Monday, July 21, 2014

New Beginnings

  Recently I have fallen out of love with the name "A Girl Betwixt". Originally it was supposed to refer to my teenage in-betweenness, but I fell that the title is more suitable for a personal blog (not a lifestyle blog). That is why I have moved to a new address at 

                                                         www.rosetintedrebel.com

  I hope you all come check out my new blog. It will be about all the same things as this blog . It is nice to have a fresh start and to have a .com address. I've been so grateful for your readership and support!

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Writing Letters

I yearn for the days when people would relax and have tea together and leave their calling cards. When people would sit down and write letters to each other. Well thought out letters that showed effort. I've made a new resolution to try to write a letter to one person each month. They don't have to be long, just enough to show you care (to much might feel like homework for the recipient). It helps to have great cards like these or these. Hope everyone is inspired to write a letter to someone they might have lost contact with!

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Some of my Favorite Things

spring rolls: these look super good, summer spring rolls
book: I devoured this book in a day, its awesome, "The Elements of Personal Style"
map: this map shows the most popular names in states based on years
map: things only people who hate texting know to be true, I totally have experienced all of these

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

S'mores Bars


  I've been super busy lately so I had only an hour to create, and photograph this weeks recipe. So I thought why not do something with s'mores! So I grabbed graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate and started experimenting. (Full disclosure I probably ate as many marshmallows as I toasted). After a few rounds I created these guys. They are like a chocolate bar with marshmallow in the middle and graham cracker dustings on the top. They are super easy to make.


How I Made Them:
Besides all the normal marshmallow fixings you'll need wax paper a open flame and a freezer. First thing you do is toast the marshmallow, I used the stove top for mine. Then you melt your chocolate (I used dark chocolate because I burned the milk chocolate). Once it's melted roll the marshmallow around in it completely covering the whole thing. FYI this project is really messy.


   Then you crumble up your graham cracker. It helps to use a fork. Roll the marshmallow in the crumbs. Put it on wax paper and put in the freezer for about 30 min. Wait till the chocolate is completely hardened.


(P.S what do you guys think about changing my blog name?)



Monday, July 14, 2014

Friday, July 11, 2014

Rainy Day

  Its been super rainy lately so I made three outfits to prove that you can look fashionable even when the weather is bad. I hope everyone has a great weekend!


If you don't want to sacrifice comfort and function for fashion this is the outfit for you. Madwell bootssheinside coat, and rain drop sto umbrella.


I love this outfit because its very classic. Modcloth rain coathunter boots, and lulu guinness umbrella.


Perfect for a rainy valentines day or if you just want to add some glamor into your day. DSW boots, and a umbrella heaven umbrella.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

DIY Wrapped Bracelet



What I love about this project is your ability to create a custom colored bracelet. Since you wrap embroidery thread around them you can essentially use any color under the sun. 


materials needed:
-tacky glue
-embroidery thread
-bangles
-scissors


1.)Apply a bit of glue to the end of the thread.


2.) Wrap the glue part around the bangle and hold down for 10 seconds with your fingers.


3.) Wrap the thread around the bangle. You can alternate colors or only wrap the thread around half.


4.) Add a bit of glue to the bangle.


5.) Wrap the thread around and hold for 10 seconds. Cut off the extra and wear.