Egg-static for Easter

Hey Ya'll,

(That title took longer than I'd like to say to come up with - I'm fresh out, guys)

I'm a little kid at heart.  The kind of person who skips down the street for absolutely no reason, than the freeing feeling.  The kind of person who bakes chocolate chip cookies, but ends up making half the batch, because I've gotten too excited and licked the spoons, mixer blades (sorry mom!), and bowl. The kind of girl who can't keep a straight face, and mutters under her breath "...that's what she said".  (Yes, I'm aware the joke is old, overdone, and terrible.) ( I also don't care!)

I also enjoy celebrating holidays, as most kids do.  It brings me back to my carefree childhood times.

So, yes, I carved pumpkins for Halloween. 

And, yes, I did do Christmas big. 

So, what holiday is next? 

Yes, I'm aware that Easter isn't "technically" about cute little bunnies, colorful eggs, hunting for said eggs, and peeps.  However, I am not a super religious person, so, to me, this is how I like to celebrate. To each their own, right?

To make a long story longer, Martha - I love you.  I'm going to dye eggs this year if it kills me.  

Any suggestions to what I can do with these chicken droppings after Easter? I can only eat so many hard-boiled eggs. Serious guys, too many eggs can kill (It's probably on Wikipedia).

Love, AJ

String Arts

I love being crafty.  It soothes me, makes me feel like Martha Stewart, and 8 times out of 10, I'll get something really cool out of the deal.  (The other 2 out of 10 usually end up in disaster - with fingers glued together and paint everywhere).  

However, I tend to lack motivation, time, and the financial aspect of being able to do projects.  That being said, over the holiday vacation, I was able to spend some time with my favorite ladies for a weekend getaway. (GIRLS WEEKEND, WOO!) While we caught up on each others lives, had spontaneous dance parties, we also were able to do something even more fun - CRAFTS! 

These girls get together a few times a year and do a craft at their gatherings.  I've always been incredibly jealous, being so far away in Texas - so I was pretty pumped to do crafts with my girls during our weekend.  

Long story short, this inspired me to want to start something similar.  It's motivating, and I can combine my social life with DIY projects.  I may have to start up something similar and get together with my friends and have a few hours on a weekend devoted to crafts.  Who's in!?

I found a project that I am already in love with on Green Wedding Shoes.  String Art.  It may have to involve the boy - seeing as it involves hammering and nailing, and I tend to bend nails when I hammer into them.  (Maybe that should be my New Years resolution??) But the finished project can be whatever you like, a heart, stars, butterfly, shoes, WHATEVER! You can hang it anywhere and frankly it's a pretty sweet project because you did it.  And let's face it, anything you do, is better than anything else you can purchase, because you understand the time and effort put into the project.  

Holiday Ridiculousness

Hello! 

Hope everybody had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!! I had a lovely long weekend.  It was my first Thanksgiving away from home, without my mom's home cooking (yeah right!).   But luckily, I have a pretty sweet boyfriend and a pretty rockin' Dallas family - so it helped to spend the holiday with them.  I got a lot of rest, and much-needed relaxation (and braved   the Black Friday crowds!).  Why?  BECAUSE IT'S FINALLY THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR. 

IT'S CHRISTMASTIME!!

Oh, did you not know? I'm completely obsessed with Christmas. The lights, snow, love, and spirit.  It just electrifies me and restores my faith in humanity - year after year.  Christmas never fails me, and it swallows me whole.  And yes, if you're wondering, I am that really obnoxious girl who listens to Christmas Carols, and watches those horribly cheesy Christmas movies.  And I am not sorry about it one bit.  I've been listening and watching since July, it's about time the rest of the US catches up! :)

My roommate and I put up our decorations yesterday. But I am always itching to find new things to put up!  Any fun ideas ya'll do? The cheesier, the better! 

Do-It-Yourself

Hello! Hope ya'll had a wonderful weekend!

My girlfriends and I are hosting our first Wine Club here in Dallas this weekend.  It's a fun little club that we had back in Minnesota, and wanted to carry on the event down here.  We'll have girls, wine, snacks, and of course, the good old-fashioned dance party!

In preparation for this event this weekend, we need to prepare a menu, decorations, and the necessities of have enough wine glasses! In preparation my roommate remembered that we probably needed wine charms, especially if we were all drinking the same wine and have a lot of girls in close quarters with the same shaped glasses!

Right now, she's making her own wine charms.  We've been shopping for charms before and couldn't find anything that wasn't super generic, boring, or had the right personality for people our age.  She came up with the idea to make our own wine charm, so we can throw our personalities into it, and make the charms as we see fit! She's brilliant that girl is.

I've attached some pictures of the charms step by step.  They are super cute, and so easy to make! It's just some simple beading, and creating a catch to connect the wire around the stem of the glass! Easy, personable, and DIY - what on earth is better than that?

Mad props to Erin!