Weekend in Pictures

Essie Smokin Hot, Essie Luxeffects As Gold As It Gets

Fall is in the air! The mornings have been quite cool (for me anyways) and the evening have been very nice. The last few weeks have been sooo busy around our house. I was finally able to spend some time at home this week and completed so many projects. I was able to catch up on my magazine reading and I even had time for a fall manicure.

   

 

My mother recently gave me an early birthday present.....A SEWING MACHINE! I have been wanting one for what feels like forever! I picked up some of these fun fabrics and can't wait to get sewing.

 

 

I'm starting to add new pieces to my wardrobe for fall. I found this chevron patterned scarf at Forever 21 over the weekend. For $8, it was a real steal! 

 

 

I have added a few new pieces to my etsy shop. I love the feel and look of this acrylic bracelet. It has a mixture of greys, browns and maybe even a hint of blue. You can find it here. 

 

 

I am obsessed with sugar skulls and crosses. I created this lovely bracelet out of white and turquoise magnesite and a silver sugar skull bead. Perfect for the upcoming Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. You can also find that here.

 

Friday I will posting a Hollywood Regency inspired DIY so be on the look out for that. Have a great week!

 

♥ Jen

DIY- Patriotic Nails

I can't believe the 4th of July is already tomorrow....and we are already half way through the year! The year has just flown by so fast. Since I lack really any patriotic clothing I created this simple nail design for the upcoming holiday. Keep reading to see how I achieved this look.

What you'll need:

Red Polish- OPI Ali's Big Break

Blue Polish- Orly Witch's Blue

White Polish- L.A. Colors White

Top Coat

Scotch Tape

Nail Dotter

Nail Polish Remover

Q tips

First, paint nails the red color of your choice. I did 2 coats.

Tear a piece of scotch tape off and stick it on the back of your hand a few times so it is not so sticky...it'll pull up your base coat if it is too sticky. Then place at an angle.

Paint your blue color onto your nail.

When the blue coat is dry, carefully peel back the scotch tape. This is what you should have so far.

On a piece of plastic or paper plate, make a small pool of white nail polish.

Using a dotter, dip into white nail polish and create little dots of the blue portion of your nail.

All finished!

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday tomorrow!

♥ Jen

Color Crush ♥

Zoya Polish in Marina found here and at Ulta.

Recently, I decided to give a color I normally don't wear on my fingertips a try. This polish is from Zoya and is in the color Marina. It is a gray somewhat blueish tint color. So far I am happy with the quality of the polish. I've been wearing it for about 3 days and so far no chips. It costs about $8 a bottle.

♥ Jen