Wedding Accessories

I am not sure if I mentioned this in my blog before but my sister is getting married. Something my mother is thrilled about because she didn't think either of use was getting married. Now she can look forward to at least one of her daughters in a wedding dress.



All I have to say it that as the maid of Honor I am super glad my sister is not a traditionalist. She is going with Peridot Green and Cobalt Blue for her colors. Check out the awesome headpiece she found for the bridesmaids. Peacock feathers!

Of course since she is not a traditionalist she is not going with a veil. So she got herself a little feathered hair thingy too.

I love them! They have a combination the 1920's and Sex in City vibe! Unfortunately, My mother is not as in love with them as I am. What do you think? Do you think my sister go with mom's advice should keep it a bit more traditional. Or do you think we should rock these feather like Carrie?

Malachite Might

Sunday evening = blah! Unfortunately Sunday night means I am not far from Monday morning. On top of dreading Monday depression I have also come to the conclusion that SEQUINS are going to be HUGE for 2010.

You: "What is wrong with that?"
Me: "I love sequins, but it is covering 90 percent of the clothing out there."
You: "If you love sequins, why does that matter?"
Me: "Because accessorizing sequins is like pairing a Bazooka and Zip Gun! Wearing a sequined dress is fun, flirty and sassy. When you pile some jewelry on to that same dress all the sudden you go from sassy to trashy! I am ALL about the accessories people!"

Despite this revelation I did get a little project done this weekend. I have some fantastic malachite sitting around and I was trying to figure out what to do with it.

Sometimes when I can't figure out what to do with an item I just tie the rough strands together and wear it to get a feel for what works. Well at first I loved the ideas of all Malachite in different shapes. But the unrelieved green actually detract from the rich tones Malachite has. So I added in just enough Turquoise and Silver just to give it....hmmm....guess you could say depth, but it sounds so artsy-fartsy.

This necklace is roughly 44" long and it a great versatile piece for every day wear. I will post this for sale at $35.00. I kind like the idea of wearing with a basic white shirt and a black pencil skirt to work. Dressing up some basics. Maybe I can't compete with sequins but I think this will look classy in any one's work wardrobe.

What do you think?

High Hopes Again

So some of you reading this blog my already be aware that I spend a good portion of my free time working with The High Hopes Foundation of NH.


On March 13, 2010 at 7:00pm we will be having a Ballroom Dance Benefit to raise money for our kids. The Lakes Region Big band will be performing Ballroom, Swing, Latin music to appease all of you Dancing with the Stars wannabes!


Of course I will be there, So consider this the invitation for all of you the NH area.

By the way like the photo? This is a snippet of the poster. I picked out the picture, I doubt we will have any couples this good looking at our event, but it should draw some eyes. If you want to purchase tickets just click here!

Jewelry 2010

So a little while ago I asked you what you thought was going to be the 2010 Jewelry trend. I got two things color and mixed media.

What I found was color, mixed media and tons of other things. Take a look.

Roost at Spruce

Rachel by Rachel Roy

Nest Interiors

Oscar de la Renta

Happy Weekend

Hi All,
I would like you to meet Zeus. My brothers new dog. My Sis-in-law found him Isn't he Adorable. But he won't be that way for long..He is half Lab and half Mastiff!

It is Saturday morning and I have a list of chores a mile long for this weekend. Lets hope I get them all done. My only hope is that Zeus comes by and visits for some play time.

But Zeus and I wish all of you a much more relaxing weekend!

My New Year's Res....I mean Goals

IT's 2010....

After our conversation on Tuesday. I took a look at my "resolutions" and tried to take them from fluffy to something that can be measured. That way I either reach my goal or don't. I have come up with a few things I want to achieve in '10. I have separated them into Professional, Health, Financial, Personal and Blog.

Professionally:

I would like at least 9 New Clients this year. (I know that nine doesn't seem like much but when you are looking at recruiting/staffing these are going to be repeat client that I will maintain through the years.)

Health:

Not that you all needed to know this but I have seriously chubbed up since I quit working in the fitness industry and took a desk job 5... maybe 6 years ago. My sister is getting married in July and I just ordered the dress in December and was horrified at the size I had to get especially since I lost 2 dress sizes since July 2009. They said it I lose more weight they can comfortable take in the dress 2 sizes.

To make a short story long I would like to drop 2 more dress size by may. I want to make sure my seamstress has to bring in the dress the full 2 sizes.

Financial:

Pay off at least 1 of my school loans. I have been aggressively paying off one school loans for about a year now and in 10 more payments if I stay aggressive it will be all paid off.

The other is to aggressively manage my budget. I saw my salary decrease in 2009 since I work off commission and it has been a lousy year. As a result I really want to be more....frugal....Something I have never been good at.

Personal:

I want to wait until after my sisters wedding because I have too much to worry about right now but personally I would like to get back dating...Specifically going out on a date at least 3 times with the same guy. Again 2009 has been tough I have been going on a lot of first dates. I mostly attribute this to my lack of interest in dating this past year. I just didn't have any enthusiasm for it, never good when it seems more like a chore than something fun.

But now...NOW I am ready.

I also have a 2nd goal in the personal section. I want to take an actual vacation! I had a week of vacation time I lost because I didn't use it in 2009. I always ended take a day here or a day there and spending it on volunteer work or family. Which is good but I just want to take a week and go somewhere different and be by myself. Crazy but true.

Blog:

Why do I have a separate one for my blog mostly because it doesn't fit anywhere else. It isn't personal, it isn't business. My goals are simple for my blog.

I last year I had 163 posts. I would like to have at least 180 roughly 1 post every 2 days.

I also want to return this blog to it roots accessories and my jewelry. I have been make jewelry but not at the pace I would like and I have taken any photos of it. Don't worry it will still have other more fun things but I should have a focus. But since that is not really quantifiable just kind of a fluffy thought, I really don't think it counts as a goal.

New Years Resolutions

Goodness. I have been catching up on some blogs I seriously missed. I have to say everyone is posting new years resolutions. One caught my eye in particular... Maria of Colour Me Happy. She posted her goals for the year instead of New Year's resolutions (much more positive) and she actually went over last years goals to see what she achieved and what still needs work.

I have to say I am impressed with how well she did. I think the trick is to set a goal rather than resolve to do or not do something. So now instead of giving you my resolutions I think that i will come up with a whole new list of goals for the year.














Since I know a thing or two about goal setting. I wanted to give you some tips (*ahem, so this is actually a reminder for myself) on how to set goals.


1. Keep them most of them achievable
2. Have a realistic timeline
3. Don't be disappointed if you meet don't meet all of your goals. Frankly I would be thrilled if I accomplished 1 goal out of 10.

All right so. I will do some thing serious thinking and writing and come back to you with my goals no later than Friday.



Hey! Look at that I just set my first goal...