Crafting with Cait

So I've been working with my "unofficial" mother-in-law(shabbygalsnest) on a few projects during my spare time. This one I saw on another blog and I had to try for myself!

I really should of done before and after pictures, but I really didn't think I would be blogging about this until last minutes. (: It was a pretty easy project to do and I think it turned out really super-cute. What do you think?

All it was was an old suitcase that I got from Salvation Army up in Desmoines, Iowa that I spray painted blue and modpodged a pretty patterned tissue paper to.

I got a table leg kit from Menard's and screwed them onto the bottom of the suitcase(after my boyfriend kindly cut out a piece of ply-wood for me to make it sturdier on the bottom of the suitcase table.

I had to end up taking some of the patterned tissue paper and modpodge it inside due to us having to tear out the liner on the bottom of the suitcase. I then took some padding that Traci had and covered over with drop-cloth to hide the plywood.


I think it turned out really cute! Too bad I don't have enough room in my apartment to keep this little number! :/





Stay Beautiful!
~Cait<3

Peachs N' Cream Chobani Smoothie

Whew what a weekend! Even though its the middle of the week I'm still super tired from my extremely busy weekend. Then followed work and a day of lounging around and I feel like I've gained my barrings once more.

This time of year, theres one thing on an Iowa's mind. You see it in deserts, you see it in entrees, etc etc. Peaches. As I was flipping through HY-VEE's Seasons magazine I saw come pretty tasty recipes and decided to jump on the bandwagon and create a tasty Chobani creation myself.

This little number is actually extremely easy to make(with only four ingredients!)

• 1 cup of Vanilla Almond Milk
• 1 container of Vanilla Chobani
• 1 Peach
• 1 cup of Ice

Blend to desired thickness and enjoy! Its super creamy and really sweet. Enough to quench your thirst on a hot Iowa day. (:

Stay Beautiful!
~Cait<3


Blueberry-Banana Chobani Smoothie

These past couple of days really have been hectic. I worked in the morning and then went straight to my parents house for a visit. My busy days are a death sentence for me, reason being...I don't eat as healthy as I should have.

Especially when I went to my parents house! We're a good ole fashioned Iowa family that live in the country and eat hearty meals. Going home this time is mostly like the rest...I ate and ate and ATE! After the greasy burgers, hash browns(weird combo I know but delicious nonetheless because I ADORE hash browns!), baked beans, etc etc. I finally managed to eat some almonds for a movie snack;however, they were dark chocolate flavored ones.

I think I made up for my splurging today though with barely eating anything because I wanted to get on the road early to head back home. Couple handfuls of cheerios was about my breakfast/early lunch equivalent today. I was feeling peckish and needed some form of pick-me-up...so I went to my blender for the answer.

Its a really blurry picture, I apologize, I desperately need my camera back from Taralynns! Anyway, I digress...

Its a lovely shade of pale purple and the taste is absolutely amazing. Its sweet and very filling for an afternoon pick-me-up snack.

Ingredients

1 container of Blueberry Chobani Greek Yogurt

1 Banana

1 cup of Vanilla Almond milk

1 cup of ice

Blend until smooth. I would of garnished with a little bit of whipped cream, but alas...I ran out!

Hope you enjoy!

~Stay Beautiful!

Cait<3

A Wonderful Day in Chobani Land

I love my lazy days off! I woke up this morning(pretty late...later than I would of liked) and made a pot of coffee. I absolutely love the smell off coffee in the morning....or just the scent of coffee in general.

Coffee is basically the miracle creation from the heavens. The taste is amazing and the aroma is like a siren beckoning you to come take a taste! The scent is also used in fragrance shops when you are testing out smells of perfumes. The coffee bean's release the scents in your nasal passage so you can continue smelling away at the other fragrances without having remaining smells in your nose! How neat is that!?

So this is my breakfast today! A cup of coffee mixed in with a couple lumps of sugar and a table spoon of Vanilla Latte coffee creamer from Coffee Mate(They didn't have my favorite: White Chocolate Caramel Mocha :/) and a Vanilla Chocolate Chunk Chobani Champions(whoa...try saying that 3 times fast!)


Alas this is my last Vanilla Chocolate Chunk Chobani, which saddens me; however, I have lots more flavors in my fridge. So its not quite time to stock up on Chobani just yet.

I absolutely love my coffee cup I found at my local Dollar General store! I was in desperate need of cute coffee cups since I may of only had one or two with an actual design and the rest being this big white ones that came with my dine ware set.

Whats your favorite, quick breakfast craving?
Usually mine is Chobani or oatmeal....or both together with fresh fruit!

~Stay Beautiful!
Cait

Chocolate Strawberry Chobani Smoothie

Like promised, I came up with a strawberry chocolate smoothie. Although its not my favorite one, its still pretty tasty.

I mean who doesn't like the taste of Chocolate and Strawberries, combine them together they are a blend of romantic tastes that can warm the heart of any female. Especially Godiva Chocolate covered strawberries!

Ingredients

• 1 cup of Vanilla Almond Milk
• 1 container of Vanilla Chocolate Chunk Chobani
• 4 Large Strawberries
• 1 tsp of Chocolate Syrup
• Ice/ whipped cream and chocolate drizzle

A tasty treat, perhaps I'll even make these for Valentine's day (:

~Stay Beautiful!

Cait<3

Just a Plain Day in Chobani Land

I honestly don't know what my problem is today! I feel like I have just the right amount of sleep, though I woke up far later than what I would have liked to initially today.

This morning I have been busy working on independent projects for TheShabbyGalsNext to try my luck at her booth this Saturday at the Swap Meet. Who knows, maybe I'll make some extra cash.

Fingers covered in spray paint(which I still need to go out and recoat my projects) and more layers of it to come, I decided to come inside and enjoy the air conditioning and grab myself a lunch. Nothing sounded good today! So I went to my go to choice to quench my hunger and get back to work on my projects I have been making.

As you can see, my finger tips are lightly coated with white and blue spray paint!

I decided while I was at the grocery store to mix things up and grab a box of Chobani Champions in Vanilla Chocolate Chunk because I thought that flavor sounded delicious! That and they don't sell the Vanilla Chocolate Chunk in regular Chobani sizes :/ Which makes me sad!

I topped it off with a little whipped cream and started munching in. The picture was after I had taken a few bites. (: Couldn't resist.
I have to say, since I've started blogging about Chobani and how to combine it as a base for your smoothies, I feel more fit and healthy(since the smoothies fill me up I'm not grazing on Doritos or other fatty foods I enjoy) Paired up with my exercise routine I feel like I'm getting closer to a healthier me.

So this post is basically dedicated to my all time favorite Chobani Flavors(as of so far)

1. Vanilla
2. Vanilla Chocolate Chunk
3. Strawberry Banana
4. Lemon
5. Blood Orange
6. Pineapple

That's pretty much a so far thing, I've got more flavors in my fridge and more recipes for smoothies cooking up in my mind. Perhaps a Strawberry Chocolate smoothie is in order?

Stay Beautiful!
~Cait

Slurping down Sunday

Phew! What a weekend! Working Friday through Sunday, dinner/bowling with friends on Saturday night(which I beat Joshua! YES!--NEVER happens!) and odds and ends errands that I had to do all weekend, I was completely wiped out!

I stocked up on Chobani yogurt--looks like a rainbow in my fridge, and got to work on my latest smoothie number to share. I hope you like it, because boy did I!

I call this one, Paradise Kiss because it has very tropical, summery flavors.

• 1 cup of Vanilla Almond milk
• 1 container of Pineapple Chobani
• 1 whole banana
• 1/2 cup of mango(because I'm sure that's all I cut off of it.)
• Ice/Top it off with some whipped cream and serve.

I really should get a new camera, because the focus is a bit weird on the picture--makes it look more brown when the real color is really a really light yellow color(like bananas).

Enjoy! Hopefully I get off this smoothie kick soon!

-Stay Beautiful!
~Cait