SheenaEsque

CONGRATS to Charlotte from Slippery Rock, PA for winning the giveaway! And it's not too late for the rest of you to get a pair of the earrings! They are still in stock on my Etsy shop! Speaking of which, more of my pog earrings will be added today! 

Here is the very first SheenaEsque Giveaway! Spread the word and get people to enter! I will be randomly selecting a winner using Rafflecopter on 2/13! 

yello... just wanted to say that I've been a busy bee lately. Fist off, I had 4 job interviews in two days. So I was a little preoccupied with that. I did land one of those jobs and I have a second interview for another one sometime later this week. :) AND I'm excited to say that I have been working on new jewelry pieces for the Etsy shop and I'm posting them up for sale right now! So check out my new creations!  

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So after checking out the tutorial for sweater boots, I browsed around the Instrucatbles site for awhile and found something else I had to try immediately. A cover for iPads. I don't have an iPad but I do have a tablet. So I went through my fabric options (old clothes that I'm willing to cut up) and chose to shred apart my old vest I wore while working at a previous employer. lol And off to the sewing machine I went!

Now due to different resources and different size of technology, mine is slightly different than the one shown in the tutorial. I also decided to add little dabs of hot glue to the inside so my tablet wouldn't slide at all. I'm in love with it.  So check out the link and also I encourage you to look around a bit. Instructables is pretty awesome.

Next subject, my own creation. I was going through some stuff and I found an old wall calendar from 2005. It was the kind with two wooden dowels with those thin plastic strips that are sewn together and you can roll it up. I was going to throw it away but then I thought "I can do something with this." So I decided to paint on it. I found a cute quote online and went to town! I used acrylic and fabric paints (for shiny and raised text affect). I like how it turned out and wanted to share it with you all! :) Click on the images to get my step-by-step (aww, I miss that show) tutorial of what I did!

And last but most certainly not least, what I made for dinner tonight. It's brocc and cheese stuffed chicken breast with roasted potatoes and mixed veggies. I even channeled my inner iron chef and plated it all fancy like. 

After having major thread issues, having untangle some parts and forgetting how they went back together into the machine, and overusing the phrase "MOMMMMMMMM I NEED HELP AGAIN!!!", I had to take a break. So the next day I went back into full swing and finished my new comfy sweater boots. To be honest, I now that I've done it, I want to do it a second time because I know it would turn out better. But for a first timer who had to dust off her sewing machine, it turned out pretty good. Also, the instructions say to use a thick sweater, but I like all of my thick sweaters so I was decided to cut up an old thin sweater and used a second layer of sleeves from an old hoodie. I will say it would have been a lot easier if I only had one layer to work with. I think I'm going to go investigate a thrift shop for a thick sweater for a second pair. 

Thank you Sarah for this awesome project! Also browse around on  Instructables because there is some pretty creative ideas on there. Great things to occupy your time on a rainy day! 

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1. KCMisMe: Not Mary Poppins Umbrella Black Pendant necklace 
2. Brash: Taylor Tall Slouch Boot in grey 
3. charmingCHARLIE: Cracked Turquoise Ring 
4. Converse One Star: Wet Clay Satchel
5. Iris Jane: Rain Drop earrings
6. WholesaleClothing4U: Pompoms Embellished Cape Coat in black 
7. WholesaleClothing4U: Bat-wing Dots Adorned Knit Sweater in green
8. Umbrella Heaven: Classic Umbrella in white
9. OldNavy: The Sweetheart Skinny Jeans in Hudson


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I'm excited to say that SheenaEsque now has it's own shop on Etsy! It will be mainly consisting of handmade jewelry and accessories, but with have other handmade things as I discover new items to sell. I already have my Suede Bow Tie rings up and ready for purchase, and I have a few ideas in the works for more listings soon to come. 

I will be announcing every new item posted on there for my loyal followers so you all can get a heads up on the rest of the Etsy world ;) 

Just wanted to check in with you guys and say that the future is looking bright! 

Do you like cheesecake? Cuz I like cheesecake... 
http://thefrugalgirls.com/2012/01/cheesecake-factory-giveaway.html  

This one is for an adorable handmade Rosette Bib Necklace! 
http://forloveofacupcake.blogspot.com/2012/01/giveaway-from-for-lauren-lauren.html

An uber cool Yves Saint Laurent notebook!
http://cansouplover.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-first-giveaway.html 

I'm 24! Just got back from a five-day birthday vacation in Erie, PA. I had plans to stay in Courtney's spare room and just hang out with my friends the whole time I was up there. Thursday was the first whole day of my trip and my actual birthday. I woke up to a pink elephant cup on the coffee table and a note from Courtney telling me to have breakfast because it's the most important meal of the day. (Courtney wasn't getting home from work until 5:30) So I spent all day in pj's watching things on Netflix. She arrives home and tells me to get dressed because her and her boo (James) are taking me out to dinner. :) 
After being rushed out the door, and tricked into picking Torero's for dinner, we walk in to 6 of my other friends (plus two kiddos) at a table waiting for me with a cake and a huge balloon display. It was an awesome surprise and we all had a blast. The food was delicious, the people were great, the sangrias were yummy, and the knife we were given to cut the cake was HUGE! :) Just want to thanks all my friends who showed up: Tracy, Chris (and their adorable son Lucian), Don, Abby (and her entertaining daughter Elizabeth), Amanda, Jason, James, and Courtney! Love you all dearly!
Then Friday night, Courtney and I went out to Bacardie Joe's to celebrate a friend's birthday along with continuing my party lol. Let's just sum it up by saying it was intense. There was a run-in with an ex, a body shot, someone got pantsed, and we ended up at The Breakfast Place. 
Saturday night we had Amanda over for a pizza/pastries/movies night. It is always a good time when I hang out with either one of them, so put all three of us in a room and laughter will ensue. 
Sunday was a straight up LAZY DAY... we did NOTHING. Literally... sat on the couch just in recovery from the previous three days.
And last but not least, Monday. I packed up and headed over to Amanda's to hang out with her a little more and help her design her business card for her cake decorating operation. Then left for home :/

All in all, it was a very memorable birthday getaway. Below is a collection of some thing I got for my birthday, and after that are some pics of me and my friends. And before I go I just want to do another thanks to all of my Facebook friends who posted on my wall on Thursday! You all definitely kept me busy ;) 

1. Here is a some pics of the pink elephant cup and the note that was in it.
2. A necklace with a bobble elephant. He is going to hang in my car :)
3. A picture frame (without pic, unfortunately none of those girls are me lol) 
4. A handmade card from my friend Amanda's youngest daughter Sammy. <3
5. The card I got from Amanda and Jason.
6. W.H.O.'s Gorgeous perfume from Courtney and her Beauti Control