Yes, yes I do have a problem.

I have been wanting to get a strand of rutilated amethyst for as long as I can remember. I love how it has so many inclusions, but even with that it still is so amazing looking. Just goes to show that having "flaws" isn't always a bad thing. I have so many designs floating around my head with this stone, but I've been so lazy as of late that I haven't made any jewelry which is a bit of a disappointment because I used to make so many pieces and had so much enthusiasm about jewelry making...


OK so its not citrine, but its close enough! This is I believe mandrin hydro quartz. I have them in my possession and ohmylanta they look exactly like that in real life. Gorgeous and will make perfect fall jewelry but knowing me, by the time I do make something it will prolly not be fall anymore(super fail on my part.)

I never see strands like this.. ever. So when I saw these, I was like CLICK, add to basket. Its blue topaz and aquamarine. I don't have any aquamarine, so that also was a reason. Also Blue topaz is just amazing, the end. I think these will make for some gorgeous winter jewels, like cascading earrings, and maybe chandelier earrings.

Last but definitely not least, is the green hydro quartz. I posted about these a few months ago, and by the time I was finally like eff it Im buying those babies... they were gone. But Norah62 was selling another half strand, so I swooped these up fast. The greens like the mandrin ones above are the same quality, just like they are pictured. Insanely clear and beautiful. I have a few ideas for these, but mostly earrings. Id love to start making more than earrings, but I find myself in a jewelry making culdesac. Either its the same design or nothing at all. It just seems that school and my job have taken over, and what is funny is that Im going to art school, and I never have time for anything art related. Its almost like, school has bored me of doing anything remotely related to art and design. Which probably isnt the best thing.. and what its supposed to do. Being a nanny isnt exactly a bed of roses, i find myself going to bed at 10. and that's fighting it. If my favorite shows were on earlier, I would be going to bed a lot earlier, so thank you the office, 30 rock, glee, and the big bang theory for being on past 9, ha ha. Wow.. I watch to much tv. Oh well.

A few people on etsy.. Friendship bracelets

I have come across a ton of amazing artists on etsy, and really nice to boot. But I am so sick of seeing threads on ETC. where people post nothing but insults and sheer stupidity. I am not going to name names, or call out. But it just seems that every time i log onto etsy, someone is just plain mean. I remember when I first joined etsy in 2006.. wow. its been that long? shit. i came across some of the sweetest people who helped me find my way on etsy and didn't mock me for being new and having stupid questions. Now I see people ask the simplest questions and they get pushed out of the way and buried. A few weeks back someone posted a list about things not to do on etsy to get hearted. Well they said that you should never sell friendship bracelets, or something about you know you are new to etsy when you sell friendship bracelets. Fuck you, if you can make some awesome friendship bracelets, go for it. I see the person deleted the post, but it still made me angry. Friendship bracelets were the first piece of jewelry I could make, and it made me feel mocked, like friendship bracelets weren't a real thing. I felt like when you post, perhaps you should think about what you say because there are a lot of young kids out there, still learning and when you say selling or making something like friendship bracelets aren't good enough to get hearted, it makes you look like a bitch, and maybe you are. I do realize they say that it is a joke, but seriously... it wasn't very funny.

Here is are two sellers on etsy who makes AMAZING friendship bracelets, I envy!

LA Native

Acf3326

These are just two of so many amazing artists on Etsy that seller friendship bracelets, and they are having major success, so that goes to show that even if you sell something as meager as friendship bracelets you will still have success.

Ok ive kinda gotten into a nail polish kick as of late, ok an obsession. I was in Washington DC union station last week, visiting my friend , t-dawg, in Virgina, and since I had the dreaded layover, i went shopping around, where I discovered they had a http://www.douglascosmetics.com/

Of course I had to go in, they had essie for 3 bucks! Where the hell do you find essie so cheap. Well, to end this one off I ended up buying a few bottles. So this week I am wearing: A-list


Gorgeous color! It may be my new favorite red. I also bought this beauty of a color.
This pic isnt mine it belongs to: http://www.beautyjunkiesunite.com/WP/2009/01/19/review-essie-winter-collection-fill-the-gap-smoothies/

Ok what is with the mattes, I need the glossy, shiny, shimmer of my nail laquars. Whenever I see a matte nail polish, all I can think of is a person painted their nails late at night, and went to bed, leaving their sheet imprinted on their nails. I just dont feel the love a lot of bloggers are about them. But hey, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. One matte collection that made me cringe was the new ones from OPI:
This pic take from the awesome scrangie shows the mattes, now she takes amazing pics but I just love russian navy in all its shimmery beauty:
here is the matte-
Here is the original version:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollyhell/3779695549/

Purty..

Well enough about nail polish, off to do school work and possibly some online shopping. Im hopeless. And possibly a lost cause;)

The usual suspects

I thought Id make a post about things I usually wear or tend to wear often and my daily habits. I know there was a tag going around with something similar but I never got tagged.. Boo.
First off, hair style:

I tend to be super lazy in the morning, you know brush teeth, wash face.. blah. But my hair is usually styled like this, a kinda messy tight low bun:
Something very similar to this, except my hair isnt as shiny and pretty, haha. For the first part of the morning I tend to stay in my pjs, mostly because A- im not going anywhere, and B- Im that lazy-
They are most of the time, Nick and Nora Pjs:


Super Sexy
When I do decide to get dressed, which is about 2pm.. I go for the jeans and t-shirt combo, which is even more sexy then the pajamas. Now I cant afford true religions or seven jeans, so most of my jeans are either old navy or target. Because honestly life is short and paying 200$ for a pair of jeans is fucking insane. The tees are wear are most of the time are 3/4 quarter shirts or something like this:
paired with what they call a boyfriend cardigan, why they call it this I have no effing clue:

I guess you could say it looks a bit manish.. I wish I could be that girl who wears skirts and dresses without worrying if someone is going to make some kind of off hand immature comment. I think it stems from my family and how outspoken they are without even realizing it. It makes me the kind of person know who wants to follow the trends and blend in, but makes me feel like an imitation of others. Whenever I open up a magazine, I find myself looking at what make-up or certain styles are in right now, and having a momentary sense of glee when I already happen to own a certain lipgloss that is so trendy or expensive, to be like "oh im so instyle, Ive been wearing that lipgloss for agesss. Of course soon after I get this pang of guilt, because I spout to my friends and family about doing your own thing and here I am not even following my own advice. Ok this blog went in a whole different direction then I intended for it to go.. ah well. Ok, back on subject. One thing I have to say, Cardigans are so freaking comfortable. I mean what the hell, I love them. I own about 10 of them, in different colors, and I wear them to death. Even in the gross August not as nice as July weather they we WERE having, I still wear them. I know, I sweat my ass off, but it is so worth it. First off, I hate my arms. It seems very shallow to say, but I do.


and shoes:


FLATS

Im all about the flats. The end.

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Flight of the Conchords

One of my favorite shows/bands/etc is coming out with a new cd! Finally! I've been waiting forever for it to be released. SO it's being released this October(ive already forgotten the date, I lose...)


The tracks are:

01 Hurt Feelings
02 Sugalumps
03 We're Both in Love With a Sexy Lady
04 I Told You I Was Freaky
05 Demon Woman
06 Rambling Through the Avenues of Time
07 Fashion Is Danger
08 Petrov, Yelyena and Me
09 Too Many Dicks (On the Dance Floor)
10 You Don't Have to Be a Prostitute
11 Friends
12 Carol Brown (My favorite!)
13 Angels


Ok its october 20th, perhaps im not that much of a loser.. ok I am, ha ha. I also want to start one of those, "things i use all the time" blogs. You know what Im talking about, with the shoes, make up, clothes, hair products, nail polish, the like. But alas I must go. Its past midnight and 7am comes early. Why? I do not know.

Ebay store and new designs-

Ahh summer is upon us.. I have to admit, even though I am more of a winter person, I am liking the summer weather, because its not abnormally cold for July, but not 100% burn your feet on the concrete hot. Its like that airy, breezy, just right temp.

Well Ive taken the plunge and decided to open an eBay store with my bestie Renee, (who's blog is sadddddly in need of a new post HINT). She sells a lot of designer brands and her Extra mlps(my little pony to all of you who aren't cooool,kid!)As well as the extra odd end and such. I am going to try and sell some jewelry in the store.. But I have reserve, some people have insane success on eBay with jewelry selling, but some.. eh. Not so much. But whatcha gonna do? So I'm going to try my hand at it, if it doesn't work, que sera sera...


Also, i really want to start designing more higher end jewelry, I'm absolutely in love with tanzanite. It annoys me so much that I can never find it in a bigger size briolette. I want to make some beautiful tanzanite briolette drop earrings, and all I can ever find is teeny tiny need to use a magnifying glass. I managed a few years ago to get some decent sized ones, but that was it.


Actually here is a necklace I made the other night while watching Tori and dean on Oxygen, (no judgement, we are all allowed our guilty pleasures, I just happen to have 300). I tend to be more creative when I have something entertaining going on in the background ie. cheesy reality tv or ...umm nick shows..like um..Icarly, lol. So back to the necklace, I created this necklace:
I used Kyanite, Tanzanite(squee) and these amazing starburst style quartz briolettes that are insanely gorgeous in real life. I am very tempted to keep it...

Anyways, lemme go, next post-Japan!

New designs

Phew, long time no post. I cant believe it's July already, where has 2009 gone already? Anyways, ive been building up my stones and adding more colors to my supplies. I made a few new pieces and here is the latest:


I definitely want to start trying different colors, as ive seen to have gotten myself into a rut and always seemed to just use blues and reds. I'm going to try and use bright greens and purples, maybe throw in some honey colored quartz. I know, crazy! haha. I better pace myself.
I love how vivid and bright this green is, it almost looks like emerald, but without the um bajillion dollar price tag. This pic is courtesy of Norah62

The problem with wanting all these beautiful gems? Well, I need to start selling more things! Its so frustrating seeing jewelry makers on etsy over pricing and never having sales doing so well, i mean dur of course im insanely jealous of their success, but its just so damn... GRRR. Ok, moment of childish tantrum over.

I also want to do a blog about my trip to Japan, but I thought I would do a short update, and show a piece of jewelry I have recently made. But alas time for bed, and when I say bed, I mean reruns of roseanne and my lame attempt at sewing:P

Night~

My other addiction-

Besides being addicted to buying beads and gemstones a plenty I also buy make-up. Yes I know, who needs 15 shades of pink lipgloss or 5 different kinds of mascara? Honestly I buy makeup because Im a very creative person and I like to see my face as a blank canvas. Now I can go months without even buying one piece of makeup, but I do have to admit a few months ago I went a bit crazy and bought a few palettes and several pieces of makeup. I do also have to say, that most of my make up is drug store brand. Once in a while, Ill be bad and buy something department store, but not to often. But I do have to say I love my Urban Decay,lol.

My personal faves:

Foundation- when i was younger I had flawless skin, Im not even remotely kidding. NO ZITS. And honestly all I ever used was soap and water. But when I turned about 18-19, bye bye beautiful skin, hello zits. I mean i wasnt a pizza face, but I had chin acne of the worst kind. I tried so many things but to this day I still get the worst break outs on my chin. In the summer, for some reason, my skin is way more behaved( you would have thought that it would be the complete opposite) I guess the sun really does do something to our skin.. SO to cover up those pests I use and love: this foundation is amazing, it came out about 4-5 years ago and I wasnt to impressed, but they brought on the super blendable, and it's probably the best foundation I have ever used. It also has SPF 17 so that is a great for days when you are out all day and dont have to worry about protecting your face. I am half puerto rican and half irish, which means my skin from the neck down has this beautful tan color being in the sun for 10 mins. I dont sun bathe,lol-- Even with sun block, I still tan, you figure it out. But my face, yee gad. I burn! And for this I thank my Irish part. So sunblock on my face is a must. I also love for days when my skin is oily and gross(that certain time o the month')I use:
Probably the best contender against Bare minerals for about 10-12$ The only con, its messy, but hey you take the good with the bad, ha ha.

I am all about the tinted balms and the really good smelling/tasting ones as well. Ive always wanted to try Benefits benetint balm, but I couldnt justify the almost 20$ price, so in Sephora, and I find this:
Its Korres lip butter, and the color is called wild rose. It's leaves a beautiful tint on your lips, and sometimes I rub a little on my cheeks. It is probably not a good idea though haha. I even managed to get Tarah a certified Benefit groupie, to get it. I also love my Clinique black honey lipgloss:
Yes it looks scary dark, but believe me, it leaves just a layer of color, and if you want you can build on. I had the hardest time finding this in stores, its sister, the lipstick version are one of cliniques biggest sellers. I found mine on ebay for a steal, and yes not used! I dont roll like that, ha ha.
Now this can go on forever and ever, so Im gonna take a break and leave you with my favorite mascara. Now I have tried so many different mascaras, from Chanel(courtesy of Allure!) to drugstore brands like maybelline. And I have to say my current fave is Lashblast luxe from Covergirl: I have the darkest one, now i dont know if the whole it will make your eyes "dazzle" like a Cullen, but it makes your eyelashes pop! My beef- the handle, I am always dropping it. But that could me my deal, certified 2 left feet clutz here. I probably have about 30 favs, but these are the ones that stay in my bag, when I travel and when Im in a rush, the only pieces of make up I use. Wooo, this was a biggie.

Erika

Happy Birthday Ashley:)

I cant believe my niece is six today. I was there the moment she was born, looking like a little eskimo, haha. Round cheeks and thick black hair. I cant be there for her birthday, but Ill be seeing her on sat. Only a few days before my bday-- ugh. Also its my sister's birthday but she would kill me for posting a pic of her, ha ha.

when you get bored, you do weird things...

Like cornify,lol.



Well its sat, and upon many, many, many thoughts about this, I want to also talk about fashion and make-up. I know it will get lost in the world of beauty blogs and probably know one will read it but me but who cares. I can look back and read my thoughts and decide that i am a huge gimp. but whatever, i like it. So my next blog will be with some added beauty buys that i shell my hard earned money out for. If your gonna spend money on something, make it worth it. Oh my bday is almost here, i want to die. If you couldnt tell I despise my birthday. Its not even about age anymore, im gonna get old,its going to happen. Its the let down, the hope of a good day, and the expected disappointment that usually happens. In my case that is. Im also going to be away, working, so not seeing my family on my birthday kinda sucks. then right after I have the wedding.. dum dum duhhhh. I really need a good picture of dramatic squirral for effec, haha.

Im so tired right now, that if someone put a cement slab in front of me, I would totally crawl on it and call it a day. Getting up at 7am is probably one of the most painful things.ever. I can barely keep my eyes open and the 2 cups of DD coffee are not remotely making a dent in the zombie that is my brain right now.

Well ive been incredibly lazy with my jewelry making, im actually embarressed because ive ordered beads from the amazing Norah62(link coming soon..again) and they are just sitting on my jewelry case collecting heaps of dust. I have to make a few things for the up coming wedding of Renee, and speaking of dust, her blog is beyond sad and needs an update stat.

These are just a few strand(well half strands that Ive bought over the past months.



Um drool?



I havent tried the onion shape yet, so I was curious. Also that color is gorgous, dont lie. lol.

Heres the link for Norah62:

Norah62

Spring has sprung! (cheesy)

holy geez has it been this long since a post, wow.. I kinda suck at this whole blogging thing. I think i avoided it because since the last time i blogged I wasnt in a good place in my life and putting it out in words wasnt exactly theraputic(contrary to what people say). But I have to say, right now my life is pretty decent. I have a job, a good one, and im not in NJ anymore. Im closer to my family and to the city. Im not in Long Island, but im back in NY:)

I still worry about a lot of things, but who doesnt. I must admit I took a break from the whole jewelry thing and kinda cleared my head. I work for another family, they are pretty cool, for twins.. again,lol. Right now they are having Central Air put in, and im about to go insane, the noise is somewhere between annoying and i want to kill someone level.

I officially hate the inventors of central air, and the people who install it.

But i just wanted to let anyone who reads this, that i am still alive, back in NYC and going to reinvent my line, incorporate more different colors. Overall, life is ok, and the people who fired me in NJ did me a favor because I found a way better family and living in NJ sucked. Still getting fired was soul crushing, and to people who have been fired before, it is the worse feeling in the world, and I wish it on no one.


peace out

Red Red RED!

I adore red, its my favorite color, so I decided to make a pair of beautiful ruby red delicate earrings. I love how red goes well with gold and silver. You know how certain colors just clash with gold or silver, just doesn't look right? Well, with ruby, you just never have that problem;)


Here is a pair of earrings I made last night and posted on etsy today. I almost wanted to keep them for myself!


I have made some other looks with different shades of blue. I also have a pair of beautiful pink spinel and pink chalcedony earrings. I wanted to kind of do the opposite of the rich red, with a delicate pink.


Well, I have some more etsying to do, and some school work. Class is back in session!

Have you seen this amazing makeup artist?

I found Lauren Luke aka Panacea81 on YouTube. I absolutely adore her videos and watch them thru out the day. I just find her voice to be so uplifting and positive:)

She's had so much success on you tube, that she has her own make up line coming out, and I cant wait to see what she has to offer. A few of her videos actually had me laughing, cause she just keeps it real!

How beautiful is she? I love her accent, you can genuinely tell she isn't being fake, she knows what she is talking about, and her talent is amazing!
She even is an amazing artist, her pastel artwork is in some videos, and even as an artist myself, I find myself incredibly jealous! I am awful at pastel:P

Anyways, keep checking her out, she uploads a vid every week or so, I hope she uploads one soon!

More jewelry is in the making, Im trying to make the most of my sitch. I am so angry at the family that did this to me. I want to egg there house, ok not really, ha ha. But everytime I think about it, I get so mad/upset :(

I know I just need to pick up the pieces and carry on, but im hurting. Ok enough of this, go to lauren's youtube and get sucked in!

New website...well kinda

So ive had this website (if thats what you want to call it) in my head for a while. I started it ages ago, july i think? Oh god, im so bad. Well, seeing as I have some time on my hands, I did some rearranging. Its not perfect... but its something!

Just a screen shot and a direct link to the site!

More to come, I promise!

le sigh~

So my christmas was how i expected it to be. I tried to make the most of it, but I felt down and out most of it. I had a car accident a couple of weeks ago, and Im struggling to overcome it. And then on sat. I lost my nanny job with the new family. I have literally never felt so low in my life. I feel like someone punched my in the stomach and I cant get rid of the feeling. I desperately trying to make more jewelry, but its hard. I made these pieces today:


and I also made these earrings today:


I think they have a nice winter feeling to them, and Im going to try and make more things today. I just need to get myself out of this funk, that Im in.