DIY Framed Initial

I love my mom. She's so cute. She gets on Pinterest and pins stuff that she wants. So when she pinned this from Etsy I had to make it for her birthday that's coming up. Not gonna lie, it's pretty cute. 

I gathered my supplies: wooden letter, frame, and accent pieces as well as some new paint. You will also need a poster board of sorts, a paint brush, and hot glue.

First I painted the frame, letter and little accent pieces and let them dry. Warning! Craft wood is super absorbent and it took me three coats of paint for  each piece.

I then cut and painted the poster/foam board to fit the frame and where none showed in the cut out parts of the frame.  

Then I carefully hot glued the letter to the board and then the board to the frame. I let it cool. But when it sat overnight the board had warped and I hot glued it again and now its really stuck!

**UPDATE**

I am now selling these in my Etsy shop HelloBrownlow!! I customize them just for you! :)

Happy Father's Day!

I have the ABSOLUTE BEST DAD EVER. He has always been very supportive of me growing up and he still is. I'm pretty sure I've already bought him a tie in every color and too many gift cards to Bass Pro, so a unique card was the only way to go. 

And he loved it. 

Love you Dad!

I found it on Pinterest, but they had blocked the link because it was spammy. :( But in theory this is the blog it's from.

DIY Sharpie Mug

Every other person that I follow on Pinterest has some sort of variation of the DIY mug. Most of them have mustaches or funny faces on the bottom of them but what about a mug for the twenty-something bookworm?  It's super easy to do. I bought a mug from the dollar store, drew out what I wanted on it and drew on it! You just bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes. Done!  

Now it't time to brew some herbal tea and settle into a good book. :)

Chicken Taquitos

Sundays are the only days that my husband and I both don't work. So for the most part we stay in all day or we go do something fun. Well... today we stayed in and cooked. I cooked for about two hours (mostly because I didn't know what I was doing) and the outcome was delicious.
Normally I don't like the taste of corn tortillas (I'm weird, I know) but today I just had to use them to see. My taquito recipe is inspired by this one from The Kitchn. We also served it up with a side of Spanish rice.


Chicken Taquitos

Ingredients:
3 large chicken breasts
1/2 cup shredded cheese
2 tsp of each: garlic powder, chili powder, cayene pepper, SW chipotle seasoning, paprika
1 pkg of small corn tortillas
butter
sour cream (for serving)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Boil chicken breasts in large pot until cooked thoroughly. Shred chicken. Place the shredded chicken in a large mixing bowl. Toss with cheese and spices. Add spice to taste.
3. On the stove heat up a medium pan. Butter and heat tortillas through
4. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. One by one, lay the tortillas flat and place chicken mixture on one side. Roll tightly and place the taquito seam side down on the baking sheet. Repeat.
5. Bake for 30 minutes, flipping each over half way through. They should be crispy.
6. Serve warm with a side of salsa or sour cream with lime zest