Silhoettes

So here is some of my cheap-o artwork. I was inspired a couple of months ago, and finally I am posting a picture of the finished work (better late than never Erica??) i think they are pretty cute and super easy to do.
Step 1. Take a picture of a profile
Step 2. Print Photo
Step 3. Cut out your photo to use as a template
Step 4. Trace your template
Step 5. Cut out your new silhouette!
Easy Peasy
Note: I believe less perfect = MORE character ;)

*another cheap-o tip - use a sconce where you can't afford (or wire) an overhead light to define a dining space.

Hump Day Treat

Just makes me happy!

feeling pink

I really love the color pink. Often, I want to buy things that are pink, but always steer away not wanting to come across to "girly." For example, I rencetly went to Target to purchase a yoga mat. Options were: Black, Pink, Grey, and Blue. My first instinct was that I wanted pink... But then I thought maybe grey would be more practical in the long run (yes, I put this much thought into a yoga mat purchase) BUT THEN I said to myself, F it. I want pink. I'm getting pink.
Why not?!
As I was painting my nails Thursday night, which is ALWAYS a big debate as to what color I will do, and how to coordinate toe and finger colors. I wanted to do pink but couldn't decide what color to do my toes.. I had already done the green/coral, teal/pink combo a couple times this summer and didn't want to repeat it again. So, what the heck, I painted them both the same shade of OPI Strawberry Margarita. And I wore a pink shirt to work the next day. How very pink of me :)

steffi

steffi bag

Well, it looks like fall collections are starting to come out of the woodwork! This is good news for many reasons. First off, I have a ball to go to in December, the theme is Truman Capote's Black and White Ball. So I need a black or white ball gown. I really want white, but of course not looking like a wedding dress. Very hard to find, let me know if you find one! Back to fall collections, I was hoping my dress would show up in someone's fall collection. So now that they are starting to come out, I can start shopping again :)
It's also just fun to look at all the new stuff. I spent this morning cruising the JCrew website and all their new goodies. This evening was spent checking out Tory Burtch.
Now. I need this bag. If I had a few more dollas to spare that is!
Enjoy

kale

I've had kale in restaurants and love it. So I decided to buy it at the grocery store! But now I'm not sure how I'm going to cook it. I'm thinking about just sauteing it... any ideas??

bay-bee

I just was going through the blogs I follow and two of them were women who had been trying to get pregnant and finally did. I cant imagine the pain and fear of not being able to conceive and it melted my heart reading their stories and dreams of carrying a child come true!
All I can do is smile

royal

I am truly in love watching every news piece on the upcoming royal wedding. I can not wait for Friday and I just hope work is not busy so I can somehow stream the wedding live on my computer. (I know it's available I just need to figure out how to do it)
I love Kate too. I want her hair. I asked my hair dresser how Kate got such great ... for lack of a better term... loops at the end?? She told me that Kate must use rollers, I'd like to believe I could accomplish the same thing if I had better round brush skills.
I also love her hats and hair pieces. 
AhhhhIIIIICannnnnttWaiiiitTillllFriiidaayyyyy <3 <3