tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82697842183035326702024-03-12T19:13:34.159-07:00two monkeys in a treeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8269784218303532670.post-50848265858088801952014-04-30T10:41:00.000-07:002014-04-30T10:41:04.649-07:00THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />today josh and i celebrate three years of marriage together. i am so thankful for him. he spoils me with love beyond compare. he makes me laugh. he protects me and keeps me safe. he is my partner-in-crime. he is my backbone and strength. he is my best friend. every year with him is better than the year before. happy three years to the man of my dreams. <3</div>
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to celebrate our anniversary, we had the uber crazy talented <a href="http://taylorlord.com/">taylor lord</a> snap some photos of us :) </div>
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more than a year ago, i had <a href="http://www.two-monkeys-in-a-tree.blogspot.com/2012/02/austin-and-such.html">posted</a> on what i had wanted my guest bathroom to look like once i got around to doing it. well, "getting around" is finally here and the final touch was completed this past weekend!</div>
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lately, with decor i have been really focused on the living room. not so much on the dining room. but since i am 90% done with the living room, i decided to work on the empty wall in our dining room. over the past few months, i have been slowly gathering different pieces and ideas for my "wall collage", below is the finished result (super excited!) and where everything is from.</div>
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i got these gems from a couple of different stores on etsy selling vintage items, unfortunately, these were the only ones the stores had so i can't provide a link to purchase. </div>
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(also, all the frames i got from thrifting at local stores)</div>
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i got inspiration from a few weddings i have come across where a couple had this quote at their reception, so i decided to make my own print</div>
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this was josh and i's favorite picture from the wedding. the wonderful photographers, <a href="http://theminnericks.com/">the minnericks</a>, i have to thank for this. i got this printed on a 11" x 14" standout from <a href="http://www.whcc.com/">whcc</a></div>
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again, i found this quote on the internet and made a print. its actually supposed to say "don't do nothing because you can't do everything. do something. anything" but i didn't do a good enough proof before printing so i will need to redo this one. also, this quote is in relation to being a vegan, but i still though it was inspirational to other things :)</div>
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i had seen the "hello" version of this all over pinterest, but i wanted "hola" instead, gotta represent the fernandez name, right? ;) the etsy owner was great and didn't mind doing a custom sign and it was barely any more than his standard "hello" AND you can get it any almost any color!</div>
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esty store: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/62651841/sale-hello-script-handmade-wood-sign?ref=pr_shop">ohDierLiving</a></div>
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i actually got this randomly with a kate spade purchase and thought it was cute so i framed it :)</div>
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i came across this online when i was searching for peony prints (i wanted a peony art piece of some kind since those were our wedding flowers) and found this and just printed it out and framed it.</div>
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this was our save the date from our wedding and i thought it went well with the other colors.</div>
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i found the inspiration for this from <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/78742693456674399/">pinterest</a> and just remade it in photoshop and had it printed on a 12" x 18" standout from <a href="http://www.whcc.com/">whcc</a> </div>
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these are the actually written vows that josh wrote out on our wedding day. unfortunately, i don't have any written vows since i ran out of time and "winged it". oops :)</div>
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i got inspiration from a store on etsy, while i was looking for a photo camera print, but it wasn't quite what i wanted so i made my own and printed it out.</div>
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inspiration from etsy listing | <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/101216392/camera-art-i-love-my-camera-featured-in?ref=usr_faveitems">iLOVEmyCAMERA</a></div>
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when we moved into our house a little over a year ago, i loved everything BUT the kitchen. i have no idea why someone would choose to make the cabinets so dark when the rest of the house has an enormous amount of white crown molding. my guess is that they must have had extra supplies and wanted to use them in the kitchen. when i first brought up to josh that i wanted to eventually paint the cabinets white, he wasn't sure about it. after about a year i finally convinced him it would look better, and better yet - i would do it all by myself! i wasn't sure how i was going to do it, especially if it meant sanding everything down (no thanks, i'll stick to the ugly brown cabinets), BUT one of my college friends Jess, told me about Rustoleum Cabinet Transformations (she is planning on doing it too)! I read reviews and looked and pictures and everyone seemed to really like the result. best part? no sanding! and the kit is only $80! </div>
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IMPORTANT NOTE: all of the extra issues i had is probably all that could go wrong, so you might have no or less problems. also, i did this all by myself while on my holiday break (while josh was working 10+ hour days) - some were able to get this project completed in a weekend versus it taking me 3.5 days</div>
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Part 1: Deglossing</div>
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so this part wasn't so bad, the kit comes with the "deglosser" and a couple of scrub pads. i had started this project at about 4pm on day 1 and i finished by about 8 or 9 that night. </div>
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living with doors on the floor and a kitchen in chaos is NOT fun</div>
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so this wasn't so bad, until i realized i actually needed THREE coats of paint (the instructions claimed that you only need two, but i guess my cabinets were too dark to go so light). ALSO three coats meant that i would need to purchase ANOTHER kit. so now my $80 kit has quickly turned into a $160 project. in hindsight, if i would have known that was going to happen i would have done a primer to save money and frustration! all in all this took days 2 and 3.</div>
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so this part was probably the most frustrating. i was <i>almost </i>done with the project and from most of the reviews, it was supposed to be the <i>easy</i> part. ya. right. so, just in case, anything went wrong (i had a gut feeling) i painted the backs of a couple of doors with the top coat. and THIS happened.</div>
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it started to turn parts of the cabinet doors orange/pink. lets just say i am very upset at this point. so i google the issue and apparently this and "bubbling" tend to happen with the top coat that comes in the kit. so the solution is to get minwax polycrylic (water-based) top coat protective finish</div>
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so technically this isn't part of the kit, but since i had to spend 2x what the kit cost, i could no longer go and buy new hinges (the old ones were a brownish gold and i wanted brushed nickel to match the knobs i already had). SO, like any DIY person - i decided to paint them! i looked up reviews online and went with</div>
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result: i wouldn't go as far to say that it looks like satin nickel, but for $7? i'll take it1</div>
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i was SO glad for this project to be over with. would i do it again? yes, but only if i would have done a primer first. and yes, i LOVE it!</div>
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my new owl cookie jar that i received as a christmas present from natalie! :)</div>
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needed three coats</div>
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time (like i said enlist help!)</div>
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happy holidays from the fernandezs!</div>
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now that we've started buying furniture for our living room, in between each big purchase, i have been pinning different ideas and looks that i want to incorporate into the room.</div>
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if you remember back in february,<u><a href="http://www.two-monkeys-in-a-tree.blogspot.com/2012/02/photoshop-redo-living-room.html"> when i photoshopped what i wanted our living room to look like</a></u>, i had picked out some teal glass lamps (below).</div>
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problem is, i love this lamp, but not enough to pay almost $400 for two of them. i looked everywhere for a cheaper version, but with no luck. :( but then it dawned on me after looking through multiple pins on pinterest, that if i could find an empty based glass lamp that i liked, that i could just paint the inside!</div>
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below is my DIY on how to achieve the same thing </div>
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i ended up liking a glass lamp from ikea (which you can <u>find <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10157514/">here</a></u>) called JONSBRO for about $40 + matching shade of $10 = $50. I had already had some paint in the color I wanted from back in the day that i used on some diy wedding crafts, but i did get them from Hobby Lobby for about $4 each.</div>
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all i did was use 4 parts of the teal paint and 1 part of the white paint mixed together </div>
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then i got a standard paint brush and started painting the insides of the lamp. i had to paint over a few spots since it doesn't evenly cover the first time around. also, the good thing about the packaging is that when you are done and ready to let it dry, you can put the lamp in the box upside down to dry.</div>
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i will say it does take about 6 hours to dry, but afterwards, it looks just as good as it if you bought it off the shelf! (unfortunately, i don't have a final pic of it with the lamp shade since a part was missing and i am currently waiting for the replacement in the mail from ikea)</div>
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so for a total of about $100 ($50 per lamp) i was able to get exactly what i wanted for a 1/4 of the price!</div>
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now on to my mantel project:</div>
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so i am pretty much obsessed with chevron (especially grey) and love this inspiration photo from pinterest</div>
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since it was just a chevron print and nothing too complicated i decided on would paint the chevron canvas instead of trying to find/buy one. it actually ended up being way more geometric than i expected, but i do advise to not do it by eyeing it, as after you sketch out the lines (while time consuming) pays off in the end</div>
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i got a 24" x 36" (that was the biggest the would fit) from michaels, i think it was about $35 dollars but had a 40% off coupon so it was only about $22!</div>
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again, i already had some white and grey paint from previous paint projects (but it should only cost you about $6-8 for both paints. also, i lighted up the grey a little with white paint since the grey i had was a little too dark.</div>
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to do the lines, i just took a piece of cardboard i had and made a right angle with it and started to trace the lines with a pencil, i didn't want the chevron too big or too small so i made the angles to where i had about 4 points going across the top. then, i decided where the bottom points would end and then drew a straight line all the way across the bottom. i did that so that i knew where to start the next set of zig-zag lines and also to make sure each line was the same width all the way down. i just kept going until i got to the bottom. and then filled it in with the paint!</div>
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so i've come to the conclusion, that the reason why i don't blog more frequently, is because the things i want to blog about have to be kept secret until the event arises. case in point: almost everything i'm going to show, were each surprises-in-waiting. so now that everything has come and gone, i am now able to share. </div>
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our dear friends, the cooks, are expecting their first child, a baby girl. stacey had originally contacted me wanting me to make their baby's name to go above the crib. once i was in the nursery, she decided that she wanted me to help her design some prints as well. </div>
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and of course with a nursery comes a baby shower. all of the hosts divided up the parts of the shower and i was assigned desserts and "baby advice". i had also seen these super cute onesies on ontobaby.com and thought i'd give a little DIY a try. </div>
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a few weekends ago, my college girlfriends (plus a few others) all got together for a girl's weekend in galveston. i had originally wanted to make t-shirts for the trip. but of course i got a little carried away.</div>
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welcome bags:</div>
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one of my best friends, natalie, is getting married in cabo next year, literally three days shy from josh and i's anniversary and not even a mile away from where we got married. as a crafty friend with cabo wedding experience, i offered to design the logo that went on their save-the-dates beach ball. </div>
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while this wasn't my <i>craft</i>, josh and i sure enjoyed the <i>craft moonshine</i> that natalie's dad sent our way. it was an applejack cider moonshine. let's just say i'm glad there was only one jar because this was was gone in a few hours. </div>
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a while ago, i <a href="http://two-monkeys-in-a-tree.blogspot.com/2011/11/lyrics-love.html"><i>posted</i></a> some inspiration and some lyric art that i created for the entry way. finally, months later it is completed! :) </div>
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leaving you with some humor of a little bit of photoshop i did for girls weekend :) </div>
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i can't tell you why exactly, but i've recently turned into quite the bookworm. just ask the husband who is in desperate need of attention located to the left of me, who if he was <i>brave</i> enough, would hide my kindle, iphone, and ipad.</div>
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when i very first saw the trailer for <i>the hunger games</i> i wanted to see it. but for some strange reason i wanted to read the book first. the reason i say <i>strange reason</i> is because the last time i read a novel was about two years ago when my friend terri gave me a book for christmas.</div>
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well about two weeks later i finished <i>the hunger games</i></div>
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while i was finishing up the <i>mockingjay</i> in cabo, all of the girls on the trip were having a conversation about good book series (we were <i>all</i> reading) and ashley brought up <i>fifty shades</i>. and yes, this was literally a week before it blew up everywhere: facebook, pinterest, instragram.</div>
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no, i am not going to review it. </div>
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yes, you know exactly what kind of content is in this book.</div>
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all, i can say is that once i started i literally spent the entire weekend after getting back from cabo stuck to my iphone/kindle and doing nothing else but reading.</div>
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so now you've read <i>fifty shades</i> and <i>the hunger games, </i>now what?</div>
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how about a book like combines the action of <i>the hunger games</i> and the <i>'love'</i> story of <i>grey?</i></div>
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this is probably my favorite out of all three that i have read. </div>
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and i am pretty sure that (relatively) i read them the fastest (which was about a week)</div>
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loved this book - all 2000 pages of it.<br />
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its about "faerys" and not the kind with wings that you have to clap three times for.<br />
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just <i>trust</i> me and <i>read</i> it.</div>
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since each series i have read has been better than the last - there is a certain point of hesitancy toward any new book you try, certain that there is no way it can be better than the last.</div>
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so, i googled and googled book reviews that had the three above in their top ten list.</div>
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and apparently the<i> black dagger brotherhood</i> series topped almost all of them.</div>
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ok, sure... i guess i'll start a new series with EIGHT books. holy crap.<br />
<i>and really? why do they have to make the covers look so vampire pornish? kindle it is.</i></div>
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so far i am about 80% of the way into the first book and it definitely doesn't grab at you like the first three series that i read did. maybe its just me but, while faerys, post-apocalypse revolting adolescents, and bdsm didn't necessarily through me through the loop on the "non-realistic" stuff...</div>
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for some reason vampires do. </div>
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don't get me wrong its ended up being a pretty good book so far, but whether or not you want to invest the time/money into eight books...</div>
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so again, i go over a month without writing, but for good reason. the past 6 weeks or so have been absolutely crazy hectic, so here we go... :)</div>
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first and foremost i am elated because after spending a few weeks editing and tweaking my new photography site is up! no more blogger!!</div>
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while we wait for our old house to sell (so we can finally buy furniture that <i>matches</i>) i decided i should start working on the art that i know i am going to make</div>
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here is the texas (knock-off of pinterest) art that i made to put above the couch</div>
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the other art that i made was a ralph waldo emerson quote that i saw on pinterest and loved</div>
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<i>oops...still need to paint over the old signature</i></div>
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to my surprise it was SO FUN. it was like playing nintendo duck hunter...but ya know</div>
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so may and june definitely were concert months. which is awesome, since houston has had quite the dry spell for good concerts lately.</div>
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josh and i at dave (#18!)</div>
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free press summerfest with natalie and dean!</div>
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pretty lights (awesome!) and willie</div>
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lastly, this past weekend i went to austin to shoot jenny + matt's engagement pictures at the capital!</div>
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oh and to top it off i got to see isabel again! it was great to see her, especially since she has creative friends that make tree stumps into patio tables!</div>
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well, its definitely been a while. two months to be exact. but thankfully, its because i have been super busy and even more blessed to have had a busy schedule filled with more celebrations than i can count and one fun vacation that i will never forget.</div>
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on april 30, josh and i celebrated one year of marriage together! looking back at the past year, it has definitely been one to top them all and if the rest of them are as good then i will live a happy girl :)</div>
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to celebrate our one year anniversary, we decided that we want to celebrate in cabo since that is where we were married. in addition, while we definitely had fun on our honeymoon by ourselves - we realized it is more fun to celebrate with people closest to you. so we invited three couples that we are very close to - to help celebrate with us and to spend a week in paradise aka cabo.</div>
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our beautiful sunrise view from casa de los angelitos :)</div>
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all of the group on our anniversary night :)</div>
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and another thing to celebrate! our dear friends john and stacey are pregnant with a GIRL!</div>
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literally the day we got back from cabo, we were off to sean and ashley dugan's gender surprise party.</div>
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7 months ago to this date - ashley and sean lost their first son and child, royce haskell dugan 2 weeks before he was due.</div>
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just a month or so before - we all found out that they were pregnant! (and blessed with another child)</div>
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this was the oh-so-cute "wishes for baby" that i designed. the guest was to take the color of the gender they though their baby will be and to fill in the blanks to sweet notes such as "i hope you learn..., i hope you have your daddies _____ and your mommies ______, etc" afterwards she collected them all and will make a baby book with all of them in their to show the loving words of friends and family :)</div>
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this was the picture of the box which contained the color of the balloons that would reveal if it was a boy or girl. i definitely wanted to make sure to capture this next to the memorial bench dedicated to royce haskell dugan.</div>
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sean and ashley thanking everyone for their support and love :)</div>
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ITS A GIRL!!!!!</div>
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so incredibly happy for you too. josh and i love her so much already :)</div>
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if you didn't know the new nike frees 2.0 v5 just arrived and was so oh so estatic to find these. i had thought i was going to have to do custom one to get my very favorite color. but was pleasantly surprise to find these at academy with my name clearly written ALL over it.</div>
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i would like to make a note in regards to health and the paleo diet. while i was on vacation - i definitely cheated and took about 7 days off of paleo. while i hadn't really noticed HUGE changes when i started paleo. i definitely noticed them getting off it it during vacation. </div>
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i am happily back on my feel good paleo diet and the day after i started back on strict paleo?</div>
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my 5 day allergy attack went away along with all the junk listed above.</div>
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while i was on vacation i was also honored with another <a href="http://www.ontobaby.com/2012/05/connors-newborn-photos/">ontobaby.com</a> feature of a newborn shoot that i had taken about 2 months ago of sweet connor! </div>
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happy dance :)</div>
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and last but definitely not least - i got in my dave tickets!!! he took last year off and is now back! </div>
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excited for my seventeenth show with the hubs in a couple of weeks :)</div>
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not surprisingly, over the past few weeks, i have had alot of friends and family that are interested in and even started eating paleo. (yay!)</div>
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of course, with any new lifestyle change or diet - comes questions. one question that i have received quite often relates to sweet tooths and drinks. beyond water and green tea as in the paleo diet, if you look at the "basic guidelines" there isn't much else - especially in the dessert area. </div>
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so if you are one of those struggling not so much on the grains and dairy part and more on craving your favorite sweet drink or slice of cheesecake - here are some of my favorite paleo approved foods/drinks that will help to stay on track.</div>
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hate coconut? me too! well, that is until i tried un-sweetened and unprocessed coconut. it is much milder than what you have probably tried. this is the brand that i have tried and they have almost a whole shelf just for coconut water now - even this past week in vegas - they now have it in the regular convenience stores near the water. just remember to get the unsweetened or "no sugar added" :)</div>
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my wonderfully creative husband came up with this a few weeks ago. since going paleo, we definitely have an abundance of fruit around the house so making this is pretty damn easy.</div>
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all he did was cut and mash about 4-5 strawberries and added about 1-2 tablespoons of agave nectar (you could also use honey) and then added water! thats it! </div>
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red wine and TEQUILA!</div>
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Below is some AWESOME paleo brownies</div>
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hint: the semi-sweet chocolate chips from whole foods are amazing in this recipe!</div>
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so, josh and i have been needing some good gym shoes since joining our new gym. well, at least for me, i have just been wanting some super crazy bright shoes :)</div>
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last weekend we got a notification from our gym that luke's locker had the nike frees 30% off! so we got over there right away and got us a pair! </div>
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its called "foam roller" and the insert gives you a whole bunch of ways to use it depending on where in your body you are aching and need relief. </div>
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don't want to spend $40 on some good old foam? </div>
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you can get a similar size width of PVC pipe from lowes or homedepot and cut it down to about 4 or 5 feet. </div>
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so, hands down - my favorite spring trend?</div>
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in about 2 months josh and i and three other couples are going to mexico. when i saw these at target for ONLY $12.99! I got a pair for myself and the three other girls! so excited!</div>
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so what is my new obsession? bright skinny jeans :)</div>
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white: target for $24.99</div>
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coral: forever 21 for $14.50</div>
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so after my last post with my photoshopped bathroom "redo" i decided that i really wanted to do the living room as well :)</div>
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as you can see there really isn't much to our living room right now. originally we were supposed to put josh's couch in the extra room AKA "man cave" but unfortunately it won't fit through the door due to the angle of the door next to the guest bathroom. and the lamp? yea...you got me. ??</div>
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if you saw the post with the bathroom redo - you can tell that between the bathroom and the living room i am really wanting to brighten it with bright neutrals and pops of color.</div>
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source: <a href="http://www.laylagrayce.com/Products/Regina-Andrew-Lighting-Aqua-Glass-Ripple-Lamp__RA5051002AQUA.aspx">laylagrayce</a></div>
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source: <a href="http://www.pbfingers.com/2011/10/30/one-year-wedding-anniversary-gift/">pbfingers.com</a></div>
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source: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/80292780/11x14-canvas-painting-confetti-yellow?ref=pr_shop">etsy shop</a></div>
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source: <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/furniture/accent-tables/hunter-ii-trunk/s595490">crate and barrell</a></div>
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source: <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Handmade-Soho-Chrono-Grey-Ivory-New-Zealand-Wool-Rug-8-Square/6372312/product.html">overstock</a></div>
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source: <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/furniture/sofas/verano-sofa/s256393">crate and barrell</a></div>
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source: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/84683898/texas-love-nail-and-string-tribute-to">etsy shop</a></div>
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source: <a href="http://www.pier1.com/SearchResults/tabid/37/txtSearch/lanterns/List/0/ProductID/29253/ProductName/White-Wooden-Hanging-Tealight-Lantern/Default.aspx">pier one</a></div>
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source: <a href="http://www.caitlinwilsontextiles.com/?p=category&c=pillowcovers">caitlin wilson</a></div>
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over the weekend, the hubby and i had a mini-vacation in austin. we had mini-adventures, reunions, and celebrated my godfather, lee's birthday. </div>
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they are known for their bbq and apparently wine as well. so we ate some great bbq and picked up a bottle of wine called "hill country blend". so fitting :)</div>
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eventually josh and i want to put a pergola in our tiny, quaint backyard and we saw this and decided to snap a pic for inspiration. you can't see it very well in the pic but i LOVE the glass spheres above the table for outdoor lighting!</div>
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our second stop was to visit the restaurant: oasis.<br />
when i was in college it was still being rebuilt due to the fire back some years ago.<br />
net-net: absolutely gorgeous, but the food was "eh".<br />
recommendation: if you want the same view but better food/drinks go next door to billys bbq - they have an awesome beer sampler :) </div>
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one of my old friends, isabel found out i was in austin and had us meet up with her at red7. </div>
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cloud nothings was the band playing and they were amazing! so amazing in fact that i am still regaining my hearing and hope to have the ringing in my ears go away soon. ha :) </div>
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on our way out, we had breakfast at this super cute place called "snack bar" and this was the sign outside. it was such a good shot with all of the colors, i immediately regretted not having my camera. but as the saying goes "the best camera is the one you have on you"</div>
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since going paleo, i have been craving spaghetti super bad, but fortunately, i found this great recipe for paleo "spaghetti". instead of noodles, you julienne zucchini and it was actually better than regular spaghetti! paleo ftw!</div>
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another paleo friendly snack i tried out were kale chips! super yummy and seriously satisfies cravings for chips :)</div>
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its just olive oil and a touch of salt in the oven at 350 for 12 mins!</div>
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another cool thing with starting the new paleo diet is that we got rid of all of the processed foods and any sugar/beans/wheat products and got to donate it to our local church! whats kind of bothersome though, is how there was pretty much nothing left besides tea and seasoning. makes you kinda think about how many processed foods we're (or we) eating</div>
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here is all of the food we donated :)</div>
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oh and the most exciting thing about this post (at least to me) is we got our new microwave installed today! we have probably gone the last two months without one. we had just been too busy to order one until last week! :)</div>
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so today (actually in about one hour) i will be starting at washington gym. its the same gym that josh started about a month ago. we'll see how it goes the first day, but after knowing how josh's first day went - lets just say i'm equally scared as i am excited haha</div>
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i got my order in from the impossible project! the impossible project finds and restores vintage polaroid cameras and additionally reproduces film with different filters on it. so excited to use it!</div>
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so i decided, that when i have a vision for a different part of the house, i am going to photoshop my rough ideas/decor. that way its easier for me to keep track of things and also to see if i will even like it. better than buying and then taking back!</div>
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below is our guest bathroom, which it very outdated and BLAH.<br />
for the most part, i am just wanting to create some color contrast in the bathroom. as you can see its all one tone. plus the lighting in the bathroom is horrible and makes it have a yellow/drab cast.<br />
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the print is some lyric art that i made that says:<br />
"don't do nothing because you can't do everything. do something. anything"<br />
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and the two black and white images next the flowers?: one is a sunset of cabo (where we got married) and the other is the houston skyline (where we live)</div>
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this past weekend was one of my good friend, lauren's bachelorette/birthday party in austin. the days prior to this past weekend were filled with lots of crafty surprises and presents for the guest of honor.<br />
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part of the night of the bachelorette, i wanted to do a "toast" drink before we went out. since it was such a special occasion, i wanted to do some sort of champagne toast. i had been eyeing a pinterest craft with painted bottles with writing on them (the tutorial had the bottles in black though) and i thought the white and gold was more fun. i will definitely say that it was spot on in the tutorial was to not take the cork closure off (the part with the wiring). why? let's just say the first bottle doesn't have a top on it anymore and i definitely thought a gun went off in my garage when it randomly decided to "pop off"<br />
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as i mentioned not only was it lauren's bachelorette, it was also her birthday too. not wanting to shadow her birthday by her bachelorette, i wanted to also have something for her birthday as well. i had seen a pinterest (surprise, surprise) tutorial on ombre sugar hearts that i had wanted to try as well. lauren's birthday was definitely a perfect excuse to try it out! it was super easy and fun! loved how they came out. (can't wait to do different shapes and colors!)</div>
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trying to be secreative, i asked lauren what her favorite colors were and she said blue or pink. i decided the birthday girl should have it all so i made bright blue frosting along with the pink ombre hearts. also, saw some blinged our candles on pinterest too and thought it was definitely something i wanted to add to make it as girly as possible!</div>
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here is what the cake looked like in the center (three pink ombre cake layers)</div>
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the other craft i made or DIY was her bachelorette scavenger hunt. i designed the inside with photo shop and googled the "to-do" list from various websites. after i printed it off on some card stock i felt like it need it little more bling so i taped this white glittery card stock to the back and wrapped a single ribbon around it for the "closure"</div>
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i also made some wedding cake pops but forgot to take a picture of them :(</div>
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on a side note: i made a few other things as well since my last post (almost all baking)</div>
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red velvet heart shaped cake made from scratch. too bad i already had everything to buy it before josh and i went paleo. but at least lauren's fiance, zach got to enjoy it :)</div>
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oh yea, and one of my recent shoots was featured on The Wedding Chick's sister blog: OnToBaby.com</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">i'm not typically the kind of person that gets on "bandwagons" per se, so when i had heard about paleo for the first time, i thought it was just another south beach diet, atkins, etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">a few months later, my husband decided to join <a href="http://washington-gym.com/">washington gym</a> to get in shape. well, it ended up being more than just a gym where you pay a monthly due and just show up as you can. its a whole lifestyle and regime change. its not where you go to a class or workout session. each day is focused on a different body area and its organized so that in order to get the best results, you should be going four or five times a week so that you receive a full body work-out by the time the week is over. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the other requirement is that you eat <i>paleo. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">what's paleo? paleo is short for paleolithic, and the whole idea is that you eat like a caveman aka the way our ancestors ate prior to the transition to an agriculture society, back when we were hunters and gatherers. meaning, eating only meats, fruits, veggies, and healthy fats. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">when i first heard that, i was thinking...<i>oh great another trendy diet</i>. which was fine for josh if it helped him get to his target weight, but oh, not me...<i>i don't need to lose weight and after all thats the only point of these trends.......right?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the other reason why i just wasn't so sure about it is because on the paleo diet you cannot eat my two most favorite foods in the whole wide world:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">but, being a supportive wife, i decided to at least help make lunches and cook dinner that were paleo, but i was still going to eat my two favorite foods on the side. but then, being the "googler" i am, i started to look at this whole paleo lifestyle and ultimately decided to get a book on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">literally, only about two chapters into the booked i was hooked. why? usually when someone is trying to convince you to try a diet, its all about weight loss, weight loss, weight loss. but this was different, every "life-changing" story was about a disease reversal, or someone getting off of medications that they had been on for years, or an increase in energy...and oh yea - by the way it happened in sixty days or less and oh yea...they lost 30 lbs....and hadn't even gone to the gym.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">every chapter made me hungry to read the next. and finally i got to the science behind it, bc i was just so curious as to why the heck this diet prohibited me from my favorite foods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the net-net without overwhelming you is that dairy and grains (legumes included aka beans) are bad for you because all of those sugars and the way your body breaks them down. causing your body to be inflammed. did you know that inflammation in your body causes the following:</span></div>
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osteoporosis</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and pretty much any auto-immune disease</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">not have any of those problems? me neither nor most people i know. but let me tell you how much its made a difference in josh and i's life in the past TEN days. yep. TEN.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">i'm not going to bore you with the specific situations and long stories but i will list to you the benefits that we have experienced:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">INCREASED ENERGY: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">josh used to come home every day from work ready to sleep at 7pm - now he helps cook dinner, cleans, and is happier than i have seen him in years</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">WEIGHT LOSS:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">josh has gone down about 3 belt loops</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">josh's mother is wearing pants she hasn't been able to wear in five years</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">josh's dad has lost an additional 3 inches after plateauing in weight loss on another diet</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">i have been suffering from IBS since i graduated college and i haven't had one symptom</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">i was also on medication for heartburn and its gone and i am off of my medicine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">both josh and i have issues within this section and have not had a single issue</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">LITTLE TO NO HANGOVER:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">i went a good friend's bachelorette party this weekend, i am sure i don't have to get into any details if you have ever been to one. and guess what? i woke up early and was full of energy each morning i woke up. can't say that was the case before. i am not saying you should eat paleo so you can drink whatever you want and have no hangover. my point is your body recovers alot faster that it would before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">this is just 10 days into the diet. both josh and i have horrible cholesterol and in 60 days we will be going in to see our blood work. did i mention the average points in cholesterol that people drop in just 45 days is 30 points?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>ok, i promise i am almost off my soap box</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">just want to touch on one more subject that i get the most questions about..."<i>but my life is so busy, i don't have time to cook every meal and it sounds hard to find paleo" OR "but i just love grains and dairy"</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">trust me: i felt the same way but i am going to give you some examples where you can make it work or to show it that paleo isn't all that hard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">doesn't this look like a average breakfast? i mean come on - you can still have BACON. the only thing missing here is toast. not too shabby if you ask me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">did i mention that all of these have about 5 ingredients or less and super fast and easy?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">its an almond chicken salad and honestly i enjoyed this more than dishes i have had with rice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">lastly, i am going to leave you with some great resources fro recipes just so you can see what kind of foods you are still able to eat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://nomnompaleo.com/recipeindex">http://nomnompaleo.com/recipeindex</a>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">oh and are thinking about having kids soon? if so, even if you aren't interested in it for yourself - just check out this woman's experience with a "paleo pregnancy" - its down right ridiculous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://theprimalparent.com/2011/03/31/paleo-from-pregnancy/">http://theprimalparent.com/2011/03/31/paleo-from-pregnancy/</a>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">if you have any questions i would love to help out in any way</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">dana.h.fernandez@gmail.com</span></div>
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this past weekend, was our brother-in-laws' (steve) "half century" birthday celebration. josh's sister threw him a fantastic birthday bash at the corithian, one sure to never forget. we were honored to help celebrate such a great man, father, brother, son, and friend. happy 50th steve!</div>
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this was the super cute and creative design that leti used on the invites and napkins</div>
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if you know steve, this was a perfect birthday cake! (rice basketball)</div>
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the AMAZING band</div>
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and of course! the man of the hour! :)</div>
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to top it off, this past saturday, i was so lucky to be able to shoot this sweet six month session of catherine (to see more visit <a href="http://danafernandezphotography.com/">danafernandezphotography.com</a>)</div>
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and lastly, i have been forgetting to add this crafty project. its a $8 wall wine holder from ikea! but it came in silver so i spray-painted it gold and i love it! <i>after all, you should always pick the piece because you can always change the color</i> :)</div>
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this past tuesday was the big two-six and it was great! at first i was disappointed with the timing of my birthday and having to "work" and be out of town away from family. i was annoyed (originally) because i was having to go to nyc (for work) at 8am on a sunday, work on mlk (holiday) AND be on travel for my birthday. BUT, being so lucky to have such a wonderful husband, he surprised me with a birthday dinner with family and friends the friday before i left. it was at our favorite italian restaurant called d'amicos (if you haven't been and live in houston....go!) and he surprised me with some of the most thoughtful gifts. first of all, he went clothes shopping for me. this is fantastic because in my experience with people buying me clothes, whether its a man or woman - i am very picky in what i like. and he did PERFECT.</div>
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he got me a mustard yellow blazer/jacket (and matching tank top), an amazingly comfortable cowl neck sweatshirt, lined rainboots, two of my favorite movies, and a ipod speaker for my new nightstand from xmas! the best part of it all was just that he really thought about me and what i would like and i couldn't ask for anything sweeter :)</div>
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the one to myself was a crossbody that had been sold out everywhere but out of no where showed up online. i felt like it was extra special since it was one of the last ones in the country :)</div>
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and then from my amazing godfather, i got the final piece to my camera collection - which is absolutely amazing! how did i go so long with a flash?!</div>
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and my grandmother (after sending her a link) got me this watch that i stumbled upon on the internet and absolutely loved! thought i would share since i had never seen these before! its called "la mer" in case you want to see more!</div>
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i have been meaning to write for awhile but with all of the christmas orders for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BraceletsFAC">Bracelets For A Cause</a> and getting everything in order for the holidays, i hadn't been able to. but now that everything is settling back down i can share with you some of the things i have made and done!</div>
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remember the lyric art from the last post? well i decided to also make coasters out of them...and just for kicks i decided to put them for sell on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/EvelynJay">etsy shop</a> ...and who would've thought, they are my #1 seller! </div>
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for christmas this year, us and our three closest couple friends decided
to do a christmas dinner and secret santa. josh got ashley zacharias and
i was super excited bc i have been wanted to make chalk paint wine
glasses. unfortunately, the first couple of tries went badly. the
tutorial i found off of pinterest was terrible. the blogger said to dip the bases
in a paint can of chalk paint. 1st try looked like it was going to work,
but after it dried it was so thick that it just peeled off. 2nd try was
a little better (i decided to hand paint on) but again it just wanted
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wanting to make magnets for a while since i wanted ones that were
bright, but i couldn't ever find any that didn't look too "officey" - so
we got the magnets from hobby lobby and then got to pick out super cute
paper from paper source, used a little modge podge and wahla! (also
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a couple of years back, an ad agency i worked with gave all of their
clients (one of which, being me) the williams sonoma peppermint bark. normally, i am not a huge
fan of mint and chocolate. but for some reason when you add on those
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so for christmas i didn't ask for a lot since josh is amazing and pretty much lets me get whatever i want throughout the year. so the only two things i asked for christmas was a cover for my kindle (in my favorite color i might add) and i love the monogram!</div>
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and to most of you, you are probably wondering why i asked for a nightstand, but i am so excited! after almost four years of living together i finally have one! (at the old house one of the dogs' kennels was right next to my side of the bed, but now they sleep in the mud room) yay!</div>
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how super cute is this to-do list that goes on your fridge from paper source? love. love. love. (i spend way too much here, i wish i could buy stock or at least get a frequent buyers card)</div>
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my next project, in which i have already started, is to decorate our stairwell. it is so bare and has no color whatsoever. i have been trying to think of ways to brighten it up. at first i thought i wanted to do large paintings but recently we decided that the art paintings are actually going to go in our window cubby behind our couch so it can double as decor and to block the crazy amount of light.</div>
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i found some inspiration that i really liked off of pinterest</div>
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but i decided to save the photography art for our dining room. i really want to do an abstract collage of our favorite prints on canvases in there.</div>
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so i decided to altar the inspiration above with some lyric art that i have been wanting to create since i came across it on etsy. each of these lyrics mean something to josh and i and i thought it was a great way to come home each day to see love all over the walls. (our front door faces the stairwell wall when you walk in)</div>
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this is our wedding song :)</div>
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this is our "dave" song. if you know me, you know i have to have some dave on the wall :)</div>
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sorry that it has been awhile since the last update - but ever since i started <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/braceletsFAC"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">"bracelets for a cause"</span></a> </span>life has been crazy! i didn't expect the kind of support and interest in it that i originally did. i thought maybe there will be ten orders at the most...ummm - more like thirty orders in two weeks! so happy to do it and to help out anyway i can. am i sick of making bracelets yet? nope - still love it every bit as i did when i made my first one :)</div>
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besides that i have been super busy with work - i was in denver all last week, missed the hubs and the bubs (short for "bubby" AKA our dogs) but it was good! i saw probably the only snow i will see all fall/winter, got to get wear my favorite boots, scarfs, and jackets</div>
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yep - starbucks has officially said to the world that its the holiday season AAAAND the best surprise? i didn't have to wait until thanksgiving for my favorite....gingerbread latte!</div>
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- i have to back up a little bit here - so if you remember my living room inspiration from a few <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;"><a href="http://two-monkeys-in-a-tree.blogspot.com/2011/10/home-improvement.html">posts</a> </span>ago...i had originally wanted to find an old dresser and try my hand at refinishing. but after weeks and weeks of searching...i FOUND one!....ALREADY refinished and it was CHEAPER than what i budgeted between the dresser and supplies...and better yet? it is PERFECT! i am so super excited about this since it is THE piece of the room. everything else will be pretty neutral.</div>
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the color doesn't really show up here very vividly - its actually a little more teal than in the picture. when all is said and done we're going to get the tv mounted and do infrared signal so the boxes aren't on the dresser.</div>
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oh and i can't forget! i went to this super cool quarterly event in houston call the urban market - its where all of the local "crafty" merchants come out and sell their super original home goods. AND if you go on the day that all of the designers go - you pay a little extra but you get wine and food! well, when i was there i picked up this super cool carved key holder :) now it graces the wall next to the front door.</div>
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i want to start this by showing you what my "kitchen table" has now become...my <i>craft</i> table :)</div>
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so to take a break from all of the bracelet craziness i decided to do some projects that have been on the back burner for awhile.</div>
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so if you remember from the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">"<a href="http://two-monkeys-in-a-tree.blogspot.com/2011/08/polaroid-coasters.html">polaroid coaster</a>"</span> post i had mentioned that i was going to do it <i>eventually</i> - well i finally did! my inspiration came from a pin on pinterest - unfortunately it was to an esty shop - but if you know me... i don't like to buy i like to <i>make</i></div>
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i have two friends near and dear to my heart that have lost someone very close to them and i decided that i would sell these bracelets and have 100% of the profits go towards the charity in the name of the person that they had lost.</div>
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one of my best friends from college julianne gage lost her sister, jessica gage a few years ago to brain cancer. when you purchase a bracelet in honor of jessica your donations will go towards the national brain tumor society. </div>
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on october 9th, two people very close to josh and i, ashley and sean dugan lost their baby boy, royce haskell dugan just two weeks before he was due to come into this world. when you purchase a bracelet in honor of royce haskell dugan your donations will go towards MEND (mommies enduring neonatal death)</div>
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below are some examples of the bracelets i have already made (to give you an example of what they look like). bracelets with gold, silver, or pearl beads: $60 and bracelets with all other colors are $50. you can either choose to order one from the examples below or you can customize a bracelet to be any bead and leather rope color of your choice. for orders please email BraceletsFAC@gmail.com</div>
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so as you know josh and i recently moved in to a new home back in august. since we're still in the process of selling our other house, buying new furniture and decorating has been on hold until we sell the other house...but it doesn't mean i can't daydream and get inspiration for how i want to decorate the house for when we do :)</div>
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the good part of having to wait to buy furniture (we're going to replace almost everything we have) is that i have time to find exactly what we want instead of feeling rushed to buy something and it be a compromise compared to what i had envisioned in my head. with that being said below is my living room "board" as far as the colors and furniture that i have on wish list for the living room.</div>
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one exciting thing is happening in terms of decor that josh broke down and let me get is the media console! i had originally planned on buying an antique dresser off of craigs list or oodle and then refinished it to be that seafoam color above. after weeks and weeks of searching for the perfect piece i stumbled upon a beautiful dresser AND the owner already recently refinished it in the EXACT color i was wanting...and the best part is that it was cheaper than what it would have been to buy one and refinish it myself (not to mention all of the time in actually refinishing it!)</div>
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we pick it up on sunday and i am SO excited :) :) :)</div>
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besides decorating - the other "to-do" on our list is our kitchen...nothing needs remodeling but when we bought the house - it came with white appliances and it doesn't really go with the finish and countertops in the kitchen so appliance by appliance we are replacing them. but luckily! (kinda) our dishwasher broke - which meant buying a new dishwasher! (now we only have the microwave and stove/oven left) - and to save $150 on the installation fee i decided to take on the dishwasher installation myself! it took me about three hours but i got it done :) (FYI youtube is awesome for installing instructions)</div>
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today i felt like sharing a few items that i have purchased over the past year or so that i realized has made my life either easier, more comfortable, or organized.</div>
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ralph lauren newbury wristlet<br />
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i was so tired of either carrying around a purse or misplacing my id/credit cards because i was always putting my cards and phone in my back pocket (when i didn't want to carry a purse).</div>
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after searching and searching for a wrislet that wasn't too big or only had enough room for my cards - i found this amazing wrislet at zappos.com...its perfect bc its juts big enough to hold your phone (iphone or smaller) and a few cards - i can even put my car key in there. additional plus is that its saffiano (like) leather, which means it doesnt scratch easily or discolor and holds up to wear and tear unlike canvas or traditional leather</div>
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coffee mug tree</div>
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seriously i use this everyday - i know its silly to think that having your coffee mugs on a tree rather than in your cabinet - but if you drink coffee as much as the hubs and i do it makes life so much better (and prettier if you have cute mugs) when you're half awake in the morning trying to make some coffee</div>
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i know this seems pretty simple but josh and i actually didn't acquire one until we moved into our new house. seriously - how did we go so long without one (and having two dogs) i'll never know. its great because it contains (most) of your dogs lapped-out water/slobber. just seeing all of that stuff on the mat and not on our hardwood floors makes me happy. (ps. they come in colors other than pink - only image i could find)</div>
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pretty plum sugar robe</div>
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i know most of your probably have robes - and before this one i had about four. now i don't even use the other ones. why? well being tall most of the short robes don't exactly cover my bee-hind and if they are long enough they are too thick and in the summer that just won't do. this robe is great because its knee length and the pattern options are super pretty, and the material is light - i feel girly just putting it on :)</div>
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tory burch robinson work tote</div>
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ok - so out of all of these this is definitely the most expensive by far. before this bag i have never owned a designer bag and don't plan on making a habit out of it. but after breaking the handle off of four $50 bags from target from wear and tear at work and traveling i had had enough and finally was willing to dish out the money for quality. so far - i definitely paid for what i got. when i travel i carry about 10-15 lbs worth of stuff in this sucker and it has shown absolutely no signs of wear and tear whatsoever. and the best part is that its true saffiano leather which means it won't scuff or stain (which is great because i have already spilt about three things on it and it cleans right up). net-net: if you need a work bag that will take a beating - this is your bag</div>
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victoria secret's "pink" v-neck t-shirt</div>
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i know what you're thinking - "a t-shirt is a t-shirt" and yes i would have agreed with you before i came across these bad boys. i had about four different brands of your standard v-neck t-shirt (what can i say i love me a great pair of t-shirt and jeans) and then i saw these at vs one day and decided to give them a try. these are seriously the best t-shirt out there - it's super soft (think vintage tee) - fits great and to top it off they have them in about every color under then sun. all i am saying is that if i could wear these every day of the week i would be a happy girl.</div>
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yea, i know - it's just a water carafe. but if you drink water or tea like josh and i do - this is absolutely amazing. we have two - one for water and one for tea. i got this because josh and i were constantly pulling out our ginormous tea pitcher (full weighs in at about 5 lbs) but then got tired of it so we started using this (especially for dinner). its great because its convenient and its super cute (and cheap).</div>
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this is probably one of the most used items in our house. as josh says when i tell him about my travel and events in our life "put in on the calendar" - this is better than your standard calendar bc its MAGNETIZED which means that it goes right on your fridge which is something you go to multiple times a day. and the other thing is that its dry-erase which means you don't have to buy one every year</div>
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panini-schmanini: i have never used this "panini" grill for paninis. BUT what i do use it for is inside, stove-top grilling. i use this most awesome pan for everything from grilling salmon, to aspargus, and of course chicken. it's great because it does a great job without burning (or scorching) your food and the best part is that its non-stick and there is hardly any clean-up. but please for the love of god - DO NOT dishwash this..ok? :)</div>
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so if you're like me and get on pinterest on a daily basis - you know when a certain decor, photography concept, outfit, jewelry piece, or celebrity is really popular. why? bc i get email notification after email notification (think about when your friend tags you in 100 photos and fb sends you a email every time you have been tagged) - yep same thing. well one item that i "re-pinned" this week got that exact same reaction...which was the "diy - braided hex nut bracelet" image below. i think it got "re-pinned" or "liked" about 100 times in two hours. so since 100 random strangers in two hours thought it was pretty neat - i thought you might too. :)</div>
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how hard was it? well i may be a little biased since i have attempted to make my own version of a chan luu bracelet (that sucker took over three hours and it only wrapped around twice!) - so after that experience i'd say that its pretty easy and straight forward. if you are looking for some pointers that make this bracelet easier take the following notes:</div>
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2. pre-string all of the nuts instead of one at a time - that is unless you have three hands and find it incredibly easy to hold a braid tight, hold on to the nut so it doesn't twist or become loose, while trying to string your nuts on one at a time onto a really long string (ok i know, i know, i think i have said "nut" about ten times)</div>
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3. one thing the tutorial forgot to mention was how the heck you're supposed to actually close the bracelet in order to wear it...create a knot at the end by tying an extra nut at the end of your braid and then at the other end tie a knot at the end of your braid and then tie another one about half an inch down. then you are able to string the knotted nut through your extra string so that it has a secure closure.</div>
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now - these aren't really notes but just more of an FYI on where to buy the stuff</div>
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1. you can buy some hemp string at micheals or hobby lobby (i personally couldn't find the rope used in the turtorial above) and I ended up grouping three strings each to then make the braid string thicker. i was able to find a multi-color pack for about $6 and each string group will make one bracelet.</div>
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2. i found the nuts at home depot and i would recommend either a #10-32 or a #8-32 and i selected to use brass since i am a huge gold fan - but if you prefer silver you will actually find way more of a selection. the ones i used came six to a pack (you will need eighteen) and they were $1 a pack. (so roughly $4 per bracelet. cheap, cute bracelet ftw!)</div>
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below is my final product after my try at it - i am excited to make more in different colors as well as using leather rope the next time around.</div>
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if the whole "hex braid" bracelet doesn't float your boat then i have included some links (click on image) to some more bracelet tutorials below. good luck and enjoy!</div>
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pinterest: if you haven't heard of it - well then you have way too much time on your hands. pinterest is the next best thing to wasting time since facebook. no really. </div>
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i discovered pinterest about two months ago and its pretty much the best thing. ever. i one day i stumbled upon it and decided to look for inspiration for DIY wall calendars. and then photography inspiration. and then living room curtains. and then....pretty much anything i can daydream about. and if you're a bride to be - forget all of the wedding blogs like weddingchicks.com, 100layercake.com, or stylemepretty.com - why? bc all of those inspiration photos all can be found on pinterest.</div>
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so what is pinterest? to put as simply as possible...pinterest is like a filtered google image search - but it only brings up the best images - none of that junk from google where you maybe find two or three images that actually interest you after getting all the way to page 10 of your search. why? well everyone on pinterest is super creative. and there really isn't any "facebook" like pictures that are from joe smith's canon point-and-shoot. </div>
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personally i love it - especially since i like to think of myself as crafty and it gives me so many ideas on how to decorate our new house (once we sell the old one of course) and i already have a few projects i have started </div>
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like this one (wall calendar painted with chalk paint)</div>
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or this one (going to restore antique dresser for craig's list in this color for a media console)</div>
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or this one (keep the mantle but change out for the holidays/seasons)</div>
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and the best part? you don't even have to know what you're looking for - just start following some people and they will do the work for you. why? because their "pins" show up on your "feed"</div>
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one more thing - you need an invite to start - so if you want to be a member leave a comment below and i can send you an invite or you can request one from the site. enjoy! :)</div>
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