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Indie Weddings Month 2013: Chantilly Lace and Silk Crepe Bias Wedding Gown

If I could do it all over again, it would be something like this. Sophisticated classy is my style. 

Purchase this custom dress from Rebecca Schoneveld Cheek 

Photography by Anneke Schoneveld (www.setstillsphotography.com, http://www.facebook.com/anneke.schoneveld.photography)
Makeup by Stacey Owen (makeupbystaceyowen@gmail.com)
Hair by Hoshalah Misodi (hoshalahn.misodi@gmail.com)
Cosmetics courtesy of Sweet Pea and Fay (www.sweetpeaandfay.com)
Please do not use photos without permission
All designs are original and property of Schone Design

Vintage Crush: All Eggs In

 

Vintage French Wire Basket from Daisyrootsfrance 

Vintage Farmhouse Metal Egg Basket from Swansdowne

 

Small Vintage Wire Basket from Martiennes

 

Vintage Wire Egg Basket from thevrose

 

Teach Me: Educents is coming!

 

 

There is a new  Flash Deal website launching in April that is  for education products! Think, curriculum, educational toys, ebooks and more!  If you sign up now they'll give you a $10 gift card! 

 

 

Do me a favor, please use my referral link up there, help me, help you :) 

 

Organic & Whole Living: A Perfect Breakfast Beet Greens & Eggs - Paleo Friendly

When I get on a food kick, usually when fruits and veggies are in abundance around here. I start to get really excited about food. I love that my children are getting the best nutrition that they can and that I'm making good choices. I'm eating food for breakfast, instead of just having a cup of coffee. Recently one of my favorite breakfasts has been this simple but  oh-so yummy beet greens & egg with a side of fresh grapefruit. 

Ingredients: Whole Grapefruit - sliced, diced or peeled however you like it. 

1 clove of garlic

1 t-T of coconut oil

1 bunch of beet greens 

2 organic eggs (from a friend, those are the best kind)

pink salt 

What to do? 

 - Melt your coconut oil in a sautée pan. Add in you crushed or sliced garlic. Next, add the beet greens and sautée until they are slightly wilted. Pour out on the plate making a bed of greens for your eggs. 

 - Fry your egg, over easy is how I like my eggs with the greens. Add to the top of the greens. 

 - Season with pink salt and pepper. 

Eat and be happy! 

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Organic & Whole Living: Gluten Free! Quinoa, Kale & Butternut Squash

Vintage Indie Kids: SIMPLY RIGHT™ Baby Care

 

Babies require a lot of diapers, as if you already didn't know. It had been quite awhile since we embarked on the diaper and wipes scene and forgot all of the perks that come with changing such a sweet little angel. You know, the leaky wet diaper in the middle of the night or the afternoon blow-out on your way to somewhere important. Ultimately these things can happen.Should they happen? That's a question to ask yourself, that's why finding the perfect diaper for your baby is an important task. 

Recently we were sent a package of  SIMPLY RIGHT™ diapers and wipes. With their new thin absorbent core for leakage protection and thin, but flexible fit the diapers size 3 fit our baby girl just fine. We appreciate that the back is a little longer and comes up a bit to protect leakage from the back.

We are somewhat mobile around here with an army crawler, so flexiblity has been important, especially for one on the go and we've been pleased with the stretchy sides of the  diapers. 

 

Wipes in our house are an important factor when cleaning baby's bottom, and hands and sometimes arms and legs on the go. We also like to keep a pack in our car for travel clean up. SIMPLY RIGHT™ baby wipes are strong, and soft with a thick texture for cleaning up messy jobs. Most importantly to us is that they are fragrance-free, hypoallergenic, and easy going on delicate baby skin. We love the packaging around here and the ease of use getting the wipes out of the package. Sometimes you'll be wresting a baby to diaper and the wipes from other well known brands get stuck together and come out in a long strand of wipes making it difficult for one handed jobs. 

 

On top of the above qualities mentioned above SIMPLY RIGHT™ baby products are a great value. Members saved up to $392/year by purchasing these  SIMPLY RIGHT™ baby products. That's $392 a year I'd rather spend purchasing good whole organic foods for baby to eat! 

 

What do you think? Are you up for saving some cash? 

For a FREE sample of SIMPLY RIGHT™ diapers or wipes, visit http://simplyrightbabycare.com/sample.html today!

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of SIMPLY RIGHT™ Baby Care Products.

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Indie Weddings Month 2013: Will You Be My Bridesmaid?

I absolutely love today's find. What a sweet way to ask one of your friends to be your bridesmaid! 

 

OK, so I couldn't just stop with those adorable bridemaid cards, look at these adorable signs! 

 

Oh, and these cake toppers too! 

 

Don't take my word for it though, head over to firstsnowfall, I think you'll love everything! 

 

 

What You Make of It: Technology Update: Google Reader is shutting down, here's what you can do.

Today's What you Make of It column is a little different than my usual posts about "how to" and "DIY". If you already understand RSS and organizing you may want to skip down a ways for the recent announcement of Google Reader shutting down. For those of you have no idea what RSS is, I'm hoping you will be delighted with today's post.

Blogging and reading blogs can be an overwhelming feeling at times. There is so much content to read, catch up on and only so many hours in the day. If you are like me one blog leads to another blog which leads to another blog and time just flies. 

What is RSS? 
Without getting too technical you can visit this link at Wikipedia for exact terminology and a more detailed look at RSS.

The RSS Reader is the most important part of RSS, it's the platform in which you can organize all of your favorite blogs and even Etsy shops. So when they update, you have all of the new posts and updates all in one spot without having to blog hop and you can even tag them! 

You will first need to have a "reader" account. As of July 1, 2013 Google has announced that they are doing away with their reader.  If that is how you read Vintage Indie, and other beloved blogs, you're going to want to change this soon so that you don't miss out on any of your favorite content. 

Alternatives to Google Reader: 

 Bloglines, Netvibes, Newsblur and Feedly just to name a few. 

 

Once you have a reader of some sort you'll want to click on the little orange round button (shown in the image above). You'll find these all over the web this is the "feed icon". Once you click you are taken to the steps provided in your feeder to "subscribe" to that blog or shop. After that it's home free and you will start feeling less overwhelmed with keeping track of websites & blogs! Click this link to add Vintage Indie in your reader now! 

 

Help! I don't want to have to subscribe to every feed all over again. I have a help for you, but please keep in mind some feeds may not completely transfer over, especially your starred items.  

Google Reader Export:

1st Go to your Google Reader account. 

2nd Find the round button on the right where the settings menu is located. 

3rd Click on Reader Settings

4th Click the link that says Export your information, download your data through Google Takeout. 

5th Follow the prompts to download the file to your computer. Extract your files and save to a location you will remember. 

6th Open up the extracted files and look for the Subscriptions XML file. This is the file you will click on to import your feeds into the new reader of your choice.  

You should be all set to go with most if not all of your feeds transferring to your new reader. 

 

Good luck! 

 

xoxo VI 

Indie Weddings Month 2013: A Wedding Gift for the Vintage Style Couple

Do you know of a vintage style loving bride and groom? Why not get them a set of beautiful vintage dishes to treasure. Let's face it, some of us don't have dishes passed down from generation to generation, but what a fun thought to start this tradition in a new family? 

Early Whieldon Ware Antique Pattern Dishes, F. Winkle & Co. from RushCreekVintage

Keyston Canonsburg Pottery Co. from LocustTree

Homer Laughlin Georgian from TheHumbleCottage

Teach Me: Children's Conferences International - Cincinnati Homeschool Convention April 4-6, 2013

The Midwest Homeschool Convention is weeks away and your children will want to go to the Children's Conference! I know what you're thinking, I'd love to, but I just can't. I don't know what to expect. Will my kids have fun? Will I be worrying about them the whole time? Will they get bored? Will they miss me? I'm here to tell you that not only do my kids beg to go every year but I look forward to dropping them off. I know, hard to believe right?

  The first year I was nervous as many of you are I'm sure. Let's face it; it is a lot of kids. After the first day, my nerves calmed a bit and my kids were begging to skip lunch just so they could go back, even my youngest who was very weary to go at first. The truth is, they had that much fun.

The program is very well organized including safe procedures for dropping off and picking up your children. They sing, craft, watch plays and spend some time in bouncy houses. Overall, it is an excellent program for the kids so that you can fully concentrate on important parenting and home educating issues.  

Children's Conference International is a sponsor of ours, but everything above is completely true and was not paid for. We support this program and have truly grown to really appreciate it over the years. 

Register soon as spots will fill up fast! They've sold out spaces in previous years. As an added bonus they've added Thursday evening to the kids program, which has not been offered in the past, but you can choose to only select Friday and Saturday if you wish. 

 

Mark your Calendar: Children's Conferences International Cincinnati, OH: April 4-6, 2013 @ The Midwest Homeschool Convention

Indie Weddings Month 2013: Vintage Lace Tiered Wedding Dress

Shop for this beautiful dress at  LaceAndYarn

Size XS. Measurements (laying flat):
sleeve opening -- 5"
chest -- 16.5"
waist -- 12.5"
hips -- free
approximate length front (without train) -- 57.5"
approximate length back (with train) -- 80"

VI Headliner Featured Sponsor MagnetStreet Weddings: 2013

 

Vintage Indie is always proud to introduce you to our sponsors. We are thrilled to have MagnetStreet Weddings with us for this 2013 Indie Weddings Month. Please visit MagnetStreet to see everything they have to offer for your wedding. 

 

MagnetStreet is always coming up with new styles to keep up with today's weddings. Take a look at the above "pocket folder" style invitation. This newest design is their Watercolor Mason Jar, perfect for a summer outdoor garden wedding. 

Maybe you're thinking of a beachy wedding? Why not check out these Watercolor Ombre invites. 

 

Two of my favorite words, vintage and bunting. They are completly charming together don't you agree? Vintage Bunting invitations, also a new design from MagnetStreet. 

 

 

A special thank you to the continued support of MagnetStreet Weddings, we couldn't run Vintage Indie without you! xoxo 

Indie Weddings Month 2013: Gorgeous Custom Engagement Rings

 

All above rings are from samnsue

 

Rough uncut diamonds from Specimental 

 

Custom Conflict Free Engagement Rings from BeautifulPetra 

 

Indie Weddings Month 2013: French Flapper Style Wedding Dress

The designer of this dress Martha Han describes this dress as somewhat of a Bohemian French Flapper style Wedding Dress. I think it is simple, but gorgeous. Don't you?

 

Custom made from Jammyfingers 

 

Indie Weddings Month 2013: Handmade Tulle & Lace Flower Girls Dresses

 

It is Indie Weddings Month here and we're bringing you the latest and greatest goodies from small, handmade and vintage shoppes from around the globe. Today's Flower Girl dresses don't disappoint and remind me why I love shopping handmade! 

FairyFreeDesigns

 

gillygray

 

FashionTouch

 

 

All images are copyright to their owners. 

Indie Weddings Month 2013: Castle Venues

 

With all of the Downton Abbey buzz this year, castle venues are gaining popularity if your budget can fit the bill. 

I've gathered a few for you should you wish to check out what the US has to offer. 

 

Falkenstein Castle Office
401 Buchanan Drive, Suite #1 
Burnet, Texas 78611

Website: Falkenstein Castle

 

OHEKA CASTLE • 135 West Gate Drive, Huntington, New York 11743

Website: Oheka Castle

 

1 4 5 1  E.  P Y T H I A N  S T.   •   S P R I N G F I E L D ,  M O   6 5 8 0 2 

Website: Pythian Castle

 

Thornewood Castle 8601 N. Thorne Ln SW Tacoma, WA 98498

Website: Thornewood Castle

Copyright 2012 Thornewood Castle LLC. All rights reserved.

 

Boldt Castle 1000 Islands, NY

Website: Boldt Castle 

Copyright © 2013 · All Rights Reserved 

 

All images are Copyright to their owners. 

Indie Weddings Month 2013: Vintage 1950s Sweetheart Wedding Gown

Today's Indie Weddings Month Dress is a spectacular 1950s V line Sweetheart Wedding Gown. 

✂-----Measurements

Bust: 35"
Waist: 24"
Hips: 70"
Length: 59"
Length to End of Train: 66

If you're looking for the perfect vintage dress, this might be the one for you. Visit FabGabs for this dress and more for a steal at $324.00. 

VI Headliner Sponsor Feature: Great Homeschool Conventions - Cincinnati, OH April 4-6

Vintage Indie would like to welcome our newest sponsor Great Homeschool Conventions.  It's getting closer to this year's convention and you won't want to miss it. Registration is open! 

 

 

Great Homeschool Conventions

is hosting

2 SPECTACULAR HOMESCHOOL EVENTS!

The dates and locations for 2013 are:

March 14 – 16 – SouthEast Homeschool Convention – Greenville, SC

April 4 – 6 – MidWest Homeschool Convention – Cincinnati, OH

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

For MORE INFORMATION please visit our website at

www.greathomeschoolconventions.com

YOU can expect a lineup of

INCREDIBLE SPEAKERS, 100S OF WORKSHOPS, AND a WEALTH OF EXHIBITORS!

Back for 2013:  Christian Comedian - TIM HAWKINS! LIVE!

NEW THIS YEAR

 Gianna Jessen – Aborted, Survived, Homeschooled

An Evening with Dr. Ron Paul (Midwest Only)

Contact GHC:

greathomeschoolconventions@gmail.com

If you haven't heard me talk about he conventions before, you should check out this link from previous years.  Cincinnati Homeschool Convention

Vintage Indie Kids: Wild Things Dresses

 love. love. love. 

How you can you not fall in love with these whimsical dresses from wildthingsdresses. 

 

Washi Gonna Do?

Washi gonna do with today's Pick Your Plum?

Washi tape coming in at $1.50 a roll. Are you kidding?!!!?

I love these spring colors. Are you addicted to Washi Tape like I am? Head over to Pick Your Plum for today's special deal. (remember once it's gone, it's gone) 

Want to learn more about Pick Your Plum? Visit this feature we did awhile back. 

The above links are affiliate links. We were not paid to write this feature. I truly love Pick Your Plum and am thrilled to be featuring it here. Visit mydisclosure/disclaimer page for more information. 

The Daily Swank: 86 Home

 

Bringing you swanky vintage finds from across the globe, today's Daily Swank come to you from the Midwest!

Shop for all of these goodies at 86home

 

Organic & Whole Living: Gluten Free! Quinoa, Kale & Butternut Squash

 I'm always looking for new ways to use quinoa. It is such a yummy grain (seed actually) and so good for you. Quinoa provides all 9 essential amino acids, making it a complete protein. This has to be one of my favorite recipes. I even had it for breakfast the next day. Enjoy! 

1 cup quinoa 
2 cups organic chicken stock low sodium or veggie stock
1 bay leaf
1 medium butternut squash, peeled and cut into small chunks
2 tablespoon coconut oil, melted on your baking sheet to coat the pan
1 small organic yellow onion chopped finely
1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
3 ounces curly kale, chopped
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
salt and pepper, to taste
1-3 T cup chopped toasted almonds

Directions:

Prepare the quinoa; 1 cup of quiona to 2 cups of liquid. Use what you have if you like veggie stock, use it. If you like chicken stock, use that. If you don't have either, use water! Add your bay leaf to the stock and quinoa. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer/cover for 15 minutes. 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Put a couple of tablespoons of coconut oil on your baking sheet and put it in the oven while warming. This will melt the coconut oil needed for the recipe and coat your pan all at the same time. 

Toss squash with melted coconut oil (be careful as your baking sheet will be hot) and salt. Spread the pieces evenly on your sheet.  Roast for 30 minutes, until everything is nice and soft and starting to brown slightly on the edges. I like to check on mine in 15 minutes and give it a toss. Depending on the size you cut your squash you may need a little more time or a little less. Just keep an eye on it.  Remove from oven and set aside.

Meanwhile, in a medium to large cast iron skillet or saute pan add 1/2 T of coconut oil. Add the onion and saute until soft. Add the garlic and saute 1 minute more.Reduce the heat and add the chopped kale and saute over low heat just until the kale has wilted.

In a large bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, vegetables from the saute pan, and raisins. Stir until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Just before serving, top with chopped and toasted almonds, if desired.

Leftovers? 

Warm this mixture and add a couple of spoon fulls to romaine lettuce leaves and roll up for a yummy lunch! 

 

Teach Me: President's Day 2013 Resources

We're finally coming out of our stomach flu stupor here at the VI house and we're getting back to schoolwork today starting with President's Day. My children absolutely love history. It is something amazing to watch two fidgety little boys sit and watch documentaries and discuss with each other what they're watching. 

Today we're watching The Ultimate Guide to President's from the History Channel. Have you seen this series? 

 

America's unique form of democracy separates power among three branches of government: the legislative, judicial and executive. As the head of the executive branch, the president of the United States is the country's most visible and important leader, both at home and abroad. Join HISTORY for a fresh perspective on how the Oval Office has evolved over the past 200 years through stories about the 43 men who have served as commander-in-chief. This eight-hour miniseries concentrates on the ebbs and flows of presidential power and responsibilities as each of America's leaders deal with the events, expectations and challenges of his time.

About The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents. [Internet]. 2013. The History Channel website. Available from: http://www.history.com/shows/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-presidents/articles/about-the-ultimate-guide-to-the-presidents [Accessed 18 Feb 2013].

 

If you don't have cable television, no problem. You can watch full length videos online at the History Channel.

We also like to watch the Liberty Kids which you can find full length episodes on YouTube or Netflix. 

Hands On: We're working through a President's Day Lapbook Washington & Lincoln from A Journey through Learning. 

Resources: If you're looking for some other easy and fun President's Day learning materials check out our President's Day Pinterest Board. 

App Review: Check out my App Review over at Home Educating Family Magazine for USA Presidents. 

As with any internet resources, please be sure to check them out thoroughly before allowing your children to do so. Links can be changed at any time or forwarded to content otherwise distasteful. 

Have a great learning day! 

 

 

 

 

Handmade Crush: Quartz Cluster Earrings

Handmade Crush: Quartz Cluster Earrings

Shop: shipwreckdandy 

Vintage Indie Kids: VesperClothier

My sweetie girl needs everything in this shop! 

I absolutely adore that wool pink coat. Please visit this indie handmade clothing shop & support small businesses. VesperClothier 

The Daily Swank: Lovintage Finds

This is one of those shops wehre I could have published everything here, but alas I can only bring you a few. Do yourself a favor and head over to Lovintage Finds when you're done gawking at this selection. 

 

I love oversized copper pots, don't you? Gorgeous. lovintagefinds