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Nautical Summer Brunch

We’d love to thank Laurie Louis Design for sponsoring this post. While products were supplied for this post, all opinions are my own.

Searching for the perfect baby shower idea to celebrate the mother-to-be in your life? Drop anchor and settle in for our nautical baby shower brunch co-captained by our friends at Laurie Louis Design!

I’m thrilled that this brunch was our maiden voyage at our new house (that finally has a real dining table!) and am absolutely swooning over the nautical theme with a southern, beachy and classic flair.

Jump on in, the water’s great!

This baby shower screamed summer prep with our red, white and blue party decor from Laurie Louis Design, which we paired with some of our favorite nautical lanterns, ship wheels, fishing net, and, of course, life ring buoys! Laurie specializes in custom and southern-inspired stationery and gifts, so I knew that there was no better way to bring our vision to life for this nautical brunch than with some of her custom decor – especially her crab themed line, which helped pull this entire party together!

The invitation sets the style and mood for every party, so it had to be a stand out! We loved creating this adorable “Ahoy It’s a Boy” invitation using Laurie’s designs.  

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Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo Entertaining Essentials

We sure love ourselves a good Cinco de Mayo party down here in Texas! It’s the perfect way to kick off summer entertaining and get your crew together before graduations, end of year parties, and summer vacays pick up. Plus any party centered around a good marg and some queso is one I want to be at.

So top off that drink and check out our favorite entertaining essentials that will help take your fiesta to the next level!

Salud!

 

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Baking

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

There’s no better way to start a weekend morning than with a plate of hot cinnamon rolls! These use to be a childhood favorite but now sadly only seem to make their appearance on special occasions like Christmas brunch or when we have house guests. So thank goodness, we got to celebrate Landon’s birthday last weekend so we could whip these babies up and indulge!

These cinnamon rolls are gooey, sugary and melt perfectly in your mouth – it’s like a little piece of heaven. And what makes these even better are the sweet aromas that fill your house as soon as you pop them in the oven! Check out the recipe below and surprise your loved ones with this special treat!

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Serves 12
Mouthwatering Cinnamon Rolls Perfect for Any Occasion
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Prep Time
1 hr 30 min
Cook Time
25 min
Prep Time
1 hr 30 min
Cook Time
25 min
Dough
  1. 3 cups All Purpose flour
  2. 2 ¼ tsp package active yeast
  3. 3 tbs granulated sugar
  4. 1 tsp of salt
  5. 3 tbs butter
  6. 1/4 cup milk
  7. ½ cup of water
  8. 2 small eggs
Filling
  1. ¼ cup melted butter
  2. 3 tbs cinnamon (to taste)
  3. 1 cup brown sugar
Icing
  1. 4 oz, cream cheese, softened
  2. 1.4 cup of butter
  3. 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
  4. 1 tsp vanilla extract
  5. 2 tbs milk
Dough
  1. In a medium bowl, mix 2 ½ cups of flour, yeast, sugar, and salt until well combined. Set aside.
  2. Heat butter, milk, water to a lukewarm temperature.
  3. Add milk, water, and butter mixture to dry ingredients and add eggs.
  4. Using a dough hook on a stand mixer, mix on a low setting.
  5. Add remaining flour slowly to create a smooth dough. It should be soft and sticky but still pull away from the side of the bowl.
  6. Continue to mix for 5-6 minutes.
  7. Allow dough to rest for 5 minutes.
  8. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a rectangular shape.
Filling
  1. Brush the dough with the melted butter.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and brown sugar and then sprinkle evenly over the dough.
  3. Beginning with the long side of the rectangle, roll the dough up tightly to make one long roll with the cinnamon/sugar mixture on the inside.
  4. Cut the rolled dough into 10-12 even pieces.
  5. Place the cut dough into a greased pan and cover.
Rise
  1. Place rolls in a warm place and allow to rise until doubled in size (usually about 45 minutes).
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Place rolls in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
  4. Remove from oven and cool slightly.
Icing
  1. Combine all icing ingredients in a medium bowl and beat until it reaches desired consistency. Add additional milk if needed to smooth it out.
  2. Pour over cinnamon rolls and serve.
  3. Cinnamon rolls can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days or in the freezer.
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DIY Bars

Build Your Own Pizza Bar Party

In honor of Landon’s birthday this year, we are sharing inspiration for our favorite build your own pizza bar parties!

This year for Landon’s birthday, we celebrated it, as he would say – “sorority style,” meaning he had a week long celebration (that lucky guy)! We started the week off with a fun gathering with all his friends at Peticolas Brewery to enjoy good beer and games, had a delicious dinner just the two of us at his favorite restaurant, Texas de Brazil, and completed the week long celebration with a make your own pizza bar party with our family!

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Now I have to admit – the pizza bar party started off a little selfish. We have been so bogged down with moving and unpacking, that I just didn’t have the energy to make a full sit down meal for everyone, plus I honestly don’t know where all our kitchen supplies are right now – HA! No matter what the motivation was – this ended up being one of the best birthday parties we have ever thrown!

The pizza bar was a total hit! It was interactive, fun, creative and everyone could personalize their meal to their preference!

So – How to set up a pizza bar!

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Home

The Everyday Home – Inspiration Board & Update

Thank you all so much for being so patient with us as we have been taking some time off to get settled in our new home! As most of you know, Landon and I bought our first house a few weeks ago and we have been up to our elbows in boxes, packing tape, paint samples and fabric swatches!

So many of you have expressed interest in the process of how we turn our vintage little charmer into a home suit for everyday entertaining! We can’t wait to show you all the exciting projects we’ve been working on, but in the meantime, we wanted to share the inspiration board that we put together which has been serving as our guide in designing our home!

Style wise – we are going for a sophisticated glam look with vintage and traditional touches. Our home was built in the ’50s but has been updated in the past few years, so we are trying to build off the vintage charm and continue to bring in a sophisticated and contemporary vibe. We want it to have a sense of formality but still be comfortable and approachable for our guests and a little oasis for us when we get home. 

We are focusing on a color palette consisting of gray, seafoam, white, gold and dark brown accents. We are carrying this color scheme throughout the entire home to give it some unity, with the exception of our guest room and study, which will be a bit more bold.

We are having so much fun with this process and have some big updates for you over the next few months, but in the meantime, be sure to check out our Instagram story for daily projects and updates in real time! We can’t wait until our little project is fully entertaining ready!

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