Personalized, Homemade Koozies!

Before I forget... really wanted to share this fun crafting idea with you all! For a good friend's bachelorette party I made personalized koozies for everyone.

They came out great and it was a lot of fun making them! Although, I will warn you it was a fairly time intensive activity... though that may be due to my meticulous nature ;-)

Simply order a dozen plain white koozies along with some tubes of fabric paint from Oriental Trading (my go-to spot for party planning). The items are really low cost and will arrive quickly.

Another idea with fabric paints... ask all the attendees for a Baby Shower to create a onesie for the baby. These are guaranteed hits for moms-to-be!

This is my blog, it should be about me!

Hello, blogosphere! It's good to be back :)

Lots of things have happened to me since I last posted... I finished my internship at the NHL, moved to Atlanta to work in marketing consulting for about seven months, and then relocated up to DC where I have been for nearly a year and a half. So, it looks like DC is the city that stuck.

Also - since living here I've fallen head over heels in love. In fact, last night my boyfriend and I celebrated our one-year anniversary. So I treated us to a stretch limo during our night on the town! (I highly suggest this to anybody trying to surprise and/or impress their significant other.)

When I'm not putting in long hours at the office you can likely find me at Trapeze School of New York Washington DC (TSNY DC). Flying trapeze is a new hobby of mine and I am completely obsessed! I'm currently enrolled in a mini intensive flying workshop (IFW) where I've been learning new tricks each week. And when I'm not on the rig, I'm likely watching YouTube videos so I can learn how to master my tricks faster. If you've never flown before, I highly suggest it. The workout is fabulous - my arms and my core are so much stronger than before. Here's the latest and greatest from trapeze... this trick is called a Pullover Shoot!

Oh yes - I also looooove cooking and baking, and painting! So, some more posts on these topics shortly.

"that's so fresh!"

white polish is what my fingernails are craving. not translucent white, but the thick white you normally use for a french manicure. my old bottle of 'marshmallow' is all done and i have yet to replace it, but with all this talk i’m not sure how much longer i can hold out.. looks like i’ll be heading over to duane reade shortly after posting!

my senses have been confirmed! i was just scrolling through the essie web site in search of a picture and low-and-behold their three white white colors; blanc, marshmallow and waltz, are marked h-o-t HOT! it’s so true though, white goes with everything! and it just looks so.. fresh!

i would suggest keeping nails short for this color. with long nails i fear it may look vampy.. and no, not in the edward cullen or bill compton good, hot vampire sense, somewhere more along the lines of trashy.

story time!!
during my last manicure the aesthetician questioned the white polish i chose. but alas, she relented and painted away. woo did i love the way it looked! the next day, wearing my new navy organic cotton c&c dress, i headed into Brooklyn to get some breakfast with friends. before i go on with this story, some background information is required. my friend [let’s call him] Adam is slinkster cool, brilliant and incredibly social. though Adam’s sense of style is something else to be discussed.. he wore plaid flannel shirts before plaid flannel shirts could pass as hippie cool/grunge. pretty much just knowing what he likes, buying it and wearing it.. without giving a second thought to what people think. for him, it works. for me, never in a million years! but, back to my story.. a group of friends are hanging out in adam’s apartment when all of a sudden he looks at me with a serious face and proceeds to say, “you’re nails are white.” it was so matter-of-fact i was stunned and speechless, a rare combination for me. So here we are, adam stating “you’re nails are white” – then.. pause.. then.. awkward pause – “that’s so fresh!” i was rolling in laughter! adam, the boy without a clue about seasonal trends claims my white nails are so fresh. but he’s right.. that’s what makes it work. it just is.

so for all of you fashionistas, recessionistas and “i don’t care what's 'in' –istas”.. it’s all about the white polish because.. “that’s so fresh!”

maintaining a fashion blog when you don't have the time or money to shop

as I walked into nordstrom last night with my dad I realized just how long it has been since I went to the mall. and i hadn’t even gone there for shopping! we were having dinner at the café and going off to see the new harry potter movie at the theater down the hall.

walking through the door, though, i was overwhelmed with a sense of excitement and eagerness. the shoe department lay right in front of my very eyes! how beautiful they all are. i passed through the department flipping over a pump here and a sandal there, but i felt.. deflated. the pep in my step had been lost. with work and commuting monday through friday, the area’s blue laws keeping the stores closed on sunday and my new found responsibility of paying lots of monthly bills on an intern’s salary have not afforded me the luxury of the leisurely browse. this, i realized, is why i have not had much inspiration for blog posts lately.

it is very difficult to maintain a fashion blog when you don’t have the time or money to shop. oh woe is me.

i like mine strappy

maybe it has something to do with the late arrival of warm weather. maybe it has something to do with the economy. but whatever it is, i don’t like it. what is “it”? ..the fashion pass to wear boots in the summer.

perhaps it’s a marketing tactic to help out consumers in this economy; you don’t have to splurge on shoes this summer because your winter boots are still in this season! well, not for me. nothing seems appealing about leather encasing my foot on a hot summer day. to me, “it” is not okay.

in fact, i think that it looks rather odd. these poor girls.. their feet must be sweating like crazy. the leather, really, has got to go.

if you insist on trying out this trend do not go above the ankle! one very, very crucial note to keep in mind, it is still summer! keep the boots at the ankles, ladies! and, try to go with an open toe if you are feeling particularly “fashion forward.”

ps- i prefer a heeled sandal. it offers height, it’s office appropriate and my feet can breath! ahh...