Show & Tell

Bethany // This app is called WTHR. It's a simple and pretty weather app. I know there is a weather ap alreaadyyy on the iphone, but this one looks nicer! haha. 

Tegan // This app is called "A Beautiful Mess" which I am sure all of you have seen if you have instagram, because it's everywhere! The Wonderful ladies at A Beautiful Mess blog designed it and it's amaaaazing!

 Lindsay// This app is called Plant Planner "organic gardening". I am planning a garden for our backyard and this helps you by telling you the best time, seeding depth, and how to harvest your herbs/veggies/plants! 

Mmmmonday // Watermelon & Mint Juice

If you have a juicer this will be so easy to make! If you don't, it's a bit longer of a process but worth it! Without a juicer you need to have a small colander to filter out the chunks from the fruit, which takes a bit longer, or you can just add ice and make it a smoothie!

1 whole small watermelon
1 big handful of mint leaves
Juice from 1 lime

Juice items and drink away! Or throw them all in a blender and then strain the juice into a pitcher!

Enjoy this deliciously refreshing beverage, I promise, you won't be disappointed.

Hair Tutorial // Backcombing

-Create a V section on the crown of the head. 

-Start with a 1 inch horizontal section at the top, pull the comb down towards the head 3-4 times all the way to the root. 

-Add the next 1 inch section and join it with the first section by backcombing both sections together

-Do the same step with the last section.

-Smooth down the backcombing by lightly running the comb of the top layer in light strokes until you have the volume you want.

-Take a diagonal 1 inch section above the ear and repeat the same steps that you did over the crown. 

-Smooth down.

These steps will add volume at the root that will last, Add hairspray for extra hold before and after backcombing. 

To get the messy beachy look take small to medium sized sections of strands around the head and add a 2-3 stokes of backcombing pull the brush up towards the ceiling. 

-Add hairspray to secure

Coffee Conversations

// Tegan //

Something New: We have lots of new product coming into the Kalos shop this weekend! It always gets me excited, I love seeing all the instagram photos of our lovely customers rockin' our product, seriously makes my day!

Something Inspiring: Well I'm feeling very blessed this week, we have a good friend/mentor of ours who has been so kind and generous to us, we've had a lot of issues with our cars since we've been home from Australia, major one being a crazy amount of mould growing in them, we've gotten them cleaned, and had to spend some money on distributors and fun, unexpected stuff like that, and in the last week we've managed to sell mine and also get pretty much given a car. I'm feeling very blessed and inspired and reminded once again of how BIG God is and how He always, always takes care of us.

Something Disturbing: Have you ever smelled way-too-old greek yoghurt? I was cleaning out my fridge today, and could not believe how gross it was, I think i may have shrieked. Disturbingly bad smelling.

Something I'm Listening To: The New She & Him album (Volume 3) has been on repeat all day, every day, since Sunday. I loooooove it.

// Lindsay //

Something New: I have a small patch of dirt in my backyard, and I am so excited to start a veggie/herb garden!! Any tips? I just got this app on my phone called "plant planner" and it helps you know when is the best time to plant. What are your favourite herbs/veggies to plant?

Something Inspiring: Tegan took me to this AMAZING cafe. It was in the middle of a neighbourhood, so it was quiet and quaint. The cafe was at the bottom of this old house, and you could sit in the backyard which had a hammock and chickens roaming around! It was wonderful. Tegan and I were in a rush but we decided to sit for a couple minutes, and ended up finishing our coffees and talking for a while. That place made time feel like it was going by slowly. One of the reasons I loved it so much, is that it reminded me of a cafe I would find during my time in New Zealand a few years back. We lived for finding new cafes that made our hearts feel happy.

Something Disturbing: (more hilarious than disturbing) a homeless man came into my work the other day carrying a huge bucket and a mop claiming to be a "window washer". He then walks over to the side counter where we hand off the drinks and picks up the honey. He raises it above his head, looks up to it mouth wide open and starts pouring it (which is draining incredibly slowly, so the stream of honey is just slowllllllyyyyyyy making it's way into his mouth like a foot above his face) I died laughing, but couldnt stop him, he was enjoying it too much.

Something I'm Listening To: Lianne la Havas!!! The boys in my band showed me this insane girl. Speaking of honey, her voice is like it. Seriously give this girl a listen, once you start you can't stop. Watch this.

// Bethany //

Something New: Last week in coffee conversations I was talking about my adventure in starting to learn how to longboard. Tuesday nights my husband plays a poker game with a bunch of guys and this week he brought home the winnings so he bought me a longboard! Yahoo! Tonight we took them down to the beach and cruised through all the alleys while the sun was setting, it was wonderful! So nice that we each now have our own and can cruise together.

Something Inspiring: With the people in my church we've been taking lately about how you can serve others, and just connect with people in the community. Last week my husband and some other guys went to the local skate park and skated with kids, made them hot dogs, and just got to know them. It inspired me/reminded me about my dreams when I first started at Hair School a few years ago. I really wanted to be able to offer my skills to women who don't get the opportunity to go to salons, or really ever get themselves pampered. It's something I am going to pursue again. Have you done any projects like this? I would love more inspiration!

Something Disturbing: I'm watching "The Killing" while I'm writing this so I guess that is pretty disturbing.. But also great! I love to get into shows that are a couple seasons in so that I can watch episode, after episode... after episode. It's all about a murder and the investigation of it. I recommend it to fill the time while we wait for Breaking Bad to return!

Something I'm Listening to: I actually haven't been listening to anything new lately. But on this topic my husbands band has a bunch of free music available for download on noisetrade.com right now. Check it out here

Homemade // Envelopes

For the classic style envelope with the triangles folded into the center follow these steps. Start with a square piece of thick paper. Fold up the bottom corner creasing the paper once the point is about 1cm above center. Then fold the point of each side to the center. Last, fold the top point to the center meeting it with the other points.

For a simple style envelope follow these steps. With the paper laying horizontal fold up the bottom ending about 1/4 from the top. Cut off the ends if you want to create a square. Then cut each corner diagonally on the unfolded half. 

Use a needle and thread to decorate your envelope. Get Creative! (Decorate before glueing/stitching sides together) 

To secure the envelope either stitch, glue, or tape the edges. See our stitching options above and below.

Have fun, and surprise someone with mail! Isn't that the greatest when you open your mailbox and its NOT a bill?!