izzy-e's birthday party

the original cult xmas 2012

here are some pics form works christmas lunch. sorry for the quality, wrong settings...

what i win? what i win?

so a few weeks ago i entered a give away on the demure muse. and can you believe i actually won!

but there was major confusion when i was contacted about my wins... some one from yak apparel hit me up asking to choose one of their hats...??? it thought i entered a different give away i forgot about. so i chose the womens blue earflap hat.

so later that day i checked the demure muse blog and noticed i in fact won the bracelet not a hat??? so i hit up katrina and she got everything figured out an i indeed won the jewelry.

a few days later, what do i get in the mail... a beanie and a bracelet??? i know... im still confused? 

the bracelet give away was from ulinx. this is a pretty interesting line. their jewelry is magnetic. you design and put together.

unfortunately i did not receive exactly what i had requested. i emailed them asking if i could make a quick exchange but i never heard back from them. ohh well... assembly of it was easy but i kept freaking out since you can feel the magnetic pull...

i will be wearing with out the blue tile

see how that pc doesnt match...

i guess the the wrong pc can be worn as a ring?

thanks again ulinx and yak apparel!

now accepting thank you cards

happy thursday every one!!! almost friday!!!
yup i started a thank you card shelf. i hope to receive many more this year. half way through the month and i already received 2, not bad right!
so far my positive attitude is paying off... what goes around comes around!
have a great day everyone! 

good bye wood panels...

yes it is really gone!!! can you believe it???

I started searching the internet for removable wall paper... and if i may say it was expensive! (about $50 per roll) it wasnt until one day a friend and i were talking about this and she mentioned she seem some   on fab.com.  so to test it out i ordered one roll. i chose the yellow chevron since the living room felt so dark and masculine.

looked good. i was sold... so i measured the walls to see how many pieces i would need in total. went back on fab.com and yup... they were no lover available there. thankfully i was able to purchase more from the main retailers site, artisan wall tiles, it was $2 more per piece totaling $20 per roll...

i was so excited when the shipment came in. and i wasn't hard at all...

i found it easier to start laying the pc and start rubbing from the middle, then left to right. this helped so much on preventing air bubbles. (excuse my un-manicured hands)

here is an example where the blade came in handy

woo hoo top portion completed.

im not gonna lie, working around the light switch was a bitch. but i was able to save the look by using the cut out piece and camouflaging it...

here are the end results... what do you think? 

would you consider this in your home?

visit artisan wall tiles and check out the other designs!

happy new year, lets party!

yes i know i am late...
Hope every one had a safe and amazing new year. how did you end up celebrating? i actually went out! can you believe it! this gma didnt stay home and fall asleep at 1030! i wanted to do something different. we ended up going over to marks friends tommy and allyson's home, and what a lovely home it is!
funny thing: so we were all bundled around the tv in the garage for the count down. (it was an outside get-together with an awesome bond fire) ...3-2-1... happy new year!!!! mark and i give each other a lil (peck) kiss... look around... and all the couples are still kissing... like movie kissing... "ummm quick luz i feel uncomfortable look away.... ohh shit they are still kissing... blow your horn as loud as you can and she if they stop... failed!!!"
heres to an amazing 2013! make the best of it, i know i will...