Black Bean Brownies

So these are INSANE. I read about them and got the recipe from The Table, and I admit I was pretty skeptical. Black beans, I said, do not taste like chocolate. Yes, they are the right color, but they are still BEANS, I said. But...they are brownies, and if you go light on the chocolate chips and use dark chocolate cocoa powder, they are practically HEALTHY for you to eat. That can't be right.

But the blind test convinced me to give it a go. I pulled out the blender and started mixing them together while my husband was out...I wanted to get it done and in the oven before he got back!

Butterfly Wings Nail Art

This is probably my favorite nail art that I've done. I was worried it would be too complicated, but it came out fantastic! 

I have some nail art pens, which made this actually pretty simple, once I had a couple reference images in front of me. When I was looking up some different examples, I just couldn't decide what background color to go with, so I ended up using five different ones! I love the rainbow effect that it made.

Cute Yoda Coaster

So I made this for a coworker...I don't recall exactly why, but some Star Wars quotes were getting thrown around the office, and when I got home I was inspired to make this. I used this tutorial as a drawing reference. 

The coaster is just a promotional cork one with some company print on the other side, and I used a Sharpie pen to draw on it. No need to seal it or anything! I've done this before and I've never had a problem with the ink running.