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Day: August 8, 2014

This Week’s Top 5

August 8, 2014August 9, 2014 Crystal D Archer Leave a comment Fashion, Food, Top 5

Hello everyone and happy Thursday!  As I peeked through the internet this week there were some really great things that I absolutely love.  In no particular order here are the top 5 things that I have been obsessing over this past week. 1. The Maxi Dress: Printed Maxi Dress $78.00 Love that this dress is […]

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Fashion Friday: The White T-Shirt

August 8, 2014 Crystal D Archer Leave a comment Beauty, Fashion

Its Friday, the sun is shining and begging me to come outside! What to wear on a beautiful day like today? Then I see it: my white t-shirt.  Simple. Clean. And so easy to throw on with everything from a skirt, to shorts, to leggings.  The white t-shirt is such a basic staple that needs to […]

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Summer Black Bean Salad

August 8, 2014August 11, 2014 Crystal D Archer 1 Comment recipe

Are you all feeling the heat and humidity like I am? Here in Minnesota the storms have been hitting hard which means the humidity is high and also my hair is CRAZY a bit frizzy.  Which all (except the hair) leads me to put together quick, simple, and refreshing meals and snacks.  Enter my favorite side dish, black bean […]

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Red, White, and Blue Drink

August 8, 2014August 9, 2014 Crystal D Archer Leave a comment Food

Need a last minute drink for your 4th of July party today?  I was looking for a recipe for the big holiday bash that would be easy to put together the day of the party and would be pretty inexpensive as well.  I had already baked the Firecracker Cookies but knew I needed to add something else […]

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Top 5

August 8, 2014 Crystal D Archer Leave a comment Beauty, Fashion, Home, Top 5

There are so many great things out there that I have had my eye on- clothes, places to go, decor, projects, and more.  So each week I am going to compile the top 5 things I have been obsessing over lately.  Sort of like a wishlist of things, or a dreambook. All the pictures of things you […]

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Red, White, and Blue Layered Cake

August 8, 2014 Crystal D Archer Leave a comment Food

Today I wanted to share the cake we baked and decorated for last year’s Independence Day celebration.  From the outside it looked like a typical cake.  My oldest frosted it himself with a homemade caramel frosting from a recipe his grandma gave to us and was delicious. Hence the light brown color. Inside the cake, however, […]

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Fashion Friday: The Maxi Dress

August 8, 2014August 8, 2014 Crystal D Archer Leave a comment Beauty, Fashion

With it being the first Friday of official summer break, I decided I would kick off the weekend with some awesome fashion finds! The first thing that came to mind when thinking about clothes that are effortless, comfortable, and yet also still look good (gotta keep my sanity and feel like a human while mothering […]

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Fashion Find: Lace Shorts

August 8, 2014August 11, 2014 Crystal D Archer Leave a comment Beauty, Fashion

I had to quick pop in here because I wanted to share something I found! I have been noticing that lace shorts are all over the fashion scene, not to mention they look super comfortable and cute too. For example, I found these shorts at Forever 21: Floral Lace Shorts $22.80 $15.99 As well as these: Crochet Lace Shorts […]

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Firecracker Cookies

August 8, 2014 Crystal D Archer Leave a comment recipe

Hello there and happy Thursday!  Are you all ready for the 4th of July holiday that is coming up in little more than a week? I have been tracking down recipes and ideas that are simple, tasty, and fun.  Next week I’ll be showing the cake we made last year that had red, white, and blue […]

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Healthy Snack… and Art

August 8, 2014 Crystal D Archer Leave a comment Home

Hi everyone, hope you had an amazing weekend! Ours was filled with sun, some rain, a car show, a flooded park (Mississippi River is slightly overflowing in some places right now) and veggie art! Veggie art? Yes, who knew that vegetables could make way to some fun kid art! Now that the kids are home […]

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