Best Chocolate Glaze Ever

Easy Chocolate Glaze

No joke.
This really is the best chocolate glaze everrrrr.

 

Here’s why…
1) it tastes so, so good.
2) it’s easy to spread on, like a frosting, but then it “relaxes” into this beautiful, smooth, flawless glaze.
3) the surface of it hardens, ever so slightly– just enough so that it doesn’t get smudged when touched. But it’s still soft and gooey underneath.
My favorite use for this glaze is on Black and White Cookies.
But you could really put it on anything! Like, say… donuts!

Glaze for Donuts!

Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Glaze
(visit me at Something Swanky today to see my Black and White Donuts!)

 

Chocolate Glaze

Ingredients:
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 – 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/4 + 2 Tbsp. cup cocoa powder

Instructions:

  1.  Simply whisk all ingredient together in a stand mixer, using the water to adjust for desired consistency.
  2. Use a spatula to spread on cookies, cakes, donuts, ect.
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Ashton is a fanatic dessert lover who can be found cranking out calories galore on her dessert blog, Something Swanky. If your waistline is a little too perfect, and you’re looking to add on a few extra inches– Ashton’s the gal you’ve been looking for! Stop by and visit her at Something Swanky or follow her dessert pinning frenzy on Pinterest!
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Styles, Cuts and Colors. All about HAIR!

Hi everyone! Hope your weekend was gorgeous. It has been in the 80′s all weekend where I live. For me, with that wonderful heat usually comes the beginning of endless ponytail season. I have long hair. I have had long hair about 80% of my entire life. I love it and it’s what I am used to but in an effort to not just pull it back and call it good every day, I have a list of my go-to sites that give me all the hair inspiration I could ever need. I’ll show you those and a few of my fav. styles, cuts and colors.

Summer Hair Inspiration

Long Brown Hair

Let’s start with 2 of my favorite go-to’s.

BRAIDS!!

Long Hair Braid with Bun

I am obsessed with braids. In any and every form. Long or short hair, curly or straight….braids are simple and beautiful.

How to Braid your hair

Bang Braid How-To

 

I’ve been rockin’ the bang braid a lot lately. I also am in love with THIS one, THIS one, and THAT one! (Great tutorials)

Next, THE TOP KNOT!!

High Ponytail Bun

This is such an easy fix for unruly or messy hair. Top Knots are cute and they are easily worn with a casual look or a more dressed up look.

OK, to be honest with you all….I desperately want bangs.

BANGS!

Long Hair with Bangs

 I know, there everywhere right now. But when I see cute ones like THIS one and THIS one, I want run to my phone and book an appt. for today! **Tip for you… you can buy real hair clip-in bangs at Sally’s for a pretty good deal and they look fantastic if you can match your color. Plus, no permanent cutting is involved. Win/Win.

COLOR!!

I have played with my hair color since high school. I have done highlights, been blond, chestnut brown, and even a sad and depressing 2 days when I accidentally turned my highlights grey.

Oh what I would do to give this shade of red a try…

Long Red Hair with Bangs

LOVING ombre as well.

Beautiful Long Wavy Hair

But I always find my way back to my basic brunette with highlights. It’s comfy.

Long Brown Wavy Hair

CUTS!!

I have grown attached to my long locks for now. But when the time comes I am thinking about a cut like this one.

Short Choppy Hair Cut

I love that you can blow it dry, (or not) and run some product through it and Done! Fun for summer. I also love THIS mid length one and THIS adorable bob.

I challenge you ladies to take a few extra minutes on your lovely locks and test out some new curls or a braid or two. OH, and here are the links to my favorite sites I use when I am feeling sick of the same ol’ same old. Have fun!!

-My Hair and Make-up Pinterest board

All Women Stalk

-You Tube- 10 easy, quick everyday hairstyles

-The Small Things- hair tutorials

Jaime Olsen writes about how she knows what it’s like to see that super cute girl on tv or in a magazine wearing that amazing outfit, with fantastic jewelry and those jaw
dropping shoes. You know the one that has perfect fashion sense and flawless hair and make up? Jaime is bringing all that is buzzing in fashion and beauty right to your fingertips with her Style Inspiration section. She proves that it is possible to get out of the style you graduated high school in and step out of your comfort zone, trying some of these fun trends and tips.

Follow her on Pinterest. See all of Making the World Cuter’s Fashion Boards by Jaime.
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Making the World Cuter Monday {May 14 | 2012}

I hope you all had as wonderful a Mother’s Day as I did!

It was full of handmade cards, yummy food, delicious cuddles and a warm day at our local little pond that has a sandy beach on a beautiful sunny day. Perfection.

Here are a few pics from my Instagram feed from yesterday; I would love if you would follow along…I’m still a newbie since I have an Android… Find me @tiffhewlett

I can’t wait to see your cute stuff! Link it up, link back to Making the World Cuter and keep it Cute!

 

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Free Font {Erika}

This post was contributed by our graphics guru Erika from Oops I Craft My Pants

I hope you are all having a fantastic Tuesday. I know I am.
This warm weather is seriously making me giddy!

Anyway, here is the font I promised you guys last time I posted.
You are more than welcome to use it on your site, for projects, whatever! Just make good use of it, okay?


Download the Erika Font (clever title, right!?) here. 

Erika Senneff is a stay-at-home mama who has a fierce love of graphic design. She also loves to blog, and can usually be found gushing about her family over at t.e. and baby or crafting away on Oops! I Craft My Pants. Stop by and say hello!

See all of Making the World Cuter Printables by Erika.

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Making the World Cuter Monday {May 6 | 2012}

Home with my honey!

Life is good-we found out this week that my husband for sure has a job here at the hospital that he has been doing his externship at! Yay!

I can’t tell you how excited, at peace and blessed that makes me feel!

Now show me what is cute that is going on in your life, I can’t wait to see it!

 

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