Eleventh Doctor Costume

First of all, Happy Halloween! There's something about holidays that make me feel like a kid again - even if I'm at work. Today my coworkers and I dressed up and I pulled some things together to dress like the Doctor! My favorite Doctor is the 10th, but I just didn't have any clothing that remotely resembled his outfit.

You can't really see all of my outfit, but I wore a black skirt, leggings, combat boots, a white button-up, suspenders, and a bow tie that I made last night. I also carried my trusty sonic screwdriver.

Luckily I wasn't the only one who dressed up today!

Rocky and Adrian :)

An 80's businessman. So classy.

Happy Halloween! I hope you all have a great day :)

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Chair Makeover Part 1 + Fabric Ideas!

So, I super scored this weekend and found this chair at a yard sale for.... wait for it.... $10.00! They were ready to get rid of everything and when she said $10, I immediately said I'd take it! It's covered in a boring blue, gold, and yellow stripe and the wood has a strange finish, but I love the shape of it and it's super comfy.

Painted Twigs

I had some twigs left over from this project and decided to put them to good use! Okay, well maybe not good use, since they aren't actually useful, but it was fun to do and I like the finished product! I was inspired by this post from Scraphacker.

I'm thinking about painting several more and putting them in a jar or vase. What would you do with them?

Pinterest Fall Crafts

I've been in the fall spirit today and decided to browse Pinterest for some good fall crafts. A few days ago I found a great tutorial for making pom pom flowers and decided to make some for myself! I tried using floral wire for the stem, but it wasn't quite strong enough to hold the flower, even when I doubled it. Instead, my nephew and I went around the yard looking for good sticks. We got a handful and I only used three, so I'm going to use the rest for a future project. Painted twigs, perhaps?

Here is the finished product!

New Blog Design (Part 1)

I am in the process of redesigning my blog and my first step was to decide on two or three colors that I like. After a lot of thought I decided on yellow, turquoise, and grey. I want main color to be white to give it a nice, clean feel, and I want the rest to be a combination of these three colors.

I used Paint to give me a visual of the colors that I had in mind and also so I could move them all around and see which I liked best. I started off by searching Pinterest for color palettes that I liked. I found the website Photo Card Boutique and looked through their Color Crush Palettes to find specific colors and their hex codes! I searched hex codes using this website. It gave me not only the color that I typed in, but also darker and lighter shades to compliment the color. These two websites combined with Paint helped make it a fun and productive process!

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Valspar Tropical Bay + Antique Store Makeovers

Yesterday I took a trip to Lowe's to see if I could find any cool hardware for jewelry making. While trying to navigate through pipes, electrical wires, and tools that I can't even begin to name,  I stumbled upon Valspar's Summer 2012 color line. I know it's a bit late for summer colors, but I loved every color in their collection! 

They offer each featured color in a half-pint sample container for only $2.95 + tax. I picked up a half pint of Tropical Bay, which is a greenish-blueish-greyish color a few shades darker than my bedroom wall color. The best part is that these samples are in satin, which means they dry with a nice sheen to them instead of a dull, flat finish. 

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Green Button Bib Necklace

I've been wanting to make a bib necklace for a while, but I just haven't been able to find the time to sit down and make one! Saturday night I finally got a chance to sit down and spend some time working on this. It was really relaxing and therapeutic - sort of like putting a puzzle together! I can't wait to make more!

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What did you work on this weekend?

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Color is Everywhere!

Afternoon snack. Yurm.

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In Progress Project: Glasses Makeover Part 1

As much as I'd love to wear my contacts every day, there are some days [especially high pollen count days] where I just have to wear glasses. I somehow have two pair of glasses with my prescription, but I only wear one because the others are just not me. They are tortoise shell, oval frames and while I'm a fan of tortoise shell, these just don't look right with my skin. So, these frames have been sitting in a glasses case, unused for several years.

What I'm Working On

I found this wooden bangle on a thrifty Saturday outing about a month ago. It was pretty beat up and needed lots of love, so I decided to add some color! I'm not finished with it yet, but so far I've mixed a pretty blue (Seafoam Green + a drop of black) for the base and began to paint in the flower details. The bracelet has engraved flowers and designs, so it makes it pretty easy to paint. I plan on finishing the detailing and then coat it several times for shine and protection. 

New Bracelet Excitement!

Yesterday my friend Bryghte and I took a mini day trip to Memphis to go shopping! I found lots of great stuff, but was especially excited about this bracelet. I rarely ever buy jewelry for myself simply because of my "I can make that" mindset, but I decided to splurge on a $10.00 bracelet. I thought it would look great stacked with these bracelets. What do you think?

nashpop Giveaway!

Hey guys! I am so excited to share that I am currently having a giveaway on the blog nashpop. I am giving away my Airmail necklace, which would be just perfect to pair with any of your summer outfits!

Details on how to enter as well as a quick interview can be found here.

Thanks nashpop!

Moo!

I've been hearing about Moo cards for a while now, but had plenty of business cards and honestly didn't really see the point in getting them. I wasn't quite sure what all the hype was about. However, Etsy has partnered with Moo and was offering 100 free Moo minicards. All you have to pay for is $5.00 shipping! This nice little deal sparked my interest and I decided to order some.


My order came in today and my feelings toward Moo have definitely changed! First of all, the ordering experience was very easy and actually pretty fun. You can upload your own photos for the cards or import photos from your Etsy. I was feeling particularly lazy, so I simply chose from my Etsy photos. You can choose 100 different photos, 1 photo, or however many you like. I chose about 20 different photos, which gave me around 5 cards per photo.

Mini Vacation Recap

My boyfriend Sam and I packed up and headed to the Smoky Mountains for Memorial Day weekend. We left Jackson on Friday morning and came back early Monday afternoon. Here is a quick photo recap of our wonderful trip!!

Sam's ginormous sandwich at our stop on the way there. Yes, he ate it all.