Style

Pantone 2021 Color of the Year

December 29, 2020

Pantone 2021 Color of the Year

The neutral – Ultimate Gray & the vibrant light Illuminating yellow – is the color paring that brings the message of strength and hopefulness that are at the same time, both enduring and uplifting for 2021.

Have you combined yellow with gray colors when picking out an outfit? Or using this combination alone or together with other colors in your home decor, in graphic design or projects alike? If so, you are ahead of the game and ready for 2021 according to the Pantone book! 

Every year since 1999, Pantone forecasts and announces in the beginning of December the color that will best reflect the year ahead – “The Color of the Year”.

This year Pantone has chosen a combo of colors, because Illuminating is associated with optimism and vivacity; while Ultimate Gray encourages resilience. Colors symbolisms that will definitely be of good use in 2021.

A lot of people use the psychology and the symbolism of colors to ring on the New Year.  Like in Brazil it is tradition to wear white to ring on the New Year, while here in the US we see more sequins.

What do you think of the gray and yellow combo? Comment below?? 

Kids Shopping Guides, Motherhood, Shopping Guides

Preschool Gifts Guide

December 10, 2020

Kids gifts guide for Preschool Kids – The kind of list that will make any kid in preschool happy.

We pretty much have the majority of the items on this list, and they are great resources to make the kids busy while learning the skills they need in preschool age.

As a mom myself, I know we are always looking for the best gifts for our kids, so this is a good place to check time to time, and share it with a friend or family member that are looking for ideas. Click on links below to shop the options:

1. Backyard Playhouse, 2. Doll House, 3. Art Easel, 4. Balance Bike, 5. Dust, Sweep & Mop Set, 6. Top & Bake Pizza Counter, 7. Up & Down Roller Coaster Ride-on Toy, 8. Bounce House, 9. Micro Kickboard Scooter, 10. Table Top Easel, 11. Kids Karaoke Machine with 2 microphones, 12. Vintage Kitchen Set, 13. Scoop and Learn Ice Cream Cart, 14. DigiArt Creative Easel, 15. Scoop & Serve Ice Cream Set, 16. My First Slide, 17. Crayola 3-in-1 Double Easel with Magnetic Letters, 18. Little Tikes Cozy Coupe, 19. Magna-Tiles, 20.Modern Outdoor Playhouse 21. Pink Headband with Flower Magnet.

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Have fun! xo Luci.

Recipes

Sweet Potato Butternut Soup Recipe

October 29, 2020

Sweet potato butternut soup is a colorful and delicious option recipe to make during the cooler months.

You don’t need to be a cook to make an easy and nutritious recipe. All that you need are the right ingredients and good kitchen essentials to help you making amazing dishes.

Today, I’m sharing a recipe my family loves and some of my favorite kitchen essentials, that can help you manage your time better while preparing food for yourself or the entire family.

This homy and filling dish is very easy and quick to make. Here are what you need:

  • 1 tsp avocado oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp minced fresh ginger
  • 1 pound butternut squash, peeled and diced
  • 1 pound of sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 medium-size of Yukon gold or russet potato, peeled and diced
  • 1 tsp of garlic powder
  • 6 cups of water, chicken stock, or vegetable stock – I use water to avoid the sodium
  • Salt to taste

Start by heatting the oil in the crockpot for 2 minutes in the sauté option. Add the onion and garlic, stirring it for about 2-3 minutes or until it’s golden. Add the ginger and stir it together until fragrant, for about 1 minute. Add the sweet potato, butternut squash, regular potato and stir mixing all together. Add the garlic powder and stir all together again for about 3 minutes for the ingredients to blend together. Add the water or stock. Change the Crockpot option to soup and let it cook. The pan will peep when the soup is ready. Wait for about 10 minutes to open the pan. After everything is cooked use hand blender to mash all the ingredients together in the pan. Serve and enjoy.

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Receita de Sopa de Batata Doce com Abóbora Amarela para o Outono.

1 colher de sopa de avocado oil (faço com avocado oil e geralmente acrescento o suficiente para fritar o alho e a cebola)

 1 cebola pequena picada

2 dentes de alho espremidos 

1 colher de chá de alho em pó

 1 colher de sopa de gengibre fresco ralado ou em pó

1 colher de chá de cúrcuma

 1 lb de abóbora amarela descascada e cortada em cubos

 1 lb de batata doce, descascada e cortada em cubos

 1 batata Yukon dourada ou russet de tamanho médio, descascada e cortada em cubos

Mais ou menos 6 xícaras de água, caldo de galinha ou caldo de vegetais ( vai do seu gosto – faço com água para evitar o sodium e é minha preferência)

 Sal a gosto

Depois de cozida, finalize moendo a sopa, e sirva.

Bom apetite!

Style

Work or Play? 1 Plaid Blazer 2 Looks For Your Fall Wardrobe

October 29, 2020

Work or Play? 1 Blazer 2 Looks. Plaid blazer – the fall versatile piece you want to have in your fall/ winter wardrobe.

Plaid blazers are darlings during fall and cooler months. They are versatile and bring freshness to any wardrobe, specially because they can easily be transformed from workwear to play.

Pared with a mini dress and over the knee boots, like seen below in option 1, I used the plaid blazer to put together a more playful outfit.

OPTION 1

With a few styling tricks added to the plaid blazer, such as adding a belt to recreate a silhouette, option 2 with trousers and pointing heels, brings up elegance and transforms the look into a work outfit.

OPTION 2

Which one is your favorite? Work or play outfit? Comment below.

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Style

Plaid Blazer Chic

October 22, 2020

A plaid blazer is chic, and a smart pattern to have in your the wardrobe. A piece that will go a long way year after year during the fall and winter months, as the main piece of the look or layering under a coat.

Loving this look for fall weather! Gain some extra styling points by adding some accessories to to look. Here I fastened the waist of my plaid blazer with a belt to give it more shape and the outfit a different look.

Do you like or have you use this styling trick? Let me know in comments bellow.

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O blazer xadrez é uma peça chic e super versátil para você ter no seu guarda-roupa. Uma peça que você pode usar muito, tanto agora no outono, como no inverno, fazendo dela a peça chave do seu look (como eu fiz no meu), ou usando por baixo de uma casaco mais grosso.

Ganhe alguns pontinhos no quesito estilo, adicionando acessórios no look.
No meu look, eu adicionei um cinto para marcar minha cintura, e dar formato ao meu torço. Já deu um ar diferente ao look, você não achou?
Você gosta ou já usou esse truque de estilo? Me conta nos comentários.

By Luci Fioritto

Home Essentials, Shopping Guides

Amazon Prime Day Picks

October 14, 2020

Home Favorites Edition

You asked, you shall received. From now on I will be using my experience as a buyer and help you to shop. To start I have curated a couple of home favorites that is on sale on Amazon Prime Day right now.
Prime Day is an exclusive sale for prime members on Amazon. It is seriously like Christmas in October! So many great deals!! Don’t waste more time! Run and shop on the links below. Sale ends tonight!

  1. Pressure Cooker Perfect for any time of the year to make rice, stews and soup. This one is a 7in1, and it is also an air fryer. Instant Pot Duo Nova Pressure Cooker 7 in 1, 10 Qt – Size is important when cooking for the family!

2. Air Fryer – This is one appliance you need in your kitchen right now! I can’t see our house without one. Cook healthier and juicy. This is a must have on any kitchen even if you don’t know how to cook! GoWISE USA GW22956 7-Quart Electric Air Fryer with Dehydrator & 3 Stackable Racks, Led Digital Touchscreen with 8 Functions + Recipes, 7.0-Qt, Black/Silver

3. Robot Vacuum – who doesn’t need a hand to clean up the house? I do! I got you covered with 2 brands: Shark and Roomba. It goes by preference.

Shark IQ Robot Self-Empty XL RV1001AE, Robotic Vacuum, IQ Navigation, Home Mapping, Self-Cleaning Brushroll, Wi-Fi Connected

Robot Roomba i6+ (6550) Robot Vacuum

5. Kids Tablet – good opportunity to start your Christmas shopping! It comes in 3 colors: pink, blue and purple. All-new Fire HD 8 Kids Edition tablet, 8″ HD display, 32 GB, Pink Kid-Proof Case

6. Portable Bluetooth Speaker – another perfect gift and waterproof for the music lover. Great for entertaining too! The Bose SoundLink Revolve, the Portable Bluetooth Speaker with 360 Wireless Surround Sound, Triple Black

7. Ring Light Hello fellow bloggers and makeup enthusiasts. This is the perfect ring for you! I personally have one and I love it. Neewer Ring Light Kit:18″/48cm Outer 55W 5500K Dimmable LED Ring Light, Light Stand

8. Coffee & Expresso Maker – One of the best around, and makes a great gift. Nespresso Vertuo Coffee and Expresso Machine by De’Longhi

9. Ring Video Doorbell Pro, with HD Video, Motion Activated Alerts, Easy Installation (existing doorbell wiring required) 

10. Apple AirPods with Charging Case (Wired)

Disclaimer – This post contains affiliate links that I may earn a commission from it. Thanks for your support!

Kids Activities, Motherhood

Saving with Year Metropark Pass – A Day in the Farm

August 5, 2020

Took the action of really taking advantage of our year Michigan Metropark pass by enjoying the outdoors.

Mindset is everything – I chose action instead of procrastination, and the result you see the pictures here – Happiness in the Farm basically all for us!

At the gate of any Metropark, you can either choose to pay $10/car to spend the day or get the $40 year pass and enjoy the facilities of 13 Metroparks, which includes lots of nature, exploring and beaches throughout southeast Michigan. 

Wearing Mango Shirt & HM Shorts. Girls are wearing Zara Kids & Old Navy.

Motherhood, Style

Quarantine Mini Stylist – I let Vivi Dress Me

April 28, 2020
Quarantining in style with my favorite mini stylist.

By Luci Fioritto

Sweats are not on the styling list of my mini stylist. Every day Vivi comes to me, and say “I want you to wear something fabulous today, and put on a lipstick!” ? haha. We are constantly playing dress up during this quarantine, and one of Vivi’s favorite things to do right now (with extra support of her little sister) is going into my wardrobe and pick me an outfit.
She picked this head to toe pink monochromatic look, and said: “here mom… wear it, because I’m fabulous” – while moving a curl out of her face ??.

Not being bias, but this little girl has style. What do you think?

Dress by CeCe I got at Nordstrom a couple years ago. Similar here and here.

Shoes by Aldo. Similar here.

Style

Fashion Finds During Quarantine Closet Cleaning

April 14, 2020

Fashion finds during quarantine closet cleaning. We need to clean up our closet every once in a while, and little treasures can be found in the process, like this dress I wore for Easter!

I got this dress as an option for a pregnancy shoot when I was expecting my second child, and I never wore it! I bought a size up at the time because of the bump. Now it’s a bit loose, but after belting it up it gives me a great silhouette and fits perfect! I’m so glad I invested on something I could wear after.

Have you done a closet clean up during these uncertain times, yet? I’m curious to hear what you have found during your cleanups. Let me know about your finds in comments!

Portuguese Version

Achados Fashion na Limpeza da Quarentena

Achados que você encontra no seu guarda-roupa, enquanto faz a limpa na quarentena. Adoro esse vestido que usei para a Páscoa! Eu comprei esse vestido como segunda opção, para o ensaio de quando eu estava grávida da minha segunda filha, e nunca usei!

Na época, comprei um número acima para servir por causa da barriga. Agora está um pouco largo na cintura, mas depois de colocar um cinto, o caimento ficou perfeito!

O que vocês acharam nas suas arrumações? Tenho certeza que muitos se identificam.

As meninas estão usando Little Me & HM. Meu vestido é Forever 21 e cinto é Mango.

Kids Activities, Motherhood

We Are In This Together

April 10, 2020

We made it into another quarantine week, Yay! I’m so exhausted, but I always find energy to make some art with my girls.

My girls are very into arts, and that’s how we start most of our days. I have set up their art space in my office, which we now call it our ‘atelier’ – a great way I found to keep them entertained while I work on my own projects.

I have been reading the Easter story for V since Palm Sunday this week, and yesterday I read the part when Jesus dies. She got sad, but after said: “but Jesus is alive, mommy… ”, and I replied back: “He is, and always with us”. She smiled, and said “everything is going to be ok”, I kissed her and She went to sleep. Today, we decided to make rainbows as a symbol of Hope and remembering Jesus for Good Friday.

We pray for all those affected by this terrible crisis, and please remember… You are never alone ???

PS: We used peeps (yes, the candy) as stamps to make bunnies to give it a final touch.

Paint: Crayola

Portuguese Version

Tamo Junto!

Mais uma semana na quarentena… Conseguimos, viva! Estou acabada, mas eu sempre encontro energia para criar algum tipo de arte com minhas meninas. Se você assiste minhas stories, já deve ter visto nossas criações.

Minhas filhas adoram arte, e é fazendo muita que começamos a maioria dos nossos dias. Eu criei até um espaço para elas no meu escritório, que agora chamamos de “nosso atelier” – um jeito que achei delas ficarem entretidas, enquanto trabalho nos meus próprios projetos. No domingo de Palmas comecei a ler a história da Páscoa para a Vivi. Ontem chegamos na parte em que Jesus morre. Vivi ficou triste de primeiro momento, mas depois disse “mamãe, Jesus está vivo!”. Eu respondi, “está! E está sempre conosco”. Ela então sorriu e terminou: “tudo vai acabar bem”. Eu dei um beijo nela, e ela dormiu .


Hoje nós fizemos um arco-íris simbolizando esperança. A esperança que temos em Cristo, e lembrando Dele nesta sexta-feira santa. Nós oramos para todos os afetados nesta crise terrível… por favor se lembre: você nunca está sozinho ???.

Obs. usamos o “peeps” (sim, o doce) como carimbo para fazer os coelhinhos, para dar o toque final. 

Tinta: Crayola

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