I worked on a project with my amazing cousin over at Imagine Joy, to put together these cute, printable labels for all those canned goods!

I turned 26, and celebrated my birthday with a day at the fair with my family, which was a total blast!

And I once again made it through a month wearing stripes in nearly EVERY outfit post! You can see my love of stripes here, here, and here. Hopefully when fall comes along I'll branch out into plaids, or something. Cool it with the stripes, Becca!

August was also my first full month offering sponsorship through my blog, which led to a couple of really fun giveaways and great new relationships with different bloggers and businesses! If you're interested in sponsoring Ladyface Blog in September, check out my Sponsor Page for more information.

Thank you so much for following along with me in August, and I'm looking forward to sharing more in September, as well as in the months to come!

Til next time!

-Becca

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