Wants from At West End

This bracelet

Sun Catcher

Cutest nutcracker ever!

see no, hear no, speak no owls

precious bookends



V-Day & Mardi Gras

I've been feelin super crafty lately.

I attempted to make Valentine's Day bookmarks.

I'm not impressed with how they turned out,

but they got sent out anyway...

& sorry about the horrible pic, my camera hates me.

After the bookmarks were finished

I had a million little hearts and wanted to do something with them.

So, I arranged them in a frame from my previous project.

I even used special stickers to make them 3-dimensional.

I think that's the right word...

Perfect addition to my Valentine's decor.

Don't mind the ivy plant I seem to have killed.

& yes, I stuck the green pot in the pink pot.

I will make mom help me re-plant it if she deems it alive.

Now for my Mardi Gras decor.

Another printable found on Pinterest.

& some Mardi Gras beads that I had to buy.

Hopefully I will have a stash in a few weeks.

I couldn't figure out what to do with the Mardi Gras lights

that I found at a used store, but I like them there for now.

I still need to paint the shelves black,

another project for mom...



Feelin' Crafty

I've been working on a few projects.

All thanks to Pinterest, of course.

I hung my shelves up in the bedroom a few weekends ago

but had nothing to go on them.

I always see cute printables that I want on my walls.

The boyf bought me some ink and I got print happy.

But first I had to have frames.

I got these for $1 each at the Dollar Tree.

The dark ones are plastic and I wasn't sure how spray paint would work.

I even got the cheapest spray paint, it was under a dollar.

It took the hole can to do all 5 frames!

But Ta-Da!

I love it!

I feel like it's still missing something,

but my house is a work in progress.

I seen THIS the other day and knew I had to make it.

I keep all my fortures, just can't find them at the moment.

So, for now it looks bare.

But I think it will come together with time.

& luckily I already had the frame.

Now that it's all together, I realize I need to repaint the shelves.

Another weekend...



Great Finds!

I have some great products I would like to share with y'all!

Baby Lips Moisturizing Balm

I have the peppermint,

but there are other flavors.

It is so smooth and silky.

But not sticky.

& it's just a hint of peppermint.

It is pure love!

Kerastase Fibre Architecte

I asked for a heat protector for flat ironing

& this is what was recommended.

It was on sale for $32 and I only splurged

because I could bring it back in 7 days

if I didn't like it.

Didn't have to worry about that, it is amazing!

I was really unsure since it wasn't a spray

but I definitly recommend it to anyone

who straightens their hair often.

It makes my hair gorgeous

& is so easy to use!

Pssssst! Dry Shampoo

I try not to over-process my hair.

Which usually leads to a ponytail every other day.

I have oily hair. Yes, even after one day.

I'd heard people talk about dry shampoo,

but was really uncertain of it.

I looked everywhere and this was the

only brand I could find.

Turns out, it works fantastically!

I haven't tried it on hair dirtier than a day yet,

but I assume it would still work.

I def do need to find some in brown though

because when I go overboard it is white...

My Dear Watson - Scentsy

I've used Scentsy for quite a while now.

I always stick to the usual coconut

or clean scents because I don't have a consultant.

I buy from my cousin in Illinois...

Luckily, Heather has a consultant

that visited us at work so I got to smell all kinds.

I fell in love with My Dear Watson.

I hadn't placed the wonderful smell

until she told me, It smells like the Abercrombie store.

She is correct, it smells just like their cologne, Fierce.

I cannot wait to get it melting in my house. Mmm!



Playlist!

It was wayyy past time for some new music on the iPod.

Here's my new downloads:

Set Fire to the Rain - Adele

What the Hell - Avril Lavigne

Turn Me On - David Guetta & Nicki Minaj

Good Feeling - Flo Rida

Heartbeat - The Fray

Domino - Jessi J

How to Love - Lil Wayne

Tonight is the Night - Outasight

You Da One - Rihanna

Drive By - Train

Finally, a Productive Weekend!

I stayed home this weekend.

Instead of going to the camp w/the boyf.

I had a list of things I wanted to get accomplished.

& figuring I would do more procrastinating than anything,

I'm pretty proud of what I got done.

 

 

I washed my comforter in one of those huge washers at the washateria.

I was sick of looking at the one the landlord had in here.

I hung the shelves in my living room.

Even though I have no idea wtf to put on them.

But hey, at least the wall's not bare anymore!

& I edited some photos to black & white

for my huge multi pic frame.

 

 

Cleaned out the top of my closet.

& put a lot of stuff in storage.

You know, like summer dresses that were taking up valuable space.

 

 

I organized my nightstand & dresser.

They had both gotten wayyy out of control.

I even threw lots of stuff I didn't need away.

Proud of myself for that

considering I've adopted the habit of putting everything in storage.

 

 

I also organized all my personal files

that had become a horrible stack.

It's nice knowing where everything I need is!

My personal recipe book also got organized.

Gotta start some cooking!

 

 

I pulled out all of my Valentine stuff

from my Scrapbook supplies.

I intend to make homemade Valentine's this year.

I need to take up Scrapbooking again w/all the junk I have. Geeze.

I LOVE apothecary jars.

Most of them have been sitting empty

on the top of my mircrowave.

But now, they are Valentine's day decor!

Don't mind the ugly flower pot.

I need a black one but apparently no one sells them in Janaury.

Or the ugly bookshelf, it was free w/the house.

Also, I have no idea why an outlet is so high on the wall. Ughhh

2011 in Photos

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December



2011 Re-Cap

January

Lots of good times w/the Bestie

Including her birthday at the beach.

February

I moved home to Louisiana.

Started a new job, thanks to Heather.

Spent lots of time with Lindsey.

& learned how to play Beer Pong.

March

Divorce was FINAL!

Went to the zoo w/Donna.

LSU baseball game w/Lindsey.

Missed Mardi Gras parades because of rain,

but had a blast at the St. Patrick's Day Parade w/Heather.

April

Ampersand w/Heather & Lindsey.

Strawberry Festival w/Lindsey.

Lots of shopping w/Britney.

A day on the river.

Chee-Weez w/Kimmi.

& crawfish!

May

Saving Able & Meriwether at the Texas Club w/Lindsey.

Chloe's dance recital at the River Center.

Baseball, shrimp, tanning & Ampersand w/Heather.

The beach, river & pool filled a few days.

& Bon Jovi in Atlanta w/Mom.

June

Mom & Mark visited.

Chloe's softball games.

Weekends spent at Grand Isle

& the river.

Traveled back to Bama for Ryder's birth.

July

Visited Mom & Mark in Jax.

Long weekend spent at Gulf Shores.

August

Night in Downtown w/Kimmi.

September

LSU gameday parties w/Heather, Britney & Whittney.

Chloe's birthday party.

Mud Ridin at Tower Trax w/Britney.

October

Way too much alcohol w/Britney.

& an LSU game that included a sunburn.

Hinder w/Donna at The Varisty.

Eli Young Band w/Jeremy.

Washington Parish Fair.

Pumpkin carving.

Double date bowling w/Heather.

November

Weekends spent in Franklinton.

Moved into my own house.

Thanksgiving in Jax.
Breaking Dawn w/Jenny.

LSU game w/Jeremy.

December

I turned 27.

More weekends spent in Franklinton.

Christmas in Jax.

(sorry if I missed anything,
y'all know how my memory is!)

It was a really good year,

but I'm anxious to see what 2012 has in store.

Happy New Year!

Christmas Cards!

It's finally that time again!

I enjoy getting Christmas cards

just as much as I enjoy sending them.

So, if you would like one from me this year,

 email me your address:

jbfox3@gmail.com

And don't assume I have it,

I've very good at NOT writing shit down. ha!

My New/Own Place!

I know, I know, I've been moved in for 3 weeks.

But it wasn't picture ready!

& it still kinda isn't...

Its small, but perfect for just me.

Though I do still have stuff in storage.

Mostly holiday (CHRISTMAS!) stuff.

& all my decor as you'll see I have not decorated yet.

Bedroom is small, but everything fits.

I LOVE the bathroom.

Even though I had to buy a shower adpater thingie.

Yes, that's a treadmill in my living room.

No, it doesn't get used.

No dishwasher.

That's the biggest struggle I have.

I love it.