Archive | Art RSS feed for this section

Fabulous Friday Finds! (under $20)

19 Apr

Happy Friday lovely ladies, I hope your week has been great thus far.  Today I have only one find for you- I do this once in a while when I need your full focus on a SUPER CUTE item.  If you’ve been following this blog for a while you know I love my dainty accessories and today I’m sharing with you my favorite dainty heart earrings that I found at one of my favorite Etsy shops Fancylemon, where the shop owner, Alice hand creates some of the cutest pieces at VERY affordable prices. These particular earrings are so dainty & cute and match my favorite heart chain ring that Alice makes as well. With an affordable $10 price tag and very reasonably priced fast shipping, these cuties should be in your jewelry collection ASAP! Available HERE in Sterling silver or gold filled. Also, after you check out Fancylemon, you should look around Etsy if you’re new to it. It’s a pretty amazing place to online shop- all while Supporting independent jewelers!

fancylemon1

 

 

How cute is the packaging???!!!!

Fancy Lemon2

 

 

Nail Inspiration! (The french manicure- redefined)

18 Apr

The french manicure has been around since I can remember and has always been a safe nail art alternative for those who don’t want color, but want something cute and fun.  However, if you do love color and french manicures, there are plenty of options for you in all hues of the rainbow!  Check out some of my old favorites along with some new pics I found on Pinterest today for some inspiration! blue gold 1 gold 3 gold 4 gold tips2 gold5 gold6 gold7 gold8 gold9 gold10 gold11 gold12nails pink and grey

ft1 ft2 ft3 ft7 ft9

Zoya Launches Pixie Dust Summer 2013 Collection!

25 Mar

Zoya- the nail polish brand known for their unique colors and textures has launched their Pixie Dust Summer 2013 collection which includes six brand new colors to the already popular lineup.  Zoya Summer Pixie Dust polishes are quite unique… they have plenty of sparkle while having a sugary matte finish. The collection is available now for preorder at Zoya. The full-sized bottles retail for $9 or you can get the entire collection in sampler sizes for $54 per set.

zoya

 

Cute Natural Ombre Nails!

23 Mar

Not into color? Want to try something unique?  This natural ombre manicure may be your answer!

natural ombre

Beyonce The New Face of H&M

22 Mar

Beyonce is the new face of H&M’s Summer campaign.  As if she’s not busy enough, the superstar working mom not only shot the campaign in the Bahamas this past January, but she helped design the collection that accompanies it.  The campaign will consist of print ads and a commercial to air in May and H&M will be donating 25% of the sales of the collection to the charity H&M for water.

Beyonce

 

Giles & Brother JewelMint Collaboration!

21 Mar

Earlier this week the highly anticipated Giles & Brother JewelMint accessories collaboration launched.  The 10 piece capsule collection marks the first of many JewelMint designer collaborations  dubbed the Studio Series that will bring designers to a broader audience via the members only Jewelmint website.  Jewlery Designer and goldsmith Philip Crangi along with his sister Courtney aka Giles head up the accessory company Giles & Brother and have a strong following of fashion forward fans. Crangi didn’t stray too far from his usual unique, industrial aesthetic although there was an obvious tribal and equestrian feel to most of the collection.  Typically, G&B pieces can cost upwards of $500 so at this $29.99-$90 price range, G&B  fans will be snatching up this collection real quick in addition to throngs of newly introduced fans through Jewlmint! In other words….this collection will sell out fast!!  Join and shop the collection NOW at JewelMint.  P.S. It’s FREE to join.

G&B

G&B2

photo: jewel mint

Cool iPad Cover!

16 Mar

This denim Stone and Cloth iPad cover is super cute and the proceeds help support education for children in Tanzania!S&C 1Why Tanzania you ask?  Check out the story here!  The logo says it all ‘carry an education’.  Stone and Cloth has backpacks as well a mini iPad covers too!!!! Cuteness for a cause!

 

 

S&C2

 

S&C3

What’s In My Bag? 10 things You’d Be Surprised To Know About Me!

21 Feb

Oh Em Geeee….I was suppose to do this post a week ago and just remembered!  These “what’s in my purse” posts are all over the blogosphere right now and I recently got my inspiration from Amy’s vintage Closet when  she did a post on it.  I also saw a fun “10 things you’d be surprised to know about me” post last week and thought I’d partake in that as well and put them both into one post for you guys!   So here we go!  Please excuse the poor lighting and camera flashes, I literally just took these pictures and it’s dark here in California!  Ok time for show & tell!

What’s Inside my purse?  It changes everyday depending on the purse of course, the bigger the bag…. the more stuff I seem to “need”. I pretty much always have these 10 things floating around from purse to purse with me, and as you can see, I have a case for everything!  Keeps everything organized and easy to find.

Here’s what’s in todays purse!

IMG_0483

Bag1

1. Coin Purse- I love having a specific place for coins.

2. Keys- can’t live without those.

3. Sunglasses- definitely need those in California.

4.Makeup bag- holds mostly lip stuff and anything else that’s small.( mirror, hair ties, nail file, tweezers, pink swiss army knife etc.)

5.Business card holder- so cute and pink.

6. Clicky pen- free from my bank.

7. iPhone-  my first one ever…in love!

8.Wallet- going on 7 years old…you’d never know it.

9. Gum- gotta stay fresh and minty.

10. Cute pouch- holds my camera.

That’s a wrap for my purse—–nothing too spectacular.  Now onto the good stuff!

10 things You’d Be Surprised To Know About Me! 

I find that I get the biggest reactions when people find these things out about me……

1. I’m not that into chocolate- I don’t know why but I prefer caramel or peanut butter over chocolate any day… and when I do eat it, it’s gotta be packed with nuts, caramel anything!

2. Are you sitting down? ok here it goes!  I actually like and wear UGG BOOTS!  YES it’s true! Are they cute? Not really, but they’re warm and cozy for cold days, camping and running errands.

3. I love the  great outdoors and that includes hiking and camping (In tents, without showers).

4. I have a very large tattoo on my ribs/torso area.  It’s cherry blossoms with branches and Japanese lanterns.

5. I love cars!  I love pretty cars and I love tough cars! I just love a beautiful, well-engineered vehicle. If I had all the money in the world my car collection would trump Jay Leno’s.

6. I have horrible penmanship- you cannot differentiate between my hand writing chicken scratch and most 6 year olds, it’s quite horrible. ( I should have been a Dr.)

7. I love watching football- and I actually know the rules!  I prefer College, but will watch most any level! Best sport ever!

8. I’m happily married to a woman- not really a big deal to me, my friends and my family but it’s “shocking” for some.  I am sometimes saddened at the reactions of a few but at the same time I have witnessed so many people “see the light” so to speak , when they realize that our marriage is just as normal as the next couple.  If you’ve read my wedding ring posts, this is old news. However if this can change even one persons perspective on this subject, then it was worth sharing in my opinion.

9. I have been fascinated with the stock market since I was 18 and  able to invest (play)–S&P500, Dow Jones, NASDAQ, Mutual funds, Bonds—you name it!  Wall Street is a very entertaining and sometimes nail-biting, yet very profitable game that every adult should partake in!  Time literally is money and more people need to stop wasting time!  Take this as a “sign” and start asking questions, use half of your tax return to open up a Fidelity account, E-Trade etc. While you’re at it, Max out on your 40lk!  Now’s the time don’t wait- life only gets more expensive as you get older! So if you think you can’t afford to set aside some money now, you really won’t be able to later.  Build your nest egg NOW!  Ok I’m done blabbing about that!

10.  I have a dog rescue kit in my trunk and dog & cat food as well ready to feed any hungry animal wherever I may be.  Sounds silly I know but I’ve used that kit successfully about a dozen times and the food hundreds of times!!!!!

Well that about sums it up for the spilling of the beans…..I feel like I wrote a tell all book. Hope you all enjoyed it!  Have a great night!

LFW Burberry F/W 2013

19 Feb

London Fashion week is in full swing and I must say my favorite collection thus far is Burberry. Christopher Bailey presented his most romantic collection yet….. big on hearts and leopard print, these pieced were as girly as it gets.  Bailey made use of eyelet and studs on tops, skirts and trenches as well as translucent rubber that actually worked while keeping the makeup nude, so the focus was on the fun prints. The palette consisted mostly of camel, crimson, black and white. Great collection.

B1

B2

B3

B4

B5

B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14

 

Marc Jacobs Diet Coke Cans Revealed!

15 Feb

Marc Jacobs the new creative director of diet coke has created three can designs for Diet Coke.  The collaboration marks the 30 year anniversary of the popular diet beverage.  The three designs celebrate each decade since the drink was launched 30 years ago.  All three designs will be available on cans and counter bottles in 11 European markets including the UK and France from February 25, and all will feature an exclusive code for the chance to win a Marc Jacobs tote. Fun!

MJ1

The new designsMJ3

Photos Courtesy of Coke