DIY Gift Jars/Candy Bark Recipe

Over the weekend my friend and I decided to make mothers day presents for our moms. We had so much fun making up these little jars! We spent a long time trying to decide what to put in each one, but we figured it out eventually. We each made up three jars. One with candy bark, one with candles, and one with candy such as chocolate covered almonds, yogurt covered raisons, and chocolate covered pretzels. Mason jars make great gifts. They're great for any occasion. What I love about them is the fact that you can fill them with pretty much anything and they still look adorable!

The labels that I printed out for the jars are courtesy of My Sister's Suitcase.

The candy bark that we made was so simple and easy! You can get different colored candy melts and make it really colorful! We used blue and confetti candy melts.

What you need for the candy bark:

-Chocolate chips for melting (we actually used m&ms, first chop them up in a good processor before melting)

-Two bags of colored candy melts

-One bag of thin pretzels

Line a square baking pan with wax paper. Start by melting the chocolate until smooth. Pour an even layer of chocolate into the pan. While the chocolate is still melted, cover the chocolate with a single layer of pretzels. Next, melt the chocolate candy melts in the microwave until smooth. Pour the colored chocolate over the pretzel layer and flatten out until smooth even. Place the pan in the freezer for about 15 minutes, or until the layers are hardened. Once the chocolate is hard break into small pieces. 

The irony in making this bark is that we're both vegan so we couldn't really try it :O. But of course our moms aren't vegan. If you guys need to make a vegan version, just replace the two layers of chocolate with dark chocolate, and make sure there's no milk in it.

XOXO Sabrina

♦ Follow ♦ Twitter ♦ Pinterest ♦ Facebook ♦ Bloglovin ♦

Friday Favorites

These flower crown headwraps are only$20 at Urban Outfitters! A big difference form a few other flower crowns I've seen, particularly at Nasty Gal, where they were over $100. That's just crazy, I would not pay $100 for a headband. But $20 isn't bad!

These reusable glass coffee cups from Joco are practical and look great. The packaging they've designed for these cups is genius. If you go here you can see the complete gallery of all the packaging and ad designs.

I'm loving this mint colored dress from Urban Outfitters, it's so cute and perfect for the summer!

I love this hair cut, well, and her sweater! Her hair makes me really want to grow mine out faster. It's just so hard growing out a pixie cut. I don't think that there's a way to not go through an awkward hair phase while I'm growing it out.

I love everything about this photo, from her dress to her tattoos, it's so cute!

I've been listening to a lot of Marina and the Diamonds lately. I go through a lot of phases with music where I'll listen to one thing over and over again until I get sick of it. If you guys saw my Spotfiy history, you'd probably be so confused I listen to so many random types of music.

Have a great weekend! I'm going to be studying almost all weekend for my finals next week. I can't believe I'm almost done with my first semester of college, it really is crazy how fast time goes by. I have so much to do!

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention the small change I've made. You all have probably noticed by now, but I made a little change to Little Owl Blog's header. It's only part one to a really big change that I'm beginning to prepare for!

Sabrina

♦ Follow ♦ Twitter ♦ Pinterest ♦ Facebook ♦ Bloglovin ♦

Giveaway Time! Win an Ipad Mini!

Remember that little (big) surprise that I was talking about yesterday? Well...it's finally here!! Today, I'm happy to be taking part in an amazing giveaway hosted by ChantillySongs and some other blogger friends! We've all banded together to bring you an awesome prize for one lucky reader- a 16GB iPad Mini in white or black!!

Why is this prize is awesome? The iPad Mini is a perfect and convenient device for busy people of all stripes. Great to take with you when you're on the go, and don't have room to lug your laptop along with you. You can use it as a reader, check email or browse the Internet on it, write to-do lists, reminders, record inspiration, and more!

Please note: This giveaway will be open until May 30th, and will be open only in the US, Canada, Germany, the UK, and Australia.

Also, by the way, every single one of these ladies is worth getting to know. Take a moment to check out their links, find some new favorites, and enter away!

I am so excited to be a part of this giveaway. It was hard keeping this a secret from you guys because I've never before done a giveaway this big. You can enter below through Rafflecopter.

Chantilly ~ ChantillySongs / Marisa ~ The Shades of Monet Chronicles / Lisa ~ Lala Faux Bois / Shell ~ Kitty and Buck / Marilyn ~ Pulp Sushi / Sammy ~ The Cookie Button / Amanda E ~ Little Lady Little City / Regina ~ Acute Designs / Katherine ~ Of Corgis and Cocktails / Amanda A. ~ Little Tranquility / Joanna ~ ModaMama / Roxy ~ GrrFeisty / Vanessa ~ Take Only Memories / Sabrina ~ The Little Owl / Miss Angie ~ My So-Called Chaos / Shai ~ Vagabond Studio / Chelsea ~ Life Unpublished / Lauren ~ A Wild Tonic / Jenna ~ Kitty Cat Stevens / Jessa ~ Caked Blog



GOOD LUCK!!
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck everyone!
Once you guys enter the giveaway, I would really appreciate if you would follow my blog through Bloglovin or Google Friend Connect (on the right sidebar). Thank you!!
XOXO Sabrina
Share this post:

♦ Follow ♦ Twitter ♦ Pinterest ♦ Facebook ♦ Bloglovin ♦

My First Lush Cosmetics Haul

Looks like I'm jumping on the bandwagon and becoming addicted to Lush! As most of you know, I've only ever done one haul in the past, and that was just my target haul.  For a long time I've heard about people talking about how great Lush was, but for some reason I never tried it myself. Well, I had been wanting to try their products for a while so yesterday I decided to finally visit one of their locations. Lush is a company that offers fresh handmade cosmetics. They're against animal testing and never test their products on animals.

When I first arrived at Lush, I was a little bit confused as to what everything was. They have all of their products out on display, such as their soaps, bath bombs, shampoos, etc. I soon found out that you need to grab small bags to put the products in. A woman working at the store helped to explain to me what every product was and where they were located around the store. My only regret was going to the crowded location that I went to. Stupid me decided to just walk down to the Lush at Herald Square, which is always insanely busy and packed with tourists. The lush store was a bit crowded because of this, but I managed!

 The first thing I bought from lush is called Whoosh. It's one of their shower jellies. As soon as I saw this in the store, I had to get it. My favorite part about Whoosh is the texture. I'm obsessed with it. I mean how often do you see a shower gel that jiggles? Whoosh is a blend of citrus. It smells like lime, lemon, and grapefruit all mixed together. This (and the jelly texture that remind me of jello) smells almost good enough to eat!! But don't eat it! lol.

While I was there, I was looking around for some sort of hair treatment. My poor hair's been through a lot in the past couple of weeks. I've been dyeing it more than I should. I think I'm done dyeing it for now, and I'm just going to focus on keeping it healthy. I dyed my hair back to black, so I'll be posting a few pictures soon! I decided to buy the Roots hair treatment. This treatment is packed with fresh mint infusion, minty oils such as peppermint and spearmint, and olive oil. Roots is supposed to be particularly good for fine, thin hair. It also works on revitalizing the scalp. I am so excited to start using this treatment and see results. I'm sure my poor, over-dyed hair will appreciate it.

The next thing I bought was a relaxing bath bomb. I couldn't resist this, considering it was in the shape of an adorable robot. This bath bomb is called the Ickle Baby Bot. It said that this bath bomb is supposed to be for little kids and babies, but I think anyone can use it! 

I decided to go ahead and buy a shampoo bar. I've used bar soap, but I've never used a shampoo bar before. The one I bought is called Seanik. This shampoo bar in particular is a volumizing shampoo. It's made with ingredients from the sea, including seaweed and sea salt.

 Lastly, I decided to go and try another one of their bath bombs (bubble bar? I'm not sure which one it was to be honest because I can't find the information for it online). I guess that's what I get for not paying attention to what I buy, haha. Whatever it is, I think it's absolutely adorable!

Have you ever boughten anything from Lush? What do you think of their products?
XOXO Sabrina
Like it?

♦ Follow ♦ Twitter ♦ Pinterest ♦ Facebook ♦ Bloglovin ♦

Basic and Simple Tofu Scramble Recipe

Tofu scramble is one of my favorite quick-fix meals to make when I don't have a lot of time to cook. The best part about making a tofu scramble is the fact that it makes a lot, so you can save the leftovers for other meals. It's cheap, easy, and packed with a ton of protein. 

You will need:

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 cups spinach leaves (you can add more if you like, but I don't like much spinach in mine)

1 package firm tofu, drained, pressed, and crumbled

1 teaspoon ground tumeric

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Daiya cheese to sprinkle on top

Drain and press the tofu using paper towels or clean cloth towels. Once drained, crumble into small bite-sized pieces.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Reduce heat to low. Add spinach, tofu, and seasoning to pan, stirring frequently. Cook for about five minutes, or until the tofu is heated. 

Sprinkle Daiya cheese over your tofu scramble and serve over a Coco Lite Pop Cake or toast with avocado.

For those of you who haven't heard of Coco Lite Pop Cakes I suggest checking out their website. These little cakes are delicious and only 16 calories each. Whenever I have some of these on hand, I tend to eat them with everything. They have a bunch of different flavors ranging from whole wheat to blueberry. Sometimes I'll spread peanut butter on a few of these for breakfast, dip them in hummus, or eat them with my tofu scramble. I wasn't really planning to do a review on these in this post, but I just wanted to explain what they are. You can buy the cakes through their website, and they can also be found at a few grocery stores.

XOXO Sabrina

Like it?

♦ Follow ♦ Twitter ♦ Pinterest ♦ Facebook ♦ Bloglovin ♦