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December Calendar

Can you believe it

the LAST Calendar is finally here?!?

I'm sad & glad at the same time

this was a FUN project & a great idea for using scraps & "old" stuff

BUT it's a LOT of work!

With that said here's the December Calendar :)

*without flash

*with flash

Here's the close ups

Like I said last month I sorta cheated

because I used some new Echo Park Holly Jolly

BUT like I did in Julys Calendar

I cut most of it out from the packaging cover

I hope you guys enjoyed  this Calendar series :)

Tomorrow starts DECEMBER DAILY!!!

& like the awesome procrastinator that I am

I am working on the pages & the post for you guys

RIGHT NOW lol
xoxo ivyPINK

 

Black friday haul Part 3

I NEVER go in to claires BUT I was in search

for a clip in color hair extension for kids (for my cousin) & my friend

suggested she had seen it there.

I FOUND everything & then some BUT the clip in hair extension lol

so this last post is only SOME of the stuff I got @ Claires lol

I got a leopard print turban which is super comfy I've already used it :)

& i was pretty happy to find a lil owl wallet it sorta matches

my owl purse :)

I got polka dot tights (I love tights can you tell)

and cute girly frilly socks & just more hello kitty doo dads

My goddaughter loves hello kitty too so i got of these for her also :)

Then I found these cool rings it was only like $2 or $3

and these pretty blingy earrings :)

I HAD to have this matryoshka necklace in my life!!! it's so cute :)

I'm sure it looks like it's for a 5 year old but I don't care hahaha

and this scarab set kinda reminds me of jewelmints ring

& I LOVE the lil fox frame necklace :)

These are THE cutest!!!!!

LOOK @ that ADORABLE strawberry ring!!! (& it's PINK)

& the lil cupcake molds & the lil bee's

oh so cute!!!!

and last thing I got is my FAVORITE!!!  It's Sterling silver

(I didn't know claire's sold sterling silver)

Bow earrings :) soooo cute I'm wearing it right now!

I think I'm def going to stop by claire's more often

so many cute things!!!! :)

I LOVE shopping on Black Friday!

xoxo ivyPINK

Black Friday Haul Part 2

There will also be a Part 3 to this haul post

cuz I guess I went cuckoo crazy @ Claire's & that needs a post all on it's own

or this post would have never ending pictures!

So Let's start with CVS hahaha

I went there for the Revlon nail polish deal

which was buy 1 get $4.00 extra bucks so the polish would've been .$99

BUT I had a $1.00 off coupon so it was free

But pretty much everything in this pic was free cuz I also had coupons

for the other items :) so that was fun!

Now I know why those extreme couponers get hooked! hahaha

The Revlon colors I got are: Varnished

(BTW this color looks similarto JULES from Zoya

that I posted about yesterday BUT NOT an exact dupe!)

Jaded, Mistletoe (super pretty dark grey with mini holographic glitter)

and Pink Lingerie

I was also extra happy to see that CVS had a Palmers Lip Balm

which I've never seen before!!!! I always use the Palmers swivel stick on my lips

& I've tried it the lip balm is smoother than the swivel stick :)

So BF I woke up @ 3 to go to my Urban Outfitters which I was surprised to see

already open because they had a special extra 50% off from 4-10am

so the line was already forever long by the time I got there (I was a lil peeved!)

I didn't really go crazy!.....

I thought that chevron belt was a fun find it's stretchy

& the hello kitty key caps I got a few of those for my lil cousins too

I picked up that Pssssst dry shampoo cuz it was only $1.00

the dry shampoo I use is by Big Sexy Hair & it's like $9.00

& I've tried it already & it does work & I LOVE how it smells :)

I also got a couple bottles of polish the glitter one is by NYX

& it was only $1.00 for both bottles!

I also got these boots

and I saw this sweater & had to have it in my life BUT they didn't have my size!!!!

So, I called UO cust. service today & there's only ONE store that had my size in stock

so I placed a phone order I can't wait to receive it :)

Then on my way to Anthro I passed by Sephora (ugh!)

I didn't have any intention on going in to Sephora (cuz it's bad for me there) lol

& I was lured by all these people going crazy over a pile of stuff so I HAD to check it out!!!!

& I left with these....

They had a sale right in front of the door 10 for $10 EACH

which was a pretty awesome deal! I've been wanting to try the Josie Maran

color stick & I almost bought one at the F&F sale

glad I held off & I've already tried it & it's great it just blends with your skin

& gives you a natural glow! The only thing I'm trying to get over is the smell

It smells like tea tree oil to me but I suppose it's doing my skin some good?

Then I got the Tarte MultiplEYE primer & Lights camera lashes

& I LOVE it!!!!!!! I really needed a new primer mines almost out although 

I'm very HAPPY with my Estee lauder primer for $10 this was a DEAL!

&  Last I got this pretty Stila Glamour Glitz palette with lip gloss also $10

Then I went to American Apparel I had a Groupon there

& they we're having a BUY1 Get1 1/2 off sale

and you could use your Groupon in conjunction to the sale

B A R G A I N ! ! ! :) lol

so I got some necessities

AA Leggings & tights are just the best & most comfortable

& they wash wonderfully!!!!

I got another black leggings (can't ever have too many black leggings)

and also brown one & grey & dark pink tights :)

I already shared the pic of the line outside Anthro

So you can imagine when they opened the doors!

I picked up a bunch of stuff but a lot of them are presents so I'll only share 

what I got for myself which is this eleveness My Fair Lady jacket (I'm obsessed with jackets)

It looks like a plain ole trench BUT I feel like it makes my hips look huge

cuz it sorta balloons out :( BUT I LOVE it I'm undecided if I should keep it

what do you guys think?

I also LOVE LOVE LOVE the inside (I wish it was reversible!)

and I bought this candlewith the intention of gifting it BUT

it just smells SOOOOO amazing & I think I'm keeping it lol

OK that's the end of Black Friday Haul Part 2

I will post Part 3 tomorrow :)

xoxo ivyPINK
 

Golden Mani Monday

Hi hi hi! I hope you guys had a relaxing weekend!

This weeks mani monday features one of my NEW FAVE

polishes!!! I've totally been in to GOLDS

and I think this might be the most perfect hue of gold

It's JULES from Zoya

This picture really doesn't do it any justice

This one is a little more accurate

BUT really it's SO much prettier in person :)

If you like wearing gold tone jewelry this one is a LOT closer

to that type of gold rather than Richelle

Initially I purchased richelle because the gold looked richer

but richelle is more of a burnt yellow/orange to me

JULES is the perfect gold tone color & I'm absolutely in LOVE with it!

I used 4 different plates to create this mani

BM-201, 203, 223 and Konad S06

If you are wondering where my ring is from

it's by Meghan LA

Hautelook just had a jewelry blowout & this ring sold out!

I'm so mad because I wanted the PINK one too :(

It's CYBER Monday today!

Are you guys finding any irresistable deals today?

do share!!!!

& I didn't forget I still have to share what I got Black friday

I should just do a video cuz it might be a long post lol

xoxo ivyPINK

Black Friday Crafty Haul

I went to Michaels last night before 10pm to use my extra 30% off coupon and I found a few things I'm pretty excited about! ;)
I did buy other things @ Ms but they weren't really as interesting lol so I thought I'd just show u the "good stuff"

#1 is this fun roll of labels tape for $1.99 w/ extra 30% it came out to $1.39
There's 54 labels in 1 roll!!! ;)

#2 More tape heehee is the Martha Stewart Christmas roll tape that I want to use with my Dec Daily ;) Normally $6.99 & it was 50% off so $3.59 with the extra 30% it came out to $2.52 for 4 washi tape designs ;)

#3 I didn't really need I was just lured by the pretty mini jars & shiny glitter inside it was ticketed @ $2.49 I didn't realize how much it came out to be til I looked over my receipt right now & it came out to be $.01! Dang I'm regretting why I didn't buy more!!! ;( ugh!

#4 I was pretty darn excited to see this @ Ms it's a reflections brand storage similiar to the ArtBin cricut storage!!! Normally $24.99 on sale for 50% so $12.49 with the extra 30% $8.74! I would've bought more but I already have 3 & I haven't really purchased any new carts so it'll take me a while to fill this one up ;)
But I've been really HAPPY with my ArtBin one & I think this reflections brand is a great alternative for less than 1/2 the price of ArtBin storage!

I do have other "hauls"
I shopped @ Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie

{pic of the line @ Anthro this morning they openned @ 6am} 

Claires, Sephora & CVS
I'll write another post for those stores ;)

Did u guys shop Black Friday?
Any scary stories? LoL
I saw someone get hauled off in an Ambulance @ Wal Mart!

It was a scary zoo & I left empty handed!

Well, I hope u guys have a great weekend!
xoxo ivyPINK

Happy Turkey Day!

I hope you guys have a wonderful thanksgiving!

I googled how to make a paper turkey hat this morning & made a miniature version for Abbey!

xoxo
ivyPINK

Spotted & Mani Mondays

I've never  really been a "cheetah/leopard/animal" print lover

BUT this season I'm seeing cheetah/leopard prints

EVERY WHERE I turn & I KINDA like it!!!!

Like this shoe fr Shoemint that Rachel Bilson is wearing

(super cute wedge that I might just have to have in my life!)

BTW I'm so EXCITED for Shoemints launch!!!! I can't wait :)

Here's some of my "spotted" ♥'s

Rebecca Minkoff bag

or this one fr the Kardashian collection

 I also think this lil swing jackets cute

I love this fitted blazer!!!

Are you seeing spots yet? :)

Here's this weeks mani

I used one of my new fave beige(y) colors

Stellar by China Glaze it's the prettiest glittery beige for base

Nars Bad Romance

Konad white polish & Nicole's Dandy Lion for the spots

and Konad plate M57

I also met a new lil cutie pie this weekend

LIL Libby pie & she matched my nails!

How adorable is she?!?! :)

I want her super cute & comfy outfit heehee

Oh & DEAL alert!!!

Ulta (old bottle) polishes are on sale right now

5 for $5 so if you get 10 you can use the $3.50 off coupon

what a DEAL!!!!! :)

These are some of the colors I didn't have yet

so I just picked them up

I LOVE that chic peek it's like the lil black dress but in brown!

I'm using that polish for thanksgiving :)

Happy Mani Monday!

Busy day for for me today, I'm sad the starbucks B1G1

is over cuz I could really use a pick me up :(

xoxo ivyPINK

Crafty Weekends

Are the BEST aren't they? :)

This weekend my friend Julie & owner of

Northwoods Scrapbooking retreat

held a crop in Eau Claire & it was SO wonderful

seeing all the girls, met a couple new friends

 & got to finish up a few small projects

Here's a pic of all the girls + Barb (she took the pic)

& here's a pic of some of the girls fr. the old xchivers crew :)

Working at Archivers was one of the BEST jobs I've ever had

because I've met the BEST girl friends there!

 ♥
Keep an eye out for Julies store to be featured

on the Lifestyle Crafts website she's offering a LOT

of great deals it's the 1st week of Dec (I believe)

I'll keep you guys posted though

& give you a heads up when I confirm the dates

I hope you guys also had a great weekend!

xoxo ivyPINK 

December Daily

Are you doing a December Daily this year?

This will be my first year, well...I've attempted to do it in the past

BUT this year I'm REALLY doing it!

I've already started to make my KIT & even made extras for the ivyPINK shop

a limited amount is available in the shop NOW!

I sewed a couple yoyos embellishments

and stiched on some cardstock

I also made this paper bag pocket

Here's a sample with a gift card insert

I made these to use for my Smash book :)

but reallt theyc an be used for a lot of other things!

I will post pics of december daily stuff through out the month of December

so keep an eye out for that :)

I'm off to a crafty weekend in Eau Claire Wisconsin

I'm so excited to see the girls

 

Have a GREAT weekend!

xoxo ivyPINK

Whats in my bag

Hi Hi Hi!

I've been on a video kick lately hahaha

I'm trying all forms of video making that I have @ home :)

So far, I've used my computer, my phone & now my dig camera

I might try my dads flip cam next & we have a camcorder too

Anywayz.....I feel like this is such a random video......

I'm switching out bags so I thought I'd just show you whats inside

before I change it :)

 Happy Happy THURSDAY!

xoxo ivyPINK

(I need to learn how to make an animated "ivyPINK" gif!) lol

but for now this cute PINK girl will do hahaha