WIWW

I was SO good about getting pics of WIWW this past week....I am excited that I can participate with Lindsey http://thepleatedpoppy.com/2011/10/what-i-wore-wednesday-allora-handmade-giveaway/

Friday's Outfit

I took Maya and Miguel to do a lil shopping and spend their gift cards....the Midwest has had some FAB weather the past few days and Friday was no exception - it was in the 80's!

Denim Bolero w/gold flecks - Thrifted (Wal-mart)

Navy Tank - Thrifted (Gap)

Pin Stripe Khaki Shorts - Thrifted (JCP)

Gold Sandals- Wal-Mart Spring 2011

WOW! My entire outfit was thrifted! I didn't even realize that until I typed it!

Saturday was "Date Day" with my guy! We farmed out the kids and spent the gorgeous Saturday afternoon perusing shops in Downtown Geneva. Here I am at the cupcake shop (I had the pumpkin and maple cupcake - TO D I E FOR!!)
Then we had a late lunch at The Turf Room...a place I have been dyin' to try. I LOVED it! The ambiance was a warm industrial chic vibe (I will post more on this later)
I sported my vintage Coach bag Saturday...it proved to be the perfect size to wear cross body, was big enough to hold the "essentials" and not too heavy!


This is one of the silly outtakes from "the turf room shots".

Peace Hat - Family Dollar (OF ALL PLACES)

Black T - Rue 21

Jeans - Thrifted (Ann Taylor LOFT - the best fit of jeans on me EVAH!!!)

Black Nikes

Vintage Coach Purse

Sunday morning the kids had no events so we finally made it to church!

Olive Green dress - Thrifted

Gold Belt - Old Navy

Gold Sandals - Wal-Mart

Pearls - Vintage

Monday my girl Paola came over and we made some things for fall (more on that later too)

Grey Leopard T- Rue 21

Black Jeggings - Seven

Black Flip Flops - Wal-Mart

Off to see what y'all wore - I'm always looking for inspiration!!

Nail Fetish

While perusing Pineterest I found these FAB Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Nails....

So I replicated one of them with a lil bit of a change....using Lacey Lilac by Sally Hansen Extreme Wear and Sharpie's!

While blogging I found THIS inspiration:
Yo can go here to rad all about it (plus she has FAB outfits, favorite things and recipes - her blog is a must stop) http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/mermaid-nails/

I didn't use Martha Stewart glitter because while getting groceries at Wal-Mart I picked this 4 pack of extra fine glitter up for a buck!
I polished my toes the night before with Taunting Teal by Sonia Kashuk, let them dry overnight and the next morning I simply swiped my toe nail with clear polish and shook the glitter over it (you may notice I had my foot on a sheet of paper to catch the excess glitter)
When it was done it was A LOT of glitter, so much that I started to remove the glitter polish combo to do it over. While doing so I found that the glitter was just the right amount, no need to start from scratch! (I think this process takes a lil trial and error). Here is the after:

I opted for the coppery glitter to compliment the teal (vs. doing a shade or ombre affect)
I don't think my toes-ies are fab or anything, was just trying to capture the coloring but was SO hard (with flash too bright, without flash is what I am showing above and with flash is below)

Don't be afraid to have FUN with your nails and try new things! If you think some looks are too bold for you, experiment on your toe nails first! Pineterst has a TON of inspiration! Check it out!

Studded Pumpkin and Sweet Caramel

One doesn't really have too much to do with the other (well, I guess you could eat the snack WHILE making the pumpkin) BUT I wanted to blog about both!! Here is the studded pumpkin......

I was inspired by this one (LOVE the BLUE and kinda wish I had painted mine blue as well). I am sorry to whomever's idea this was...I saved it to my desktop and I forgot to save the blog SO if it's yours, please tell me!!

I bought my foam pumpkin at the thrift store....it was this great shade of green when I bought it....
AND the BEST part is....I only paid .60 for it!!

After I added all my tacks (which were purchased from the Dollar Tree...they come in boxes of 300 - and you will need 2 boxes...you won't use all of the second box but you will probably need about 45 from the second box). While I LOVE the brass AND the green, not sure how I feel about them together (I don't feel like there is enough of a contrast - like with the blue and the brass).
The nice thing about this project is it will carry from September thru Thanksgiving!
Inspired by McDonald's Caramel Apple Sundae (WHICH I have yet to have) I made some of my own Caramel Apples in A Dish with Granny Smith Apples, Butterscotch (it's what I had on hand) and whip cream - YUM-O!

PINING away on Pinterest

I am SO behind on the Pinterest bandwagon.....and BOY was I missing out!! I have to be honest....I was a lil frustrated initially trying to figure out how to pin, seeing who re-pins, socializing with the "community" BUT WOWSZA!! I'm glad I took the time to at least fumble my wy around because there are SO MANY amazing images and projects on there!

There's fashion.......

And beauty......
Seasonal Decor......
And projects.....
Cute party ideas......
Creepy decor.....
And house projects galore!!
These are just a few images from my pinboards! To see more of what I have re-pinned or my own projects, go here http://pinterest.com/janaec/ If you need an invite, let me know!

BLACKJack

I lil more halloween decor (you KNOW I will probably be posting pics up until October 31st!!). For this tableau I simply pinned a feather boa from the thrift store (scored for 1.90) onto my existing lamp - which makes the biggest pop in this corner - I LOVE it!

Now onto Black Jack! Here is is.....


All glittery and happy!! But he didn't start out that way.....THIS is what he looked like....

He was headed for the thrift store as a donation because I wasn't digging his orange / spooky combo - looked too much like a 1980's bad halloween movie! AND THEN I got the idea to glitter him black and fabulous! BUT first I gave him a nice spray of black paint ( so if the glitter didn't completely cover, you wouldn't see the orange). I also taped off his face from the inside so he wouldn't look black and spotty

I laid down a sheet of aluminum foil, got out the Elmers glue and a paint brush (so I could spread the glue before sprinkling on some glitta)
VIOLA!!! Black and glitter Jack on a silver compote used as a pedestal.

Hot Chocolate and Pumpkin Spice

Sounds like yummy dessert, right?!?! Hopefully you aren't too disappointed! Instead it's a yummy nail polish combo!

The base color is the Hot (for) Chocolate and the top coat is the orange-y glitter Pumpkin Spice (wish I would have put a top coat as these were already starting to wear on the ends)


Hot (for) Chocolate by Loreal and Pumpkin Spice by Sally Hansen.

Mr. Bones

Here is part II of the Halloween decor.....The hall table that I just blogged about last week has gotten a spooktacular makeover! I added the same muslin cheesecloth over the mirror (I just tore it from the piece featured the other day) hung a spider on the candleholder. A silver compote pedestal got a moss covered skull and some bones....

Mr. Bones got so scared his boney feet planted themselves right on the ground!
R.I.P. Mr. Bones

I don't know why this pic wouldn't rotate...I rotated it several times....maybe it's possessed?!?!? Maybe the hands in the bowl have something to do with it?
The case of the shrunken skulls.....quite the specimen, don't you agree??
First I had to glue a rubber circle to the base of my urn, then skewer some skulls onto a toothpick.....
Add some shredded vintage sheet music and VIOLA!!
Have a great night!