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Make your own watercolor bookmarks featuring sweet summer fruits designs like strawberries, limes & cherries. These are so easy to paint yourself!

Summer Fruits Watercolor Bookmarks

Make your own watercolor bookmarks featuring sweet summer fruits designs like strawberries, limes & cherries. These are so easy to paint yourself!

Hey there! I know it’s been quiet around here this week; I woke up Monday morning with a painful pinched nerve in my lower back and have been trying to take it easy. But my unexpected break gave me time to do something I’ve been wanting to do for a while—be creative for the sake of being creative. Despite this blog being my full-time focus, I don’t spend endless carefree hours crafting away in my craft room, and I’ve been yearning for a few quiet hours to play with my watercolor set. Maybe my back was looking out for me 😉 It was nice to settle into a chair and just paint for a little while—and then my creative juices started bubbling and these fresh ‘n fruity watercolor bookmarks started flowing from my paintbrush!

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Elderflower Lemonade Cocktail

Elderflower Lemonade Cocktail - a crisp and refreshing twist on homemade hard lemonade with the addition of sweet elderflower liqueur.

What is it about a glass of cold, refreshing lemonade that immediately says it’s summertime? They just go perfectly together! I’ve been playing around with lemonade recipes and I have a special twist to share with you today – this elderflower lemonade cocktail. It’s a homemade, hard lemonade with vodka and elderflower liqueur. Yum!

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