Favorites Friday: A day late

But not a dollar short! My new favorite thing....wearing a button down shirt with a dress.  I have so many dresses, and some of them are a little too fancy for daily wear.  Not anymore.  Just pair that dress with a button down and you are good to go.   I even inspired Christie who sent me this picture of her "Erin inspired outfit"

Nice work!
This week I also found some new excercise blogs which are pretty interesting/inspiring/aggravating

http://blogilates.com/
http://backonpointe.tumblr.com/

So, like Bubba Sparx says: get it right, get it tight!

Some things I'm excited about:
Kath's Wedding
School is about to start again
FALL
Halloween costume planning
doing one 5k a month for the entire year (I even tricked Shannon into this one)

I think that this is my favorite time of year

DIY Monday: Washer Bracelet

So...I woke up this morning and made one of those work out tanks that has been all over the internet, completely intending that to be my DIY Monday project.  But, it literally took me 5 minutes to make and I think that I will just post it later this week. 

The project for today: A washer bracelet.
I looked at about four different tutorials, and found this one to be the most helpful, she also has a cute Etsy shop.
I didn't use her exact technique, and as Aaron the roommate can attest, I tried about three or four different types of knots before settling on one.  I think you should just play with it until you get something that you like.  Here is what you will need:

The craft designer suede cord was $2.99.  If you download the JoAnn Fabrics App (yep, they have one), you can get a sweet coupon for up to 50% off.
Next, drive to your parents house and dig through all of your Dad's old stuff, there you will need to locate anywhere from 5-10 washers.  I scored 4 small ones and one that was slightly bigger.  They are all in various stages of corrosion, making them look even better!

So, turn on Intervention, and mindlessly knot your doubled over suede cord through the washers until you get a bracelet! It'll be fun, and after watching Intervention, you can pretty much go to bed knowing that all though life may seem shitty, you've got nothing on the 25 year old who is doling out BJs to buy vodka.
Happy Monday!

Favorites Friday

Isn't this pretty?

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Man, what a week.  I opened my Etsy page, which you can check out here:Torn and Frayed

Which meant that I spent a lot of time making stuff to sell, and running around taking pictures in different light. 

I also spent a lot of time with animals! It's so much better when they are not yours and you just get to pet and look at them and not have to worry about feeding, walking, and grooming. 


Another ridiculous thing I did and that I am still doing is a cleanse.  This is different than any of the others I have ever done before, and I'm not really sure if it is worth the alleged benefits...I feel ok, pretty tired though.  Yesterday I ate 8 bananas and 8 yogurts.  WTF?  Today, I am prepping food for the weekend becasue I am going to a friends cabin.  Tomorrow is a veggie and chicken day.  So I am cutting and cooking all sorts of veggies to snack on while everyone else eats jalapeno chips and drinks beer.

I made these:

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Take some Kale that has been sitting in your fridge for too long. Remove the leaves from the thick stems.  Tear into bite sized pieces.  Wash and dry thoroughly.  Place on a cookie sheet, drizzle with about 1 tsp of olive oil, season with salt and pepper.  Bake for about 10 minutes on 350.  They're pretty good, but no jalapeno chip.

Have a great weekend, I've got a recyclable shopping bag to fill with veggies and chicken and a ferry to catch.

DIY Monday: Makeup Bag from a Placemat

This past weekend, my friends Shannon and Corey got married.  I packed up all my stuff and headed down to Sumner for a wonderful weekend getaway at the Hampton Inn and Suites.  It actually was not that bad! It is really new, and had a nice pool and hot tub. 
Anyway, I packed all of my makeup in my make up bag:

The horror! It may not look like it, but there is over $150 worth of make up in a Ziploc bag. Courtney was horrified, and I was embarrassed.

So I searched the web and found this great tutorial. I drove to Target, bought a $4 placemat, came home and in less than 15 minutes, I have a legit make up bag.
This is what you need:

Placemat, scissors, sewing machine, pins, ruler, and I used Velcro instead of a snap closure

Follow the instructions outlined by the little lady on the link above.  To attach the velcro, sew around the entire square, then sew an X to make sure that it is secured.

Then, think about how great it is that Andy Kent told you about InstaFrame so that you don't have to post seventy pictures every time you make something!

Now, my makeup doesn't look like some fairy dusted it with glitter, and my red lip liner isn't smearing all over everything.

Favorites Friday!

And now, for another weekly feature.  At this rate, I'll have a real blog in about two years!
Every Friday...you get to see my favorites, including, but not limited to: people, quotes, movies, books, pinterest pins, etc.  So, Let's get to it.

This week I finished this book:

It was pretty good.  It follows 6 people who are attending a wedding as "singles" even though the bride insisted that they bring a date.  Pretty interesting, and much different than I thought.  There is the classic "too wasted to participate in the wedding", "I'm socially awkward and sitting at the bar by myself", "you broke up with me three years ago and I'm still mad about it", and "I was a beauty queen and so I'm going to be in charge of all of the bridesmaids...here is a Xanax and an Adderall".  I recommend it as an appropriate trashy beach read, or just get a cheap book cover and put it over the front of 50 Shades of Grey, because we all know that's what you want to be reading anyway.

Here are my favorite people of the week:

Christie is visiting from Maui, so we had a Seattle tourist day, including going to the top of the Columbia Tower and paying $9 to see the view.  We also took the water taxi, Rachel Marie....boy is she fast.  Only took 9 minutes to get to Alki, however it is the part of Alki that has nothing to do, and because Duncan was "wearing a cashmere sweater" he couldn't go kayaking.  Therefore, we walked down to Alki.  On the way back we figured out that there is a free shuttle.  Worth every second! There was a man going to the Aerosmith concert on the DART.  He'd seen them 16 times! Awesome.

And now, here is my favorite thing from the WHOLE week:
"Your app was approved, when do you have time to meet and sign a lease?"  I'm not homeless!

DIY Monday:Elastic Empire Waist Dress

Just in the nick of time!  I was at a Disability Under-Employment Seminar all day today.  then I came home and finished up my first commissioned garter for someone I don't know, then whipped out this super great DIY.
I followed the instructions from this girl, who coincidentally copied them from someone else.  I used some super rough linen (it might even be burlap), from a dress that I bought at Goodwill last summer and never got around to altering.  I also used elastic that I purchased at Pacific Fabrics.  They have tons of elastic that comes in different colors and widths, and some of it has fancy scalloping on it! Woo hoo!  I also used a textured tank, which I would suggest over just a plain old wife beater.  Not only is the name horrific, they are boring.
So, here is a fabulous iPhone picture in the mirror of what it looks like:

Good luck!