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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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St-Germain Mojito Recipe

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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A Beautiful Giveaway with Megan Nielsen

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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Kitchen Experiments: Peekaboo Bread

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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Elsie's Front Porch (Before + After!)

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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Super Cute (& Quick) DIY Porch Pillows

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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Hanging Planters Are Easy To Make!

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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Sister Style: Ice Cream Times

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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Peanut Butter & Cayenne Ice Cream

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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Simple Photo-Covered Journal

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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Dragon Fruit Limeade Cocktail

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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At Work With Rhymes With Orange

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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Coffee Shop Oatmeal to Go!

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!

Commented 7 days ago on Mother's Day at Smile And Wave

A Beautiful Giveaway with Agustav

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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A Beautiful Mess App is in the iTunes Store!

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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Lemon & Chia Seed Pull-Apart Bread

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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Monkey Lamp Makeover

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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Having Heroes: Our Mom + Grandmothers

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 Cocktail

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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Homemade Pop Tart Mixology

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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Hanging Vintage Brass Planters

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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A Beautiful Mess Photo App

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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