Category Archives: Miscellaneous

thought on tuesday – what are you?

December 6, 2011

Miscellaneous

Clothing Diary: Sweater- Anthropologie, Shirt- Target, Pants- Madewell toothpick jeans, Shoes- Nordstrom Vince Camuto Boots {Hand picked by my personal sales hunk Camden}
To do list:
-Go to Ikea
-Build a shelving unit
-Grocery shop (twice)
-Fold laundry (yes the same laundry washed last week … Hey don’t judge:))
-Play with Kramer
-Smile
Thoughts on Tuesday:
Tuesday is not particularly one of my favorite days. It’s not getting close to the weekend and it’s not the beginning day of the week either. It’s just kind of stuck right there in the middle looking for something exciting to come along and snuggle it’s way in to make Tuesday say “I have arrived !!” Well Tuesday, unfortunately for you I can not think of what that would be, but what I can say to you is I’m going to make you a day of positive thinking. Every negative nay sayer you shal be afraid of me with my positive out look on every situation that may look like a good time to turn Tuesday into “Blues-day!” Ha ha anyway this is what I will honestly try and make you, Tuesday. At least for today.

weekend update – under the tree

December 5, 2011

Miscellaneous

Our weekend kicked off with our annual sleep under the Christmas tree in the middle of our living room night. Since I was a kid every year we have dragged about a dozen blankets from our top floor closet down to the main floor to make a giant cozy bed by the Christmas tree. Its one of the traditions that I have kept going even since I have been married. Although we have traded the blanket made mattress for a blow up one it is still just as cozy and takes me back to the nostalgic memories of being a kid. My husband has even come to look forward to this time and sometimes will be the one to bring up the idea. As a kid we would always make a big bowl of caramel popcorn and watch a Christmas movie on our giant bed. As an adult I haven’t always carried on this part of the tradition but this year did manage to make a delicious homemade kettle corn. (I will post the recipe later on the week.)

Sunday we had family come over most of the day. I always enjoy having family come over and share stories and memories with each other. During the afternoon my dad and his family came over and saw our Christmas tree and we shared kettle corn with my younger siblings. ( I am the oldest of 10 between siblings and half sibling etc.) Then in the evening my mom and two younger sisters came over with pizza and giggles. When ever we get together we always manage to get overly silly, talkative, and reminisce over past times and childhood memories. We ended the weekend feeling grateful for our many clusters of families whether it be just the three of us or all of the other families gathered together  willing to share their lives with us.

All in all it was a very nice weekend even as low key and personal as it was. Now. . . Hello Monday!

fashion spotlight – bonlook

December 2, 2011

Miscellaneous

My all time favorite find this year is a chic sunglass and eyeglass boutique called Bonlook. These glasses have a one of a kind vintage look and are made with quality without the designer prices. At Bonlook they set you up with everything needed to find the right glasses for you, plus most frames and lenses are only a total of 99$!

Bonlook eyewear is not only good for your wallet but is also good for the environment. All shipments are shipped “greenly” with The UPS carbon neutral shipping program. Bonlook is also involved in carbon reducing projects. Find out more at http://www.bonlook.com/page/carbon-neutral-shipping

When picking out frames at Bonlook.com you don’t have to worry about how the glasses will look on you. They have a button you can click labeled try on where you can upload a picture of yourself and try the glasses on virtually. Even if you receive your glasses and aren’t satisfied you can send them back and be 100% refunded. Plus all eyewear ships for free which is a major bonus for me!

These are some of my favorite eyeglasses from Bonlook.com

thursdays at homes – my home

Miscellaneous

Since I spend almost all day every Thursday at home I thought why not spend thursdays sharing bits and pieces of some of my favorite homes with you . What better then to start with my own since my home is one of my favorite places to be. Being December 1st and all (for us the official celebrate everything Christmas beginning date) I have decided do gather pictures of our Christmas in our home so far this year. Now if we can only get it to snow!!!

chic diy – little hearts

November 30, 2011

Miscellaneous

I found this cute heart art idea on houzz.com and fell in love with it and being the crazy girl I am , I thought  I would try and take a whack at it. SOo here you are!

Tools needed
-Scissors or heart paper puncher
-Lg square card stock ( depending on frame size and shape)
-Square or rectangle shadow box ( I used a 8×11 and a 10×10)
-Glue stick
-A couple of hours

1. I found a heart shape I liked on google images then printed them out with about 20 hearts on each page and around 4 pages to get a total of about 80 hearts. (The first time I did this project I used regular printer paper but found it to be a bit flopy and hard to use. When I did it again I used card stalk which I would strongly recommend plus it looks a lot neater. )

2. I took scissors and hand cut out all the hearts. I placed 2 sheets on top of each other to make it quicker but it comes out more precise if you take the time to do one sheet at a time. ( Also the second time I did this I invested in a heart paper puncher it was a lot quicker and you get exactly the same heart every time. The only con is that I couldn’t find the exact heart shape I wanted. You can find paper punchers at any craft store but I like the shape and size of one from Martha Stewart which I picked up at Roberts Arts and Crafts.)

3. After cutting them out I folded each heart down the middle . It’s important you fold them as exactly in half as you can. It helps it look nicer when putting them together. (On mine I wrote peoples names of a family it was for inside some of the hearts to make it more personal. When doing this write them before folding the hearts it’s a lot easier.)

4. I took a large square piece of card stock for the back and lightly marked with a pencil where I wanted to stick the hearts. Stick the hearts evenly from each other but making some more folded then others to get that funky look that these have. I glued mine on with a craft glue stick because I found it was easiest to work with (Cut your paper to fit your shadow box first then find where you want to stick your hearts.)

5. After sticking all the hearts on you can add a messages to the bottom or anything you want to make it original. Also you can cut out a couple of bigger hearts and place them randomly within your smaller hearts which also gives it some character.

Hopefully in the end you’ll end up with something that looks like this cool funky heart art that you can display in your home anywhere. It’s time consuming but totally worth the effort! Good luck!