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A touch of Camo {OOTD}

2013-09-05T18:38:00.000-07:00

Man, this week I've been on the ball with this whole blogging thing. Let's hope I can keep this up! I wanted to share this outfit of the day with you because it has a little mix of dressy & at the same time a relaxed-look. Just throw a black blazer and some heels and you'll have that more dressed up 'flare'!

Well, I'm not a huge fan of camo...at all. But, when I seen these for $4.99 at Target, I stopped in my tracks and thought to myself, I could make these work without looking...well...ratchet hehe. I think they go so well with this outfit because it brings a more laxed feel to it and some pattern to an other-wise pretty plain outfit. I guess it helps it pop, and to balance out the green & I paired it with a necklace that i've been having and have not had the chance to wear. Hope you all enjoy this look!

Necklace, Ring & Shirt are from Rue 21 (SALE)

Skirt ROSS

Shoes TARGET (Sale)

Dooney & Bourke purse (Vintage)

Goodbye Summer! Hello Fall! {OOTD}

2013-09-04T16:40:00.003-07:00

I don't know about you, but I'm seriously ready for the FALL weather to be here! I feel that the cool-breeze is coming soon. All the signs are here. The PSL at Starbucks is finally out, summer clothes are going on sale {yes!} and even though here in LA the weather can be super moody, the sky has been a crisp blue. Before I know it, the leaves will be changing all pretty shades of orange & brown....*le sigh* I cannot wait. My two favorite season are Spring & Fall, how can they not be?! My outfit below is me transitioning into fall, as I layer a light grey cardigan over a floral print dress and wear suede tan ankle boots. What I love MOST about this outfit, is that when the colder weather is upon us, I can easily slip on some tights, stockings and a heavier faux-leather jacket...and BAM! Just like that, i'm comfy, cute & warm! ^.* I found this dress at RUE21, because of summer time all of their summer clothes are going on SALE...big time SALE. I bought two different ones knowing that they would be the perfect piece to add to my fall wardrobe, all I will need are heavy cardigans, tights or a large-comfy sweater and I'd be set! Hope you all enjoy this Outfit Of The Day! ;-*

Not at all fashion related, but very much cuteness related. I just had to share my sweet chi-poodle, Ru or as we like to call him (we as in me) Baby Ru ;-**

Out of my many purses, this one here is my absolutel favorite! It's the perfect size to fit what you need, the color goes with everything. You can dress up it or down ...and best of all it was FREE! A friend bought a storage bin and I had dibs..oh yea!

Sadly, I could not find a match online, so I'm thinking this Dooney & Bourke bag is pretty vintage, which makes it all the more awesome. Here are similar ones you can look through, that are also vintage! CLICK HERE

I LOVE THIS RING. I feel like it goes with every single outfit I has. Even when I dress up, it helps bring it down a notch...just a notch though :) I know that I did not pay a lot at all for this ring, but for the life of me I do not remember where I got it. SO I went on amazon and typed in "leaf ring" and here is what came up! Hope you find something you like!

I think I have a lot of 'favorites', cause I sure do favor these shoes! I seen a similar pair last year at Journey's and fell.in.love ...but not with the nearly $100 price tag. NOPE. I was searching around for similar ones and behold at the MIGHTY Target, they had them and for only $39.99. I found similar ones (not much different than these) on the Target website. HERE ...you're welcome. ;-)

As I stated above, I love these types of flowly floral dresses because they are a super easy piece to transition for fall/winter time. All you need are tights & a heavier jacket and why not a scarf?! And, to make this even better, this dress was only $5 at Rue21! Talk about get mah moneyyyss worth! I will wear this dress out. I also chose a darker floral print for the fall :) I feel like i'm such a savvy shopper with all these tips & tricks...are maybe its all the fashion blogs & youtube videos I lurke. Who knows? I'm stickin' with, I just 'know' these types of things.

Here are similar floral dresses for cheap prices: HERE & HERE

Last but not least is this cute piece of jewlrey that resembles an elephant tusk that BROKE on me today. Oh well, I only paid about $2.00 for it at Charming Charlies, and it's definitely fixable. It's annoying, but I'm not going to die over it..

What am I wearing on my lips? Revlon ColorStay (rosebud?!)

It's cheap and last. I love it. And I adore the color.

Holding on & letting go...

2013-09-02T21:24:00.000-07:00

Isn't it funny how certain quotes just speak to you? I just finished blogging, and was guilty of checking instagram (<----follow me!) before bed, when I came across this quote! It spoke volumes to me, as this very scripture, Job says “Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

and naked I will depart.[a]
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
may the name of the Lord be praised.” Job 1:21

Why is it so hard for us to give up things or people? For me, it would be because I feel this sense of attachment. When I care for something or someone, I care and love it with my whole being. I love hard. Even though I see nothing wrong with being that way, I can see why God teaches us this lesson. Sometimes we hold on to things so long and hard that it becomes our complete focus. Our focus comes off of God and on to whatever has our attention. When that happens, it's not good, because we don't rely on God anymore and start to fall apart. Not only that, but we can sometimes hold on to things that are not healthy for us, as in, we hold on to mistakes, things we can not changed that happened in our past...that eventually just takes root in our lives and controls us.

Every fiber in my flesh says, "Hold on to this, don't let it go". And believe me, I want too. I don't want to give it up to God, for I think, I can handle this situation, I'm strong enough. This is, I don't have to be, because God is so much stronger than all of us at our best put together in one. He wants to take care of me, He wants to deal with my struggles and pain. He wants to make me whole. I need to give him the things that plague my heart, the unnecessary baggage and weight I carry with me, because I feel entitled to do so, because I feel it's my responsibility. This won't be easy, but I can do it starting tonight, and it will have to be something probably daily I'll have to remind myself to do, but it's worth it.

What about you? Is there something that your holding onto that you need to let go? When will you let it go, will it be tonight, tomorrow or a year from now? Will you let it plague you any longer?

Learn when to hold on and let go.

Easy Mirror D.I.Y

2013-09-02T21:01:00.003-07:00

Hello lovelies! A few month's back I bough a $5 mirror at a garage sale. And UGH, I hated the ugly purple & green border around the mirror. I was like, as Ducky from TLBT would say, "Oh, no no no, this is not good."

Here's a before and after picture:

Long Time No Post -.-

2013-09-02T19:53:00.001-07:00

HHello, my fellow bloggers & blog readers. It's seriously been forever and a day since i've last blogged on here. For that I am sorry and will change that as of now (hopefully). I'm just bad guys, like really bad at keeping up with this. This to me is like journaling, and although I love the "idea" of it, I never seem to be able to stick with it for a long time. It comes in spurts. BLAH. But, since I L.O.V.E. fashion and talking about randomings I will continue to post here, I will MAKE myself!

Anywho, I finally switched over to wordpress for my photography blog Scarlet Raven Photography. Check on there for my newest photo-related post. I'm super proud of it, and although I've lacked blogging on here I have not been lagging on that one, so of that, I am truly proud and feel at least some sort of accomplishment ^.^

Here's a pic of me blogging. Thought you all would like that:-) hehe

Btw, not sure if you notice my computer, poor thing...he's on his last leg:( hence the missing keys & nail polish and such!

Hello Miss Audrey

2012-09-25T19:06:00.000-07:00

Hello there! I have always been inspired by Audrey Hepburn. Her style is classic and she always seemed so graceful in her movies! I've always wanted to do an inspired Audrey Hepburn shoot, and thanks to my friend Lexi, my dreams came true! I'm super happy on how this shoot came out. Lexi really embodied Audrey's style & grace, and gave life to the photos! First, i'm going to post some shots of Audrey Hepburn, then I'll follow with mine. Hope you all enjoy :)

2012-09-16T20:50:00.003-07:00

Well, I haven't posted in about a week or so...which is not bad if I do say! At least I did not go longer ;) I thought I would share a little insta-date (update) on what's been going on, or at least what I capture on my iphone! I wanted to post an OOTD (Outfit of the day) ...but I kept forgetting, and to be honest this week was BUSY! It sucks because I wore two really cute outfits...oh well! Okay, so a few things that I need to say: I'm going NO-POO..it's not what you think...whatever that might be I promise ;) Basically, I'm trying to get my hair back to it's natural bouncy state! Curly hair is naturally dry, and using normal shampoos strip my hair of its natural oils, making my hair not so pretty, damaging & definitely NOT bouncy! This upcoming week will be my second week on going no-poo (no shampoo) and I have to say I'm LOVING IT! I'm hoping by the end of the month my hair will start to curl up naturally. I really don't want to cut my hair because it's FINALLY growing SO LONG, so i'm trying to nurse it back to health. Don't worry, my hair is not all nasty-stanky & dirty! Read more about the no-poo method HERE, you might want to try it out yourself :) Also, I'm trying to get back on track with my health! UGH...I've been bad. So bad. The things (food) I've been putting in my body have been LESS than healthy. I need to get on the ball and BAD! I started yoga up again and I enjoy it, but not as much as I enjoy zumba, it's just so FUN! You can dance & lose weight...zumba doesn't even FEEL like a work out to me! Notice how I CAP certain letters?! It's to emphasize what I'm tryna say, ya understand?! Anyways...overall, I'm just trying to be healthy...from my head (literally) all the way down to mah feet!

My pets (babies) are ridiculously spoiled, I guess that's my fault. I love this picture because Kiki (chihuahua) comes sit right on top of Pooka (black blob) and just chills. She's extra spoiled I guess.

sweet sweet puppy kisses!

I have not had the pleasure of going roller-blading in way to long! My mom came visit and we took full of advantage on a beautiful Louisiana afternoon and went to a local park and did grown up things like..rollerblading, slides & swings... ;-)

Once a month my church does City Mission Outreaches which consist of our whole congregation going out into our city to do random acts of kindness like handing out ice-cold water bottles on the hwy, cleaning up garbage and visiting local nursing homes. My group went to a local animal shelter called My Hearts Desire, they are a non-profit organization. It's pretty amazing all they accomplish there, if you want to donate money or your time visit their facebook page HERE. It's amazing how a simple act of kindness can not only change your attitude, but change someones life. You never know how far a helping hand and smile can go!

I've always wanted a weimaraner, so I was thrilled when I was able to go bring beautiful Cinnamon out for a walk...or should I say, she took ME for a walk instead!

These people right here are so amazing and such hard workers!

My baby sister was in kitten heaven <3

Saturday I also had the wonderful opportunity to assist Addie Gibbons (check out her photog blog!) and her sister Katie on a beautiful outdoor wedding! I love EVERYTHING & ANYTHING vintage and the bride Ambere (who I actually graduated with) did a wonderful job of putting everything together! It was a lovely night from start to finish!

I've been watching the show Psych lately...and it has me cracking up! Of course, I had to share the funnies with my sister!

Well, this is pretty much all I have on my phone! Hope you enjoyed this little post :) I'll be posting either a hair tutorial or outfit of the day (ootd) LOVE!!

Blazerific!

2012-09-07T23:27:00.001-07:00

I like blazers. A lot. I really wish the cool weather would hurry up, so I can wear tons of blazers, cardigans & tights! I love fall time...from the clothes to the leaves changing beautiful shades of orange & brown. *SIGH* But, in Louisiana, it sadly does not last long. Here in the South, heat takes over BLEH.

Blazers are back in style...well, I don't think they've ever been out because it's such a classic piece, but I feel like I've been seeing them EVERYWHERE and in all types of colors. I'm really wanting a mint blazer, btw. Below I'm wearing an old black blazer that I've had for years now, that I've lost for a good while...because it some how got lost in my brothers room >:-| Anyhow, all is well now that I have my lovely blazer back :) I believe I got it from The Body Shop, at my local mall. The shirt is a graphic tee from Forever21 and my pants are from ROSS and my shoes are from Target. WOOT!

I love this style because it's casual cute, easy to pull together but still look "together". Wearing a graphic-tee with a blazer gives a bit of edge to your style.

I love sock buns. They are so easy to pull together in just 2-3 minutes and give

you a polished look ;)

Snapped this on my way to work! It was such a beautiful morning.

Oh yea, I've been waiting almost two weeks for this DVD. That's two weeks I've been waiting to reminisce on a part of my childhood!! Blasted storm and blasted UPS. Just messin'. But, no, really...I have to wait till Sunday to watch it with all of my brothers and sister, then I'll be mailing it off to my other sister so she can reminisce on the good ol' days :)

I hope everyone had a FABULOUS week! xoxo

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Happy Carb...I mean Labor Day ;)

2012-09-03T19:11:00.006-07:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! We sure did celebrate...with CARBS & lots of it. Yea, I'm going to regret this. HAH. But, it was a fun day! Hung out with my family, cooked french toast, home-made pigs in a pretzel & home-made pizza! Yea, it's all my fault...except the home-made pigs in a pretzel, I blame that FULLY on my grandma ;-) Anyways, I'm so thankful to every man and woman who get up every day to go and do their jobs! I know it's not always easy and some days are BLAH days! But everyone doing their part is what makes this world go round. It's pretty amazing. From the school teachers down to the awesome guys who get up early to pick up our stinky trash! Every part counts and is important. I want to give a special thanks and shout out to the men and women who have been working over time on fixing the electricity outage after hurricane Isaac and who are still working tirelessly to do so! To everyone who does their part, no matter how big or small I APPRECIATE YOU!

Here are some of the yumminess that took over our day ;)

It all started with these yummy, french toasts!

Here's a recipe for french toast

This is not exactly my recipe, but it seems legit enough! Try it out & let me know what you think.

Then it escalated into my grandma's home-made pig in a pretzel recipe MMMM

Below is just regular pretzels:

This is not my grandma's exact recipe, I'm to lazy to type the whole thing, so I found a similar one online :) Home Made Pretzels

Yea, someone was BEGGING big time! lol Sorry for the blurriness!

And last but not least yummy home made pizza...which I honestly didn't eat b/c I was so tired and wanted to watch the Kardashians HAH. *guilty*

Home Made Pizza Dough

For pizza dough, I make it by scratch and usually just google the EASIEST pizza dough recipe I can find. I'm not sure why I just don't save the recipe, so it can in turn save me the time of searching for it everytime. Oh Well!

Happy Labor Day Loves!!

Beautiful Exchange

2012-09-02T20:53:00.002-07:00

I.LOVE.THIS.SONG. The lyrics are simple, yet powerful. This is a band called Hillsong United, if there is anyone who has NOT heard of them yet. Which would be crazy, but you never know ;-) My church just introduced this as a new slow worship song about a week ago, and the whole congregation fell in love with it, as did I. Hope you enjoy!

Who Are You?

2012-09-01T19:27:00.001-07:00

Have you ever sat down and asked yourself the question, "Who am I?". Or have you asked, "What is my purpose? and what do I stand for?" Have you ever felt like you needed to fit into a certain mold? Stay with me, I'm getting somewhere with this I promise ;-) I think we all struggle with some sort of identity crisis in a way, some may be more severe then others. No matter where you are in life or where you're trying to go, you might feel obligated to act a certain way, to be welcomed and accepted by others around you. Not truly free to be who you were made to be, for the fear of not being accepted. It's WAY to stink'n easy to not BE YOU. To lose your way and your identity. It's so easy to do when your more worried about pleasing other people, being liked, then thinking about who you ought to be pleasing, the One who made you in the first place. And no, I'm not talkin' bout YO momma hehe. I'm talking about God. Our creator. Think about the word "creator" for a second. He created us, meaning, He laid out a specific design...from our characteristics all the way down to what freckle would be placed where. He made us the way we our for a reason...and the reason is *drum roll please* Because He Loves Us! Know that Bruno Mars song? Just The Way You Are ? I think it's every persons dream to have someone think that way about them, well guess what, we do. God does, every time He looks at us and thinks about us. So whenever you start to feel, you're not liked very much for what you believe, stand for, or whatever may be the reason, just remember that you are very much loved by the one who matters most. This subject I think will forever be close to my heart. I can remember growing up and feeling SO OUT OF PLACE. I mean, can you say awkward?! And, to be completely honest I still feel that way sometimes. I would always wonder why I wasn't a smooth talker, or why I couldn't do this or act a certain way. Why was I so stink'n quirky?! And, those questions and people would start to make me feel bad about myself. I should act this way, do this, this way...ect. But, God is still working on me (THANKFULLY) and helping me to love the person He's made me to be. With His help and guidance, I know I can go as far as I'm willing. I know I can fulfill His purpose. Tonight I was reading my daily devotional by Rick Warren "Identity: Know Who You Are", and let me tell you...it HIT home. Like, seriously. I loved this quote He said "Service comes from self-esteem. Until you overcome your insecurity and feel good about yourself, you won't feel like helping anyone else. Be secure in who you are and whose you are so that you can effectively serve others." I couldn't have said it better myself, seriously though, Rick Warren is one wise man lol. It's so true though, when you don't feel good about yourself, your so caught up in yourself that you forget to follow through on your purpose, the main reason that you are here on this earth...which is to serve & LOVE people! It's not easy for me to be so transparent and open. But, I think I need to be, I think we all need to be a little more open. If God puts something on my heart to help others, then I don't won't to be held accountable for keeping it for myself, when it could have made some what of a difference, even just a little one. I guess you never know. So thanks to those who are cool enough to read a blog ;-) Us people have to stick together! Have a goodnight, mucho love.

Lovely Red Lips

2012-08-31T19:10:00.001-07:00

*For a bigger view on all pictures, simply just click on the image that you want to magnify*

Boy, do I love me a pretty red lipstick! I feel that it can be classic and yet a bit edgy. Red lipstick has been around for ages and I think thats one fashion statement that will never go out of style. I myself have been on the search for the perfect shade of red for my tan skin-tone. Okay, the word search seems a bit "much" more like I took about an hour out to go look around in Target, hehe ;-) Well, I found that the selection was quite small, but anywho, I found a beautiful shade of red called "True Red" by L'Oreal Colour, and for only $5.99! Woot! Woot! And for the liner I ended up getting "Always Red" (For some reason I couldn't find it on Target online, but I found it on Amazon) another product from L'Oreal. The shades are close enough to match and blend well together, I also think it goes great with my skin tone. Here are pictures below:

It's such a pretty red AAHH. L'Oreal "True Red" Lipstick

Always Red Lip Liner by L'Oreal

I love how it glides on so smoothly.

This picture remindes me of a Geisha for some reason ^_^

This is the only time the *duck face* is permittable, for me anyway. ;-) *quack!*

I love how the red lip can give you a classic feel to your wardrobe. ^^

It's sorta important (if you care about these sort of things) to make sure you choose the correct red lip for your skin tone! Take this cool test by L'Oreal to see what colors you should be wearing!

Here's mine:

Once you find your perfect shade of red, now you can apply it to last longer :)

Here's a little turtorial on how to apply red lips, courtsey of The Beauty Department:

Hope you enjoyed this post! If you never tried out red lips, and if you think it's a little to much for your taste, there are lip balms/glosses that are more sheer and are great for a less noticeable, but subtly beautiful touch to your appearance.

What do you think of red lips? For you is it a YAY o NAY? Post your comment below!

Perfect DIY Time

2012-08-29T10:31:00.004-07:00

I'm not sure why I did not think of this before hand, but during a hurricane the perfect thing to do to occupy you and who ever your with is DIYs "Do It Yourself Projects!" If I would have thought about it before hand I would have prepared a few projects that I've been holding off. URGH, oh well. Here are a few of my favorite DIYs, if you have *light* and the supplies why not give them a try? You don't have anything to lose, and plus you can probably make something really neat, a keep sake to remember this *wonderful* time that Hurricane Issac decided to grace us with his presence. Yea, I'm being sarcastic. ;-)

DIY Dip Dye Accessories

DIY Springtime Nail

PS: I tried this one & they did not come out quite as cute as her, probably because I'm super impatient *need to work on that* but I just love the pop of colors, which is very IN this year.

DIY Chain Halo

Probably one of my favorite DIYs to date! I made a few halos like this, plus I made some out of my own old necklaces. I love this style, it's like having jewelry for your hair!

DIY Dip Dye Ombre Shirt

Ombre hair, ombre clothes, ombre jewlrey....it's all the rage! Everywhere you look you see ombre, and I'm not complaining, I love the look!

DIY Studded Flats

I think studs are so cute, and add a little edge to your wardrobe. I'll be adding studs to mine pretty soon ;)

Well, I hope you enjoy this fun DIY post. I'll be posting some of my own DIYs soon...yea, soon. Let me know if you try any of these, just post below!

Hurricane Issac

2012-08-29T09:59:00.003-07:00

We successfully made it through the first day/night of Hurricane Issac! *Yippe*

This time of year is SO STRESSFUL in Louisiana. You just never know exactly what to expect. You hear different things on every other news channel & radio show. It literally can make you want to catch a panic attack. To be honest, now being a new home owner, I was feeling super frightened last night. I kept praying for my home to fair the storm. But GOD...He kept constantly reminding me that I am in His hands and no matter what may happen He has & will continue to take care of me. Because of His unfailing love & peace I was finally able to fall asleep at 3am, just when the power decided to go out! But, HEY! We had a great run, only once during the day did our power go out only for an 1hour before then. Right now we're still in the eye of the storm, and set & ready to go through the rest. My prayer goes out to everyone during this time, that God would fill your heart with peace, as He did mine.

Matthew 6:25-27

²⁵“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ²⁶Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ²⁷Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life^[e]?

Hello There :-)

2012-08-28T21:43:00.004-07:00

Well, it's been decided. I'm starting my own personal blog. This marks the night when Hurricane Issac cannot make up it's mind on what it wants to do & where it wants to go. *Sigh* Boredom consumes me as I look at fashion youtube videos & blogs. I personally love reading/following blogs. Not all feel the same, but it's okay. As some of you may know, I already have a photography blog, this blog will be more personal. I'll talk about things like; my faith, life & creativity and whatever else pops up in this brain of mine ;-) I'm really hoping I gain followers, and also that I will keep up with this blog. Maybe it will become somewhat of a diary too me? I don't know, we'll see I guess.