Pork Tacos with Colorful Cilantro Lime Slaw

You guys, I just found a way to take Taco Tuesday to a whole other level.

Three little words...

Cilantro Lime Slaw

I'm so serious, I'm probably never eating tacos without this again.

The recipe is so simple and fresh, too.

Colorful Cilantro Lime Slaw

Ingredients:

Tri color slaw (cabbage, red cabbage, carrots)

Cilantro

EVOO

Lime

Garlic

Fresh cracked pepper

Salt 

Instructions:

Chop your own cabbage and carrots or buy the pre-bagged (you do you) and

put it all in a big bowl.

Chop up fresh cilantro and be generous with it. (If you love it like me then you put a whole lot in).

Pour in 1/4 C EVOO.

Juice in 1 lime.

Mince in some garlic. (I pressed 1 clove)

Crack some fresh pepper and sprinkle some salt.

Give it all a good ol' mix up.

Refrigerate it and then put it on top of your tacos. (I think it's best with pork but chicken or beef are fine too).

Stand amazed at the fresh deliciousness that you've been missing on your tacos.

Think of me the next time you Taco Tuesday and give this slaw a go!

The other way you can take your Taco Tuesday to the next level is these 

cuuuuute vintage brass cactus napkin holders.

One unique set of four up for grabs in my shop.

Back in Business

It's been slow going - trying to put some of my inventory back up in the shop after Vintage Lynchburg.

That is one downside to a virtual shop - taking pictures, writing descriptions and adding postings takes quite a bit of time. But the upside is that I am able to offer super cool things to you all and people worldwide.

Here is a preview of some of the things that are finally making their way into the shop for sale.

   

   

     

   

    

Plus, the shop debut of my art prints!

(I was going to offer them as printables, but after some advice and consideration, I decided it would be best for me to keep them as art prints so I can ensure their quality and originality. I get them professional printed on high quality heavyweight paper and I am proud of each one I send.)

 

   

I have some new art prints up my sleeve coming soon and LOTS more unique vintage finds.

So, follow my shop on etsy to stay in the loop.

p.s. Blog followers don't forget your 10% off code - HONEYSUCKLE

operation upgrade all the pillows

I'm too embarrassed to show you what my pillows used to look like.

I'd had them since we got married almost 5 years ago. They were green and brown and stained despite repeated washing.

You know it's bad when your husband starts to complain that they're ugly.

So when I went to Target to check out my options, I realized it would cost me a small fortune to upgrade all the pillows as just one cute pillow was $25. Not gonna happen.

It took a few weeks of hunting and diy-ing, but I was able to upgrade all of my pillows for less than the price of one full-price pillow. I could do this because I used my old pillow forms which were still in good shape.

So, eventually Target did pull through with some good clearance.

Pom-Pom Pillow: $5

Gray Felted Pillow: $7

Gray Napkins: 2 for $3

Napkins are a great option for upgrading pillow covers because they are a perfect square.

Sew three sides, stuff in your pillow and then sew the fourth size shut. Easy as pie.

 I added my own fabric ruffles for a bit of flair.

Cream Rosette Pillow 

Sears Going-out-of-business Sale: $5

Vintage placemat Pillow

Placemats are another great option for easy pillow covering.

This placemat was a quarter yard sale find that I had stashed away and all I had to do was seam rip one of the sides, stuff in a pillow and then sew it shut again.

 Vintage Bed Sheet Pillow

It's always best to think outside the box for fabric. Making this pillow

out of a bedsheet took a bit of measuring and a bit more sewing but

I love the fabric more than anything I could have found at the store.

Vintage Fabric Pillow

Easily my new favorite pillow (I did stuff it with my softest pillow form though).

But I love this vintage fabric. I've had it for so long but could never find the right

thing to use it for. Makes for a great statement pillow.

There are lots of fun vintage fabric options on etsy!

 

Striped Fabric Pillow

I ordered this striped fabric (1/2 yard for $5) from a seller on etsy.

I knew I wanted to add some stripes in with all my floral.

The best thing about making this pillow was this new-to-me envelope cover

technique that my friend Kerry told me about.

Less sewing and you can take off the cover to wash it!

Next time you need a pillow upgrade - try one of these easy and affordable options!

i love love - decor & crafting

Last year was my first time taking Valentine's Day decor beyond a bowl of candy.

And you know what, I kinda liked it.
I know Valentines Day is totally commercial, but I love love and want to celebrate it.
And that's enough for me.

So, per my usual, I shopped my house for my mantle decor.

And realized I really like vintage floral.

(Most of these were borrowed from my bedroom)

And I also added a few other love-ly details around the house.

Fact: I prefer homemade crepe paper roses to real ones.

One thing I did make when I got in a crafty mood during nap time was this little arrow quiver.

My friend Cheryl has a super cool one on her mantle that I always admire, so I thought V-day would be a perfect time to make myself one.

I used an old fireplace matches container to be my quiver but I bet a pringles can or something similar would work just the same.

And then I wrapped it in paper.

For the bottom of the arrow, I used a white index card, and trimmed and feathered it.

 

Then attached it to a dowel.

I made five but just repeat with as many arrows as you wish to make.

  

Have fun celebrating the ones you love this week!

upcycling

I have a habit of finding things that need a little love.

This used to be the bane of Josh's existence, but he has recently jumped on board and is helping me give these castoffs a little TLC.

This vintage yellow Cosco stool had a huge rip in the vinyl.

I hunted until I found a perfect vintage printed vinyl to recover it with - still totally vintage, now with a little bit of flair.

Same with these two vintage folding chairs for kids - the print on the vinyl was fantastically ugly, so I used the same awesome vinyl to give these a new and much prettier life. The tag on the bottom says that these chairs were made by The Modern Crafts Co. and indicates that they have materials dated back to the 1920's.

These wooden folding church chairs are missing the back rung - still totally comfortable but look a little odd. I added a hand painted mr. & mrs. banner and now these are primed and ready to be used in a vintage wedding!

This bench was another casualty of a not-so-great fabric, recovered with a vintage striped fabric that is right on trend - mint green, gray, and mustard yellow stripes!

All of these are for sale in the shop.

Remember - blog followers & Facebook fans get 10% off with the code: honeysuckle

Free local pick up is also available.

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p.p.s. Don't forget about the giveaway going on til Friday!!