tuesday tunage: alt j

My husband and i have been totally digging alt-j for quite some time now. it was one of those things where i thought they were relatively unknown and then bam, they were all over the place. if you still have no clue who they are check them out. you won't be sorry.

worst blogger of the year award

i guess i should just give myself the worst blogger of the year award for 2013 already. because i can't say i've bee doing very well about updating. i guess a lot of the time its hard to want to put anything up here, because often i feel like most of this goes unseen. i think thats something i need to look past so i can feel more motivated on a daily basis. 

with that being said i just wanted to share a little something i did last night while relaxing. the original image is not my own. go check out her blog for more awesomeness. if only i had that much talent and direction a her age. 

for more of her work visit

http://wryer.tumblr.com/

cream to my coffee print

long story short, sorry for being so absent. my husband and i are going though a huge transition period right now. it's left me feeling tired an simply unmotivated. i think i'll leave it at that.  sometimes dwelling on said problems only makes moving on harder. so heres to major change in the next 6 months. 

i wanted to leave you all with a free print today. inspired by my husbands upcoming birthday ( it's on fridayyyy!

) and our love for coffee! so feel free to print this one out for yourself. i can see it in a cute fame hanging in the kitchen or eve given as a gift to a fellow coffee lover. hope everyone is having a great start to february. 

getting off track

after spending most of my mourning pouring over the chanel spring/summer 2013 haute couture show, i realized its been ages since of made a post regarding something like this. it's shows me  how much i have actually strayed from my original format for this blog. i'm not saying thats bad, it's just nice to get back into something that reminds me of the reason i originally started blogging. fashion. 

when i say i'm in luuurrve with this. i mean it! from the striking, heavy handed black, almost winged like eye makeup, to the amazing contrast and combinations of leather, lace and feathers! here are just a few of my favorite looks. 

all images via

i love second dress the most. probably because it seems to be the most 'wearable' in my eyes. thinking of maybe trying out the eye makeup for a fun little shoot!

happy hump day.

tuesday tunage// minus the bear - into the mirror

currently listening to this song on repeat. after seeing them perform on ' live from daryl's house ' over the weekend i completely became re-addicted. recipe of the week to come later, so stay tuned.

recipe of the week: bread and butter

for our first recipe of the week we decided to do something i know you all can make! bread and butter. i would have to say this is one of the easiest things my husbands makes, but still comes off as something that might take some skill. please continue reading for the recipes.

no knead bread

ingrediendts:

2 1/2 cups bread flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 teaspoon instant yeast

3/4 tablespoon kosher salt

1 1/2 cups lukewarm water

directions:
in a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients. add water and mix in. cover with plastic wrap and place in cold oven for 12-20 hours. greg says he normally try's to shoot for 20 if he has the time.

remove from oven after resting 20 hours. place dough on a floured board and gently form into ball. over kneading will make the bread too chewy. it is no knead bread after all!

next, place dough in a towel lined bowl. make sure the towel has been lightly dusted with the flour so it won't stick! let rest another 2 hours.

a half hour before the second rest is over, preheat your oven and dutch oven ( which you will be baking in ) at 500 degrees. make sure the dutch oven lid is on. at the end of 2 hours take your dutch oven out and drop the oven temp to 450 degrees. place your dough in the dutch oven. score an " x " on the top with a knife, about 1/4 - 1/2 " deep. ( optional ) bake bread for 30 minutes with the lid on.

remove lid and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes. tap the bottom of the bread and it should sound like a drum. this means its done!

butter:
1 quart heavy cream
pinch of salt

directions:
pour heavy cream into food processor. add a pinch of salt and add lid. blend anywhere from 5-6 minutes.

once butter has mostly formed , take out and place in a strainer. squeeze all the extra liquids out with a spatula or spoon . if you have cheese cloth use this instead. just place inside a square or cloth, twist up and squeeze. we just didn't have any this time around!

last, place finished butter on foil, wrap, and form into a bar shape. now enjoy your tasty treat! you deserve it!

ootd

 jacket: zara

sweater: h&m

shirt: hanes/diy

skirt: zara

shoes: h&m