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Animals

My aunts & uncles all have different kinds of animals & they all had babies recently look how cute they are ;)

Eyelash Perming

Hi :) I just wanted to share something I did yesterday
BTW I'm in the Philippines & it's like 40 celsius here
I can just go outside & Bikram it's so darn HOT! 
So yesterday my mom & I had a "beauty day"
we got a mani/pedi, facials with masks and my mom got eyelash extensions.
I on the other hand got my eyelashes permed!
Have you ever heard of such thing? I haven't!
So one of my lifelong beauty problems have always been my stick straight lashes!
I took a before and after (fr. my phone) so it's not really a great pic
BUT here is what it looks like :)

The first pic is what it looks like before

and then after

The bottom pics are with primer & mascara

I'm very HAPPY with the outcome!

The perming process took 1 1/2 hours

and at the salon we went to it costs 480 pesos

The exchange rate is 42.80 for every $1.00

so I thought that was a bargain

all in all we spent 6 hours at the spa for all of our services & our bill was

3,800 pesos

I normally pay $80 for just a regular facial!

This is ONE of the best perks about getting beauty services done in the Philippines it's very cheap

in comparison to back home :) and they are VERY thorough :)

I'll post other fun pics later 

tootles for now

xoxo ivyPINK

Fun Crop

This weekend I went to one of  the most

amazing scrapbooking crops I've ever been to!

It's called Crop for a cause

Profits from the crop benefit the MS foundation

My friend Krista accompanied me to the event

and we when we walked in these huge bags filled with goodies

was placed on our table!

This crop had non stop food/treat action

throughout the whole crop (2:30-10:30)

coffee,cookies,dilly bars,chocolates,cake

including dinner pasta,chicken parm,salad,garlic bread

and there was a bargain bin, multiple auctions

(for amazing things like a private cubs day, hawks game,

a whole house for a weekend get away & of course scrapbooking stuff!)

I found out about this event from Simone

and also all thanks to her for my ticket!

I'm definitely looking to attending this event again next year ;)

Laura already has a date for next year so please check her

website for more info :)

 

In other news it's my grandmothers birthday is on Wednesday

and at the crop there was a "bargain bin" section

& I found a set of Material Girl papers by Cosmo cricket

I was inspired to make her a birthday card

from this set because my grandmothers profession

was a seamstress :)

I thought she'd love the "sew" themed card

Here's the card I made

 

I used my favorite birthday sentiment stamp set

from Stampin Up called Bring on the cake

 I hope you guys also had a great weekend!

xoxo ivyPINK

Marvy Adventures

For those of you who thought Dave was on "crafting retirement"

You'll be happy to know that..........

HE's B A C K ! lol

But, these apperances are limited and you

can most likely spot him hangin' out at Marvy Uchida

We recently went to Anaheim, CA

to help Dave teach a class for Marvy

 

The classroom was about 6 times the size

of the classroom we were normally accustomed to :)

Before.....

 

After....

Filled with about 100 ready to craft ladies

 

Look how proud they are of their masterpiece!

 

 

It was wonderful having all these ladies come to class!

Afterwards everyone recieved a Le Plume Certified Certificate

and a lil LOVE from Dave :)

 

The last day before everyone left

The sweetest "BIG Boss Man" at Marvy (Steve)

to us all out for a treat at Buca di Beppo

Everyone left very happy & about 10 lbs. heavier!

Thats all for our Marvy Adventure!

 

Thank You Steve & Rick & the Marvy team

for the wonderful winter CHA experience :)

and thank you to all the LOVELY crafty ladies that attended class from all over the world.

xoxo

ivyPINK

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Valentines Day

I hope your day is sweet!
Happy valentines day everyone ;)

I'm spending my Vday with 20 2 year olds it should be interesting lol ;)

xoxo ivyPINK

Bye Vegas!

Vegas was so much fun
I'm looking forward to my next visit already! ;)
On Friday I ate @ Ichiza which is an authentic Japanese restaurant & they serve dishes similarly sized to tapas.
My friend Jun who lives in Vegas took me & he ordered what I'd say was the most interesting quesadilla I've ever had ;)
It's a seafood quesadilla! It was quite tasty even though I don't usually eat anything raw. Everything we ordered was delicious & the presentations were beautiful I'd definitely recommend it ;)

On Saturday we ate brunch at Hash House a go go which you guys know is already one of my fave places to go in SD & they had a location inside the Imperial Palace as well ;) My BFFs brother ordered this massive burger stuffed with mash & bacon! Wowzers

We had a gelato at the Venetian & they had so many flavors that is so hard to find at chi town chicago gelato places it was hard to pick just one!

Until next time Vegas! ;)
xoxo ivyPINK

Mani Monday & Nail Tag

Hi Hi Hi Happy Monday!!!!

Here's a pic of todays Mani

I used Soul Mate from Sinful Colors polish
The accent finger is topped with Essie Luxeffects A cut above

The flower from this Chez Delaney plate

On to the nail tag questions :)

1. What's your favorite nail polish company?

I really like OPI, Zoya & China Glaze the most

for drugstore brands I really like Ulta,Sally Hansen & Sinful Colors

2. Glitter or no glitter?

I REALLY LOVE the look of glitter I just HATE removing it!

3. OPI, China Glaze, or Essie?

If I had to choose just one then most definitely OPI

4. When do you change your nail polish?

Usually I change it about once a week,

when I use the nail strips I usually keep on for a couple weeks

 5. What's your favorite color on your nails?

PINK of course :)

BUT I also really like Neutrals :)

6. Darks or Brights?

I really prefer brights but usually around the fall/winter

I tend to wear more darker colors

7. What are you wearing on your nails right this moment?

Mani Mondays pic :)

8. Matte Nails--In or Out?

denifitely OUT & honestly I never really liked the look of it anyway

9. French Manicure?

Yeah, nope........unless its like a neutral with black tip

or some funky color or tip design but I don't normally do a french

10. Favorite Winter Color?

These were my faves this past winter :)

Zoya JULES LOOOVVVEEEEE!!!

How was your weekend?

As for me, I went to a crop & didn't really accomplish a whole lot

But that's pretty typical of me at crops :)

& I went to private yoga class this morning at my friends house

It was wonderful & I feel nice & relaxed :)

& I LEARNED how to do a  fishtail braid on my hair! LOL

 I consider this a VERY productive weekend :) 

xoxo ivyPINK

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2011 Recap and Highlights

WOWZERS this year REALLY went by SUPER fast!

 Where do I even begin?

January

I started the Calendar series which was super fun

thinking of new themes each month &

using up oldies but goodies supplies

February

Besides the Chicago SNOWMAGEDON

I really hope we do NOT have another one of these this year

or if we do, crossing my fingers that I wont be in IL to see it LOL

Made these cute V-day treats & I'm regretting I didn't

stock up & buy more plastic hearts they were so cute!

March

Besides my new "trendy" haircut

(the bangs didn't last too long)

I was just busy creating samples for the shop

April

2 girls weekends what could be better?

Here we are @ PDH

and this was in Madison

 May

Ahhh, May :) Start of my Mission Vacation lol

But before that my one HUGE May highlight was getting to go

to the FINAL taping of the Oprah show

definitely one of the MOST memorable things I've ever done!

Then I got to end the month by heading off to Ft. Lauderdale

for a couple days before sailing away on the Oasis of the Seas

to Nassau, St. Maarten & St. Thomas

June

Well.....this might be the only creative project I made the whole

month of June

Cuz I was pretty much in CA the whole month

CA is really one of my favorite places to be

I cant wait to go there again this year :)

July

HOLY MOLY in prep for Creative Escape

I made all my SWAP stuff in a matter of a week

crazyness

Because I was leaving for Canada

Here's 1 of my adventure highlights in Muskoka

August

I went on the BEST CREATIVE trip ever

with my cousin Rosa :)

Here's a link to the album with all my CE pics

September

Phew FINALLY the 1st full month I was home

kinda glad...& sad mission vacation is over :)

This was also the official start of my full pledge

obsession with NAILShahahaha

Also this month was like "reading month"

I read like 10 books I was @ the Library multiple times a week :)

& this was my FAVE project of the month

October

MY FAVORITE month :)

I turned 29 (bleh)

I also made my 1st Youtube videoI guess that's a highlight lol

November

wow...looking back I posted a lot of "HAULS"

I guess I went shopping a lot in Nov. heehee

my project highlight would have to be learning

how to make a paper turkey & "miniaturizing" it for Abbey

December

So this is 4sure a highlight

& attempting this December Daily challenge

is also another

WHICH BTW I just have to add some pics & I have a few pages left

& I only went up to Day 25 instead of the 31

I know this is def one of those albums I'll always treasure :)

 

& that folks sums up my 2011

This is one of my FAVORITE years by far

I feel so blessed & I'm so thankful for the support that

my Family & Friends has given me

CHEERS to 2012

I hope you all have a happy & SAFE New Years

xoxoxoxooxoxoxooxoxox

ivyPINK

ivyPINK News: Martha Stewart Weddings

Hello Hello :)

I just wanted to share some ivyPINK shop news

Over the summer I was asked by one of the editors

of MS Weddings if they can feature one of my products

for their winter issue....UMM of course I said YES!

They chose..... 

The Large Elegant Frame Sticker Labels

So it finally made an appearance

in the Martha Stewart Weddings Winter Issue (page 232)

It's a DIY article on how to make your own envelopes

& how to spruce them up FUN!

It's always exciting to see an item you create in print :)

I have to say that this label is one of the

best sellers I carry in my shop

It's also available in custom quantities

and in Kraft color.

Thanks for letting me share my good news :)

I hope you guys have a fantabulous day!

xo ivyPINK

Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to wish you guys a very Merry Christmas :)

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend!

Here's a pic of my Grandma & I she's so cute :)

My dad gave me the best present ever!

It's a hedgie swarovski named Spike from the lovlots collection

***sooooooo CUTE!***

I also wanted to share my holiday mani with you :)

I saw this cute tutorial from cutepolish on youtube

 so I attempted it (harder than i thought)

BUT so super cute!

I just used polka dots Konad M79 plate

The white base is Ginessa from Zoya

Here's a close up of Rudolph

Have a great day!

xoxo ivyPINK