Great Reads

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In preparation for our Greece trip happening shortly, I have been looking into many good reads and some very addicting blogs. In case you get bored this week or are heading off on a trip of your own and need some light reading, here are some things I am currently loving. All are blogs, of course, and none have been on P+K before. Yes, we are all exploring new things and finding new adventures! Yay for the internet, where you can travel so far without ever leaving you couch.

Life Behind the Tweet. I fell out of love with Twitter a few years back, but this post just might rekindle that honeymoon feeling we had once.

Bring Your Hangover to Work Day. Oh the joys of working from home!

Also from The Daily Tay, things for bloggers. And, if you liked that one, you are sure to like this one too.

This blog was a recent find and I am completely obsessed. You will be too!

Are you devoted to your ideal life?

Because P+K is first and foremost a fitness blog.

Let's DIY this B!

One GREAT overnight oats recipe.

I hope your weekend is filled with adventure, fun, and a bit of cuddling up in a slouchy sweater. TGIF!

5 Fantastic Ways to Design Your Easter Eggs

Easter is almost here and this weekend I will [most likely] be decorating a few Easter eggs of my very own. But, we are leaving the dye kits and their bunny-ear shaped dippers at home. It is time for the Easter egg big leagues. These Easter eggs will make every DIY'ers heart pitter patter with DIY joy! For those who are not-so-great at the DIY game, do not fret, there are a couple of these that any skill level can complete with success. 

1. Game of Thrones Easter Egg. This Easter egg DIY from P+K last year is still one of my all-time favorites. The timing just works too perfectly to not have a dragon egg for Easter. Really. One of the best things about this one is that you can use not-real eggs and keep it for many years to come. Also, the metal and hot glue make it feel hot like a dragon's egg when you are done. So cool!

2. Natural Dyed Eggs. These are for all those out there who do not enjoy using synthetic ingredients in anything. Yes, these eggs were dyed with natural products, and a food that you have in your fridge! Red onions give these eggs their natural look. For a full color spectrum, you can also use saffron, blueberries, beets, purple cabbage, and carrot leaves. 

3. Golden Paper Mache. Martha Stewart just classes up every DIY. These paper mache eggs take two things up a notch. The first being paper mache, obviously; and the second being Easter eggs. This is not your usual kiddo arts and crafts! 

4. Sharpie Easter Eggs. That's right people, all we need for these is a Sharpie marker and some serious patience. Doing something like these intricate designs would probably send a person with my patience to a level of crazy equal with Jack Nicholson in The Shining. All those patient people out there can do this and think of me :)

5. Stick Things on Easter Eggs. Maybe you have seen/thought of this before, but finding these was like a Pinterest epiphany. You can paint an egg, then glue things on them for an extra pretty effect! Really, the person who thought this up is on level with that one who invented the wheel. 

This Week in Pins

Is everyone ready for tax day tomorrow? I know, I know, why did I even bring it up? Instead, let's talk about Pins to help us ignore all those pesky numbers that us procrastinators are needing to check out, and to reward those over-achievers who have their tax goods complete! Because, it is a widely known truth that Pinterest is the best way to forget all that work you need to get done. Side note, I may need to re-evaluate my time management. 

Hopefully, a few of these Pins will help take your mind off your Monday :)

San Francisco, GoT Style

Best. Thing. Ever. Yea, that sums it up well enough. 

Things to do Instead of Spending Money

For all those who have come to the conclusion that the best way to avoid taxes is to stop spending, at all. Ever. 

Bowl of Kitteh

The Best Doggie Door Ever

Be honest, who else had the momentary want to get a puppy just so you could have this door? Guilty. 

Inspiration

And finally, some inspiration for your Monday. Have a wonderful week!! 

Snapguide's Newest Contest

That is right, Snapguide is doing a new contest and it is probably my favorite yet. This one is all about up-cycling things instead of throwing them away! The contest in itself is pretty awesome, but what I am most excited about is the prize. The grand prize winner will get a $500 gift card to Graphics45 on Etsy. Whhaaaat?!? I could buy sooo much jewelry and art with that. Best. Prize. Ever. 

Since I have already covered my favorite Etsy things here and here, I figured today we could talk about some of my favorite contest entries so far. These are all pretty awesome entries that are all wood related. Although entries only need to be up-cycling related, my favorite all have to do with reclaimed wood. Funny. Hopefully this will give you some great ideas for your entry. Then, we can all enter together and see who wins! 

Check out How to Make Picture Frame Jewelry Displays by Amanda & Joe on Snapguide.

Check out How to Make a Reclaimed Wood Table by Amanda & Joe on Snapguide.

Check out How to Build a Table From Pallet Wood by Terrence Lall on Snapguide.

Check out How to Make a Mason Jar Chandelier by Amanda & Joe on Snapguide.

My entry should be up next week and I will be sure to post a how-to or a link to the Snapguide page on the blog. This one is something I have had in our garage and have been wanting to do for over a year now. I know, I have serious design commitment issues.