project bling #37

this is a bit of a project bling
photo walkthrough mixed with my halloween
costume for this year. [2013]


this is the original costume i bought from
spirit halloween. i felt that it wasn't
really me after i got it home. i didn't like
the tutu and the top was too plain for me.

here i redid the corset and the tutu.
the very last picture shows the tutu that i remade.
[tutorial for the tutu coming up next!]

since halloween stores don't allow returns, i
decided to take matters into my own hands and
put my skills to use.


the original logo




putting rhinestones on the ww.
the logo itself took me 54 minutes.

now onto the body of the corset






the start of the corset. i decided to
bling the costume last minute and also ordered
the rhinestones from china so it took about
a week to receive. so i didn't bling the whole
costume due to timing.


almost done, two more panels left.


finally it's finished! the corset took me about
2 hours and 19 minutes to complete!
so overall 3 hours and 15 minutes. all together.


here's the end result! my fiancé
and i as wonder woman and the flash.
we don't even really like dc. dc < marvel. we finally matched! nerds!

collection: kid robot yummy desserts keychains

there are many things i collect and
i have been meaning to share a few of them with
all of you. [if you go to my posts from february
this year, i shared my newly growing
victoria beckham magazine
collection. it's not too big yet, i just started!
i love her! she's my idol!]

another item i collect is the kid robot
yummy dessert keychains. i'm a sucker for
inanimate objects with faces! lol! it's
probably the whole blind box thing that makes
it fun. you just never know what will be
in that box! will you get something new?
or something you already have? such a mystery!

here's a animated picture of the entire
collection taken from www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk:



i have them all except for:
1. orange popsicle
2. red caramel apple
3. chocolate bundt cake
4. icing bundt cake
5. chocolate rainbow cake

me and my darn unfinished collections! lol!
only five more left! yes!

date nights in a jar [september]

i'm still falling behind with these
darn blog posts! arghhhh!



1. check out art galleries
i live in des moines... there isn't much
art to find here. chris and i went to
the local art center. it was
interesting to say the least
because we both had never been there.
we saw an andy warhol and a picasso.
that was cool.

2. go see some live entertainment
the beaverdale fall festival was going on
during this chosen stick, so we ventured there.
it was a small neighborhood festival,
so it was tiny. it was kind of nice seeing
local businesses and performers come together.

3. go to a coffeeshop and study
we've never been to zanzibar's coffee adventure,
and we love adventure! so, we trekked our way
there and the coffee was good.
it was a small and crowded place, though.
that i did not like. we didn't really study
since chris finished school.
just sat and talked and enjoyed each others company.

4. spoil your dog date
oh our little puppy charlee! she's been cooped
up in the house so it was fitting we spoil her!
we took her to petco and petsmart. she got
some new clothes and some toys! i wanted to
take her for a walk, but it was all raining
and cold and wet that day. :[

see you again next month!

battling dark demons

we all have demons.
many different types of them.
the worst part is, we create them on our own.
hoping someone will help fight the battle
with you. these are the kinds that we
need to fend off on our own.

its been years of battling for me.
the only way i can defeat the cycle is to
shed some light on the issues.
i have to deal with my indecisions.
i'm never quite sure. and that's the problem.

round and round in circles. never-ending.
demons swirling past, like a shadow hanging
over me. theres a rain cloud following me.
i need to find the light.
i need some one to shield me from the rain.

i'm always safe. i'm too cautious.
to some that's a good thing.
sometimes it brings too much fear.
causing more depression. causing more pain.
causing anxiety.

i sort of know what i want in life.
but i'm too lazy/scared/unsure of how
to get to that point. that point, that push
to throw me over is nerve-wracking to think
about. so i push it away.

i can't deal with nervousness very well.

support. i've never been the one who liked
recognition, that's too much unnecessary attention.
i am only human, though. i need support.
in my personal life, jobs and school were hard on
us. we didn't give each other the support we needed.
in my professional life, round and round the
demons swirl faster and faster.
i'm not good enough there. i work so hard and
i'm not treated as an equal.

one by one is how i handle it. day by day.
breath after slow drawn breath.

i'm trying everyday to hold my torch up high.
i'm fighting.