~Love For Cooking ~ a review

Hello everyone!!!

Those that have been following me for a while already know how much I love cooking. I shared a few of my recipes and I will share more!! I like to cook all kinds of food, but mostly Italian, of course. One of my grandmas was an amazing cook, I learned a lot from her as well as many other people in my life. 

One of the most important things about cooking is using the right tools. My favorite are the classic wooden spoons, I use them for everything, stirring, mixing, whipping.... but I have to say that I recently fell in love with a gorgeous spatula from Tovolo. It has a silicone top and the handle is made of wood {maybe that's why I like it so much!}. The design is really cute, on one side there's a tree of hearts, on the other side it says LOVE. I had entered a giveaway during Valentine's Day on their Facebook page and I had the luck to be one of the winners!

I already used it many times and I have to say that it works perfectly. When I mix a batter I noticed that the top doesn't bend like many other spatulas I've used before, it remains firm and scrapes the bowl clean. Also the size is good, it's bigger than a normal size wooden spoon, but it has a comfortable grip. I cannot deny I'm very happy with it. 

You can find the exact same one on Amazon for a great price! Just click here:  Tovolo Spatulart Love Tree Spatula There's a big variety of colors and sizes. I had never tried this brand before, how about you? Have you tried Tovolo? You'll fall in love.

xoxo,

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~Cute Mani DIY~

Happy Sunday everyone!!!

Today I want to share with you a little DIY on how to be creative with your nails. Valentine's day is very close... just a couple of days away.. if you are like me who likes to have pretty nails {Mom's life doesn't allow me to have them pretty for very long....} and cannot afford to pay for a manicure, I have a little secret on how I make my own cute decorations. Yes, most of the time I simply paint my nails, but when I find the time to be more creative this is what I do:

WHAT YOU NEED:

• at least 2 shades of colored NAIL POLISH
• clear Nail Polish (for a shiny final look)
• small SCISSORS
• WASHI TAPE

Cut a piece of washi tape

Fold it and cut half heart

Gently open the tape and you'll have a full heart

       

  

Place the tape on one of your painted and dried nails, paint a coat of a different color polish, blow on 

it and carefully remove it. The last thing to do is a final coat of clear polish. Et voila'!!!

I chose a heart because of Valentine's Day and because I love hearts... but you can cut out anything! A circle, a diamond, a star...depending on how good you are with scissors!! You can even do simple lines like I did for my daughter:

   

I hope you like this idea. Be creative!! That's all it matters and you'll have cute mani and save lots of money! :)))

xoxo,

Products I used:

                                          

Lovely Red Hearts

The weeks preceding Valentine's Day are my favorite weeks for crafting! I love cute little hearts, lovey-dovey creations, sweetie-pie things.. everything looks so sweet and nice. It may be just appearance, but it makes me want to craft! So, yesterday I made a new cup-cozy for my SHOP.. and one day I will have the courage to go to Starbucks or another coffee-place and ask them to sell my cozies there!! What do you think? Would it be something possible? We'll see....

In the meantime I crochet and I sell on my Etsy Shop. Here is my newest cozy, inspired by the cuteness in the air. :) My goal is to sell tons... but maybe I won't sell any and I'll just use this one and sip a delicious coffee feeling pretty with my CozyHearts.

 

Have a sweet, lovely night!!!

 

xoxo,