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April 02, 2022

Celebratory Dim Sum & Mochinut

April 02, 2022/ Sarah Liz
Celebratory Dim Sum & Mochinut

I recently received a promotion at work and chose to celebrate by eating food with friends (imagine that).

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food, things to do
March 26, 2022

The Nami Top

March 26, 2022/ Sarah Liz
The Nami Top

CrochetwithAlannaMiall is still one of my favorite crochet designers that I follow on Instagram. I bought a few more of her patterns last November and I’ve finally completed one of the items - the Nami top!

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crafts, crochet
March 19, 2022

All the Combos?!

March 19, 2022/ Sarah Liz
All the Combos?!

We all know I’m a big Simplynailogical/Holo Taco fan - that’s old news. I’ve previously talked about being excited to try as many combos (base + topper + taco) as possible and maybe even starting a gallery here on the blog. Today I found out the ultimate gallery already exists!

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nail art
March 12, 2022

Jeff Makes Stuff: Canelés

March 12, 2022/ Sarah Liz
Jeff Makes Stuff: Canelés

The first time I saw a canelé was inside Pine Street Market in Portland. I don’t think we purchased one, but I remember wondering what was inside and if they were tasty. Jeff recently decided to try making these at home.

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food
February 26, 2022

Jeff Makes Stuff: Tarts

February 26, 2022/ Sarah Liz
Jeff Makes Stuff: Tarts

Jeff has made tarts in the past, but was dissatisfied with his tart molds as he had a lot of trouble getting the wavy edges to come out nicely. To fix this, he purchased some new tart rings with smooth edges and he’s been really happy with them so far.

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food
February 19, 2022

Lacey Lake Top

February 19, 2022/ Sarah Liz
Lacey Lake Top

I was really into the idea of crocheting myself a pool/beach cover up for our Maui trip, so I did some looking around online for patterns. I ultimately decided on the Lacey Lake Top from Hands of Zeal since the pattern did not look complicated. I ended up making two versions: rainbow and black.

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crafts, crochet
February 13, 2022

Maui Trip 2022

February 13, 2022/ Sarah Liz
Maui Trip 2022

We took our first trip of the new year to Maui this week and it was exactly what I needed to rest and recharge.

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travel, food, things to do
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Welcome! I'm Sarah Liz, the resident cat mom, food lover, crocheter, crafter, and nail art enthusiast behind Orange and Shiny. Thanks for stopping in!

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