looky what i did!

so we all know i loveloveLOVE pinterest. [ya, me and every other person on this earth because pinterest is AWESOME!]

and i saw this ca-ute valentine's wreath a few weeks ago and i just couldn't stop thinking of it. soo i made one so i can whip it out and put it on our front door every year to celebrate love day. :)

even though the inspiration is much better than mine, i'm still proud of my wreath! 

especially since the wreath off of pinterest was originally a picture from a product being sold on etsy for $35. and i made mine for roughly...ohhh....$7 bucks. I WIN! 

highlights of the week.

finding old pictures of me and my brother, clayton. this is proof that while growing up, there were times we got along. thank goodness we grow up and realize how much we truly love our siblings. :) so thankful for my brother.

realizing my hair is actually GROWING! woohoo! if only 8 inches of hair could grow overnight..

i guess i'll be patient. *siiigh* [side note: why didn't i curl the bottom of my hair?! sometimes i do the weirdest things then realize it later. haha]

wearing one of charlie's shirts that still smells like him while being lazy on today's sicky day. AND how children's dimetapp still works like a charm.

greek yogurt and honey. two of my favorite things combined. what could be a better way to start off my day?! obsessed. 

and so convenient how atheno's puts the perfect amount of honey right next to the yogurt. love it for the oh-my-i-gosh-gotta-get-out-the-door-to-get-to-work-on-time-but-first-BREAKFAST! kind of mornings. :)

now that charlie has limited access to the internet we get to be spoiled and be able to email each other 1 or 2 times a day. words can't describe how happy this man makes me. and how happy modern technology makes me for moments like this! ♥

what i wore wednesdays.

feeling a little nautical today. :) 

maybe i'm already getting antsy for our [late] honeymoon cruise in 124 days?!

not maybe antsy. definitely antsy.

striped sweater & skinny jeans: New York & Co.

red shirt & red top sider shoes: target.

watch: charming charlie

auntie and uncle x10!

charlie and i were blessed with not one but TWO new little bundles of joy that get to call us auntie and uncle.
we now have TEN nieces and nephews. ten!

first up: [ladies first]

Madelyn Nicole

born on our anniversary!

december 29, 2011

8 lbs. 10 oz. 

20.5 inches 

♥

Gabriel Edwin

born TODAY!

january 7, 2012

8 lbs. 14 oz.

19 inches

♥

yes, the osbornes have healthy babies. :)

i am one proud auntie. 

highlights of the week.

a few things that made me smile this past week..

my brand new orange leather fossil wallet! 

i've been wanting a new wallet since forever [oookay. only like 4 years], and i finally went to the carlsbad outlets to their fossil outlet store and snatched up this pretty little thing AND a satchel purse for [get this..] 75% OFF! hooooly guacamole. i love sporting a fabulous leather purse that was originally onehundredandtoomuch for a mere $39. :)

i'm a sucker for anything loveydovey.

and this old music title sheet caught my eye right away.

have a little faith. :)

this quote gives me chills. 

flowers from the hubs.
these are deployment flowers #10.
isn't he the sweetest?!
i'll keep him. :)

home done pedicures, late night chats and errand runs to target with one of my greatest friends, kiersten. i'm so thankful for her, her example and our friendship. she is seriously the best! [no pictures of our fun times this week though. boo.]

now time for me to cuddle up to my pillow that's sprayed with charlie's cologne and catch up on some dvr'd [correct punctuation? nope. sorry grammar gods!] episodes of good 'ol friends. [seeing every episode at least 10 times already is obviously not enough.]

have a fantastic weekend.
♥

shellac.

my adorable turquoise-loving friend, ali has this way cool shellac nail curing kit complete with the uv light and everything!
her nails ALWAYS look amazing and never have any chips. so i finally asked her "ali. what's your secret? do you do your nails all the time so they're manicure perfect?" she of course said "heck no!" [she's wayyy too busy for that. i mean, who isn't, right?] then she continued to tell me about her shellac kit.
i've heard of these since i'm pretty involved in the beauty world being a cosmetologist, but i usually don't chime in on anything nail related too often.
so the other night we finally had time for ali to do my nails! yay!
these lovely ladies won't chip and will last 2 to 3 WEEKS! and it only takes about 20 minutes!

[notice my all different shape finger nails? yuck. thank you mom! i dream of having perfectly long nail beds. *sigh*]

i went with the light pink for more of a natural look. :) she did a fantastic job!

here are the steps! [and dumb-dumb me didn't write down the steps as ali was explaining them. sooo here's a rough explanation..]

step 1: gather all your products. [i forgot to take a picture with the rubbing alcohol and the cotton pads, but you'll need those, too!]

[sorry 'bout the lighting. i'm no professional with my little iphone by any means. ]

-gel curing uv lamp

-rubbing alcohol

-3 cotton pads

-nail file

-shellac base coat

-shellac color coat of your choice

-shellac clear top coat

-a timer

-start by taking of any excess old nail polish with nail polish remover and dry out the nail beds with rubbing alcohol and 1 cotton pad. be sure to get all the cotton fuzzies off!

-then on one hand, do one coat of the base polish and put under uv lamp for 10 seconds.

DO NOT TOUCH SHELLAC POLISH AT ANY TIME UNTIL FINISHED! ali warned me. :)

-then immediately put on one coat of the color shellac and put under the uv lamp to cure for 2 minutes.

-repeat another coat for more pink color. [optional]

-apply one coat of the top polish and cure under uv lamp for 2 minutes.

-immediately rub off the stickiness with a little rubbing alcohol on a fresh cotton pad.

-repeat all steps with the other hand 

and you now have beautifully manicured nails!

thank you ali! i love love looove my nails! they're so shiny. and no streaks at all! 

i'm hooked.

first post of the year!

HAPPY 2012!
let's kick off the new year with my very first DIY post, yes?
yes, let's!

homemade organic coconut sugar scrub

i've been wanting to make a body scrub for quite some time now, just never got around to it. 

the past few weeks, i've been searching and searching for a good 'recipe'. even though there's not much to making a sugar scrub, i still wanted a few guidelines to follow. 

thank you, pinterest, for inspiring me! i took a few different recipes, combined them and made different ratios to make the one i made. 

since this was my first homemade sugar scrub, i found out that i will NOT use lavender in it again. for one, i'm not a huge fan of lavender scent [the color on the other hand, i love] and for two i don't know if it's my super strong sense of smell or what but it's just too overpowering! i should have just listened to my gut instinct and not used it, but hey- i'm a rookie here. :)

so with that said- here's my homemade organic coconut sugar scrub recipe!

*all ingredients [except the olive oil] were purchased at Sprout's*

1 cup organic cane sugar [i used a brown sugar since all the white cane sugar was too fine]

1/3 celtic sea salt

1/4 cup coconut oil*

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil [some recipes call for almond oil but i'm allergic to tree nuts, sooo that's a no-go for me!]

1 tablespoon vitamin E oil

3 or 4 drops of lavender oil <---[OPTIONAL! me no likey lavender. but hey- to each it's own!]

*note: i couldn't find coconut oil. ?? so i figured coconut "flavor" would work just fine. and i was right!

i just combined the sugar and salt first..

then put in the coconut "flavor" and mixed it up to make sure i put in enough..

then added the olive oil, vitamin E oil and lavender. mixing in between each.

then i HAD to test it out before i bottled it up. :)

after i made my hands baby skin soft, i went back to work.

a little homemade touch with some scrapbook material, glue dots, sharpie and a ribbon and VOILÅ! an adorable little gift for anyone that loves soft yummy smelling skin. which is...everyone, right?

enjoy. :)