Roam Hawaii

Happy New Years!

I have been completely inspired by Roam Hawaii, based out of North Shore, Oahu. Four gals sell their handmade clothes and accessories out of their awesome truck! Really, how cool is that?




I came home with some really cool finds from Goodwill today. A few of them need to be altered, and I plan to try out dying carrot juice! Should be fun :)

link love

Been finding lots of inspiration lately. Here are some things I love:


- I'm going to have to purchase these stickers soon, they're so lovely!


- I'm feeling like a bahama mama too!


- This post from the Zero Waste Home is inspiring me to declutter and simplify. 


- On the topic of organizing, I love all things Russel and Hazel. I have one of their mini binders in lime - I love it - and I'd love to get their A-Z tabs and contacts sheets for a cute and highly functional address book. Just looking through their site will inspire you to organize.


- Paper treat bags + Japanese washi tape = instant cute packaging for a small gift.

things i loved about today

Today is technically Saturday, at 2:40am. We watched the most recent Office episode after the boys went to sleep and munched on a little leftover Easter candy. Which is why I am not in bed right now.


3 things i loved about today


1. It was my usual favorite kind of day. Drew had the day off, it rained, we went to Lanikai beach.


2. Drew took the boys to Target so I could have some crafty time alone. I sewed some paper garlands that I LOVE! And made some color dipped gift tags.


3. Drew got the boys a small wooden train set from Target. They've been loving the train set at Thinker Toys so we knew we wanted to get them some trains. Hopefully Tekoa learns how to share his much coveted trains. He had some tired fits about it tonight (which was not one of the things I loved about today).

feeling crafty: little activity gift bag

I enjoy looking for small ways to bless people. At small group, one woman always brings her daughter and I thought it would be fun to make a small little activity bag for her to play with while we're having small group.

Here's what I used:
1 muslin drawstring bag
2 small notebooks, one lined, one blank
6 sets of small cards and envelopes
a set of crayola colored pencils (the short set)
2 bundles of colored embroidery floss
a couple sheets of stickers
1 pen
1 fabric covered twistie tie and two small pieces of fabric


This set is obviously for a girl because of the colors, but you could easily make a boy version by choosing boy colors, superhero stickers and maybe a small set of legos instead of the embroidery floss.

This is an Orla Kiely journal that I've had for a while. I like to buy little notebooks and such so I can make a gift bag with little notice. Notebooks and notepads are always useful! Especially when they look cute like this one :)

Using some floral fabric cut into a strip, I tied it around the set of cards using some of the embroidery floss.

I tied the embroidery floss together using a fabric covered twistie tie that I made using the same floral fabric.

These are really easy to make. Collect twistie ties that you get from the grocery store and rip/cut off the paper/plastic. Cut out fabric to sandwich around the wire. Using craft glue, apply to one side of the fabric, place the wire on the fabric and glue. Make sure there is glue covering the entire wire. Place the second piece of fabric on top and press together. Let dry overnight.

Using the second piece of fabric, tie a knot around the drawstring. 

Additional ideas:

-stencil/paint the recipients name onto the fabric

-dip dye the muslin bag

-add a note inside or directions on using their new activity bag

-add candy :)

Place all the goodies in the bag and excitedly deliver to your recipient :)

5 things

I know I already wrote about today in this post, but I thought I'd make a sweet little list. Because lists are lovely :)


5 things I loved about today


1. It rained.


2. We played at Lanikai beach in the rain.


3. I got to spend the evening with my awesome husband.


4. I enjoyed a chai tea latte.


5. Tekoa showed us how many letters of the alphabet he knows, he said all of them! I'm such a proud mommy!

(mostly) raw vegan tacos

After my last post, I went to make myself a (mostly) raw vegan taco and thought it'd be the best time to document and share one of our favorite things to make at home.

Before we get into the directions, I want to explain why this is mostly raw and not completely raw. For these tacos, we like to use Food for Life's Ezekiel Sprouted Grain Tortillas. These are not considered raw because they are cooked above 118 degrees. Sprouted grains are much easier to digest than unsprouted grains, and these tortillas contain lots of fiber. They have a really nice, dense and chewy texture that is perfect for tacos. If you really want to make this recipe 100% raw you could use collard greens and make a wrap, or skip the tortilla and make it into a salad.

What you'll need:

Ezekiel Sprouted Grain Tortillas

1 ripe avocado

2 small tomatoes, cut into chunks

1 cucumber, halved and sliced

1 lime

alfalfa sprouts

salt

This is a really easy and customizable recipe. If you like it spicy, add a pepper. If you like onions, add onions. Add ingredients you like. If you make this recipe to your liking, you open yourself up to eating more raw foods and increasing your overall health!

Okay okay, I don't like fish, but Drew has been enjoying his tacos with some local Ahi that my cousin so nicely brought over. Not raw (unless you want the fish to be raw) but still healthy :)

Start with one tortilla on a plate. Using a butter knife, spread some avocado over the tortilla, use as much or as little as you like.

Now squeeze a lime wedge over the avocado, I like lots of lime. We also like to use a raw Spicy Sri Lankan Coconut spread along with the avocado. If you live on Oahu, you can get it from Licious Dishes. As far as I know, they are the only prepared raw food company on the island. If you like it spicy, add a chili pepper or some cayenne powder. Or maybe you'd like to add some raw lemon cashew sour cream, eh? Also, here is where I like to add the salt.

Now you can add your fillings, like tomato, cucumber and alfalfa sprouts.

So there you have it! Mostly raw vegan tacos. 

If you make these please tell me about it! Did it help you to add more veggies into your diet??? Interested more in raw foods or a healthier lifestyle, email me or Drew!

recap today - kailua trip

Today was a really fun day. Drew ended up getting the night off so we headed into Kailua together to check out a rental we saw on Craigslist. Today was also rainy (which delighted my heart) and we took a rainy beach trip to Lanikai. Because of the "poor" weather, the beach was pretty empty (aka no crowds!), so the boys had such a blast running along the beach in the rain. Tekoa even got into the water, which he doesn't ususally do. Afterwards, we stopped at Starbucks so I could grab a chai latte (OMG! Anna has treats!?! Yes, it was a sweet treat for a sweet day). Drew and I shared a plate of veggie coconut curry from Down to Earth. Now we're home and the boys are asleep.
I feel so blessed.