mini mag: issue five
Hiya!
totally rad
OMG the countdown has begun. 3 more weeks til school starts. Bet you knew this was coming! All of you parents whose kids have already started back to school... I envy you. With every inch of creative space in my soul. I’ve been getting myself prepared for my holiday gift makes. I stocked up on organic yarn for my waldorf school teacher gifts, I have my projects planned out for the most part. I have the supplies for felt ornaments all ready. I’m thinking I need to start planning a ornament making party again this year. That was so fun! You should totally plan one too! Projects + friends = awesome! Indie Lovely is interactive. It’s formatted to look it’s best on your tablet or smartphone. Click on any pink text or URL -there’s a link there for ya, ready to escort you somewhere awesome. If you would like to subscribe to make sure you get future issues of this magazine, please do... back issues are available on IndieLovely.com {click HERE for more info on how to promote your indie business in indie lovely}
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Calling all creatives! I am looking for ways to expand the magazine. There are so many things I want to include! But one person cannot do it alone... So, this is where you come in... I need contributors! I want short{ish} articles with fantastic images! My readers like features about living the indie lifestyle, innovative new handmade goods, indie markets & craft shows, classes & workshops, indie & vintage fashion, ebooks & magazines, vintage modern style homewares, spiritually minded healthcare practitioners, crafty blogs, healthy eats, holistic skincare, indie business/lifestyle advice & coaching, yoga, art & craft supplies, indie travel, etc... you know... all that good stuff. Or maybe you have an indie biz that you wanna share with my readers... yay! I love to promote my friends. I’m looking for independent businesses to feature in the mag that have: an amazing product/service to offer, great images, and positive energy... Submit your info HERE! And thanks for your help! Here I am:: facebook : instagram : twitter : blog
five things to make...
1. Hello, gorgeous! You have to
check out this beautiful hexy patchwork blankie... here’s the pattern on Ravelry. The border trim is featured on Dover & Madden’s blog. There is a photo tutorial {it isn’t really a pattern, but a photo illustrated explanation of how to do it} Like it says on the blog, the pattern may be hard for newbies to understand, but experienced crocheters will find it easy to follow.
3. 10 ways to make garland!
How can you resist? You can’t!
2. Embroider these pretty flow-
ers! Aimee Ray has a tutorial on her blog and the cute deer embroidery pattern is available in her Etsy shop. Little Dear.
4. I do love peacock feathers!
Cook Love Craft has a jewelry tutorial that shows you how to make these earrings.
5. Make these cute bracelets with a coat hanger and
fabric scraps. Creme De La Craft’s project is easy and would be fun to make with the kiddos.
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the indie kitchen makes nut milk
I love smoothies. I’ve been drinking them for breakfast for at least 15 years. I love them so much I take my blender on vacation with me. Last year, all the sudden my smoothies weren’t making me feel as good as they used to. I have always used a non dairy milk as my base with no issues {started with soy and rice in my early 20’s, and at this time had been using coconut milk} It was so weird. I mentioned it to a friend and she told me about her gluten & dairy free friend that just recently discovered an intolerance to carageenan, which is in 99.9% of non dairy milks {and a host of other foods including all other vegan dairy replacement foods like cheese, sour cream, etc...} so she started making her own out of nuts and seeds in her blender. I thought it would be worth a shot! It’s really easy and I feel so much better too. Sweeten with honey, maple syrup or agave if you like... sometimes I add chai spices!
Soak 1 C. of cashews, almonds, hemp seeds, brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, etc... {either alone or in any desired combination} in water for at least 4 hours. I usually leave em soaking overnight, rinse em and throw em in the blender with 3 C. of water {I use alkaline water. Have you tried it?} Blend it up for about 60 seconds. Get a nut milk bag, put it in a bowl, pour the mixture into the bag. Close it up and start milking! I store mine in the fridge in a pyrex carafe, of course. indie lovely
valentine’s day 2013
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Use homemade nut milk in all of your recipes in place of dairy milk
So I am kinda obsessed with project life. It’s a pocket sytem of scrapbooking that makes it so much easier to keep up with. A lot of project lifers do a two page spread for each week, but I honestly cannot keep up with that at this point, so I do it by event. Or whenever I feel like it. You know, I don’t take it too seriously, or else it will feel like work and then I won’t want to do it at all! I also got a subscription to Studio Calico’s Marks & CO project life monthly kit. OMG this is so fun. Look at the box for August. Each month you get a bunch of the journaling cards and placecards, {which are beautifully designed, might I add}, lots of cute embellishments, a sheet of alpha stickers, and some stamps. I’m totally loving the RAD tag that came with this month’s kit. I stitched it up in a hurry! I think there’s still time to sign up this month so hurry up and get your booty over to Studio Calico’s website to grab one for yourself. Then check out my project life pinterest board for ideas...
The house is coming along. I finally got the living room furnished!and ready for crafty hangouts with my friends. It is a mix of eras. Now I just need to get some art on the walls and it will look more like home.
There’s a great new app for Walgreens, you can get your instagram pics printed in less than an hour. Um hello, that totally works for me. I printed out a few {hundred} to scrapbook. I wanna plan a scrapbooking night soon. I really like it. I got a new project life kit that I’m gonna modify to use square pics.
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...stuff I want Tea Cozy Cory Dora
Porcelain Bowls Clay and/or Wood
Vintage Whether you cross stitch, crochet, embroider, knit...Chair or Savvy Vintage just love to use a hot glue gun, yo http://www.etsy.com/ Furniture listing/158845796/weekend-sale-mid-century-danishmodern?ref=col_view u can make holiday decor for your home {or to give as gifts}. I love vintagey-shabby chic kinda stuff, with a rustic natural feel. Click on the pics
*lookie here*
Inspirational Mug C Jane Teach
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