July Favourites

Hello guys,

This week I decided I would do a monthly favourites, I would do it at the end of the month but I'm in Spain next week so there probably won't be a post (sorry!).

Favourite Shop - New Look
New Look have just had a sale so I picked up a few things for the summer, because there teen range is amazing! I also got I gorgeous pair of boots for Autumn.

Favourite Song - Black Magic by Little Mix
My friend played me the song on the bus home from school a couple of weeks of it and I can't get it out of my head!

Favourite Youtuber - IISuperWomanII aka Lilly Singh
I subscribed to Lilly a while ago but recently have become obsessed with her videos, especially her 'Types of People' videos.

Favourite TV Show - Pretty Little Liars.
I LOVE this show! I'm only on Season 3 so no spoilers please!

Favourite Chocolate - Cadbury's Oreo Dairy Milk
I know it's a bit random to put Chocolate into your monthly Favourites but I don't care, this chocolate is delicious!

Favourite Movie - Expelled
I watched this on Netflix so if you have Netflix I would definitely recommend it.

Thanks for reading please share if you enjoyed and leave me a comment saying what you have liked this month.

Abi

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Easy Raspberry and Banana Smoothie Recipe

Hi Guys,
So as we are approaching the summer holidays (whoop whoop!) I wanted to post a really summery recipe. So I looked in my cookbook for some ideas. One of the recipes in there was a raspberry and banana smoothie that my Mum had made up a couple of years ago. It was perfect because I needed to harvest my raspberry plant anyway. So anyway here it is, a quick and easy smoothie recipe for summer:


For two people you will need:

• 3/4 of a banana
• 6 table spoons of raspberries 
• 200ml of milk

Equipment:

• A blender
• 2 glasses (for 2 people, you can do it for more or less if you would like)
• A knife

Method:

1) Slice the banana into thin circles and then put them and the raspberries into a blender.

2) Then add your milk.

3) Blend until there are no big lumps, if you think it should be thinner then add more milk and blend again.

4) Pour into glasses and enjoy!

As you can see this recipe is very quick and easy and I really hope you like it. If you have any questions or suggestions for things you would me to do in the future please leave me a comment.

Abi

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DIY Pencil Pot or Vase from old Jars!

Hi guys!

Today I decided to do a DIY so I went on to Pintrest for some inspiration. I found lots of cool ideas but I wanted something that would be quite quick and easy to do. Eventually I saw a really cute DIY where someone had painted lines on a glass milk bottle and used it as a vase. However you needed glass paints, which I didn't have so I decided a good alternative would be nail polish! So here it is, how to make a cute vase or pen pot using nail polish:

You will need:

• Nail polish
• A jar
• Masking tape

1) Put two strips of masking tape all the way around the jar where you want the top and bottom of your paint strips to be. You can do as many as you like. I only used one strip because I was painting the top of my jar.

2) Next you need to paint with your nail polish (or glass paint if you have it) between the strips of masking tape. You may need a few coats to make sure the paint is opaque.

3) Now wait until the paint is dry. For nail polish I would recommend 2-3 hours but judge it by when you think is dry, it depends on the polish you use and how many coats you painted.

4) When the paint is dry peel the tape of slowly and carefully. It should leave a perfect straight line but you can always clean up minor mistakes with nail polish remover and a cotton bud.

5) This step is optional but I added some extra details at the bottom of my pen pot by using a cocktail stick to paint small flowers. This step is entirely optional and it looks great without as well. 

And that's it! However I added lace to the rim of the jar after I had painted these stripes. Some fabrics you can just tie around your jar but others you will need to glue.

To do this you will need:

• Lace, fabric or ribbon
• A clothes peg
• Glass glue - I used UniBond

1) Cut a piece of fabric, lace or ribbon to the size that you want it to be.

2) Squeeze a thin line of glue where you will be sticking you fabric.

3) Stick down your fabric and then where the two ends meet and use your clothes peg to make sure that they don't fall off.

4) Wait for your glue to dry. UniBond takes about 20 minutes but other glues may vary. When the glue is dry add spots if it needs it. I glued along the points where the two ends meet.

And that's it. I am really happy with how mine turned out. Leave me a comment to tell me if you tried this and how it went or if you had any questions.

Abi

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