Ashley's Obsessed : I Am A Food Blog

Happy Tuesday!

Yesterday during my lunch break at work I was looking through some recipes on Pinterest and thought to myself - I need some new food blogs to follow! I have a few that I check out every once in a while but I have been feeling un-inspired recently. With the new year I really want to save money by cooking at home, and I love cooking so why not? It is a fun way to wind down after a long day!

As I was looking through a few articles I found my latest and greatest obsession., I Am A Food Blog

 

Okay let's talk about the photos - they are amazing. So clear and crisp and seriously she could make even the most boring PB&J look decadent.

 

The recipes are attainable and easy to re-create. I am looking forward to diving into some in the New Year!

Check out her amazing blog and feel instantly inspired to cook!

-A

** All photos are featured on I Am A Food Blog.com

Bring Your Pins To Life

How many of us are guilty to pinning projects, recipes, and fashion inspirations on Pinterest and then never actually trying them? We definitely are! There are just so many fun finds that it can be hard to complete all of the Pins that you like!

This summer our plan is to try to complete some of these real life Pins! Our series "Bring Your Pins To Life" will get started soon and we will attempt to recreate some of our favorite Pins from Pinterest! Below are some Pins that I am excited to try!

I'm loving this DIY folding chair - who knew they could look so chic? 

These glitter vases are so fun for tall flowers 

Rainbow veggie pizza, fresh and colorful!

This up -do looks effortless for summer

Zucchini pasta is a great way to watch carbs  while enjoying some great flavors!

These meringue cookies look almost too pretty to eat!

Check out our individual Pinterest's for some fun pin projects coming up! 

Also, make sure to follow along on Instagram and Twitter! 

-A

Fashion Fridays: Blog Favorites

This week for Fashion Fridays we wanted to take a look at our favorite fashions from the week on some of the blogs that we follow. Reading other blogs has given us inspiration in many aspects on our blog; fashion, food, crafts, even layout. Never decline the opportunity to be inspired by someone else!

I'm loving this simple look from Mara over at M Loves M! The classic white dress is great for any summer occasion.

I love all black with a pop of color, especially when being in SF. I love how Whit did it on Britt + Whit 

This outfit from Amanda at Little Miss Fearless screams "Take me on vacation!!" 

Can we please talk about this dress that Jen is rocking on Skirt The Rules... um amazing!

Emily's style on The Sweetest Thing Blog is always so much fun, I'm loving her printed shorts!

Make sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more fashion inspirations! Especially fun - this weekend Kira is in Nashville, so follow along with her on her trip!

Also, if you are a fun fashion blogger, clothes lover, or designer send us an email so we can feature you on an upcoming Fashion Fridays!

-A&K

Blogs I Read

Ashley did a similar post a few months back which you can check out here. We read a lot of the same blogs but I didn't want to bore you with the same list, so here is a list of blogs I keep up with, enjoy!

Wrist swag by Pretty in Thrift, Beautiful rainbow that is Solange, Tropical treat Trop Rouge, and the ever goofy Man Repeller

Trop Rouge: The gorgeous Christina Cardona shows us how fun and fashionable she is in NYC and all over the world. I love her style, she can literally pull off any look and I've never seen her wear the same shoes twice. Basically she's livin the dream.

Pretty In Thrift: This is one of the first fashion blogs I started following regularly. I love thrifting, it is definitely one of my hobbies/passions so I connected immediately to this blog. I love the unique fashion and perspective of writer/stylist Stefany. And she just did a beautiful site redesign!

The Man Repeller: I love this humorous take on high fashion. I appreciate the non serious approach to what is usually an overly serious subject. Plus the fashion is great!

The Band Wife: I love the look of this blog, simple and stylish. I also love that all the fashion and crafts are simple and accessible. I can actually afford to read this blog unlike many of the others where the fashion is way over my current budget.

My Damn Blog: A beautiful peek into Solange Knowles life. Simple and completely made up of beautiful pictures, some with captions most without.

Frank Ocean’s Tumbler: Because I love him and he’s an amazing writer/person.

Who What Wear: Great blog with a lot of content, tons of amazing slideshows and celebrity fashion pics. With major sites like this I like to check out/ follow there other social media sites; Pinterest, Instagram etc. With so much content sometimes its nice to follow a specific Pinterest board to zero in on things you are most interested in.

The Blab: Another great high fashion blog with a Parisian twist. I look at the site every once in a while but I follow them on Pinterest to get great pins and fashion inspiration.

The Native Fox. This girl is just super fly. I can’t afford a single thing she wears but her styling is impeccable. I like her site but don’t read it too often; instead I keep up with her on Instagram.

-K

Welcome to the new AKA BLOG!!!

Hello everyone!!

At a friend's Valentine's Day party

Welcome to our new site!! We are still in shock that we won a re-design contest. It was such an exciting time to really think about all that we wanted to feature on our blog and how we wanted it to look.

We couldn't have done any of this without the help of Chris over at Hubby Jack. He did a wonderful job with the re-design! Don't you agree?!? He designed all of our new social media buttons, our header, and our new "grab button" on the right side of the screen as well as did the entire layout of the site. We are so grateful and appreciative of all his hard work.

We took our time while working on our redesign to really think about what we wanted to write about and feature on AKA. We decided that we wanted things to be more organized as well as to feature more content. We want to start different weekly or monthly series, start writing about fashion more, and showing more of our day-to-day discoveries.

Exploring wine country 

Here are some things to look forward to:

- Fashion Fridays; we are going to write about our favorite fashions from the week. Sometimes it will be us, sometimes friends, and sometimes someone we just saw on the street.

- We're Obsessed; a fun way to find out about little things we are "obsessing" over. From makeup, to TV, to music and fashion!

- AKA Bookshelf; a little mini book club. We will talk about what we are reading and hopefully our readers will help us find new books.

- Interweb Goodies; we will feature some of the fun things we have find weekly on the web; bloggers, articles, funny things!

- Amazing Aps; our favorite and most useful apps for our phones.

- Monthly Mood; a space for us to talk about what is inspiring us for that month and what we are looking forward to.

- Bring Your Pins To Life; what we are crafting/cooking/DIY-ing/styling from everyone's fav website Pinterest.

Kira's delicious muffins - recipe to follow 

With this new layout, some of you maybe thinking - where do I find everything? Well let us tell you!
At the top of the page under our beautiful new header you will find our different tabs. Everything will be in the main blog but we will organize most posts into one of the tabs:

-Series; everything that you saw above will be in this new tab

-Wear; fashion, make-up, accessories, beauty, hair

- Explore; our travels and adventures

- Cook, Create, Celebrate; a fun place for everything that we are cooking and eating, crafts we are making, and parties we are planning and attending!

Painting in the park

With all of these new fun changes we also are going to be using our social media a lot more! Make sure to follow us on our Twitter, Instagram, Bloglovin, Ashley's Pinterest, and Kira's Pinterest! We are constantly putting up information about our blog, things that are inspiring us, and our fun adventures!

Additionally, with the switch to Blogger it is really easy to follow our blog! On the right hand side of the page under "followers" you can sign up to follow along with us!

Thanks for all of the constant love and support we are loving this whole blogging thing and really excited to see where it takes us!

-A&K

Pie for Pi Day! 

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Blogs

Hello bloggers and readers! Since we started this blog we have found ourselves really becoming avid blog readers. We like to check them pretty regularly, comment on posts, and gain inspiration. We decided to put together a little list of our favorite blogs for you to look over and read!

First up are Ashley's go-to blogs. Fashion, food, and lifestyle! I love anything that is fun to look at - and these definitely fall under that category. These lovely ladies inspire everything from get-togethers with friends, the way I style my outfits, or some new-beauty trends. 

Blog reading + coffee + inspiration notebook

Fashion

The Fashion Canvas - great patterns, easy to read, inventive outfits

The Sweetest Thing - amazing beauty tutorials, bright colors, preppy-modern style

Little Miss Fearless - simple and classic with a twist

A Spoonful of Style - lots of fabulous pops of color, streamlined outfits, relatable content

Kendi Everyday - chic, bold, and fashionable. Blogger and boutique owner has a great eye for style

Lifestyle

Cupcakes and Cashmere - the perfect mix of outfits, great recipes, and great tips about life

A Beautiful Mess - two sisters each with their own style, great home decor, food, crafts, and fashion

Lauren Conrad - My role model. Everything from workouts, to parties, to fashion, and everything in-between.

Food

Iowa Girl Eats - simple meals that are absolutely delish, fresh ingredients, and recreations of classics.

Noble Pig - the perfect blog to look at when you want to impress your family with your cooking skills



In addition to theses blogs, I love reading countless others. Photography and travel are becoming two of my new favorites. I also have truly enjoyed reading all of our new followers blogs. There is such a fun community out there and I can't wait to become more of a part of it! What are some of your favorite blogs? Let us know in the comments section. Additionally, make sure to follow us on Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram for updates on blog posts, fun activities, and much more coming in 2014!

-A

Thank you!

It has been an exciting few months for us! From travels, to jobs, friends, and starting this blog it has been truly exciting. Thank you to all of our friends and family who have been following along with us on this new blog journey! Also, to our new followers and blog-friends as I call you all. It has been a great experience getting to know you all through the words and experiences you share on your pages.

We are really looking forward to 2014, hoping it will bring new inspiration for the blog. Travel posts, more fashion, creativity, and laughter!

We are excited to continue with our blog journey and for you to join us.

Have a fabulous last day of 2013, talk to you next year!

-A&K