Gift Ideas for Her!
I’ve found the cutest, affordable jewelry, perfect for sentimental gifting! JoyCuff!
JoyCuff has such cute pieces! Check out this 18k gold initial necklace!
I love how you can choose an initial, making it a sentimental gift for yourself or someone you love!
I completely adore anything customized with my boys’ names or initials and this momento gives me all the feels! I think this would be an amazing gift for a mama (hello Mother’s Day!), your bestie, a grad, or even yourself!
I also adore their Morse code bracelets! They have the cutest sayings coded in the beads! This one says “badass”!
Yup, mamas are badasses. Another perfect mama gift for that BA chick in your life. My gal pals are all getting one for Mother’s Day!
They even have sayings and mantra bracelets that are super cute!
Use code 20JESS01 at this link on all your purchases too!
AND, if you want to win a Badass Morse code bracelets, check out my giveaway on Instagram, here!!
XX,
Jess
The Best Chex Mix
I have it. The Best. Chex. Mix. Recipe.
I promise.
This recipe has been a family tradition since we were kids, and still is today for my kiddos. Its super easy and EVERYONE is a fan. We freeze a couple bags and it serves family, friends, guests, and gift recipients all season long. And is always welcomed.
I hope you all enjoy like we do!
1/2 c. Butter or Margarine
1 1/2 tsp. Seasoned Salt
4 1/2 tsp. Worchestershire Sauce
Sprinkle of Garlic Powder to taste
2 c. Corn Chex
2 c. Rice Chex
2 c. Wheat Chex
1 c. Cheerios
1 c. Pretzel Sticks
1 c. Mixed Nuts
1 c. Mix Cereal
Heat margarine at 250° in shallow roasting pan until melted. Remove and stir in seasoned salt and worchestershire sauce. Add cereal and nuts. Mix until all pieces are coated. Heat in oven 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes. Spread to cool.
Best part is, it doubles well! Make a double batch and use a large pan. Easy!
Let me know what you think!
Jess,
XX
Perfect Mama Gift
Are you a mom? Do you know one? This is something you will want to see! I have the perfect gift for a mama you know or even for yourself!
My new necklace by Forever Anniversary is a sound wave of a clip I recorded of my boys!
How amazingly sweet is that? This has got to be the ultimate keepsake!
Visit here for their custom soundwave necklace.
They have lots of unique and customizable jewelry options that are all stunning. I think they would all make amazing gifts. I personally adore the soundwave and all it represents for me, so I can vouch that any mama would love to receive one! 😉
My husband recorded my 1 year old saying “mama, mama” and then my 6 year old says “we love you.” I find it so sweet that I haven’t stopped wearing this since I got it!
It’s made of steel, and just gorgeous. The simplicity of it is stunning with any outfit. I love that it’s my little secret as to what it really means. 💙
Here is the clip of my boys, just so you can hear (not much to see) what I gave them to customize this.
You will not be sorry if you visit Forever Anniversaryfor your next gift or treat!
Xx, Jess
*I recieved this necklace from Forrever Anniversary in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own! 😘
A Special Gift
Tony gave me this special little Christmas gift early…
A Michael Jackson poster for my office!
It says, “If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with,” Michael Jackson.
Isn’t that so sweet of him? And a great addition to my (kinda drab) office! There is a small shelf project in the works to hold some things in the office that will go under the Keep Calm poster, so don’t worry, the space will fill in even better. And, stay tuned!
Birthday and Decor!
My birthday was last week!
I got so many awesome gifts, so here is just a sneak peek:
My brother also got me the book, “The Magoc of Writing: How to Write and Publish the Book that is Inside You,” by Linda J. Falkner. So, now I have another project I’m working on 😉
Among many great gifts from family and friends, I also got a few decor related things to keep my occupied in the house for a while. Check out this funky antique alligator trunk:
Is that not totally rad?!
I had drooled over this trunk earlier this fall while browsing antiques. Sweet, eh?
Thanks everybody! Now I have some fun projects to play with!
Homemade Fortune Cookies
I read on-line how to make my very own homemade fortune cookies recently. I thought this would make a cute, personalized gift for Tony for Valentine’s Day. They turned out pretty well, so I thought I would share this little recipe with you.
You will need:
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 Cup Sugar
- 2 1/2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 2/3 Cups Flour
- 1/2 Cup Milk
Start by making 20 paper strips with fortunes or messages written on them. Then:
- Cream together egg and sugar.
- Beat in butter and vanilla.
- Mix flour and baking powder together and pour into mixture. Mix.
- Beat in milk.
- Heat nonstick pan on medium-low.
- Drop a spoonful or batter onto pan and form into a circle.
- Cook until lightly brown, about 30 seconds.
- Flip with spatula and cook another 5 to 10 seconds.
- Lift cookie and insert fortune with first cooked side on the outside, and fold in half, and hang over a rim or edge of a glass.
- When cookies are cooled, lay on cookie sheet and bake at 250 for 15-18 minutes.
Here I am in the process. Some of the cookies are hanging on the edge of the bowl. This is a very good technique for forming the cookies!
Overall, the recipe worked very well. The cookies were still a bit soft, however. But, they tasted good. I think that this is one of those things where you get better with practice. My first cookies were too small and got a little too brown, but by the end they looked like real fortune cookies, as you can see here:
Tony thought they were great and he loved the sweet messages I wrote.
If you want to try this out, check out the full recipe and tips here: http://www.wabisabibaby.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/fortune-cookies-recipe/
Vintage Cuteness
The past weekend my dad and his wife brought us a little vintage present. They had been cleaning and we about to get rid of this find when they realized Tony and I would probably love it. Which we did! What they found was a set of eight drink glasses and a party dish in a carrier. The glasses have gold leaves on them. So neat!
Isn’t this great!? It was just sitting down there in their basement! This will be great for our next party.
Little Christmas Shelf
For Christmas, my Secret Santa (my sister-in-law-to-be, Jess) got me the cutest little shelf. We have been debating where to hang it since then! After we arranged some things the other day, we found the perfect place in the living room. The colors match perfectly! She also got me the little diamond studded candle and the LOVE sign that are sitting on the shelf. It was just so adorable I had to post it. Take a look!
I know its dark, but this is the shelf hung in the corner of the living room behind the Eames lounger.
My Christmas gifts from Jess!
A Touch Of Color
There doesn’t seem to be much color around here lately. The skies are dreary and snow is blowing accross the roads. Again. Ugh. But, amongst the dullness of these winter days, I have some very pretty flowers to share. A client came into my office today and to thank me for the Christmas gifts our company had for his children, he had brought be a small bouqet of gorgeous flowers. Hope these cheer your day as much as they did mine!
I took them home and added them to a vintage wine bottle. It was all we had that was skinny enough, but I ended up loving it!
Make Mine Eclectic 