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Chinese Lantern Festival

2013-01-07T23:01:00.000-06:00

Blog hiatus? Figure it's 2013, so I will give it another go.

Below are some pictures from this past weekend. The Chinese Lantern Festival ended Saturday so we figured we would check it out before it was completely gone.

The Hunger Games

2012-02-02T00:16:00.000-06:00

I'll admit I'm a big Hunger Games fan. After some photoshop text tweaking and a couple coats of acrylic paint, I finally completed this project I've had in mind for a while.

Weekend Art

2012-01-22T16:39:00.000-06:00

I am currently working on a couple of designs on small canvas and I had some leftover paint. Since I didn't want it to go to waste I made some color swatches then turned them into triangles.
I then glued these on my poor old thrifted Dynasty book(featured in other projects on this blog) then placed my finished design on a thrifted frame.

Love me some rings.

2012-01-19T19:11:00.000-06:00

Couple of rings now sold on the etsy shop.

My sister and I visited our local Goodwill Outlet where we scored the beautiful vintage button on the far left. As soon as we saw the button we knew we wanted to add it to our etsy shop.

Button Earrings

2012-01-19T15:51:00.000-06:00

Here are some of the button earrings my sisters makes and are now sold on her etsy shop.

I love me some birds..and hearts.

2012-01-15T19:57:00.000-06:00

I took a picture of an ostrich when I attended the state fair. I originally wanted a huge oil painting of the animal (it looked so funny). I decided to doodle the other day and I ended up with this:

Last night while I was sitting at home bored I decided to put something on my empty living room wall. A couple of minutes tracing and cutting out hearts and I ended up with this:

Purple Rain

2012-01-14T23:50:00.000-06:00

I found this old gradient string when I was home for the holidays so I decided to bring it back to Austin with me. I saw this tutorial and decided to try it for myself. I have enough free time that I started doodling on an old book page and then added some string for "feathers." I'm pretty sure I'll find other random uses for this string.

She said her name was Paradise

2011-12-14T16:13:00.000-06:00

Blog neglect oh no!! I have kept busy creating art (will post in the near future), applying for jobs, a quick trip to the British Virgin Islands, and just all over craziness....

I really needed some refueling in my life and I think things are picking up a bit. Here are some images I shot while on Scrub Island.

From My iphone...

2011-11-19T18:38:00.000-06:00

I was out of options for dinner so I mixed some leftover brisket with cabbage and added some seasonings. This meal was surprisingly good.

View from my bedroom window. I wish it felt like Fall instead of 80 degrees. Well that's Texas weather for ya.

What's for Dinner Wednesday

2011-11-16T21:09:00.000-06:00

Made these quick burgers tonight. Nothing fancy but sure tasty!!

Lastly, I give you my lettuce burger. No bun but still pretty darn good.

I spy with my little eye...

2011-11-14T14:49:00.000-06:00

A couple of images from my small accessories collection. I definitely stick to a neutral palette for pretty much everything. I should really aim for more pops of color in my life. In the meantime I leave you with these lovelies.

Anne Klein Lion Belt--my lovely little lion!!! I love this belt but I definitely never wear it enough.

INPINK Bracelet!!

Forever 21 Eagle Necklace

Christmas gift 2007 from Eastern Market in DC

Painted leather bracelet

Green earrings--gifted

Say No to Ugly Pants

2011-11-12T23:27:00.002-06:00

Or just cut'em up and sew them down again. My little sister( known as Jelloz) rescued two ugly thrift store finds today but only the corduroys got the before and after treatment. We seem to own plenty of these ugly monsters around this apartment. Hopefully as my photography improves I can post better images of our refashions projects and the other crafty things we do around here.

Easy Peach Cobbler Recipe

2011-11-07T15:34:00.001-06:00

Super simple Peach Cobbler Recipe.

At first I was really skeptical 8 ounces of Sprite, a can of peaches, and a 60 cent Jiffy Yellow cake mix could actually taste amazing!!!

Simply drain your peaches and place in your baking dish.( I used an 8x8 non-stick pan)
In a separate bowl, mix your 8 ounces of Sprite with your Jiffy cake mix. You don't have to beat too much or anything simply mix enough.
Pour over peaches.
Sprinkle a bit of cinnamon powder if you wish.
Let bake until your 30-45 minutes depending on your oven. I read online that 30 minutes does the trick but mine came out perfect at 45.

This was a very simply dessert for under $3.

Next time I make this I will probably add more peaches but overall I was really pleased with the result.

What's for dinner

2011-11-06T18:57:00.002-06:00

On our quest for the perfect taco, my sister and I decided to purchase marinated meat labeled "Al pastor" from the grocery store and try our hand at making our own version for dinner. While the marinade was nothing close to real al pastor tacos, the addition of green salsa, avocado, and queso fresco really kicked our taste buds up a notch.

Emi Creates

2011-11-03T17:09:00.001-05:00

Today I played around with colored pens and created these little Russian dolls.

HOMEMADE HALLOWEEN

2011-11-02T20:36:00.003-05:00

This was my first Halloween spent with my siblings since I went away for college and since we're on a budget we decided to make our own costumes. We were the Nacho Libre crew...well for the most part(exclude Chicharrito and Selena). My outfit cost a total of $1.99 while my sister bought all of her items at the thrift store for under $5 total and altered them to fit her. I also altered a $1.49 Lane Bryant pant for Gabriel and added patches for his Nacho costume. We made my younger brother a priest costume out of old brown bedsheets and a hemp rope my sister had in her classroon. Ah I love the thrift store!!

My First

2011-10-25T16:32:00.001-05:00

I once had a blog in high school...and it was for a grade. Now recently out of college and attempting to "find myself" I have decided to give it another go....Except this here baby is my inspiration board, diy, fashion, home decor, random life musings blog. For now I leave you with a picture of my fur baby Myloh.