Giveaway Entry

I've been following along with one of my favourite blogs, Selective Potential, who has really awesome looks/contest/thoughts and just overall blog. Right now she has a new giveaway contest going on that I really couldn't pass up.

I've recently realized that entering small giveaways and contests like these are an awesome way to see other blogs that you may have never found on your own. (because there are billions of us out here...) SO, this is a cool way to see what others have to offer, get your name out there and maybe even win something! (wink, wink)

1. The first site I looked at was evermicrush.com . They've got some really cute dresses and tops that are the perfect dressy/casual in between-er.   

What really caught my eye was the Winter Solstice Infinity Scarf (typical Canadian). Besides being an awesome mustard color, knit and undoubtably warm, it's only $7.50! It's so refreshing seeing stores/blogs with good quality clothes for reasonable prices. I probably wouldn't be able to find a cheaper scarf if I looked around Wal-Mart (and definitely not one as chic ;) ). Follow this link and have a look for yourself! Infinity Scarf

taken from evermicrush.com

I need it.

2. The second site I visited was brickyardbuffalo.com. 

Holy crap I love this site. 

Thank you Tieka from Selective Potential for introducing me to this wonderful shop! They've got the really good idea of having store items on the front page with a clock counting down, to the second, their sale price availability. What a good way to get people to buy! As soon as I realized the countdown was already in the process, I immediately thought, "oh my god I need to get one of these NOW"

My favourite items (after a long internal debate) were the Made by Jewels earrings. They've got a lot of really cool patterns and I honestly don't know how anyone could ever choose out of all of them. I want them all. 

taken from evermicrush.com

3. The third prize is to win adspace on  the Shannon Hearts blog. 

This would be so awesome to win because with the amount of activity going on, you're bound to get some attention! I really admire that about Shannon because the blog really reflects what I can only imagine, is a lot of work. Her blog looks clean, organized, personal (with little hearts discreetly popping up behind tabs)and just overall really nice. 

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Sarah

Changes

For most people who know me, know that I don't deal well with change. And right now we are in the middle of a doosy.

Moving sucks. Especially when you don't want to.

it's that time of year where your landlord starts lurking around again and asking questions like, "think you'll be staying another year?". What happens though when you don't know the answer? My roommates and I are split. Half of us want to stay and half of us want to leave. Not because we are questioning our unconditional love for each other, but because there are qualities about this house that are a bit, shall we say, under qualified. There's awful heating (essential for us Canadian's), drawers are broken, lights are unscrewed and things are just more or less falling apart.

What they are failing to see however, is the sheer beauty in all these flaws. We have an old house, and I mean really old. But that's the beauty of it! Of course things are going to be falling apart. Holes can get punched in the most expensive of walls. Any place we move into has it's ups and downs, we've just got to learn to love what we have and take it for as long as we can. It's easy to love when We have a beautiful full wall bookshelf in our living room, old atlas wallpaper as soon as you walk in the door and full sized windows in the sunroom (what we like to call the "culture room") that open fully to the outdoors where you can sit and eat breakfast as you watch unaware passersby. WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?!

So what do you do?

I always told myself that if I didn't live in this house then I would probably move somewhere bigger, better. That time has come now and I am shamefully unprepared. What do you do? Move to a house for another year, dislike it but build up a portfolio and a plan, or move away, start new and just go for it? For now I guess only time will tell. But right now, even time has an expiration date. 

Essie Nail Polish- Sew Psyched

ok, I admit I have a problem.
This time it's not my fault though, it's my gosh darn roommate who keeps coming to me with these amazing colors. I CAN'T HELP MYSELF! This time I tried out Essie's "sew psyched" and, as per usual, it did not disappoint. It's like a forest green, which goes perfectly with the darker winter colors. OR a good contrast to that red lipstick ;), any way you wear it, it looks rad.

 Pretty sexy.


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Sarah

Essie nail polish- Sand Tropez

Newwwwwwww nail polish!

My roommate recently came to me with this new color that I immediately fell in love with. It has a classy, elegant, soft winter feel and I absolutely love it! It makes any hands and nails look like they're worth a million bucks (because they are :). )

Here's what it looks like:

On

Yah, I know...my hands look fantastic. Try it out for yourself!



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Sarah

D.I.Y. Magnetic Polaroid Frame

I was on my new favourite camera site: www.photojojo.com (check it out, it's really awesome) and I saw they were selling magnetic polaroid frames for your fridge. I thought this was such a great idea, but i also thought paying $15 was a bit steep. I took a quick look at them however and realized that they would be very easy to make! I also just so happened to have a sheet of photo-magnets laying around that I've been desperately figure out what to use it for. It was like the frames floated off the screen and into my blog.

They are laughably easy to make, even your dog could do it! (if only they had thumbs...) You can write un-funny witty comments about you and your friends and post it on the fridge for everyone to see! What's not to love? There is so much fun to be had with only a dollar.

Here's what you'll need:

Materials:

• Scissors
• 1 sheet, Create your Own Photo-Magnets
 *Depending on how many frames you would like to make, will depend on how many sheets you need. You can easily get 2 frames from 1 sheet, so if you're planning on making more, you might have to spend $2 instead :O
* You also want to make sure they are the ones with the sticky back. This is what you are going to be writing on later. 

Steps:

Step 1

Take the photo-magnet sheet out of the package and approximate the width of your frame. You'll need to go a little over half (horizontally) to get the right width and about half (vertically) to get your height. 

You can use a ruler here if you would like to get straighter lines and exact measurements, but I free handed it. It gives it more of a vintage rough look when it's not perfect, but some may argue it looks sloppy and homemade. If that's the case for you then a ruler is the way to go!

Do not take off the glossy paper on the back (white paper holding the glue) because this is what you're going to use to write on later with your dry erase markers.  

Step 2
Cut out the middle. Remember this is a Polaroid frame, so the bottom is going to be much thicker then the rest of the frame. If you need a visual to go off of you can take a look at mine here, or just google images polaroid frames and you will get a good idea for size.

What I did was poke the pointy end of the scissors into the middle of the square. From there I cut up and started shaping a smaller circle from the inside. Note that it is better to start with the edges of your frame too thick then too thin. When they are thicker you can slowly cut down the sides until they get to your desired length, rather then regretting how small you accidentally cut them. *Less is more!

As you can see in the picture, the original square I cut out is much smaller then the size I ended up with.

Step 3
And there you have your very own magnetic polaroid picture frame! You can use these for your kitchen fridge and impress all your roommates with your amazing crafting skills :)

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Sarah

Like a Dream

It's amazing what you can do when you have free time. I've already made a little music video and edited a few pictures now.

I've been playing around with photoshop and I've recently learned how to add retro effects. This is such an accomplishment for me because it's something I've been trying to figure out for a while. I know it may be easy, but when working with a not so legal/not so new version, your somewhat limited with tutorials. 

This is my latest creation: 

I took the picture at a P.E.I. beach and put a quote from Lana Del Rey's song, "Radio". (Big surprise eh? It's like I like her or something...)

New header!

I am currently in the process of upgrading the website, and the header is just one of many! Take a look :)




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Sarah