Sunday, February 7, 2010

end of weekend updates

Well peeps-- here's a summary of my weekend:

1. battled SERIOUSLY awful flu/cold/sinus stuff since Thursday night. It's still going on and I still don't feel very well, but I tried to make the most of my weekend.
2. Friday night Ian, Tori and I battled the snowstorm and went to town to retrieve some cold medicine, cough drops, and a quick thrift trip too. Tori found me the BEST thermos to add to my collection: an Aladdin woodgrain!!! I die!

photo via etsy
3.Ian and I watched the Office on Netflix pretty much all night while making various craft forms. I made this awesome wire glasses pendant and Ian carved me a ring out of wood. <3 Best fiancé ever? Probably. :) PLEEEAAAASE leave him some love about the ring! He's willing to do custom orders for etsy! (and really excited about it!)


4. Saturday morning we slept until...uhhh... NOON! ah! But well worth it because I was still sick. I made some new Prize Ribbon Brooches for my etsy shop, Craftcake Designs. They're WAY cute and I even made one for myself and my new vintage makeup case I scored:



5. Overall I just got to spend a lot of time with this gorgeous man:


Altogether, I feel that it was a pretty good weekend. My room is clean, my bag is packed, outfit is layed out, homework is done, and I'm all ready to start a new week this week. Go team.

bright*pastels

is that an oxymoron? can pastels be bright??? Well I say they can. :)
In keeping with the Spring mode, (even though we have 9 inches of snow on the ground!) here are some images that are inspiring me right now: bright, and beautiful!















+via Elsie's blog




all images found on weheartit.com unless otherwise noted.
<3
E

Saturday, February 6, 2010

todayness



making cute things today in my little room. I'll share later, but i just wanted to Hiiiiii bloggers!
love you guys. :)
<3
E

Friday, February 5, 2010

I'm an organizer baby

Sing that post title to the tune of "womanizer" by Britney. k thanks.

Alright so i know that because of the new year, people are desperately vowing to GET ORGANIZED! I never make that promise because I'm soooooo organized... to a fault really. Everything has it's place. :) Today I just wanted to share some snapshots of my dorm and the way I organize different parts of my life. This will be mostly pictures so you don't have much reading to do. :)

ACESSORIES
*my jewelry is stored in a giant closet hanging organizer. This is a very teensy tiny percentage of what I actually have, but these are the ones I bring to school.

*some of my very favorites are stored on this cute mint lunch tray and I have an armoire jewelry box for my nice jewelry (AKA all my tiffany's etc.)

*my bows and soft headbands are stored on the backside of the closet organizer.

*glasses are displayed on this cute mint hanger. <3

*I'll admit i still have NO GOOD WAY to store hard headbands and stretch bands. ideas???


ART SUPPLIES
*i do what most people do and keep scrapbooking pens (but not ALL of them), Sharpies, and paintbrushes in Ball jars and vintage mugs. Not too exciting but still cute.


*ribbon is a MUST for me on layouts, so I keep a cute bin close at hand. I have misc ribbon wrapped on plastic cards, big rolls remain on the roll, and tiny scraps are tied onto a binder ring and hung on a hook.

*my paints are in a similar bin because I like to have them out where I can see them. <3 all bins purchased at Goodwill!

*my tiny clippings and things that I save for art journaling are organized by color in baseball card protectors in a binder. It's seriously the BEST thing ever because everything is there in its place where you can find it and get inspired!



*bigger clippings, full pages, and original art that needs to be saved goes into an expanding file and sorted by category.

*this is my TRAVEL scrap bag. I have another one that's smaller too. These are things I take with me to college or to crops. I don't have much room in the dorm, so this will have to do for now. I also have my zutter, another travel tote, a HUGE paper organizer, and my cricut.

*cute little scrap paper scraps are put into this big plastic envelope. I use a lot of tiny scraps for art journaling, so I can find them quickly in here.


well I hope that helps someone out a little bit with their resolution! Comment if there's something else in my room that you'd like to see! I'd be happy to takes requests for blog post topics this weekend too! Ask me anything and request anything!
<3
E

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

say that you love me

Evening! Or should I say good morning? It's technically 1:33 AM here. haha
I'm a little bummed out because I spent about 3 hours tonight making this awesome intricate hair piece that now won't stay in my hair. Either the comb isn't big enough, or the piece is too puffy/heavy but i tried EVERYTHING to get it to stay and no dice. Does anyone else have "off days" like that where no art-related thing seems to work out? Grrrrr.

Anyway, to brighten the rest of my night, I decided to post some yum-yum Valentine inspiration! UGGGGGHHH I can't WAIT until Valentine's Day and i REALLY need to figure out what I'm getting for Ian! Any awesome ideas to get for a completely nerdy fiancé???

Well here's some loves for you all! I want to see your Valentine cards and inspo too! Enjoy!

+Valentine treats!

+heart name garland by one of my favies: JANEL!

+love embroidery.

+cute kitschy art

+paper hearts.

+Elsie's celebrity Valentine tutorial.

+All Mighty Boston heart shirts!

+Lisa Rupp's February calendar FREE download!

+cute letterpress cards!

+XO skirt from RVA!

Off to dreamland. <3
E

Monday, February 1, 2010

Manifesting the seasons

My current quest is to manifest springtime. :) I really really really want it to be warm! I've put efforts in the past few days to really make my life very warm and comforting, like a spring hug. :)

I bought a new candle for the candle warmer in our dorm. I got the Yanlee Candle Beach Party and it smells SOOOOOO good! Like a mixture of warmth, sunscreen, and ocean breeze.


I've also been brightening up the room with pretty colors and wearing gorgeous vintage florals. :) They're just so girly and quirky. love!

I got this cardigan at Goodwill this week, took the buttons off, and sewed on new pretty ones. I've been streamlining the wardrobe, trying to make it very... me. I know that sounds silly, but so much of the clothes I have, I don't even wear! So I've been purging, donating things, and just...make it more cohesive. It feels good to simplify and get rid of things that I truly won't use.

Been doing a little art journaling too which is unheard of since about July! Pretty spring colors:



In other news, my Fuji Instax came today! I about DIED! So much fun!

I'm excited to take all sorts of fun little pictures! New favorite hobby I think. It needs a name though. I'm thinking Wynn. What do you think?

OH!!!! Everyone should go check out my mini Valentine's etsy update too! I put in a few new things this weekend including some cute fun soft bangles!



alright. Out for the night. Hopefully back for some Valentine's inspiration tomorrow afternoon!
<3
E

Sunday, January 24, 2010

keeping up with me


This weekend I've been on a SERIOUS beauty kick. I have no idea why. Basically, I've been watching lots of makeup tutorials on YouTube and been HUGELY in the mood to update my look. I bought some new products this weekend and I'm really excited to start trying some new things. Here are some of the things I bought yesterday:

Cover Girl Tropical Fusion Quad

Sally Hansen's matte Thinking of Blue Salon polish.

Some Visine to put in a spray bottle for a shadow mixing medium. I also bought a few more random eye shimmers, a foot pumice, a standing mirror, and some new brushes. Eeeeek.

I'm trying to change the way I wear my makeup (which is currently hardly ever) and I want it to be more streamline with my wardrobe... which I'm also working on! I'm trying to start a new skin care regimen too. LOTS of things going on!

Here are some of my other favorite products that I already use:

Neutrogena Radiance Eye Boost which you dab on at night to help reduce dark circles.

One of the best mascaras ever: Maybelline!!!

Physician's Formula shadows made especially for your eye color! They are really awesome, although really shimmery!

Hopefully this week I can post a few pics from the trials of my new updated look. I just realized that this blog must have been incredibly boring for you all because there were hardly any real pictures. BUT! If anyone has any fun makeup tips, please comment and let me know because I'm soaking in the inspiration! Fashion forward week comin' actcha!


<3
E
 

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