Sin City

:) We took a trip to Vegas and stayed at the Hooters hotel! Kinda cool. lol. I just liked when the girls came and said "cocktails.." haha. :) I had a nice time and got to see a lot of things that I haven't been able to see during past trips to Vegas. We got to see the Bellagio Fountains, Dale Chihuly's glass installation, a disco horse, ate at the Cafe Bellagio (amazing) and saw the gardens decorated in the year of the Ox. :) It was great. It was a lot of driving and rain, which was unfavorable but once we got there, I was glad to not be driving any longer. Oh! One thing I hate about Vegas is their lack of u-turns. *bleh*. :)

unfortunate estate sale

I went to an estate sale @ Palmayra and I was looking for costume jewelry...*no surprise* lol. The woman, Suzanne, told me to come back on Sunday and she would have some stuff for me. I went back today, and she only had one more piece than before and trash-talked the purpose of re-using the pieces that are in existence because they aren't worth anything and she only deals with the "cream of the crop". Okay, fair enough...she has her own taste, I just want to purchase. So I try to navigate around her attitude but it just isn't possible and she stops, mid-sale and asks me how much I plan on spending. (Honestly, she had crap LOL, but I felt bad and wanted to get some pieces because she was trying so hard to sell me.) So she stops what she is doing and looks at me with a stearn face and asks "SOoooo...before I continue, I want to know if this is even worth my TIME. How much do you think this is worth to you????" (A couple bucks.) "HOW much is a COUPLE bucks to you????" (2..3..4?) Then she starts shaking and I think I saw a twitch and then she said "YEah, this is.. this.. this isn't even WORTH the time I am spending, I can't do this, it's not worth me digging through this stuff. Not worth my time." ... HAHA. Wow lady. So I said "Oh, well, don't worry about it then..." (Leaving her 3 ugly things on the top of the glass case that everything was displayed in *flat*, so there was NO digging.) I made sure that she had clear access to her gems to put back in the display case lol. Seriously, the most interesting things were bent-leaf earrings and they were tiny, even. *shudder* BLEH. So, that was not a very great experiece. I am sorry that I even went back to that place.

The Moral of the story, ladies : Trust what you know. I knew that she wasn't nice and she turned out to be even more mean. You know who you buy from, you know the sweet women and nice guys who are there to help you and be friendly. Stick to them and appreciate that you don't come arcoss women like I did. Honestly, if my character were any more weak, this woman's attitude would have ruined my day because I am a very impressionable person and sometimes I take things personally. Instead, I just leave, appreciating the people who are nice to me. So, Thank YOU!! For being so kind. :) <3 xoxo

I DID, however, take a pic when I was there the 1st time, because I thought it was funny, finding a bear staring at itself in the mirror lol.

Valentine Necklaces -xoxo-

Alright, so here are some of my Valentine Designs that are at Whimzy for the Lovely Holiday! :) I went to the fleamarket in Tustin and went overboard, but it will make for some interesting projects! :D I can't wait to show you pics of what I found! :)

A Tiny Loss

Today, I came to my parent's house and saw some jewelry on the table, SNATCHED up a tiny vintage bug brooch and pinned it onto me. I loved it, no idea if it was supposed to be for me or not...wore it out today, lost it!!!!!!!! And when I got back here, my mom said "you can have anything you want on the table except for the bug"...laughingly I looked down to see the cute guy on my shirt and he was gone. I wanted to cry. I was in deep sh*t and I lost the beautiful bug. My mom is verrrrrrry upset with me and that makes me sad. So I bought these online just now, for her guest room...as a "sorry". I hope she forgives me or something. siiiiiiiiiigh.

A date today.

I met my boyfriend at the Cheesecake Factory today for a nice lunch. :) It was really sweet, I love sitting on the patio, outside. After there, sad for him, we walked through the mall and I stopped in practically every store that I wanted to! hahah. :) It's not often that we go to the mall or shopping, so I took advantage of the situation, while trying not to torture him in the mean while. He bought me some crazy-beautiful-bright nail polish and a Boston Terrier Puppies calendar. :D Thank you! :)

We also stopped by the puppy store, him not being a dog person, I didn't see us being there for long. BUT!!! HOLY WOW!! He fell in love with a miniture pinscher! LOL. So we got to go into a little room and play with her for a while. It was lots of fun and really cute haha :). So here are some pics and a video! (Take a look if you are kinda bored! lol, nothing too amazing. except my dog's dress ;) *wink* lol.

Oh, and My Baby!!! *** PANDA *** :D in her new dress! xoxoxox

Valen-Times Necklaces

I am currently working on a batch of Lovely Necklaces to celebrate my favorite holiday. Love is my religion and I put passion into my work, so this whole Valen-Time batch is going to be difficult! (( I won't want to give them up!! *cry*)) I should just make one for myself, then finish the rest and clench onto mine while I close my eyes and hand them over to Dianne! *eeek* lol. But seriously, :) , I hope that my necklaces find themselves close to someone else's hearts, this season. :) So stay tuned, I can't wait to reveal them! xoxo!!

Yesterday's *Find*ings

Here are a few pics of the things that I got yesterday. No clue what/where/when...but there will be a *Revival of the Fittest* (oOOoo ;] haha). I like to play with words, just like jewelry. :P

OH, OH, OH...I also went to get some findings at my beading haven and spent way too much money on things that are just too sweet, and they shall come together to make something even more collectively cool. I CANNOT wait. haha. Compulsive. grrrr. lol.

Ok, so onto the pictures of randomness. All over the place. In my place.



*** Oh, can u see the charm that says "BRAT" ? hahah I poured a whole bag of her stuff in my hand, got to the bottom of the pile, and BRAT was staring at me, SO FUNNY! :D *Harmless Brat* found "BRAT". :P ***