FORAGE styling tips

Here are a few options for those hot summer days!

Necklace: Vintage / Dress: C&C California, size small

Bag: Coach / Dress: Vintage

DIY Tassels

If you've visited us at the store, you can tell we LOVE tassels, so we decided to do a DIY on how we made them.

Supplies:

One sheet of Tissue Paper

Glue

Scissors

Step One: Fold your tissue paper in half and lay it flat like the photo above

Step Two : Start folding your tissue paper on one side.  Fold the tissue paper inward like the photo above shows.

Step Three: Once you fold your tissue paper, cut the tissue paper in half, but leave about two inches uncut on the side of the fold. 

Step Four: Unfold your tissue paper, it should look something like the photo above.   

Step Five: Cut your tissue paper into two pieces 

Step Six: Unfold one of your pieces of fringed tissue paper, and lay it flat on the table

Step Seven: Now gather your tissue paper right at the middle and twist it tightly to look like the photo below

Step Eight: Repeat Steps 6 and 7 for the other piece of your tissue paper.  Then twist both pieces of tissue paper together so that you get something like the photo above. 

Step Nine: Glue! Make a little loop, and add some glue.

And you're done!  Now you have an adorable little tassel!  Tassels are great for decorating for any occasion!

DIY Card

Here at FORAGE we are avid fans of anything DIY.  So here's a quick DIY that any can do.

Supplies:

Paintbrush

Washi Tape

Blank Card (or pre-cut Card-stock) 

Paint (any color)

Step 1:  Take your Washi Tape and create any type of pattern you want with it on your card, make sure your tape is really flat against the paper, and try to avoid any folds in the tape.

Step 2: Start Painting! 

After you painted your card, you'll probably have something that looks like the photo above. 

Step 3: Remove the tape to reveal the pattern you have created on your card!  If you have some paint that leaked under the tape (like we did), don't worry just take a bit of water and the paint you used and go over the entire card.

And there you go, now you have a one of a kind card for any occasion!  

Hope you guys enjoyed this little DIY, and keep checking back for more!

FORAGE Styling Tips

Here are some quick styling tips using clothes we currently have at the store.

Embrace BRIGHT colors this summer by wearing bright colors from head to toe as shown in the outfit on the left.  We paired a bright orange dress with a brightly patterned scarf and red bag.  If color isn't really your "thing," try wearing a bright top and pairing it with a basic color like navy or black, like the outfit on the right. 

And another styling tip, pair an oversized sheer top with a long maxi skirt for a minimal but summery look. Remember to tuck the top slightly into the skirt in order to achieve that "casual chic" look.  We also accessorized this outfit with out new giantLION beaded necklaces (seriously, they're amazing!).

Remember to stop by the store to add some great items to your wardrobe and for more styling tips, we'd love to help!

happy hour at FORAGE: watermelon sangria

I feel like sangria is one of those drinks that you don't really need a recipe to create. If you have fruit and wine and you put em together long enough, I'm pretty sure it makes sangria. This watermelon sangria is no exception but lemme tell you...it's the best sangria I've ever put together. Tastes like summer and stuff.

Ingredients:
(serves 4ish)
2 cups watermelon chunks
Handful of blueberries
2 tablespoons sugar
1 lemon, sliced
1 lime, sliced
1 apple, cut in quarters
Lemonade
1 bottle fruity white wine
Triple sec
Ginger ale, club soda, or any other carbonated beverage (I used a can of orange vanilla Polar Springs water)

Put the watermelon, blueberries, sugar and a splash of lemonade in a pitcher. Using the non-business-end a wooden spoon (like me) or an actual pestle (like a normal person), macerate the blueberries, some of the watermelon, sugar and lemonade together until the blueberries are just burst. Add in the rest of the fruit, the wine, a few splashes of triple sec and top it all off with the lemonade. Let it sit in the refrigerator for a few hours. Mix before serving; pour in glasses over ice. Top off each glass with a splash of something fizzy.

Megan's June Playlist

The Neighbourhood, Sweater Weather
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Can't Hold Us
Zedd ft. Foxes, Clarity
Passion Pit, Carried Away
Kanye West, Touch the Sky
Jack White, Love is Blindness
Lenka, Everything's Okay
Of Monsters and Men, Love Love Love
Rihanna, Stay
Mariah Carey, Beautiful
Capital Cities, Safe and Sound
Michael Jackson, PYT

FORAGE girls (a night out)

Just a few happy snaps from the Lowboys show at Bistro last Friday evening. It was a dance-y, sweaty, loud, and smiley evening from start to finish. FORAGE girls love summer.