feliz navidad a couple days early

welp the christmas tree has been up for... 2 weeks now.  pics are now finally as well.  i got a significantly smaller tree than the beastly one i had last year, and probably will shoot for a happy medium next year.  but damnit, it was cold and freezing rain in the christmas tree lot, and my christmas-tree-hauling-friend-with-a-truck was rather displeased at being present.

i bought some tacky tinsel garland this year, and i think it looks pretty friggin nice if i do say so.

sparkle crate

so you found a wood crate in home depot.  well mine was cheaper than the online price, but whatevs.

holiday selfies and posed group shots

happy holidays!!  and just in case you thought i only ever stayed home to cook for myself and terrorize my cat with house projects... i do have a job.  and friends.  and we definitely enjoy ourselves at every opportunity.  and no, i dont always look well behaved and polished in every picture. 

decor continued

besides a tree, i have some other tasteful holiday decorations around.  home depot sells a surprising amount of holiday sparkles and i got sucked in.  the perils of working in the electrical department, right next to garden/holiday.

glitter in the garden

but soft!  what light through yonder window breaks!  tis no wait.  that's just the garage light going on again. 

liz's laundry

work outfits and 2 of 3 halloween costumes.  aka the week of super intense stares

• fuzzy vest: uniqlo
• scarf: target
• studded sweater: macy's
• purple pants: gap
• tank: tj maxx/marshalls [one of those]

sonp 2013 - unintentional princess skirt

simple woven cotton print and sparkle tulle?  oh dear god what could come of this?? 

the first finished room!

my bedroom!  complete with shoe closet, overstuffed clothing racks, and a shelf designed to hold 300 pounds of garage stuff ..on each level. 

swarovski swag

remember i won something??!  well... i finally made some jewelries this weekend.  and it reminded me of two things.  one: i have the smallest desk in the land.  two: i need a craft room.  but that is for a future post. 

i unpacked the swarovski kit and dug out my jewelry/craft/beading box and ... after a fruitless 20 minute search for wire cutters... used the slightly ghetto wire cutting section on my scissors.  not ideal.

winner winner chicken dinner!

omg you guys.  i won something!  now i did technically win a pattern [and some notions!] in far's giveaway, but it was more of a i-got-to-pick-what-i-wanted situation.  but last month, rachel held a swarovski giveway.  i assumed i wouldnt win, but left a comment anyway.  turns out, the winner she chose, never responded to her email, and i was next!  so all the way from austria, [via dhl.  they left me a note after attempted delivery on the downstairs foyer door and i said wtf is this??] the swarovski elements swag bag! 

with color carousel just like their phone app.  that i still have. 

glitter in progress

sparkle pushpins drying before they get another coat of glittery goodness!  check out the etsy for finished sparkled stuffs

sparkles galore

ill admit i went a leeeetle crazy at michaels this weekend.  and it reminded me how superior michaels is to ac moore.  but whatever.  what did i buy you ask... well. 

does that help?  pink extra fine glitter, in the shape of a z?

xmas decor

its not much.  but as i mentioned before...teeny tiny apartment.

give me a hand

a little creepy no?

but oh so functional

i assumed my collection of cocktail rings bashing around in a drawer probably wasnt so great for them.. and this hand at icing [claire's] of all places said "hey.  look at me.  i am creepy and functional!"  and i said eeeerrm ok.  its made out of some cheap ceramic and has spindly alien fingers.. but the bottom is weighted pretty nicely and it seems sturdy enough.  i put my really heavy rings [a giant black faceted thing, a stainless steel elephant, and a bejewled hippo] on the thumb as an attempted counterbalance.  but as the second picture shows.. there may be too many rings on the fingers.  oh well. 

purple and black. again. damnit.

• black lace shirt: victoria's secret
• purple sequin top: h&m
• jeans: gap

my sparkly headband. $3 from mandee

• coat: kohls
• dress: united colors of bennetton
• white tank: h&m
• leggings: h&m
  

• cardigan: calvin klein
• dress: $10 target clearance
• leggings: ...no idea
  

teal is more springy than purple..right?

• green tunic: muji
• blue tank: h&m
• black skinny pants: h&m
  

• black sweater: ny&co
• teal tunic: urban outfitters
• black skirt: pac sun [probably 6 years ago]
• black leggings: steve madden [from dsw]
  

• turquoise sweater: kohls? [by freak chance it matched]
  
• dress/shirt: macys
• leggings: target
• shoes: born [from dsw]

sparkle closeup

• denim jacket: calvin klein [from high school]
• tank: h&m
• skirt: handmade!
• leggings: victorias secret
  

cool colors

more dark colors with black. cos it is still winter after all.

• tunic/dress: industry via ideeli [has swimming swans. not doves as advertised. or emus as i originally thought]
  
• shirt: calvin klein outlet
• leggings: uniqlo
• shoes: dsw [grey and turquoise instead of the usual grey/black]
  

• purple shirt: target [4-5 years ago?]
• tunic top: necessary clothing nyc [$7!]
• vest: uniqlo
• skinny black pants: h&m
• shoes: kenneth cole

and yes i mixed sparkles and faux fur. very un-me. but it was very comfy and thats all i really care about

i actually received quite a few comments on my hair today. positive ones no less. and to think its my "OMG IM RUNNING LATE AND MY HAIR IS A FRO" hairdo. 5 braids and a hairclip. and it really shows how much i need to redye my hair. even though the roommates were convinced my hair color/s were natural...

black angels

george crumb's black angels is by far the weirdest most badass quartet ive heard. specifically written for electric string quartet with additional requirements being: 20 crystal glasses, 6 thimbles, 2 maracas, and the ability to whisper numbers in foreign languages.

black sparkles abound

the quartet in height and instrument order-leah, clara, mario, rich

7 of the crystal goblets

semi-acoustic violin

scroll detail

ballroom bling

the theme at arthur murray tonight was "diamonds and denim". and since i have absolutely no other occasion... i wore this:

costume bracelet and necklace from grammie from someone else? no idea really. all i know is it sits with the rest of my jewelry, unworn but sparkly. and im like a crow.

necklace

bracelet [i think my desk makes a very nice background]

really it should have been "jeans and old prom jewelry unless you actually pay the $650 every single month and then its probably real and good thing you bedazzled those jeans in the 80s and kept them until now" night. oh long island.