Clair's 10 for $10 Haul

I was walking through the mall and I stopped by Clair's, and man was that a good decision! In the back on the clearance rack was a sign that read "10 for $10"!! So what did I do? I spent $10, that's what I did!! 

Bow Earrings

Very cute while still being stylish.

When I saw these, I knew that I must buy them. There was no way I could pass them up, and here's why: My favorite K-Drama of all time is called "Your beautiful" about 3/4 of the way through the drama, Tae Kung (One of the male leads, and the leader of the singing group)gives Go Mi Nam (who is really Go Mi Nyo, but is pretending to be her brother so that he doesn't loose his spot in the band- the same band that Tae Kung is in) a bow hair pin that looks just like these earrings! And that part of the show is so cute because Tae Kung is completely taken by Mi Nam! So there is my rant about cute K-Dramas. 

Symbol earrings

I dont know what language this is in, my guess is chinese but correct me if I am wrong, but it means "Dream" which describes me perfectly! They are small and dainty and I think that is what I really like about them

Mermaid Ring

I am calling this my "Mermaid Ring" because it is big and shiney. The designs carved in it are very beautiful, this ring is defiantly something I can see a mermaid coveting, or finding in a treasure chest and wearing forever. 

Hunk-a-jewle

This ring I bought most likely because it was big, and only one dollar. I think my sister would like it better than I do. She is into really big gaudy things and this suits her well. 

Saturn 

this necklace was simple and kind of cheep, but I liked it because Saturn is my favorite planet and I think it would be super funny to wear to my astronomy class! 

Cheep Metal Gold

I love this necklace! I really like short necklaces that are chic and sophisticated and this is both! Even though it is just cheep metal, to me it is pure gold! I may never take it off! 

Chains and ties

Again just one I got because it was just a dollar. They are silver, and matched everything in my closet so I plan on wearing them when I can't think of anything else to wear.

Audrey Hepburn in plastic

These simple tear drop earrings are accentuated with small gold butterflies, I can see the beautiful Audrey wearing these with a simple black dress and looking fabulous. Yes, I am going to try my best to look as good as she would be. 

Color blocking Native American Dangly Earrings

I am not the best color blocker in the world, but maybe these cute yet bold earrings will inspire me to do more of this unique fashion technique. 

Ombre Tassels

I have been looking for a bold set of tassel earrings for some time now and when I saw these were only a dollar I how could I resist? They are very long but very light and I am so looking forward to summer when I can rock them to their full potential! 

Oreo French Macaroons

Le Second Try

Chocolate cookies with cream cheese filling

a.k.a. Oreo Macaroons

Here is the finished product!

In a food processor or blender, mix the almond flour, powdered sugar and cocoa powder together 

In a separate bowel, whip the egg whites until frothy

Then add the sugar and whip until the mix can form peaks

Sift the dry mix into the egg and sugar foamy mix

Not all of the dry mix will be sifted through, there will be a few bits of almonds left over, DO NOT MIX THESE IN!!

Fold the two mixes in with one another

The cookies on the left are the ones that have already been cooked, and the ones on the right are uncooked

To pipe them out onto the parchment paper covered metal pan, fill a plastic bag and clip the corner 

Mix the butter, powdered sugar, and cream cheese to form the filling

La Fin!

The chocolate cookies:

1 cup (100 gr) powdered sugar
½ cup powdered almonds (about 2 ounces, 50 gr, sliced almonds, pulverized)
3 tablespoons (25 gr) unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
2 large egg whites, at room temperature
5 tablespoons (65 gr) granulated sugar

I found the cookie recipe from this website

http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2005/10/french-chocolat/

The Filling:

4-6 cups powdered sugar

3 Tbs. Butter

4 ounces of cream cheese - half a package

This recipe is not exact, It is just an estimate, you can use more or less of any of the filing ingredients to your liking. 

after a whole month of working out!

Now I realize this was taken almost a month ago,but I finally got around to editing the silhouette of the second photo and decided to put it up and talk about my fitness journey! 

So basically I have only missed 3 days of working out for the past month! Every day I run/jog at least a mile, and I try to do Kim Kardashians fit in your jeans by friday work out, and every day I do about 5 minuets of abs/core. Some days I go on a walk with my mom and we do about 2 miles of interval training when we fast walk in-between every other mailbox. I am super cheep I know, but it's really working for me and I always feel great after working out!

Alright, I am not afraid to talk about how much I weigh, because it is no secret, and I am not ashamed of it. I am 6 feet tall and I used to weigh 183 pounds! That was at the beginning of the year. I was not fat, and I didn't consider myself chunky either. At the beginning of the year I was a size 12, but my pants were a bit tight. Now I am 178 pounds and I fit into a size 10! I have lost about 2 inches on my waist and 2 inches around my bum. and about an inch and a half around each leg.

I am continuing to work out and I will be sure to make more posts about my fitness journey! I want to get to 170 pounds some time. I am not going to set a date that I want to make that weight by, I just mostly want to get healthy and have more energy!

Also, That picture is really of me, I used sketchbook pro, and my Wacomb Bamboo Tablet to color in my silhouette.

Wish List

So let's talk about things I want. So I have decided that I will pick 2 things and buy them for myself if I meet my fitness goals for the month of March!

So let's start with #1. It is the original 88 color pallet form Costal Scents. It is $18.95 and has great reviews. I have been thinking that I wanted to get more into makeup, and what better way to start than having 88 colors to choose from?

#2 is something I have wanted for a long long time. $41.99, not bad for a pair of shoes that I plan on wearing for the rest of my life! They are giraffe print Sanucks and If I get them, then I will buy from Amazon.com. I want them because they would be perfect for walking around campus and the crazy print would go with practically everything. 

#3 is a Mickey Mouse waffle iron. Now I am not one to brag, but I have darn near the best waffle recipe on the face of the planet, and Mickey shaped waffles would be so much cooler. It is $35.50 and I think that is an ok price to pay for epic waffles. 

#4 I think that no matter what happens I will end up buying these, possibly even in a few days. They are cheep in price but surprisingly good quality. 

Now obviously there is no way I can get #5, but let's face it, the segway is the coolest thing on the list! $7199.00 Is far to much to pay for just exercising for a month. But can you just imagine me zipping across campus on my new sweet ride?

#6 Bellezza Bza4in1 Curling Iron Set. This is a curling iron with INTERCHANGEABLE barrels! Why is this not already a curling iron staple? The set of 4 barrels and one handle all for only $63.99! That is pretty much 4 curling irons all in different colors for only 60 bucks!

The last one is #7. Now I know this may look like a joke, but I have always wanted a small yellow chair to sit in. Yup, thats it, to just sit in :) it is only $10.00 and I think it is totally worth it!

So, I guess we will see what happens at the end of the month of march!

Spring Time Lace Overlay Skirt How To

What we are making:

Video:

Same type of skirt but instead of lace I used Teal chiffon:

Gold embossing on the bottom:

Silver Satin Cream Lace

Cream Satin and Black Lace. This was the first skirt like this that I have ever made. It turned out pretty good but I have defiantly improved.

 Materials Used In Video:

1Yard of blue lace

1 Yard of Cream Satin

1 seven inch zipper

Simplicity pattern 3881

Yoke: 7 inches wide 42 inches long. I wanted a 2 1/2 inch waist band so I cut out a 7 inch wide band because It needs 2.5 inches front and back with a 1/2 inch seem allowance on both sides of the yoke. 

Hem: I cut my fabric so the bottom was on the selvage edge so I did not hem my bottom like normal, but I did add about a yard and a half of lace to it just to hide the selvage edge and to add a few extra inches of lace.

If there are any questions just ask in the comments below and I will be more than happy to reply!

All materials were bought and paid for by me and I found everything used here at Jo Anns.

Blah Blah Meh Blah

So basically I have not posed in abou 2 weeks, mostly because school got way busy and I just couldn't think of anything other than my school work. But I will be back on track soon because I have lots of new DIY ideas especially now that spring is coming up!

Tonight We Party! Or Maybe Not...

Party Follow Up

So a few days ago I posted about going to a party right? Well here is the follow up on said party. So me and my best friend, Dragon, get all dolled up to go to this dance thing and we drive there in my truck. We get there and something is off, but I just cant put my finger on it. Dragon knew something was up too but we just didn't see it at first. Well we are just kind of scoping the area and then all of a sudden get escorted to a seat by this girl in this HUGE red prom dress. So we are sitting there listening to the guy at the front tell funny stories. Then all of a sudden, it hits me. EVERYONE IS PAIRED OFF... IT IS TOTALLY A DATE THING! So me and Dragon start formulating this plan to escape without being seen! Luckily everyone started getting up to get dessert and we made our move and totally snuck out through the emergency exit. And the alarm never even went off! How we did it? I don't quite know, but then we went to get shakes at Jakes Over The Top. What an unexpected , yet eventful night.