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elsiecake
Springfield, Missouri
Designer & Owner of Red Velvet Art. XO.
Interests: craft, art, fashion, diy, photography, bubble tea, music, sushi, plastic cameras and apple cider.
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The classic mojito is my favorite cocktail, but lately I've been trying new spins of my old favorite. I've been playing with some fruit and herbal infusions (watermelon + basil is a favorite!) and experimenting with different flavors, like this... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at A Beautiful Mess
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We’re so excited to bring this giveaway from Megan Nielsen! This cute little shop specializes in fashion-forward sewing patterns that makes creating beautiful, trendy clothing simple and straightforward. Their motto is “Making clothing should be fun.” You won’t find any... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at A Beautiful Mess
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I've been wanting to try out a peekaboo bread for sometime now. I think the first time I saw one was last fall. It was a beautiful pumpkin bread with a pumpkin cut out in the center. You can probably... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at A Beautiful Mess
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Our front porch is quickly becoming one of our favorite spaces in our home! It's a spot to hang out nightly and entertain friends. We even sometimes sit out there to use the internet during work. It's becoming a cozy... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at A Beautiful Mess
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I knew our front porch needed some fun pillows. And after shopping around a little, I decided DIY was definitely going to be the best solution! This was one of those projects where I bought the supplies like 2 months... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at A Beautiful Mess
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This past week we added hanging planters to our porch. We used white cord, terra cotta planters painted white and Elise's tutorial to make them. It was so easy and fun! We made six planters to hang around one side... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at A Beautiful Mess
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I guess today is a double dose of ice cream! This week's Sister Style was at Elle's Patisserie. We are big fans and try to visit as often as we can. I am happy to share that we will be... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at A Beautiful Mess
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This is one of the best parts of making ice cream at home: off-beat flavors! Life is an adventure, and playing around in the kitchen shouldn't be any different. If something sounds tasty to you, then I say give it... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at A Beautiful Mess
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Hi friends! We're big fans of carrying journals and notebooks over here. Last fall I made this journal and filled it with ideas within a few months! Time for a new journal. This time, I thought it would be fun... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at A Beautiful Mess
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There are two things that all of my springtime cocktails seem to call for... fresh fruit and citrus! This next drink has both. :) Dragon fruit is both beautiful and tasty. I had put off trying it for quite a... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at A Beautiful Mess
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Our friends, Stef and Erin, are here today to share their vintage shop Rhymes With Orange. "Hello! We are Stefanie Hiebert and Erin Thiessen of the blog Oh So Lovely Vintage. We are also the proud owners of a mobile... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at A Beautiful Mess
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This year has been awesome! It's been a really busy year, full of traveling for both work and fun times. :) I've found myself grabbing breakfast at many a coffee shop, or even the airport. I've come to love, what... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at A Beautiful Mess
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These photos are beautiful... need to be framed! & this dress is amazing on you! You're totally a maxi girl!
Toggle Commented 7 days ago on Mother's Day at Smile And Wave
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We’re so excited to bring this giveaway from Agustav! The beautiful shop specializes home furniture all centering around this very simple and unique design. The company is owned and operated by a husband-and-wife team with a passion for furniture design... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2013 at A Beautiful Mess
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We are so, so excited to announce you can officially download the A Beautiful Mess photo app from the iTunes store! Just follow this link or search "A Beautiful Mess" in the app store. We're kinda freaking out over here,... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2013 at A Beautiful Mess
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Trey has been bugging me to make something with chia seeds. He will suggest recipe ideas every now and again. Some are really specific (and urgent/brought up often) while others are as simply stated as something like, "Hey you should... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at A Beautiful Mess
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The folks over at CB2 sent us their adorable monkey lamp to try our hand at ReStyling! Monkeys (specifically, chimpanzees) are my absolute FAVORITE animal in the world, so when I saw this I got super excited. Here's what I... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at A Beautiful Mess
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We thought today might be the perfect day to talk about having heroes, since our mother is probably one of the most important heroes in our lives. And this year I am lucky enough to be adding another special mother... Continue reading
Posted May 12, 2013 at A Beautiful Mess
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The Apple Flower is light and fresh with the perfect amount of floral sweetness. Recently, I've been reworking my cocktail cart for Spring, storing away certain items and adding new seasonal flavors. Jeremy and I have been working on a... Continue reading
Posted May 11, 2013 at A Beautiful Mess
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If you had to pick one flavor for like, forever what would it be? You know, like you're trapped on a desert island, and you can only grow one herb or have one case of a certain flavoring. It could... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at A Beautiful Mess
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Last week I found three vintage brass planters at a flea market. I almost didn't bring them home, because I was having a hard time imaging them in our space. I had no idea where we would hang them. But... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at A Beautiful Mess
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After more than 9 months of concepting, designing, and developing, we're so excited to announce we'll be releasing the A Beautiful Mess photo app, coming soon to iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad! We announced it on Instagram earlier this week... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at A Beautiful Mess
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