Saturday, July 2, 2011

Happy 4th Weekend Everyone!!!!

Happy 4th!!! Drink it up, take a dive but don't drink and drive or dive. Oh and be amazing!!!



P.S. Since we are super into Cocoville, Koa Town, Aceyland and Rio Valley we decided to start a rad mom blog! Come visit! We launch soon....

P.P.S. And NO Things We Heart is not going anywhere! We just thought if our brains were in babyland we should embrace it!

Visit us here! (for now :) )

Friday, March 25, 2011

Fashion Friday: The Rad Brides...


Soooooooo...HI THERE!!!!

Ok now before you burst into tears from crazy excitement about us being back and ready to attack, here is a tiny warning...

***Warning***
We will be posting as much as we can but they may be shorter and super sporatic since the new bunnies in our lives run our daily lives and by the time most people are having dinner....we are snuggling in bed ready to pass out.
But the uber good news is....our posts will never be forced and always from the heart since it they will only be that of which truly inspires our slightly polished fingers to type
***End Warning***

Ok, since no one we know is getting married, but it is spring and dresses are popping up we thought we gotta give a shout out to super rad alternative wedding dresses. The dresses for our readers, for us, for the cool girls...the ones that aren't afraid to be themselves....

And away we go!!!
OH wait! P.S. We may be a wee bit rusty so bare with us!

And the dress that put the inspiration in our brains...

Thank you to our gorgeous friend and stupidly amazing stylist Andrea Lieberman for literally giving us the one dress that inspired us to blog!


We super heart this Hippie meets City chic dress. Yes, we know it was not meant to be a wedding dress persay but it totally can be. Wear soft nude heels or sandals for a beachy hippie vibe or crazy rad booties for a "watch the fuck out Pat Fields" vibe.


Can't afford the A.L.C. version? Asos gives us this lil diddy...



So he owns Urban, Anthro, Free Peeps, We the Free and now the man that brought us our faves brings us BHLDN . A super rad bridal boutique for us cool kids! Thank god! No more fluff and frill!


We heart this black and white ruffled version! And paired with red heels or leopard? Um yes please!!!

Hello stupidly gorgeous water color dress from BCBG!!

Wowo! This has NYC written all over it! Slick hair, amazing makeup and diamond cuffs for days would be gorge with this simple yet sexy dress.

If Carrie was gonna get Married to big on the beach she would totally wear this dress from Halston.

(sorry for the slightly dated example...we still watch SATC everyday on E!)

But whats a dress without A-mazing shoes???? Yup...just a dress-ish..
And for the raddest bridal heels EVER??!!!!

Thank you Mr. TWH for mama's fave heels she got for xmas...and the best thing is... they come in white and nude. So all of your insanely rad badass ladies can rock these Sam Edelman's with your dress!!! YOU ARE TOTALLY WELCOME!!!!!!!!

Be you...be rad! F what everyone says...your wedding is YOUR day!

See you soon!
xoxo things we heart


Monday, December 27, 2010

Wishing You a Gorgeous Holiday Season and Happy New Year! Vacation Time!


We truly hope your holiday season has been filled with love, laughter, family, friends and fun...


...well all of those and maybe a few rad gifts or three ;)


And while kiss another year buh-bye and welcome in a new one (a crazy exciting one!)

We just wanted to say THANK YOU from the bottom of our sass-filled hearts for enjoying our blog as much as we enjoy writing it for you.

You guys loving it is our gift.


So while you are scouring a mall for after Xmas deals, or snuggled up with a glass or mug of yule tide fun, or cuddling with a furry creature or cute friend....


We will be taking a little vacay of our own to bake up some bunnies and get ready for a big year ahead.

Merry Holidays and Happy New Year!!!!
Be triple sure you and all of your uber rad friends follow us on Twitter to stay up to the minute (ok hour or four) with us.


We heart you!!!!


xoxo... miss twh and miss me

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Decor 2 Die 4- Last minute holiday hostess gifts.


Here we are just 2 days away from the big day itself! Christmas day!

If you are anything like us, you have been shopping up to the last minute, and you still have some to do...

Well, don't feel too bad about it, even Santa waits till the last minute to drop off his gifts!!

But you never want to show up at a holiday party empty handed, so here are some last minute ideas for your host & hostess this holiday season.


3 reasons why pretty flowers are the perfect gift...

1. One size fits all.

2. Everyone (mostly) loves them.
3. Once the holiday is over only the memory of your thoughtfulness lingers....

(As opposed to that wool Reindeer Sweater that Aunt Maggie knitted and takes up WAY too much of your closet space... Thanks Aunt Mags!)



Another great gift for the last minute shopper... BOOZE!

Grab a bottle of Wine or really nice Scotch
(Macallan 18)
Skip the errr, festive bottle stoppers, and instead add a nice pair of wine or highball glasses!


Don't even have time to go grab pretty glasses? Take the lesson now and get to know yourself! Order these cute labels for next year, so you are never caught without a personal touch added to your last minute gift!!

Trust us, order them NOW and put them in your desk drawer! You can thank us at the end of 2011!!

If you live anywhere within a 15-20 minute radius of an Anthropologie store, you have no excuse for yourself...

Honestly this store is like the "hostess gift" shopping equivalent to great sex.... If you can't find something here to make you happy, then you are just being too picky!
Give this pretty Capri candle as a gift and watch the scene unfold sort of like this...


"Thank you for inviting me over for Christmas dinner Mrs. My-New-Boyfriends mom...
Here is a beautiful silver candle that smells like Heaven...
Well, yes I am a pretty special girl, thank you for noticing... You do have a lucky son and yes your right, I AM good enough for him."

If it comes down to it... A box of chocolate will work in the pinch...

Really you could take the time to make a homemade sweet gift for your sweet friend, but when your outta time, your outta time!

Just make sure that the box is pretty and the chocolate is GOOOOOD!

We wish you a Merry Christmas filled with lots of love and goodness! Remember that for as much crap as we talk over here at T-W-H the very BEST gift you can give or get is love, loyalty, laughter and of course... Lanvin.

XOXO- Things-We-Heart





Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Yummies: We Heart the best kind of gifts....the home made edible kind!!!


Yummm....yummm....yummmm in the tum...tum...tum!!! We are coocoo crazy in lusty heartville with edible gifts. Not only are they muy delicious but they come from the heart and always get used...unlike that weird gadget your Aunt gave you last year....


This year we decided to take the Martha S path and bake up some delectable deliciousness to the 3rd power.

We packed them up super cute style and they were a huuuge hit!***


***Disclaimer...they were also a huuuuge hit at home when of course we accidentally may have left some out of the gifts and accidentally kept them for ourselves...hey, we are pregnant! ***

So here are a few of our all time fave home made edible gifts!


We have to admit...this first one was kinda sorta for us. Once we saw the recipe for Heath Nutella Sandwich Cookies we were insta obsessed! Heath Bars and Nutella? Um...what?!?!

Nutella Heath Bar Sandwich Cookies (adapted from Cookin’ Canuck)

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups granulated sugar, divided
14 tbsp (1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup Heath bar English toffee bits (I bought several heath bars, placed them in a ziplock and took out any aggression I had, smashing it with a rolling pin)

1 cup plus 1 tbsp Nutella (chocolate-hazelnut spread)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

In a large bowl, beat butter and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar with an electric mixer set on medium speed until the mixture is creamy and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla extract.

Turn the mixer to low speed and gradually beat in the flour mixture until it is just combined. Using a rubber spatula, stir the mixture a few times to make sure all of the flour mixture is incorporated. Mix in Heath bits.

Place 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a small bowl. With slightly dampened hands, roll a small amount of the cookie dough between your palms to form a ball (approx 2 tsp). Roll the ball in the sugar to coat it and place it on a prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, spacing the balls about 2 inches apart from each other on the baking sheets. Lightly coat the bottom of a glass or metal measuring cup with butter and dip into the sugar. Use this to gently flatten the cookies to 3/4-inch thickness.

Bake the cookies, rotating from front to back halfway through baking. They are done when the edges are set and beginning to brown, 9 to 10 minutes. The centers of the cookies should still be soft and puffy. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes. Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and let cool on a rack.

Spread the bottom of one cookie with Nutella and sandwich with a second cookie. Serve as is or with a side of vanilla bean ice cream or topped with cool whip. Delicious!

Makes about 50 mini (or 24 large) sandwich cookies.


Yup...we never knew our palettes were soooo English :) and neither did the recipients who devoured these!

How f'n pretty are these peppermint chocolate cookies?!?!?!

They are like that ridiculously yummy white chocolate bark (OOOOH! You can make that too!!!!!) but with a minty cookie inside...and UBER easy to make...PROMISE!

Ingredients

Makes 6 dozen

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 ounces (5 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 3/4 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
  • 8 large candy canes or 30 peppermint candies, crushed
  • 2 pounds white chocolate, coarsely chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed for 1 minute. Reduce speed to medium-low, and add egg, then yolk, beating well after each addition. Beat in peppermint extract. Slowly add flour mixture, and beat until just incorporated. Shape dough into 2 disks, wrap each in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour (or up to 2 days).
  2. Roll out 1 disk of dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Using a 2-inch round cutter, cut out circles, and place 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Roll and cut scraps once. Freeze cookies until firm, about 15 minutes. Repeat with remaining disk.
  3. Bake until cookies are dry to the touch, about 12 minutes. Transfer parchment, with cookies, to wire racks, and let cool. (Undecorated cookies will keep, covered, for up to 3 days.)
  4. Sift crushed candy, and separate larger pieces from dust, reserving both. Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of gently simmering water. Remove from heat. Dunk cookies into melted chocolate. Using a fork, turn to coat, let excess drip off, and gently scrape bottom against edge of bowl. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets, and sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of either candy pieces or dust on top. Repeat, sprinkling half the cookies with pieces and the rest with dust. Refrigerate until set, up to 3 hours.
These will turn you into a favorite gift giver in no time!


Oh...hi there dreamy partners...What's that you say?...You say that if we make these amazing Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups we will be the queens of edible gifts? Well, done and done cuz you had us at Peanut Butter n Chocolate!

Ingredients

For the peanut butter base:
1/4 cup soft dark brown sugar
2 cups confectioner's sugar
1/2 stick butter, softened
7 ounces smooth peanut butter
For dark chocolate:
7 ounces dark chocolate
3 1/2 ounces milk chocolate


Directions

  1. Place all the ingredients for the base in the bowl of a food processor. Blend the mixture until the mixture takes on a sandy texture.
  2. Place 48 gold petit four cases in sets of miniature tart tins or mini-muffin tins (each indent about 1 3/4-inches in diameter). Use 1 teaspoon of the base mixture to fill the bases of the petit four cases. Press the sandy mixture down into the cases as best you can to form a layer at the bottom of each paper case.
  3. Place the milk chocolate and dark chocolate together into a heatproof bowl. Suspend the bowl over a pan of simmering water (the water should not touch the bottom of the bowl). Melt the chocolate gently while stirring. Spoon teaspoonfuls of the melted chocolate onto the top of each of the sandy bases of the petit four cases.
  4. Let them set in the fridge, for about 30 minutes.
  5. To package, use a small box and layer the peanut butter cups or using saran wrap cut into squares place 3 to 5 peanut butter cups in the center, gather the saran wrap in the center and tie with a bow. Create a cute label and affix it to the packages.

Makes 48 peanut butter cups.


Not finding what you wanna make here? Just think of your favorite yummies for the holidays (Fudge...Magic Bars...) and find a great recipe and start cookin!

It's soooo rewarding to your tummy and theirs :)


OH! PS Don't forget the cute packaging!

We are total suckers for that! Just Google it and get inspired :)


xoxo things we heart

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Random hearts: We heart a rainy day...why? It's sooo much fun inside!


Rain...rain...go away (NO! Don't...we need you!!)
Come again another day (NO! Wait?!?! Stay!!! We looove staying indoors on rainy days)


Fireplace √ (or wall heater...or amazing vintage-esque oil heater)
Cozy Blanket or throw

You got all of the above for these craaazy winter days???
OK, now what???

Baby when it's sooo cold out side. Bundle up and stay inside and snuggle like you have never snuggled before. And when you are done snuggling?
I mean how can you ever really be done snuggling...but when you are done..here are a few ways to get busy (not like that...you just got done with a snugglefest remember?)

1. Learn to cook or bake!
Grab your fave cookbook or go onto All Recipes or Madame Martha's site and have at it!
There are local markets (even some of the big guys) who do home grocery delivery if you run out of ingredients when your cookin' up a storm



2. Organize it...don't criticize it...(Peter Tosh anyone?)

Take a tip from the pros and slap that disarray and mess into submission! Go into your most feared pantry or closet and get to work! (PS donate your tossed clothing or goods to a local shelter Goodwill)
We LOVE Organize.com for their amazing ideas and labels.

3. Learn to give your self a mani/pedi!


Not only is it uber recessionista chic, but you deserve a lil' pampering!
Here's a great tutorial on how to do the perf self manicure (sounds dirty!)





4. Take a tip from Bastian and read a good book...

Let it take you to a far away land and get lost in it. Bigger brain = sexier girl (or boy)

Need another book but don't feel like going out and braving the elements?
Download one! You don't need a Nook or Kindle...
At Barnes and Noble they sell ebooks for your Iphone, Blackberry or Mac!!!
Radness!!!

5. Go thru all of your magazines (Miss Me and I are super guilty for hoarding our faves)...
Get inspired by your magazines that are lying around. Read the articles...they are great...get inspired to redecorate your abode. Play dress up in your newly organized closet and try to put together great ensembles like the ones you see in Vogue!
Go here for super cheap subscriptions and stock up for the next storm.

6. Still hungry? Order takeout...
Delivery.com has tons of restaurants in the big cities around the USofA that will deliver to you. Just type in your address and see who pops up! Try something you have never tried before...
Who needs to go outside to have and adventure?

So what ever you decide to do on a glorious rainy day...have fun...be creative...and stay cozy ;)

xoxo things we heart