Francesca @ Seven Roses, Author at Seven Roses

Free shipping + 15% off tapestries

01/04/2016 Seven Roses, Special offers

Here’s just a quick shop update: Society6 is offering free worldwide shipping for every purchase in my store, including framed prints, and a extra 15% off wall tapestries. To activate this offer, you need to click on this special link: https://society6.com/sevenroses?promo=R7XW8FP2F7FW Promotion expires April 3, 2016 at Midnight Pacific Time. Available in three distinct sizes, our Wall Tapestries are made of 100% lightweight polyester with hand-sewn finished edges. Featuring vivid colors and crisp lines, these highly unique and versatile tapestries are durable enough for both indoor and outdoor use. Machine washable for outdoor enthusiasts, with cold water on gentle cycle using mild detergent – tumble dry with low heat. And...

Rich and creamy Vegan coffee ice cream

31/03/2016 Recipes, Vegan

One thing that you’ll find out once you go Vegan, is that you will want to experiment with food much more than before, most people agree on this. Your taste buds get “detoxed”, you become curious in the kitchen and you’ll try ingredients you’ve never tried before. In this sense, a Vegan diet is much more varied than a “standard” one. I could give you hundreds of examples, but I’ve never thought I’d make my own version of a Vegan cream cheese (super easy, too, stay tuned for the recipe soon) or my own Vegan ice cream at home. And yet here I am, happily churning away some rich and...

5 ways to welcome Spring

21/03/2016 5 tips, Lifestyle

Find 5 ways to welcome spring and not simply see it as another day on the calendar: smoothies, sunshine, detox, and natural beauty tips Hello my beautiful friends, how did you celebrate the arrival of Spring? We spent the night over in a cabin in the mountains, and woke up at 6am with the sound of birds chanting to the day. We witnessed an amazing sunset (photos coming soon on Photo.feub.net) and then sat quietly while the sun came up, feeling at peace. For years I’ve only really appreciated and celebrated the arrival of Autumn, but now I think the best way to step into Springtime is to actually acknowledge...

The easiest 4-ingredient, vitamin-packed Spring smoothie 🌸

11/03/2016 Recipes, Vegan

This easy-to-make, 4-ingredient vitamin-packed, pink-colored "Welcome Spring smoothie" is the perfect way to fuel your energy, body and spirit at once

10 free fonts for bloggers & creatives

08/03/2016 Freebies

Today I want to share with you something a little different: 10 free fonts for bloggers & creatives. I love fonts and I think they require an amazing amount of work. Hats off to all font-makers out there! I am no stranger to buying fonts, and my favorite website to find commercial fonts is Creative Market *, but all my admiration goes to font creators that give share their fonts for free, for personal as well as commercial use. These are some of the latest free fonts I found that are not famous yet and that will bring your next project to a whole new level. Enjoy! The ones above...

Easy 4-ingredient Vegan scones

03/03/2016 Recipes, Vegan

This is a super easy, little recipe that will deliver warm, soft-hearted Vegan scones in under 15 minutes. What's not to love?

Valentine’s Day Vegan recipes roundup ♥

12/02/2016 Recipes, Vegan

Hey my beautiful friends, so Valentine’s day is just around the corner. Love it? Hate it? ….I so want to hate it but I always end up preparing at least one special dish, usually a dessert, not because it’s a special day (when you’re in love, everyday is a special day) but because cooking is a way to express my love (again those Italian roots, you know?). That’s why these Valentine’s Day Vegan recipes come in handy! Whether you love it, hate it, loathe it, if you want to spoil someone (your other half, your best friend, yourself?) I’m sure you’ll find one good reason to spread some Vegan love...

January favorites: winter survival edition

01/02/2016 Beauty

So, January’s over. Wait, what? Weren’t we all in the xmas mood just a couple of weeks ago? Apparently not and I’d better get started on all those new year’s resolutions (like this one for example) or it will be waaaay too late. Anyway, how’s the weather where you live? I’m finally having a winter like those I’ve always wanted with freezing days and snowfalls. If you want to see what a typical day having fun outdoors looks like here, head on over to this photo my husband: Lispach Lupus. So this past month’s favorites are all about surviving the cold frigid temperatures with nonchalance. First up, Salcura bio skincare...

Vanilla custard pots

19/01/2016 Recipes, Vegan

Custard is one of the most famous desserts of the world, and it can be easily declined in many flavors: classic lemon, sweet vanilla, naughty chocolate, sophisticated green tea and so on. The majority of people still thinks you need eggs and dairy products to achieve that perfect luscious texture, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth! Let me show you how with these Vanilla custard pots :) Just like you don’t need eggs to make a perfectly fluffy cake (ladies and gentlemen, proof 1 & 2) you don’t really need any animal-derived ingredients to cook just about anything, in this case you only need to take advantage of what...

Vegan sponge cake

04/01/2016 Recipes

This super simple vanilla cake will be a crowd pleaser: fluffy and moist on the inside, nice and golden on the outside, this Vegan cake brings back childhood memories!

2015 in review

30/12/2015 Lifestyle, Seven Roses

2016 is almost here! I wanted to take a quick moment to share some of my personal highlights of 2015, and I invite you to do the same. More than hastily making new year’s resolutions, it’s important to stop for a moment and take a glance at what you’ve achieved or what you’ve overcome during the past year. Only then we can make plans for an even better year to come, don’t you think? So here’s my 2015 in review Opened SevenRoses for business When in 2014 I quit my job to relocate far, far away from home and work as a freelance, I thought I would only work as...

50 epic Vegan Christmas recipes

21/12/2015 Recipes, Vegan

If you think that being Vegan makes the holiday gatherings a challenge, read on! Whether you are hosting the Christmas meal or bringing a dish while visiting a friend or family, I want to make sure you’ll have plenty of yummy, vegan foods to cook & share. So here we go, 50 epic Vegan recipes for Christmas or for the holidays… are you ready? Jolly Appetizers: Ultimate Stuffed Mushrooms | One Green Planet Fall Color Vegetable Appetizers | Farm Fresh Feasts Black Bean, Pomegranate & Avocado Salsa | Two Peas & Their Pod Brussels Sprout Slaw with Maple Cider Vinaigrette | The View from Great Island Cinnamon & Orange Scented...

Free printable: Santa’s Vegan Cookies and Milk

16/12/2015 Freebies

Santa's vegan cookies and milk - free printable

Do you (or your kids) leave out a little snack for Santa and his Reindeer the night before Christmas? I remember I used to leave out a little dish with a few cookies and a glass of milk for Santa when I was a child. The best part of it, was getting up in the morning and finding out that he indeed ate all the cookies, only a few crumbles were left behind! So today I am sharing some fun Christmas Printables for Santa’s Vegan Cookies and Milk, so that every household can carry out this tradition. This will be a wonderful midnight snack for Santa, because of course he’s...

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01/12/2015 Special offers

If you follow me on my social media (facebook, insta, twitter) you already know this, but I thought I’d give a shout-out here too, to this incredible offer on our Society6 store: today all apparel (t-shirts, hoodies, leggings, etc.) is $6 off and it comes with free shipping!* This is perfect timing as I see the Xmas shopping has really started. If you want to know which are some of the best selling items, here they are, in no particular order: Vegan as fuck biker tank Make each day totally awesome chalkboard Tote Bag Spring showers T-shirt Best Mom Ever floral wreath Mug Wild and Free Wall Tapestry Beauty Guru...

My favorite skincare oils

01/12/2015 Beauty, Favorites

Today I’m very happy to talk to you about something that has been requested many many times: my favorite skincare oils. I’ve been using oils in my skincare for the past few years, way before the whole “coconut oil frenzy” started, as I’ve always known that pure, natural oils like olive oil was used in very simple beauty routines by my own grandmothers – extra-virgin olive oil being the jewel of the Mediterranean area. A little dab of olive oil was used to moisturize face and hair already a long time ago, when skincare creams were a luxury. The products I’m going to show you are 100% natural, cruelty-free and...

Top Vegan Thanksgiving recipes roundup

24/11/2015 Recipes, Vegan

The Top Vegan Thanksgiving recipes to prove you how amazing it is to celebrate Thanksgiving in a cruelty-free, compassionate way, still eating loads of delicious foods. Hello my beautiful friends! Lately I’ve received many requests for Vegan, cruelty-free Thanksgiving recipes…. So here’s my roundup of the top Vegan recipes to celebrate Thanksgiving in a meaningful, thankful, cruelty-free way without meat, dairy, eggs nor Animal sufferance on our plates. Top Vegan Thanksgiving recipes Vegan Holiday roast – cheap, succulent and festive! by yours, truly. This would be perfect for your Thanksgiving, Christmas or even New Year’s Eve table. A succulent Vegan Holiday Roast that will please Vegan and meat-lovers just...

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