Lily Emme Giveaway!

Happy Monday Friends! How about if we start of the week with a lovely giveaway? Valerie's shop is full of the loveliest, most delicate handcrafted pieces. I'm super envious of whoever gets to take home something from her!

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Homemade Blackberry Infused Vodka /// Blackberry Crush Cocktail

Recently a friend of mine introduced me to homemade infused vodka. He had made lavender infused vodka and it was beyond delicious. Seriously. So I decided to try it with blackberries and I was very pleased with how it turned out.

Now keep in mind that the quality of the vodka you use will make a big difference in the final flavor. The nicer {and usually more expensive} the vodka the better it will taste as always. Be sure to pick the freshest, sweetest fruit also!

Find a container big enough to store your vodka and fuit in the fridge - mine was a bit excessive in size but it was the best I had. Place your fruit in the bottom of the container, pour your vodka in, close the lid and give it a good shake. Keep the mixture in the fridge for at least 3 days {72 hours} and shake your container twice a day. I read that you shouldn't let the fruit soak for more than 5 days and the vodka will keep for up to two weeks after the fruit is removed when stored in the fridge/freezer. It seems to me like the vodka should be fine even after that, but I could be wrong.

Now for the mixing! I combined 2 shots of the blackberry infused vodka with about 1.5 cups of lemonade and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. I tried it both on the rocks and blended. I preferred on the rocks because I thought blending it made it taste a bit watered down. In fact if your ingredients are already coming from the fridge I don't know that the ice is even really necessary.

I didn't get a chance to try it before the vodka was all gone {hehehe - oops!} but I'm pretty sure it would taste lovely with a mint leaf or two mixed in as well. Next time I make it I'll report my findings on that. Enjoy!

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Friday Faves ::: Camping

The Beard and I are going to go camping tomorrow night with some friends. It's just a quick trip but I'm super excited because it's been ages since I've been camping and I miss it so much. Camping in the woods is definitely my favorite. Where do you prefer to camp? Are you a tent person or a RV person?

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Etsy Exposé + Storenvy Select

... 1... Pomp & Plumage

... 2... Foxtail Creek Studio

... 3... Ottoman Bazaars

... 4... Alternative Blooms

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... 1... Wanderlustiny

... 2... What She Wants

... 3... Wanderlustiny

... 4... Mint Rainbows

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Thank You Humans

Hello Friends!

Thank you for being so patient with me the last few weeks. Moving is going well, slower than we expected but we're almost done. Four flights of stairs is quite the work out. Whew! I promise photos as soon as we're set up.

I had the craziest experience between Sunday and today. I was hanging out with some friends on Sunday and lost my drivers license and credit card. Of course I didn't realize they'd fallen out of my pocket till I went to the store on Monday and didn't have them. Naturally, I completely freaked out. Frantically searching everywhere and retracing all my steps. I started freaking out double time when I realized that if I didn't find my id there would be no way to get a new one in time for my trip to NYC next week for Alt Summit. But then the miracles started to happen! Two men found my id and credit card separately and each contacted me to tell me they had them. WHAT?!?!? True story. Two kind men who could have stolen my identity or used my credit card made sure they got back to me. I'm so very grateful to both of them and I'm feeling extremely blessed to have what could have been a complete horror story end so smoothly.

Thank you to all the kind-hearted humans out there looking out for each other {including idiots like me}.

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Guest Post::: Gabi {Kneadle & Bread} Currently: Organizer Edition!

Hi all, I’m back again!

If you didn’t catch my last guest post on Yellow Bird + Yellow Beard, my name is Gabi and I blog over on Kneadle and Bread. While Janee, the Beard, and the Bird are all hard at work moving, I wanted to share one of my favorite weekly features from K&B -  a“Currently” post. For these posts, I round up three things (decor, clothing, recipes, ets.) I’m currently crushing. This week, I thought I would share a special edition - the organizer edition!  I’m one of those crazy people who shops for months (I kid you not) to find the perfect planner/organizer/agenda/whatever else you’d like to call it.  I look at Etsy shops, stationary stores, and artists’ websites (just to name a few) - but, the work isn’t over once I finally find the perfect organizer.  Yup, I then search for the cutest accessories to pair it with.  I’m serious. Today, I thought I’d share the wealth, so here are a few of my favorite organizer accessories!

01 / How perfect is this little organizer? Find it on Etsy!
02 / You just can’t deny it, these little bow paper clips are adorable.
03 / Washi tape! Of course! No organizer is complete without some patterned masking tape.


For more “Currently” posts, feel free to stop by Kneadle and Bread! I’d love to have you!




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Guest Post::: Oana Befort

Today I worked on this 'motherly love' inspired illustration.  I wanted to create a work in progress video but Jeremy wasn't around to help me set the camera so I just did a few short videos on Vine with peeks of the process. If you are following me on Twitter you might have seen them already. 
So here is part one, part two and part three. :)

...And then I got invaded by some cute little hands and animal friends, but I quicly found a good way to entertain them. ;)

Have a beautiful Friday!

For more lovely work visit Oana's blog!

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Etsy Exposé + Storenvy Select

... 1... Silver Lines Jewelry

... 2... Amy Burgess Jewelry

... 3... The White Pepper

... 4... Gardenmis

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... 1... Black Box Cheesecakes

... 2... A Brighter Life

... 3... oh, hello friend.

... 4... The R&R Gallery



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Guest Post::: Meghan {Eat.Live.Make.}

Hello Lovelies! 

I am Meghan, and I blog over at Eat.Live.Make. I'd love for you to stop by and say hi. While your at it, check out my newest project, Lacy and Meg GF (I'm pretty proud of it).  I'm popping in today to give Janee a little break while she is moving into her new apartment. So excited for her, and am happy to be over here on YB+YB sharing a fun and easy DIY with you guys.

One of my most favorite things to do is repurpose old things. I love going to thrift stores and looking for old frames and giving them a pretty new life. The best part about this project, is you don't have to have a print or picture that fits the frame exactly.

You will need:

-old frame

-hot glue gun

-ribbon

-scissors

-clips

-strips of fabric

The process is rather simple. You will take your strips of fabric and hot glue one end to the frame. Then you will tightly rap the fabric around the frame and hot glue the end of the strip to the frame. Repeat this process until you have your entire frame covered with fabric! Next, you will hot glue your ribbon to the BACK of your frame (make sure it's extra tight) and clip on your photo or print! For my frame, I chose one of my favorite prints from Katie Daisy.

If you'd like a free print, you can find this one over on eat.live.make and download it for yourself. 

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