Sunday Afternoon Tea: July 5th

So Darlings and Dolls, things are about to get a tad bit hectic. I took some time in June to reflect and take care of myself and my family. I had absolutely too many things going on at one time. I've cut out a lot of different projects. I am happy to say that I will continue blogging, put it may be a little more difficult than before. I am stepping up into the role of Assistant Executive Director of the Miss North Caroline Plus America Pageant. This means plenty of community service programs and lots of work and different types of content in my Afternoon Tea. I am excited to let a lot of other things go, and focus on this for the next five years. Anyway, on to why you're here. Grab a cup of tea and pull up to the screen for my links of the week, because I have some fun items on the list.

I'm a sucker for DIY. Always have been, always will. So when I find a cute DIY, why wouldn't I share it with you guys? Learn how to make these fabulous DIY geometric pendant from The Homesteady.

Dear blogger friends, want to take your words to the next level? How about gold foiled graphic perfection? Sparrow Design Haus offers a tutorial on just how to do that. And, if you don't own Photoshop check out the instructions for Pixler at Design Your Own Blog. Please don't forget to post and show me your results. I'd love to take a look at them.

So, people have been asking me to do their crochet braids for them recently. I have maybe two more hair appointments this week. I've been wearing mine for some time now, and I am loving the results. But, I have to say, this one Youtuber has changed the game for me, when considering how to hide one's parts and braided up edge-line. Although her hair is indeed green, check out her technique.

Here is a list of 10 healthy shrimp recipes. I have to say, the Shrimp and Broccoli Tempura may be the one I try to force-feed my family. Check out Real Simple for the rest of these tasty dishes.

I have one more list for you. Thank you for your patience. Here is a list of inexpensive makeup lines that most people don't really know about. I knew about all of them except two, and the quality is pretty much there. Are there any products that you'd like to try out?