Valentine's Day Love

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!! Hope everyone had a good one! I know it's sometimes not the greatest day for some people, but I love Valentine's day because of the heart-themed things you can do!

For example...my sister and I made these pixel heart cards shown at the top~ We used the tutorial from Mini Eco's page. To make it more colorful, we glued a bright contrasting color behind the heart so you can see it between the cutouts ~ And to make it less messy, we cut out the pixel confetti and glued it on the envelop so it gives the illusion that it is falling out...but it really isn't. :3

 

Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to give out my Valentine's cards out yet cause I had a lot of errands to do...so sometime later this week I'll be a late Cupid, passing out cards and candy to my friends...haha XD

Since my boyfriend and I were busy Valentine's Day, we celebrated it last Saturday! He surprised me with this beautiful bouquet of flowers (and remembered my favorites were the classic red roses lol)!! The florist did an amazing job!

He also bought this cute box of chocolates with a chalkboard on the lid. He wrote the "I LOVE YOU!" part and my sister and I doodled the rest later when I brought it home lol

Later we watched the movie "Chronicle" Which was a surprisingly good movie. Not as cliche as I thought it was going to turn out....Go check it out if you haven't already!! Here's the trailer!

Annnnd this is what I wore on my Valentine's date...remember!!?? I'm thankful for the cold weather even though I hate it...but it gave me the chance to wear this super pretty velvet dress~

better close up of the dress pattern!

and my lazy pre-date outfit...

and my new lenses!! Finally trying out the Puffy 3 tone lenses (in grey!)

Ah and if you haven't already, be a fan of my Papercute Fanpage to get updates on diy tutorials and upcoming items! I have one preview up for this weekend ;D

Peace
An

Mini Bell bracelets and Shiro cosmetic intertubes

Hi everyone!!
I'm going to do a bit of a hybrid post today. I haven't had much time this past couple of weeks to really work on crafts and jewelry but I still saved a few items that I am posting little by litte.

Today it's more kimono bracelets! Two have been posted today! They measure at about 6 inches (15cm), usually a good size for children :) I really like how the pictures turned out! They're so tiny and cute!!

Annnnd continuing my Shiro Cosmetics review/hauls...well I wouldn't call it a haul since I bought these a few months ago...but here are the swatches for the intertubes I own.

Shiro cosmetics have lip products that are more like a stain/balm. It can go on pretty sheer or you can build up the color to what you see on her site. You can also purchase them as a sample or in the tube. The tube, to me, is like a mini deodorant doohicky. It can go up but it can't really go down.

Alright so here are my swatches of OVER 9000, Rickrolled and Leeroy Jenkins!
I couldn't get a picture in natural light since it's been cloudy and rainy these past few days...so!

Indoor light

Flash

I swatched one layer of the color and another of the intertube layered. I did start to take pictures of it applied on my lips...but deleted them cause my lips are pretty dry hahaha..Below is a more detailed review of all the colors with a description from the store.

Over 9000
Bold pink, a shade or two darker than bubblegum.
Scent: grapefruit
It's a really bright strawberry pink. I probably wear this one the most...the artwork on the container is cute and I'm glad I bought it in the tube! Once it's warmed up enough to your lips/fingers it starts to smell grapefruity..:)

Rickrolled
Red-orange; can appear coral.
Scent: gingerWish I bought this in the full size!! I looove this red/orange color! Before purchasing this I really wanted an orange lip color and since this came in samples I decided to try it out. They color is really really pretty and vibrant! It's a red/orange with a shimmer so I feel like I have rusty lips. ;3 Can't really smell the ginger on this

Leeroy Jenkins
Pale pinky-lavender with subtle blue interference and gold sparks.
Scent: spearmint
I really like this color but it's hard to pull off with the full color on..at least for me XD It's a lovely blue based lavender color...but when I wipe it there's a bright pink undertone as well...XD so that's where the "pale pinky-lavender" color description comes from..I love the smell of this also~ minty fresh

Overall, the colors are wonderful! I love them! I do have to give a warning that from the tube, it does become a little grainy when you apply it. I don't know if it was just me but apparently other people say the same thing too. My other two sample size ones don't have that problem since I apply it with my fingers. I did notice that when I applied it with my fingers from the tube, I don't have the grainy problem as much either. Other than that...they don't dry out my lips at all and they look great!

I would buy more....but I spent some monies I saved for the new Black Milk collection...I bought the Tetris leggings. :D And once I get straight A's in my classes this semester I will totally get myself some muscle leggings! I don't think they're gross at all! They're almost anatomically correct! That's pretty cool!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Peace!
An

Can't stop now!! [img heavy]

Its my bf, friend, and me in the reflection!! 

And pictured is my other friend's display with her 

beaded Native American earrings

Third Thursday post in a row! On a roll lol! 

Last Sunday was the last day for the Onion Tree and the closing reception was really nice! I met a lot of people and I'm pretty sure I'll keep in touch with them~ I'll be featuring them eventually on my blog one of these days! :)

This is mostly a picture post. But some fun notes...that I noted at the event. I'm not a really good drinker, hence I don't drink often. I ended up drinking a tiny bit of white wine. Was okaaaay but it got me all fuzzy. Yea...not my thing...I might repeat this same thing in the future.

Anyways~ Enjoy the pictures! Sorry for the lack of words! Will plan on doing more interesting posts outside of Papercute Thursday soon! :3

To start off...It's me in front of my display at the store! Almost everything is sold! It used to cover the entire window and branches!

Censored! ......for US peoples, did we all sign the petitions against SOPA and PIPA !? Anyways, I happenned to meet the girl who asked for a commission from me at the bazaar! And she's wearing them! So cute! :D

And commencing the cool art...

Lots of owls, flowers, art, and lights~ :D
Until next time~
Peace
XOXO
An

Note: Just added Disqus...finally after a lot of deliberation (should have done it when I first started this new blog!!) Thank you for all of everyone's previous comments!! I appreciate every one of them~

p.s. I'll be posting my stuff on etsy slowly this week!! Starting today!

A whole lotta charm

Sooooooo embarrassing story of the day...I was pretty due for a facial waxing..and I was too lazy to call up my bf's mom...so I ended up doing it myself. Bad idea. I was an idiot and I think I pulled it a little too hard/the wrong way/whatever and now I have a tiny little breakage on my upper lip. @_@

Neosporin'd that shit right away. Good news: it wasn't really THAT bad of a break in my skin...and I am less hairy. Bad news: I have an event this Sunday and I hope makeup can solve the problem that is my face!

Back to the real point of this post!! Papercute!! This is pretty consistent right? Second Thursday...lets see how long I can go!!

This post is all about my charm bracelets! Ever since I started making my origami jewelry I really wanted to make charm bracelets with the itty bitty flowers. Unfortunately when I started, I didn't realize how hard it was to make itty bitty flowers and how time consuming it was...but I found time every so often until I had hundreds of them made and started making these little buggers!

I'm planning on making more variations of this bracelet~ Bigger, sparklier, CHARMIER!!!

They also happen to look really cute with the kimono bell bracelets I make as well~~

 
I usually always make stuff for other people to own (and buy XD) but I decided to keep one of each of these bracelets for myself!! They're so cute! And I love the jingly bell~

These bracelets are currently not for sale on my etsy! They're at a local shop that is sadly closing this weekend...and that's the event I'll be attending~ I'll be picking up what's left of my stuff and enjoying time at the closing reception with my lovely bf and all the other artists in town! It was a short and sweet time at the Onion Tree but I'm not ending there!! :3

Until next time!!
ThanksLove
An

p.s. Had a huge after xmas/new years shopping splurge...will be posting about that when I'm all healed up pahaha

Papercute! First post~

Hello!! Happy belated new year! I'm finished with fall semester and on to a new one! It's been quite a while! I've been busy with work and crafting and moving so I haven't had time to really post.

Anywho just making my first official Papercute post today! And since it's today, I'll do my best to make Thursdays a day to post Papercute related things!

Papercute is an accessory line I started May 2010. It's a line that focuses a lot on origami jewelry. I do my best to make the best quality in all my work and not one piece is the same. I know that there are a lot of other origami jewelry designers out there as well, but I try to make my stuff very wearable and cute for everyone to enjoy!

A little history of Papercute...I started in May 2010 making tiny crane earrings for me and my sister...then it was to my coworkers..and then in February 2011 I started an Etsy. I don't really socialize quite a lot online since I don't have that much time, so networking and advertising was hard for me. I was a little unmotivated most of 2011 until one of my friend's mother-in-law was interested in selling my jewelry on consignment! It was really exciting! I made a lot and experienced a little bit of how consignments work! Then...shortly after my birthday my friend introduced me to a small consignment shop in my home called The Onion Tree and I hit off very well with the owner and started selling my things there as well! Business picked up very fast! Soon, by the end of December, I participated in a winter bazaar with my crafty friend and we sold our jewelry along with other very talented local artists!

Unfortunately, The Onion Tree is closing in less than two weeks due to the increase in rent and other things I presume, but it won't stop me from continuing to do what I love to do!

Here are some that I recently dropped off at The Onion Tree!
My crane earrings are what started it all!! Now I'm making all sorts of earrings!
Enjoy!!

 

Thanks for reading!

Peace

An